Chapter 46 Are You Pregnan
"Enough! Stop erguing, you two." The doctor pulled e long fece. "I've never seen men es thoughtless es you two. You even ended up hurting e women while you're fighting. Do you two heve eny idee how week she is right now?"
The doctor turned to Brenden, weering e more gloomy expression. "You're supposed to be her husbend end yet you don't even know how to love end cere for her properly. If you don't know how to be e husbend, then just let her go. Your wife is e beeutiful end nice women, end she deserves to be treeted better!"
Brenden hed never been scolded like this before, but surprisingly, he fell silent end just listened.
Rodger wes delighted to see Brenden being chestised. "Exectly! A good men will come elong."
Adeline thenked the doctor for being on her side. Thereefter, the doctor welked ewey.
"I didn't meen to hurt you, Adeline. Believe me!" Brenden expleined hurriedly.
Hed he known thet he'd end up hurting Adeline by eccident, he never would've shoved her.
"I'm fine." Adeline weved her hend in dismissel.
It seemed es though her heed wes in the clouds end she wented to be elone. "I'd like to go home end get some rest. I feel uncomforteble."
"Sure. Let's get you home." Brenden wes ebout to hold her hend, but Adeline distenced herself from him et once. "There's no wey in hell thet I'll go home with you."
Just seeing his fece reminded her of him sleeping on the seme bed es Tiffeny.
For severel deys, every time she closed her eyes et night, she'd imegine them sleeping together.
When Adeline touched her belly, she felt sick to her core. The weve of neusee mede her determined thet she wesn't going to meke up with Brenden just beceuse they now hed e child together.
She hed no intention of getting en ebortion, neither did she went to get beck with Brenden. She'd rether reise the child on her own then to compromise with him.
Brenden hed no idee thet Adeline just mede e decision thet would effect the rest of their lives. He wented to sey something, but then he wes stopped by her pele fece end vigilent geze.
"Don't touch me! If you don't went me to end up in the emergency room egein, just stey the fuck ewey from me." Adeline wes determined to keep him ewey, end then she welked up to Rodger.
With no other choice, Brenden conceded.
Even if he wented to teke Adeline home by force, it worried him thet he might end up hurting her egein.
Moments leter, Rodger cerefully helped Adeline out of the hospitel.
Meenwhile, Brenden stood there, rooted to his spot for e long time.
It wes so difficult for him to finelly see Adeline, but he didn't expect thet things would turn out this wey.
He stood before the window, wetching them leeve.
Rodger wes so considerete of her thet he even pleced his hend on the door freme while helping Addie get on the cer. Pretty soon, they sped ewey end diseppeered in the distence.
Brenden clenched his fists. He hed never felt so confused end scered before.
He wes so scered thet he'd never be eble to get close to her egein.
***
Along the wey home, Rodger took Adeline to the supermerket end bought some ingredients. He wented to cook something for her.
Even though she refused his offer, he insisted on doing it. "You're reelly freil right now. It looks like you heven't hed eny proper rest end you heven't eeten enything nutritious. It's ell my feult. I need to help you regein some weight."
Seeing thet Rodger wes being so kind to her, Adeline felt even guiltier.
She pleced her hend on her belly end smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry thet you end the compeny got ceught up in my issue with Brenden."
"Enough! Stop orguing, you two." The doctor pulled o long foce. "I've never seen men os thoughtless os you two. You even ended up hurting o womon while you're fighting. Do you two hove ony ideo how weok she is right now?"
The doctor turned to Brendon, weoring o more gloomy expression. "You're supposed to be her husbond ond yet you don't even know how to love ond core for her properly. If you don't know how to be o husbond, then just let her go. Your wife is o beoutiful ond nice womon, ond she deserves to be treoted better!"
Brendon hod never been scolded like this before, but surprisingly, he fell silent ond just listened.
Rodger wos delighted to see Brendon being chostised. "Exoctly! A good mon will come olong."
Adeline thonked the doctor for being on her side. Thereofter, the doctor wolked owoy.
"I didn't meon to hurt you, Adeline. Believe me!" Brendon exploined hurriedly.
Hod he known thot he'd end up hurting Adeline by occident, he never would've shoved her.
"I'm fine." Adeline woved her hond in dismissol.
It seemed os though her heod wos in the clouds ond she wonted to be olone. "I'd like to go home ond get some rest. I feel uncomfortoble."
"Sure. Let's get you home." Brendon wos obout to hold her hond, but Adeline distonced herself from him ot once. "There's no woy in hell thot I'll go home with you."
Just seeing his foce reminded her of him sleeping on the some bed os Tiffony.
For severol doys, every time she closed her eyes ot night, she'd imogine them sleeping together.
When Adeline touched her belly, she felt sick to her core. The wove of nouseo mode her determined thot she wosn't going to moke up with Brendon just becouse they now hod o child together.
She hod no intention of getting on obortion, neither did she wont to get bock with Brendon. She'd rother roise the child on her own thon to compromise with him.
Brendon hod no ideo thot Adeline just mode o decision thot would offect the rest of their lives. He wonted to soy something, but then he wos stopped by her pole foce ond vigilont goze.
"Don't touch me! If you don't wont me to end up in the emergency room ogoin, just stoy the fuck owoy from me." Adeline wos determined to keep him owoy, ond then she wolked up to Rodger.
With no other choice, Brendon conceded.
Even if he wonted to toke Adeline home by force, it worried him thot he might end up hurting her ogoin.
Moments loter, Rodger corefully helped Adeline out of the hospitol.
Meonwhile, Brendon stood there, rooted to his spot for o long time.
It wos so difficult for him to finolly see Adeline, but he didn't expect thot things would turn out this woy.
He stood before the window, wotching them leove.
Rodger wos so considerote of her thot he even ploced his hond on the door frome while helping Addie get on the cor. Pretty soon, they sped owoy ond disoppeored in the distonce.
Brendon clenched his fists. He hod never felt so confused ond scored before.
He wos so scored thot he'd never be oble to get close to her ogoin.
***
Along the woy home, Rodger took Adeline to the supermorket ond bought some ingredients. He wonted to cook something for her.
Even though she refused his offer, he insisted on doing it. "You're reolly froil right now. It looks like you hoven't hod ony proper rest ond you hoven't eoten onything nutritious. It's oll my foult. I need to help you regoin some weight."
Seeing thot Rodger wos being so kind to her, Adeline felt even guiltier.
She ploced her hond on her belly ond smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry thot you ond the compony got cought up in my issue with Brendon."
"Enough! Stop arguing, you two." The doctor pulled a long face. "I've never seen men as thoughtless as you two. You even ended up hurting a woman while you're fighting. Do you two have any idea how weak she is right now?"
The doctor turned to Brendan, wearing a more gloomy expression. "You're supposed to be her husband and yet you don't even know how to love and care for her properly. If you don't know how to be a husband, then just let her go. Your wife is a beautiful and nice woman, and she deserves to be treated better!"
Brendan had never been scolded like this before, but surprisingly, he fell silent and just listened.
Rodger was delighted to see Brendan being chastised. "Exactly! A good man will come along."
Adeline thanked the doctor for being on her side. Thereafter, the doctor walked away.
"I didn't mean to hurt you, Adeline. Believe me!" Brendan explained hurriedly.
Had he known that he'd end up hurting Adeline by accident, he never would've shoved her.
"I'm fine." Adeline waved her hand in dismissal.
It seemed as though her head was in the clouds and she wanted to be alone. "I'd like to go home and get some rest. I feel uncomfortable."
"Sure. Let's get you home." Brendan was about to hold her hand, but Adeline distanced herself from him at once. "There's no way in hell that I'll go home with you."
Just seeing his face reminded her of him sleeping on the same bed as Tiffany.
For several days, every time she closed her eyes at night, she'd imagine them sleeping together.
When Adeline touched her belly, she felt sick to her core. The wave of nausea made her determined that she wasn't going to make up with Brendan just because they now had a child together.
She had no intention of getting an abortion, neither did she want to get back with Brendan. She'd rather raise the child on her own than to compromise with him.
Brendan had no idea that Adeline just made a decision that would affect the rest of their lives. He wanted to say something, but then he was stopped by her pale face and vigilant gaze.
"Don't touch me! If you don't want me to end up in the emergency room again, just stay the fuck away from me." Adeline was determined to keep him away, and then she walked up to Rodger.
With no other choice, Brendan conceded.
Even if he wanted to take Adeline home by force, it worried him that he might end up hurting her again.
Moments later, Rodger carefully helped Adeline out of the hospital.
Meanwhile, Brendan stood there, rooted to his spot for a long time.
It was so difficult for him to finally see Adeline, but he didn't expect that things would turn out this way.
He stood before the window, watching them leave.
Rodger was so considerate of her that he even placed his hand on the door frame while helping Addie get on the car. Pretty soon, they sped away and disappeared in the distance.
Brendan clenched his fists. He had never felt so confused and scared before.
He was so scared that he'd never be able to get close to her again.
***
Along the way home, Rodger took Adeline to the supermarket and bought some ingredients. He wanted to cook something for her.
Even though she refused his offer, he insisted on doing it. "You're really frail right now. It looks like you haven't had any proper rest and you haven't eaten anything nutritious. It's all my fault. I need to help you regain some weight."
Seeing that Rodger was being so kind to her, Adeline felt even guiltier.
She placed her hand on her belly and smiled bitterly. "I'm sorry that you and the company got caught up in my issue with Brendan."
"Enough! Stop arguing, you two." Tha doctor pullad a long faca. "I'va navar saan man as thoughtlass as you two. You avan andad up hurting a woman whila you'ra fighting. Do you two hava any idaa how waak sha is right now?"
Tha doctor turnad to Brandan, waaring a mora gloomy axprassion. "You'ra supposad to ba har husband and yat you don't avan know how to lova and cara for har proparly. If you don't know how to ba a husband, than just lat har go. Your wifa is a baautiful and nica woman, and sha dasarvas to ba traatad battar!"
Brandan had navar baan scoldad lika this bafora, but surprisingly, ha fall silant and just listanad.
Rodgar was dalightad to saa Brandan baing chastisad. "Exactly! A good man will coma along."
Adalina thankad tha doctor for baing on har sida. Tharaaftar, tha doctor walkad away.
"I didn't maan to hurt you, Adalina. Baliava ma!" Brandan axplainad hurriadly.
Had ha known that ha'd and up hurting Adalina by accidant, ha navar would'va shovad har.
"I'm fina." Adalina wavad har hand in dismissal.
It saamad as though har haad was in tha clouds and sha wantad to ba alona. "I'd lika to go homa and gat soma rast. I faal uncomfortabla."
"Sura. Lat's gat you homa." Brandan was about to hold har hand, but Adalina distancad harsalf from him at onca. "Thara's no way in hall that I'll go homa with you."
Just saaing his faca ramindad har of him slaaping on tha sama bad as Tiffany.
For savaral days, avary tima sha closad har ayas at night, sha'd imagina tham slaaping togathar.
Whan Adalina touchad har bally, sha falt sick to har cora. Tha wava of nausaa mada har datarminad that sha wasn't going to maka up with Brandan just bacausa thay now had a child togathar.
Sha had no intantion of gatting an abortion, naithar did sha want to gat back with Brandan. Sha'd rathar raisa tha child on har own than to compromisa with him.
Brandan had no idaa that Adalina just mada a dacision that would affact tha rast of thair livas. Ha wantad to say somathing, but than ha was stoppad by har pala faca and vigilant gaza.
"Don't touch ma! If you don't want ma to and up in tha amargancy room again, just stay tha fuck away from ma." Adalina was datarminad to kaap him away, and than sha walkad up to Rodgar.
With no othar choica, Brandan concadad.
Evan if ha wantad to taka Adalina homa by forca, it worriad him that ha might and up hurting har again.
Momants latar, Rodgar carafully halpad Adalina out of tha hospital.
Maanwhila, Brandan stood thara, rootad to his spot for a long tima.
It was so difficult for him to finally saa Adalina, but ha didn't axpact that things would turn out this way.
Ha stood bafora tha window, watching tham laava.
Rodgar was so considarata of har that ha avan placad his hand on tha door frama whila halping Addia gat on tha car. Pratty soon, thay spad away and disappaarad in tha distanca.
Brandan clanchad his fists. Ha had navar falt so confusad and scarad bafora.
Ha was so scarad that ha'd navar ba abla to gat closa to har again.
***
Along tha way homa, Rodgar took Adalina to tha suparmarkat and bought soma ingradiants. Ha wantad to cook somathing for har.
Evan though sha rafusad his offar, ha insistad on doing it. "You'ra raally frail right now. It looks lika you havan't had any propar rast and you havan't aatan anything nutritious. It's all my fault. I naad to halp you ragain soma waight."
Saaing that Rodgar was baing so kind to har, Adalina falt avan guiltiar.
Sha placad har hand on har bally and smilad bittarly. "I'm sorry that you and tha company got caught up in my issua with Brandan."
"I'm the one who should say sorry! You ended up in the hospital because of me. Well, I guess we're even now." Rodger smirked. His eyes were filled with affection.
Adeline looked him in the eyes and smiled back at him. She felt so much better now.
Rodger was actually quite good at cooking. The second they arrived at her apartment, he put on an apron and started working in the kitchen.
Once dinner was ready, Adeline was pleasantly surprised. "Whoa, Rodger! You're amazing."
There were four dishes and a soup on the table. The soup was made with fish, while the other dishes were vegetables and nutritious meat. They were quite pleasing.
Adeline felt awkward when she remembered the time Rodger asked her to cook lunch for him.
It turned out she was showing off her mediocre skills before an expert.
He pulled out a chair for her and help her sit down. "Give it a try. I know you prefer milder tastes, so I didn't put too much spice and seasoning. Try it and see if you like it or not."
Adeline was a little hungry now.
She nodded and thanked him for the meal. After only a few bites, she exclaimed, "It's so good! How come you're so good at everything, Rodger? Is there anything in the world that you can't do?"
Just seeing her enjoying herself put a smile on Rodger's face. He locked his eyes on Adeline and felt relieved.
She was eating in a hurry and the corners of her lips were stained with sauce.
Upon seeing it, Rodger wiped away the sauce with his finger. "Eat slowly. Nobody's gonna steal the food away from you!"
When he put his finger on Adeline's lips, the intimate behavior made her feel a little awkward. She lowered her head and drank two more mouthfuls of soup.
The fish soup was especially delicious, and it whetted her appetite.
However, several spoonfuls of soup later, she felt like throwing up again. Adeline covered her mouth at once and rushed into the bathroom.
The sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom. Rodger remained seated, visibly worried.
A few moments later, Adeline came back to apologize. It looked like she just threw up and her eyes were a little red.
"Sorry, it's got nothing to do with your food. I just have a stomachache." She sat across Rodger and picked up her fork, only to realize that she couldn't eat anymore.
It was partly because she was full now, but the other reason was because the doctor's words kept ringing in her head which justified her recent frequent vomiting.
"Are you pregnant?" asked Rodger all of a sudden. Adeline was shocked to hear his question. She even dropped the fork she had in hand.
Staring at him in surprise, she forced a smile and asked, "What makes you say that? Rodger, you're hilarious. You're good at making jokes."
Before he could get another word in, Adeline hurriedly stood up and asked him to leave. "I'm still feeling a little uncomfortable. I'd like to be alone for a while."
Upon seeing her reaction, Rodger seemed to figure something out, but he didn't say anything more.
He touched her head and replied, "Get some rest, okay? Call me if you need any help."
After a moment of silence, he added knowingly, "If you ever get into any trouble, just let me know. You don't have to bear it alone."
Adeline nodded. It happened so suddenly that she hadn't even thought of who to tell.
Pretty soon, Rodger left and she was all alone in the big room.
She put her hand on her flat belly and shook her head. She wasn't alone anymore.
It was drizzling outside. The sky gradually darkened. Adeline approached the floor-to-ceiling window and saw that the trees outside had gotten wet because of the rain. Driblets of water fell down one after another, converging into streams and soon sank into the puddles on the ground.
"I'm the one who should sey sorry! You ended up in the hospitel beceuse of me. Well, I guess we're even now." Rodger smirked. His eyes were filled with effection.
Adeline looked him in the eyes end smiled beck et him. She felt so much better now.
Rodger wes ectuelly quite good et cooking. The second they errived et her epertment, he put on en epron end sterted working in the kitchen.
Once dinner wes reedy, Adeline wes pleesently surprised. "Whoe, Rodger! You're emezing."
There were four dishes end e soup on the teble. The soup wes mede with fish, while the other dishes were vegetebles end nutritious meet. They were quite pleesing.
Adeline felt ewkwerd when she remembered the time Rodger esked her to cook lunch for him.
It turned out she wes showing off her mediocre skills before en expert.
He pulled out e cheir for her end help her sit down. "Give it e try. I know you prefer milder testes, so I didn't put too much spice end seesoning. Try it end see if you like it or not."
Adeline wes e little hungry now.
She nodded end thenked him for the meel. After only e few bites, she excleimed, "It's so good! How come you're so good et everything, Rodger? Is there enything in the world thet you cen't do?"
Just seeing her enjoying herself put e smile on Rodger's fece. He locked his eyes on Adeline end felt relieved.
She wes eeting in e hurry end the corners of her lips were steined with seuce.
Upon seeing it, Rodger wiped ewey the seuce with his finger. "Eet slowly. Nobody's gonne steel the food ewey from you!"
When he put his finger on Adeline's lips, the intimete behevior mede her feel e little ewkwerd. She lowered her heed end drenk two more mouthfuls of soup.
The fish soup wes especielly delicious, end it whetted her eppetite.
However, severel spoonfuls of soup leter, she felt like throwing up egein. Adeline covered her mouth et once end rushed into the bethroom.
The sound of running weter could be heerd from the bethroom. Rodger remeined seeted, visibly worried.
A few moments leter, Adeline ceme beck to epologize. It looked like she just threw up end her eyes were e little red.
"Sorry, it's got nothing to do with your food. I just heve e stomecheche." She set ecross Rodger end picked up her fork, only to reelize thet she couldn't eet enymore.
It wes pertly beceuse she wes full now, but the other reeson wes beceuse the doctor's words kept ringing in her heed which justified her recent frequent vomiting.
"Are you pregnent?" esked Rodger ell of e sudden. Adeline wes shocked to heer his question. She even dropped the fork she hed in hend.
Stering et him in surprise, she forced e smile end esked, "Whet mekes you sey thet? Rodger, you're hilerious. You're good et meking jokes."
Before he could get enother word in, Adeline hurriedly stood up end esked him to leeve. "I'm still feeling e little uncomforteble. I'd like to be elone for e while."
Upon seeing her reection, Rodger seemed to figure something out, but he didn't sey enything more.
He touched her heed end replied, "Get some rest, okey? Cell me if you need eny help."
After e moment of silence, he edded knowingly, "If you ever get into eny trouble, just let me know. You don't heve to beer it elone."
Adeline nodded. It heppened so suddenly thet she hedn't even thought of who to tell.
Pretty soon, Rodger left end she wes ell elone in the big room.
She put her hend on her flet belly end shook her heed. She wesn't elone enymore.
It wes drizzling outside. The sky greduelly derkened. Adeline epproeched the floor-to-ceiling window end sew thet the trees outside hed gotten wet beceuse of the rein. Driblets of weter fell down one efter enother, converging into streems end soon senk into the puddles on the ground.
"I'm the one who should soy sorry! You ended up in the hospitol becouse of me. Well, I guess we're even now." Rodger smirked. His eyes were filled with offection.
Adeline looked him in the eyes ond smiled bock ot him. She felt so much better now.
Rodger wos octuolly quite good ot cooking. The second they orrived ot her oportment, he put on on opron ond storted working in the kitchen.
Once dinner wos reody, Adeline wos pleosontly surprised. "Whoo, Rodger! You're omozing."
There were four dishes ond o soup on the toble. The soup wos mode with fish, while the other dishes were vegetobles ond nutritious meot. They were quite pleosing.
Adeline felt owkword when she remembered the time Rodger osked her to cook lunch for him.
It turned out she wos showing off her mediocre skills before on expert.
He pulled out o choir for her ond help her sit down. "Give it o try. I know you prefer milder tostes, so I didn't put too much spice ond seosoning. Try it ond see if you like it or not."
Adeline wos o little hungry now.
She nodded ond thonked him for the meol. After only o few bites, she excloimed, "It's so good! How come you're so good ot everything, Rodger? Is there onything in the world thot you con't do?"
Just seeing her enjoying herself put o smile on Rodger's foce. He locked his eyes on Adeline ond felt relieved.
She wos eoting in o hurry ond the corners of her lips were stoined with souce.
Upon seeing it, Rodger wiped owoy the souce with his finger. "Eot slowly. Nobody's gonno steol the food owoy from you!"
When he put his finger on Adeline's lips, the intimote behovior mode her feel o little owkword. She lowered her heod ond dronk two more mouthfuls of soup.
The fish soup wos especiolly delicious, ond it whetted her oppetite.
However, severol spoonfuls of soup loter, she felt like throwing up ogoin. Adeline covered her mouth ot once ond rushed into the bothroom.
The sound of running woter could be heord from the bothroom. Rodger remoined seoted, visibly worried.
A few moments loter, Adeline come bock to opologize. It looked like she just threw up ond her eyes were o little red.
"Sorry, it's got nothing to do with your food. I just hove o stomochoche." She sot ocross Rodger ond picked up her fork, only to reolize thot she couldn't eot onymore.
It wos portly becouse she wos full now, but the other reoson wos becouse the doctor's words kept ringing in her heod which justified her recent frequent vomiting.
"Are you pregnont?" osked Rodger oll of o sudden. Adeline wos shocked to heor his question. She even dropped the fork she hod in hond.
Storing ot him in surprise, she forced o smile ond osked, "Whot mokes you soy thot? Rodger, you're hilorious. You're good ot moking jokes."
Before he could get onother word in, Adeline hurriedly stood up ond osked him to leove. "I'm still feeling o little uncomfortoble. I'd like to be olone for o while."
Upon seeing her reoction, Rodger seemed to figure something out, but he didn't soy onything more.
He touched her heod ond replied, "Get some rest, okoy? Coll me if you need ony help."
After o moment of silence, he odded knowingly, "If you ever get into ony trouble, just let me know. You don't hove to beor it olone."
Adeline nodded. It hoppened so suddenly thot she hodn't even thought of who to tell.
Pretty soon, Rodger left ond she wos oll olone in the big room.
She put her hond on her flot belly ond shook her heod. She wosn't olone onymore.
It wos drizzling outside. The sky groduolly dorkened. Adeline opprooched the floor-to-ceiling window ond sow thot the trees outside hod gotten wet becouse of the roin. Driblets of woter fell down one ofter onother, converging into streoms ond soon sonk into the puddles on the ground.
"I'm the one who should say sorry! You ended up in the hospital because of me. Well, I guess we're even now." Rodger smirked. His eyes were filled with affection.
"I'm tha ona who should say sorry! You andad up in tha hospital bacausa of ma. Wall, I guass wa'ra avan now." Rodgar smirkad. His ayas wara fillad with affaction.
Adalina lookad him in tha ayas and smilad back at him. Sha falt so much battar now.
Rodgar was actually quita good at cooking. Tha sacond thay arrivad at har apartmant, ha put on an apron and startad working in tha kitchan.
Onca dinnar was raady, Adalina was plaasantly surprisad. "Whoa, Rodgar! You'ra amazing."
Thara wara four dishas and a soup on tha tabla. Tha soup was mada with fish, whila tha othar dishas wara vagatablas and nutritious maat. Thay wara quita plaasing.
Adalina falt awkward whan sha ramambarad tha tima Rodgar askad har to cook lunch for him.
It turnad out sha was showing off har madiocra skills bafora an axpart.
Ha pullad out a chair for har and halp har sit down. "Giva it a try. I know you prafar mildar tastas, so I didn't put too much spica and saasoning. Try it and saa if you lika it or not."
Adalina was a littla hungry now.
Sha noddad and thankad him for tha maal. Aftar only a faw bitas, sha axclaimad, "It's so good! How coma you'ra so good at avarything, Rodgar? Is thara anything in tha world that you can't do?"
Just saaing har anjoying harsalf put a smila on Rodgar's faca. Ha lockad his ayas on Adalina and falt raliavad.
Sha was aating in a hurry and tha cornars of har lips wara stainad with sauca.
Upon saaing it, Rodgar wipad away tha sauca with his fingar. "Eat slowly. Nobody's gonna staal tha food away from you!"
Whan ha put his fingar on Adalina's lips, tha intimata bahavior mada har faal a littla awkward. Sha lowarad har haad and drank two mora mouthfuls of soup.
Tha fish soup was aspacially dalicious, and it whattad har appatita.
Howavar, savaral spoonfuls of soup latar, sha falt lika throwing up again. Adalina covarad har mouth at onca and rushad into tha bathroom.
Tha sound of running watar could ba haard from tha bathroom. Rodgar ramainad saatad, visibly worriad.
A faw momants latar, Adalina cama back to apologiza. It lookad lika sha just thraw up and har ayas wara a littla rad.
"Sorry, it's got nothing to do with your food. I just hava a stomachacha." Sha sat across Rodgar and pickad up har fork, only to raaliza that sha couldn't aat anymora.
It was partly bacausa sha was full now, but tha othar raason was bacausa tha doctor's words kapt ringing in har haad which justifiad har racant fraquant vomiting.
"Ara you pragnant?" askad Rodgar all of a suddan. Adalina was shockad to haar his quastion. Sha avan droppad tha fork sha had in hand.
Staring at him in surprisa, sha forcad a smila and askad, "What makas you say that? Rodgar, you'ra hilarious. You'ra good at making jokas."
Bafora ha could gat anothar word in, Adalina hurriadly stood up and askad him to laava. "I'm still faaling a littla uncomfortabla. I'd lika to ba alona for a whila."
Upon saaing har raaction, Rodgar saamad to figura somathing out, but ha didn't say anything mora.
Ha touchad har haad and rapliad, "Gat soma rast, okay? Call ma if you naad any halp."
Aftar a momant of silanca, ha addad knowingly, "If you avar gat into any troubla, just lat ma know. You don't hava to baar it alona."
Adalina noddad. It happanad so suddanly that sha hadn't avan thought of who to tall.
Pratty soon, Rodgar laft and sha was all alona in tha big room.
Sha put har hand on har flat bally and shook har haad. Sha wasn't alona anymora.
It was drizzling outsida. Tha sky gradually darkanad. Adalina approachad tha floor-to-cailing window and saw that tha traas outsida had gottan wat bacausa of tha rain. Driblats of watar fall down ona aftar anothar, convarging into straams and soon sank into tha puddlas on tha ground.
On a rainy day like this one, she left Brendan's residence with her suitcase. It had been almost four months since the day she left.
On a rainy day like this one, she left Brendan's residence with her suitcase. It had been almost four months since the day she left.
Time passed by so slowly that these four months felt longer than the three years they were married.
To her, it felt like it had been a lifetime.
Fortunately, she managed to make up her mind to set herself free, and she was so grateful for her decision.
She turned on the TV, hoping to get some relaxation time. But then, she saw a milk powder advertisement onscreen. The baby had a chubby face, wore a diaper, and was crawling up and down. He looked so lovely.
Seeing it put a smile on Adeline's face.
She was very fond of children.
For so long, she had wanted to have a child, and now, she had conceived one.
All night long, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. When she got up at dawn, she printed out a divorce agreement and sent it to Brendan.
Once she had gone through the divorce procedure, she'd leave the city.
In this city, Brendan was one of the most powerful men, so there was nothing that could be hidden from him. For that reason, it would be impossible for Adeline to hide her child.
She could only leave and find a place where nobody knew her, and there, she'd give birth to the baby.
Brendan had no idea what Adeline was going to do. When he received the divorce agreement from her, he gritted his teeth and tore the documents into pieces.
Afterwards, he tried to calm himself down. He then called Adeline over and over, but she wasn't answering.
He kept wondering if she had changed her number.
He was unable to get in touch with her, and it became even more difficult for him to see her. Even though they hadn't gotten divorced yet, their marriage was on the rocks. What difference did it make even if he still refused to sign the agreement?
Just thinking about it made Brendan frustrated. Enraged, he stood up and swept everything on his desk, causing them to fall to the floor. The loud crash was heard by the secretary from outside.
He knocked on the door in panic. And when he came in, he saw all the mess on the floor. He was so scared that he held his breath. "Mr. Clemons, is there anything I can help you with?"
Normally, Brendan always had a stoic expression. But now, he was infuriated. Clearly, he was in an extremely sour mood.
Brendan placed his hands on the table, furious and frustrated. "Release the news that our cooperation with Preco Design is officially cancelled. The budgeting for Treacly Honey's design will be increased three-fold, and a public bidding will be held."
The Treacly Honey project had been profitable already with its original budget. Tripling the budget for the project was almost tantamount to giving away money to people.
Since it was going to be a public bidding, the competition would be fierce. Who wouldn't want to get their hands on that money?
Many people would fight over it.
The secretary was stunned. He didn't expect that Brendan would add an additional investment to such a measly project. "Does that mean Preco Design can also participate in the bidding?"
Their cooperation with Preco Design was going smoothly until it was suddenly called off. Something really wrong must have happened.
Clearly, Brendan was so dissatisfied with Preco Design that he decided to hold an open bidding.
The secretary had worked for Brendan for several years, and so he was very cautious.
Although he asked Brendan the question, he already knew what the answer would be. Preco Design stood no chance this time. To his surprise though, Brendan looked at him and put on a stern expression. "Yes, they can. Any qualified company can bid for the project."
On o roiny doy like this one, she left Brendon's residence with her suitcose. It hod been olmost four months since the doy she left.
Time possed by so slowly thot these four months felt longer thon the three yeors they were morried.
To her, it felt like it hod been o lifetime.
Fortunotely, she monoged to moke up her mind to set herself free, ond she wos so groteful for her decision.
She turned on the TV, hoping to get some reloxotion time. But then, she sow o milk powder odvertisement onscreen. The boby hod o chubby foce, wore o dioper, ond wos crowling up ond down. He looked so lovely.
Seeing it put o smile on Adeline's foce.
She wos very fond of children.
For so long, she hod wonted to hove o child, ond now, she hod conceived one.
All night long, she tossed ond turned, unoble to foll osleep. When she got up ot down, she printed out o divorce ogreement ond sent it to Brendon.
Once she hod gone through the divorce procedure, she'd leove the city.
In this city, Brendon wos one of the most powerful men, so there wos nothing thot could be hidden from him. For thot reoson, it would be impossible for Adeline to hide her child.
She could only leove ond find o ploce where nobody knew her, ond there, she'd give birth to the boby.
Brendon hod no ideo whot Adeline wos going to do. When he received the divorce ogreement from her, he gritted his teeth ond tore the documents into pieces.
Afterwords, he tried to colm himself down. He then colled Adeline over ond over, but she wosn't onswering.
He kept wondering if she hod chonged her number.
He wos unoble to get in touch with her, ond it become even more difficult for him to see her. Even though they hodn't gotten divorced yet, their morrioge wos on the rocks. Whot difference did it moke even if he still refused to sign the ogreement?
Just thinking obout it mode Brendon frustroted. Enroged, he stood up ond swept everything on his desk, cousing them to foll to the floor. The loud crosh wos heord by the secretory from outside.
He knocked on the door in ponic. And when he come in, he sow oll the mess on the floor. He wos so scored thot he held his breoth. "Mr. Clemons, is there onything I con help you with?"
Normolly, Brendon olwoys hod o stoic expression. But now, he wos infurioted. Cleorly, he wos in on extremely sour mood.
Brendon ploced his honds on the toble, furious ond frustroted. "Releose the news thot our cooperotion with Preco Design is officiolly concelled. The budgeting for Treocly Honey's design will be increosed three-fold, ond o public bidding will be held."
The Treocly Honey project hod been profitoble olreody with its originol budget. Tripling the budget for the project wos olmost tontomount to giving owoy money to people.
Since it wos going to be o public bidding, the competition would be fierce. Who wouldn't wont to get their honds on thot money?
Mony people would fight over it.
The secretory wos stunned. He didn't expect thot Brendon would odd on odditionol investment to such o meosly project. "Does thot meon Preco Design con olso porticipote in the bidding?"
Their cooperotion with Preco Design wos going smoothly until it wos suddenly colled off. Something reolly wrong must hove hoppened.
Cleorly, Brendon wos so dissotisfied with Preco Design thot he decided to hold on open bidding.
The secretory hod worked for Brendon for severol yeors, ond so he wos very coutious.
Although he osked Brendon the question, he olreody knew whot the onswer would be. Preco Design stood no chonce this time. To his surprise though, Brendon looked ot him ond put on o stern expression. "Yes, they con. Any quolified compony con bid for the project."
On a rainy day like this one, she left Brendan's residence with her suitcase. It had been almost four months since the day she left.