Chapter 345: I Don't Hate You (part one)
"Daisy, you look very beautiful tonight. You remind me a lot of your mother." Leo hesitated for a while and finally was defeated by his curiosity. He walked up to Daisy to greet her. He noticed that Daisy was greeting guests all over the venue, and she didn't even look at him as if he were invisible. It bruised Leo's heart. What if she really was his daughter? She must have hated him so much that she wouldn't even want to talk to him.
"Thank you, Mr. Ouyang. But please don't mention my mother in front of me. You are in no position to do that." Daisy's words were as cold as the look on her face. She was indifferent to the man standing before her. She had believed that she wasn't his daughter, because that was the only explanation why he was heartless to her. But after Edward told her the truth this morning, she lost her last hope about this man, her so-called father.
Daisy curled her lips into a sneer. If she was right, Leo must still doubt whether or not she was his daughter. Otherwise, he wouldn't come up to greet her like this. But Daisy couldn't care less. Even if she could forgive her father for all the pain he had caused her, she would never forgive that he insulted her mother, accusing her mother of cheating on him.
"Did Mr. Mu say something to you? Do you hate me because of that?" Leo thought that Edward had told Daisy that Yakira was responsible for her mother's death, and that was why Daisy was angry with him. He felt sorry for her mother as well.
"No. I don't hate you. You don't deserve my any feelings, including my hatred. Are you satisfied, Mr. Ouyang?" Daisy snorted inside. What she didn't say was how could she hate him when she didn't love him? How could she hate him when she couldn't feel anything for him? For all these years, she had grown used to doing things on her own without a father by her side. Did she hate her father? Perhaps she did at first. But over the years, he just proved to be a disappointment. Daisy had learned to let it go, because she felt she'd be wasting her time to hold a grudge against such a man.
Daisy, how could you be so mean? You were not like this when you were little. You were so sweet and nice back then." Leo hadn't thought Daisy would be so cold to him. Gazing at her uncaring look, he felt a bit awkward.
"Me? Mean? I didn't know I am capable of that. Thank you for you compliment, Mr. Ouyang." Daisy's heart bled as she replied. See? Would a good father describe his own child as 'mean?' Leo not only did that, but also reopened old wounds by mentioning her mother and her childhood. How brutal he was to Daisy as compared to the way he treated Mary.
"You know I didn't mean that. Why do you have to address me as 'Mr. Ouyang'? You know I'm probably your real father!" Annoyed by Daisy's sarcasm, Leo's voice got grumpy.
"I'm sorry. But I don't really know Mr. Ouyang that well. I'd better stick with the title. As for the father part, I wouldn't dare to dream. Please just drop it." Daisy's face went pale. She knew it! She knew Leo wouldn't believe what Edward revealed to him, at least he wasn't fully convinced. Although she knew it already, it still hurt to hear him say it out loud.
"Daisy, even though I failed you before, you don't have to act like this!" It was pathetic enough that Leo didn't realize that he was the one to blame; still, he scolded Daisy with every word that spilled from his mouth. He had no idea it would only drive them further apart.
Edward noticed what was going on and came over. While holding Daisy's trembling body, he retorted, "Mr. Ouyang, how low will you go? Is my wife saying anything wrong? You are not even worthy to be her father. That's a fact we can't deny." Edward's face darkened with rage as he coldly gazed at Leo. He would have Luke throw Leo out if it weren't for the fact that he was Daisy's father, Edward's father-in-law.
Although Edward was talking to his friends earlier, he kept an eye on Daisy. He had a bad feeling when he saw Leo approach Daisy. And Edward knew he was right when he came up to them. The reports he gave Leo didn't fully convince him; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought Yakira to the party as if nothing had happened. Leo didn't realized how much it would hurt Daisy.
"Mr. Mu, this is a private matter, one for our family only. You need to stay out of it." Leo's face changed as Edward snapped at him. He hated it when Edward always seemed so superior to him in almost everything. 'Shouldn't he show me more respect?' Leo thought furiously, 'I may be his father-in-law!'
"Stay out of it? Mr. Ouyang, have you forgotten? Daisy is now my wife, which means that she is a Mu now. I don't think she has anything to do with you and your family anymore. Besides, when did you accept her as a member of the Ouyang family? You never did! You threw her out of your house back then. Don't you remember?
How ridiculous that Leo dared to tell Edward to stay out of his family issue. To Edward, Leo was the one who should stay out of all this. And how dare he say that this was a family matter? Didn't he remember what he had done to Daisy, his own daughter?
What are you talking about? What... What do you mean by that? Dad, please tell me what's going on, stammered Brian, who was now in shock. He had no idea what had happened between Leo and Daisy back then. Maybe he heard them wrong, maybe they didn't mean what they said. But what if it were true? What could he do if that was the case?