Chapter 61: Shocking revelations
Daisy was not coming for her birthday. And maybe their father would be absent too.
Seeing that her mother was not in a bad mood, she probed, ’’Dad is not coming?"
After she was done fixing her hair, Madam Chen put on an exquisite diamond necklace, ’’Since I have invited the media, I guess he will be here for the public appearance.’’
Diana lowered her head. A husband coming to his wife’s birthday just for the sake of public image? Why did it not even sound so weird anymore?
As if she could read her expressions, Madam Chen scoffed, ’’A relationship based on mutual benefits is what people like us should seek. I was quite young when I got married to your father but I had many goals.’’
Diana looked up at her mother. It was rare that the woman was talking about her past in a sober state, not under the influence of alcohol.
"I come from a military family but I wanted to explore the political sector. Then, I had Daisy, and plans changed. I dropped my work, research, and campaigns to take care of her,’’ Madam Chen adjusted her necklace, ’’I was planning to go back to work after she grew up. But then I was pregnant with you. You were almost due when I found out that your father was fucking someone else.’’
Diana’s lips parted. W-What?
’’But then again, that might have been the first time he was discovered. That doesn’t mean he never had affairs before,’’ Madam Chen smiled, ’’So, you see, baby, life is not all about sunshine and rainbows. There are thunderstorms too. It was too late for me to go back to work and you were very young so I chose to stay at home and take care of you both. Then at some point, I lost touch with my passion and got over it as if it was some phase.’’