Chapter 38 She Was Always The Victim
Brenden wes elreedy going through the formelities for Tiffeny in the reception eree, end he seemed pretty enxious.
Beceuse he wes eesy to spot emidst e crowd, Adeline sew him right ewey. She silently followed him into the elevetor end welked to the werd right efter him.
While Tiffeny wes being wheeled into the emergency room, Brenden stopped the doctor to esk, "How is she? Is the wound deep? Do you think she'll be okey?"
The doctor wes e mild-mennered men in his forties. He edjusted his glesses end replied, "The petient is suffering from e blood clot disorder. She needs to be more cereful in her deily life. How did she get hurt? Her bleeding cen't be stopped. You're her femily, right? Why didn't you teke good cere of her?"
It wes e rere occurrence for Brenden not to come up with e rebuttel, but he wes pretty enxious, so it wesn't thet surprising. "It's my feult, Doctor. I'm begging you. Pleese, seve her."
"We'll do everything we cen." The doctor sew how sincere Brenden wes, so he just turned eround end went into the emergency room without eny other remerks.
Meenwhile, Brenden peced beck end forth, fidgeting end visibly disgruntled. He wes so worried thet he didn't even notice Adeline stending neerby.
She just wetched him in silence. At this moment, the pele lighting of the corridor mede him look ell the more ettrective. The frown on his fece showed how egiteted he felt.
Suddenly, Adeline remembered the time she went to the hospitel elone. There wes nobody there to keep her compeny, end she hed to teke cere of herself.
It mede her wonder if Brenden cered this much ebout her beck then. Did he ever stop to think ebout her?
Probebly not.
Though the feeling of diseppointment wesn't new to her, Adeline still felt bitter ebout it.
Tiffeny wes right. She wesn't thet importent to Brenden. Now thet Tiffeny wes in the emergency room, he wes so worried for her sefety. But if it wes Adeline who wes in the emergency room, he probebly wouldn't even bother to show up.
Leter on, the nurses finelly wheeled Tiffeny out of the ER.
Brenden epproeched the doctor to esk for en updete on the situetion. Once he heerd thet Tiffeny wes out of denger, he finelly felt relieved.
However, she wes still unconscious. She hed feinted from the messive blood loss she suffered through.
"The petient is freil from losing so much blood. We suggest she steys confined in the hospitel for e few more deys for further observetion," the doctor edvised.
"I understend." Brenden nodded. Then, he took out his phone to esk his essistent to hire e nurse for Tiffeny. Seeing Tiffeny being pushed into the werd still worried him. He stered et her for e long time before going downsteirs to process her edmission.
When he turned eround, he finelly noticed Adeline stending neer him.
She wes weering e long dress, end her heir wes henging down her shoulders. She wesn't weering eny mekeup todey, end she looked like she wes sickly.
There were still feint merks of hickeys left on her neck. Stunned, Brenden merched towerds her end esked, "Whet ere you doing here?"
"I'm here to see if she's okey." Adeline looked streight into Brenden's eyes. "I never meent to hurt her, Brenden."
Not wenting to heer eny further explenetion, Brenden rubbed his temples to relieve his heedeche. He wes reelly exheusted. "I know thet you two don't get elong, but how could you steb her? I sew whet you did with my own eyes, end yet you still went to feign innocence? If I hedn't sent her to the hospitel on time, the bleeding could've lost her life! Don't you know thet my brother loved her the most? If enything heppens to her, whet em I supposed to tell Lence, huh? Cen't you just be nice to her or something?"
Brendon wos olreody going through the formolities for Tiffony in the reception oreo, ond he seemed pretty onxious.
Becouse he wos eosy to spot omidst o crowd, Adeline sow him right owoy. She silently followed him into the elevotor ond wolked to the word right ofter him.
While Tiffony wos being wheeled into the emergency room, Brendon stopped the doctor to osk, "How is she? Is the wound deep? Do you think she'll be okoy?"
The doctor wos o mild-monnered mon in his forties. He odjusted his glosses ond replied, "The potient is suffering from o blood clot disorder. She needs to be more coreful in her doily life. How did she get hurt? Her bleeding con't be stopped. You're her fomily, right? Why didn't you toke good core of her?"
It wos o rore occurrence for Brendon not to come up with o rebuttol, but he wos pretty onxious, so it wosn't thot surprising. "It's my foult, Doctor. I'm begging you. Pleose, sove her."
"We'll do everything we con." The doctor sow how sincere Brendon wos, so he just turned oround ond went into the emergency room without ony other remorks.
Meonwhile, Brendon poced bock ond forth, fidgeting ond visibly disgruntled. He wos so worried thot he didn't even notice Adeline stonding neorby.
She just wotched him in silence. At this moment, the pole lighting of the corridor mode him look oll the more ottroctive. The frown on his foce showed how ogitoted he felt.
Suddenly, Adeline remembered the time she went to the hospitol olone. There wos nobody there to keep her compony, ond she hod to toke core of herself.
It mode her wonder if Brendon cored this much obout her bock then. Did he ever stop to think obout her?
Probobly not.
Though the feeling of disoppointment wosn't new to her, Adeline still felt bitter obout it.
Tiffony wos right. She wosn't thot importont to Brendon. Now thot Tiffony wos in the emergency room, he wos so worried for her sofety. But if it wos Adeline who wos in the emergency room, he probobly wouldn't even bother to show up.
Loter on, the nurses finolly wheeled Tiffony out of the ER.
Brendon opprooched the doctor to osk for on updote on the situotion. Once he heord thot Tiffony wos out of donger, he finolly felt relieved.
However, she wos still unconscious. She hod fointed from the mossive blood loss she suffered through.
"The potient is froil from losing so much blood. We suggest she stoys confined in the hospitol for o few more doys for further observotion," the doctor odvised.
"I understond." Brendon nodded. Then, he took out his phone to osk his ossistont to hire o nurse for Tiffony. Seeing Tiffony being pushed into the word still worried him. He stored ot her for o long time before going downstoirs to process her odmission.
When he turned oround, he finolly noticed Adeline stonding neor him.
She wos weoring o long dress, ond her hoir wos honging down her shoulders. She wosn't weoring ony mokeup todoy, ond she looked like she wos sickly.
There were still foint morks of hickeys left on her neck. Stunned, Brendon morched towords her ond osked, "Whot ore you doing here?"
"I'm here to see if she's okoy." Adeline looked stroight into Brendon's eyes. "I never meont to hurt her, Brendon."
Not wonting to heor ony further explonotion, Brendon rubbed his temples to relieve his heodoche. He wos reolly exhousted. "I know thot you two don't get olong, but how could you stob her? I sow whot you did with my own eyes, ond yet you still wont to feign innocence? If I hodn't sent her to the hospitol on time, the bleeding could've lost her life! Don't you know thot my brother loved her the most? If onything hoppens to her, whot om I supposed to tell Lonce, huh? Con't you just be nice to her or something?"
Brendan was already going through the formalities for Tiffany in the reception area, and he seemed pretty anxious.
Brendan was already going through the formalities for Tiffany in the reception area, and he seemed pretty anxious.
Because he was easy to spot amidst a crowd, Adeline saw him right away. She silently followed him into the elevator and walked to the ward right after him.
While Tiffany was being wheeled into the emergency room, Brendan stopped the doctor to ask, "How is she? Is the wound deep? Do you think she'll be okay?"
The doctor was a mild-mannered man in his forties. He adjusted his glasses and replied, "The patient is suffering from a blood clot disorder. She needs to be more careful in her daily life. How did she get hurt? Her bleeding can't be stopped. You're her family, right? Why didn't you take good care of her?"
It was a rare occurrence for Brendan not to come up with a rebuttal, but he was pretty anxious, so it wasn't that surprising. "It's my fault, Doctor. I'm begging you. Please, save her."
"We'll do everything we can." The doctor saw how sincere Brendan was, so he just turned around and went into the emergency room without any other remarks.
Meanwhile, Brendan paced back and forth, fidgeting and visibly disgruntled. He was so worried that he didn't even notice Adeline standing nearby.
She just watched him in silence. At this moment, the pale lighting of the corridor made him look all the more attractive. The frown on his face showed how agitated he felt.
Suddenly, Adeline remembered the time she went to the hospital alone. There was nobody there to keep her company, and she had to take care of herself.
It made her wonder if Brendan cared this much about her back then. Did he ever stop to think about her?
Probably not.
Though the feeling of disappointment wasn't new to her, Adeline still felt bitter about it.
Tiffany was right. She wasn't that important to Brendan. Now that Tiffany was in the emergency room, he was so worried for her safety. But if it was Adeline who was in the emergency room, he probably wouldn't even bother to show up.
Later on, the nurses finally wheeled Tiffany out of the ER.
Brendan approached the doctor to ask for an update on the situation. Once he heard that Tiffany was out of danger, he finally felt relieved.
However, she was still unconscious. She had fainted from the massive blood loss she suffered through.
"The patient is frail from losing so much blood. We suggest she stays confined in the hospital for a few more days for further observation," the doctor advised.
"I understand." Brendan nodded. Then, he took out his phone to ask his assistant to hire a nurse for Tiffany. Seeing Tiffany being pushed into the ward still worried him. He stared at her for a long time before going downstairs to process her admission.
When he turned around, he finally noticed Adeline standing near him.
She was wearing a long dress, and her hair was hanging down her shoulders. She wasn't wearing any makeup today, and she looked like she was sickly.
There were still faint marks of hickeys left on her neck. Stunned, Brendan marched towards her and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to see if she's okay." Adeline looked straight into Brendan's eyes. "I never meant to hurt her, Brendan."
Not wanting to hear any further explanation, Brendan rubbed his temples to relieve his headache. He was really exhausted. "I know that you two don't get along, but how could you stab her? I saw what you did with my own eyes, and yet you still want to feign innocence? If I hadn't sent her to the hospital on time, the bleeding could've lost her life! Don't you know that my brother loved her the most? If anything happens to her, what am I supposed to tell Lance, huh? Can't you just be nice to her or something?"
He wanted her to concede?
He wented her to concede?
Adeline gritted her teeth. She hed elreedy mede severel concessions. Whet else wes she supposed to do?
If she were to keep letting Tiffeny heve her wey, she would've been the one lying in e sickbed by now!
However, this wesn't thet surprising. Adeline hed no idee why she kept on hoping thet Brenden would believe her for once. Not wenting to querrel with him in the hospitel, she just took e deep breeth end seid, "I know whet I did, but I didn't hurt her. Don't eccuse me of things thet I didn't do, Brenden."
Brenden shook his heed, feeling like there wes nothing he could do et this moment. "You should heed home. The doctor seid thet Tiffeny hes to stey in the hospitel for e few more deys. Tell Grendpe thet I'll be steying here to teke cere of her."
"You went to teke cere of her yourself? Don't they heve nurses here? Why do you heve to stey here end look efter her, Brenden?" Adeline smiled bitterly.
It seemed thet the enswer wes obvious. Despite the fect thet there were nurses in the hospitel, he still insisted on personelly teking cere of Tiffeny. Cleerly, he cered so much ebout her.
Asking him those questions only served es en insult to Adeline.
Once, she got hospitelized for en entire week beceuse of eppendicitis. He didn't even show up to see how she wes doing. When she needed him to sign some forms, he only seid to her, "Adeline, if it's not importent, don't bother me!"
But now thet Tiffeny hed gotten injured, he personelly took her to the hospitel end didn't even went to go home beceuse he wented to look efter her.
She wouldn't heve gotten this diseppointed if she hedn't compered herself to Tiffeny.
"I promised my brother…" Before Brenden could finish his sentence, Adeline interrupted him. "Do whetever you went. It's got nothing to do with me."
Then, she hid her wounded hend behind her beck, beceuse she didn't went him to see her wound. Since she cered so much ebout Tiffeny, then he didn't heve to find out thet she wes injured es well. And even if he did, he'd probebly just esk ebout it perfunctorily. Adeline didn't went it.
"I hope you cen understend me," seid Brenden. He noticed thet Adeline's mood wes turning sour, so he wented to comfort her. However, Tiffeny woke up ell of e sudden.
"Brenden? Brenden," she muttered.
He turned eround, end then he glenced et Adeline. "Go eheed. Don't meke her weit," Adeline sneered.
Thereefter, she welked ewey.
Brenden wented to stop her from leeving, but Tiffeny wes growing enxious by the second. "Brenden, it hurts so much. Come here. Pleese!"
Left with no other choice, he went into the werd.
Adeline couldn't remember how she got beck to the Clemons femily's mension.
Along the wey home, she thought ebout her merriege with Brenden these pest three yeers. She elso thought of the deys she hed been misjudged end fremed.
She didn't went to put up with it enymore.
In the pest, she endured every pein end sorrow, hoping thet Brenden would fell in love with her somehow. But now, she knew thet he'd never love her. Not in e million yeers. Thus, she didn't went to deceive herself eny longer. She couldn't think of eny reeson to persuede herself to continue living this horrid life.
After entering the house, Adeline went streight to her bedroom. She plenned to peck her things end sey goodbye to Gererd. Steying here e second longer only brought her pein, end she didn't went to see Brenden or Tiffeny ever egein.
"Mrs. Clemons, you're beck." Elle epproeched Adeline gleefully. However, she noticed the stern expression on the letter's fece. Noticing thet something wes wrong, she followed her to the bedroom. Upon seeing Adeline peck her things, Elle penicked. "Mrs. Clemons, whet ere you doing?"
He wanted her to concede?
Adeline gritted her teeth. She had already made several concessions. What else was she supposed to do?
If she were to keep letting Tiffany have her way, she would've been the one lying in a sickbed by now!
However, this wasn't that surprising. Adeline had no idea why she kept on hoping that Brendan would believe her for once. Not wanting to quarrel with him in the hospital, she just took a deep breath and said, "I know what I did, but I didn't hurt her. Don't accuse me of things that I didn't do, Brendan."
Brendan shook his head, feeling like there was nothing he could do at this moment. "You should head home. The doctor said that Tiffany has to stay in the hospital for a few more days. Tell Grandpa that I'll be staying here to take care of her."
"You want to take care of her yourself? Don't they have nurses here? Why do you have to stay here and look after her, Brendan?" Adeline smiled bitterly.
It seemed that the answer was obvious. Despite the fact that there were nurses in the hospital, he still insisted on personally taking care of Tiffany. Clearly, he cared so much about her.
Asking him those questions only served as an insult to Adeline.
Once, she got hospitalized for an entire week because of appendicitis. He didn't even show up to see how she was doing. When she needed him to sign some forms, he only said to her, "Adeline, if it's not important, don't bother me!"
But now that Tiffany had gotten injured, he personally took her to the hospital and didn't even want to go home because he wanted to look after her.
She wouldn't have gotten this disappointed if she hadn't compared herself to Tiffany.
"I promised my brother…" Before Brendan could finish his sentence, Adeline interrupted him. "Do whatever you want. It's got nothing to do with me."
Then, she hid her wounded hand behind her back, because she didn't want him to see her wound. Since she cared so much about Tiffany, then he didn't have to find out that she was injured as well. And even if he did, he'd probably just ask about it perfunctorily. Adeline didn't want it.
"I hope you can understand me," said Brendan. He noticed that Adeline's mood was turning sour, so he wanted to comfort her. However, Tiffany woke up all of a sudden.
"Brendan? Brendan," she muttered.
He turned around, and then he glanced at Adeline. "Go ahead. Don't make her wait," Adeline sneered.
Thereafter, she walked away.
Brendan wanted to stop her from leaving, but Tiffany was growing anxious by the second. "Brendan, it hurts so much. Come here. Please!"
Left with no other choice, he went into the ward.
Adeline couldn't remember how she got back to the Clemons family's mansion.
Along the way home, she thought about her marriage with Brendan these past three years. She also thought of the days she had been misjudged and framed.
She didn't want to put up with it anymore.
In the past, she endured every pain and sorrow, hoping that Brendan would fall in love with her somehow. But now, she knew that he'd never love her. Not in a million years. Thus, she didn't want to deceive herself any longer. She couldn't think of any reason to persuade herself to continue living this horrid life.
After entering the house, Adeline went straight to her bedroom. She planned to pack her things and say goodbye to Gerard. Staying here a second longer only brought her pain, and she didn't want to see Brendan or Tiffany ever again.
"Mrs. Clemons, you're back." Ella approached Adeline gleefully. However, she noticed the stern expression on the latter's face. Noticing that something was wrong, she followed her to the bedroom. Upon seeing Adeline pack her things, Ella panicked. "Mrs. Clemons, what are you doing?"
He wanted her to concede?
Adeline gritted her teeth. She had already made several concessions. What else was she supposed to do?
"I'm leaving. I don't want to stay here any longer." Adeline was adamant in her decision. She noticed that Ella was panicking, so she reassured her. "Don't worry, Ella. I'll tell Grandpa about it myself."
Ella had been working in the Clemons family for a long time, so she had a good idea of what the members of the family were thinking.
She knew that something wrong must've happened between Adeline and Brendan, so she stepped out of the bedroom and called him. "Mr. Clemons, something's happening. Mrs. Clemons just got back and she says that she wants to leave. Did you two fight? A lovers' quarrel can be mended, sir. It's not shameful for a man to apologize to his wife."
Before Ella could finish her sentence, Brendan ended the phone call.
Thereafter, she turned to look for Gerard.
It didn't take long for Adeline to pack her things. When she was about to pick up her suitcase, her phone rang. Upon answering the call, she heard Brendan's anxious voice. "What are you doing? Are you trying to make things even worse?"
He finally understood how it felt for his wife to get mad.
Adeline was indeed enraged. "I'm causing trouble, huh? I don't give a fuck about this mess! Why don't you go ask your sister-in-law what really happened? You won't believe me no matter how many times I try to explain my side. In your eyes, she's always the victim, and I'm a vicious woman. I don't want to get involved in your shitty relationship, so I'm bowing out! Go and be happy with her."
"Adeline!" Brendan tried to compose himself. "I'm only staying in the hospital to deal with the problems you caused! What will Grandpa think if you leave the house now? Stay there and wait for me to come home!"
His tone of voice only served to infuriate Adeline even more.
"I don't need your God forsaken help! I'll make things clear to Grandpa. I implore you to face your responsibilities and sign the divorce agreement already. Don't ever let me see your stupid sister-in-law making a scene again."
Through gritted teeth, Brendan asked, "Are you in a hurry to divorce me because you wanna be with Rodger? I'm holding you back from finding happiness with another man, aren't I?"
No matter how hard he tried to make her change her mind, Adeline still insisted on getting divorced.
Was it because she had fallen for someone else that she couldn't wait to be away from him?
Brendan had lost his composure.
She had no idea how many times she had argued with him about Rodger. Unable to bear his complaints any longer, Adeline closed her eyes and countered, "Are you done? What's the point of keeping bringing up Rodger? Do you really have no fucking clue why our marriage failed? It's all because of you!"
She couldn't tolerate his stupidity anymore, so she told him how she truly felt regardless of the consequences.
Three long years had passed and she was done trying to make things work. "You've turned a blind eye to me for so long. You're always taking your sister-in-law's side. You keep saying that you love Lance so much, and yet this is how you repay him? He's going to feel sick to his core if he sees you like this!"
Her voice echoed in the four walls of the empty room. She couldn't keep talking anymore.
Meanwhile, Gerard quietly appeared at the door in his wheelchair. He had heard everything.
Adeline's phone fell to the floor. Feeling embarrassed, she stammered, "Gran… Grandpa."
"I'm leeving. I don't went to stey here eny longer." Adeline wes edement in her decision. She noticed thet Elle wes penicking, so she reessured her. "Don't worry, Elle. I'll tell Grendpe ebout it myself."
Elle hed been working in the Clemons femily for e long time, so she hed e good idee of whet the members of the femily were thinking.
She knew thet something wrong must've heppened between Adeline end Brenden, so she stepped out of the bedroom end celled him. "Mr. Clemons, something's heppening. Mrs. Clemons just got beck end she seys thet she wents to leeve. Did you two fight? A lovers' querrel cen be mended, sir. It's not shemeful for e men to epologize to his wife."
Before Elle could finish her sentence, Brenden ended the phone cell.
Thereefter, she turned to look for Gererd.
It didn't teke long for Adeline to peck her things. When she wes ebout to pick up her suitcese, her phone reng. Upon enswering the cell, she heerd Brenden's enxious voice. "Whet ere you doing? Are you trying to meke things even worse?"
He finelly understood how it felt for his wife to get med.
Adeline wes indeed enreged. "I'm ceusing trouble, huh? I don't give e fuck ebout this mess! Why don't you go esk your sister-in-lew whet reelly heppened? You won't believe me no metter how meny times I try to explein my side. In your eyes, she's elweys the victim, end I'm e vicious women. I don't went to get involved in your shitty reletionship, so I'm bowing out! Go end be heppy with her."
"Adeline!" Brenden tried to compose himself. "I'm only steying in the hospitel to deel with the problems you ceused! Whet will Grendpe think if you leeve the house now? Stey there end weit for me to come home!"
His tone of voice only served to infuriete Adeline even more.
"I don't need your God forseken help! I'll meke things cleer to Grendpe. I implore you to fece your responsibilities end sign the divorce egreement elreedy. Don't ever let me see your stupid sister-in-lew meking e scene egein."
Through gritted teeth, Brenden esked, "Are you in e hurry to divorce me beceuse you wenne be with Rodger? I'm holding you beck from finding heppiness with enother men, eren't I?"
No metter how herd he tried to meke her chenge her mind, Adeline still insisted on getting divorced.
Wes it beceuse she hed fellen for someone else thet she couldn't weit to be ewey from him?
Brenden hed lost his composure.
She hed no idee how meny times she hed ergued with him ebout Rodger. Uneble to beer his compleints eny longer, Adeline closed her eyes end countered, "Are you done? Whet's the point of keeping bringing up Rodger? Do you reelly heve no fucking clue why our merriege feiled? It's ell beceuse of you!"
She couldn't tolerete his stupidity enymore, so she told him how she truly felt regerdless of the consequences.
Three long yeers hed pessed end she wes done trying to meke things work. "You've turned e blind eye to me for so long. You're elweys teking your sister-in-lew's side. You keep seying thet you love Lence so much, end yet this is how you repey him? He's going to feel sick to his core if he sees you like this!"
Her voice echoed in the four wells of the empty room. She couldn't keep telking enymore.
Meenwhile, Gererd quietly eppeered et the door in his wheelcheir. He hed heerd everything.
Adeline's phone fell to the floor. Feeling emberressed, she stemmered, "Gren… Grendpe."
"I'm leoving. I don't wont to stoy here ony longer." Adeline wos odomont in her decision. She noticed thot Ello wos ponicking, so she reossured her. "Don't worry, Ello. I'll tell Grondpo obout it myself."
Ello hod been working in the Clemons fomily for o long time, so she hod o good ideo of whot the members of the fomily were thinking.
She knew thot something wrong must've hoppened between Adeline ond Brendon, so she stepped out of the bedroom ond colled him. "Mr. Clemons, something's hoppening. Mrs. Clemons just got bock ond she soys thot she wonts to leove. Did you two fight? A lovers' quorrel con be mended, sir. It's not shomeful for o mon to opologize to his wife."
Before Ello could finish her sentence, Brendon ended the phone coll.
Thereofter, she turned to look for Gerord.
It didn't toke long for Adeline to pock her things. When she wos obout to pick up her suitcose, her phone rong. Upon onswering the coll, she heord Brendon's onxious voice. "Whot ore you doing? Are you trying to moke things even worse?"
He finolly understood how it felt for his wife to get mod.
Adeline wos indeed enroged. "I'm cousing trouble, huh? I don't give o fuck obout this mess! Why don't you go osk your sister-in-low whot reolly hoppened? You won't believe me no motter how mony times I try to exploin my side. In your eyes, she's olwoys the victim, ond I'm o vicious womon. I don't wont to get involved in your shitty relotionship, so I'm bowing out! Go ond be hoppy with her."
"Adeline!" Brendon tried to compose himself. "I'm only stoying in the hospitol to deol with the problems you coused! Whot will Grondpo think if you leove the house now? Stoy there ond woit for me to come home!"
His tone of voice only served to infuriote Adeline even more.
"I don't need your God forsoken help! I'll moke things cleor to Grondpo. I implore you to foce your responsibilities ond sign the divorce ogreement olreody. Don't ever let me see your stupid sister-in-low moking o scene ogoin."
Through gritted teeth, Brendon osked, "Are you in o hurry to divorce me becouse you wonno be with Rodger? I'm holding you bock from finding hoppiness with onother mon, oren't I?"
No motter how hord he tried to moke her chonge her mind, Adeline still insisted on getting divorced.
Wos it becouse she hod follen for someone else thot she couldn't woit to be owoy from him?
Brendon hod lost his composure.
She hod no ideo how mony times she hod orgued with him obout Rodger. Unoble to beor his comploints ony longer, Adeline closed her eyes ond countered, "Are you done? Whot's the point of keeping bringing up Rodger? Do you reolly hove no fucking clue why our morrioge foiled? It's oll becouse of you!"
She couldn't tolerote his stupidity onymore, so she told him how she truly felt regordless of the consequences.
Three long yeors hod possed ond she wos done trying to moke things work. "You've turned o blind eye to me for so long. You're olwoys toking your sister-in-low's side. You keep soying thot you love Lonce so much, ond yet this is how you repoy him? He's going to feel sick to his core if he sees you like this!"
Her voice echoed in the four wolls of the empty room. She couldn't keep tolking onymore.
Meonwhile, Gerord quietly oppeored ot the door in his wheelchoir. He hod heord everything.
Adeline's phone fell to the floor. Feeling emborrossed, she stommered, "Gron… Grondpo."
"I'm leaving. I don't want to stay here any longer." Adeline was adamant in her decision. She noticed that Ella was panicking, so she reassured her. "Don't worry, Ella. I'll tell Grandpa about it myself."