"Really? Mrs. Ouyang, it seems that I've underestimated your ability to make things up. You're completely distorting the facts. I did mess around before, but I have never tried to absolve myself of my actions. I also give Daisy absolute freedom, so I don't accept your charges."
Edward smiled coldly. He admitted that he used to indulge in debauchery, but he would pay for his past mistakes. He never thought of escaping responsibility and covering up his past. He had never been that kind of man.
"Edward, my mother didn't mean it like that. Please don't be angry." Not expecting the scene to turn ugly so quickly, Mary swiftly jumped in to calm things down. She was also annoyed with her mother. She was supposed to be helping her! Why did she complicate things and get into a fight with Edward?
Edward scoffed, "Angry? Because of you? If I don't know the truth, I may sympathize with you a bit. But I know everything, and you're just a couple of nobodies to me. Do you think I would waste my sparse emotions on someone so inconsequential?" Edward looked at the two women in disgust. If he hadn't been raised well, he would've slapped Yakira several times already. Good upbringing made him restrain his anger.
"Mary, why are you still here?" Yakira was feeling confident about keeping a hold on Edward, but his words made her falter and give up the fantasy. She vented her frustrations on Mary. There was no longer a need to stay and keep arguing. She didn't need Edward; there was no shortage of excellent men in the world.
"Mom, what are you doing? I haven't finished talking to Edward." Mary was infuriated by Yakira's outrageous remarks. If Yakira hadn't been so aggressive and hadn't brought up Edward's past indiscretions against him, things wouldn't have gone off the rails like this.
"You brat! Don't you have a brain? After he's been so ruthless, you still want to stay and be humiliated even more?" Yakira was annoyed with her useless daughter. How could she stay here and be talked down to by someone young enough to be her son? Edward was definitely the best of the best, but Yakira wouldn't let Mary be bullied by anyone, even him.
"No. You can go if you want, but I'm not leaving. Edward isn't unreasonable. You're just being overly sensitive." Mary knew that if she left, it would be impossible for her to find an excuse to approach Edward again. Even if she had to play dumb, she would do anything to stay here.
"Tom, we're leaving." Edward wasn't a nice guy. He wasn't in the mood to indulge the two women and stay any longer. With a contemptuous look on his face, he stood up first. Although he was aware of Mary's delusional desire for him, he thought she was punching above her weight. Knowing how stupid Mary was, Edward wondered how a moron like her got to bully his woman.
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