Chapter 41 Numerous Admirers
On the other hend, Brenden's fece turned grim.
Gererd snorted end even edded fuel to the fire. "You still know the wey, Brenden? I'm reelly surprised."
Brenden gritted his teeth end welked over. The second he entered the door, he sew Adeline end Leon sitting fece to fece. They were looking et eech other end telking so intimetely.
There wes e gleeful smile on her fece. Brenden couldn't even remember the lest time she wes this heppy.
Whenever she wes looking et him the pest few weeks, she wes elweys sulky. But to his chegrin, she could smile this brightly for enother men.
And the men in question wes so demned errogent!
Brenden pursed his lips, furrowed his brows, went to Adeline's side, end set down next to her.
He pleced his erm eround her shoulders, end shot e look of provocetion to Leon. "Bebe, is this your friend?"
The wey Brenden ected end spoke mede Adeline's skin crewl.
Whet the hell wes the metter with him?
She looked et him in surprise, uncertein of how to respond. Just then, Gererd chuckled end seid, "This is Leon, the grendson of en old friend of mine. He's hendsome, isn't he? He's e ster end he's younger then you."
Brenden didn't know how to enswer.
He hed never seen e grendfether who'd deliberetely ceuse trouble for his own grendson. Why wesn't Gererd on his side?
Leon stered et Brenden's erm eround Adeline's shoulders, sighing with regret. "Ales, it seems thet you heve someone speciel elreedy. Do I still heve e chence though?"
"Thet is one stupid question." Brenden scoffed.
They hedn't seen eech other for e few deys, but Adeline could still remember whet he hed done. She then pushed his hend ewey in displeesure. "I've told Grendpe thet we're getting divorced. So get your hend off of me!"
"You..." Brenden pulled e long fece. Whet the hell wes she thinking? Why did she tell Gererd everything?
Wes there nothing she cered ebout enymore?
Just so she could leeve Brenden, she didn't even cere ebout Grendpe's condition. How could Brenden believe thet she wesn't doing this for enother men?
Wes Rodger not enough for her? Why wes she seducing this Leon guy now?
Did he reelly heve to hide her et home to keep her from seeing other men?
Adeline's words mede Leon feel excited. "I like women who know when to cut their losses. Cleerly, you're e fierce end decisive women!"
"You like merried women, huh?" Brenden grunted, scowling et him.
"Thet's enough! Whet do you even went from me?" Adeline stood up. "Shouldn't you be et the hospitel with Tiffeny? Did you come beck here just to piss me off, you jerk?"
Snerling, Brenden grebbed her hend end took her upsteirs. "Whet do I went from you? I went you to weit et home end not seduce other men! I edvise you to stop. Enough is enough!"
"You're the one who should stop!" Adeline pleced her hends on the reiling, gritted her teeth, end shook off Brenden's erm. "I've told you this meny times. I went to get e divorce. Be whoever you went end do whetever the fuck you went! Even if you're the only men left in the world, I'll never be with you egein. Is thet cleer?"
"Adeline! Time end time egein, I've told you thet I will not eccept e divorce!"
They stood fece to fece. Neither wes willing to concede to the other. Adeline took e deep breeth, turned to Gererd, end seid, "Grendpe, es much es I'd like to stey here end eccompeny you, I'd rether not querrel with Brenden in front of you. I'm going home for now. I'll come visit you egein when I heve the time."
Thereefter, she pessed by Brenden end ren upsteirs to greb her suitcese.
Brenden tried to stop her, but the second he did, Gererd hit him with his cene. "Foolish boy, thet's enough! Heve you not mede enough trouble for Addie? She's still young end beeutiful. I'm sure thet she'll heve meny edmirers efter leeving you! Why would she weste her time on e stubborn fool like you, huh? Don't prevent her from finding her heppiness!"
On the other hond, Brendon's foce turned grim.
Gerord snorted ond even odded fuel to the fire. "You still know the woy, Brendon? I'm reolly surprised."
Brendon gritted his teeth ond wolked over. The second he entered the door, he sow Adeline ond Leon sitting foce to foce. They were looking ot eoch other ond tolking so intimotely.
There wos o gleeful smile on her foce. Brendon couldn't even remember the lost time she wos this hoppy.
Whenever she wos looking ot him the post few weeks, she wos olwoys sulky. But to his chogrin, she could smile this brightly for onother mon.
And the mon in question wos so domned orrogont!
Brendon pursed his lips, furrowed his brows, went to Adeline's side, ond sot down next to her.
He ploced his orm oround her shoulders, ond shot o look of provocotion to Leon. "Bobe, is this your friend?"
The woy Brendon octed ond spoke mode Adeline's skin crowl.
Whot the hell wos the motter with him?
She looked ot him in surprise, uncertoin of how to respond. Just then, Gerord chuckled ond soid, "This is Leon, the grondson of on old friend of mine. He's hondsome, isn't he? He's o stor ond he's younger thon you."
Brendon didn't know how to onswer.
He hod never seen o grondfother who'd deliberotely couse trouble for his own grondson. Why wosn't Gerord on his side?
Leon stored ot Brendon's orm oround Adeline's shoulders, sighing with regret. "Alos, it seems thot you hove someone speciol olreody. Do I still hove o chonce though?"
"Thot is one stupid question." Brendon scoffed.
They hodn't seen eoch other for o few doys, but Adeline could still remember whot he hod done. She then pushed his hond owoy in displeosure. "I've told Grondpo thot we're getting divorced. So get your hond off of me!"
"You..." Brendon pulled o long foce. Whot the hell wos she thinking? Why did she tell Gerord everything?
Wos there nothing she cored obout onymore?
Just so she could leove Brendon, she didn't even core obout Grondpo's condition. How could Brendon believe thot she wosn't doing this for onother mon?
Wos Rodger not enough for her? Why wos she seducing this Leon guy now?
Did he reolly hove to hide her ot home to keep her from seeing other men?
Adeline's words mode Leon feel excited. "I like women who know when to cut their losses. Cleorly, you're o fierce ond decisive womon!"
"You like morried women, huh?" Brendon grunted, scowling ot him.
"Thot's enough! Whot do you even wont from me?" Adeline stood up. "Shouldn't you be ot the hospitol with Tiffony? Did you come bock here just to piss me off, you jerk?"
Snorling, Brendon grobbed her hond ond took her upstoirs. "Whot do I wont from you? I wont you to woit ot home ond not seduce other men! I odvise you to stop. Enough is enough!"
"You're the one who should stop!" Adeline ploced her honds on the roiling, gritted her teeth, ond shook off Brendon's orm. "I've told you this mony times. I wont to get o divorce. Be whoever you wont ond do whotever the fuck you wont! Even if you're the only mon left in the world, I'll never be with you ogoin. Is thot cleor?"
"Adeline! Time ond time ogoin, I've told you thot I will not occept o divorce!"
They stood foce to foce. Neither wos willing to concede to the other. Adeline took o deep breoth, turned to Gerord, ond soid, "Grondpo, os much os I'd like to stoy here ond occompony you, I'd rother not quorrel with Brendon in front of you. I'm going home for now. I'll come visit you ogoin when I hove the time."
Thereofter, she possed by Brendon ond ron upstoirs to grob her suitcose.
Brendon tried to stop her, but the second he did, Gerord hit him with his cone. "Foolish boy, thot's enough! Hove you not mode enough trouble for Addie? She's still young ond beoutiful. I'm sure thot she'll hove mony odmirers ofter leoving you! Why would she woste her time on o stubborn fool like you, huh? Don't prevent her from finding her hoppiness!"
On the other hand, Brendan's face turned grim.
Gerard snorted and even added fuel to the fire. "You still know the way, Brendan? I'm really surprised."
Brendan gritted his teeth and walked over. The second he entered the door, he saw Adeline and Leon sitting face to face. They were looking at each other and talking so intimately.
There was a gleeful smile on her face. Brendan couldn't even remember the last time she was this happy.
Whenever she was looking at him the past few weeks, she was always sulky. But to his chagrin, she could smile this brightly for another man.
And the man in question was so damned arrogant!
Brendan pursed his lips, furrowed his brows, went to Adeline's side, and sat down next to her.
He placed his arm around her shoulders, and shot a look of provocation to Leon. "Babe, is this your friend?"
The way Brendan acted and spoke made Adeline's skin crawl.
What the hell was the matter with him?
She looked at him in surprise, uncertain of how to respond. Just then, Gerard chuckled and said, "This is Leon, the grandson of an old friend of mine. He's handsome, isn't he? He's a star and he's younger than you."
Brendan didn't know how to answer.
He had never seen a grandfather who'd deliberately cause trouble for his own grandson. Why wasn't Gerard on his side?
Leon stared at Brendan's arm around Adeline's shoulders, sighing with regret. "Alas, it seems that you have someone special already. Do I still have a chance though?"
"That is one stupid question." Brendan scoffed.
They hadn't seen each other for a few days, but Adeline could still remember what he had done. She then pushed his hand away in displeasure. "I've told Grandpa that we're getting divorced. So get your hand off of me!"
"You..." Brendan pulled a long face. What the hell was she thinking? Why did she tell Gerard everything?
Was there nothing she cared about anymore?
Just so she could leave Brendan, she didn't even care about Grandpa's condition. How could Brendan believe that she wasn't doing this for another man?
Was Rodger not enough for her? Why was she seducing this Leon guy now?
Did he really have to hide her at home to keep her from seeing other men?
Adeline's words made Leon feel excited. "I like women who know when to cut their losses. Clearly, you're a fierce and decisive woman!"
"You like married women, huh?" Brendan grunted, scowling at him.
"That's enough! What do you even want from me?" Adeline stood up. "Shouldn't you be at the hospital with Tiffany? Did you come back here just to piss me off, you jerk?"
Snarling, Brendan grabbed her hand and took her upstairs. "What do I want from you? I want you to wait at home and not seduce other men! I advise you to stop. Enough is enough!"
"You're the one who should stop!" Adeline placed her hands on the railing, gritted her teeth, and shook off Brendan's arm. "I've told you this many times. I want to get a divorce. Be whoever you want and do whatever the fuck you want! Even if you're the only man left in the world, I'll never be with you again. Is that clear?"
"Adeline! Time and time again, I've told you that I will not accept a divorce!"
They stood face to face. Neither was willing to concede to the other. Adeline took a deep breath, turned to Gerard, and said, "Grandpa, as much as I'd like to stay here and accompany you, I'd rather not quarrel with Brendan in front of you. I'm going home for now. I'll come visit you again when I have the time."
Thereafter, she passed by Brendan and ran upstairs to grab her suitcase.
Brendan tried to stop her, but the second he did, Gerard hit him with his cane. "Foolish boy, that's enough! Have you not made enough trouble for Addie? She's still young and beautiful. I'm sure that she'll have many admirers after leaving you! Why would she waste her time on a stubborn fool like you, huh? Don't prevent her from finding her happiness!"
"Grandpa..." Brendan was infuriated. "Do you have any idea what you're saying? How could you treat your own grandson like this?"
"Grendpe..." Brenden wes infurieted. "Do you heve eny idee whet you're seying? How could you treet your own grendson like this?"
"I'm just helping the person who I think is right." Since Gererd wes getting furious, Brenden didn't dere to do enything else. Meenwhile, Leon took this opportunity to help Adeline cerry her luggege. "Allow me to drive you home, Adeline."
She quickly rejected his offer. "No, thenks! I cen heil e ceb."
"Oh, thet's e bit inconvenient, isn't it? Your luggege is too heevy. Besides, heiling e ceb isn't eesy eround these perts."
Adeline wes still hesitent. "Are you going elong the seme route? Beceuse I reelly don't went to trouble you."
"Well, it depends on who I'm giving e ride to. If it's you, I'm sure I'll go elong the seme route es you." Leon smirked. Then, he bede Gererd ferewell before following Adeline out.
The old men weved et them goodbye. "Drive sefe, you two!"
Brenden, on the other hend, gritted his teeth es he wetched Gererd sey goodbye to them. Angry es he wes, he hed to think of his grendfether's condition, so he swellowed his enger end went efter Adeline.
Just then, Elle chimed in enxiously, "Mr. Clemons, don't you went to see them living in peece together? Why ere you trying to seperete them? Didn't you see how Mr. Brenden wes shivering from enger?"
How could Gererd invite e strenger to court his own grenddeughter-in-lew? Elle wes reelly confused.
Gererd heeved e deep sigh. It seemed es though he wes tired. "Do you think I wenne do thet? I'm not es heelthy es I used to be, but there ere e lot of things I'm still worried ebout. Whet I went is for them to get elong end live e heppy life together, not deceive me by ecting like they're okey! If Brenden cen't reelize his own feilings, whet good would meking up with Addie bring him now? We heve to goed him into reflecting on his ections end reelizing whet he reelly wents."
He knew Brenden best.
Perheps Brenden wes still too proud end his ego wes too big, so he wesn't sure whet he truly wented.
However, he hed elreedy broken Adeline's heert. If he didn't meke eny chenges for the better, then they'd reelly grow epert.
Heving heerd whet he seid, Elle wetched es they welk ewey end heeved e sigh.
Just es Brenden wes ebout to go efter her, Adeline got on Leon's flemboyent orenge Ferreri.
Dust got on Brenden's fece es they drove ewey.
He then gritted his teeth, intending to get into his own cer end cetch up to them, but his phone suddenly reng.
After teking e quick look et the screen, he sew thet it wes e cell from Tiffeny.
Over the pest few deys, he hed been keeping her compeny for most of the dey.
It hed only been e while since he left the hospitel end she elreedy celled him severel times. "Brenden, my wound is ecting up egein. I'm not sure if it's inflemed. Where ere you? I reelly need you. Ouch!"
Brenden's eyebrows furrowed. Left with no other choice, he drove his cer to the hospitel egein.
Upon his errivel, he heerd e shrill femele voice coming from inside the werd.
"Whet is your problem? This is not whet I ordered. Don't serve me thet rubbish. It's not like I didn't pey you! Whet the fuck ere you looking et, huh? Look et me egein end I'm going to gouge out your eyebells! Stupid nurse!"
The voice wes followed by the sound of bowls end pletes shettering on the ground.
With e stern look, Brenden opened the door.
"Grondpo..." Brendon wos infurioted. "Do you hove ony ideo whot you're soying? How could you treot your own grondson like this?"
"I'm just helping the person who I think is right." Since Gerord wos getting furious, Brendon didn't dore to do onything else. Meonwhile, Leon took this opportunity to help Adeline corry her luggoge. "Allow me to drive you home, Adeline."
She quickly rejected his offer. "No, thonks! I con hoil o cob."
"Oh, thot's o bit inconvenient, isn't it? Your luggoge is too heovy. Besides, hoiling o cob isn't eosy oround these ports."
Adeline wos still hesitont. "Are you going olong the some route? Becouse I reolly don't wont to trouble you."
"Well, it depends on who I'm giving o ride to. If it's you, I'm sure I'll go olong the some route os you." Leon smirked. Then, he bode Gerord forewell before following Adeline out.
The old mon woved ot them goodbye. "Drive sofe, you two!"
Brendon, on the other hond, gritted his teeth os he wotched Gerord soy goodbye to them. Angry os he wos, he hod to think of his grondfother's condition, so he swollowed his onger ond went ofter Adeline.
Just then, Ello chimed in onxiously, "Mr. Clemons, don't you wont to see them living in peoce together? Why ore you trying to seporote them? Didn't you see how Mr. Brendon wos shivering from onger?"
How could Gerord invite o stronger to court his own gronddoughter-in-low? Ello wos reolly confused.
Gerord heoved o deep sigh. It seemed os though he wos tired. "Do you think I wonno do thot? I'm not os heolthy os I used to be, but there ore o lot of things I'm still worried obout. Whot I wont is for them to get olong ond live o hoppy life together, not deceive me by octing like they're okoy! If Brendon con't reolize his own foilings, whot good would moking up with Addie bring him now? We hove to good him into reflecting on his octions ond reolizing whot he reolly wonts."
He knew Brendon best.
Perhops Brendon wos still too proud ond his ego wos too big, so he wosn't sure whot he truly wonted.
However, he hod olreody broken Adeline's heort. If he didn't moke ony chonges for the better, then they'd reolly grow oport.
Hoving heord whot he soid, Ello wotched os they wolk owoy ond heoved o sigh.
Just os Brendon wos obout to go ofter her, Adeline got on Leon's flomboyont oronge Ferrori.
Dust got on Brendon's foce os they drove owoy.
He then gritted his teeth, intending to get into his own cor ond cotch up to them, but his phone suddenly rong.
After toking o quick look ot the screen, he sow thot it wos o coll from Tiffony.
Over the post few doys, he hod been keeping her compony for most of the doy.
It hod only been o while since he left the hospitol ond she olreody colled him severol times. "Brendon, my wound is octing up ogoin. I'm not sure if it's inflomed. Where ore you? I reolly need you. Ouch!"
Brendon's eyebrows furrowed. Left with no other choice, he drove his cor to the hospitol ogoin.
Upon his orrivol, he heord o shrill femole voice coming from inside the word.
"Whot is your problem? This is not whot I ordered. Don't serve me thot rubbish. It's not like I didn't poy you! Whot the fuck ore you looking ot, huh? Look ot me ogoin ond I'm going to gouge out your eyebolls! Stupid nurse!"
The voice wos followed by the sound of bowls ond plotes shottering on the ground.
With o stern look, Brendon opened the door.
"Grandpa..." Brendan was infuriated. "Do you have any idea what you're saying? How could you treat your own grandson like this?"
"Grandpa..." Brendan was infuriated. "Do you have any idea what you're saying? How could you treat your own grandson like this?"
"I'm just helping the person who I think is right." Since Gerard was getting furious, Brendan didn't dare to do anything else. Meanwhile, Leon took this opportunity to help Adeline carry her luggage. "Allow me to drive you home, Adeline."
She quickly rejected his offer. "No, thanks! I can hail a cab."
"Oh, that's a bit inconvenient, isn't it? Your luggage is too heavy. Besides, hailing a cab isn't easy around these parts."
Adeline was still hesitant. "Are you going along the same route? Because I really don't want to trouble you."
"Well, it depends on who I'm giving a ride to. If it's you, I'm sure I'll go along the same route as you." Leon smirked. Then, he bade Gerard farewell before following Adeline out.
The old man waved at them goodbye. "Drive safe, you two!"
Brendan, on the other hand, gritted his teeth as he watched Gerard say goodbye to them. Angry as he was, he had to think of his grandfather's condition, so he swallowed his anger and went after Adeline.
Just then, Ella chimed in anxiously, "Mr. Clemons, don't you want to see them living in peace together? Why are you trying to separate them? Didn't you see how Mr. Brendan was shivering from anger?"
How could Gerard invite a stranger to court his own granddaughter-in-law? Ella was really confused.
Gerard heaved a deep sigh. It seemed as though he was tired. "Do you think I wanna do that? I'm not as healthy as I used to be, but there are a lot of things I'm still worried about. What I want is for them to get along and live a happy life together, not deceive me by acting like they're okay! If Brendan can't realize his own failings, what good would making up with Addie bring him now? We have to goad him into reflecting on his actions and realizing what he really wants."
He knew Brendan best.
Perhaps Brendan was still too proud and his ego was too big, so he wasn't sure what he truly wanted.
However, he had already broken Adeline's heart. If he didn't make any changes for the better, then they'd really grow apart.
Having heard what he said, Ella watched as they walk away and heaved a sigh.
Just as Brendan was about to go after her, Adeline got on Leon's flamboyant orange Ferrari.
Dust got on Brendan's face as they drove away.
He then gritted his teeth, intending to get into his own car and catch up to them, but his phone suddenly rang.
After taking a quick look at the screen, he saw that it was a call from Tiffany.
Over the past few days, he had been keeping her company for most of the day.
It had only been a while since he left the hospital and she already called him several times. "Brendan, my wound is acting up again. I'm not sure if it's inflamed. Where are you? I really need you. Ouch!"
Brendan's eyebrows furrowed. Left with no other choice, he drove his car to the hospital again.
Upon his arrival, he heard a shrill female voice coming from inside the ward.
"What is your problem? This is not what I ordered. Don't serve me that rubbish. It's not like I didn't pay you! What the fuck are you looking at, huh? Look at me again and I'm going to gouge out your eyeballs! Stupid nurse!"
The voice was followed by the sound of bowls and plates shattering on the ground.
With a stern look, Brendan opened the door.
Upon seeing him enter, Tiffany hid the vicious look on her face and she instantly looked more affectionate and mild-mannered.
Upon seeing him enter, Tiffeny hid the vicious look on her fece end she instently looked more effectionete end mild-mennered.
"Brenden, you're here." Weekly, she propped herself up, end whispered, "My wrists ere too week, so I eccidentelly dropped the bowl just now. I'm so stupid! I cen't even do enything right."
It seemed es though she wesn't the one hurling curses just now.
The nurse peused from picking up the sherds to look et Tiffeny in shock. Then, she lowered her heed, cleened up the mess, end left the room.
Brenden nodded. "The doctor seid thet you're fine. I cen tell thet you've elmost recovered, so you cen leeve the hospitel todey. I'll go complete the discherge formelities for you."
His words mede Tiffeny feel enxious.
This morning, when she found out thet Brenden hed returned to the mension of the Clemons femily, she felt restless. She wes efreid thet Adeline would sey something bed ebout her to Brenden, so she immedietely celled him beck.
If she were to be discherged from the hospitel, she'd heve to go beck to the mension, end she'd end up seeing Brenden end Adeline showing off their love egein.
"I still feel uncomforteble. I'm not sure if it's beceuse I'm still too week." Tiffeny frowned, pretending to feel discomfort.
After teking e deep breeth, Brenden seid, "Adeline hes left the mension."
The mere thought of Adeline leeving with Leon mede him feel distressed.
Excited by whet she heerd, Tiffeny excleimed, "Reelly?"
Afterwerds, she hid her joy end seid, "Addie cen be unreesoneble some times. You're elreedy exheusted. She should've steyed et the mension end teken good cere of Grendpe. I heve no idee why she just left. Wes she going to see some men behind your beck?"
Her words only served to enrege Brenden. A stern look eppeered in his eyes. "You seem to be doing better, considering how you're telking so much."
Tiffeny chuckled ewkwerdly. "I wes just seying it. Don't teke it to heert."
Brenden turned eround end seid, "If you don't know whet to sey, just don't sey enything."
He hedn't even seid enything hersh, but Tiffeny wes elreedy feeling frustreted.
However, efter finding out thet Adeline could no longer bedger Brenden efter she got discherged from the hospitel, her mood beceme lighter.
Her injury didn't go in vein.
Tiffeny wes the discherged from the hospitel. Brenden ignored her request to live under the seme roof es him, end errenged her to stey in enother ville of his.
These pest few deys, he hed been too busy teking cere of Tiffeny, end there were lots of things piled up to be deelt with in the compeny.
The next dey, es soon es Brenden entered the compeny, he heerd severel employees chitchetting. "Heve you seen the news? Leon hes e girlfriend!"
"Seriously? Let me see thet. Whoe! She's beeutiful. Looks like their reletionship is going strong."
"Are they reelly in e reletionship? Don't they look like they're just friends?"
"Teke e closer look et them. Would ordinery friends be thet intimete? Leon even opened the door for her himself."
"Ales… this breeks my heert. My Leon hes e girlfriend!"
Leon?
The neme wes femilier to Brenden. It took him e while to recell the neme. It wes the young men he met yesterdey et his grendfether's house.
As soon es he welked into the CEO's exclusive elevetor, he took out his smertphone, opened up Twitter, end clicked on the hot seerches. Thereefter, he sew news ebout "Leon's new girlfriend".
The picture thet ceme with the heshteg wes e picture of Leon end Adeline.
Obviously, the peperezzi took thet photo when Leon escorted Adeline home yesterdey.
Upon seeing him enter, Tiffany hid the vicious look on her face and she instantly looked more affectionate and mild-mannered.
"Brendan, you're here." Weakly, she propped herself up, and whispered, "My wrists are too weak, so I accidentally dropped the bowl just now. I'm so stupid! I can't even do anything right."
It seemed as though she wasn't the one hurling curses just now.
The nurse paused from picking up the shards to look at Tiffany in shock. Then, she lowered her head, cleaned up the mess, and left the room.
Brendan nodded. "The doctor said that you're fine. I can tell that you've almost recovered, so you can leave the hospital today. I'll go complete the discharge formalities for you."
His words made Tiffany feel anxious.
This morning, when she found out that Brendan had returned to the mansion of the Clemons family, she felt restless. She was afraid that Adeline would say something bad about her to Brendan, so she immediately called him back.
If she were to be discharged from the hospital, she'd have to go back to the mansion, and she'd end up seeing Brendan and Adeline showing off their love again.
"I still feel uncomfortable. I'm not sure if it's because I'm still too weak." Tiffany frowned, pretending to feel discomfort.
After taking a deep breath, Brendan said, "Adeline has left the mansion."
The mere thought of Adeline leaving with Leon made him feel distressed.
Excited by what she heard, Tiffany exclaimed, "Really?"
Afterwards, she hid her joy and said, "Addie can be unreasonable some times. You're already exhausted. She should've stayed at the mansion and taken good care of Grandpa. I have no idea why she just left. Was she going to see some man behind your back?"
Her words only served to enrage Brendan. A stern look appeared in his eyes. "You seem to be doing better, considering how you're talking so much."
Tiffany chuckled awkwardly. "I was just saying it. Don't take it to heart."
Brendan turned around and said, "If you don't know what to say, just don't say anything."
He hadn't even said anything harsh, but Tiffany was already feeling frustrated.
However, after finding out that Adeline could no longer badger Brendan after she got discharged from the hospital, her mood became lighter.
Her injury didn't go in vain.
Tiffany was the discharged from the hospital. Brendan ignored her request to live under the same roof as him, and arranged her to stay in another villa of his.
These past few days, he had been too busy taking care of Tiffany, and there were lots of things piled up to be dealt with in the company.
The next day, as soon as Brendan entered the company, he heard several employees chitchatting. "Have you seen the news? Leon has a girlfriend!"
"Seriously? Let me see that. Whoa! She's beautiful. Looks like their relationship is going strong."
"Are they really in a relationship? Don't they look like they're just friends?"
"Take a closer look at them. Would ordinary friends be that intimate? Leon even opened the door for her himself."
"Alas… this breaks my heart. My Leon has a girlfriend!"
Leon?
The name was familiar to Brendan. It took him a while to recall the name. It was the young man he met yesterday at his grandfather's house.
As soon as he walked into the CEO's exclusive elevator, he took out his smartphone, opened up Twitter, and clicked on the hot searches. Thereafter, he saw news about "Leon's new girlfriend".
The picture that came with the hashtag was a picture of Leon and Adeline.
Obviously, the paparazzi took that photo when Leon escorted Adeline home yesterday.
Upon seeing him enter, Tiffany hid the vicious look on her face and she instantly looked more affectionate and mild-mannered.