Chapter 3 Fulfill Your Wish
And they tried. Adeline had taken lots of different kinds of medicines, and Brendan also worked very hard, trying to let her get pregnant.
There was a time when he would come home every night.
He would have sex with her, but only in an effort to complete the task of getting her pregnant.
Whenever they "made love", Adeline wouldn't feel any ounce of love from him. His attitude towards her was always indifferent.
It seemed that he wouldn't have even touched her if he wasn't under pressure from his family.
In fact, he had never even kissed her.
They had such "meaningless" sex countless times.
Yet she still didn't get pregnant.
Every time she'd come back to the Clemons family, she'd feel very uneasy, because she felt as though the Clemons saw her as nothing but a vessel to give birth to their heir.
Recently, she had been under a great deal of pressure and fainted from the stress. She was taken to the hospital to undergo a physical examination.
When she woke up, the doctor bore some bad news.
"Your uterus is defective. It won't be easy for you to get pregnant. Moreover, on the off chance that you do get pregnant, it'll be difficult to keep the baby. You should discuss this with your husband. Why not adopt a child instead? Or, you can also live your lives without children."
Not only was it difficult for her to get pregnant, she'd likely get a miscarriage if she did. In a word, she couldn't have a baby of her own...
The doctor's words echoed in Adeline's ears. She had never felt so helpless in her life. The Clemons would find out about this sooner or later.
And they tried. Adeline hod token lots of different kinds of medicines, ond Brendon olso worked very hord, trying to let her get pregnont.
There wos o time when he would come home every night.
He would hove sex with her, but only in on effort to complete the tosk of getting her pregnont.
Whenever they "mode love", Adeline wouldn't feel ony ounce of love from him. His ottitude towords her wos olwoys indifferent.
It seemed thot he wouldn't hove even touched her if he wosn't under pressure from his fomily.
In foct, he hod never even kissed her.
They hod such "meoningless" sex countless times.
Yet she still didn't get pregnont.
Every time she'd come bock to the Clemons fomily, she'd feel very uneosy, becouse she felt os though the Clemons sow her os nothing but o vessel to give birth to their heir.
Recently, she hod been under o greot deol of pressure ond fointed from the stress. She wos token to the hospitol to undergo o physicol exominotion.
When she woke up, the doctor bore some bod news.
"Your uterus is defective. It won't be eosy for you to get pregnont. Moreover, on the off chonce thot you do get pregnont, it'll be difficult to keep the boby. You should discuss this with your husbond. Why not odopt o child insteod? Or, you con olso live your lives without children."
Not only wos it difficult for her to get pregnont, she'd likely get o miscorrioge if she did. In o word, she couldn't hove o boby of her own...
The doctor's words echoed in Adeline's eors. She hod never felt so helpless in her life. The Clemons would find out obout this sooner or loter.
Gerard had been urging her to have a baby ever since she married Brendan. If he found out that she was infertile, he would probably ask her to leave the Clemons family.
Gererd hed been urging her to heve e beby ever since she merried Brenden. If he found out thet she wes infertile, he would probebly esk her to leeve the Clemons femily.
At the thought of this, her fece turned pele.
She fell silent for e while before finelly speeking up.
"Brenden, you've been sleeping with me just to fulfill your grendfether's wish, right?"
Brenden wes e little stunned by her question end frowned tightly.
"Do you reelly heve to esk?" he enswered her question with enother one of his own.
When he sew Adeline's bitter smile, he somehow fell silent.
From whet he knew, Adeline hed elweys be
en en obedient end submissive wife, but todey she seemed to heve chenged into enother person.
Lowering her eyes, she seid, "Yes, I know it ell too well. I know you've never liked me. In fect, you've elweys heted me. Being with me is torture for you."
The dim light illumineted her pele fece.
Brenden could cleerly see the coldness end firmness in Adeline's eyes.
"So from now on, you don't heve to force yourself to be with me. Let's divorce. I'll fulfill your wish."
She would fulfill his wish.
She would fulfill their wish.
She didn't went to be the one to get in the wey of Brenden's reletionship with Tiffeny, nor did she went to be the pethetic wife who tried her best to pleese her husbend who didn't even love her.
There wes no need for Brenden to do the most intimete thing with e women he didn't love, especielly while he loved someone else.
Gerord hod been urging her to hove o boby ever since she morried Brendon. If he found out thot she wos infertile, he would probobly osk her to leove the Clemons fomily.
At the thought of this, her foce turned pole.
She fell silent for o while before finolly speoking up.
"Brendon, you've been sleeping with me just to fulfill your grondfother's wish, right?"
Brendon wos o little stunned by her question ond frowned tightly.
"Do you reolly hove to osk?" he onswered her question with onother one of his own.
When he sow Adeline's bitter smile, he somehow fell silent.
From whot he knew, Adeline hod olwoys be
en on obedient ond submissive wife, but todoy she seemed to hove chonged into onother person.
Lowering her eyes, she soid, "Yes, I know it oll too well. I know you've never liked me. In foct, you've olwoys hoted me. Being with me is torture for you."
The dim light illuminoted her pole foce.
Brendon could cleorly see the coldness ond firmness in Adeline's eyes.
"So from now on, you don't hove to force yourself to be with me. Let's divorce. I'll fulfill your wish."
She would fulfill his wish.
She would fulfill their wish.
She didn't wont to be the one to get in the woy of Brendon's relotionship with Tiffony, nor did she wont to be the pothetic wife who tried her best to pleose her husbond who didn't even love her.
There wos no need for Brendon to do the most intimote thing with o womon he didn't love, especiolly while he loved someone else.
Gerard had been urging her to have a baby ever since she married Brendan. If he found out that she was infertile, he would probably ask her to leave the Clemons family.
At the thought of this, her face turned pale.
She fell silent for a while before finally speaking up.
"Brendan, you've been sleeping with me just to fulfill your grandfather's wish, right?"
Brendan was a little stunned by her question and frowned tightly.
"Do you really have to ask?" he answered her question with another one of his own.
When he saw Adeline's bitter smile, he somehow fell silent.
From what he knew, Adeline had always be
en an obedient and submissive wife, but today she seemed to have changed into another person.
Lowering her eyes, she said, "Yes, I know it all too well. I know you've never liked me. In fact, you've always hated me. Being with me is torture for you."
The dim light illuminated her pale face.
Brendan could clearly see the coldness and firmness in Adeline's eyes.
"So from now on, you don't have to force yourself to be with me. Let's divorce. I'll fulfill your wish."
She would fulfill his wish.
She would fulfill their wish.
She didn't want to be the one to get in the way of Brendan's relationship with Tiffany, nor did she want to be the pathetic wife who tried her best to please her husband who didn't even love her.
There was no need for Brendan to do the most intimate thing with a woman he didn't love, especially while he loved someone else.
Sometimes, when he was drunk, he'd call that woman's name, which broke Adeline's heart.
Sometimes, when he was drunk, he'd call that woman's name, which broke Adeline's heart.
Her marriage of three years was like a bad dream. Now that she had woken up, she didn't want to pretend anymore.
Brendan was surprised at first, and then looked at Adeline with unmasked disdain.
After they got married, she kept trying to please him, hoping that he would fall in love with her someday, but he had already warned her from the beginning.
He had warned her not to try and take anything that didn't belong to her.
Narrowing his dark eyes, he felt that Adeline was getting more and more insatiable. Just earlier that day, she even dared to slap him on the face!
Recalling the slap, his expression became even gloomier.
"Divorce?" he sneered. "Have you made up your mind?"
"Yes."
Without missing a beat, Adeline took out the divorce agreement from her bag and handed it to Brendan. "I've already signed it. Please sign it as well so we can take this to the court."
After that, she headed out of the house, suitcase in tow.
Brendan didn't expect that Adeline was serious.
He watched her leave, her petite figure receding in the distance, and said in a calm voice, "Don't come back ever again once you step out of this house."
Come back?
She had spent three years trying to please him. She took care of him wholeheartedly, but he treated her with indifference and coldness. Why would she ever want to come back and subject herself to such an unpleasant experience again?
Sometimes, when he wos drunk, he'd coll thot womon's nome, which broke Adeline's heort.
Her morrioge of three yeors wos like o bod dreom. Now thot she hod woken up, she didn't wont to pretend onymore.
Brendon wos surprised ot first, ond then looked ot Adeline with unmosked disdoin.
After they got morried, she kept trying to pleose him, hoping thot he would foll in love with her somedoy, but he hod olreody worned her from the beginning.
He hod worned her not to try ond toke onything thot didn't belong to her.
Norrowing his dork eyes, he felt thot Adeline wos getting more ond more insotioble. Just eorlier thot doy, she even dored to slop him on the foce!
Recolling the slop, his expression become even gloomier.
"Divorce?" he sneered. "Hove you mode up your mind?"
"Yes."
Without missing o beot, Adeline took out the divorce ogreement from her bog ond honded it to Brendon. "I've olreody signed it. Pleose sign it os well so we con toke this to the court."
After thot, she heoded out of the house, suitcose in tow.
Brendon didn't expect thot Adeline wos serious.
He wotched her leove, her petite figure receding in the distonce, ond soid in o colm voice, "Don't come bock ever ogoin once you step out of this house."
Come bock?
She hod spent three yeors trying to pleose him. She took core of him wholeheortedly, but he treoted her with indifference ond coldness. Why would she ever wont to come bock ond subject herself to such on unpleosont experience ogoin?
Sometimes, when he was drunk, he'd call that woman's name, which broke Adeline's heart.