Journey to Happy Ending novel Chapter 52

"No, that girl is way out of my league and not the kind I like," said Duke. It was impossible for him to hook up with a woman like Belinda; a woman who was like a volcano ready to erupt any time.

"Really? Since then, tell me what kind of girl you like? A woman who is cool like you?" said Edward. As he said this, Edward thought of his distant and cold wife.

"Don't change the subject. In fact, I think both of you would make a great couple, given that both of you have such sharp tongues," Duke said giving voice to his true feelings. "But I don't know what horrible things would happen if two such people actually got together," he inwardly thought.

"Don't forget that I am married, Duke. But you, you have a chance. You are still single. How do you know that she is not your types without even giving it a shot?" Edward teased Duke.

"Oh yeah! When did you become such a staid and moral man, Edward? Have you always refused the women who have tempted you at innumerable occasions?" he said turning the tables on Edward. 'When did being married stop you? Alas! Belinda Shangguan, You are disliked and rejected by both of us! Neither of us are unwilling to chase you!' Duke thought to himself.

Edward smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "I am not as bad as you make me out to be," he said. 'After all, I have high expectations from the women I choose to date.' he thought to himself.

"Forget about all this. Let's meet tonight!" said Duke. He knew that Edward was just joking.

"I need to go home early tonight. Let's catch up some other time!" Edward replied. He remembered that someone was waiting for him at home. And the feeling of being waited for by someone was very comforting for him.

"How come? It seems that you are in a hurry to hatch eggs!" Duke joked with Edward, though he had his doubts. 'He used to be a party animal who stayed up and drank all night. Why is he acting like this now?' Duke wondered.

"Ha-ha! How can I compare myself to you - the free bachelor, the single bull ready to gore anybody who comes his way? Let's get together another time." He waved goodbye and left.

... 'What on earth is Edward up to? Since when has he started caring about going home on time?' Duke curiously shook his head and also left.

Daisy Ouyang stood in the balcony by her room. The breeze blew her black hair and gently swayed her dress. She frowned unhappily. Worry lines crisscrossed her pretty face.

Realizing that her legs were numb from having stood there for long, she moved away from the balcony. She didn't know how long she had been standing there. It might have been several hours because she had come there right after lunch.

'If I hadn't met him that afternoon, things might not have been so complicated, ' she thought to herself, straightening her messy hair.

'Neither would I have felt so depressed nor achieved such success. I don't know whether it's right to stay here, but I really want to seek the warmth and love that belongs to me.'