"How about your drawing and painting skills? Have them improved? Are you able to keep pace with your classmates?" As Michelle just joined the course in the middle, unless she was really gifted in this area, she had to study twice as hard as the others.
"There are still gaps and a lot of things to learn. But I am trying my best to catch up." In front of Daisy, Michelle was still the girl that she had seen the first time they met. Her humble and graceful manner made Daisy feel very comfortable.
"Come on! One day you may become a famous painter and that will bring honor to our family." Daisy patted on her shoulder and gave her some encouragement. Then her attention shifted to the man who walked in. Her eyes softened at the sight of him.
"Oh please! Daisy, don't make fun of me. I'm far from being a painter, let alone famous painter." Michelle also noticed Edward who just came in, but she couldn't see Luke anywhere. She was having a conversation intently with Daisy but inside her head were echoes of her own voice looking for him and questioning why he wasn't around.
"If you put enough effort and even sacrifice for it, you will get close to your goal. We both know that it is not completely impossible for you to achieve that, isn't it?" Edward said lazily. He embraced Daisy into his arms and stole a passionate kiss on her lips. He did it so casually, not caring about Michelle's presence. It would have been a ruckus if Justin was also here.
"What are you doing? Michelle could see what you're doing!!" Daisy said as she pushed him away. She stared at him with her face blushed all over. She acted like she didn't like it but she felt otherwise.
"Oh Please! It's as if I am not even here! You may continue, I'm okay with it." Michelle laughed a little. It was true that she envied them, but she also knew that Luke would never be so amorous to her like Edward was to his wife.
"They already took you as if you are invisible even if you didn't say it. So Aunt Michelle, you now know how bad I feel, being left out of this game that they like to play by themselves! Poor me!" Justin walked into the house, his innocent face looking upset.
"Justin, what did you say? Poor you? What made you think that there is a poor you?" Edward stared at him with sinister eyes.
"You just display your affection for each other in my face every day. Have you ever considered my feelings? I'm still way too young and worse, I'm still single! You only care about your happiness!" Justin sighed, looking hurt and rolling his eyes.
"Haha!" Michelle couldn't help but laugh. But when she found that Edward and Daisy were glaring at Justin, she immediately stopped laughing, wondering whether she should sneak out now.
"But what I said is the truth!" What's wrong with being honest?" Justin backed a few steps. He didn't think that he had said anything wrong. But why did they look so angry, as if he really had done something unforgivable?
"I think I should go to the kitchen to help with the dinner." The awkward atmosphere that Justin created made Michelle want to disappear. She didn't want to be involved in the danger that seemed to loom above them.
"Hey, aren't you my friend? Don't go! Wait for me!" Justin ran to catch up with her. It was not a joke now. Who knew what his parents would really do to him? He would be an idiot if he continued to stay there.
"Look at your son. You educate him so well that he now knows too much at such an early age!" Daisy stamped on Edward's foot to show her dissatisfaction.
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