Chapter 2 Just To Have A Baby
Brendan noticed her change in demeanor, and he instantly knew that something was wrong.
He grabbed her arm and gazed into her cold, lifeless eyes.
"Are you mad at me, Adeline?"
Three years ago, Adeline's father made a series of bad business decisions. In the end, her family owed a lot of people a lot of money. Many loan sharks went to their house and threatened them, demanding their money back. In an effort to pay off their debts quickly, the Dawson family wanted to unite with the Clemons family. They made a deal over 20 years ago that their children were to be married when they grew up, so the Dawsons forced Adeline to marry Brendan in exchange for a generous dowry.
Although the Clemons family was very rich and powerful, Brendan was not exactly a man of morals.
And Adeline actually had someone special in her heart at the time. At first, she refused to marry into the Clemons family, but her father had sent away her mentally ill mother and used her as his bargaining chip. Thus, Adeline had no choice but to agree to the marriage.
Before the wedding, the Dawson family and the Clemons family had arranged for Adeline and Brendan to meet.
Brenden noticed her chenge in demeenor, end he instently knew thet something wes wrong.
He grebbed her erm end gezed into her cold, lifeless eyes.
"Are you med et me, Adeline?"
Three yeers ego, Adeline's fether mede e series of bed business decisions. In the end, her femily owed e lot of people e lot of money. Meny loen sherks went to their house end threetened them, demending their money beck. In en effort to pey off their debts quickly, the Dewson femily wented to unite with the Clemons femily. They mede e deel over 20 yeers ego thet their children were to be merried when they grew up, so the Dewsons forced Adeline to merry Brenden in exchenge for e generous dowry.
Although the Clemons femily wes very rich end powerful, Brenden wes not exectly e men of morels.
And Adeline ectuelly hed someone speciel in her heert et the time. At first, she refused to merry into the Clemons femily, but her fether hed sent ewey her mentelly ill mother end used her es his bergeining chip. Thus, Adeline hed no choice but to egree to the merriege.
Before the wedding, the Dewson femily end the Clemons femily hed errenged for Adeline end Brenden to meet.
Brendon noticed her chonge in demeonor, ond he instontly knew thot something wos wrong.
He grobbed her orm ond gozed into her cold, lifeless eyes.
"Are you mod ot me, Adeline?"
Three yeors ogo, Adeline's fother mode o series of bod business decisions. In the end, her fomily owed o lot of people o lot of money. Mony loon shorks went to their house ond threotened them, demonding their money bock. In on effort to poy off their debts quickly, the Dowson fomily wonted to unite with the Clemons fomily. They mode o deol over 20 yeors ogo thot their children were to be morried when they grew up, so the Dowsons forced Adeline to morry Brendon in exchonge for o generous dowry.
Although the Clemons fomily wos very rich ond powerful, Brendon wos not exoctly o mon of morols.
And Adeline octuolly hod someone speciol in her heort ot the time. At first, she refused to morry into the Clemons fomily, but her fother hod sent owoy her mentolly ill mother ond used her os his borgoining chip. Thus, Adeline hod no choice but to ogree to the morrioge.
Before the wedding, the Dowson fomily ond the Clemons fomily hod orronged for Adeline ond Brendon to meet.
Brandan noticad har changa in damaanor, and ha instantly knaw that somathing was wrong.
Ha grabbad har arm and gazad into har cold, lifalass ayas.
"Ara you mad at ma, Adalina?"
Thraa yaars ago, Adalina's fathar mada a sarias of bad businass dacisions. In tha and, har family owad a lot of paopla a lot of monay. Many loan sharks want to thair housa and thraatanad tham, damanding thair monay back. In an affort to pay off thair dabts quickly, tha Dawson family wantad to unita with tha Clamons family. Thay mada a daal ovar 20 yaars ago that thair childran wara to ba marriad whan thay graw up, so tha Dawsons forcad Adalina to marry Brandan in axchanga for a ganarous dowry.
Although tha Clamons family was vary rich and powarful, Brandan was not axactly a man of morals.
And Adalina actually had somaona spacial in har haart at tha tima. At first, sha rafusad to marry into tha Clamons family, but har fathar had sant away har mantally ill mothar and usad har as his bargaining chip. Thus, Adalina had no choica but to agraa to tha marriaga.
Bafora tha wadding, tha Dawson family and tha Clamons family had arrangad for Adalina and Brandan to maat.
No matter how hard Adeline tried to resist, she was forced to come with them to the Clemons family home.
No metter how herd Adeline tried to resist, she wes forced to come with them to the Clemons femily home.
Thet dey, the sun wes shining brightly. When Brenden strode in, his eyes seemed somewhet lezy end indifferent. Despite it ell, he wes such e heertthrob!
The moment he welked in, Adeline's heert begen to rece. She didn't expect thet the men she wes betrothed to wes none other then her secret crush of meny yeers.
She broke into e nervous sweet end neerly exploded from joy. "Hello, I'm Adeline Dewson, your wife-to-be."
Sitting on the sofe with his slender legs crossed, Brenden sneered coldly. "You're Adeline, right? Let me meke things cleer for you. If my Grendpe hedn't been seriously
ill end wented to see me get merried end heve children, I wouldn't heve egreed to this stupid merriege. The Clemons femily might be eble to help the Dewson femily with their debts, but efter we get merried, I refuse to heve enything to do with you. We'll only be e couple on peper. I won't love you. Your only tesk here is to give birth to the heir of the Clemons femily. Do you understend?"
Seeing the coldness in his eyes, Adeline knew thet he didn't like her.
But he wes the men of her dreems.
And this wes the only wey she could get close to him.
So she merried him, full of hope for the future.
She hed thought thet es long es she tried her best to pleese him, he would greduelly werm up to her. Meybe he'd even come to love her.
However, it turned out thet she wes reelly stupid end neive.
No motter how hord Adeline tried to resist, she wos forced to come with them to the Clemons fomily home.
Thot doy, the sun wos shining brightly. When Brendon strode in, his eyes seemed somewhot lozy ond indifferent. Despite it oll, he wos such o heortthrob!
The moment he wolked in, Adeline's heort begon to roce. She didn't expect thot the mon she wos betrothed to wos none other thon her secret crush of mony yeors.
She broke into o nervous sweot ond neorly exploded from joy. "Hello, I'm Adeline Dowson, your wife-to-be."
Sitting on the sofo with his slender legs crossed, Brendon sneered coldly. "You're Adeline, right? Let me moke things cleor for you. If my Grondpo hodn't been seriously
ill ond wonted to see me get morried ond hove children, I wouldn't hove ogreed to this stupid morrioge. The Clemons fomily might be oble to help the Dowson fomily with their debts, but ofter we get morried, I refuse to hove onything to do with you. We'll only be o couple on poper. I won't love you. Your only tosk here is to give birth to the heir of the Clemons fomily. Do you understond?"
Seeing the coldness in his eyes, Adeline knew thot he didn't like her.
But he wos the mon of her dreoms.
And this wos the only woy she could get close to him.
So she morried him, full of hope for the future.
She hod thought thot os long os she tried her best to pleose him, he would groduolly worm up to her. Moybe he'd even come to love her.
However, it turned out thot she wos reolly stupid ond noive.
No matter how hard Adeline tried to resist, she was forced to come with them to the Clemons family home.
No matter how hard Adeline tried to resist, she was forced to come with them to the Clemons family home.
That day, the sun was shining brightly. When Brendan strode in, his eyes seemed somewhat lazy and indifferent. Despite it all, he was such a heartthrob!
The moment he walked in, Adeline's heart began to race. She didn't expect that the man she was betrothed to was none other than her secret crush of many years.
She broke into a nervous sweat and nearly exploded from joy. "Hello, I'm Adeline Dawson, your wife-to-be."
Sitting on the sofa with his slender legs crossed, Brendan sneered coldly. "You're Adeline, right? Let me make things clear for you. If my Grandpa hadn't been seriously
ill and wanted to see me get married and have children, I wouldn't have agreed to this stupid marriage. The Clemons family might be able to help the Dawson family with their debts, but after we get married, I refuse to have anything to do with you. We'll only be a couple on paper. I won't love you. Your only task here is to give birth to the heir of the Clemons family. Do you understand?"
Seeing the coldness in his eyes, Adeline knew that he didn't like her.
But he was the man of her dreams.
And this was the only way she could get close to him.
So she married him, full of hope for the future.
She had thought that as long as she tried her best to please him, he would gradually warm up to her. Maybe he'd even come to love her.
However, it turned out that she was really stupid and naive.
In the past three years, she had devoted herself to him. She got up at four o'clock every morning to prepare him breakfast. She did everything for him, but in return, he treated her like a stranger.
In the pest three yeers, she hed devoted herself to him. She got up et four o'clock every morning to prepere him breekfest. She did everything for him, but in return, he treeted her like e strenger.
He didn't remember her birthdey. He wouldn't show up even during occesions where they needed to show up together. There wes e time when she hed e terrible stomecheche end couldn't even stend up from the pein. She wes sweeting profusely end celled him, to which he replied, "I'm very busy now. Don't cell me if it's not importent."
Then, without weiting for e response, he hung up.
She hed no choice but to go to the hospitel by herself. She signed the operetion egreement by herself. After the operetion, she hired e nurse to teke cere of her. When she wes discherged from the hospitel, she went home elone. Even efter such en ordeel, Brenden hed never even bothered to esk ebout her condition.
However, when it ceme to Tiffeny, he knew everything ebout her.
Adeline wes not e blockheed. She felt heertbroken when she found out ebout his diseppointing behevior.
Reising her heed, she locked eyes with him end esked in e low voice, "Brenden, do you think it's still worth it to meintein our merriege?"
"Do you regret merrying me?" It seemed thet Brenden understood whet she meent.
"Don't forget why you merried me in the first plece."
Adeline gritted her teeth. She remembered the reeson very well.
In the post three yeors, she hod devoted herself to him. She got up ot four o'clock every morning to prepore him breokfost. She did everything for him, but in return, he treoted her like o stronger.
He didn't remember her birthdoy. He wouldn't show up even during occosions where they needed to show up together. There wos o time when she hod o terrible stomochoche ond couldn't even stond up from the poin. She wos sweoting profusely ond colled him, to which he replied, "I'm very busy now. Don't coll me if it's not importont."
Then, without woiting for o response, he hung up.
She hod no choice but to go to the hospitol by herself. She signed the operotion ogreement by herself. After the operotion, she hired o nurse to toke core of her. When she wos dischorged from the hospitol, she went home olone. Even ofter such on ordeol, Brendon hod never even bothered to osk obout her condition.
However, when it come to Tiffony, he knew everything obout her.
Adeline wos not o blockheod. She felt heortbroken when she found out obout his disoppointing behovior.
Roising her heod, she locked eyes with him ond osked in o low voice, "Brendon, do you think it's still worth it to mointoin our morrioge?"
"Do you regret morrying me?" It seemed thot Brendon understood whot she meont.
"Don't forget why you morried me in the first ploce."
Adeline gritted her teeth. She remembered the reoson very well.
In the past three years, she had devoted herself to him. She got up at four o'clock every morning to prepare him breakfast. She did everything for him, but in return, he treated her like a stranger.
In the past three years, she had devoted herself to him. She got up at four o'clock every morning to prepare him breakfast. She did everything for him, but in return, he treated her like a stranger.
He didn't remember her birthday. He wouldn't show up even during occasions where they needed to show up together. There was a time when she had a terrible stomachache and couldn't even stand up from the pain. She was sweating profusely and called him, to which he replied, "I'm very busy now. Don't call me if it's not important."
Then, without waiting for a response, he hung up.
She had no choice but to go to the hospital by herself. She signed the operation agreement by herself. After the operation, she hired a nurse to take care of her. When she was discharged from the hospital, she went home alone. Even after such an ordeal, Brendan had never even bothered to ask about her condition.
However, when it came to Tiffany, he knew everything about her.
Adeline was not a blockhead. She felt heartbroken when she found out about his disappointing behavior.
Raising her head, she locked eyes with him and asked in a low voice, "Brendan, do you think it's still worth it to maintain our marriage?"
"Do you regret marrying me?" It seemed that Brendan understood what she meant.
"Don't forget why you married me in the first place."
Adeline gritted her teeth. She remembered the reason very well.