The Apple of My Eye

Chapter 234 Edward's Daughter

Rachel frowned as she wondered why Edward was thinking about another woman while she was in his

arms dressed in a sexy nightgown.

"I am fine, " Edward answered. Evidently Edward simply didn't know how to explain the situation to

Rachel, so in an attempt to change the topic, he said, "I am going for a shower."

"Wait a moment and please hear me out!" Rachel pulled him back as she held his arm and said, "I don't

know what has happened to you but I am your girlfriend now and we are getting married next month, so

I can only hope that you trust me. The foundation of any relationship is trust, so no matter what it is that

happened and is troubling you, let's face it together. You are not alone in this. Please open your heart

to me without having second thoughts. Moreover, please don't leave me alone, with me guessing what

you're thinking, like an idiot."

"Rachel, it's rather complicated to explain everything now. Please give me some time to think it over..."

Edward looked at Rachel with embarrassment.

"Is this about the girl in the photo you are holding? Who is she? Is she your ex-girlfriend? Or your ex-

wife?" Rachel asked Edward while pointing at the photo.

"I..." Somehow in that moment Edward felt sorry for Rachel. She stood up immediately and said, "It is

okay for a man of your age to have been with several unforgettable women in your life. I just want to

know what happened with you because I hate to be kept in the dark. I hope you can understand that."

"Rachel please don't dwell much on this." Edward sighed as he sat beside Rachel and said, "Fine, I'll

tell you everything since you want to know the truth."

Edward showed Rachel the photo and started narrating, "The girl in the photo is Maggie. She is my ex-

girlfriend."

"She is beautiful." Rachel sincerely praised the girl's features. Maggie looked even more graceful than

Rachel.

"Yes, she is quite a woman." Edward said with a smile. He then touched the photo carefully and looked

at it with deep affection. His eyes shimmered with tenderness. Rachel looked at him and felt that he

had never looked at her so affectionately.

As Rachel didn't truly love Edward, she didn't feel an ounce of jealousy towards this girl.

"Maggie was only twenty years old when we fell in love. After going out a couple of times, I took her to

my house to meet my family. We then began to prepare for our wedding, but..." Edward recollected

what happened in the past in a tender tone. He remembered how Maggie told him with a warm smile

that she would wear the most beautiful wedding dress in the world, but now... everything had changed.

"So what exactly happened? What happened between Maggie and you?" Rachel asked Edward

abruptly.

"Then..." Edward sighed and said with remorse, "I was an inconsiderate jerk when I was young. I did

not think my actions would have such adverse results. I was involved in a crime of affray just a few

days before our wedding, so I was locked away in prison for several years together. Maggie never

came to the prison to visit me in those years. When I was released I wanted to ask her about our

relationship but I couldn't find her. How naive was I to think she would wait for me through all those

years after my immature act jeopardized our entire future."

"How could it happen?" Rachel looked at Edward with shock as she asked him, "Why did Maggie

disappear?"

"I thought she left me just because of my criminal record, so I tried to change myself and be a better

man for her. I took over Sun Company from my elder brother while I broke all the connections with the

friends who had a bad influence on me. Then I worked hard day and night to develop Sun Company so

that if I would see her one day, I could tell her that she made the wrong choice to leave me." Edward

recollected how childish he was. So many years had passed. But they were not enough to erase the

memory and love he had for her.

"Then did you ever come across her again after all those years of seeking?" Rachel asked Edward

curiously as she was perched on the edge of her seat.

Edward shook his head and answered rightfully, "No I still have not. Before I met you, I always thought

about how to find her and make her regret for what she did, But I changed my mind since you crossed

my path. It is about time I forget her now... After all she must have got married after these years and

even become an ugly old woman now."

Edward sighed and said, "But... Today I realized I was the one who made a mistake. I was so

immersed in the thought that she abandoned me and I continued to blame her for so many years that I

failed to understand the woman who I loved so much. I found out that she was pregnant before I went

to jail. She died while giving birth to the baby, our child..."

"What? That's so terrible..." Rachel was shocked, then she said, "This is complicated and melodramatic

enough to be the script for a movie. What about the baby? Where is it now?"

"The child was a girl and now she is twenty two-years old." Edward put the photo aside and said,

"Rachel, I know this overload of information might trouble you. Now that you're so young you still can..."

"What are you trying to say Edward? Are you asking me to break up with you?" Rachel held his hand

and said, "I know we have been together for only a short period of time but I have fallen in love with Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

you. No matter what happened in the past I only care about our present and future..."

"Rachel, I don't want to end our relationship either..." Edward grabbed her hand tightly and explained,

"I'm just worried that the things in the past will come to trouble you in our present. I was a single man

without children when I promised to marry you but now... I have learned that I have a daughter who is

almost the same age as you, so I'm afraid..."

"Please don't be afraid." Rachel held his hand and said gently, "Edward, when I say I don't care about

your past I mean every bit of it. I just want to be with you for the rest of our life."

"But..." Edward frowned. Chris didn't like Rachel so she couldn't get along well with Rachel if he

married Rachel. He felt regret for Maggie and Chris. Now all he could think was to reunite with his

daughter and to try his best to compensate her for all the years she spent without her parents.

"Rachel, Chris is my daughter with Maggie. I just found out about this today. I think you can tell that

Chris doesn't like you, so I..." Edward was in a dilemma. He didn't know what he should do now.

"How could it be possible?" Rachel was shocked beyond belief. She considered for a moment and

realized that Chris really resembled the girl in the photo. She clenched her teeth out of resentment for

Chris.

She would get married to Edward soon and get the chance to approach Charles. Even though she

couldn't be with Charles now, at least she was connected with Charles closely.