"You are such a weird person! You came up to us and provoked Daisy. What's wrong with you? Have you gotten no shame?" Leena scolded her as she was infuriated by Mary's words. Leena was always ready to defend the weak and helpless; she couldn't bear Mary talking to her best friend in an aggressive manner.
"Who do you think you are? It's between me and Daisy. Mind your own business and stay out of it!" Mary sneered and cast a stern glance at Leena. Mary didn't think much of Leena.
"Well, Daisy is my best friend. I won't let you harm her. By the way, your wig is about to fall off your head." Leena was a fashion designer and worked with models. She could tell at a glance that Mary was wearing a wig.
Mary immediately touched her wig on hearing her words, and then she realized that she was fooled. She gave a murderous look and yelled, "Bitch! How dare you make fun of me?"
"Bah! You look so ugly with that face. Look at the old man over there. He is waving at you. Is he your boyfriend?" Leena asked in disdain as she pointed to a fat old man sitting at a little distance from them.
"Duh! You are so lucky today. I will settle accounts with you next time." Mary stamped her foot and cast a warning glance at both of them. Then she turned around and walked towards the man.
"Damn! Who is she? Daisy, what's the story between you two?" Leena asked as she looked at Mary's receding figure. Mary sat down beside the man and threw herself into the man's arms. He rubbed her over-sized boobs. His dirty actions disgusted Leena, so she turned her head and looked at Daisy's pretty face.
"I'm related to her. Let's not talk about her. Just eat your food. Your food is getting cold." Daisy gave a tiny smile and looked at Mary and then at that man. She furrowed her brow when they were flirting with each other in public. She looked away, ignoring Mary.
Since Daisy didn't want to talk about Mary, Leena didn't push it further. After all, everyone had his or her own taboo subject; Leena was no exception, so she fully understood Daisy's reaction to it.
After the dinner, it was dark outside and neon lights lit up the streets. The pedestrians calmy strolled round the city. They were not rushing as they usually would during daytime.
"Daisy, let me drive you back home. Not many taxis are available at this time." Leena persuaded, but Daisy put her foot down.
"It is not necessary, really. You go home. I want to take a walk." Daisy had asked Mark to go back after dropping her at the restaurant. Leena volunteered to drive her back home, but Daisy wished to take a walk back home.
"Let me take a walk with you. Staying alone at home bores me to death." Leena had no idea why she was so afraid of being alone recently. She had never had such feelings before.
"But your car is here." Daisy hadn't gone shopping in the night market for a long time, but today she had a sudden desire to do that. Moreover, she was really missing Edward right now. She was afraid that she might impulsively take a flight and go to Edward if she went back home and saw things related to him.
"It's not a big deal. We can leave it here. I'll come and drive it back tomorrow." Leena held Daisy's arm and smiled slyly. Her eyes were so bright that they looked like the stars in the sky.
"You are such a naughty girl. Fine! Let's go!" Daisy curled her lips and walked towards the busy shopping street with Leena.
"Daisy, can you please tell me how you kept yourself going in those days when Edward didn't love you back?" Leena asked as she stole a glance at Daisy.
"Hah! You don't like them, huh?" Daisy was amused by Leena's look of disgust when she mentioned Rain.
"Uh-huh! I'm okay with Tom. Rain is so eye-catching. Wherever he goes, there are so many women showing interest in him. But he's definitely not as charming as Edward." Leena stated, holding Daisy's arm.
"Really? Is Edward that popular?" Daisy had long known that Edward was the center of everyone's attention. But she felt a bit strange when she heard someone else talk about him.
"Of course he is. Innumerable women have shown interests in him. Women flirt with him all the time." Speaking of Edward, Leena's eyes lit up. She just went on and on so much that she didn't even notice that she was talking about Daisy's husband.
"He is such a ladies man, huh?" Daisy murmured and thought to herself, 'I'm also one of those women. Perhaps I'm just a little bit luckier than others. But how long can I have such an exceptional man to myself?' A myriad of thoughts came to Daisy's mind. Even after going through thick and thin together, Daisy didn't trust Edward as much as she should. She felt insecure. It was perhaps true that something was missing in their relationship.
"Yes, he is. He has spent a lot of time in dealing with these women." Leena stated in an adoring tone without noticing Daisy's awkwardness.
"That's why he had no time for me, right?" Daisy signed. Though her miserable days had long gone by, they left an indelible mark in her life. Every time she thought of herself as one lucky woman, those thoughts from the past bothered her. This made her cherish Edward more. She always reminded herself that getting back Edward was not easy. So, she should pay more attention to his life and not take him for granted.
"Sorry! Daisy, I got too excited. I didn't mean it that way..." Leena patted her mouth, feeling sorry for Edward. Damn! She just exposed his absurd history. 'Edward, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to set a trap for you, ' Leena thought to herself.
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