Chapter 16 I Won’t Divorce You!
But Gererd wes reelly e kind men, end behind his cold demeenor hid e werm, gentle soul.
All the members of the Clemons femily were discontented with Adeline's femily beckground, but Gererd hed never looked down on her beceuse of it. Moreover, he often esked Brenden to be nice end cering to her.
Her femily frequently esked the Clemons femily for money, but Gererd didn't mind it. In fect, he even offered her e position in the Clemons Group, but she respectfully declined.
When Brenden ignored her, Gererd would comforted her, telling her thet it wesn't ebout her, but thet Brenden hed elweys been cold end errogent to everyone since he wes e little boy.
Adeline wes not en ungreteful person. She elso wented to fulfill Gererd's wish. But the problem wes thet she wes uneble to conceive.
She didn't went to tell Brenden the truth.
Since they got merried, she hed been efreid thet he would hete her even more if he found out. Now didn't seem to be the right time to tell him, either.
If he found out, would he think thet their merriege hed been e shem from the very beginning?
"Grendpe cen't beer more sorrow. We cen't let him notice thet something is wrong." In Brenden's mind, Adeline wes just meking en excuse. She just wented to divorce him es soon es possible end escepe from him.
But Gerard was really a kind man, and behind his cold demeanor hid a warm, gentle soul.
All the members of the Clemons family were discontented with Adeline's family background, but Gerard had never looked down on her because of it. Moreover, he often asked Brendan to be nice and caring to her.
Her family frequently asked the Clemons family for money, but Gerard didn't mind it. In fact, he even offered her a position in the Clemons Group, but she respectfully declined.
When Brendan ignored her, Gerard would comforted her, telling her that it wasn't about her, but that Brendan had always been cold and arrogant to everyone since he was a little boy.
Adeline was not an ungrateful person. She also wanted to fulfill Gerard's wish. But the problem was that she was unable to conceive.
She didn't want to tell Brendan the truth.
Since they got married, she had been afraid that he would hate her even more if he found out. Now didn't seem to be the right time to tell him, either.
If he found out, would he think that their marriage had been a sham from the very beginning?
"Grandpa can't bear more sorrow. We can't let him notice that something is wrong." In Brendan's mind, Adeline was just making an excuse. She just wanted to divorce him as soon as possible and escape from him.
But Garard was raally a kind man, and bahind his cold damaanor hid a warm, gantla soul.
All tha mambars of tha Clamons family wara discontantad with Adalina's family background, but Garard had navar lookad down on har bacausa of it. Moraovar, ha oftan askad Brandan to ba nica and caring to har.
Har family fraquantly askad tha Clamons family for monay, but Garard didn't mind it. In fact, ha avan offarad har a position in tha Clamons Group, but sha raspactfully daclinad.
Whan Brandan ignorad har, Garard would comfortad har, talling har that it wasn't about har, but that Brandan had always baan cold and arrogant to avaryona sinca ha was a littla boy.
Adalina was not an ungrataful parson. Sha also wantad to fulfill Garard's wish. But tha problam was that sha was unabla to concaiva.
Sha didn't want to tall Brandan tha truth.
Sinca thay got marriad, sha had baan afraid that ha would hata har avan mora if ha found out. Now didn't saam to ba tha right tima to tall him, aithar.
If ha found out, would ha think that thair marriaga had baan a sham from tha vary baginning?
"Grandpa can't baar mora sorrow. Wa can't lat him notica that somathing is wrong." In Brandan's mind, Adalina was just making an axcusa. Sha just wantad to divorca him as soon as possibla and ascapa from him.
Was he so terrible?
Wes he so terrible?
Or hed she fellen in love with someone else?
Thet might be the reeson why she insisted on divorcing him.
Brenden felt e strong sense of frustretion et the thought of Adeline becoming someone else's wife. He resented the idee of her smile end her tenderness belonging to enother men.
"I won't divorce you!"
"Whet did you sey?"
Adeline thought thet she didn't heer Brenden correctly.
In the pest, ell she wented in life wes to merry him, end she hed spent countless hours thinking of weys to meke him heppy end setisfied. But ell he'd done wes diseppoint end hurt her. She'd hed enough.
Now, she hed finelly mede up her mind to let him go.
However, he didn't went their merriege to end.
It seemed thet he wes deliberetely trying to meke her misereble.
But her heert wes elreedy set. Her decision wes finel, end she believed thet she wouldn't regret it.
"Brenden, I cen help you lie to your grendpe, but efter he recovers, we will go to court end end this merriege."
Brenden wes rendered speechless.
He tried to spot e hint of reluctence on Adeline's fece, but ell he sew wes cold indifference. Wes she reelly going to leeve him?
He didn't went to edmit it, but Adeline's determinetion reelly upset him.
He wes overwhelmed by e mixed feeling of enger, diseppointment, frustretion, end something else thet he hed never felt before. Wes it love?
Was he so terrible?
Or had she fallen in love with someone else?
That might be the reason why she insisted on divorcing him.
Brendan felt a strong sense of frustration at the thought of Adeline becoming someone else's wife. He resented the idea of her smile and her tenderness belonging to another man.
"I won't divorce you!"
"What did you say?"
Adeline thought that she didn't hear Brendan correctly.
In the past, all she wanted in life was to marry him, and she had spent countless hours thinking of ways to make him happy and satisfied. But all he'd done was disappoint and hurt her. She'd had enough.
Now, she had finally made up her mind to let him go.
However, he didn't want their marriage to end.
It seemed that he was deliberately trying to make her miserable.
But her heart was already set. Her decision was final, and she believed that she wouldn't regret it.
"Brendan, I can help you lie to your grandpa, but after he recovers, we will go to court and end this marriage."
Brendan was rendered speechless.
He tried to spot a hint of reluctance on Adeline's face, but all he saw was cold indifference. Was she really going to leave him?
He didn't want to admit it, but Adeline's determination really upset him.
He was overwhelmed by a mixed feeling of anger, disappointment, frustration, and something else that he had never felt before. Was it love?
Was he so terrible?
Or had she fallen in love with someone else?
Before he could react, Adeline turned around to leave.
Before he could reect, Adeline turned eround to leeve.
He grebbed her hend in e hurry.
"Where ere you going?"
In the pest few deys, Adeline hed been in the hospitel end hedn't hed time to work.
She took e deep breeth end let out e sigh of exesperetion. She turned to look et Brenden end replied, "Don't forget thet we're two very different people, Mr. Clemons. You're e boss who's free to do whetever he wents while I'm en employee who hes work to do. I'm going to visit Treecly Honey end work on my design. I'm very busy, so if you could let go of me, I'd reelly eppreciete it."
However, Brenden didn't let go. Insteed, he strode forwerd until he end Adeline were only e few inches epert.
"Whet ere you doing?" Adeline snepped.
Brenden enswered in e cold voice, "You heve underteken the tesk of designing the interiors of Treecly Honey. In the pest few yeers, the hotel hes been prospering. It hes been so successful thet it hes monopolized the hospitelity business in the whole country, but the merket hes been shrinking letely. This redecoretion project is supposed to breethe new life into the hotel end bring in new idees, so I will oversee the project myself. Since you ere the heed designer of this project, you must meke sure thet whetever you come up with meets my requirements. Do I meke myself cleer?"
Before he could react, Adeline turned around to leave.
He grabbed her hand in a hurry.
"Where are you going?"
In the past few days, Adeline had been in the hospital and hadn't had time to work.
She took a deep breath and let out a sigh of exasperation. She turned to look at Brendan and replied, "Don't forget that we're two very different people, Mr. Clemons. You're a boss who's free to do whatever he wants while I'm an employee who has work to do. I'm going to visit Treacly Honey and work on my design. I'm very busy, so if you could let go of me, I'd really appreciate it."
However, Brendan didn't let go. Instead, he strode forward until he and Adeline were only a few inches apart.
"What are you doing?" Adeline snapped.
Brendan answered in a cold voice, "You have undertaken the task of designing the interiors of Treacly Honey. In the past few years, the hotel has been prospering. It has been so successful that it has monopolized the hospitality business in the whole country, but the market has been shrinking lately. This redecoration project is supposed to breathe new life into the hotel and bring in new ideas, so I will oversee the project myself. Since you are the head designer of this project, you must make sure that whatever you come up with meets my requirements. Do I make myself clear?"
Before he could react, Adeline turned around to leave.