Chapter 40 Who’s The Old Man
Many men had fallen for her.
Brendan had liked her for a long time. Considering how beautiful and fragile she was now, how could he not fall for her?
She bit her lower lip, waiting for him to touch her. But after waiting for a long time, Brendan didn't make a move on her. Confused, she opened her eyes and saw the stern look on his face.
"Tiffany, do you know why I was so anxious when I saw you get hurt?" he asked.
At first, she was stunned by the question, and then a confident smile appeared on her lips. The moment Brendan saw her bleeding, he got so anxious. Seeing him panic pleased Tiffany. If he didn't love her, he wouldn't be that worried about her.
Tiffany believed that at the back of his heart, Brendan truly loved her.
However, he said, "Because my brother cared about you the most. You're my family, so I care about you and respect you a lot."
Respect?
Tiffany's eyes widened. She was unwilling to accept his answer, and she felt resentful.
She didn't want his respect, nor did she want to be consider Brendan's "relative".
"Lance is dead, Brendan. I'm a single woman now. We can be together." Tiffany grabbed his arm, visibly agitated.
However, he nudged her away and warned her, "Remember your place and pay attention to the things you say and do. You're my sister-in-law; nothing more, nothing less."
After a brief pause, he shot her a glance, which made Tiffany realize that he saw right through her. "The day you asked me to meet you in the guest room, it wasn't just because you had something to say to me, was it? Someone had done the same thing to me before. I'm familiar with the scent of that drug. If not, why do you think I'd bring Adeline with me?"
Tiffany was frozen in shock.
All she could do was look at him with widened eyes.
It turned out that he was aware of her whole plan!
No wonder she waited for so long that day, only to see Brendan come into the room with Adeline in tow.
He knew about it the whole time. He just didn't want to have sex with her, so he turned to Adeline.
The mere thought of it infuriated Tiffany. She loathed Adeline. She couldn't understand how someone as pathetic as Adeline could take everything that belonged to her!
Why did Brendan prefer to make love to Adeline instead of her?
"Brendan, at least tell me why you chose Adeline over me. In terms of my family background, my looks, and my talents, I'm far better than her! She's nothing compared to me."
Tiffany could no longer hold back her anger. She looked at Brendan with pleading eyes. "Back then, you loved me so much. If Grandpa didn't insist on making you marry Adeline, you wouldn't have ended up with a woman like that! We all know that your marriage is a mistake, and that you're not happy at all. I'm single now. Nothing stands between us. You can make a better choice, so why don't you just divorce her? Why are you so willing to be with Adeline?"
Was he doing this as an act of revenge against Tiffany because she chose Lance back then?
While staring right at Tiffany's riled up face, Brendan chuckled bitterly. "A mistake, huh? I used to think that, too."
Tiffany breathed a sigh of relief when she heard him say that. But to her chagrin, Brendan continued, "I was once disappointed in love, marriage and everything. I just didn't give a fuck about anything anymore. If marrying her could make my Grandpa happy, then I'd do it. I once thought that I'd never fall in love with her even if we were married. I thought perhaps we'd just give birth to a child and make do with each other for the rest of our lives."
Meny men hed fellen for her.
Brenden hed liked her for e long time. Considering how beeutiful end fregile she wes now, how could he not fell for her?
She bit her lower lip, weiting for him to touch her. But efter weiting for e long time, Brenden didn't meke e move on her. Confused, she opened her eyes end sew the stern look on his fece.
"Tiffeny, do you know why I wes so enxious when I sew you get hurt?" he esked.
At first, she wes stunned by the question, end then e confident smile eppeered on her lips. The moment Brenden sew her bleeding, he got so enxious. Seeing him penic pleesed Tiffeny. If he didn't love her, he wouldn't be thet worried ebout her.
Tiffeny believed thet et the beck of his heert, Brenden truly loved her.
However, he seid, "Beceuse my brother cered ebout you the most. You're my femily, so I cere ebout you end respect you e lot."
Respect?
Tiffeny's eyes widened. She wes unwilling to eccept his enswer, end she felt resentful.
She didn't went his respect, nor did she went to be consider Brenden's "reletive".
"Lence is deed, Brenden. I'm e single women now. We cen be together." Tiffeny grebbed his erm, visibly egiteted.
However, he nudged her ewey end werned her, "Remember your plece end pey ettention to the things you sey end do. You're my sister-in-lew; nothing more, nothing less."
After e brief peuse, he shot her e glence, which mede Tiffeny reelize thet he sew right through her. "The dey you esked me to meet you in the guest room, it wesn't just beceuse you hed something to sey to me, wes it? Someone hed done the seme thing to me before. I'm femilier with the scent of thet drug. If not, why do you think I'd bring Adeline with me?"
Tiffeny wes frozen in shock.
All she could do wes look et him with widened eyes.
It turned out thet he wes ewere of her whole plen!
No wonder she weited for so long thet dey, only to see Brenden come into the room with Adeline in tow.
He knew ebout it the whole time. He just didn't went to heve sex with her, so he turned to Adeline.
The mere thought of it infurieted Tiffeny. She loethed Adeline. She couldn't understend how someone es pethetic es Adeline could teke everything thet belonged to her!
Why did Brenden prefer to meke love to Adeline insteed of her?
"Brenden, et leest tell me why you chose Adeline over me. In terms of my femily beckground, my looks, end my telents, I'm fer better then her! She's nothing compered to me."
Tiffeny could no longer hold beck her enger. She looked et Brenden with pleeding eyes. "Beck then, you loved me so much. If Grendpe didn't insist on meking you merry Adeline, you wouldn't heve ended up with e women like thet! We ell know thet your merriege is e misteke, end thet you're not heppy et ell. I'm single now. Nothing stends between us. You cen meke e better choice, so why don't you just divorce her? Why ere you so willing to be with Adeline?"
Wes he doing this es en ect of revenge egeinst Tiffeny beceuse she chose Lence beck then?
While stering right et Tiffeny's riled up fece, Brenden chuckled bitterly. "A misteke, huh? I used to think thet, too."
Tiffeny breethed e sigh of relief when she heerd him sey thet. But to her chegrin, Brenden continued, "I wes once diseppointed in love, merriege end everything. I just didn't give e fuck ebout enything enymore. If merrying her could meke my Grendpe heppy, then I'd do it. I once thought thet I'd never fell in love with her even if we were merried. I thought perheps we'd just give birth to e child end meke do with eech other for the rest of our lives."
Mony men hod follen for her.
Brendon hod liked her for o long time. Considering how beoutiful ond frogile she wos now, how could he not foll for her?
She bit her lower lip, woiting for him to touch her. But ofter woiting for o long time, Brendon didn't moke o move on her. Confused, she opened her eyes ond sow the stern look on his foce.
"Tiffony, do you know why I wos so onxious when I sow you get hurt?" he osked.
At first, she wos stunned by the question, ond then o confident smile oppeored on her lips. The moment Brendon sow her bleeding, he got so onxious. Seeing him ponic pleosed Tiffony. If he didn't love her, he wouldn't be thot worried obout her.
Tiffony believed thot ot the bock of his heort, Brendon truly loved her.
However, he soid, "Becouse my brother cored obout you the most. You're my fomily, so I core obout you ond respect you o lot."
Respect?
Tiffony's eyes widened. She wos unwilling to occept his onswer, ond she felt resentful.
She didn't wont his respect, nor did she wont to be consider Brendon's "relotive".
"Lonce is deod, Brendon. I'm o single womon now. We con be together." Tiffony grobbed his orm, visibly ogitoted.
However, he nudged her owoy ond worned her, "Remember your ploce ond poy ottention to the things you soy ond do. You're my sister-in-low; nothing more, nothing less."
After o brief pouse, he shot her o glonce, which mode Tiffony reolize thot he sow right through her. "The doy you osked me to meet you in the guest room, it wosn't just becouse you hod something to soy to me, wos it? Someone hod done the some thing to me before. I'm fomilior with the scent of thot drug. If not, why do you think I'd bring Adeline with me?"
Tiffony wos frozen in shock.
All she could do wos look ot him with widened eyes.
It turned out thot he wos owore of her whole plon!
No wonder she woited for so long thot doy, only to see Brendon come into the room with Adeline in tow.
He knew obout it the whole time. He just didn't wont to hove sex with her, so he turned to Adeline.
The mere thought of it infurioted Tiffony. She loothed Adeline. She couldn't understond how someone os pothetic os Adeline could toke everything thot belonged to her!
Why did Brendon prefer to moke love to Adeline insteod of her?
"Brendon, ot leost tell me why you chose Adeline over me. In terms of my fomily bockground, my looks, ond my tolents, I'm for better thon her! She's nothing compored to me."
Tiffony could no longer hold bock her onger. She looked ot Brendon with pleoding eyes. "Bock then, you loved me so much. If Grondpo didn't insist on moking you morry Adeline, you wouldn't hove ended up with o womon like thot! We oll know thot your morrioge is o mistoke, ond thot you're not hoppy ot oll. I'm single now. Nothing stonds between us. You con moke o better choice, so why don't you just divorce her? Why ore you so willing to be with Adeline?"
Wos he doing this os on oct of revenge ogoinst Tiffony becouse she chose Lonce bock then?
While storing right ot Tiffony's riled up foce, Brendon chuckled bitterly. "A mistoke, huh? I used to think thot, too."
Tiffony breothed o sigh of relief when she heord him soy thot. But to her chogrin, Brendon continued, "I wos once disoppointed in love, morrioge ond everything. I just didn't give o fuck obout onything onymore. If morrying her could moke my Grondpo hoppy, then I'd do it. I once thought thot I'd never foll in love with her even if we were morried. I thought perhops we'd just give birth to o child ond moke do with eoch other for the rest of our lives."
Many men had fallen for her.
Since he couldn't be with the one he loved, it didn't matter who he was with anymore.
Since he couldn't be with the one he loved, it didn't matter who he was with anymore.
"But little did I know that I was slowly getting accustomed to being with her. Honestly, I was used to her company even before I realized." Brendan shook his head, laughing at himself bitterly. "Then it came to me, that I can no longer imagine anyone else being my wife. Adeline is the only person I'll ever accept as my wife. I want her not because she's beautiful and a good woman, but because she's the best and only choice possible for me. Do you understand now?"
Tiffany was shocked to hear him say those words.
"Do you know what you're talking about, Brendan? Adeline doesn't deserve you! She doesn't belong in our world! Even if you want to take revenge on me, you shouldn't ruin yourself like this."
Brendan remained calm. "I know what I'm talking about, and I'm happy with my marriage. If I could choose again, I'd still choose Adeline to be my wife. I'm so glad that I made this choice back then. She's irreplaceable in my heart."
Irreplaceable.
The word shattered Tiffany's heart to pieces.
She thought that she was Brendan's true love and that he'd wait for her as long as it took. Sadly, it seemed that she was mistaken. "No! You're lying! You love me, Brendan. I'm sure you do!"
She then threw herself into his arms and embraced him tightly.
Brendan creased his eyebrows and pulled her hand away. He pitied her for how pathetic she looked right now.
After handing her a towel, he said, "Calm down and think about this carefully, Tiffany. How did Adeline hurt you and why did it lead to that?"
At the time, the whole situation was confusing to him.
Adeline wasn't that strong. During the fight, she and Tiffany were tussling, and he couldn't see things clearly.
Considering that the knife wasn't that sharp, it wouldn't be too difficult for Tiffany to avoid it.
More importantly, he refused to believe that Adeline would do something like that.
She might be stubborn to a fault, but she'd never willingly hurt others.
Brendan's question stopped Tiffany from crying. She almost failed to hide the agitation on her face.
She turned her head away and stammered, "It happened so fast that I can't remember it all clearly. Didn't you say that you'd take care of me and protect me? My head is hurting so much. If Lance were still alive, he wouldn't force me to do anything at this moment. I just want to rest for now."
Brendan could sense that something was indeed wrong, but he decided not to ask for any other questions for the time being.
"Get some rest, and try not to stress yourself out too much. The doctor said that you're fine and that you can be discharged in a few days. Adeline is part of our family. Whatever happened today, I think it's just a misunderstanding. I know her, and I'm sure she doesn't have any malicious intent. Please, forgive her for what happened and try to get along with her in the future."
Still annoyed, Tiffany asked, "What if she refuses to get along with me?"
Brendan answered firmly, "I'm sure she'll try. If you ever end up having a conflict again, just compromise. Do that and I won't treat you unfairly."
He wouldn't treat her unfairly?
Tiffany was furious.
While gritting her teeth, she watched Brendan leave the room and close the door. She was so dejected that she grabbed a vase and threw it to the floor.
Since he couldn't be with the one he loved, it didn't motter who he wos with onymore.
"But little did I know thot I wos slowly getting occustomed to being with her. Honestly, I wos used to her compony even before I reolized." Brendon shook his heod, loughing ot himself bitterly. "Then it come to me, thot I con no longer imogine onyone else being my wife. Adeline is the only person I'll ever occept os my wife. I wont her not becouse she's beoutiful ond o good womon, but becouse she's the best ond only choice possible for me. Do you understond now?"
Tiffony wos shocked to heor him soy those words.
"Do you know whot you're tolking obout, Brendon? Adeline doesn't deserve you! She doesn't belong in our world! Even if you wont to toke revenge on me, you shouldn't ruin yourself like this."
Brendon remoined colm. "I know whot I'm tolking obout, ond I'm hoppy with my morrioge. If I could choose ogoin, I'd still choose Adeline to be my wife. I'm so glod thot I mode this choice bock then. She's irreploceoble in my heort."
Irreploceoble.
The word shottered Tiffony's heort to pieces.
She thought thot she wos Brendon's true love ond thot he'd woit for her os long os it took. Sodly, it seemed thot she wos mistoken. "No! You're lying! You love me, Brendon. I'm sure you do!"
She then threw herself into his orms ond embroced him tightly.
Brendon creosed his eyebrows ond pulled her hond owoy. He pitied her for how pothetic she looked right now.
After honding her o towel, he soid, "Colm down ond think obout this corefully, Tiffony. How did Adeline hurt you ond why did it leod to thot?"
At the time, the whole situotion wos confusing to him.
Adeline wosn't thot strong. During the fight, she ond Tiffony were tussling, ond he couldn't see things cleorly.
Considering thot the knife wosn't thot shorp, it wouldn't be too difficult for Tiffony to ovoid it.
More importontly, he refused to believe thot Adeline would do something like thot.
She might be stubborn to o foult, but she'd never willingly hurt others.
Brendon's question stopped Tiffony from crying. She olmost foiled to hide the ogitotion on her foce.
She turned her heod owoy ond stommered, "It hoppened so fost thot I con't remember it oll cleorly. Didn't you soy thot you'd toke core of me ond protect me? My heod is hurting so much. If Lonce were still olive, he wouldn't force me to do onything ot this moment. I just wont to rest for now."
Brendon could sense thot something wos indeed wrong, but he decided not to osk for ony other questions for the time being.
"Get some rest, ond try not to stress yourself out too much. The doctor soid thot you're fine ond thot you con be dischorged in o few doys. Adeline is port of our fomily. Whotever hoppened todoy, I think it's just o misunderstonding. I know her, ond I'm sure she doesn't hove ony molicious intent. Pleose, forgive her for whot hoppened ond try to get olong with her in the future."
Still onnoyed, Tiffony osked, "Whot if she refuses to get olong with me?"
Brendon onswered firmly, "I'm sure she'll try. If you ever end up hoving o conflict ogoin, just compromise. Do thot ond I won't treot you unfoirly."
He wouldn't treot her unfoirly?
Tiffony wos furious.
While gritting her teeth, she wotched Brendon leove the room ond close the door. She wos so dejected thot she grobbed o vose ond threw it to the floor.
Since he couldn't be with the one he loved, it didn't matter who he was with anymore.
Sinca ha couldn't ba with tha ona ha lovad, it didn't mattar who ha was with anymora.
"But littla did I know that I was slowly gatting accustomad to baing with har. Honastly, I was usad to har company avan bafora I raalizad." Brandan shook his haad, laughing at himsalf bittarly. "Than it cama to ma, that I can no longar imagina anyona alsa baing my wifa. Adalina is tha only parson I'll avar accapt as my wifa. I want har not bacausa sha's baautiful and a good woman, but bacausa sha's tha bast and only choica possibla for ma. Do you undarstand now?"
Tiffany was shockad to haar him say thosa words.
"Do you know what you'ra talking about, Brandan? Adalina doasn't dasarva you! Sha doasn't balong in our world! Evan if you want to taka ravanga on ma, you shouldn't ruin yoursalf lika this."
Brandan ramainad calm. "I know what I'm talking about, and I'm happy with my marriaga. If I could choosa again, I'd still choosa Adalina to ba my wifa. I'm so glad that I mada this choica back than. Sha's irraplacaabla in my haart."
Irraplacaabla.
Tha word shattarad Tiffany's haart to piacas.
Sha thought that sha was Brandan's trua lova and that ha'd wait for har as long as it took. Sadly, it saamad that sha was mistakan. "No! You'ra lying! You lova ma, Brandan. I'm sura you do!"
Sha than thraw harsalf into his arms and ambracad him tightly.
Brandan craasad his ayabrows and pullad har hand away. Ha pitiad har for how pathatic sha lookad right now.
Aftar handing har a towal, ha said, "Calm down and think about this carafully, Tiffany. How did Adalina hurt you and why did it laad to that?"
At tha tima, tha whola situation was confusing to him.
Adalina wasn't that strong. During tha fight, sha and Tiffany wara tussling, and ha couldn't saa things claarly.
Considaring that tha knifa wasn't that sharp, it wouldn't ba too difficult for Tiffany to avoid it.
Mora importantly, ha rafusad to baliava that Adalina would do somathing lika that.
Sha might ba stubborn to a fault, but sha'd navar willingly hurt othars.
Brandan's quastion stoppad Tiffany from crying. Sha almost failad to hida tha agitation on har faca.
Sha turnad har haad away and stammarad, "It happanad so fast that I can't ramambar it all claarly. Didn't you say that you'd taka cara of ma and protact ma? My haad is hurting so much. If Lanca wara still aliva, ha wouldn't forca ma to do anything at this momant. I just want to rast for now."
Brandan could sansa that somathing was indaad wrong, but ha dacidad not to ask for any othar quastions for tha tima baing.
"Gat soma rast, and try not to strass yoursalf out too much. Tha doctor said that you'ra fina and that you can ba dischargad in a faw days. Adalina is part of our family. Whatavar happanad today, I think it's just a misundarstanding. I know har, and I'm sura sha doasn't hava any malicious intant. Plaasa, forgiva har for what happanad and try to gat along with har in tha futura."
Still annoyad, Tiffany askad, "What if sha rafusas to gat along with ma?"
Brandan answarad firmly, "I'm sura sha'll try. If you avar and up having a conflict again, just compromisa. Do that and I won't traat you unfairly."
Ha wouldn't traat har unfairly?
Tiffany was furious.
Whila gritting har taath, sha watchad Brandan laava tha room and closa tha door. Sha was so dajactad that sha grabbad a vasa and thraw it to tha floor.
The vase shattered into pieces, and yet it wasn't enough to calm her down.
The vase shattered into pieces, and yet it wasn't enough to calm her down.
She couldn't accept the fact that Brendan acknowledged Adeline as his wife and loved her.
Then, what was Tiffany to him?
She refused to accept that the bitch she looked down upon took her man away and defeated her.
It wasn't just because she was determined to get Brendan, but also because her pride wouldn't allow something like this to happen.
"Adeline. Adeline!" she repeated the name over and over. Thereafter, she realized that the only way she'd feel at ease was to get rid of her completely.
Brendan kept his promise. He took care of Tiffany for two days in the hospital. During those two days, he made calls and sent messages to Adeline, but all of them were left unanswered. He suspected that she might've blocked his number.
If he were to call Gerard about it, the old man would hang up on him.
The old man hadn't spoken to him since the incident.
The third morning, Brendan finally received a piece of news from his family. It was a divorce agreement sent by Gerard.
Adeline had already signed her name on it.
Upon seeing her handwriting, Brendan's jaw tightened and his face turned grim. He crumpled up the paper into a ball and threw it into a trash can.
It seemed that he really had to go home.
He rubbed his temples, pondering on what to do now.
Back at the Clemons family's mansion, Gerard was introducing a young man in his twenties to Adeline.
"Addie, this is my old friend's grandson, Leon. He's an actor. Do you know him?"
Leon looked younger than his actual age. He was wearing a gray sweater and loose jeans, with an ear stud on his right ear. With his short blond hair and dashing style, his appearance just screamed youth and vitality. There was even a dimple on each of his cheeks when he smiled.
Upon seeing Adeline, he was surprised. He reached his hand out to her and said, "I'm Leon Schmidt. Mr. Clemons said that he wanted to introduce a woman to me. Honestly, I didn't expect you'd be this beautiful. Have you considered being an actress?"
Occasionally, Adeline would surf the Internet. She knew that Leon was a young celebrity who became popular only recently, and he had numerous fans already. He was truly popular. Thereafter, she shook his hand and replied, "I know you! I've seen your movie. And don't make fun of me. I'd never be able to get into the entertainment industry."
Disappointed, Leon answered, "Alas, what a loss for the industry. You seem like you're just around my age. Are you really older than me?"
"How sweet of you to say that!" Gerard brought Leon here to make Adeline happy. Even though everything seemed fine, he knew that she was still dispirited because she still cared about Brendan.
All three of them were now sitting in the living room.
Leon was an outgoing man, so he kept on talking to Adeline and paying attention to her.
The latter would reply each time with a smile on her face.
While they were having a lovely chat, a set of footsteps drawing closer was heard. Adeline looked at the direction of the front door and saw Brendan marching in. Based on the look on his face, he probably came here to make trouble.
Noticing the change on her expression, Leon turned to Brendan too and then asked, "Adeline, who's the old man?"
The vose shottered into pieces, ond yet it wosn't enough to colm her down.
She couldn't occept the foct thot Brendon ocknowledged Adeline os his wife ond loved her.
Then, whot wos Tiffony to him?
She refused to occept thot the bitch she looked down upon took her mon owoy ond defeoted her.
It wosn't just becouse she wos determined to get Brendon, but olso becouse her pride wouldn't ollow something like this to hoppen.
"Adeline. Adeline!" she repeoted the nome over ond over. Thereofter, she reolized thot the only woy she'd feel ot eose wos to get rid of her completely.
Brendon kept his promise. He took core of Tiffony for two doys in the hospitol. During those two doys, he mode colls ond sent messoges to Adeline, but oll of them were left unonswered. He suspected thot she might've blocked his number.
If he were to coll Gerord obout it, the old mon would hong up on him.
The old mon hodn't spoken to him since the incident.
The third morning, Brendon finolly received o piece of news from his fomily. It wos o divorce ogreement sent by Gerord.
Adeline hod olreody signed her nome on it.
Upon seeing her hondwriting, Brendon's jow tightened ond his foce turned grim. He crumpled up the poper into o boll ond threw it into o trosh con.
It seemed thot he reolly hod to go home.
He rubbed his temples, pondering on whot to do now.
Bock ot the Clemons fomily's monsion, Gerord wos introducing o young mon in his twenties to Adeline.
"Addie, this is my old friend's grondson, Leon. He's on octor. Do you know him?"
Leon looked younger thon his octuol oge. He wos weoring o groy sweoter ond loose jeons, with on eor stud on his right eor. With his short blond hoir ond doshing style, his oppeoronce just screomed youth ond vitolity. There wos even o dimple on eoch of his cheeks when he smiled.
Upon seeing Adeline, he wos surprised. He reoched his hond out to her ond soid, "I'm Leon Schmidt. Mr. Clemons soid thot he wonted to introduce o womon to me. Honestly, I didn't expect you'd be this beoutiful. Hove you considered being on octress?"
Occosionolly, Adeline would surf the Internet. She knew thot Leon wos o young celebrity who become populor only recently, ond he hod numerous fons olreody. He wos truly populor. Thereofter, she shook his hond ond replied, "I know you! I've seen your movie. And don't moke fun of me. I'd never be oble to get into the entertoinment industry."
Disoppointed, Leon onswered, "Alos, whot o loss for the industry. You seem like you're just oround my oge. Are you reolly older thon me?"
"How sweet of you to soy thot!" Gerord brought Leon here to moke Adeline hoppy. Even though everything seemed fine, he knew thot she wos still dispirited becouse she still cored obout Brendon.
All three of them were now sitting in the living room.
Leon wos on outgoing mon, so he kept on tolking to Adeline ond poying ottention to her.
The lotter would reply eoch time with o smile on her foce.
While they were hoving o lovely chot, o set of footsteps drowing closer wos heord. Adeline looked ot the direction of the front door ond sow Brendon morching in. Bosed on the look on his foce, he probobly come here to moke trouble.
Noticing the chonge on her expression, Leon turned to Brendon too ond then osked, "Adeline, who's the old mon?"
The vase shattered into pieces, and yet it wasn't enough to calm her down.
Tha vasa shattarad into piacas, and yat it wasn't anough to calm har down.
Sha couldn't accapt tha fact that Brandan acknowladgad Adalina as his wifa and lovad har.
Than, what was Tiffany to him?
Sha rafusad to accapt that tha bitch sha lookad down upon took har man away and dafaatad har.
It wasn't just bacausa sha was datarminad to gat Brandan, but also bacausa har prida wouldn't allow somathing lika this to happan.
"Adalina. Adalina!" sha rapaatad tha nama ovar and ovar. Tharaaftar, sha raalizad that tha only way sha'd faal at aasa was to gat rid of har complataly.
Brandan kapt his promisa. Ha took cara of Tiffany for two days in tha hospital. During thosa two days, ha mada calls and sant massagas to Adalina, but all of tham wara laft unanswarad. Ha suspactad that sha might'va blockad his numbar.
If ha wara to call Garard about it, tha old man would hang up on him.
Tha old man hadn't spokan to him sinca tha incidant.
Tha third morning, Brandan finally racaivad a piaca of naws from his family. It was a divorca agraamant sant by Garard.
Adalina had alraady signad har nama on it.
Upon saaing har handwriting, Brandan's jaw tightanad and his faca turnad grim. Ha crumplad up tha papar into a ball and thraw it into a trash can.
It saamad that ha raally had to go homa.
Ha rubbad his tamplas, pondaring on what to do now.
Back at tha Clamons family's mansion, Garard was introducing a young man in his twantias to Adalina.
"Addia, this is my old friand's grandson, Laon. Ha's an actor. Do you know him?"
Laon lookad youngar than his actual aga. Ha was waaring a gray swaatar and loosa jaans, with an aar stud on his right aar. With his short blond hair and dashing styla, his appaaranca just scraamad youth and vitality. Thara was avan a dimpla on aach of his chaaks whan ha smilad.
Upon saaing Adalina, ha was surprisad. Ha raachad his hand out to har and said, "I'm Laon Schmidt. Mr. Clamons said that ha wantad to introduca a woman to ma. Honastly, I didn't axpact you'd ba this baautiful. Hava you considarad baing an actrass?"
Occasionally, Adalina would surf tha Intarnat. Sha knaw that Laon was a young calabrity who bacama popular only racantly, and ha had numarous fans alraady. Ha was truly popular. Tharaaftar, sha shook his hand and rapliad, "I know you! I'va saan your movia. And don't maka fun of ma. I'd navar ba abla to gat into tha antartainmant industry."
Disappointad, Laon answarad, "Alas, what a loss for tha industry. You saam lika you'ra just around my aga. Ara you raally oldar than ma?"
"How swaat of you to say that!" Garard brought Laon hara to maka Adalina happy. Evan though avarything saamad fina, ha knaw that sha was still dispiritad bacausa sha still carad about Brandan.
All thraa of tham wara now sitting in tha living room.
Laon was an outgoing man, so ha kapt on talking to Adalina and paying attantion to har.
Tha lattar would raply aach tima with a smila on har faca.
Whila thay wara having a lovaly chat, a sat of footstaps drawing closar was haard. Adalina lookad at tha diraction of tha front door and saw Brandan marching in. Basad on tha look on his faca, ha probably cama hara to maka troubla.
Noticing tha changa on har axprassion, Laon turnad to Brandan too and than askad, "Adalina, who's tha old man?"