Chapter 584: I Don't Need Your Help (part one)

"External factors are beyond my control. It was my own fault that I didn't take care of myself. But do you really care for me?" Daisy raised her head and looked at Edward with a questionable expression of satire. There was overt provocation in her eyes.

Damn it. Is it really necessary for you to speak to me in such a hateful manner? Daisy, do you know how badly I wish to care less about you? I even tried to ignore you as much as I could. But Daisy, I love you so much that I have no choice but to love you with all my heart." Suddenly, Edward took Daisy into his arms with all his tenderness. Yes! He was always the loser when it came to Daisy. He surrendered himself at the pitiful sight of Daisy's helplessness, pain and suffering. His arrogance was gone. The only things he felt now were his reproach toward himself and the anguish when seeing Daisy like this.

The warm embrace as well as the familiar scent in the embrace was comforting for Edward. However, it seemed strange to Daisy. The love was still there, but there was a stronger sense of frustration that overwhelmed Daisy. A realization dawned upon her. She understood that Edward was a man who was not to be tamed or perhaps, she was incapable of taming him. She underestimated his arrogance and spoilt temperament. He was no more than just a young master brought up in a wealthy family. She must have overestimated the love Edward had for her. She was depressed and gloomy. It was as if, she never really won Edward's heart. Did she even know the real side of Edward? All Daisy felt now was confusion and helplessness.

Opportunities are always there as long as there is determination to grab them. But there is a vast gap between us, a gap that is almost equivalent to the distance between the sky and the earth. No matter how hard I try, your elevation is always going to be beyond my reach." Daisy put forth her innermost feeling of frustration for the first time since their marriage to Edward. She manifested her fragility and humbleness without sugar coating or anything. For the first time in her life, Daisy felt a surging impulsion to drive herself away from Edward's embrace. She wanted to go as far as possible. She was now afraid that there might come a day, she would get tired of this game of pursuing this unachievable thing.

No, Daisy. You don't have to do anything to narrow down the gap between us. I'll do it all myself. I will try my best to lower my elevation to sync with yours. I want to stand with you shoulder to shoulder. So, please stop having those vague assumptions. I said that rubbish because I was angry. I lost control of myself only because I was afraid of losing you. I cannot control myself on that. Sadly, this anger and frustration might come back every time I feel that I am losing you. I'm sorry, Daisy. I got mad at you. I apologize. As a man, I should learn to control my temper."

Edward was panicking. Daisy spoke as if she wanted to break up with him and stop seeing him forever. This thought almost drove him crazy. He was scared, and had to admit that his bad temperament was really hard to control when he was irritated. He was fully aware that because of his words Daisy felt deeply hurt. She never expected to see this side of Edward. Daisy meant everything in his heart. He tried to protect her and love her with all his strengths. However, this time, he actually aggravated Daisy's hurt and anguish. He knew she was already hurting and his words only added to her grief.

"No one is capable of giving up his supremacy. It is almost impossible for a man to give up his dignity and everything. I know I'm not capable of making you do that for me, and I dare not dream of being with you forever." Daisy struggled to get rid of Edward's hug, and tottered down the hill. But Edward grabbed her as soon as she left his embrace. He took her into his arms again, and lifted her up. She was caught up again in his embrace.

Daisy, I have retained zero dignity in front of you. I don't want to hear that topic again. Please stop talking like that with me. You mean everything to me. You have my heart. No one can persuade me to take my heart away from you. No one." Edward raised his head to scan around. Then he walked towards a huge rock nearby, and gently put Daisy down on it. His expression was too complicated to decipher. A strong sense of perplexity and depression had seized him. He used to be confident that his love toward Daisy was crystal clear and Daisy knew about it well.

But it was beyond his imagination that one tiny incident could ruin everything. One argument, and all his endeavors went down the drain.

"Please stop looking at them." Daisy, with all her might, retrieved her feet that were in Edward's firm grip. Without even taking a look at them, she could imagine how ugly her feet were. After all, what she walked on was not a cement road, but a rugged trail full of sharp rocks and pebbles. It was to her surprise that there still was such a primitive trail in this park. In many other natural parks, most mountain trails were changed to stone or wooden stairs along the slope, in order to provide visitors with a more convenient environment. Was this park trying to maintain its natural features? Maybe it was designed for the purpose of protecting the original environment of this natural park. With this primitive trail, this park indeed looked like a tropical rain forest. But it must be difficult for aged people to walk on it. Anyway, the design of this rocky trail was indeed a great disadvantage of this park. Daisy wondered why she was willing to walk on this rugged trail in her high-heels this morning. Was there anything alluring her on this trail? Was there any appropriate reason to explain her weird behavior?

"Don't worry. I will be careful." Regardless of Daisy's struggle and reluctance, Edward gently wiped dirt and sand off her feet. He had to do it as gently as possible lest he would touch her wounds and aggravate her pain. Tears welled up in Edward's eyes when he saw Daisy's ankles. They were all red and swollen. Seeing Daisy's wound, Edward was certain that she must have been injured when he came here earlier. She wouldn't have had to take off her shoes and walk barefoot on this trail if he didn't get mad at her and run off from here in anger. He was Daisy's culprit for all the pain inside and outside.

Edward finally understood why Daisy refused his care and love, and why she wanted to run away from him. Both his words and actions had caused pain and suffering for her. He wished to bring Daisy to this city for a happy and relaxed time. But he never expected that this city would only add to her pains and suffering.

Daisy bit her lip to prevent herself from peeping at Edward's handsome face. She would rather turn to look at the trail leading to the foot of the mountain. A strange feeling seized her. She was trying to recall something, and a picture seemed to appear in her mind soon. But just in an instant, it was gone before it could manifest itself. Daisy racked her brain and tried to recall it as hard as possible. But nothing could be retained.