It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 497

Edward opened his eyes the moment Daisy turned around, but kept quiet, only caressing the place where she kissed. A sweet smile crept over his face. The truth was that without her around, he couldn't sleep well, however tired he might be. He just pretended to be asleep when he heard the sound of the door opening. He didn't want Daisy to know that he stayed up to wait for her in case she forgot he was around. It would make the surprise that much sweeter.

Daisy, on the other hand, had no idea Edward had these thoughts. After showering, she got into bed and cuddled into his arms as usual. It had been a long time since she could enjoy his hugs so freely. After all, before Edward recovered, she was worried about either his wounds or being seen by medical staff in the hospital. But tonight she could savor his embrace without any concerns.

She moved her hand and stroked his handsome face. At last she began smoothing his knitted brows. Her movement was so gentle and affectionate. She wondered why Edward had so much to worry about. Did his worry come from her?

Honestly, even today when they loved each other so much, she still felt him hard to see through. He was like an inviting enigma -- making her constantly ponder all the possible ways to walk into his world, not the real life world of course, but his world of thoughts, or even his soul. She wanted to know him, his head, his heart, all of him.

But that was a pure wish, a remote dream. But surely she was happy enough now as Edward lay beside her. She could snuggle him into her arms by only reaching out one hand. It was so warm a hug that it always set her heart racing.

But at this sweet moment, Edward turned his back to Daisy, which seemed to be an accidental move. That sent Daisy from the apex of happiness to the valley of distance. Aggrieved, she bit her lip, then turned a cold shoulder to him as well. They remained back to back till the next morning. She could tell now that Edward was mad at her, but judging from what happened last night, there was no way that she would budge. They would just wait and see who lost their cool and made a concession first.

Too sullen to eat any breakfast, Daisy went to the army base early in the morning. Yet there was no peace to be found on base either. When she got out of the hummer, she found herself face to face with Hank, fists up, ready to fight. Daisy prepared as well as she could, but Hank still landed a blow on her. The fit of pain made her frown.

"Hank, are you serious? You want to fight me?" Daisy scolded and dodged, her eyes cold. She was just upset and mad about Edward ignoring her last night. She would love to take it out on someone. But she didn't expect to find a human punching bag so soon.

"Cut the crap. Today, we will see who wins." Hank assaulted Daisy ruthlessly like a mad dog. His cruelty left Daisy no choice but to ditch her briefcase, leaving it with Mark, who hurried to catch up with her so he could take the important documents out of her way. She dropped into a fighting stance.

"Why are you doing this? Nothing worthy of your jealousy happened to me recently." Daisy asked. First she blocked his fist with her hand, then threw him down the ground with a sweep of her leg. Her move was quick and smooth.

"Humph. Cunning fox," Hank retorted. He had regarded Daisy as open-minded, yet this morning he went through arbitration, and ended up with a demotion. It turned out that Daisy was just a cunning bitch who stabbed others in the back. And he wouldn't even have known it was her that conspired against him if he hadn't rushed over to the commander and watched the video.

"Are you saying I'm cunning? Don't you think you've gone too far?" Daisy frowned, but didn't slow her pace anyway. She dodged, swirled and attacked -- all her moves were powerful and decisive.

"I'm talking about you. Like I've always said, you are just a bitch who makes use of your beauty to climb up the military ladder. You are a black sheep in our military." Hank was aware that when his plot against Daisy was exposed, he would be punished and demoted. Yet it never crossed his mind that he would be busted back down to lieutenant. That meant suddenly his years of hard work were in vain. There was no way he would just swallow that bitter pill willingly.

"Hank, before you start all this, can you just present your evidence? When did I bring shame to the military?" Daisy tilted her head and avoided Hank's heartless attack. With a kick, she tossed him to the ground.

"When? Everybody knows when." The throw just enraged Hank even more because he felt such shame, losing to Daisy in front of so many fellow soldiers. So he sprang up immediately and started to hit Daisy's soft spots.