Luke gazed at Daisy from the rear view mirror, hesitated for a moment and finally swallowed what he wanted to say. He thought he'd better wait for Edward to wake up. After all, it would be more appropriate that Edward handled it by himself.
A Rolls-Royce Silver Charm dashing through the midnight street was definitely something eye-catching. It was rare to see such a luxurious car in S City. Besides, through the half-open window, people could see a young woman as gorgeous as an elven princess sitting in the back seat. Luke constantly heard tires squealing as drivers hit their brakes to avoid hitting anyone -- they were so distracted by Daisy's beauty.
A gentle night breeze brushed Daisy's face through the window. She shuddered from the cold and came back to her senses. She looked down and saw Edward sleeping soundly on her lap. He looked so handsome even when he was asleep. Daisy suddenly felt at ease. No matter what would happen in the future, at least she was happy for the moment.
Gently caressing his eyebrows with her cold fingers, Daisy found herself spellbound by Edward's sleeping profile. In contrast to being aggressive and appealing when he was awake, he looked quiet and tame right now. Somehow Daisy found him more attractive like this. She felt like she could see through him now. She was tired of trying hard to figure what he was thinking whenever she looked into his eyes. Perhaps she was being silly, but she was frightened because she was not a mind reader. She didn't know if Edward loved her as she loved him; she would sometimes wondered whether all the sweet moments they shared were merely her wishful thinking.
Luke could sense that Daisy was lost in thought during their way back. She was so focused that she seemed not to notice that Luke had stopped the car. Luke cast a hesitant gaze at Daisy and finally decided to interrupt her, "Mrs. Mu, we're here."
"What? Oh, I'm sorry. I was miles away. Can you help get him out of the car?" Daisy pulled herself together and smiled awkwardly at Luke. She could manage to carry Edward out of the car if it were not for the long dress she was wearing, which restricted her movements.
"Yeah. I'll just carry him to the bedroom. You know what? It's the second time this month that he's been drunk like this." Luke slightly shook his head as he got out of the driver's seat. He knew Edward seldom got drunk, but he did drink too much lately.
"What? Do you mean he's been drinking a lot lately? When did this start?" Daisy paused in surprise. She had stayed with him the past month, how could she not know he was drunk? Wait, then she remembered she left for the military exercises before. Was that it?
"Not long ago. The night when you left for the military exercises. He drank a lot," replied Luke after carefully putting Edward on the bed.
"I see. Thank you, Luke." Daisy bit her lip, feeling a little bit embarrassed. She remembered that night, and she remembered every word Edward whispered into her ear through the phone that night. She still blushed when she thought of it.
"It's fine, Mrs. Mu. I'll leave you two alone. Good night." Luke simply blurted it out without thinking too much when he saw Edward got drunk again tonight. He didn't have a big mouth, nor did he mean to harm Edward by talking behind his back.
"Okay. Good night. You must be tired." Daisy gently bade Luke good night. She knew how many security guards Edward had stationed at the party; as the head of security guards, Luke had to see to it that everything went well during the event. He must have been weary because of the suddenly increasing workflow.
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