It'll Come Naturally

"So what are you gonna do to her?" Leena asked with an interested smile. It was easy to tell how curious she was with what Edward was about to say.

"It's not like that! Don't forget that you are a pregnant woman now. Remember that whatever you say and whatever you do will affect your baby," reprimanded Edward before flicking her forehead.

"Hmp! Don't act like you're innocent." Leena pouted her pretty lips while rubbing her hurt forehead. She wondered, 'Why was Edward born this evil?'

"Girl, I never said I was a good person. I'm not even connecting the word innocent to me at all," Edward said in a serious tone. To be honest, he had already experienced a lot of bad things since he started with their business. Except for killing people, the list of evil things he had done was already endless.

"Is it possible for you and Daisy to be enemies one day?" asked Leena as she straightened her back. She wasn't stupid and she knew what it took to run a company as vast as the FX International Group.

"I'd like to do whatever I wanted before. However, I've changed since Daisy and I got together. I'm very cautious about everything I'm doing now. I don't want to put her in any trouble nor ruin her reputation." A bitter smile cracked Edward's lips upon remembering how he used to live his life. It was only after he fell in love with Daisy that he decided to be stricter to himself as not to damage her.

"Then why did you behave like that in front of Daisy earlier?" Sensing how the atmosphere around them turned tense, Leena shifted the subject to what she really ought to know.

"What? Girl, did you just set me up? You seem to be getting smarter nowadays. What you saw back there was just the spark between her and me. You didn't expect that, did you? Haha! Keep learning, young lady." Edward chuckled before taking her hand. He guided her to stand up from her bench. A few seconds after and they were already strolling around the army base with their hands intertwined.

"Oh! I see! Well, actually I was just nervous for you." Leena clasped her chest with her free hand after an exasperated sigh. She continued walking next to him while thinking, 'Gee! I thought that they were fighting. Good heavens, they are not!'

"Haha! Think about it. How could there be anything wrong between me and Daisy? You know that we love each other and we are doing everything to make things work." That was an honest remark from Edward. He was aware that a relationship could not last long if there was no one to add new things to it. It took more than just simple things to maintain a relationship.

"You're right. I guess I'm just paranoid." After hearing Edward, Leena took another deep sigh and began to reflect on her relationship with Kevin. She couldn't agree more when he said that love needed to be maintained by both parties. Just as what the saying stated, 'It takes two to tango'.

A few minutes after and they were still leisurely walking across the army base. It was then that Edward suddenly stopped and turned to her. "Leena, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure! What is it?" She replied quickly.

"What happened to you and Tom? Why am I sensing that there's something wrong between you two lately?" Truth be told, Edward had wanted to ask her this question for a long time now. It was just that he never had the chance to ask before since he was busy. He had been working with Rain for the KD Group and that took much of his time.

"Well..." A sudden silence made its way before them as Leena didn't know how to answer him. She felt a little embarrassed, thus, she evaded his stare instead.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to tell me?" Edward raised his eyebrows as if he was thinking about something.

"Have you ever felt that your life has changed since you got married?" Instead of answering Edward's question, Leena resorted to asking him a different one. Her voice was bitter when she spoke.

"I feel more responsible. As for the rest, I don't see any change," answered Edward. It was the sense of responsibility that came together with the relationship that pushed him to strive harder. He needed to maintain harmony inside his home since he loved both his wife and son. It required him a lot of things. Nonetheless, it was worth it.

"What about with your friends or relatives? Has there been any difference?" Leena asked tentatively. She honestly couldn't explain how she and Patricia ended up as strangers because of Tom.

"A real man will never alienate his relatives or friends just because he is married. Rather, he should be cherishing them more than ever." Edward didn't have a clue about what others thought in regards with what he said. However, he actually believed that there was no reason for someone to do such a thing.

"Are you sure? Aren't you worried that Daisy might hate you for being nice to another woman?" Leena didn't know how to express her frustrations, thus, all her questions to him sounded tentative.

"It depends on who the woman is. If my wife doesn't know the woman, then she will be angry. However, if the woman is our friend or family member, I don't think my wife would be so narrow-minded." Daisy's sensibility was one thing that Edward admired the most with his wife. She was a woman of good behavior and judgment. She had her own ideas and knew how to stand her ground. She wasn't the type who was easily influenced by the crowd. Moreover, she didn't like wasting time on unimportant things.

"No wonder that she's never been angry with me for being close to you." Leena smiled as she thought of how different Daisy was with Patricia. She couldn't blame her best friend though. After all, there had been a lot of men who committed affairs with their wives' best friends. It was probable that Patricia was seeing her as an imaginary enemy. 'Why did she misunderstand Tom and me? Is it because pregnancy is pressuring her? Or is it because she is not confident enough? Everyone in S City knows about my relationship with Tom. Doesn't she know? I regard both of them as my family. How on earth did our relationship turn out like this?' she silently thought.

"Why did you ask? Did Patricia say something to you?" Edward frowned while thinking, 'There must be something wrong with her and Patricia. She wouldn't be this hesitant if things are going smoothly.'