It'll Come Naturally
Chapter 209 Do You Think I'm A Jerk

"Did I hear you right? Did you just call me a capitalist? Just to prove it, you're in charge of all the outstanding development programs from now on, and I want the results on my desk by the morning after tomorrow." Edward appeared at the door suddenly, which made Rain tremble with fear. Rain thought, 'is it necessary to be so cruel?' All of the development programs? Did he know what he was saying? And he wanted to see the results by the morning after tomorrow? Why didn't he just crush me to death?'

"Edward, are you sure you mean all of the development programs? You're not just kidding me?" Rain wiped away his sweat secretly. He would rather see Luke's face if he had known this.

"What? Why are you questioning me? You're the least busy person in the company. So how can I be a qualified capitalist, as described, if I don't give you enough work?" No wonder Rain's office was empty. It was because Rain was trash talking him to his co-workers, Edward thought.

"Bullshit! Who said I am not busy? I have mountains of files on my desk to be reviewed!" Now Rain had realized what the sentence "Every action has an equal and opposite reaction" meant. He was bearing the brunt of Edward's reaction. Rain skirted Edward's office on purpose, giving him a wide berth. But Rain couldn't understand why he still couldn't avoid Edward and his bad mood!

"Everyone's busy but you. Even worse, you're stopping other people from working! You tell me whether I should double your work to get my money's worth out of you!" Edward said with an enchanting smile. Rain, who was as enchanting as Edward, also couldn't resist his dazzling smile. "Boss, you can't be that cruel? I can't work without a break. It won't be efficient if I put my nose to the grindstone all the time. I need to get up and walk around sometimes." Rain argued. He wasn't stupid enough to take on the job Edward wanted him to do, which was definitely more work than the files already on his desk.

"You talk too much. I gotta go deal with something. Don't forget to take all the files on my desk with you when you go back to your office. Remember: I want to see the results the morning after tomorrow. I'd do it now, if I were you.." This time it seemed non negotiable, an ultimatum. Edward headed out of his office, without any eye contact with Rain.

"Aaron, Edward wasn't serious, right? He asked me to get all the development program files on his desk done in two days. That's impossible!" Rain was flustered and he wondered if it was necessary for Edward to do him wrong like that. He had work to do already. He thought it was better for Edward to kill him directly than give him so much work. Then he didn't need to sit here bitching about his life.

"Yep! I am sure he was serious. No kidding. So you can choose to stay here being cute. But don't say i didn't warn you. You'll be shipped off to Thailand again if you don't get them done on time." Rain thought Aaron was totally into schadenfreude, and Edward was a sadist. Now he had changed into a dejected phoenix from a prideful peacock. And he regarded it as fun, because life could be more delightful when some flavoring was added occasionally, he thought.

"What? The heavens have abandoned me! Aaron, would you like to give me a hand? Or I'm totally dead." Rain looked at Aaron with a pleading expression, wishing that Aaron could be kind enough to give him some help so that he could avoid the fall that awaited him. "Only if I am out of my mind. It is better for you to get it started than to complain about it over here. I think that would be helpful." Aaron knew that what Edward said to Rain just now was said in anger. If Rain chose to do it, Edward might change his mind. If not, that would be another story.

"Fine! Aaron, I hate you. You quit on me! There's going to be payback." After uttering these harsh words, Rain walked into Edward's office lazily. He thought, 'Damn it! If I knew Edward was back, I wouldn't have been standing outside his office complaining. Instead, I would have returned to my office, sitting tight and behaving nicely. Now I've stepped in it. Čuriosity killed the cat! No. It should be "curiosity killed the person". There is nobody more miserable than me! Is there? Is there? I called Edward a capitalist. And now he's exploiting me.' Edward didn't think as much as Rain did, actually. Rain was just a tool to take out his anger on. Edward had been deeply confused since he saw the report on Daisy. An unexplained sadness had been dragging him down since noon. He needed a way to change his state, to get him more energized. Maybe going to the gym might work. Otherwise, he would melt down.

Arriving at the fitness club, he chose a quiet spot and started playing squash. He held his racquet with determination. He bounced the ball off of one wall, then the next, until the ball was hitting all four walls so rapidly it was barely visible. Thousands of drops of perspiration beaded on him, dripping on the court as he played his game of solitary squash. His thoughts drifted back to the terrible things he said on his wedding night..

No matter how mad he was at the time, he thought his words were too arbitrary, not the way he usually used to deal with a problem. There was no room for negotiation. She was judged before she could even defend herself from his accusations. He walked out of her life, leaving no chance for her to prove herself.

Even worse, he didn't think of her at all for the past six years, which proved he's cruel while Daisy was calm. Daisy did as he said, no contact with him, even if she had their son. His racquet flashed again and again, he moved faster and faster til his heart tried to do the same. He collapsed on the ground, his dark eyes closed, lying motionless.

Luke made no sound to disturb him. He stood quietly, watching Edward's miserable face. Luke knew Edward had fallen in love with Daisy, and his exercise regimen was meant to banish all thoughts of Daisy and the document he read this morning. It wasn't working, apparently.

Edward was an arrogant man and had never cared about a woman before, but he cared about Daisy. But the documents he read this morning brought him to the edge of fury. Luke wasn't the only one felt his bad mood. The office workers in FX International Group felt the oppressive mood as well. Tempers flared, negotiations faltered, patience was exhausted.

Luke respected Daisy a lot. He almost could use "admire" to express his passionate feelings for Daisy since he got to know her. He was impressed by her accomplishments, which was especially amazing for a delicate woman like her, not to mention Edward, who was in love with her. It would be hard for him not to fall for such a woman.

"Luke, do you think I'm a jerk?" Edward asked without moving. The sound of his words permeated the air and was gone in a flash.

"Mr. Mu, it wasn't your fault. You didn't know anything about this." Luke stated the truth as he knew it. No one had any idea about Daisy being the "abandoned princess" of the Ouyang family.

"However, I should have at least cared about her background, right? I mean I should have asked about her childhood, talked more about her life. I never helped her out with money until today, and only gave her a tiny bit of mental and emotional support. And so she's supposed to fall instantly in love with me?" Edward asked calmly. He had gained some mental peace and clarity after the strenuous exercise. The tension in his chest was gone -- it wasn't hard to breath anymore.

"Mr. Mu, I think you can make up for it by just doing what you're already doing. Sometimes things can't be repaired, but I think what Daisy wants is just you." Luke calmly gave his analysis of what he'd seen the past few weeks. Everyone knew that Daisy was in love with Edward, that there was no one else except Edward in her heart.

"How do you know what she wants? Don't place bets on a woman's heart. It changes so fast that no one could know their thoughts from one minute to the next."

Edward clambered to his feet. He stretched, feeling the muscles, then walked directly towards the bathroom, without turning around or waiting for Luke's reply. As the bodyguard, Luke could do nothing but pick up the racquet he left behind and trot after Edward, thinking to himself secretly.

'Are women's hearts really hard to guess?' In his opinion, he thought Edward was much more unpredictable than women. At one moment, he was blaming himself. But the next, he began to complain about women. Had no idea about his train of thought. He jumped from one topic to another quickly.

With the depression shaken off, Edward walked out of the fitness club, wearing a neatly pressed bespoke suit. This naturally attracted people's attention, which he was already used to. Just one evil smile on his lips could easily win women's hearts all around him. And he flashed this to the gym bunnies. Then he jumped in his car and drove away.

Luke moved his lips hard when he saw Edward's attitude. His danger sense was tingling, and he wondered why. He asked himself, 'Is Mr. Mu going to do the playboy thing again?' He'd seen it before. Edward was being seduced by his dark half. Otherwise, why did he begin to act all evil? Was he traumatized by the information in the file so severely that he couldn't handle it well, then went insane?

This thought flashed through his mind for only a minute. He knew his mission was to protect Edward, not manage his behavior. So he started his car and kept pace with Edward's, ignoring the change in his personality.000000000000