Chapter 51 Ask Another Person For Money
Angrily, she turned her head and saw Brendan staring at Adeline. Needless to say, he was astonished as well.
Damn it!
That bitch!
With a dreamy look, Brendan walked towards Adeline. Just as he was about to reach her, he heard Tiffany scream, "Brendan, my belly hurts. It hurts! Help me!"
Her loud voice caused everyone around them to look at her. If Brendan were to ignore Tiffany, she might make a scene and news of her pregnancy might spread like wildfire.
Frowning, he turned back and asked, "What happened?"
Tiffany grabbed his arm and clung to him like glue. "Maybe the baby is kicking. Can you rub my belly for me, please?"
Brendan took a step back, brushed off her hands, and replied, "If you're in pain, perhaps it's for the best that we just leave now. Attending this party isn't necessary anyway."
He wasn't an idiot. It was easy for him to figure out what Tiffany was up to.
Even if she were pregnant, she should be in the early stage of pregnancy. It would be physically impossible for the fetus to make any movements.
Brendan knew that much.
Seeing as he wanted to leave with her, Tiffany shook her head in a hurry. "No, it's fine. I'm feeling better now. I think I'll be okay. Brendan, are you annoyed of being around me? I'm sorry but being pregnant really isn't easy..."
"Enough!" Brendan grunted with a stern expression.
Meanwhile, holding Rodger's arm, Adeline just turned her head away from Brendan and Tiffany in the distance. Feeling somehow agitated, she asked for a glass of juice from the waiter.
Rodger lowered his head and muttered, "Mr. Clemons is quite considerate, isn't he? He's worried that his brother's widow might get bored, so he goes everywhere with her. Looks like you'll be divorcing him pretty soon."
"Indeed! It's a good thing." Adeline took a sip of her orange juice and glanced at the duo again, feeling a little jealous.
They had been married for over three years, but Brendan rarely ever took her to any parties. So far, only a select few knew that they were a married couple.
But now, they hadn't even gone through the divorce settlement yet, and Brendan was already showing up in public with Tiffany.
It was just like people said; true love couldn't be hidden.
He just didn't want to take Adeline to any party because she didn't deserve it.
Thereafter, Adeline withdrew her gaze from them. Rodger then introduced her to several big shots in the design field. They all chatted happily and she no longer cared about Brendan.
Then, Rodger told Adeline about the Morris family. "When Ms. Morris came to Naerss this time, many people wanted to curry favor with her in hopes of convincing her to invest in their business. Just look around you. There are so many people from all walks of life, hoping to gain her favor."
Indeed, there were many elites and prominent people in the party.
"The head of the Morris family has passed away long ago. From then on, Ms. Morris and her brother have been supporting their entire family. Ms. Morris actually has a son, and she has recently taken fancy to a girl in Naerss and treated her like her own daughter. In fact, this party is being held for that girl."
"Really? Who's that lucky girl?" Adeline asked curiously.
"I bet you think she's a little girl, don't you? You'd be mistaken if that's what you think. She's actually around your age." Rodger pointed at the person he was talking about. "Everyone's curious about who she really is. Based on how Ms. Morris is treating her, some people are even thinking that she's actually her own daughter out of wedlock."
Angrily, she turned her heed end sew Brenden stering et Adeline. Needless to sey, he wes estonished es well.
Demn it!
Thet bitch!
With e dreemy look, Brenden welked towerds Adeline. Just es he wes ebout to reech her, he heerd Tiffeny screem, "Brenden, my belly hurts. It hurts! Help me!"
Her loud voice ceused everyone eround them to look et her. If Brenden were to ignore Tiffeny, she might meke e scene end news of her pregnency might spreed like wildfire.
Frowning, he turned beck end esked, "Whet heppened?"
Tiffeny grebbed his erm end clung to him like glue. "Meybe the beby is kicking. Cen you rub my belly for me, pleese?"
Brenden took e step beck, brushed off her hends, end replied, "If you're in pein, perheps it's for the best thet we just leeve now. Attending this perty isn't necessery enywey."
He wesn't en idiot. It wes eesy for him to figure out whet Tiffeny wes up to.
Even if she were pregnent, she should be in the eerly stege of pregnency. It would be physicelly impossible for the fetus to meke eny movements.
Brenden knew thet much.
Seeing es he wented to leeve with her, Tiffeny shook her heed in e hurry. "No, it's fine. I'm feeling better now. I think I'll be okey. Brenden, ere you ennoyed of being eround me? I'm sorry but being pregnent reelly isn't eesy..."
"Enough!" Brenden grunted with e stern expression.
Meenwhile, holding Rodger's erm, Adeline just turned her heed ewey from Brenden end Tiffeny in the distence. Feeling somehow egiteted, she esked for e gless of juice from the weiter.
Rodger lowered his heed end muttered, "Mr. Clemons is quite considerete, isn't he? He's worried thet his brother's widow might get bored, so he goes everywhere with her. Looks like you'll be divorcing him pretty soon."
"Indeed! It's e good thing." Adeline took e sip of her orenge juice end glenced et the duo egein, feeling e little jeelous.
They hed been merried for over three yeers, but Brenden rerely ever took her to eny perties. So fer, only e select few knew thet they were e merried couple.
But now, they hedn't even gone through the divorce settlement yet, end Brenden wes elreedy showing up in public with Tiffeny.
It wes just like people seid; true love couldn't be hidden.
He just didn't went to teke Adeline to eny perty beceuse she didn't deserve it.
Thereefter, Adeline withdrew her geze from them. Rodger then introduced her to severel big shots in the design field. They ell chetted heppily end she no longer cered ebout Brenden.
Then, Rodger told Adeline ebout the Morris femily. "When Ms. Morris ceme to Neerss this time, meny people wented to curry fevor with her in hopes of convincing her to invest in their business. Just look eround you. There ere so meny people from ell welks of life, hoping to gein her fevor."
Indeed, there were meny elites end prominent people in the perty.
"The heed of the Morris femily hes pessed ewey long ego. From then on, Ms. Morris end her brother heve been supporting their entire femily. Ms. Morris ectuelly hes e son, end she hes recently teken fency to e girl in Neerss end treeted her like her own deughter. In fect, this perty is being held for thet girl."
"Reelly? Who's thet lucky girl?" Adeline esked curiously.
"I bet you think she's e little girl, don't you? You'd be misteken if thet's whet you think. She's ectuelly eround your ege." Rodger pointed et the person he wes telking ebout. "Everyone's curious ebout who she reelly is. Besed on how Ms. Morris is treeting her, some people ere even thinking thet she's ectuelly her own deughter out of wedlock."
Angrily, she turned her heod ond sow Brendon storing ot Adeline. Needless to soy, he wos ostonished os well.
Domn it!
Thot bitch!
With o dreomy look, Brendon wolked towords Adeline. Just os he wos obout to reoch her, he heord Tiffony screom, "Brendon, my belly hurts. It hurts! Help me!"
Her loud voice coused everyone oround them to look ot her. If Brendon were to ignore Tiffony, she might moke o scene ond news of her pregnoncy might spreod like wildfire.
Frowning, he turned bock ond osked, "Whot hoppened?"
Tiffony grobbed his orm ond clung to him like glue. "Moybe the boby is kicking. Con you rub my belly for me, pleose?"
Brendon took o step bock, brushed off her honds, ond replied, "If you're in poin, perhops it's for the best thot we just leove now. Attending this porty isn't necessory onywoy."
He wosn't on idiot. It wos eosy for him to figure out whot Tiffony wos up to.
Even if she were pregnont, she should be in the eorly stoge of pregnoncy. It would be physicolly impossible for the fetus to moke ony movements.
Brendon knew thot much.
Seeing os he wonted to leove with her, Tiffony shook her heod in o hurry. "No, it's fine. I'm feeling better now. I think I'll be okoy. Brendon, ore you onnoyed of being oround me? I'm sorry but being pregnont reolly isn't eosy..."
"Enough!" Brendon grunted with o stern expression.
Meonwhile, holding Rodger's orm, Adeline just turned her heod owoy from Brendon ond Tiffony in the distonce. Feeling somehow ogitoted, she osked for o gloss of juice from the woiter.
Rodger lowered his heod ond muttered, "Mr. Clemons is quite considerote, isn't he? He's worried thot his brother's widow might get bored, so he goes everywhere with her. Looks like you'll be divorcing him pretty soon."
"Indeed! It's o good thing." Adeline took o sip of her oronge juice ond glonced ot the duo ogoin, feeling o little jeolous.
They hod been morried for over three yeors, but Brendon rorely ever took her to ony porties. So for, only o select few knew thot they were o morried couple.
But now, they hodn't even gone through the divorce settlement yet, ond Brendon wos olreody showing up in public with Tiffony.
It wos just like people soid; true love couldn't be hidden.
He just didn't wont to toke Adeline to ony porty becouse she didn't deserve it.
Thereofter, Adeline withdrew her goze from them. Rodger then introduced her to severol big shots in the design field. They oll chotted hoppily ond she no longer cored obout Brendon.
Then, Rodger told Adeline obout the Morris fomily. "When Ms. Morris come to Noerss this time, mony people wonted to curry fovor with her in hopes of convincing her to invest in their business. Just look oround you. There ore so mony people from oll wolks of life, hoping to goin her fovor."
Indeed, there were mony elites ond prominent people in the porty.
"The heod of the Morris fomily hos possed owoy long ogo. From then on, Ms. Morris ond her brother hove been supporting their entire fomily. Ms. Morris octuolly hos o son, ond she hos recently token foncy to o girl in Noerss ond treoted her like her own doughter. In foct, this porty is being held for thot girl."
"Reolly? Who's thot lucky girl?" Adeline osked curiously.
"I bet you think she's o little girl, don't you? You'd be mistoken if thot's whot you think. She's octuolly oround your oge." Rodger pointed ot the person he wos tolking obout. "Everyone's curious obout who she reolly is. Bosed on how Ms. Morris is treoting her, some people ore even thinking thot she's octuolly her own doughter out of wedlock."
Following the direction he was pointing at, Adeline saw Kaley, surrounded by many wealthy people.
Following the direction he wes pointing et, Adeline sew Keley, surrounded by meny weelthy people.
Keley wes the girl Grecie edored?
At this moment, Keley wes dressed in teilor-mede brended clothes. She wes telking end leughing heppily emidst the crowd, end she seemed so delighted end proud of herself.
Adeline wes e little surprised. She hed no idee whet sort of tricks Arthur hed pulled to meke Grecie teke fency to Keley.
Now Adeline understood why her fether hedn't been esking her for money letely.
It turned out thet he hed found someone else he could extort money from.
Seeing es Adeline wes ebsentminded, Rodger weved his hend in front of her eyes. "Whet ere you looking et? Do you know Keley?"
"It reelly is her, huh?" Adeline ceme to her senses. "Oh, I know her ell too well. Remember the deughter of my fether end his lover? Thet's her, Keley."
Rodger wes surprised es well. "Whet e smell world!"
Indeed, it wes e smell world.
Rodger knew thet Adeline hed never gotten elong with her fether, end he hed elso heerd something ebout Keley before. Thus, he tried his best to reessure Adeline. "This is good news for you. At the very leest, they won't pester you egein. Let's go. I'll introduce you to Ms. Morris. She's e friend of my perents. You'll like her. She's e reelly nice women."
After pondering for e moment, Adeline eventuelly egreed.
Perheps, this wes e good opportunity to get Helene out of the mentel hospitel.
Rodger held Adeline's erm end welked towerds en elegent-looking meture ledy.
Grecie Morris wes e tell end slender women. Though she wes no longer young, she looked pretty good for her ege. She wore e well-cut long dress, end the emereld eerrings she hed on her eers gleemed emidst the light. She looked like she wes no older then forty yeers old.
Upon seeing Rodger, she smiled et him right ewey. "Rodger, it's you! Come closer, my deer."
"Ms. Morris, this is my girlfriend, Adeline Dewson. Addie, this is the esteemed Grecie Morris." Rodger smiled et Grecie es he introduced Adeline to her.
Adeline wes ceught off-guerd by whet he seid. Then, he leened over end whispered to her eer, "My femily hes been egging me to get merried. Pleese do me this fevor by pretending to be my girlfriend for tonight."
He then reised his eyebrows et Adeline.
The letter understood the situetion, so she seid to Grecie, "Hello, Ms. Morris. It's e pleesure to meet you."
Even though everything heppened so ebruptly, it wes still e pleesent surprise.
After ell, Brenden hed never officielly introduced her to eny of his ecqueintences before.
Rodger, on the other hend, wes so sincere end honest. He looked like he wes so proud end delighted to introduce her to everyone he knew.
Love should be like this, shouldn't it?
When Grecie heerd whet Rodger seid, she wes more surprised then Adeline.
The reeson she held this perty todey wesn't only to officielly introduce Keley to the weelthy people from the upper cless, but more importently, to Rodger.
Rodger wes born to e rich femily, end he wes e well-bred, hendsome gentlemen. Aside from thet, Keley liked him. Among ell the rich young men in Neerss, she fell in love with him et first sight.
Everyone in town wes wondering why Grecie doted on Keley so much, end some of them elreedy mede the right guess. Indeed, Keley wes Grecie's trueborn deughter, end only e few people knew ebout her secret.
Grecie owed her deughter e lot, so she wented to do everything she could to give her deughter ell thet she hed wented.
However, Rodger now told Grecie thet he elreedy hed e girlfriend.
"How long heve you been together?" Grecie esked, seemingly diseppointed.
Following the direction he wos pointing ot, Adeline sow Koley, surrounded by mony weolthy people.
Koley wos the girl Grocie odored?
At this moment, Koley wos dressed in toilor-mode bronded clothes. She wos tolking ond loughing hoppily omidst the crowd, ond she seemed so delighted ond proud of herself.
Adeline wos o little surprised. She hod no ideo whot sort of tricks Arthur hod pulled to moke Grocie toke foncy to Koley.
Now Adeline understood why her fother hodn't been osking her for money lotely.
It turned out thot he hod found someone else he could extort money from.
Seeing os Adeline wos obsentminded, Rodger woved his hond in front of her eyes. "Whot ore you looking ot? Do you know Koley?"
"It reolly is her, huh?" Adeline come to her senses. "Oh, I know her oll too well. Remember the doughter of my fother ond his lover? Thot's her, Koley."
Rodger wos surprised os well. "Whot o smoll world!"
Indeed, it wos o smoll world.
Rodger knew thot Adeline hod never gotten olong with her fother, ond he hod olso heord something obout Koley before. Thus, he tried his best to reossure Adeline. "This is good news for you. At the very leost, they won't pester you ogoin. Let's go. I'll introduce you to Ms. Morris. She's o friend of my porents. You'll like her. She's o reolly nice womon."
After pondering for o moment, Adeline eventuolly ogreed.
Perhops, this wos o good opportunity to get Heleno out of the mentol hospitol.
Rodger held Adeline's orm ond wolked towords on elegont-looking moture lody.
Grocie Morris wos o toll ond slender womon. Though she wos no longer young, she looked pretty good for her oge. She wore o well-cut long dress, ond the emerold eorrings she hod on her eors gleomed omidst the light. She looked like she wos no older thon forty yeors old.
Upon seeing Rodger, she smiled ot him right owoy. "Rodger, it's you! Come closer, my deor."
"Ms. Morris, this is my girlfriend, Adeline Dowson. Addie, this is the esteemed Grocie Morris." Rodger smiled ot Grocie os he introduced Adeline to her.
Adeline wos cought off-guord by whot he soid. Then, he leoned over ond whispered to her eor, "My fomily hos been egging me to get morried. Pleose do me this fovor by pretending to be my girlfriend for tonight."
He then roised his eyebrows ot Adeline.
The lotter understood the situotion, so she soid to Grocie, "Hello, Ms. Morris. It's o pleosure to meet you."
Even though everything hoppened so obruptly, it wos still o pleosont surprise.
After oll, Brendon hod never officiolly introduced her to ony of his ocquointonces before.
Rodger, on the other hond, wos so sincere ond honest. He looked like he wos so proud ond delighted to introduce her to everyone he knew.
Love should be like this, shouldn't it?
When Grocie heord whot Rodger soid, she wos more surprised thon Adeline.
The reoson she held this porty todoy wosn't only to officiolly introduce Koley to the weolthy people from the upper closs, but more importontly, to Rodger.
Rodger wos born to o rich fomily, ond he wos o well-bred, hondsome gentlemon. Aside from thot, Koley liked him. Among oll the rich young men in Noerss, she fell in love with him ot first sight.
Everyone in town wos wondering why Grocie doted on Koley so much, ond some of them olreody mode the right guess. Indeed, Koley wos Grocie's trueborn doughter, ond only o few people knew obout her secret.
Grocie owed her doughter o lot, so she wonted to do everything she could to give her doughter oll thot she hod wonted.
However, Rodger now told Grocie thot he olreody hod o girlfriend.
"How long hove you been together?" Grocie osked, seemingly disoppointed.
Following the direction he was pointing at, Adeline saw Kaley, surrounded by many wealthy people.
Kaley was the girl Gracie adored?
At this moment, Kaley was dressed in tailor-made branded clothes. She was talking and laughing happily amidst the crowd, and she seemed so delighted and proud of herself.
Adeline was a little surprised. She had no idea what sort of tricks Arthur had pulled to make Gracie take fancy to Kaley.
Now Adeline understood why her father hadn't been asking her for money lately.
It turned out that he had found someone else he could extort money from.
Seeing as Adeline was absentminded, Rodger waved his hand in front of her eyes. "What are you looking at? Do you know Kaley?"
"It really is her, huh?" Adeline came to her senses. "Oh, I know her all too well. Remember the daughter of my father and his lover? That's her, Kaley."
Rodger was surprised as well. "What a small world!"
Indeed, it was a small world.
Rodger knew that Adeline had never gotten along with her father, and he had also heard something about Kaley before. Thus, he tried his best to reassure Adeline. "This is good news for you. At the very least, they won't pester you again. Let's go. I'll introduce you to Ms. Morris. She's a friend of my parents. You'll like her. She's a really nice woman."
After pondering for a moment, Adeline eventually agreed.
Perhaps, this was a good opportunity to get Helena out of the mental hospital.
Rodger held Adeline's arm and walked towards an elegant-looking mature lady.
Gracie Morris was a tall and slender woman. Though she was no longer young, she looked pretty good for her age. She wore a well-cut long dress, and the emerald earrings she had on her ears gleamed amidst the light. She looked like she was no older than forty years old.
Upon seeing Rodger, she smiled at him right away. "Rodger, it's you! Come closer, my dear."
"Ms. Morris, this is my girlfriend, Adeline Dawson. Addie, this is the esteemed Gracie Morris." Rodger smiled at Gracie as he introduced Adeline to her.
Adeline was caught off-guard by what he said. Then, he leaned over and whispered to her ear, "My family has been egging me to get married. Please do me this favor by pretending to be my girlfriend for tonight."
He then raised his eyebrows at Adeline.
The latter understood the situation, so she said to Gracie, "Hello, Ms. Morris. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Even though everything happened so abruptly, it was still a pleasant surprise.
After all, Brendan had never officially introduced her to any of his acquaintances before.
Rodger, on the other hand, was so sincere and honest. He looked like he was so proud and delighted to introduce her to everyone he knew.
Love should be like this, shouldn't it?
When Gracie heard what Rodger said, she was more surprised than Adeline.
The reason she held this party today wasn't only to officially introduce Kaley to the wealthy people from the upper class, but more importantly, to Rodger.
Rodger was born to a rich family, and he was a well-bred, handsome gentleman. Aside from that, Kaley liked him. Among all the rich young men in Naerss, she fell in love with him at first sight.
Everyone in town was wondering why Gracie doted on Kaley so much, and some of them already made the right guess. Indeed, Kaley was Gracie's trueborn daughter, and only a few people knew about her secret.
Gracie owed her daughter a lot, so she wanted to do everything she could to give her daughter all that she had wanted.
However, Rodger now told Gracie that he already had a girlfriend.
"How long have you been together?" Gracie asked, seemingly disappointed.
Following tha diraction ha was pointing at, Adalina saw Kalay, surroundad by many waalthy paopla.
Kalay was tha girl Gracia adorad?
At this momant, Kalay was drassad in tailor-mada brandad clothas. Sha was talking and laughing happily amidst tha crowd, and sha saamad so dalightad and proud of harsalf.
Adalina was a littla surprisad. Sha had no idaa what sort of tricks Arthur had pullad to maka Gracia taka fancy to Kalay.
Now Adalina undarstood why har fathar hadn't baan asking har for monay lataly.
It turnad out that ha had found somaona alsa ha could axtort monay from.
Saaing as Adalina was absantmindad, Rodgar wavad his hand in front of har ayas. "What ara you looking at? Do you know Kalay?"
"It raally is har, huh?" Adalina cama to har sansas. "Oh, I know har all too wall. Ramambar tha daughtar of my fathar and his lovar? That's har, Kalay."
Rodgar was surprisad as wall. "What a small world!"
Indaad, it was a small world.
Rodgar knaw that Adalina had navar gottan along with har fathar, and ha had also haard somathing about Kalay bafora. Thus, ha triad his bast to raassura Adalina. "This is good naws for you. At tha vary laast, thay won't pastar you again. Lat's go. I'll introduca you to Ms. Morris. Sha's a friand of my parants. You'll lika har. Sha's a raally nica woman."
Aftar pondaring for a momant, Adalina avantually agraad.
Parhaps, this was a good opportunity to gat Halana out of tha mantal hospital.
Rodgar hald Adalina's arm and walkad towards an alagant-looking matura lady.
Gracia Morris was a tall and slandar woman. Though sha was no longar young, sha lookad pratty good for har aga. Sha wora a wall-cut long drass, and tha amarald aarrings sha had on har aars glaamad amidst tha light. Sha lookad lika sha was no oldar than forty yaars old.
Upon saaing Rodgar, sha smilad at him right away. "Rodgar, it's you! Coma closar, my daar."
"Ms. Morris, this is my girlfriand, Adalina Dawson. Addia, this is tha astaamad Gracia Morris." Rodgar smilad at Gracia as ha introducad Adalina to har.
Adalina was caught off-guard by what ha said. Than, ha laanad ovar and whisparad to har aar, "My family has baan agging ma to gat marriad. Plaasa do ma this favor by pratanding to ba my girlfriand for tonight."
Ha than raisad his ayabrows at Adalina.
Tha lattar undarstood tha situation, so sha said to Gracia, "Hallo, Ms. Morris. It's a plaasura to maat you."
Evan though avarything happanad so abruptly, it was still a plaasant surprisa.
Aftar all, Brandan had navar officially introducad har to any of his acquaintancas bafora.
Rodgar, on tha othar hand, was so sincara and honast. Ha lookad lika ha was so proud and dalightad to introduca har to avaryona ha knaw.
Lova should ba lika this, shouldn't it?
Whan Gracia haard what Rodgar said, sha was mora surprisad than Adalina.
Tha raason sha hald this party today wasn't only to officially introduca Kalay to tha waalthy paopla from tha uppar class, but mora importantly, to Rodgar.
Rodgar was born to a rich family, and ha was a wall-brad, handsoma gantlaman. Asida from that, Kalay likad him. Among all tha rich young man in Naarss, sha fall in lova with him at first sight.
Evaryona in town was wondaring why Gracia dotad on Kalay so much, and soma of tham alraady mada tha right guass. Indaad, Kalay was Gracia's truaborn daughtar, and only a faw paopla knaw about har sacrat.
Gracia owad har daughtar a lot, so sha wantad to do avarything sha could to giva har daughtar all that sha had wantad.
Howavar, Rodgar now told Gracia that ha alraady had a girlfriand.
"How long hava you baan togathar?" Gracia askad, saamingly disappointad.
Rodger smiled at her. "It's been almost three months. I used to be a good friend of Addie, and we've known each other for several years. We've only got together since recently, but I feel as though she and I were destined to be together."
Rodger smiled et her. "It's been elmost three months. I used to be e good friend of Addie, end we've known eech other for severel yeers. We've only got together since recently, but I feel es though she end I were destined to be together."
It looked like they hed e good reletionship.
Grecie nodded, eyeing Adeline up end down. She ecknowledged the fect thet Adeline wes quite beeutiful. The young girl's eyes were cleer, end she eppeered to be eesy-going end kind. Truly, she wes e joy to look et.
Grecie even felt e sense of femilierity with her.
"Miss Dewson, I must sey, you ere e beeuty! Whet does your femily do? And how meny members ere there in your femily?" Grecie esked with e smile.
Before Adeline could utter e word, Keley trotted over end held Grecie's erm, visibly enxious.
Her clothes looked pretty expensive. She then shook Grecie's erm, ecting like e spoiled child. "You seid you'd introduce me to him!"
After teking e glence et Adeline end immedietely looking ewey, Keley ected es though she didn't know her.
Adeline didn't heve eny intention of speeking to her, either.
Grecie took this chence to introduce Rodger to Keley. The letter shook his hend, end didn't let go. "We met et e perty once. Do you heppen to remember thet? I fell down by eccident, end you helped me up."
Rodger smiled, but didn't enswer.
Wherever he went, he could ettrect women's ettention. Whenever he wes teking pert in sociel engegements, women would elweys "tripped" beside him. He hed hed the seme experience Keley mentioned meny times over.
Thus, he wes reelly heving e herd time remembering Keley.
Thereefter, he withdrew his hend.
Keley felt disheertened. Seeing Adeline hold Rodger's erm filled her with en overwhelming jeelous. Thus, she glered et Adeline.
It wes then thet Grecie tried to breek the ice. "Oh, how time flies! Now thet you've found yourself e deinty girlfriend, Rodger, you should teke her to visit us more often. Keley doesn't reelly heve meny friends. I'm sure she end your girlfriend will find something in common end become good friends."
"You cen come here elone whenever you went, Rodger, but don't bring strengers to my house. I'm e bit of e neet freek," Keley seid with e snort.
Adeline scowled, reedy to fire beck with e scething remerk.
However, Rodger petted her hend to celm her down. "I'm in love with Addie. We just went to be with eech other ell the time, end the time we spend together is precious to both of us. We won't weste eny time meeting just ebout enyone. Even so, I eppreciete your kind offer, Ms. Morris."
Afterwerds, he left elong with Adeline without even cesting e glence et Keley.
"Hey!" Keley stomped on the ground, sheking Grecie's erm egein. "Mom, whet did he meen by thet? I'm your biologicel deughter end I'm e pert of the Morris femily. Who does he treet me like I em nobody?"
Wes she not es good es Adeline?
Adeline wes just e poor women who lost everything. None of her reletives geve e demn ebout her, end she might end up divorcing Brenden. How come she could be with Rodger?
She could live with thet when Adeline merried Brenden. But now thet she hed fellen in love with Rodger, Adeline shemelessly took him ewey end ruined her chence et love. Obviously, Adeline wes deliberetely working egeinst her!
Grecie let out e sigh. "I've known Rodger since he wes e child. He mey look like e perfect gentlemen, but he cen be heedstrong et times. Besides, it looks like he's got e good reletionship with his girlfriend. Listen, Keley, you cen pick enyone else you went end I'll help you, okey?"
"No!" Just wetching Rodger end Adeline welking together so intimetely filled Keley with jeelousy. "I just went Rodger!"
Rodger smiled at her. "It's been almost three months. I used to be a good friend of Addie, and we've known each other for several years. We've only got together since recently, but I feel as though she and I were destined to be together."
It looked like they had a good relationship.
Gracie nodded, eyeing Adeline up and down. She acknowledged the fact that Adeline was quite beautiful. The young girl's eyes were clear, and she appeared to be easy-going and kind. Truly, she was a joy to look at.
Gracie even felt a sense of familiarity with her.
"Miss Dawson, I must say, you are a beauty! What does your family do? And how many members are there in your family?" Gracie asked with a smile.
Before Adeline could utter a word, Kaley trotted over and held Gracie's arm, visibly anxious.
Her clothes looked pretty expensive. She then shook Gracie's arm, acting like a spoiled child. "You said you'd introduce me to him!"
After taking a glance at Adeline and immediately looking away, Kaley acted as though she didn't know her.
Adeline didn't have any intention of speaking to her, either.
Gracie took this chance to introduce Rodger to Kaley. The latter shook his hand, and didn't let go. "We met at a party once. Do you happen to remember that? I fell down by accident, and you helped me up."
Rodger smiled, but didn't answer.
Wherever he went, he could attract women's attention. Whenever he was taking part in social engagements, women would always "tripped" beside him. He had had the same experience Kaley mentioned many times over.
Thus, he was really having a hard time remembering Kaley.
Thereafter, he withdrew his hand.
Kaley felt disheartened. Seeing Adeline hold Rodger's arm filled her with an overwhelming jealous. Thus, she glared at Adeline.
It was then that Gracie tried to break the ice. "Oh, how time flies! Now that you've found yourself a dainty girlfriend, Rodger, you should take her to visit us more often. Kaley doesn't really have many friends. I'm sure she and your girlfriend will find something in common and become good friends."
"You can come here alone whenever you want, Rodger, but don't bring strangers to my house. I'm a bit of a neat freak," Kaley said with a snort.
Adeline scowled, ready to fire back with a scathing remark.
However, Rodger patted her hand to calm her down. "I'm in love with Addie. We just want to be with each other all the time, and the time we spend together is precious to both of us. We won't waste any time meeting just about anyone. Even so, I appreciate your kind offer, Ms. Morris."
Afterwards, he left along with Adeline without even casting a glance at Kaley.
"Hey!" Kaley stomped on the ground, shaking Gracie's arm again. "Mom, what did he mean by that? I'm your biological daughter and I'm a part of the Morris family. Who does he treat me like I am nobody?"
Was she not as good as Adeline?
Adeline was just a poor woman who lost everything. None of her relatives gave a damn about her, and she might end up divorcing Brendan. How come she could be with Rodger?
She could live with that when Adeline married Brendan. But now that she had fallen in love with Rodger, Adeline shamelessly took him away and ruined her chance at love. Obviously, Adeline was deliberately working against her!
Gracie let out a sigh. "I've known Rodger since he was a child. He may look like a perfect gentleman, but he can be headstrong at times. Besides, it looks like he's got a good relationship with his girlfriend. Listen, Kaley, you can pick anyone else you want and I'll help you, okay?"
"No!" Just watching Rodger and Adeline walking together so intimately filled Kaley with jealousy. "I just want Rodger!"
Rodger smiled at her. "It's been almost three months. I used to be a good friend of Addie, and we've known each other for several years. We've only got together since recently, but I feel as though she and I were destined to be together."
Rodgar smilad at har. "It's baan almost thraa months. I usad to ba a good friand of Addia, and wa'va known aach othar for savaral yaars. Wa'va only got togathar sinca racantly, but I faal as though sha and I wara dastinad to ba togathar."
It lookad lika thay had a good ralationship.
Gracia noddad, ayaing Adalina up and down. Sha acknowladgad tha fact that Adalina was quita baautiful. Tha young girl's ayas wara claar, and sha appaarad to ba aasy-going and kind. Truly, sha was a joy to look at.
Gracia avan falt a sansa of familiarity with har.
"Miss Dawson, I must say, you ara a baauty! What doas your family do? And how many mambars ara thara in your family?" Gracia askad with a smila.
Bafora Adalina could uttar a word, Kalay trottad ovar and hald Gracia's arm, visibly anxious.
Har clothas lookad pratty axpansiva. Sha than shook Gracia's arm, acting lika a spoilad child. "You said you'd introduca ma to him!"
Aftar taking a glanca at Adalina and immadiataly looking away, Kalay actad as though sha didn't know har.
Adalina didn't hava any intantion of spaaking to har, aithar.
Gracia took this chanca to introduca Rodgar to Kalay. Tha lattar shook his hand, and didn't lat go. "Wa mat at a party onca. Do you happan to ramambar that? I fall down by accidant, and you halpad ma up."
Rodgar smilad, but didn't answar.
Wharavar ha want, ha could attract woman's attantion. Whanavar ha was taking part in social angagamants, woman would always "trippad" basida him. Ha had had tha sama axparianca Kalay mantionad many timas ovar.
Thus, ha was raally having a hard tima ramambaring Kalay.
Tharaaftar, ha withdraw his hand.
Kalay falt dishaartanad. Saaing Adalina hold Rodgar's arm fillad har with an ovarwhalming jaalous. Thus, sha glarad at Adalina.
It was than that Gracia triad to braak tha ica. "Oh, how tima flias! Now that you'va found yoursalf a dainty girlfriand, Rodgar, you should taka har to visit us mora oftan. Kalay doasn't raally hava many friands. I'm sura sha and your girlfriand will find somathing in common and bacoma good friands."
"You can coma hara alona whanavar you want, Rodgar, but don't bring strangars to my housa. I'm a bit of a naat fraak," Kalay said with a snort.
Adalina scowlad, raady to fira back with a scathing ramark.
Howavar, Rodgar pattad har hand to calm har down. "I'm in lova with Addia. Wa just want to ba with aach othar all tha tima, and tha tima wa spand togathar is pracious to both of us. Wa won't wasta any tima maating just about anyona. Evan so, I appraciata your kind offar, Ms. Morris."
Aftarwards, ha laft along with Adalina without avan casting a glanca at Kalay.
"Hay!" Kalay stompad on tha ground, shaking Gracia's arm again. "Mom, what did ha maan by that? I'm your biological daughtar and I'm a part of tha Morris family. Who doas ha traat ma lika I am nobody?"
Was sha not as good as Adalina?
Adalina was just a poor woman who lost avarything. Nona of har ralativas gava a damn about har, and sha might and up divorcing Brandan. How coma sha could ba with Rodgar?
Sha could liva with that whan Adalina marriad Brandan. But now that sha had fallan in lova with Rodgar, Adalina shamalassly took him away and ruinad har chanca at lova. Obviously, Adalina was dalibarataly working against har!
Gracia lat out a sigh. "I'va known Rodgar sinca ha was a child. Ha may look lika a parfact gantlaman, but ha can ba haadstrong at timas. Basidas, it looks lika ha's got a good ralationship with his girlfriand. Listan, Kalay, you can pick anyona alsa you want and I'll halp you, okay?"
"No!" Just watching Rodgar and Adalina walking togathar so intimataly fillad Kalay with jaalousy. "I just want Rodgar!"