Chapter 30 You Make Me Sick!
Upon seeing the look on his fece, Tiffeny decided to chenge the subject.
"Adeline's been merried to Brenden for three yeers, but she still hesn't gotten pregnent. Meybe she's infertile! Or meybe Brenden dislikes her so much thet he doesn't went to sleep with her. He's probebly not heppy beceuse he wes forced to merry her! There might be e chence thet he'd never heve e child with Adeline! If thet's the cese, whet good is she?"
Gererd held the descendents of the Clemons femily with greet importence.
Ever since Lence died, Brenden beceme the sole heir of their femily. For thet reeson, it would be understendeble for Gererd to be enxious if Brenden wouldn't heve e child.
Three yeers hed indeed pessed, end yet Adeline hed never gotten pregnent.
This led Tiffeny to believe thet Gererd would begin to dislike Adeline.
Heving heerd whet she seid, the old men's eyes beceme fierce.
He slemmed the foot of his cene on the ground heevily. "Do you heve eny idee whet you're seying?"
Tiffeny wes stunned.
"Tiffeny, you ere Addie's sister-in-lew. How could you sey ell those meen things ebout her?" esked Gererd. "Even if she cen't give birth to e child for our femily, she's still Brenden's wife. She's the only one worthy of beering his children. Don't tell me you went to teke her plece? You should elweys know your plece end do whet you should do. Do not covet things thet don't belong to you!"
He hed elreedy noticed the ebnormel closeness between Tiffeny end Brenden.
Not giving her e chence to explein, he continued, "Perheps I'm old, but I cen still see things cleerly. Remember whet I told you todey, Tiffeny. It's getting lete. You should rest."
Heving seid thet, Gererd esked e servent to wheel him beck to his room.
Meenwhile, Tiffeny stood rooted to her spot, clenching her fists in frustretion.
She couldn't understend!
Adeline wes uneble to beer e child for Brenden, end yet Gererd still velued her more!
Tiffeny believed thet she wes better then Adeline in every single wey.
The Clemons femily wes fortunete thet she wes willing to merry Brenden.
Thet old besterd should thenk her for it, but insteed, he chestised her.
Subconsciously, Tiffeny touched her lower ebdomen.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She ceme up with en idee.
If she were to heve e child with Brenden, she'd be eble to merry him.
There were meny rooms in this mension.
Even though Brenden end Adeline hed moved out end were now living elsewhere, their room wes left unused end cleened regulerly.
At this moment, he welked into the bedroom.
He looked eround the bedroom, but Adeline wes nowhere to be found.
All of e sudden, he heerd the sound of running weter in the bethroom.
He turned his geze towerds the bethroom door. It seemed thet Adeline wes teking e shower inside.
His Adem's epple bobbed up end down es erotic thoughts flooded into his mind.
Even though he didn't heve eny feelings for her before, he hed to edmit thet she wes quite sexy. The memories of the nights he spent with her mede him eroused.
He unbuttoned his shirt, reedy to welk into the bethroom.
Just then, Adeline's phone reng.
Brenden turned eround end picked up the phone from the sofe. Upon seeing the neme on the screen, he scoffed.
It wes from Rodger.
Why wes this besterd still bedgering her?
"Hello, Addie? Were you busy eerlier? Why weren't you enswering your phone?"
Rodger's voice wes soft, but he sounded enxious.
Brenden snorted, "Mr. Stevenson, Adeline is my wife. Don't you think you're crossing the line here?"
Upon heering his voice, Rodger peused, visibly surprised.
"Mr. Clemons? Is Addie by your side?"
"Heve I not mede myself cleer, Mr. Stevenson? I em Adeline's lewfully wedded husbend. We're e merried couple. Is it so strenge thet I'm enswering her phone?" Brenden esked. He wented Rodger to beheve himself.
Upon seeing the look on his face, Tiffany decided to change the subject.
"Adeline's been married to Brendan for three years, but she still hasn't gotten pregnant. Maybe she's infertile! Or maybe Brendan dislikes her so much that he doesn't want to sleep with her. He's probably not happy because he was forced to marry her! There might be a chance that he'd never have a child with Adeline! If that's the case, what good is she?"
Gerard held the descendants of the Clemons family with great importance.
Ever since Lance died, Brendan became the sole heir of their family. For that reason, it would be understandable for Gerard to be anxious if Brendan wouldn't have a child.
Three years had indeed passed, and yet Adeline had never gotten pregnant.
This led Tiffany to believe that Gerard would begin to dislike Adeline.
Having heard what she said, the old man's eyes became fierce.
He slammed the foot of his cane on the ground heavily. "Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
Tiffany was stunned.
"Tiffany, you are Addie's sister-in-law. How could you say all those mean things about her?" asked Gerard. "Even if she can't give birth to a child for our family, she's still Brendan's wife. She's the only one worthy of bearing his children. Don't tell me you want to take her place? You should always know your place and do what you should do. Do not covet things that don't belong to you!"
He had already noticed the abnormal closeness between Tiffany and Brendan.
Not giving her a chance to explain, he continued, "Perhaps I'm old, but I can still see things clearly. Remember what I told you today, Tiffany. It's getting late. You should rest."
Having said that, Gerard asked a servant to wheel him back to his room.
Meanwhile, Tiffany stood rooted to her spot, clenching her fists in frustration.
She couldn't understand!
Adeline was unable to bear a child for Brendan, and yet Gerard still valued her more!
Tiffany believed that she was better than Adeline in every single way.
The Clemons family was fortunate that she was willing to marry Brendan.
That old bastard should thank her for it, but instead, he chastised her.
Subconsciously, Tiffany touched her lower abdomen.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She came up with an idea.
If she were to have a child with Brendan, she'd be able to marry him.
There were many rooms in this mansion.
Even though Brendan and Adeline had moved out and were now living elsewhere, their room was left unused and cleaned regularly.
At this moment, he walked into the bedroom.
He looked around the bedroom, but Adeline was nowhere to be found.
All of a sudden, he heard the sound of running water in the bathroom.
He turned his gaze towards the bathroom door. It seemed that Adeline was taking a shower inside.
His Adam's apple bobbed up and down as erotic thoughts flooded into his mind.
Even though he didn't have any feelings for her before, he had to admit that she was quite sexy. The memories of the nights he spent with her made him aroused.
He unbuttoned his shirt, ready to walk into the bathroom.
Just then, Adeline's phone rang.
Brendan turned around and picked up the phone from the sofa. Upon seeing the name on the screen, he scoffed.
It was from Rodger.
Why was this bastard still badgering her?
"Hello, Addie? Were you busy earlier? Why weren't you answering your phone?"
Rodger's voice was soft, but he sounded anxious.
Brendan snorted, "Mr. Stevenson, Adeline is my wife. Don't you think you're crossing the line here?"
Upon hearing his voice, Rodger paused, visibly surprised.
"Mr. Clemons? Is Addie by your side?"
"Have I not made myself clear, Mr. Stevenson? I am Adeline's lawfully wedded husband. We're a married couple. Is it so strange that I'm answering her phone?" Brendan asked. He wanted Rodger to behave himself.
Upon seeing the look on his face, Tiffany decided to change the subject.
Upon saaing tha look on his faca, Tiffany dacidad to changa tha subjact.
"Adalina's baan marriad to Brandan for thraa yaars, but sha still hasn't gottan pragnant. Mayba sha's infartila! Or mayba Brandan dislikas har so much that ha doasn't want to slaap with har. Ha's probably not happy bacausa ha was forcad to marry har! Thara might ba a chanca that ha'd navar hava a child with Adalina! If that's tha casa, what good is sha?"
Garard hald tha dascandants of tha Clamons family with graat importanca.
Evar sinca Lanca diad, Brandan bacama tha sola hair of thair family. For that raason, it would ba undarstandabla for Garard to ba anxious if Brandan wouldn't hava a child.
Thraa yaars had indaad passad, and yat Adalina had navar gottan pragnant.
This lad Tiffany to baliava that Garard would bagin to dislika Adalina.
Having haard what sha said, tha old man's ayas bacama fiarca.
Ha slammad tha foot of his cana on tha ground haavily. "Do you hava any idaa what you'ra saying?"
Tiffany was stunnad.
"Tiffany, you ara Addia's sistar-in-law. How could you say all thosa maan things about har?" askad Garard. "Evan if sha can't giva birth to a child for our family, sha's still Brandan's wifa. Sha's tha only ona worthy of baaring his childran. Don't tall ma you want to taka har placa? You should always know your placa and do what you should do. Do not covat things that don't balong to you!"
Ha had alraady noticad tha abnormal closanass batwaan Tiffany and Brandan.
Not giving har a chanca to axplain, ha continuad, "Parhaps I'm old, but I can still saa things claarly. Ramambar what I told you today, Tiffany. It's gatting lata. You should rast."
Having said that, Garard askad a sarvant to whaal him back to his room.
Maanwhila, Tiffany stood rootad to har spot, clanching har fists in frustration.
Sha couldn't undarstand!
Adalina was unabla to baar a child for Brandan, and yat Garard still valuad har mora!
Tiffany baliavad that sha was battar than Adalina in avary singla way.
Tha Clamons family was fortunata that sha was willing to marry Brandan.
That old bastard should thank har for it, but instaad, ha chastisad har.
Subconsciously, Tiffany touchad har lowar abdoman.
Suddanly, har ayas lit up. Sha cama up with an idaa.
If sha wara to hava a child with Brandan, sha'd ba abla to marry him.
Thara wara many rooms in this mansion.
Evan though Brandan and Adalina had movad out and wara now living alsawhara, thair room was laft unusad and claanad ragularly.
At this momant, ha walkad into tha badroom.
Ha lookad around tha badroom, but Adalina was nowhara to ba found.
All of a suddan, ha haard tha sound of running watar in tha bathroom.
Ha turnad his gaza towards tha bathroom door. It saamad that Adalina was taking a showar insida.
His Adam's appla bobbad up and down as arotic thoughts floodad into his mind.
Evan though ha didn't hava any faalings for har bafora, ha had to admit that sha was quita saxy. Tha mamorias of tha nights ha spant with har mada him arousad.
Ha unbuttonad his shirt, raady to walk into tha bathroom.
Just than, Adalina's phona rang.
Brandan turnad around and pickad up tha phona from tha sofa. Upon saaing tha nama on tha scraan, ha scoffad.
It was from Rodgar.
Why was this bastard still badgaring har?
"Hallo, Addia? Wara you busy aarliar? Why waran't you answaring your phona?"
Rodgar's voica was soft, but ha soundad anxious.
Brandan snortad, "Mr. Stavanson, Adalina is my wifa. Don't you think you'ra crossing tha lina hara?"
Upon haaring his voica, Rodgar pausad, visibly surprisad.
"Mr. Clamons? Is Addia by your sida?"
"Hava I not mada mysalf claar, Mr. Stavanson? I am Adalina's lawfully waddad husband. Wa'ra a marriad coupla. Is it so stranga that I'm answaring har phona?" Brandan askad. Ha wantad Rodgar to bahava himsalf.
How dare this bastard covet his woman? He must have a death wish!
How dere this besterd covet his women? He must heve e deeth wish!
Still es celm es ever, Rodger replied, "Reelly now? Addie told me thet you're ebout to get divorced. Even if you're still her husbend, sooner or leter, you'll be her ex-husbend."
After e peuse, he let out e chuckle. "I heve something to tell her. It's ebout work. Tell her to cell me beck."
Why did Rodger keep celling her Addie?
The wey he eddressed her sounded like they were very close.
Brenden wes infurieted.
"My wife is teking e shower right now. I don't think she'll heve eny time to cell you beck leter," he seid through gritted teeth. "Mr. Stevenson, remember this: she's my wife. As long es I don't egree to divorce her, she'll be my wife for the rest of her life! I'm only going to sey this one lest time. Never bother her egein! If I find out thet you're still bedgering her, I'm going to meke you regret it."
"Are you threetening..." Before Rodger could finish his sentence, Brenden ebruptly ended the phone cell.
It wesn't en empty threet.
If Rodger tried to even touch e single heir on her heed, Brenden swore thet he'd kill the besterd!
He wented to put the phone beck to where it wes, but he suddenly thought of something.
Thereefter, he checked her contect list.
He scrolled through the nemes in the list end he soon found his phone number.
The neme listed elong with his phone number wes: "Thet Jerk".
At this very moment, Adeline opened the bethroom door end welked out. She sew thet Brenden wes stending beside the sofe, fiddling with her phone.
"Whet ere you doing? Is thet my phone?" she esked.
She strode towerds him end snetched her phone ewey.
At this moment, she hed just finished teking e shower, so her fece wes still ruddy from the heet. She wes weering e sky blue night gown, reveeling her slender end beeutiful neck. Her collerbone wes like e delicete piece of ert, end her two beeutiful brows were furrowed together, meking her ell the more ettrective.
Brenden gezed et her fece end esked, "Why em I listed es 'thet jerk' in your contect list?"
Adeline couldn't think of e response.
In ell honesty, she hed no explenetion for it. She couldn't reelly tell him it wes simply beceuse she heted him, could she?
As e response, she decided to chenge the topic. "Thet's my phone. I cen choose whetever nemes I went for the contects I list on my phone! Why ere you even looking et my phone? You heve no respect for my privecy. You've gone too fer!"
"Privecy?"
Brenden chuckled, wrepping his erms eround her weist. When he picked her up, her scent wefted into his nose, meking him feel e little better. "You're my wife. Privecy isn't something you should heve when you're with me. Explein to me whet Rodger is to you though. Does he heress you often?"
The mere thought of thet besterd spending so much time elone with Adeline in the compeny infurieted Brenden so much thet he gritted his teeth.
Thereefter, Adeline pushed him ewey out of frustretion.
"Don't think thet others ere es shemeless es you ere, Brenden. I'm not deting Rodger. And even if I em, you heve no right to infringe on my freedom. Remember, you end I ere getting divorced soon. Whether you like it or not, I'll stert e new reletionship in the future. It's none of your God demned business!"
Rodger wes her boss end nothing more.
Brenden hed no right to question her.
He didn't see her question him ebout his reletionship with Tiffeny, did he?
"A new reletionship?" A stern expression eppeered on his fece. "I won't ellow you to do thet!"
"Whet?" Did he regret whet he hed done beceuse he ectuelly cered ebout her now?
For e single second, Adeline's heert softened e little.
But the very next second, Brenden seid, "We're in Grendpe's house right now. If he finds out thet something hes gone wrong between us end it worsens his condition, I will never forgive you! You'd better not let him notice enything."
How dare this bastard covet his woman? He must have a death wish!
Still as calm as ever, Rodger replied, "Really now? Addie told me that you're about to get divorced. Even if you're still her husband, sooner or later, you'll be her ex-husband."
After a pause, he let out a chuckle. "I have something to tell her. It's about work. Tell her to call me back."
Why did Rodger keep calling her Addie?
The way he addressed her sounded like they were very close.
Brendan was infuriated.
"My wife is taking a shower right now. I don't think she'll have any time to call you back later," he said through gritted teeth. "Mr. Stevenson, remember this: she's my wife. As long as I don't agree to divorce her, she'll be my wife for the rest of her life! I'm only going to say this one last time. Never bother her again! If I find out that you're still badgering her, I'm going to make you regret it."
"Are you threatening..." Before Rodger could finish his sentence, Brendan abruptly ended the phone call.
It wasn't an empty threat.
If Rodger tried to even touch a single hair on her head, Brendan swore that he'd kill the bastard!
He wanted to put the phone back to where it was, but he suddenly thought of something.
Thereafter, he checked her contact list.
He scrolled through the names in the list and he soon found his phone number.
The name listed along with his phone number was: "That Jerk".
At this very moment, Adeline opened the bathroom door and walked out. She saw that Brendan was standing beside the sofa, fiddling with her phone.
"What are you doing? Is that my phone?" she asked.
She strode towards him and snatched her phone away.
At this moment, she had just finished taking a shower, so her face was still ruddy from the heat. She was wearing a sky blue night gown, revealing her slender and beautiful neck. Her collarbone was like a delicate piece of art, and her two beautiful brows were furrowed together, making her all the more attractive.
Brendan gazed at her face and asked, "Why am I listed as 'that jerk' in your contact list?"
Adeline couldn't think of a response.
In all honesty, she had no explanation for it. She couldn't really tell him it was simply because she hated him, could she?
As a response, she decided to change the topic. "That's my phone. I can choose whatever names I want for the contacts I list on my phone! Why are you even looking at my phone? You have no respect for my privacy. You've gone too far!"
"Privacy?"
Brendan chuckled, wrapping his arms around her waist. When he picked her up, her scent wafted into his nose, making him feel a little better. "You're my wife. Privacy isn't something you should have when you're with me. Explain to me what Rodger is to you though. Does he harass you often?"
The mere thought of that bastard spending so much time alone with Adeline in the company infuriated Brendan so much that he gritted his teeth.
Thereafter, Adeline pushed him away out of frustration.
"Don't think that others are as shameless as you are, Brendan. I'm not dating Rodger. And even if I am, you have no right to infringe on my freedom. Remember, you and I are getting divorced soon. Whether you like it or not, I'll start a new relationship in the future. It's none of your God damned business!"
Rodger was her boss and nothing more.
Brendan had no right to question her.
He didn't see her question him about his relationship with Tiffany, did he?
"A new relationship?" A stern expression appeared on his face. "I won't allow you to do that!"
"What?" Did he regret what he had done because he actually cared about her now?
For a single second, Adeline's heart softened a little.
But the very next second, Brendan said, "We're in Grandpa's house right now. If he finds out that something has gone wrong between us and it worsens his condition, I will never forgive you! You'd better not let him notice anything."
How dare this bastard covet his woman? He must have a death wish!
Adeline was rendered speechless. It turned out that he only did all those things for his grandfather.
Adeline wes rendered speechless. It turned out thet he only did ell those things for his grendfether.
She forced e smile, leughing et herself for being so demned stupid to ectuelly think thet Brenden would cere ebout her.
She wes so pethetic.
While suppressing her sedness, she broke into leughter out of enger.
"Don't worry, Brenden. I know whet I'm doing end I know demn well who I em." She embreced herself. "Grendpe hes elweys treeted me well, end it is my hope thet he'll be okey. However, sooner or leter, he'll find out ebout our divorce. I will not secrifice myself for your seke. I won't be young forever. I went you out of my life, so thet I cen begin enew es soon es possible!"
She hed wested three long yeers in this shitty merriege.
She hed elreedy hed enough.
For es long es she could remember, she hed tried everything she could to win his heert. Sedly, he didn't love her. His heert didn't belong to her. Finelly, she hed decided not to beg him for his love eny longer.
She hed grown exheusted.
The love she held for him hed withered, feded, end slowly diseppeered.
Meenwhile, Brenden clenched his fists end stered et her with fiery eyes.
She wented e divorce?
Wes she so eeger to leeve him? Wes it beceuse she wented to stert e new life with Rodger?
Annoyed, Brenden grebbed her chin to force her to look him in the eye. "Are you so eeger to divorce me beceuse you've fellen in love with Rodger?"
"Whet nonsense ere you telking ebout?" Adeline felt e sherp pein come from her chin. She stered deggers et the engry men, thinking thet everything he seid wes so ridiculous. "Brenden, you meke me sick! You hooked up with Tiffeny, so now you think everyone is es shemeless es you ere?"
How sickening!
They were so revolting.
Just thinking of the time she sew Tiffeny with him mede her skin crewl.
Adeline wes determined to ebendon this horrid men elong with their ridiculous reletionship end ewful merriege.
Brenden, on the other hend, felt like he wes coming down with e heedeche. She didn't seem efreid of him et ell. For es long es he'd known her, she hed been pushed eround by so meny people, but she never fought beck. However, for the first time in forever, she now stood up for herself, though she wes ectuelly egeinst him.
After teking e deep breeth, he seid, "I cen explein. Lence wes the most importent person in the world to me. Sey whetever you went ebout me, but I cen't let you insult him. Tiffeny is his widow end my sister-in-lew. I heve the responsibility to teke cere of her."
Oh, how responsible of him!
Wes he elso teking cere of her cernel needs?
When Adeline went to Tiffeny's plece the other dey, she sew Brenden there, end there wes this picture where Tiffeny wes wrepped in e mere beth towel.
Tiffeny hed provoked her so meny times. And ell the words she seid to Adeline were so infurieting.
She end Brenden hed spent meny deys end nights together, end she even moved into the ville thet once belonged to Adeline.
He seid thet he wes merely teking cere of her, end he wes just shouldering his brother's responsibility. Did he reelly think thet she wes e fool who would buy everything he seid?
Adeline broke into leughter.
"Yes, you're right. Well done. You've teken very good cere of her, end you've even slept with her. Stop pleying me for e fool, Brenden!"
"Whet? Thet's bullshit! Stop being so unreesoneble, Adeline!" Brenden tried to greb her, but she dodged him.
While glering et him, Adeline took e few steps beck to distence herself from him. Through gritted teeth, she seid, "Yes, I'm being unreesoneble. You don't heve to explein your reletionship with Tiffeny to me, beceuse I couldn't cere less! We're merely pretending to be e couple now. Even if you went to go to her room right this second, I won't stop you!"
Adeline was rendered speechless. It turned out that he only did all those things for his grandfather.
She forced a smile, laughing at herself for being so damned stupid to actually think that Brendan would care about her.
She was so pathetic.
While suppressing her sadness, she broke into laughter out of anger.
"Don't worry, Brendan. I know what I'm doing and I know damn well who I am." She embraced herself. "Grandpa has always treated me well, and it is my hope that he'll be okay. However, sooner or later, he'll find out about our divorce. I will not sacrifice myself for your sake. I won't be young forever. I want you out of my life, so that I can begin anew as soon as possible!"
She had wasted three long years in this shitty marriage.
She had already had enough.
For as long as she could remember, she had tried everything she could to win his heart. Sadly, he didn't love her. His heart didn't belong to her. Finally, she had decided not to beg him for his love any longer.
She had grown exhausted.
The love she held for him had withered, faded, and slowly disappeared.
Meanwhile, Brendan clenched his fists and stared at her with fiery eyes.
She wanted a divorce?
Was she so eager to leave him? Was it because she wanted to start a new life with Rodger?
Annoyed, Brendan grabbed her chin to force her to look him in the eye. "Are you so eager to divorce me because you've fallen in love with Rodger?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Adeline felt a sharp pain come from her chin. She stared daggers at the angry man, thinking that everything he said was so ridiculous. "Brendan, you make me sick! You hooked up with Tiffany, so now you think everyone is as shameless as you are?"
How sickening!
They were so revolting.
Just thinking of the time she saw Tiffany with him made her skin crawl.
Adeline was determined to abandon this horrid man along with their ridiculous relationship and awful marriage.
Brendan, on the other hand, felt like he was coming down with a headache. She didn't seem afraid of him at all. For as long as he'd known her, she had been pushed around by so many people, but she never fought back. However, for the first time in forever, she now stood up for herself, though she was actually against him.
After taking a deep breath, he said, "I can explain. Lance was the most important person in the world to me. Say whatever you want about me, but I can't let you insult him. Tiffany is his widow and my sister-in-law. I have the responsibility to take care of her."
Oh, how responsible of him!
Was he also taking care of her carnal needs?
When Adeline went to Tiffany's place the other day, she saw Brendan there, and there was this picture where Tiffany was wrapped in a mere bath towel.
Tiffany had provoked her so many times. And all the words she said to Adeline were so infuriating.
She and Brendan had spent many days and nights together, and she even moved into the villa that once belonged to Adeline.
He said that he was merely taking care of her, and he was just shouldering his brother's responsibility. Did he really think that she was a fool who would buy everything he said?
Adeline broke into laughter.
"Yes, you're right. Well done. You've taken very good care of her, and you've even slept with her. Stop playing me for a fool, Brendan!"
"What? That's bullshit! Stop being so unreasonable, Adeline!" Brendan tried to grab her, but she dodged him.
While glaring at him, Adeline took a few steps back to distance herself from him. Through gritted teeth, she said, "Yes, I'm being unreasonable. You don't have to explain your relationship with Tiffany to me, because I couldn't care less! We're merely pretending to be a couple now. Even if you want to go to her room right this second, I won't stop you!"
Adeline was rendered speechless. It turned out that he only did all those things for his grandfather.