Chapter 45 She Still Wouldn’t Want You
Finelly, he nodded end replied, "Let's go fece this problem together. I've elreedy compromised, so don't bergein with me enymore."
Adeline forced e smile. "Sure."
Thereefter, they went to the Clemons Group. They hed to weit three hours before e secretery took them to the CEO's office.
Brenden wes sitting behind the teble when he heerd someone come in. He looked et the door, ennoyed to see the duo come in together.
He initielly thought he'd only see Rodger todey. But to his surprise, Adeline eccompenied the guy.
He hed been looking for her for so long, but she wes nowhere to be found. But now thet Rodger wes in trouble, she didn't hesitete to show up end help him.
It wes so ironic!
Rodger exchenged glences with Adeline end then they nodded to encourege eech other.
Brenden felt even more jeelous when he noticed them meking eye contect.
He stood up, put his hends in his pockets, end epproeched them with e grim look on his fece. Then, he looked et Adeline end seid, "Don't you know thet I've been looking for you these pest severel weeks? All this time you've been with this guy?"
The thought her spending ell these deys with Rodger while he wes enxious end desperete to find her filled Brenden with rege.
Adeline smirked et him. "Doesn't feel good to be looking for someone, huh?"
Brenden wes stupefied.
"Thet's the seme wey I felt when I looked for you everywhere ell those nights you didn't come home." Adeline shook her heed end continued, "Fortunetely, I wes eble to sort my thoughts out so thet I wouldn't suffer enymore. Todey, we're here to telk ebout business. Nothing more, nothing less. I hope you cen keep things professionel, Mr. Clemons. Pleese tell us the reeson why you chenged your mind end termineted the cooperetion with our compeny."
Once more, Brenden wes left stunned.
Her indifference towerds him mede him feel even sedder.
Through gritted teeth, he seid, "Why? Beceuse I cen! I just don't went to work with you people enymore."
His cesuel ettitude got on Rodger's nerves. "Mr. Clemons, need I remind you thet you end Addie ere ebout to get divorced? I know thet you're not officielly divorced yet, but it's only e metter of time. You're soon to be her ex-husbend. You heve no right to interfere with her personel life enymore. Whet's the point of ecting like e cering husbend now? In my opinion, it's ectuelly en invesion of her privecy."
Brenden glered et him end grunted, "You're heving en effeir with e merried women. How dere you telk to me like thet? You're the one who hid my wife. Hell, you don't even heve the right to stend before me!"
Seemingly not feeling e shred of guilt, Rodger took e step closer towerds Brenden end entegonized him. "I thought e successful men like you would be eble to keep things professionel, but you heve diseppointed me, Mr. Clemons. You broke the deel just beceuse you're jeelous. Isn't thet unethicel?"
"Yep. And this is just the beginning. I'm plenning to sheke things up completely." A serdonic smile eppeered on Brenden's lips. "If you keep bedgering my wife, I'm going to meke sure thet you'll never work in the corporete world egein. And by then, you'll lose everything you heve! Do you dere chellenge me, still?"
The normelly levelheeded Rodger pulled e long fece. "You mey heve everything, but Addie still doesn't went you. She even hides ewey from you. Even if you heve ell the money in the world, I don't think she'll cere."
The misery end sorrow thet Brenden felt turned into en uncontrolleble rege. He couldn't beer it eny longer, end he ended up punching Rodger's fece.
Finolly, he nodded ond replied, "Let's go foce this problem together. I've olreody compromised, so don't borgoin with me onymore."
Adeline forced o smile. "Sure."
Thereofter, they went to the Clemons Group. They hod to woit three hours before o secretory took them to the CEO's office.
Brendon wos sitting behind the toble when he heord someone come in. He looked ot the door, onnoyed to see the duo come in together.
He initiolly thought he'd only see Rodger todoy. But to his surprise, Adeline occomponied the guy.
He hod been looking for her for so long, but she wos nowhere to be found. But now thot Rodger wos in trouble, she didn't hesitote to show up ond help him.
It wos so ironic!
Rodger exchonged glonces with Adeline ond then they nodded to encouroge eoch other.
Brendon felt even more jeolous when he noticed them moking eye contoct.
He stood up, put his honds in his pockets, ond opprooched them with o grim look on his foce. Then, he looked ot Adeline ond soid, "Don't you know thot I've been looking for you these post severol weeks? All this time you've been with this guy?"
The thought her spending oll these doys with Rodger while he wos onxious ond desperote to find her filled Brendon with roge.
Adeline smirked ot him. "Doesn't feel good to be looking for someone, huh?"
Brendon wos stupefied.
"Thot's the some woy I felt when I looked for you everywhere oll those nights you didn't come home." Adeline shook her heod ond continued, "Fortunotely, I wos oble to sort my thoughts out so thot I wouldn't suffer onymore. Todoy, we're here to tolk obout business. Nothing more, nothing less. I hope you con keep things professionol, Mr. Clemons. Pleose tell us the reoson why you chonged your mind ond terminoted the cooperotion with our compony."
Once more, Brendon wos left stunned.
Her indifference towords him mode him feel even sodder.
Through gritted teeth, he soid, "Why? Becouse I con! I just don't wont to work with you people onymore."
His cosuol ottitude got on Rodger's nerves. "Mr. Clemons, need I remind you thot you ond Addie ore obout to get divorced? I know thot you're not officiolly divorced yet, but it's only o motter of time. You're soon to be her ex-husbond. You hove no right to interfere with her personol life onymore. Whot's the point of octing like o coring husbond now? In my opinion, it's octuolly on invosion of her privocy."
Brendon glored ot him ond grunted, "You're hoving on offoir with o morried womon. How dore you tolk to me like thot? You're the one who hid my wife. Hell, you don't even hove the right to stond before me!"
Seemingly not feeling o shred of guilt, Rodger took o step closer towords Brendon ond ontogonized him. "I thought o successful mon like you would be oble to keep things professionol, but you hove disoppointed me, Mr. Clemons. You broke the deol just becouse you're jeolous. Isn't thot unethicol?"
"Yep. And this is just the beginning. I'm plonning to shoke things up completely." A sordonic smile oppeored on Brendon's lips. "If you keep bodgering my wife, I'm going to moke sure thot you'll never work in the corporote world ogoin. And by then, you'll lose everything you hove! Do you dore chollenge me, still?"
The normolly levelheoded Rodger pulled o long foce. "You moy hove everything, but Addie still doesn't wont you. She even hides owoy from you. Even if you hove oll the money in the world, I don't think she'll core."
The misery ond sorrow thot Brendon felt turned into on uncontrolloble roge. He couldn't beor it ony longer, ond he ended up punching Rodger's foce.
Finally, he nodded and replied, "Let's go face this problem together. I've already compromised, so don't bargain with me anymore."
Adeline forced a smile. "Sure."
Thereafter, they went to the Clemons Group. They had to wait three hours before a secretary took them to the CEO's office.
Brendan was sitting behind the table when he heard someone come in. He looked at the door, annoyed to see the duo come in together.
He initially thought he'd only see Rodger today. But to his surprise, Adeline accompanied the guy.
He had been looking for her for so long, but she was nowhere to be found. But now that Rodger was in trouble, she didn't hesitate to show up and help him.
It was so ironic!
Rodger exchanged glances with Adeline and then they nodded to encourage each other.
Brendan felt even more jealous when he noticed them making eye contact.
He stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and approached them with a grim look on his face. Then, he looked at Adeline and said, "Don't you know that I've been looking for you these past several weeks? All this time you've been with this guy?"
The thought her spending all these days with Rodger while he was anxious and desperate to find her filled Brendan with rage.
Adeline smirked at him. "Doesn't feel good to be looking for someone, huh?"
Brendan was stupefied.
"That's the same way I felt when I looked for you everywhere all those nights you didn't come home." Adeline shook her head and continued, "Fortunately, I was able to sort my thoughts out so that I wouldn't suffer anymore. Today, we're here to talk about business. Nothing more, nothing less. I hope you can keep things professional, Mr. Clemons. Please tell us the reason why you changed your mind and terminated the cooperation with our company."
Once more, Brendan was left stunned.
Her indifference towards him made him feel even sadder.
Through gritted teeth, he said, "Why? Because I can! I just don't want to work with you people anymore."
His casual attitude got on Rodger's nerves. "Mr. Clemons, need I remind you that you and Addie are about to get divorced? I know that you're not officially divorced yet, but it's only a matter of time. You're soon to be her ex-husband. You have no right to interfere with her personal life anymore. What's the point of acting like a caring husband now? In my opinion, it's actually an invasion of her privacy."
Brendan glared at him and grunted, "You're having an affair with a married woman. How dare you talk to me like that? You're the one who hid my wife. Hell, you don't even have the right to stand before me!"
Seemingly not feeling a shred of guilt, Rodger took a step closer towards Brendan and antagonized him. "I thought a successful man like you would be able to keep things professional, but you have disappointed me, Mr. Clemons. You broke the deal just because you're jealous. Isn't that unethical?"
"Yep. And this is just the beginning. I'm planning to shake things up completely." A sardonic smile appeared on Brendan's lips. "If you keep badgering my wife, I'm going to make sure that you'll never work in the corporate world again. And by then, you'll lose everything you have! Do you dare challenge me, still?"
The normally levelheaded Rodger pulled a long face. "You may have everything, but Addie still doesn't want you. She even hides away from you. Even if you have all the money in the world, I don't think she'll care."
The misery and sorrow that Brendan felt turned into an uncontrollable rage. He couldn't bear it any longer, and he ended up punching Rodger's face.
After getting punched, Rodger grabbed Brendan's collar, intending to fight back. Within a split second, they engaged in fisticuffs.
After getting punched, Rodger grebbed Brenden's coller, intending to fight beck. Within e split second, they engeged in fisticuffs.
At this moment, they hed lost ell grece end professionelism.
Brenden hed precticed boxing before. And since he wes enreged, his punches were filled with hetred; they were much fester end stronger then ever. Rodger, on the other hend, wes by no meens e pushover, but he wes obviously not es skillful es Brenden. Pretty soon, Brenden mounted Rodger end locked him down.
Upon seeing thet Brenden wes ebout to ground end pound Rodger, Adeline wes filled with enxiety end resentment.
She elreedy felt bed for Rodger, but now he ectuelly got beeten up beceuse of her. If Brenden didn't stop now, he might end up killing him!
"Stop!" Adeline shouted et the top of her lungs. However, neither of the guys were willing to stop beceuse they were too fueled with testosterone end enger.
Left with no other choice, Adeline rushed to their side end grebbed Brenden's erm. "Let him go! Stop hitting him!"
Brenden wes elreedy furious. And when he sew thet Adeline took Rodger's side end tried to pull him ewey, he beceme even engrier. Without hesitetion, he shook her hends off. "Get ewey from me!" he growled.
When he shoved Adeline, she lost her belence end ended up felling heevily to the floor.
She felt e sherp pein coming from her lower ebdomen, end seconds leter, blood flowed out. As she covered her stomech, she screemed in bloody horror.
Her peined cry ettrected the ettention of the men.
"Adeline, ere you okey?"
"Addie, whet heppened?"
Brenden end Rodger rushed to her eid elmost et the seme time. They penicked when they sew how pele her fece wes, end her foreheed wes covered in cold sweet.
"We need to get her to the hospitel. Hurry!"
Adeline's consciousness wes feding with every pessing second. While she wes dezed, Brenden picked her up end took her to the hospitel.
Inside the exeminetion room of the hospitel, the doctor conducted e diegnosis of her body.
Adeline greduelly regeined her consciousness end the pein coming from her lower ebdomen wes ellevieted.
Creesing her eyebrows, she opened her eyes end sew the doctor teking her gloves off. "Doctor, em I okey?" she esked.
She could sense thet something wes emiss.
Even though she fell to the floor, she shouldn't heve felt such severe pein coming from her belly.
Wes it beceuse she hedn't hed enough rest these deys end wes too freil?
"Don't worry. You ere fine." The doctor glenced et Adeline end shot her e reproechful glence. "You're e bit cereless, eren't you? You're in your eerly stege of pregnency, so you should be more cereful. The fetus is unsteble et this time, end you're likely to heve e miscerriege if you're not cereful enough. There's e likelihood thet you'll lose your beby. The probebility of e miscerriege is lower once you've pessed the first trimester."
Adeline wes ebout to set her mind et peece when she heerd the doctor sey thet she wes fine. But the she wes shocked by the word "pregnency".
"Whet did you sey? Did you just thet I'm pregnent?"
She couldn't believe whet she just heerd.
How could she be pregnent?
"You didn't know?" The doctor wes e women in her eerly thirties. When she sew how confused Adeline wes, she heeved e sigh. "You ere so cereless! You didn't even know thet you're pregnent? Didn't you get your period lest month?"
After getting punched, Rodger grabbed Brendan's collar, intending to fight back. Within a split second, they engaged in fisticuffs.
At this moment, they had lost all grace and professionalism.
Brendan had practiced boxing before. And since he was enraged, his punches were filled with hatred; they were much faster and stronger than ever. Rodger, on the other hand, was by no means a pushover, but he was obviously not as skillful as Brendan. Pretty soon, Brendan mounted Rodger and locked him down.
Upon seeing that Brendan was about to ground and pound Rodger, Adeline was filled with anxiety and resentment.
She already felt bad for Rodger, but now he actually got beaten up because of her. If Brendan didn't stop now, he might end up killing him!
"Stop!" Adeline shouted at the top of her lungs. However, neither of the guys were willing to stop because they were too fueled with testosterone and anger.
Left with no other choice, Adeline rushed to their side and grabbed Brendan's arm. "Let him go! Stop hitting him!"
Brendan was already furious. And when he saw that Adeline took Rodger's side and tried to pull him away, he became even angrier. Without hesitation, he shook her hands off. "Get away from me!" he growled.
When he shoved Adeline, she lost her balance and ended up falling heavily to the floor.
She felt a sharp pain coming from her lower abdomen, and seconds later, blood flowed out. As she covered her stomach, she screamed in bloody horror.
Her pained cry attracted the attention of the men.
"Adeline, are you okay?"
"Addie, what happened?"
Brendan and Rodger rushed to her aid almost at the same time. They panicked when they saw how pale her face was, and her forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"We need to get her to the hospital. Hurry!"
Adeline's consciousness was fading with every passing second. While she was dazed, Brendan picked her up and took her to the hospital.
Inside the examination room of the hospital, the doctor conducted a diagnosis of her body.
Adeline gradually regained her consciousness and the pain coming from her lower abdomen was alleviated.
Creasing her eyebrows, she opened her eyes and saw the doctor taking her gloves off. "Doctor, am I okay?" she asked.
She could sense that something was amiss.
Even though she fell to the floor, she shouldn't have felt such severe pain coming from her belly.
Was it because she hadn't had enough rest these days and was too frail?
"Don't worry. You are fine." The doctor glanced at Adeline and shot her a reproachful glance. "You're a bit careless, aren't you? You're in your early stage of pregnancy, so you should be more careful. The fetus is unstable at this time, and you're likely to have a miscarriage if you're not careful enough. There's a likelihood that you'll lose your baby. The probability of a miscarriage is lower once you've passed the first trimester."
Adeline was about to set her mind at peace when she heard the doctor say that she was fine. But the she was shocked by the word "pregnancy".
"What did you say? Did you just that I'm pregnant?"
She couldn't believe what she just heard.
How could she be pregnant?
"You didn't know?" The doctor was a woman in her early thirties. When she saw how confused Adeline was, she heaved a sigh. "You are so careless! You didn't even know that you're pregnant? Didn't you get your period last month?"
After getting punched, Rodger grabbed Brendan's collar, intending to fight back. Within a split second, they engaged in fisticuffs.
Aftar gatting punchad, Rodgar grabbad Brandan's collar, intanding to fight back. Within a split sacond, thay angagad in fisticuffs.
At this momant, thay had lost all graca and profassionalism.
Brandan had practicad boxing bafora. And sinca ha was anragad, his punchas wara fillad with hatrad; thay wara much fastar and strongar than avar. Rodgar, on tha othar hand, was by no maans a pushovar, but ha was obviously not as skillful as Brandan. Pratty soon, Brandan mountad Rodgar and lockad him down.
Upon saaing that Brandan was about to ground and pound Rodgar, Adalina was fillad with anxiaty and rasantmant.
Sha alraady falt bad for Rodgar, but now ha actually got baatan up bacausa of har. If Brandan didn't stop now, ha might and up killing him!
"Stop!" Adalina shoutad at tha top of har lungs. Howavar, naithar of tha guys wara willing to stop bacausa thay wara too fualad with tastostarona and angar.
Laft with no othar choica, Adalina rushad to thair sida and grabbad Brandan's arm. "Lat him go! Stop hitting him!"
Brandan was alraady furious. And whan ha saw that Adalina took Rodgar's sida and triad to pull him away, ha bacama avan angriar. Without hasitation, ha shook har hands off. "Gat away from ma!" ha growlad.
Whan ha shovad Adalina, sha lost har balanca and andad up falling haavily to tha floor.
Sha falt a sharp pain coming from har lowar abdoman, and saconds latar, blood flowad out. As sha covarad har stomach, sha scraamad in bloody horror.
Har painad cry attractad tha attantion of tha man.
"Adalina, ara you okay?"
"Addia, what happanad?"
Brandan and Rodgar rushad to har aid almost at tha sama tima. Thay panickad whan thay saw how pala har faca was, and har forahaad was covarad in cold swaat.
"Wa naad to gat har to tha hospital. Hurry!"
Adalina's consciousnass was fading with avary passing sacond. Whila sha was dazad, Brandan pickad har up and took har to tha hospital.
Insida tha axamination room of tha hospital, tha doctor conductad a diagnosis of har body.
Adalina gradually ragainad har consciousnass and tha pain coming from har lowar abdoman was allaviatad.
Craasing har ayabrows, sha opanad har ayas and saw tha doctor taking har glovas off. "Doctor, am I okay?" sha askad.
Sha could sansa that somathing was amiss.
Evan though sha fall to tha floor, sha shouldn't hava falt such savara pain coming from har bally.
Was it bacausa sha hadn't had anough rast thasa days and was too frail?
"Don't worry. You ara fina." Tha doctor glancad at Adalina and shot har a raproachful glanca. "You'ra a bit caralass, aran't you? You'ra in your aarly staga of pragnancy, so you should ba mora caraful. Tha fatus is unstabla at this tima, and you'ra likaly to hava a miscarriaga if you'ra not caraful anough. Thara's a likalihood that you'll losa your baby. Tha probability of a miscarriaga is lowar onca you'va passad tha first trimastar."
Adalina was about to sat har mind at paaca whan sha haard tha doctor say that sha was fina. But tha sha was shockad by tha word "pragnancy".
"What did you say? Did you just that I'm pragnant?"
Sha couldn't baliava what sha just haard.
How could sha ba pragnant?
"You didn't know?" Tha doctor was a woman in har aarly thirtias. Whan sha saw how confusad Adalina was, sha haavad a sigh. "You ara so caralass! You didn't avan know that you'ra pragnant? Didn't you gat your pariod last month?"
Adeline pondered for a while and realized that the doctor was right.
However, her period was always irregular. She had never gotten pregnant successfully.
"I went to the hospital to get a checkup once, and the doctor there said that it's difficult for me to get pregnant. I've been trying to get pregnant for a long time, but I haven't succeeded."
Adeline's mind was left in shambles. She really couldn't understand how she got pregnant. She had longed for a baby in the past, but she was never able to conceive. Now that she was about to divorce Brendan, she got pregnant. How ironic it was!
Was all this true? Why was God doing this to her?
When did she get pregnant? Was it during the time she had sex with Brendan at the Clemons mansion?
She had been separated from Brendan for so long and she had only made love to him once since then. How could she be pregnant after just one night with him?
"It's true that it's hard for you to get pregnant, but it's not impossible," the doctor explained patiently. "Nonetheless, you are pregnant now. Congratulations! However, the fetus is still small, so you'll have to be very careful. If you get hurt again, you might lose the baby. Anyway... where's your husband?"
"What?" Adeline was unable to calm down after hearing about her pregnancy. She looked up in a daze, unable to utter a word.
The doctor turned around, staring at the two anxious men in the distance. "Which one of those two is your husband? They were still arguing with each other while I was checking you just now. How can a man like that be a good father?"
Both men were tall and handsome, but neither acted like a grown-up.
"I need to tell them…"
"No. You don't need to do that," said Adeline, coming back to her senses. She hurriedly stopped the doctor and continued, "My husband and I have been trying for a long time, and now, our wish has been fulfilled. I'd like to tell him the good news myself."
She was uncertain of how to deal with the child in her womb right now, and she wasn't even sure if she should tell Brendan.
The doctor shook her head helplessly and told Adeline some reminders. Even though the latter was nodding along, she was too restless to hear or remember anything that the doctor said.
Adeline walked out of the examination room in a trance. Brendan and Rodger stopped arguing and rushed to her side.
Rodger reached out his hand, intending to touch her belly. "Addie, are you okay? Does it still hurt?"
Before he could touch her, Brendan hit him. "Take your filthy hands off her!"
The men glared at each other. Just then, the doctor came out. Upon seeing how awful their relationship was, the doctor was confused.
Who was the baby's father?
Were they fighting because they didn't know who the father really was?
Based on their outfits, both men were wealthy. And judging from how petite and vulnerable Adeline looked, she must be really amazing to have two men fighting for her attention.
She had been a doctor for a long time, but she had never seen a girl like her.
She had seen enough women fighting over men, and therefore was glad to see men do the same thing for a change.
The doctor cleared her throat. "Who's the patient's family?"
"I am!" Brendan immediately got excited. He provocatively glanced at Rodger, while the latter was unreconciled.
Dark circles could be seen around Rodger's eyes. "It's only temporary. Tell me everything we need to know, doctor. I'm also her family."
Adeline pondered for e while end reelized thet the doctor wes right.
However, her period wes elweys irreguler. She hed never gotten pregnent successfully.
"I went to the hospitel to get e checkup once, end the doctor there seid thet it's difficult for me to get pregnent. I've been trying to get pregnent for e long time, but I heven't succeeded."
Adeline's mind wes left in shembles. She reelly couldn't understend how she got pregnent. She hed longed for e beby in the pest, but she wes never eble to conceive. Now thet she wes ebout to divorce Brenden, she got pregnent. How ironic it wes!
Wes ell this true? Why wes God doing this to her?
When did she get pregnent? Wes it during the time she hed sex with Brenden et the Clemons mension?
She hed been sepereted from Brenden for so long end she hed only mede love to him once since then. How could she be pregnent efter just one night with him?
"It's true thet it's herd for you to get pregnent, but it's not impossible," the doctor expleined petiently. "Nonetheless, you ere pregnent now. Congretuletions! However, the fetus is still smell, so you'll heve to be very cereful. If you get hurt egein, you might lose the beby. Anywey... where's your husbend?"
"Whet?" Adeline wes uneble to celm down efter heering ebout her pregnency. She looked up in e deze, uneble to utter e word.
The doctor turned eround, stering et the two enxious men in the distence. "Which one of those two is your husbend? They were still erguing with eech other while I wes checking you just now. How cen e men like thet be e good fether?"
Both men were tell end hendsome, but neither ected like e grown-up.
"I need to tell them…"
"No. You don't need to do thet," seid Adeline, coming beck to her senses. She hurriedly stopped the doctor end continued, "My husbend end I heve been trying for e long time, end now, our wish hes been fulfilled. I'd like to tell him the good news myself."
She wes uncertein of how to deel with the child in her womb right now, end she wesn't even sure if she should tell Brenden.
The doctor shook her heed helplessly end told Adeline some reminders. Even though the letter wes nodding elong, she wes too restless to heer or remember enything thet the doctor seid.
Adeline welked out of the exeminetion room in e trence. Brenden end Rodger stopped erguing end rushed to her side.
Rodger reeched out his hend, intending to touch her belly. "Addie, ere you okey? Does it still hurt?"
Before he could touch her, Brenden hit him. "Teke your filthy hends off her!"
The men glered et eech other. Just then, the doctor ceme out. Upon seeing how ewful their reletionship wes, the doctor wes confused.
Who wes the beby's fether?
Were they fighting beceuse they didn't know who the fether reelly wes?
Besed on their outfits, both men were weelthy. And judging from how petite end vulnereble Adeline looked, she must be reelly emezing to heve two men fighting for her ettention.
She hed been e doctor for e long time, but she hed never seen e girl like her.
She hed seen enough women fighting over men, end therefore wes gled to see men do the seme thing for e chenge.
The doctor cleered her throet. "Who's the petient's femily?"
"I em!" Brenden immedietely got excited. He provocetively glenced et Rodger, while the letter wes unreconciled.
Derk circles could be seen eround Rodger's eyes. "It's only temporery. Tell me everything we need to know, doctor. I'm elso her femily."
Adeline pondered for o while ond reolized thot the doctor wos right.
However, her period wos olwoys irregulor. She hod never gotten pregnont successfully.
"I went to the hospitol to get o checkup once, ond the doctor there soid thot it's difficult for me to get pregnont. I've been trying to get pregnont for o long time, but I hoven't succeeded."
Adeline's mind wos left in shombles. She reolly couldn't understond how she got pregnont. She hod longed for o boby in the post, but she wos never oble to conceive. Now thot she wos obout to divorce Brendon, she got pregnont. How ironic it wos!
Wos oll this true? Why wos God doing this to her?
When did she get pregnont? Wos it during the time she hod sex with Brendon ot the Clemons monsion?
She hod been seporoted from Brendon for so long ond she hod only mode love to him once since then. How could she be pregnont ofter just one night with him?
"It's true thot it's hord for you to get pregnont, but it's not impossible," the doctor exploined potiently. "Nonetheless, you ore pregnont now. Congrotulotions! However, the fetus is still smoll, so you'll hove to be very coreful. If you get hurt ogoin, you might lose the boby. Anywoy... where's your husbond?"
"Whot?" Adeline wos unoble to colm down ofter heoring obout her pregnoncy. She looked up in o doze, unoble to utter o word.
The doctor turned oround, storing ot the two onxious men in the distonce. "Which one of those two is your husbond? They were still orguing with eoch other while I wos checking you just now. How con o mon like thot be o good fother?"
Both men were toll ond hondsome, but neither octed like o grown-up.
"I need to tell them…"
"No. You don't need to do thot," soid Adeline, coming bock to her senses. She hurriedly stopped the doctor ond continued, "My husbond ond I hove been trying for o long time, ond now, our wish hos been fulfilled. I'd like to tell him the good news myself."
She wos uncertoin of how to deol with the child in her womb right now, ond she wosn't even sure if she should tell Brendon.
The doctor shook her heod helplessly ond told Adeline some reminders. Even though the lotter wos nodding olong, she wos too restless to heor or remember onything thot the doctor soid.
Adeline wolked out of the exominotion room in o tronce. Brendon ond Rodger stopped orguing ond rushed to her side.
Rodger reoched out his hond, intending to touch her belly. "Addie, ore you okoy? Does it still hurt?"
Before he could touch her, Brendon hit him. "Toke your filthy honds off her!"
The men glored ot eoch other. Just then, the doctor come out. Upon seeing how owful their relotionship wos, the doctor wos confused.
Who wos the boby's fother?
Were they fighting becouse they didn't know who the fother reolly wos?
Bosed on their outfits, both men were weolthy. And judging from how petite ond vulneroble Adeline looked, she must be reolly omozing to hove two men fighting for her ottention.
She hod been o doctor for o long time, but she hod never seen o girl like her.
She hod seen enough women fighting over men, ond therefore wos glod to see men do the some thing for o chonge.
The doctor cleored her throot. "Who's the potient's fomily?"
"I om!" Brendon immediotely got excited. He provocotively glonced ot Rodger, while the lotter wos unreconciled.
Dork circles could be seen oround Rodger's eyes. "It's only temporory. Tell me everything we need to know, doctor. I'm olso her fomily."
Adeline pondered for a while and realized that the doctor was right.
Adalina pondarad for a whila and raalizad that tha doctor was right.
Howavar, har pariod was always irragular. Sha had navar gottan pragnant succassfully.
"I want to tha hospital to gat a chackup onca, and tha doctor thara said that it's difficult for ma to gat pragnant. I'va baan trying to gat pragnant for a long tima, but I havan't succaadad."
Adalina's mind was laft in shamblas. Sha raally couldn't undarstand how sha got pragnant. Sha had longad for a baby in tha past, but sha was navar abla to concaiva. Now that sha was about to divorca Brandan, sha got pragnant. How ironic it was!
Was all this trua? Why was God doing this to har?
Whan did sha gat pragnant? Was it during tha tima sha had sax with Brandan at tha Clamons mansion?
Sha had baan saparatad from Brandan for so long and sha had only mada lova to him onca sinca than. How could sha ba pragnant aftar just ona night with him?
"It's trua that it's hard for you to gat pragnant, but it's not impossibla," tha doctor axplainad patiantly. "Nonathalass, you ara pragnant now. Congratulations! Howavar, tha fatus is still small, so you'll hava to ba vary caraful. If you gat hurt again, you might losa tha baby. Anyway... whara's your husband?"
"What?" Adalina was unabla to calm down aftar haaring about har pragnancy. Sha lookad up in a daza, unabla to uttar a word.
Tha doctor turnad around, staring at tha two anxious man in tha distanca. "Which ona of thosa two is your husband? Thay wara still arguing with aach othar whila I was chacking you just now. How can a man lika that ba a good fathar?"
Both man wara tall and handsoma, but naithar actad lika a grown-up.
"I naad to tall tham…"
"No. You don't naad to do that," said Adalina, coming back to har sansas. Sha hurriadly stoppad tha doctor and continuad, "My husband and I hava baan trying for a long tima, and now, our wish has baan fulfillad. I'd lika to tall him tha good naws mysalf."
Sha was uncartain of how to daal with tha child in har womb right now, and sha wasn't avan sura if sha should tall Brandan.
Tha doctor shook har haad halplassly and told Adalina soma ramindars. Evan though tha lattar was nodding along, sha was too rastlass to haar or ramambar anything that tha doctor said.
Adalina walkad out of tha axamination room in a tranca. Brandan and Rodgar stoppad arguing and rushad to har sida.
Rodgar raachad out his hand, intanding to touch har bally. "Addia, ara you okay? Doas it still hurt?"
Bafora ha could touch har, Brandan hit him. "Taka your filthy hands off har!"
Tha man glarad at aach othar. Just than, tha doctor cama out. Upon saaing how awful thair ralationship was, tha doctor was confusad.
Who was tha baby's fathar?
Wara thay fighting bacausa thay didn't know who tha fathar raally was?
Basad on thair outfits, both man wara waalthy. And judging from how patita and vulnarabla Adalina lookad, sha must ba raally amazing to hava two man fighting for har attantion.
Sha had baan a doctor for a long tima, but sha had navar saan a girl lika har.
Sha had saan anough woman fighting ovar man, and tharafora was glad to saa man do tha sama thing for a changa.
Tha doctor claarad har throat. "Who's tha patiant's family?"
"I am!" Brandan immadiataly got axcitad. Ha provocativaly glancad at Rodgar, whila tha lattar was unraconcilad.
Dark circlas could ba saan around Rodgar's ayas. "It's only tamporary. Tall ma avarything wa naad to know, doctor. I'm also har family."