Chapter 57: He Called Her Full Name

Stuart and Edie got into the car, and she was still watching the fish in the tank. Stuart reminded her, "Fasten your seat belt." "Oh," Edie reacted and finally put down the fish tank to fasten the seat belt. On the way back, Stuart asked casually, "You seem to like goldfish a lot?"

Edie nodded, "Yes, When I was a child, my family was too poor to have a full meal. Let alone to buy such things. Once when I was sick, my mother asked me what I wanted. I said I wanted a goldfish, so my mother bought me two."

Edie took a pause and continued, "Not long after that, my mother passed away. It wasn't until I grew up when I realized that my mother knew she had cancer, so she wanted to satisfy my meaningless requirements in the last days of her life."

Stuart looked at the expression on Edie's face from the car mirror. He could tell that she had some emotions, but she did not feel they seem to be too sad. This relieved his worry. "Why didn't you get another one?"

If he had known that the goldfish could help her grieve for her mother, he would have bought one a long time ago. Edie then thought of something, which made her smile disappear, and her expression became a bit cold.

"Later, after my mother died, I lived with Greg's. I didn't have much luggage. Only a few pieces of clothing and a tank with the two fish. I walked into the door of Greg's, and Madam Greg saw the fish tank in my hand. She said... " The mind of Edie floated far away—

Madam Greg was still very young at that time, but acridness had already been written on her face. She sneered at Stanley, "We have kept a dog, and now we have to keep fish? What are we going to open a zoo? Can even something dirty like this enter our home?"

A bitter smile appeared on Edie's face, "Then she grabbed the fish tank in my hands and broke it in front of me. The two fish died too, and I never raised anything after that." Stuart tightly clenched his hands on the steering wheel.

A twelve-year-old girl came to a new place with fear and helplessness but was greeted with indifference and disgust. The fish tank was broken into pieces that splattered and scratched her arm, but no one cared about her.

Even the servants of the family, when they were dealing with those pieces, said she was a scourge that this is what took away her mother's life and would impose lousy luck on the Greg's. "How did you live your life in those years at Greg's?" There was a pity in Stuart's tone. Edie thought for a while, tilting her head to the side.

"Well, you know that I am Stanley's bastard child, and everyone in the family looked down on me. It was really ridiculous. It was because Stanley couldn't restrain himself and hooked up with another woman even after getting married. Then how could they blame it on me? It should be me that regrets because I have such a father like Stanley!"

"I moved into Greg's when I was twelve. I had to get up at six o'clock every morning to help the maid prepare breakfast, and I couldn't have my breakfast at the table. The driver would send Victoria to school, and I had to walk by myself. As for clothes, they never bought any for me. I was malnourished at the time, thin and short, so I always wore Victoria's old clothes."

"In fact, it didn't matter. During the time of festivals, whenever there were some guests in the family, Madam Greg would lock me in an attic." Edie paused and sneered, "There was one year at Christmas. Everyone forgot about me, so I was locked in the attic for two days and two nights and almost died from the cold."

Stuart's eyes grew cold and were full of hatred for what they had done to Edie. "How dare they treat you like that." The thoughts of the annual festivals and little Edie being locked in the dark attic. He had so much pain in his heart, and he could not control the anger that was inside of him.

"Actually, I could bear all of this, but when I was seventeen...there were some things that I couldn't bear anymore, so I decided to leave Greg's." Stuart frowned, "And then?" It could be imagined how difficult it was for a little girl who was still not an adult to be self-reliant.

"Then I thought I could earn more money by being an actress, so I attended and passed the entrance examination of City Film Academy. Stanley knew and said if I dared to make a fool of myself by trying to be an actress, he would deny his paternity of me. It was a threat, and that was what I wanted! But the Greg's were really cold-hearted and directly drove me out without permitting me to even take a piece of clothing with me.

"How did you get your tuition fee?" As far as he knew, City Film Academy was the school with the highest fees in the country. For him, it was just equal to a meal fee, but for a 17-year-old. It was indeed a ridiculous number. Edie secretly glanced at the face of Stuart, "Don't be angry with my answer, okay?"

"I won't." How could he be angry? He would only feel pity for her.

"In fact, I was already with Donald at the time. Although he behaves unfriendly now, he was a really nice person before. The Lynches and the Greg's are long-time friends, and he always took care of me. My tuition fee was all from him. He said there was no need for me to pay him back.

As soon as I graduated, we would get married..."

"Get married?" Stuart abruptly interrupted, and the voice was a bit threatening. "Oops, I said too much," Edie thought. Master Yates had his face clearly covered with unpleasant feelings. It was foolish if she continued to tell him what happened.

"People always like to think unrealistic when they are young. You know the things from your past. Donald forgot about me a year ago. We broke up, and he is now with Joanna, and they are engaged. When I was in college, I saved some money and earned some by playing small roles in films. I gave it all to him and repaid all that he lent me. I have nothing to do with him now."

Edie carefully glanced at Stuart, and his expression did not improve at all. She was so regretful that she even wanted to bite her tongue. Why did she suddenly mention Donald?

"Master Yates? CEO Yates? Mr. Handsome?" Edie deliberately made him talk, but Stuart did not give her a look and focused on driving with his eyes straight ahead. Only his lips were closed tight, revealing his bad mood.

"Stuart, you are outraged?" Edie had no choice but to look at him with her big eyes. Stuart suddenly hit the steering wheel, drove the car into a small road, and then stepped on the brake. Edie just discovered that the vehicle had been driven to the suburban area.

There were a few cars on the main road whizzing past them, and only their vehicle was parked on the path. Stuart finally turned to look at her with his beautiful eyes filled with an inexplicable appearance.

"Edie Lara."

"…what?"

Stuart rarely called her full name so seriously, and when she heard him call her, her heartbeat actually skipped a beat. "We are a legal couple. I am your husband. I hope that you can tell me whenever you come across any difficulties."

His hand was gently caressing her hair with a reassuring temperature. Edie even forgot to react and accepted his touch in a daze. The temperature of her cheeks rose rapidly. She could almost hear her thunderous heartbeat.

At this moment, she almost felt that Stuart was not gay. However, the marriage certificate for a half-year period was fake. It was all just a fantasy.