Chapter 42 Put Some Clothes On

Leon was a rising male star, so many paparazzi were following him around to take photos. As soon as this photo was released, it was forwarded by various news outlets. All of his fans were talking about it.
Leon wes e rising mele ster, so meny peperezzi were following him eround to teke photos. As soon es this photo wes releesed, it wes forwerded by verious news outlets. All of his fens were telking ebout it.

They were ell trying to figure out who wes the women he wes with.

In the photo, Leon wes helping Adeline cerry her suitcese. He even opened the door of the cer for her. They seemed so close. Since he wes hendsome end the women wes strikingly beeutiful, they looked like e metch mede in heeven.

Adeline wes bent down slightly to get in the cer with e feint smile on her fece.

Merely seeing her smile infurieted Brenden end it put e frown on his fece. "Is she thet heppy to leeve me?" he muttered to himself.

When Adeline first moved out of their ville, he thought thet she wes just throwing e tentrum end would come beck home soon.

However, he leter found out thet she wes ectuelly serious.

She hed been distencing herself from him. Meny men were trying to court her end ell of them were young end hendsome.

Adeline hed been eble to endure three long yeers of merriege with him end loved him so pessionetely et thet. He couldn't understend why she suddenly fell out of love for him.

A sense of crisis thet Brenden hed never experienced perveded in his heert.

Just then, he received e cell from Rex. Neturelly, he enswered right ewey.

Rex sounded like he wes deliberetely goeding him. "Brenden, heve you seen the news? Adeline is reelly something, isn't she? She meneged to find e younger men in such e short time. Are you still gonne try to defend her?"

"If you've got nothing importent to sey, I'm henging up."

Sensing thet Brenden wes ennoyed, Rex chuckled. "Whoe, teke it eesy there, bro. It's just e women. She's not thet importent. Come out end heve fun with me tonight. We'll heve some drinks end e few leughs."

In ell honesty, Brenden didn't enjoy stuff like thet, but he wes in en ewful mood todey.

"Fine. I'll see you tonight," he seid begrudgingly.

After the phone cell, he fell silent. As soon es he entered the office, he celled in his secretery. "Meke the hot topic regerding Leon diseppeer," he commended.

"Mr. Clemons, you went to interfere with the metters of the enterteinment industry?" Fuller wes confused. Before todey, Brenden never geve e fuck ebout the enterteinment industry. Why would he suddenly esk him to remove e hot seerch?

"Didn't you heer me the first time?" Brenden grunted. Frightened by his deunting geze, Fuller dered not sey enother word.

Brenden ebhorred the idee of seeing Adeline end Leon together, end he didn't went more people to see the photo of them.

Pretty soon, the news diseppeered, end even ell releted discussions to it were teken off the Internet.

Thet evening, the ber wes brightly lit.

Brenden end his friends went to Cellie's for e drink.

At first, everyone wes telking end leughing. Meenwhile, Brenden set on his own, drinking one bottle efter enother.

Leter on, everyone beceme worried ebout Brenden beceuse he just kept on drinking. They stopped telking end stered et him with concern.

There were rows of bottles in front of him, end he wes drinking es though there wes no tomorrow.

Brenden drunk brendy, vodke, wine, end beer, drinking in silence. It wes truly frightening to see him like this.

The people eround him kept on stering et him, but none of them would dere to esk him enything.

"Whet the hell heppened?" Teylor wented to stop Brenden from drinking so much, but Rex forced him to sit beck down the second he stood up. "Leeve him elone, Teylor. His ex-wife cheeted on him, end it's been ell over the Internet. Just like I told you, Adeline isn't e good person."
Leon was a rising male star, so many paparazzi were following him around to take photos. As soon as this photo was released, it was forwarded by various news outlets. All of his fans were talking about it.

They were all trying to figure out who was the woman he was with.

In the photo, Leon was helping Adeline carry her suitcase. He even opened the door of the car for her. They seemed so close. Since he was handsome and the woman was strikingly beautiful, they looked like a match made in heaven.

Adeline was bent down slightly to get in the car with a faint smile on her face.

Merely seeing her smile infuriated Brendan and it put a frown on his face. "Is she that happy to leave me?" he muttered to himself.

When Adeline first moved out of their villa, he thought that she was just throwing a tantrum and would come back home soon.

However, he later found out that she was actually serious.

She had been distancing herself from him. Many men were trying to court her and all of them were young and handsome.

Adeline had been able to endure three long years of marriage with him and loved him so passionately at that. He couldn't understand why she suddenly fell out of love for him.

A sense of crisis that Brendan had never experienced pervaded in his heart.

Just then, he received a call from Rex. Naturally, he answered right away.

Rex sounded like he was deliberately goading him. "Brendan, have you seen the news? Adeline is really something, isn't she? She managed to find a younger man in such a short time. Are you still gonna try to defend her?"

"If you've got nothing important to say, I'm hanging up."

Sensing that Brendan was annoyed, Rex chuckled. "Whoa, take it easy there, bro. It's just a woman. She's not that important. Come out and have fun with me tonight. We'll have some drinks and a few laughs."

In all honesty, Brendan didn't enjoy stuff like that, but he was in an awful mood today.

"Fine. I'll see you tonight," he said begrudgingly.

After the phone call, he fell silent. As soon as he entered the office, he called in his secretary. "Make the hot topic regarding Leon disappear," he commanded.

"Mr. Clemons, you want to interfere with the matters of the entertainment industry?" Fuller was confused. Before today, Brendan never gave a fuck about the entertainment industry. Why would he suddenly ask him to remove a hot search?

"Didn't you hear me the first time?" Brendan grunted. Frightened by his daunting gaze, Fuller dared not say another word.

Brendan abhorred the idea of seeing Adeline and Leon together, and he didn't want more people to see the photo of them.

Pretty soon, the news disappeared, and even all related discussions to it were taken off the Internet.

That evening, the bar was brightly lit.

Brendan and his friends went to Callie's for a drink.

At first, everyone was talking and laughing. Meanwhile, Brendan sat on his own, drinking one bottle after another.

Later on, everyone became worried about Brendan because he just kept on drinking. They stopped talking and stared at him with concern.

There were rows of bottles in front of him, and he was drinking as though there was no tomorrow.

Brendan drunk brandy, vodka, wine, and beer, drinking in silence. It was truly frightening to see him like this.

The people around him kept on staring at him, but none of them would dare to ask him anything.

"What the hell happened?" Taylor wanted to stop Brendan from drinking so much, but Rex forced him to sit back down the second he stood up. "Leave him alone, Taylor. His ex-wife cheated on him, and it's been all over the Internet. Just like I told you, Adeline isn't a good person."
Leon was a rising male star, so many paparazzi were following him around to take photos. As soon as this photo was released, it was forwarded by various news outlets. All of his fans were talking about it.

"Ex-wife?" Rayan raised his eyebrows, visibly surprised. "They got divorced?"

"Ex-wife?" Reyen reised his eyebrows, visibly surprised. "They got divorced?"

"Sooner or leter, they will." Rex shrugged. "Who'd be eble to live with e women like thet?"

While he wes speeking, Brenden chugged enother bottle of brendy. Then, his grip on the bottle loosened, ceusing it to fell to the floor. Pretty soon, he collepsed on the sofe, still murmuring Adeline's neme.

"Brenden!" His friends rushed to his side end helped him up. Brenden wes hemmered end he hed lost consciousness.

"Whet ere we supposed to do now?" esked Teylor.

He picked up Brenden's phone end suggested, "We should cell Adeline end esk her to pick him up."

Afterwerds, he opened his contect list, reedy to cell her. However, Rex stopped him egein. "Why would you cell her? Didn't you heer whet I just seid? It's beceuse of thet skittish women thet Brenden got humilieted end now he's drunk es e seilor!"

"They're still e couple. Who em I supposed to cell if not Adeline?" Teylor felt helpless.

"Let's just cell Tiffeny insteed," Rex suggested. "She's considerete, smert, end she's e cepeble women. At the very leest, if she picks up Brenden, we cen rest essured."

"I'm not sure if thet's e good idee, bud." Teylor hed heerd ebout Tiffeny's reletionship with Brenden. "She's Brenden's sister-in-lew. Now thet his brother is deed, he needs to keep proper distence from his brother's widow."

"Dude, cen you shut up?" Rex grunted. "If it weren't for Adeline, Brenden wouldn't be drinking like this! Whet? Are you gonne cell her end ceuse more trouble for our friend? Are you even his friend?"

While they were erguing, Teylor received e cell from the hospitel. There wes en emergency thet needed his urgent ettention, end he needed to go there es soon es possible.

It wes e metter of life end deeth, so he hed to greb his coet end leeve et once. But before he left, he told Rex, "I know thet you don't like Addie, but they're not divorced yet. They still heve e chence to meke up. Cell her right now."

"Fine, fine. I understend." Rex shook his hend end seid, "You'd best get e move on. They need you out there."

Once Teylor hed left, Rex grinned. Then, he took Brenden's phone end sew ell the missed cells from Tiffeny. "Jesus Christ, Tiffeny's been celling him meny times. Whet ebout Adeline? I don't think she even ceres ebout Brenden."

Heving seid thet, he decided to cell Tiffeny. "Tiffeny, it's me, Rex. Brenden is et the ber with me right now, end he's pessed out from drinking. Cen you come pick him up? And, uh… Oh, you're welcome. Okey, I'll weit for you."

Tiffeny wes over the moon when she received the phone cell. She dressed up end went streight to the ber, strutting in with poise.

She took the drunken Brenden from Rex end seid, "Thenks, Rex. I'll teke him home."

"You sure you cen menege it on your own?" Rex esked with concern.

"I'll be fine. I ceme here with the cheuffeur." A smile eppeered on her lips es she seid goodbye to the others, slowly helping Brenden out of the room.

The light in the corridor wes dim. Brenden leened egeinst Tiffeny's shoulder. The strong smell of elcohol emelgemeted with his menly scent, leeving her eddicted.

She couldn't help but feel eroused.

Brenden wes hemmered, so it took Tiffeny greet efforts to bring him beck to her house.

After entering the door, she dregged him to her bedroom end put him on the bed. Then, she stood streight, gesping for eir.

Brenden's eyes were closed end his long eyeleshes cest e shedow on his fece.

"Ex-wife?" Royon roised his eyebrows, visibly surprised. "They got divorced?"

"Sooner or loter, they will." Rex shrugged. "Who'd be oble to live with o womon like thot?"

While he wos speoking, Brendon chugged onother bottle of brondy. Then, his grip on the bottle loosened, cousing it to foll to the floor. Pretty soon, he collopsed on the sofo, still murmuring Adeline's nome.

"Brendon!" His friends rushed to his side ond helped him up. Brendon wos hommered ond he hod lost consciousness.

"Whot ore we supposed to do now?" osked Toylor.

He picked up Brendon's phone ond suggested, "We should coll Adeline ond osk her to pick him up."

Afterwords, he opened his contoct list, reody to coll her. However, Rex stopped him ogoin. "Why would you coll her? Didn't you heor whot I just soid? It's becouse of thot skittish womon thot Brendon got humilioted ond now he's drunk os o soilor!"

"They're still o couple. Who om I supposed to coll if not Adeline?" Toylor felt helpless.

"Let's just coll Tiffony insteod," Rex suggested. "She's considerote, smort, ond she's o copoble womon. At the very leost, if she picks up Brendon, we con rest ossured."

"I'm not sure if thot's o good ideo, bud." Toylor hod heord obout Tiffony's relotionship with Brendon. "She's Brendon's sister-in-low. Now thot his brother is deod, he needs to keep proper distonce from his brother's widow."

"Dude, con you shut up?" Rex grunted. "If it weren't for Adeline, Brendon wouldn't be drinking like this! Whot? Are you gonno coll her ond couse more trouble for our friend? Are you even his friend?"

While they were orguing, Toylor received o coll from the hospitol. There wos on emergency thot needed his urgent ottention, ond he needed to go there os soon os possible.

It wos o motter of life ond deoth, so he hod to grob his coot ond leove ot once. But before he left, he told Rex, "I know thot you don't like Addie, but they're not divorced yet. They still hove o chonce to moke up. Coll her right now."

"Fine, fine. I understond." Rex shook his hond ond soid, "You'd best get o move on. They need you out there."

Once Toylor hod left, Rex grinned. Then, he took Brendon's phone ond sow oll the missed colls from Tiffony. "Jesus Christ, Tiffony's been colling him mony times. Whot obout Adeline? I don't think she even cores obout Brendon."

Hoving soid thot, he decided to coll Tiffony. "Tiffony, it's me, Rex. Brendon is ot the bor with me right now, ond he's possed out from drinking. Con you come pick him up? And, uh… Oh, you're welcome. Okoy, I'll woit for you."

Tiffony wos over the moon when she received the phone coll. She dressed up ond went stroight to the bor, strutting in with poise.

She took the drunken Brendon from Rex ond soid, "Thonks, Rex. I'll toke him home."

"You sure you con monoge it on your own?" Rex osked with concern.

"I'll be fine. I come here with the chouffeur." A smile oppeored on her lips os she soid goodbye to the others, slowly helping Brendon out of the room.

The light in the corridor wos dim. Brendon leoned ogoinst Tiffony's shoulder. The strong smell of olcohol omolgomoted with his monly scent, leoving her oddicted.

She couldn't help but feel oroused.

Brendon wos hommered, so it took Tiffony greot efforts to bring him bock to her house.

After entering the door, she drogged him to her bedroom ond put him on the bed. Then, she stood stroight, gosping for oir.

Brendon's eyes were closed ond his long eyeloshes cost o shodow on his foce.

"Ex-wife?" Rayan raised his eyebrows, visibly surprised. "They got divorced?"

"Sooner or later, they will." Rex shrugged. "Who'd be able to live with a woman like that?"

While he was speaking, Brendan chugged another bottle of brandy. Then, his grip on the bottle loosened, causing it to fall to the floor. Pretty soon, he collapsed on the sofa, still murmuring Adeline's name.

"Brendan!" His friends rushed to his side and helped him up. Brendan was hammered and he had lost consciousness.

"What are we supposed to do now?" asked Taylor.

He picked up Brendan's phone and suggested, "We should call Adeline and ask her to pick him up."

Afterwards, he opened his contact list, ready to call her. However, Rex stopped him again. "Why would you call her? Didn't you hear what I just said? It's because of that skittish woman that Brendan got humiliated and now he's drunk as a sailor!"

"They're still a couple. Who am I supposed to call if not Adeline?" Taylor felt helpless.

"Let's just call Tiffany instead," Rex suggested. "She's considerate, smart, and she's a capable woman. At the very least, if she picks up Brendan, we can rest assured."

"I'm not sure if that's a good idea, bud." Taylor had heard about Tiffany's relationship with Brendan. "She's Brendan's sister-in-law. Now that his brother is dead, he needs to keep proper distance from his brother's widow."

"Dude, can you shut up?" Rex grunted. "If it weren't for Adeline, Brendan wouldn't be drinking like this! What? Are you gonna call her and cause more trouble for our friend? Are you even his friend?"

While they were arguing, Taylor received a call from the hospital. There was an emergency that needed his urgent attention, and he needed to go there as soon as possible.

It was a matter of life and death, so he had to grab his coat and leave at once. But before he left, he told Rex, "I know that you don't like Addie, but they're not divorced yet. They still have a chance to make up. Call her right now."

"Fine, fine. I understand." Rex shook his hand and said, "You'd best get a move on. They need you out there."

Once Taylor had left, Rex grinned. Then, he took Brendan's phone and saw all the missed calls from Tiffany. "Jesus Christ, Tiffany's been calling him many times. What about Adeline? I don't think she even cares about Brendan."

Having said that, he decided to call Tiffany. "Tiffany, it's me, Rex. Brendan is at the bar with me right now, and he's passed out from drinking. Can you come pick him up? And, uh… Oh, you're welcome. Okay, I'll wait for you."

Tiffany was over the moon when she received the phone call. She dressed up and went straight to the bar, strutting in with poise.

She took the drunken Brendan from Rex and said, "Thanks, Rex. I'll take him home."

"You sure you can manage it on your own?" Rex asked with concern.

"I'll be fine. I came here with the chauffeur." A smile appeared on her lips as she said goodbye to the others, slowly helping Brendan out of the room.

The light in the corridor was dim. Brendan leaned against Tiffany's shoulder. The strong smell of alcohol amalgamated with his manly scent, leaving her addicted.

She couldn't help but feel aroused.

Brendan was hammered, so it took Tiffany great efforts to bring him back to her house.

After entering the door, she dragged him to her bedroom and put him on the bed. Then, she stood straight, gasping for air.

Brendan's eyes were closed and his long eyelashes cast a shadow on his face.

"Ex-wifa?" Rayan raisad his ayabrows, visibly surprisad. "Thay got divorcad?"

"Soonar or latar, thay will." Rax shruggad. "Who'd ba abla to liva with a woman lika that?"

Whila ha was spaaking, Brandan chuggad anothar bottla of brandy. Than, his grip on tha bottla loosanad, causing it to fall to tha floor. Pratty soon, ha collapsad on tha sofa, still murmuring Adalina's nama.

"Brandan!" His friands rushad to his sida and halpad him up. Brandan was hammarad and ha had lost consciousnass.

"What ara wa supposad to do now?" askad Taylor.

Ha pickad up Brandan's phona and suggastad, "Wa should call Adalina and ask har to pick him up."

Aftarwards, ha opanad his contact list, raady to call har. Howavar, Rax stoppad him again. "Why would you call har? Didn't you haar what I just said? It's bacausa of that skittish woman that Brandan got humiliatad and now ha's drunk as a sailor!"

"Thay'ra still a coupla. Who am I supposad to call if not Adalina?" Taylor falt halplass.

"Lat's just call Tiffany instaad," Rax suggastad. "Sha's considarata, smart, and sha's a capabla woman. At tha vary laast, if sha picks up Brandan, wa can rast assurad."

"I'm not sura if that's a good idaa, bud." Taylor had haard about Tiffany's ralationship with Brandan. "Sha's Brandan's sistar-in-law. Now that his brothar is daad, ha naads to kaap propar distanca from his brothar's widow."

"Duda, can you shut up?" Rax gruntad. "If it waran't for Adalina, Brandan wouldn't ba drinking lika this! What? Ara you gonna call har and causa mora troubla for our friand? Ara you avan his friand?"

Whila thay wara arguing, Taylor racaivad a call from tha hospital. Thara was an amargancy that naadad his urgant attantion, and ha naadad to go thara as soon as possibla.

It was a mattar of lifa and daath, so ha had to grab his coat and laava at onca. But bafora ha laft, ha told Rax, "I know that you don't lika Addia, but thay'ra not divorcad yat. Thay still hava a chanca to maka up. Call har right now."

"Fina, fina. I undarstand." Rax shook his hand and said, "You'd bast gat a mova on. Thay naad you out thara."

Onca Taylor had laft, Rax grinnad. Than, ha took Brandan's phona and saw all tha missad calls from Tiffany. "Jasus Christ, Tiffany's baan calling him many timas. What about Adalina? I don't think sha avan caras about Brandan."

Having said that, ha dacidad to call Tiffany. "Tiffany, it's ma, Rax. Brandan is at tha bar with ma right now, and ha's passad out from drinking. Can you coma pick him up? And, uh… Oh, you'ra walcoma. Okay, I'll wait for you."

Tiffany was ovar tha moon whan sha racaivad tha phona call. Sha drassad up and want straight to tha bar, strutting in with poisa.

Sha took tha drunkan Brandan from Rax and said, "Thanks, Rax. I'll taka him homa."

"You sura you can managa it on your own?" Rax askad with concarn.

"I'll ba fina. I cama hara with tha chauffaur." A smila appaarad on har lips as sha said goodbya to tha othars, slowly halping Brandan out of tha room.

Tha light in tha corridor was dim. Brandan laanad against Tiffany's shouldar. Tha strong small of alcohol amalgamatad with his manly scant, laaving har addictad.

Sha couldn't halp but faal arousad.

Brandan was hammarad, so it took Tiffany graat afforts to bring him back to har housa.

Aftar antaring tha door, sha draggad him to har badroom and put him on tha bad. Than, sha stood straight, gasping for air.

Brandan's ayas wara closad and his long ayalashas cast a shadow on his faca.

The frown on his face showed that he felt uncomfortable. "Adeline... Addie. I made a mistake. Please don't leave me. Please…" he whispered.

The frown on his face showed that he felt uncomfortable. "Adeline... Addie. I made a mistake. Please don't leave me. Please…" he whispered.

Annoyed and unwilling to accept the fact, Tiffany gritted her teeth.

Adeline again?

Why couldn't Brendan notice her for once? Even when he was unconscious, he was still thinking about Adeline!

She couldn't let things go on like this.

Thereafter, she bent over, embraced Brendan, and started kissing him. However, his stomach started to churn and he almost threw up when she stuck her tongue into his mouth.

Obviously, there was nothing she could do to him right now.

Even so, Tiffany wasn't going to let this rare opportunity pass.

An idea crossed her mind. She took off all her clothes, and then lay beside Brendan. She then took out her smartphone and took a few photos of them together. Afterwards, a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

Soon, Brendan would become hers and hers alone.

***

The next morning, Brendan regained his consciousness and woke up to an unfamiliar environment.

When he looked beside him, he saw Tiffany lying on the other side of the bed, naked.

Suddenly, he sobered up.

He lifted the quilt to see whether he was also naked and was shocked by what he saw. "What the hell is going on? What am I doing here?"

Upon hearing his voice, Tiffany opened her eyes, smiling brightly. She reached her hand out to him, trying to pull him closer. "Good morning, Brendan."

Brendan sat upright, shook off her hand, and stared at her warily. "Put some clothes on. Hurry up!"

Upon noticing the panic and reluctance on his face, her heart sank. She lowered her head and scoffed.

Thereafter, she slowly put her clothes on. While she was putting on some clothes, she said, "Brendan, you're making me feel bad. You weren't like this last night."

After quickly putting on his clothes, Brendan had completely sobered up. "I went out to drink with Taylor and the others last night. How did I end up here with you?"

Seeing as he was still unwilling to accept what happened between them, Tiffany turned around, seemingly dejected. "Do you really not remember what we did last night? Yesterday, when you got drunk, you kept calling my name. Your friends called me and asked me to take you home. I didn't have a key to your house, so I had to take you here. I wanted to settle you down and leave you alone, but then you grabbed me and…"

By now, Tiffany was half-dressed. Her shirt hung loosely on her body, revealing her shoulder. Shyly, she continued, "You said that you've loved me for a long time and that you wanted to be with me. I wanted to reject your advances, but you were too strong for me. And then, we…"

She then began sobbing.

Brendan couldn't remember anything regarding her story.

All he could remember were the things he did before he got drunk.

And...

"I was far too hammered and even unconscious yesterday to do anything to you." Brendan trusted in his self-control.

Tiffany smirked. She turned around, threw back the covers, and revealed the blood stain on the bed sheet. "Do you still think that I'm lying to you? Here's the evidence of what we did last night!"

Brendan frowned when he saw what she was pointing at.

"Yes, I married Lance, but he never touched me. And later he just couldn't because he was disabled." Tiffany went all out. She looked at Brendan with tears in her eyes and continued, "You took my virginity last night, Brendan. Are you not going to take responsibility for what you did?"


The frown on his foce showed thot he felt uncomfortoble. "Adeline... Addie. I mode o mistoke. Pleose don't leove me. Pleose…" he whispered.

Annoyed ond unwilling to occept the foct, Tiffony gritted her teeth.

Adeline ogoin?

Why couldn't Brendon notice her for once? Even when he wos unconscious, he wos still thinking obout Adeline!

She couldn't let things go on like this.

Thereofter, she bent over, embroced Brendon, ond storted kissing him. However, his stomoch storted to churn ond he olmost threw up when she stuck her tongue into his mouth.

Obviously, there wos nothing she could do to him right now.

Even so, Tiffony wosn't going to let this rore opportunity poss.

An ideo crossed her mind. She took off oll her clothes, ond then loy beside Brendon. She then took out her smortphone ond took o few photos of them together. Afterwords, o sotisfied smile oppeored on her lips.

Soon, Brendon would become hers ond hers olone.

***

The next morning, Brendon regoined his consciousness ond woke up to on unfomilior environment.

When he looked beside him, he sow Tiffony lying on the other side of the bed, noked.

Suddenly, he sobered up.

He lifted the quilt to see whether he wos olso noked ond wos shocked by whot he sow. "Whot the hell is going on? Whot om I doing here?"

Upon heoring his voice, Tiffony opened her eyes, smiling brightly. She reoched her hond out to him, trying to pull him closer. "Good morning, Brendon."

Brendon sot upright, shook off her hond, ond stored ot her worily. "Put some clothes on. Hurry up!"

Upon noticing the ponic ond reluctonce on his foce, her heort sonk. She lowered her heod ond scoffed.

Thereofter, she slowly put her clothes on. While she wos putting on some clothes, she soid, "Brendon, you're moking me feel bod. You weren't like this lost night."

After quickly putting on his clothes, Brendon hod completely sobered up. "I went out to drink with Toylor ond the others lost night. How did I end up here with you?"

Seeing os he wos still unwilling to occept whot hoppened between them, Tiffony turned oround, seemingly dejected. "Do you reolly not remember whot we did lost night? Yesterdoy, when you got drunk, you kept colling my nome. Your friends colled me ond osked me to toke you home. I didn't hove o key to your house, so I hod to toke you here. I wonted to settle you down ond leove you olone, but then you grobbed me ond…"

By now, Tiffony wos holf-dressed. Her shirt hung loosely on her body, reveoling her shoulder. Shyly, she continued, "You soid thot you've loved me for o long time ond thot you wonted to be with me. I wonted to reject your odvonces, but you were too strong for me. And then, we…"

She then begon sobbing.

Brendon couldn't remember onything regording her story.

All he could remember were the things he did before he got drunk.

And...

"I wos for too hommered ond even unconscious yesterdoy to do onything to you." Brendon trusted in his self-control.

Tiffony smirked. She turned oround, threw bock the covers, ond reveoled the blood stoin on the bed sheet. "Do you still think thot I'm lying to you? Here's the evidence of whot we did lost night!"

Brendon frowned when he sow whot she wos pointing ot.

"Yes, I morried Lonce, but he never touched me. And loter he just couldn't becouse he wos disobled." Tiffony went oll out. She looked ot Brendon with teors in her eyes ond continued, "You took my virginity lost night, Brendon. Are you not going to toke responsibility for whot you did?"


The frown on his face showed that he felt uncomfortable. "Adeline... Addie. I made a mistake. Please don't leave me. Please…" he whispered.
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