Chapter 517 A Better Mond (Part Two) (2/2)

Cherry was stunned when she heard his words. All of sudden, she didn't know how to respond.

After a pause, Cherry answered,” Mond, don't get me wrong.

”You're my wife in name only, on paper only. My heart and love will never be yours.”

Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.

Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...

n't look very good,” the woman asked with concern.

The music stopped at that very moment and Mond could clearly hear what the woman had said.

”What's your name?” Mond asked suddenly.

”I'm Kathy,” Kathy answered while watching Mond intently. 'He has fine features and his eyes brim with some kind of emotion. I can't tell whether it is sadness or hidden desire. He has a complicated look on it, he is probably preoccupied, ' she thought.

”Kathy,” Mond repeated her name.

”Yeah. My mom told me that it was raining during her labor,” Kathy said to him.

”Do you think I would've been a happy child if my father had kept my mother's company? I would've had a complete family and a totally different childhood,” Mond asked, his eyes reflecting a hint of sadness.

Kathy didn't dare to reply as she stared at Mond, not knowing how to comfort this pathetic shell of a man.

”I have never met my father. I have only seen his face in pictures. My mother left me when I was a child. Therefore, I had to toughen up and be strong. That is how I have managed to survive in this world so far,” Mond said bluntly. He had never confided in anyone before. But getting these things off his chest made him feel really good. All the resentment that he had kept to himself all these years had caused him a great deal of pain, which seemed to be lessening now.