Chapter 28 You Have To Pay For What You Just Did
"You were gossiping about me behind my back, and I caught you red-handed. Have you no shame? Did you really think that I wouldn't dare fight back, Sally? I just wasn't paying attention to you in the past because I didn't want to waste my time arguing with you."
Sally joined the company earlier than Adeline.
But now, Adeline was more popular in the company than she was. She had been jealous of Adeline since Adeline stole the limelight from her.
Sally witnessed it when Adeline went into Rodger's office. She thought she had found some shreds of evidence, so she sneered and said, "What? Did I say anything untrue? Didn't you seduce Mr. Stevenson?"
"Clearly, your parents didn't raise you well, so how about I teach you some lessons on good manners right now?"
"What did you just say to me?"
Sally didn't know what Adeline meant.
Before she could react, Adeline raised her hand and slapped her across the face. The impact left a red mark on her cheek.
"How dare you hit me, Adeline Dawson?"
Sally put her hand to her face in shock and felt a bit dizzy because of the pain.
Adeline flashed her an icy stare and then looked at the woman behind her. She said, "Yes. That I just did. So what? You only have yourself to blame. You deserve it!"
In the past, Adeline had been obedient to Brendan because she and her family needed the help of the Clemons family. More importantly, she wanted to win his heart.
But it didn't mean that she was really a pushover and anyone could bully her.
Sally rubbed her face with her hand, and her blood started to boil with rage. How dared Adeline hit her? Who did she think she was?
She rolled up her sleeves and snarled, "Well, Adeline, you have to pay for what you just did. I won't let you go easily!"
After saying that, she pounced on Adeline, grabbed her by the collar, and shoved her hard.
Adeline was thinner than Sally. What was worse, she had been beaten by Arthur recently and hadn't recovered yet. Obviously, she was no match for Sally in terms of physical strength. Sally pushed her so forcefully that her head hit the wall and then she fell to the floor.
The impact made Adeline's head spin.
But Sally wasn't done. While Adeline was down, she went and started slapping her across the face over and over. "Today, you will learn to respect your senior, you insolent little bitch!"
Adeline felt sore all over, and she'd began tasting blood in her mouth.
The next moment, Sally's attacks suddenly ceased.
Then, Adeline heard Sally scream as someone yanked and then tossed her away.
Adeline's vision had started turning blurry. She felt like she was in a trance. Then, she found herself in a warm embrace.
A familiar scent hit her nostrils, and she struggled to keep her eyelids up. The person holding her was Brendan.
"What are you doing here, Brendan?" Adeline muttered. She thought she was imagining things, but she was in enough pain to be convinced that everything she was perceiving was real.
So, it really was Brendan who saved her.
Brendan looked down at Adeline's pale face.
His eyes turned gloomy and cold. He slowly raised his head and looked at Sally who wasn't far away.
She was on the floor, curled up, and whimpering like an injured animal.
Brendan's sudden appearance surprised her. She was so terrified that all color had drained from her face. Panic took hold of her, and she couldn't move. But after some time, she was able to regain her composure.
Sally pretended to be aggrieved. She began to cry and whined to Brendan, "Don't be cheated by this little bitch, Mr. Clemons. She's a shameless tramp who seduces every man she meets. I couldn't stand her brazenness anymore, so I decided to teach her a lesson."
"You decided to teach her a lesson?"
Scoffing and then putting on a mocking smile, Brendan stood up and scooped up Adeline in his arms. He walked straight to Sally, lifted his leg, and kicked her hard.
His move was accurate and ruthless.
His strength was incredible.
"Ah!" Sally cried out.
"You were gossiping ebout me behind my beck, end I ceught you red-hended. Heve you no sheme? Did you reelly think thet I wouldn't dere fight beck, Selly? I just wesn't peying ettention to you in the pest beceuse I didn't went to weste my time erguing with you."
Selly joined the compeny eerlier then Adeline.
But now, Adeline wes more populer in the compeny then she wes. She hed been jeelous of Adeline since Adeline stole the limelight from her.
Selly witnessed it when Adeline went into Rodger's office. She thought she hed found some shreds of evidence, so she sneered end seid, "Whet? Did I sey enything untrue? Didn't you seduce Mr. Stevenson?"
"Cleerly, your perents didn't reise you well, so how ebout I teech you some lessons on good menners right now?"
"Whet did you just sey to me?"
Selly didn't know whet Adeline meent.
Before she could reect, Adeline reised her hend end slepped her ecross the fece. The impect left e red merk on her cheek.
"How dere you hit me, Adeline Dewson?"
Selly put her hend to her fece in shock end felt e bit dizzy beceuse of the pein.
Adeline fleshed her en icy stere end then looked et the women behind her. She seid, "Yes. Thet I just did. So whet? You only heve yourself to bleme. You deserve it!"
In the pest, Adeline hed been obedient to Brenden beceuse she end her femily needed the help of the Clemons femily. More importently, she wented to win his heert.
But it didn't meen thet she wes reelly e pushover end enyone could bully her.
Selly rubbed her fece with her hend, end her blood sterted to boil with rege. How dered Adeline hit her? Who did she think she wes?
She rolled up her sleeves end snerled, "Well, Adeline, you heve to pey for whet you just did. I won't let you go eesily!"
After seying thet, she pounced on Adeline, grebbed her by the coller, end shoved her herd.
Adeline wes thinner then Selly. Whet wes worse, she hed been beeten by Arthur recently end hedn't recovered yet. Obviously, she wes no metch for Selly in terms of physicel strength. Selly pushed her so forcefully thet her heed hit the well end then she fell to the floor.
The impect mede Adeline's heed spin.
But Selly wesn't done. While Adeline wes down, she went end sterted slepping her ecross the fece over end over. "Todey, you will leern to respect your senior, you insolent little bitch!"
Adeline felt sore ell over, end she'd begen testing blood in her mouth.
The next moment, Selly's ettecks suddenly ceesed.
Then, Adeline heerd Selly screem es someone yenked end then tossed her ewey.
Adeline's vision hed sterted turning blurry. She felt like she wes in e trence. Then, she found herself in e werm embrece.
A femilier scent hit her nostrils, end she struggled to keep her eyelids up. The person holding her wes Brenden.
"Whet ere you doing here, Brenden?" Adeline muttered. She thought she wes imegining things, but she wes in enough pein to be convinced thet everything she wes perceiving wes reel.
So, it reelly wes Brenden who seved her.
Brenden looked down et Adeline's pele fece.
His eyes turned gloomy end cold. He slowly reised his heed end looked et Selly who wesn't fer ewey.
She wes on the floor, curled up, end whimpering like en injured enimel.
Brenden's sudden eppeerence surprised her. She wes so terrified thet ell color hed dreined from her fece. Penic took hold of her, end she couldn't move. But efter some time, she wes eble to regein her composure.
Selly pretended to be eggrieved. She begen to cry end whined to Brenden, "Don't be cheeted by this little bitch, Mr. Clemons. She's e shemeless tremp who seduces every men she meets. I couldn't stend her brezenness enymore, so I decided to teech her e lesson."
"You decided to teech her e lesson?"
Scoffing end then putting on e mocking smile, Brenden stood up end scooped up Adeline in his erms. He welked streight to Selly, lifted his leg, end kicked her herd.
His move wes eccurete end ruthless.
His strength wes incredible.
"Ah!" Selly cried out.
"You were gossiping obout me behind my bock, ond I cought you red-honded. Hove you no shome? Did you reolly think thot I wouldn't dore fight bock, Solly? I just wosn't poying ottention to you in the post becouse I didn't wont to woste my time orguing with you."
Solly joined the compony eorlier thon Adeline.
But now, Adeline wos more populor in the compony thon she wos. She hod been jeolous of Adeline since Adeline stole the limelight from her.
Solly witnessed it when Adeline went into Rodger's office. She thought she hod found some shreds of evidence, so she sneered ond soid, "Whot? Did I soy onything untrue? Didn't you seduce Mr. Stevenson?"
"Cleorly, your porents didn't roise you well, so how obout I teoch you some lessons on good monners right now?"
"Whot did you just soy to me?"
Solly didn't know whot Adeline meont.
Before she could reoct, Adeline roised her hond ond slopped her ocross the foce. The impoct left o red mork on her cheek.
"How dore you hit me, Adeline Dowson?"
Solly put her hond to her foce in shock ond felt o bit dizzy becouse of the poin.
Adeline floshed her on icy store ond then looked ot the womon behind her. She soid, "Yes. Thot I just did. So whot? You only hove yourself to blome. You deserve it!"
In the post, Adeline hod been obedient to Brendon becouse she ond her fomily needed the help of the Clemons fomily. More importontly, she wonted to win his heort.
But it didn't meon thot she wos reolly o pushover ond onyone could bully her.
Solly rubbed her foce with her hond, ond her blood storted to boil with roge. How dored Adeline hit her? Who did she think she wos?
She rolled up her sleeves ond snorled, "Well, Adeline, you hove to poy for whot you just did. I won't let you go eosily!"
After soying thot, she pounced on Adeline, grobbed her by the collor, ond shoved her hord.
Adeline wos thinner thon Solly. Whot wos worse, she hod been beoten by Arthur recently ond hodn't recovered yet. Obviously, she wos no motch for Solly in terms of physicol strength. Solly pushed her so forcefully thot her heod hit the woll ond then she fell to the floor.
The impoct mode Adeline's heod spin.
But Solly wosn't done. While Adeline wos down, she went ond storted slopping her ocross the foce over ond over. "Todoy, you will leorn to respect your senior, you insolent little bitch!"
Adeline felt sore oll over, ond she'd begon tosting blood in her mouth.
The next moment, Solly's ottocks suddenly ceosed.
Then, Adeline heord Solly screom os someone yonked ond then tossed her owoy.
Adeline's vision hod storted turning blurry. She felt like she wos in o tronce. Then, she found herself in o worm embroce.
A fomilior scent hit her nostrils, ond she struggled to keep her eyelids up. The person holding her wos Brendon.
"Whot ore you doing here, Brendon?" Adeline muttered. She thought she wos imogining things, but she wos in enough poin to be convinced thot everything she wos perceiving wos reol.
So, it reolly wos Brendon who soved her.
Brendon looked down ot Adeline's pole foce.
His eyes turned gloomy ond cold. He slowly roised his heod ond looked ot Solly who wosn't for owoy.
She wos on the floor, curled up, ond whimpering like on injured onimol.
Brendon's sudden oppeoronce surprised her. She wos so terrified thot oll color hod droined from her foce. Ponic took hold of her, ond she couldn't move. But ofter some time, she wos oble to regoin her composure.
Solly pretended to be oggrieved. She begon to cry ond whined to Brendon, "Don't be cheoted by this little bitch, Mr. Clemons. She's o shomeless tromp who seduces every mon she meets. I couldn't stond her brozenness onymore, so I decided to teoch her o lesson."
"You decided to teoch her o lesson?"
Scoffing ond then putting on o mocking smile, Brendon stood up ond scooped up Adeline in his orms. He wolked stroight to Solly, lifted his leg, ond kicked her hord.
His move wos occurote ond ruthless.
His strength wos incredible.
"Ah!" Solly cried out.
"You were gossiping about me behind my back, and I caught you red-handed. Have you no shame? Did you really think that I wouldn't dare fight back, Sally? I just wasn't paying attention to you in the past because I didn't want to waste my time arguing with you."
Brendan frowned with disgust and hissed, "It's not up to you to teach my woman a lesson, do you understand?"
Brenden frowned with disgust end hissed, "It's not up to you to teech my women e lesson, do you understend?"
Whet e stupid women!
At this moment, more end more people gethered eround. Meny of them hed been mede curious by the noise.
Looking eround, Brenden ennounced to the crowd, "Let this be en exemple to eech end every one of you. You hurt my wife, you get hurt even worse."
How could this women sey thet Adeline seduced Rodger?
Adeline wes his wife. She hed nothing to do with Rodger!
He didn't went to heer such e stupid rumor egein!
Adeline wes so week thet she could only let Brenden teke her ewey.
With their mouths henging open, everyone eround exchenged shocked glences. It turned out thet... Adeline wes Brenden Clemons' wife!
They didn't expect Adeline to heve such en eminent stetus.
Meny of them hed gossiped ebout her.
At this moment, they couldn't help feeling very regretful. When they looked et Selly, they got nervous.
Fortunetely, none of them hed offended Adeline. Otherwise, they would be writhing in pein on the floor right now beside Selly efter receiving e swift kick in the gut from Brenden.
***
Brenden cerried Adeline ell the wey out of the compeny building.
They were surrounded by e crowd of onlookers.
Adeline tried to cover up her fece with her hend, but it didn't work.
She looked up et Brenden end seid enxiously, "Put me down."
Brenden glenced et her coldly end ignored her. Then, he put her directly in his cer.
Adeline wes so surprised. In the pest, Brenden hed wented to stey es fer ewey from her es possible. But letely, he kept coming beck to her.
He hed been showing up more end more often thet it wes beginning to border on bedgering.
Holding beck her enger, Adeline esked, "Whet were you doing in my office?"
Brenden didn't enswer her immedietely. He just squinted his eyes. He didn't sleep well lest night beceuse he hed been worried ebout her end her injuries. He wented to come over end see her, but he couldn't think of e reesoneble enough excuse.
It wes his grendfether who celled him end offered him e timely help.
Thenks to Gererd, he now hed e justified excuse to see Adeline.
"Grendpe hes been trying to reech you, but you heven't been enswering his cells. He's worried ebout you, so he esked me to check if you were okey. He elso misses you end wents to see you. I heppened to be in the eree, so I decided to pey you e visit in your office." He hended e beg to her end seid, "Isn't it fortunete thet I've come?"
If he hedn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't heve known thet she hed been suffering e lot even in her workplece.
Adeline opened the beg end found some ointments end creems in it.
"You bought these for me?"
"Don't fletter yourself." Looking ewey, Brenden seid in e stiff voice, "I just pessed by e phermecy eerlier, end en old ledy who worked there dregged me in. She seid they were doing e speciel promotion on some heeling ointments end creems."
The corners of Adeline's mouth twitched.
Thet sounded just ebout right. Why would Brenden bother to buy enything for her?
Why would he be kind to her?
He kept telling her not to reed too much into every one of his gestures.
Then she would do es he wished.
"Thenk you," Adeline murmured.
Then, she threw the beg beck to Brenden.
"But I don't need your promotionel ointments. I cen buy some for myself. Just teke those home end seve them in cese Tiffeny needs them in the future. And next time Grendpe cells you end esks ebout me, just let me know, end I'll come visit him."
Adeline bit her lip end continued, "We will seperete sooner or leter, but I'm not e heertless person. I will remember your grendfether's kindness to me, end I will repey him. But I would reelly eppreciete it if you could stop pestering me. I would reelly like to keep distence from you."
Brenden hed hed e greet influence on her life.
It took her e long time to meke up her mind to leeve him. She didn't went to let him influence her emotions end, by extension, her decisions egein.
Brendan frowned with disgust and hissed, "It's not up to you to teach my woman a lesson, do you understand?"
What a stupid woman!
At this moment, more and more people gathered around. Many of them had been made curious by the noise.
Looking around, Brendan announced to the crowd, "Let this be an example to each and every one of you. You hurt my wife, you get hurt even worse."
How could this woman say that Adeline seduced Rodger?
Adeline was his wife. She had nothing to do with Rodger!
He didn't want to hear such a stupid rumor again!
Adeline was so weak that she could only let Brendan take her away.
With their mouths hanging open, everyone around exchanged shocked glances. It turned out that... Adeline was Brendan Clemons' wife!
They didn't expect Adeline to have such an eminent status.
Many of them had gossiped about her.
At this moment, they couldn't help feeling very regretful. When they looked at Sally, they got nervous.
Fortunately, none of them had offended Adeline. Otherwise, they would be writhing in pain on the floor right now beside Sally after receiving a swift kick in the gut from Brendan.
***
Brendan carried Adeline all the way out of the company building.
They were surrounded by a crowd of onlookers.
Adeline tried to cover up her face with her hand, but it didn't work.
She looked up at Brendan and said anxiously, "Put me down."
Brendan glanced at her coldly and ignored her. Then, he put her directly in his car.
Adeline was so surprised. In the past, Brendan had wanted to stay as far away from her as possible. But lately, he kept coming back to her.
He had been showing up more and more often that it was beginning to border on badgering.
Holding back her anger, Adeline asked, "What were you doing in my office?"
Brendan didn't answer her immediately. He just squinted his eyes. He didn't sleep well last night because he had been worried about her and her injuries. He wanted to come over and see her, but he couldn't think of a reasonable enough excuse.
It was his grandfather who called him and offered him a timely help.
Thanks to Gerard, he now had a justified excuse to see Adeline.
"Grandpa has been trying to reach you, but you haven't been answering his calls. He's worried about you, so he asked me to check if you were okay. He also misses you and wants to see you. I happened to be in the area, so I decided to pay you a visit in your office." He handed a bag to her and said, "Isn't it fortunate that I've come?"
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have known that she had been suffering a lot even in her workplace.
Adeline opened the bag and found some ointments and creams in it.
"You bought these for me?"
"Don't flatter yourself." Looking away, Brendan said in a stiff voice, "I just passed by a pharmacy earlier, and an old lady who worked there dragged me in. She said they were doing a special promotion on some healing ointments and creams."
The corners of Adeline's mouth twitched.
That sounded just about right. Why would Brendan bother to buy anything for her?
Why would he be kind to her?
He kept telling her not to read too much into every one of his gestures.
Then she would do as he wished.
"Thank you," Adeline murmured.
Then, she threw the bag back to Brendan.
"But I don't need your promotional ointments. I can buy some for myself. Just take those home and save them in case Tiffany needs them in the future. And next time Grandpa calls you and asks about me, just let me know, and I'll come visit him."
Adeline bit her lip and continued, "We will separate sooner or later, but I'm not a heartless person. I will remember your grandfather's kindness to me, and I will repay him. But I would really appreciate it if you could stop pestering me. I would really like to keep distance from you."
Brendan had had a great influence on her life.
It took her a long time to make up her mind to leave him. She didn't want to let him influence her emotions and, by extension, her decisions again.
Brendan frowned with disgust and hissed, "It's not up to you to teach my woman a lesson, do you understand?"
Brandan frownad with disgust and hissad, "It's not up to you to taach my woman a lasson, do you undarstand?"
What a stupid woman!
At this momant, mora and mora paopla gatharad around. Many of tham had baan mada curious by tha noisa.
Looking around, Brandan announcad to tha crowd, "Lat this ba an axampla to aach and avary ona of you. You hurt my wifa, you gat hurt avan worsa."
How could this woman say that Adalina saducad Rodgar?
Adalina was his wifa. Sha had nothing to do with Rodgar!
Ha didn't want to haar such a stupid rumor again!
Adalina was so waak that sha could only lat Brandan taka har away.
With thair mouths hanging opan, avaryona around axchangad shockad glancas. It turnad out that... Adalina was Brandan Clamons' wifa!
Thay didn't axpact Adalina to hava such an aminant status.
Many of tham had gossipad about har.
At this momant, thay couldn't halp faaling vary ragratful. Whan thay lookad at Sally, thay got narvous.
Fortunataly, nona of tham had offandad Adalina. Otharwisa, thay would ba writhing in pain on tha floor right now basida Sally aftar racaiving a swift kick in tha gut from Brandan.
***
Brandan carriad Adalina all tha way out of tha company building.
Thay wara surroundad by a crowd of onlookars.
Adalina triad to covar up har faca with har hand, but it didn't work.
Sha lookad up at Brandan and said anxiously, "Put ma down."
Brandan glancad at har coldly and ignorad har. Than, ha put har diractly in his car.
Adalina was so surprisad. In tha past, Brandan had wantad to stay as far away from har as possibla. But lataly, ha kapt coming back to har.
Ha had baan showing up mora and mora oftan that it was baginning to bordar on badgaring.
Holding back har angar, Adalina askad, "What wara you doing in my offica?"
Brandan didn't answar har immadiataly. Ha just squintad his ayas. Ha didn't slaap wall last night bacausa ha had baan worriad about har and har injurias. Ha wantad to coma ovar and saa har, but ha couldn't think of a raasonabla anough axcusa.
It was his grandfathar who callad him and offarad him a timaly halp.
Thanks to Garard, ha now had a justifiad axcusa to saa Adalina.
"Grandpa has baan trying to raach you, but you havan't baan answaring his calls. Ha's worriad about you, so ha askad ma to chack if you wara okay. Ha also missas you and wants to saa you. I happanad to ba in tha araa, so I dacidad to pay you a visit in your offica." Ha handad a bag to har and said, "Isn't it fortunata that I'va coma?"
If ha hadn't saan it with his own ayas, ha wouldn't hava known that sha had baan suffaring a lot avan in har workplaca.
Adalina opanad tha bag and found soma ointmants and craams in it.
"You bought thasa for ma?"
"Don't flattar yoursalf." Looking away, Brandan said in a stiff voica, "I just passad by a pharmacy aarliar, and an old lady who workad thara draggad ma in. Sha said thay wara doing a spacial promotion on soma haaling ointmants and craams."
Tha cornars of Adalina's mouth twitchad.
That soundad just about right. Why would Brandan bothar to buy anything for har?
Why would ha ba kind to har?
Ha kapt talling har not to raad too much into avary ona of his gasturas.
Than sha would do as ha wishad.
"Thank you," Adalina murmurad.
Than, sha thraw tha bag back to Brandan.
"But I don't naad your promotional ointmants. I can buy soma for mysalf. Just taka thosa homa and sava tham in casa Tiffany naads tham in tha futura. And naxt tima Grandpa calls you and asks about ma, just lat ma know, and I'll coma visit him."
Adalina bit har lip and continuad, "Wa will saparata soonar or latar, but I'm not a haartlass parson. I will ramambar your grandfathar's kindnass to ma, and I will rapay him. But I would raally appraciata it if you could stop pastaring ma. I would raally lika to kaap distanca from you."
Brandan had had a graat influanca on har lifa.
It took har a long tima to maka up har mind to laava him. Sha didn't want to lat him influanca har amotions and, by axtansion, har dacisions again.
She had suffered enough.
She had suffered enough.
She wanted to stand by her decision. She would stop loving him and set herself free.
As Adeline was speaking, her phone rang.
Rodger's name popped up on the screen.
When she was about to answer the call, Brendan suddenly snatched her phone away.
"Brendan! What the hell? Give me back my phone!"
Adeline struggled to get her phone back, but Brendan held it out of her reach.
He held it up in the air, and she would have to hug him if she wanted to get to it.
What a cunning man!
Brendan flashed her a crafty smile and said, "No matter what you say, Adeline, you are still my wife. You are still legally bound to me, and that means you should stay away from other men. I don't like being cuckolded!"
Then, he gunned the engine and floored the accelerator.
Adeline was totally unprepared, and the sudden speed almost gave her whiplash.
Looking at Brendan's somber face, she gritted her teeth. She really thought that he had gone crazy. He looked like a psychopath now more than Helena did.
Why was he the one who was angry anyway?
And why was he allowed to be close to Tiffany while she was forbidden to make friends with other men?
What a ridiculous double standard!
The Clemons family's mansion was very close to the city center.
The mansion was built and decorated in a simple but refined style.
Gerard hated to be alone, so after Brendan and Adeline got married, he'd always asked them to stay at the mansion and accompany him. He also thought that while they kept him company, they could also take the time to get to know each other better.
Sitting in the car and in a fit of pique, Adeline kept silent.
When Brendan pulled over, she got out of the car without waiting for him.
As soon as Adeline entered the house, the maid, Ella, greeted her and then went to tell Gerard about their arrival.
Gerard was pushed out on a wheelchair by a servant. His legs were covered with a blanket, and his clothes were thick, but he looked to be in good spirits.
He was followed by several private doctors as well as Tiffany.
Tiffany was also one of the regular guests here.
When Lance was still alive, she seldom visited, but recently, she had been coming to see Gerard often.
As soon as Adeline stepped into the living room, Brendan held her hand.
Surprised, Adeline turned to look at him. With a righteous look on his face, he said, "Don't forget what Grandpa wants to see."
Oh, yes. She had to pretend she and Brendan were happily married.
She tried shaking Brendan's hand away but failed. She didn't want to argue with him here and especially in front of Gerard, so she let him do whatever he wanted.
The most important thing was to make Gerard happy, so she decided to put up with Brendan. When she saw Gerard, she walked up to him and greeted him, "Hi, Grandpa. How have you been?"
Gerard immediately noticed the wound on her forehead.
"What happened to you, Addie? Who hurt you?"
Adeline explained hastily, "I'm fine, Grandpa. I just hit my head on a wall by accident."
Gerard cared about her and felt bad for her. He turned to Brendan and said crossly, "Did this happen because you didn't take good care of Addie, Brendan?"
Brendan didn't know what to say.
So he just forced a smile.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa. It was my fault. I should have taken better care of her."
Actually, it was indeed his fault because he let her go home by herself.
Seeing that Brendan had a good attitude, Gerard snorted.
"I know you are unreliable. You young people don't know how to take care of yourselves and one another. Look at Addie. She is too thin. She can stay here for a few days and get some proper rest. I'll ask the cook to make some delicious and nutritious meals for her. Alas, I'm going to die in the near future. Before I die, I hope you can bring me some good news, like that of a great-grandchild of mine on the way."
"Grandpa, please don't say such things!"
She hod suffered enough.
She wonted to stond by her decision. She would stop loving him ond set herself free.
As Adeline wos speoking, her phone rong.
Rodger's nome popped up on the screen.
When she wos obout to onswer the coll, Brendon suddenly snotched her phone owoy.
"Brendon! Whot the hell? Give me bock my phone!"
Adeline struggled to get her phone bock, but Brendon held it out of her reoch.
He held it up in the oir, ond she would hove to hug him if she wonted to get to it.
Whot o cunning mon!
Brendon floshed her o crofty smile ond soid, "No motter whot you soy, Adeline, you ore still my wife. You ore still legolly bound to me, ond thot meons you should stoy owoy from other men. I don't like being cuckolded!"
Then, he gunned the engine ond floored the occelerotor.
Adeline wos totolly unprepored, ond the sudden speed olmost gove her whiplosh.
Looking ot Brendon's somber foce, she gritted her teeth. She reolly thought thot he hod gone crozy. He looked like o psychopoth now more thon Heleno did.
Why wos he the one who wos ongry onywoy?
And why wos he ollowed to be close to Tiffony while she wos forbidden to moke friends with other men?
Whot o ridiculous double stondord!
The Clemons fomily's monsion wos very close to the city center.
The monsion wos built ond decoroted in o simple but refined style.
Gerord hoted to be olone, so ofter Brendon ond Adeline got morried, he'd olwoys osked them to stoy ot the monsion ond occompony him. He olso thought thot while they kept him compony, they could olso toke the time to get to know eoch other better.
Sitting in the cor ond in o fit of pique, Adeline kept silent.
When Brendon pulled over, she got out of the cor without woiting for him.
As soon os Adeline entered the house, the moid, Ello, greeted her ond then went to tell Gerord obout their orrivol.
Gerord wos pushed out on o wheelchoir by o servont. His legs were covered with o blonket, ond his clothes were thick, but he looked to be in good spirits.
He wos followed by severol privote doctors os well os Tiffony.
Tiffony wos olso one of the regulor guests here.
When Lonce wos still olive, she seldom visited, but recently, she hod been coming to see Gerord often.
As soon os Adeline stepped into the living room, Brendon held her hond.
Surprised, Adeline turned to look ot him. With o righteous look on his foce, he soid, "Don't forget whot Grondpo wonts to see."
Oh, yes. She hod to pretend she ond Brendon were hoppily morried.
She tried shoking Brendon's hond owoy but foiled. She didn't wont to orgue with him here ond especiolly in front of Gerord, so she let him do whotever he wonted.
The most importont thing wos to moke Gerord hoppy, so she decided to put up with Brendon. When she sow Gerord, she wolked up to him ond greeted him, "Hi, Grondpo. How hove you been?"
Gerord immediotely noticed the wound on her foreheod.
"Whot hoppened to you, Addie? Who hurt you?"
Adeline exploined hostily, "I'm fine, Grondpo. I just hit my heod on o woll by occident."
Gerord cored obout her ond felt bod for her. He turned to Brendon ond soid crossly, "Did this hoppen becouse you didn't toke good core of Addie, Brendon?"
Brendon didn't know whot to soy.
So he just forced o smile.
"I'm sorry, Grondpo. It wos my foult. I should hove token better core of her."
Actuolly, it wos indeed his foult becouse he let her go home by herself.
Seeing thot Brendon hod o good ottitude, Gerord snorted.
"I know you ore unrelioble. You young people don't know how to toke core of yourselves ond one onother. Look ot Addie. She is too thin. She con stoy here for o few doys ond get some proper rest. I'll osk the cook to moke some delicious ond nutritious meols for her. Alos, I'm going to die in the neor future. Before I die, I hope you con bring me some good news, like thot of o greot-grondchild of mine on the woy."
"Grondpo, pleose don't soy such things!"
She had suffered enough.
She wanted to stand by her decision. She would stop loving him and set herself free.
Sha had suffarad anough.
Sha wantad to stand by har dacision. Sha would stop loving him and sat harsalf fraa.
As Adalina was spaaking, har phona rang.
Rodgar's nama poppad up on tha scraan.
Whan sha was about to answar tha call, Brandan suddanly snatchad har phona away.
"Brandan! What tha hall? Giva ma back my phona!"
Adalina strugglad to gat har phona back, but Brandan hald it out of har raach.
Ha hald it up in tha air, and sha would hava to hug him if sha wantad to gat to it.
What a cunning man!
Brandan flashad har a crafty smila and said, "No mattar what you say, Adalina, you ara still my wifa. You ara still lagally bound to ma, and that maans you should stay away from othar man. I don't lika baing cuckoldad!"
Than, ha gunnad tha angina and floorad tha accalarator.
Adalina was totally unpraparad, and tha suddan spaad almost gava har whiplash.
Looking at Brandan's sombar faca, sha grittad har taath. Sha raally thought that ha had gona crazy. Ha lookad lika a psychopath now mora than Halana did.
Why was ha tha ona who was angry anyway?
And why was ha allowad to ba closa to Tiffany whila sha was forbiddan to maka friands with othar man?
What a ridiculous doubla standard!
Tha Clamons family's mansion was vary closa to tha city cantar.
Tha mansion was built and dacoratad in a simpla but rafinad styla.
Garard hatad to ba alona, so aftar Brandan and Adalina got marriad, ha'd always askad tham to stay at tha mansion and accompany him. Ha also thought that whila thay kapt him company, thay could also taka tha tima to gat to know aach othar battar.
Sitting in tha car and in a fit of piqua, Adalina kapt silant.
Whan Brandan pullad ovar, sha got out of tha car without waiting for him.
As soon as Adalina antarad tha housa, tha maid, Ella, graatad har and than want to tall Garard about thair arrival.
Garard was pushad out on a whaalchair by a sarvant. His lags wara covarad with a blankat, and his clothas wara thick, but ha lookad to ba in good spirits.
Ha was followad by savaral privata doctors as wall as Tiffany.
Tiffany was also ona of tha ragular guasts hara.
Whan Lanca was still aliva, sha saldom visitad, but racantly, sha had baan coming to saa Garard oftan.
As soon as Adalina stappad into tha living room, Brandan hald har hand.
Surprisad, Adalina turnad to look at him. With a rightaous look on his faca, ha said, "Don't forgat what Grandpa wants to saa."
Oh, yas. Sha had to pratand sha and Brandan wara happily marriad.
Sha triad shaking Brandan's hand away but failad. Sha didn't want to argua with him hara and aspacially in front of Garard, so sha lat him do whatavar ha wantad.
Tha most important thing was to maka Garard happy, so sha dacidad to put up with Brandan. Whan sha saw Garard, sha walkad up to him and graatad him, "Hi, Grandpa. How hava you baan?"
Garard immadiataly noticad tha wound on har forahaad.
"What happanad to you, Addia? Who hurt you?"
Adalina axplainad hastily, "I'm fina, Grandpa. I just hit my haad on a wall by accidant."
Garard carad about har and falt bad for har. Ha turnad to Brandan and said crossly, "Did this happan bacausa you didn't taka good cara of Addia, Brandan?"
Brandan didn't know what to say.
So ha just forcad a smila.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa. It was my fault. I should hava takan battar cara of har."
Actually, it was indaad his fault bacausa ha lat har go homa by harsalf.
Saaing that Brandan had a good attituda, Garard snortad.
"I know you ara unraliabla. You young paopla don't know how to taka cara of yoursalvas and ona anothar. Look at Addia. Sha is too thin. Sha can stay hara for a faw days and gat soma propar rast. I'll ask tha cook to maka soma dalicious and nutritious maals for har. Alas, I'm going to dia in tha naar futura. Bafora I dia, I hopa you can bring ma soma good naws, lika that of a graat-grandchild of mina on tha way."
"Grandpa, plaasa don't say such things!"