The female supporting role in Quick Wear fell in love at first sight again

Chapter 132 The Substitute Little Princess 19

The next second, she came out of Field's arms, and when she looked up, she saw Edward's familiar face.

She was a little confused as to how Edward had done it, since Field had clearly tied them together.

"Edward, how did you do that?"

Taoyao's words made Edward feel even more uncomfortable. She asked him to dance with Pauline, but she went to dance with Field. Could it be that in Chris's heart he was not as good as Field, whom she had only met once?

"Are you unhappy? I was the one who changed you."

Tao Yao shook her head helplessly. She was not unhappy at all. She danced with Field mainly because she wanted to observe him closely and see if he was Shang Yuan's clone.

"No, I just think it's not a good idea to change people so suddenly. I wonder if Miss Pauline will be angry."

Edward's face became even uglier. In her heart, anyone was more important than him, even Pauline.

Pauline was not angry. It was she who encouraged Edward to get the girl back. How could she be angry? It was the same to her whether she was dancing with Edward or with Field. In her heart, both of them were children. How could she have any improper thoughts about them?

Field glanced at Taoyao in the distance, then looked away and looked at Pauline.

"Aunt, what were you arguing about with my mother just now? I don't know if there is something going on between you two."

Field keenly felt that there was some secret between them that he didn't know, and this secret might affect him.

Pauline patted Field's shoulder with her hand and said, "Field, what happened between your mother and me will not affect you. You can rest assured. I know what you are worried about."

Field's eyes were gloomy. He hoped so. He didn't want anything to affect his campaign at this time.

Taoyao's words reminded Pauline. She looked at the golden hair in her hand and thought that maybe she should give it a try. Maybe Edward was her child.

After the dance, Edward held her in his arms and gently wiped the sweat from her head with a handkerchief.

Tao Yao guessed correctly. Things took a turn for the better the next day. Edward was playing flying chess with her.

Anna came in with Pauline. Pauline's eyes were red and swollen, and her beautiful face looked a little haggard.

Tao Yao had been losing from the beginning, and Edward had been winning. She had tried to make him soften his heart and let her go by acting coquettishly, but Edward remained indifferent. It seemed that something was wrong with him since yesterday's dance.

Normally he was very gentle and modest towards her, and would do everything he could to let her win when playing games, but today his play was simply a one-sided massacre, and there was no way she could win. She was not very good at playing these games to begin with, and now she lost even more miserably.

When Tao Yao saw Anna coming, she immediately overturned the chess game that Edward was about to win with her little hand. She laughed secretly in triumph, and the next second Edward stared at the fallen chess piece with cold eyes.

"Mother, Miss Pauline, why are you here?"

Pauline sniffed, nodded, and smiled as she spoke to Taoyao.

"I came to see Edward."

Tao Yao immediately guessed that seeing Pauline's expression, Edward must be her son. It seemed that she had made the right move. Anna no longer had to ask the old duke for help. She was really not at ease letting Anna do things.

The main reason is that she is too soft-hearted and cannot bear to be ruthless when doing things. If this continues, Catherine will counterattack sooner or later. Even Mrs. Whitt is more resourceful than her.

The original owner had such a tragic ending, in fact, Anna, as a mother, was also partly responsible. She thought that finding a substitute for the original owner would protect her from harm, but she herself was soft-hearted towards a substitute, and even treated the substitute better than the original owner, her biological woman.

The original owner was disheartened and believed Angel's lies, and finally chose to end his own life. Being kind is a good thing, but excessive kindness will only put you in a dilemma.

Tao Yao tugged at Edward's sleeve, "Edward, Lady Boleyn is looking for you."

Edward remained silent, lowering his head to clean up the chessboard.

Anna walked over and picked up Taoyao, "Chris, let's go out first, okay? Miss Pauline and Edward have something to talk about. I'll take you out to bask in the sun."

Taoyao nodded obediently and waved to Edward and Pauline before leaving.

"Edward, Miss Pauline, goodbye."

Pauline smiled happily at her, "Goodbye."

The moment the door closed, Pauline stood there at a loss, not knowing whether she should go forward.

She hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to take a few steps forward.

She bowed her head and apologized to Edward, "Edward, I'm sorry."

Edward didn't react and continued to pick out the chess pieces one by one and put them back in their places.

Pauline felt even more upset when she saw him so indifferent. Edward had suffered so much, and it was her fault as a mother who had not taken good care of him. Anna just told her that Edward was not having a good time in the orphanage either. He was locked in the attic by the director and was not given any food, and was isolated by the other children.

After hearing this, her heart ached so much that it almost stopped beating. She had been avoiding him all these years, and she was tormented. On the one hand, she wanted to find her child and compensate her, but on the other hand, she thought it would be better to just pretend he didn't exist.

She thought that as long as he didn't exist, her heart would gradually forget the hurt, but she was wrong. She was just deceiving herself. She was hurting her own child in the same way.

"Edward, do you know why I came to see you today?"

Edward held the chess piece in his hand and glanced at Pauline with cold eyes.

"Do you know what it's like to be a chess piece? All the pieces on the chessboard have no choice. They only have one path: forward or backward."

Pauline looked at the chessboard. The chess piece that Taoyao had just pushed down had been restored to its original position by Edward. Edward was only one step away from winning the game.

"You're about to win, Edward. You're very smart. You grew up in an orphanage, you dance very well, and you're also good at chess. Before I met you, I always imagined what you looked like."

"I'm filled with both fear and anticipation. Your existence is a form of hurt for me. Accepting you means accepting my own dirty past. Those painful memories are tearing me apart once again."

"I know I'm not a qualified mother. I tried to avoid it, but when I saw you, I realized I could try to accept it. Edward, are you willing to try to accept a new role like me?"

Edward made his last move, and the game became clear instantly. There was no doubt that he had won.

"Neither you nor I are at fault. I don't blame you. I know who you are. I've seen you before."

Pauline was stunned in disbelief. She had only seen Edward once when he was born. How was it possible that he still had memories of him?

"I recognized you the moment I saw you, Miss Pauline. You are my mother, but you are not the one who abandoned me."