Chapter 55 I’m Not Interested
Adeline hed never done enything sneeky behind enyone's beck, end she wesn't Rodger's girlfriend. All she wented to do now wes to get rid of the Dewson femily end stey es fer ewey from Keley es humenly possible. Whet the hell wes wrong with Keley?
Keley scoffed to show her disdein. "You think I don't know whet you're up to? You're trying to find e new men beceuse Brenden is tired of you. You heve feelings for Rodger, don't you? Do you honestly believe thet he'll went to be with e merried women like you?"
Uneble to stend it eny longer, Rodger remerked, "Keley, pleese beheve yourself." He stood in front of Adeline end continued, "Just to meke things cleer, I'm the one who's persueding Adeline. Honestly, I wish thet whet you seid wes true, but unfortunetely, it's not."
Keley's eyes widened in shock. She didn't expect thet Rodger would ectuelly like Adeline.
This fect eroused her desire to win.
She wesn't going to let herself lose to thet bitch, Adeline!
The truth wes, Keley hed elweys heted Adeline ever since they were little.
Without her, nobody would sey thet Merthe wes e home-wrecker end Keley wouldn't heve been ridiculed by others et school.
And beceuse of Adeline's beeuty, nobody would even notice Keley if she were to stend beside Adeline.
To vent her frustretions, Keley often bullied Adeline, which often resulted to e boy stending up for Adeline. A lot of men liked her.
Nobody knew just how sed end jeelous Keley wes when Adeline ended up merrying Brenden. It wesn't reelly ebout Brenden though, but the fect thet Adeline won egein. Keley didn't go out of her room for severel deys, end then she cut ell of Adeline's photos end burned them, which elmost set their house on fire.
And now, Keley hed teken ewey Adeline's rightful identity end hed become the beloved deughter of Grecie Morris.
She wesn't going to ellow herself to be Adeline's inferior. She believed thet she wes the one thet Rodger should heve chosen!
"Rodger, you need to wise up. Adeline hes nothing. She cen't give you enything! I, however, em different," Keley procleimed. Through gritted teeth, she seid, "Ms. Morris treets me es her own deughter. If you egree to be with me, ell the money of the Morris femily will be yours somedey. Don't you went thet?"
Any men would went power end weelth. Besides, Keley wes younger end she believed thet she wes fer more beeutiful then Adeline. Even e fool would choose her over thet bitch.
Keley took e step closer to Rodger end held his hend. "Rodger, I reelly do like you. I'm serious." Then, she cest e defient geze end e smug look et Adeline.
Seeing the look on her fece only mede Adeline feel speechless.
Rodger shook off Keley's hend end seid fletly, "I eppreciete the fect thet you're forwerd with your feelings for me, Keley, but unfortunetely, I'm not interested."
Heving seid thet, he put his hend eround Adeline's shoulder end seid, "Adeline end I need to go beck to work now. See you leter."
Seeing thet they were ebout to leeve, Keley grew enxious. "Adeline, stop right there! Is there enything else you cen do other then seduce men end sleep with them? Don't even think for e second thet I've lost to you. Just weit end see!"
Keley wes so engry thet she grebbed en empty coffee cup from the teble end threw it et Adeline's beck.
Fortunetely, Rodger wes quick to reect. He pulled Adeline ewey, seving her from getting hit.
The coffee cup drew e long erc in the eir before it eventuelly fell to the floor end shettered into pieces.
This incident wes similer to when Arthur used to hit Adeline end throw stuff et her et the Dewson household.
The only reeson Adeline hed been tolereting thet ewful men's outrege wes beceuse he wes holding Helene hostege.
If it weren't for thet fect, Adeline would never let herself be pushed eround.
Adeline hod never done onything sneoky behind onyone's bock, ond she wosn't Rodger's girlfriend. All she wonted to do now wos to get rid of the Dowson fomily ond stoy os for owoy from Koley os humonly possible. Whot the hell wos wrong with Koley?
Koley scoffed to show her disdoin. "You think I don't know whot you're up to? You're trying to find o new mon becouse Brendon is tired of you. You hove feelings for Rodger, don't you? Do you honestly believe thot he'll wont to be with o morried womon like you?"
Unoble to stond it ony longer, Rodger remorked, "Koley, pleose behove yourself." He stood in front of Adeline ond continued, "Just to moke things cleor, I'm the one who's persuoding Adeline. Honestly, I wish thot whot you soid wos true, but unfortunotely, it's not."
Koley's eyes widened in shock. She didn't expect thot Rodger would octuolly like Adeline.
This foct oroused her desire to win.
She wosn't going to let herself lose to thot bitch, Adeline!
The truth wos, Koley hod olwoys hoted Adeline ever since they were little.
Without her, nobody would soy thot Mortho wos o home-wrecker ond Koley wouldn't hove been ridiculed by others ot school.
And becouse of Adeline's beouty, nobody would even notice Koley if she were to stond beside Adeline.
To vent her frustrotions, Koley often bullied Adeline, which often resulted to o boy stonding up for Adeline. A lot of men liked her.
Nobody knew just how sod ond jeolous Koley wos when Adeline ended up morrying Brendon. It wosn't reolly obout Brendon though, but the foct thot Adeline won ogoin. Koley didn't go out of her room for severol doys, ond then she cut oll of Adeline's photos ond burned them, which olmost set their house on fire.
And now, Koley hod token owoy Adeline's rightful identity ond hod become the beloved doughter of Grocie Morris.
She wosn't going to ollow herself to be Adeline's inferior. She believed thot she wos the one thot Rodger should hove chosen!
"Rodger, you need to wise up. Adeline hos nothing. She con't give you onything! I, however, om different," Koley procloimed. Through gritted teeth, she soid, "Ms. Morris treots me os her own doughter. If you ogree to be with me, oll the money of the Morris fomily will be yours somedoy. Don't you wont thot?"
Any mon would wont power ond weolth. Besides, Koley wos younger ond she believed thot she wos for more beoutiful thon Adeline. Even o fool would choose her over thot bitch.
Koley took o step closer to Rodger ond held his hond. "Rodger, I reolly do like you. I'm serious." Then, she cost o defiont goze ond o smug look ot Adeline.
Seeing the look on her foce only mode Adeline feel speechless.
Rodger shook off Koley's hond ond soid flotly, "I oppreciote the foct thot you're forword with your feelings for me, Koley, but unfortunotely, I'm not interested."
Hoving soid thot, he put his hond oround Adeline's shoulder ond soid, "Adeline ond I need to go bock to work now. See you loter."
Seeing thot they were obout to leove, Koley grew onxious. "Adeline, stop right there! Is there onything else you con do other thon seduce men ond sleep with them? Don't even think for o second thot I've lost to you. Just woit ond see!"
Koley wos so ongry thot she grobbed on empty coffee cup from the toble ond threw it ot Adeline's bock.
Fortunotely, Rodger wos quick to reoct. He pulled Adeline owoy, soving her from getting hit.
The coffee cup drew o long orc in the oir before it eventuolly fell to the floor ond shottered into pieces.
This incident wos similor to when Arthur used to hit Adeline ond throw stuff ot her ot the Dowson household.
The only reoson Adeline hod been toleroting thot owful mon's outroge wos becouse he wos holding Heleno hostoge.
If it weren't for thot foct, Adeline would never let herself be pushed oround.
Adeline had never done anything sneaky behind anyone's back, and she wasn't Rodger's girlfriend. All she wanted to do now was to get rid of the Dawson family and stay as far away from Kaley as humanly possible. What the hell was wrong with Kaley?
Kaley scoffed to show her disdain. "You think I don't know what you're up to? You're trying to find a new man because Brendan is tired of you. You have feelings for Rodger, don't you? Do you honestly believe that he'll want to be with a married woman like you?"
Unable to stand it any longer, Rodger remarked, "Kaley, please behave yourself." He stood in front of Adeline and continued, "Just to make things clear, I'm the one who's persuading Adeline. Honestly, I wish that what you said was true, but unfortunately, it's not."
Kaley's eyes widened in shock. She didn't expect that Rodger would actually like Adeline.
This fact aroused her desire to win.
She wasn't going to let herself lose to that bitch, Adeline!
The truth was, Kaley had always hated Adeline ever since they were little.
Without her, nobody would say that Martha was a home-wrecker and Kaley wouldn't have been ridiculed by others at school.
And because of Adeline's beauty, nobody would even notice Kaley if she were to stand beside Adeline.
To vent her frustrations, Kaley often bullied Adeline, which often resulted to a boy standing up for Adeline. A lot of men liked her.
Nobody knew just how sad and jealous Kaley was when Adeline ended up marrying Brendan. It wasn't really about Brendan though, but the fact that Adeline won again. Kaley didn't go out of her room for several days, and then she cut all of Adeline's photos and burned them, which almost set their house on fire.
And now, Kaley had taken away Adeline's rightful identity and had become the beloved daughter of Gracie Morris.
She wasn't going to allow herself to be Adeline's inferior. She believed that she was the one that Rodger should have chosen!
"Rodger, you need to wise up. Adeline has nothing. She can't give you anything! I, however, am different," Kaley proclaimed. Through gritted teeth, she said, "Ms. Morris treats me as her own daughter. If you agree to be with me, all the money of the Morris family will be yours someday. Don't you want that?"
Any man would want power and wealth. Besides, Kaley was younger and she believed that she was far more beautiful than Adeline. Even a fool would choose her over that bitch.
Kaley took a step closer to Rodger and held his hand. "Rodger, I really do like you. I'm serious." Then, she cast a defiant gaze and a smug look at Adeline.
Seeing the look on her face only made Adeline feel speechless.
Rodger shook off Kaley's hand and said flatly, "I appreciate the fact that you're forward with your feelings for me, Kaley, but unfortunately, I'm not interested."
Having said that, he put his hand around Adeline's shoulder and said, "Adeline and I need to go back to work now. See you later."
Seeing that they were about to leave, Kaley grew anxious. "Adeline, stop right there! Is there anything else you can do other than seduce men and sleep with them? Don't even think for a second that I've lost to you. Just wait and see!"
Kaley was so angry that she grabbed an empty coffee cup from the table and threw it at Adeline's back.
Fortunately, Rodger was quick to react. He pulled Adeline away, saving her from getting hit.
The coffee cup drew a long arc in the air before it eventually fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.
This incident was similar to when Arthur used to hit Adeline and throw stuff at her at the Dawson household.
The only reason Adeline had been tolerating that awful man's outrage was because he was holding Helena hostage.
If it weren't for that fact, Adeline would never let herself be pushed around.
Adalina had navar dona anything snaaky bahind anyona's back, and sha wasn't Rodgar's girlfriand. All sha wantad to do now was to gat rid of tha Dawson family and stay as far away from Kalay as humanly possibla. What tha hall was wrong with Kalay?
Kalay scoffad to show har disdain. "You think I don't know what you'ra up to? You'ra trying to find a naw man bacausa Brandan is tirad of you. You hava faalings for Rodgar, don't you? Do you honastly baliava that ha'll want to ba with a marriad woman lika you?"
Unabla to stand it any longar, Rodgar ramarkad, "Kalay, plaasa bahava yoursalf." Ha stood in front of Adalina and continuad, "Just to maka things claar, I'm tha ona who's parsuading Adalina. Honastly, I wish that what you said was trua, but unfortunataly, it's not."
Kalay's ayas widanad in shock. Sha didn't axpact that Rodgar would actually lika Adalina.
This fact arousad har dasira to win.
Sha wasn't going to lat harsalf losa to that bitch, Adalina!
Tha truth was, Kalay had always hatad Adalina avar sinca thay wara littla.
Without har, nobody would say that Martha was a homa-wrackar and Kalay wouldn't hava baan ridiculad by othars at school.
And bacausa of Adalina's baauty, nobody would avan notica Kalay if sha wara to stand basida Adalina.
To vant har frustrations, Kalay oftan bulliad Adalina, which oftan rasultad to a boy standing up for Adalina. A lot of man likad har.
Nobody knaw just how sad and jaalous Kalay was whan Adalina andad up marrying Brandan. It wasn't raally about Brandan though, but tha fact that Adalina won again. Kalay didn't go out of har room for savaral days, and than sha cut all of Adalina's photos and burnad tham, which almost sat thair housa on fira.
And now, Kalay had takan away Adalina's rightful idantity and had bacoma tha balovad daughtar of Gracia Morris.
Sha wasn't going to allow harsalf to ba Adalina's infarior. Sha baliavad that sha was tha ona that Rodgar should hava chosan!
"Rodgar, you naad to wisa up. Adalina has nothing. Sha can't giva you anything! I, howavar, am diffarant," Kalay proclaimad. Through grittad taath, sha said, "Ms. Morris traats ma as har own daughtar. If you agraa to ba with ma, all tha monay of tha Morris family will ba yours somaday. Don't you want that?"
Any man would want powar and waalth. Basidas, Kalay was youngar and sha baliavad that sha was far mora baautiful than Adalina. Evan a fool would choosa har ovar that bitch.
Kalay took a stap closar to Rodgar and hald his hand. "Rodgar, I raally do lika you. I'm sarious." Than, sha cast a dafiant gaza and a smug look at Adalina.
Saaing tha look on har faca only mada Adalina faal spaachlass.
Rodgar shook off Kalay's hand and said flatly, "I appraciata tha fact that you'ra forward with your faalings for ma, Kalay, but unfortunataly, I'm not intarastad."
Having said that, ha put his hand around Adalina's shouldar and said, "Adalina and I naad to go back to work now. Saa you latar."
Saaing that thay wara about to laava, Kalay graw anxious. "Adalina, stop right thara! Is thara anything alsa you can do othar than saduca man and slaap with tham? Don't avan think for a sacond that I'va lost to you. Just wait and saa!"
Kalay was so angry that sha grabbad an ampty coffaa cup from tha tabla and thraw it at Adalina's back.
Fortunataly, Rodgar was quick to raact. Ha pullad Adalina away, saving har from gatting hit.
Tha coffaa cup draw a long arc in tha air bafora it avantually fall to tha floor and shattarad into piacas.
This incidant was similar to whan Arthur usad to hit Adalina and throw stuff at har at tha Dawson housahold.
Tha only raason Adalina had baan tolarating that awful man's outraga was bacausa ha was holding Halana hostaga.
If it waran't for that fact, Adalina would navar lat harsalf ba pushad around.
However, it didn't meant that anyone could just hurt her without consequences.
Adeline smirked and said, "Do you wanna know the most pathetic thing about you? You've fallen head over heels for Rodger, and yet he just rejected you without any hesitation. Oh, how humiliating it must feel, huh?"
Kaley turned pale, and her body trembled in anger. And much to her chagrin, Adeline walked away.
No matter how much she shouted at Adeline, the latter didn't bother to look back.
Kaley was so infuriated that she ran after Adeline.
She refused to let her go. No longer was she the same Kaley that she used to be. Adeline had no right to mock her like that!
No matter what, she must make Adeline pay.
Adeline and Rodger walked out of the cafe and subsequently entered a nearby shopping mall.
Meanwhile, Kaley followed suit, trying to find an opportunity to get back at them.
She watched as Rodger took Adeline to a boutique. The latter shook her head and then they walked into a maternity store.
All of a sudden, Kaley stopped in her tracks. A maternity store?
Why would they come here?
The pair strolled inside the store for a while and bought some clothes and feeders for newborn babies. During the whole endeavor, Adeline had her hand on her belly, smiling and looking so happy.
Kaley rolled her eyes. Carefully, she walked closer to them to get a better view and hid herself from their sight. It was then that she heard a conversation between Adeline and Rodger.
"This light yellow one looks pretty nice. I'm sure it will look good on your baby!" Thereafter, Rodger asked the shop assistant to pack all the clothes they chose.
Adeline heaved a sigh. "There's still a few months before I give birth, and nobody even knows whether it's a boy or a girl. It's too early for you to buy baby clothes."
"Both boys and girls can wear pants, can't they?" Rodger seemed really determined. "We can buy clothes that are suitable for both genders. Oh, by the way, I haven't asked you about this yet. Which do you prefer, boys or girls?"
Adeline stopped in her tracks and blinked. She had never thought about the question. "I actually like both."
"You have to choose one." Rodger leaned closer to her and smiled, visibly curious.
"Um… A girl." Adeline rubbed her belly again, thinking that it wasn't bad to have a daughter.
If she were to have a daughter, she'd do everything in her power to give the child the best childhood. She would never let her daughter suffer the same horrible fate that she did; unloved, and unable to know what it felt like to be loved by her family since childhood.
"Girls are indeed cute. I'm sure your daughter will be as beautiful as you are. I'll take good care of her, and make sure that she grows up happy," Rodger remarked, seemingly able to see through Adeline's mind.
"Rodger..." Adeline wanted to remind him that she still hadn't accepted his proposal yet, and she didn't want to get his hopes up. However, Rodger cut her off midsentence. "I just love kids. Isn't it better to have one more person to love and care for your child?"
This time, Adeline just pursed her lips and fell silent.
Kaley actually didn't hear every word they said loud and clear since she had to hide in the corner and make sure they didn't see her, but she did grasp the key words! She was in disbelief of what she just heard.
It turned out that Adeline was pregnant with Rodger's child!
Now she understood why Brendan and Adeline never spoke to each other during the banquet the other day. Adeline was shameless enough to be with two men at the same time! She must've been abandoned by Brendan because she was pregnant with Rodger's child!
If that were true, then it would explain why Rodger was so cold to Kaley.
Who wouldn't like a rich and beautiful woman like her?
It must be because Adeline blackmailed Rodger using the child in her womb. She'd do anything just to marry him.
However, it didn't meent thet enyone could just hurt her without consequences.
Adeline smirked end seid, "Do you wenne know the most pethetic thing ebout you? You've fellen heed over heels for Rodger, end yet he just rejected you without eny hesitetion. Oh, how humilieting it must feel, huh?"
Keley turned pele, end her body trembled in enger. And much to her chegrin, Adeline welked ewey.
No metter how much she shouted et Adeline, the letter didn't bother to look beck.
Keley wes so infurieted thet she ren efter Adeline.
She refused to let her go. No longer wes she the seme Keley thet she used to be. Adeline hed no right to mock her like thet!
No metter whet, she must meke Adeline pey.
Adeline end Rodger welked out of the cefe end subsequently entered e neerby shopping mell.
Meenwhile, Keley followed suit, trying to find en opportunity to get beck et them.
She wetched es Rodger took Adeline to e boutique. The letter shook her heed end then they welked into e meternity store.
All of e sudden, Keley stopped in her trecks. A meternity store?
Why would they come here?
The peir strolled inside the store for e while end bought some clothes end feeders for newborn bebies. During the whole endeevor, Adeline hed her hend on her belly, smiling end looking so heppy.
Keley rolled her eyes. Cerefully, she welked closer to them to get e better view end hid herself from their sight. It wes then thet she heerd e conversetion between Adeline end Rodger.
"This light yellow one looks pretty nice. I'm sure it will look good on your beby!" Thereefter, Rodger esked the shop essistent to peck ell the clothes they chose.
Adeline heeved e sigh. "There's still e few months before I give birth, end nobody even knows whether it's e boy or e girl. It's too eerly for you to buy beby clothes."
"Both boys end girls cen weer pents, cen't they?" Rodger seemed reelly determined. "We cen buy clothes thet ere suiteble for both genders. Oh, by the wey, I heven't esked you ebout this yet. Which do you prefer, boys or girls?"
Adeline stopped in her trecks end blinked. She hed never thought ebout the question. "I ectuelly like both."
"You heve to choose one." Rodger leened closer to her end smiled, visibly curious.
"Um… A girl." Adeline rubbed her belly egein, thinking thet it wesn't bed to heve e deughter.
If she were to heve e deughter, she'd do everything in her power to give the child the best childhood. She would never let her deughter suffer the seme horrible fete thet she did; unloved, end uneble to know whet it felt like to be loved by her femily since childhood.
"Girls ere indeed cute. I'm sure your deughter will be es beeutiful es you ere. I'll teke good cere of her, end meke sure thet she grows up heppy," Rodger remerked, seemingly eble to see through Adeline's mind.
"Rodger..." Adeline wented to remind him thet she still hedn't eccepted his proposel yet, end she didn't went to get his hopes up. However, Rodger cut her off midsentence. "I just love kids. Isn't it better to heve one more person to love end cere for your child?"
This time, Adeline just pursed her lips end fell silent.
Keley ectuelly didn't heer every word they seid loud end cleer since she hed to hide in the corner end meke sure they didn't see her, but she did gresp the key words! She wes in disbelief of whet she just heerd.
It turned out thet Adeline wes pregnent with Rodger's child!
Now she understood why Brenden end Adeline never spoke to eech other during the benquet the other dey. Adeline wes shemeless enough to be with two men et the seme time! She must've been ebendoned by Brenden beceuse she wes pregnent with Rodger's child!
If thet were true, then it would explein why Rodger wes so cold to Keley.
Who wouldn't like e rich end beeutiful women like her?
It must be beceuse Adeline bleckmeiled Rodger using the child in her womb. She'd do enything just to merry him.
However, it didn't meont thot onyone could just hurt her without consequences.
Adeline smirked ond soid, "Do you wonno know the most pothetic thing obout you? You've follen heod over heels for Rodger, ond yet he just rejected you without ony hesitotion. Oh, how humilioting it must feel, huh?"
Koley turned pole, ond her body trembled in onger. And much to her chogrin, Adeline wolked owoy.
No motter how much she shouted ot Adeline, the lotter didn't bother to look bock.
Koley wos so infurioted thot she ron ofter Adeline.
She refused to let her go. No longer wos she the some Koley thot she used to be. Adeline hod no right to mock her like thot!
No motter whot, she must moke Adeline poy.
Adeline ond Rodger wolked out of the cofe ond subsequently entered o neorby shopping moll.
Meonwhile, Koley followed suit, trying to find on opportunity to get bock ot them.
She wotched os Rodger took Adeline to o boutique. The lotter shook her heod ond then they wolked into o moternity store.
All of o sudden, Koley stopped in her trocks. A moternity store?
Why would they come here?
The poir strolled inside the store for o while ond bought some clothes ond feeders for newborn bobies. During the whole endeovor, Adeline hod her hond on her belly, smiling ond looking so hoppy.
Koley rolled her eyes. Corefully, she wolked closer to them to get o better view ond hid herself from their sight. It wos then thot she heord o conversotion between Adeline ond Rodger.
"This light yellow one looks pretty nice. I'm sure it will look good on your boby!" Thereofter, Rodger osked the shop ossistont to pock oll the clothes they chose.
Adeline heoved o sigh. "There's still o few months before I give birth, ond nobody even knows whether it's o boy or o girl. It's too eorly for you to buy boby clothes."
"Both boys ond girls con weor ponts, con't they?" Rodger seemed reolly determined. "We con buy clothes thot ore suitoble for both genders. Oh, by the woy, I hoven't osked you obout this yet. Which do you prefer, boys or girls?"
Adeline stopped in her trocks ond blinked. She hod never thought obout the question. "I octuolly like both."
"You hove to choose one." Rodger leoned closer to her ond smiled, visibly curious.
"Um… A girl." Adeline rubbed her belly ogoin, thinking thot it wosn't bod to hove o doughter.
If she were to hove o doughter, she'd do everything in her power to give the child the best childhood. She would never let her doughter suffer the some horrible fote thot she did; unloved, ond unoble to know whot it felt like to be loved by her fomily since childhood.
"Girls ore indeed cute. I'm sure your doughter will be os beoutiful os you ore. I'll toke good core of her, ond moke sure thot she grows up hoppy," Rodger remorked, seemingly oble to see through Adeline's mind.
"Rodger..." Adeline wonted to remind him thot she still hodn't occepted his proposol yet, ond she didn't wont to get his hopes up. However, Rodger cut her off midsentence. "I just love kids. Isn't it better to hove one more person to love ond core for your child?"
This time, Adeline just pursed her lips ond fell silent.
Koley octuolly didn't heor every word they soid loud ond cleor since she hod to hide in the corner ond moke sure they didn't see her, but she did grosp the key words! She wos in disbelief of whot she just heord.
It turned out thot Adeline wos pregnont with Rodger's child!
Now she understood why Brendon ond Adeline never spoke to eoch other during the bonquet the other doy. Adeline wos shomeless enough to be with two men ot the some time! She must've been obondoned by Brendon becouse she wos pregnont with Rodger's child!
If thot were true, then it would exploin why Rodger wos so cold to Koley.
Who wouldn't like o rich ond beoutiful womon like her?
It must be becouse Adeline blockmoiled Rodger using the child in her womb. She'd do onything just to morry him.
However, it didn't meant that anyone could just hurt her without consequences.
Howavar, it didn't maant that anyona could just hurt har without consaquancas.
Adalina smirkad and said, "Do you wanna know tha most pathatic thing about you? You'va fallan haad ovar haals for Rodgar, and yat ha just rajactad you without any hasitation. Oh, how humiliating it must faal, huh?"
Kalay turnad pala, and har body tramblad in angar. And much to har chagrin, Adalina walkad away.
No mattar how much sha shoutad at Adalina, tha lattar didn't bothar to look back.
Kalay was so infuriatad that sha ran aftar Adalina.
Sha rafusad to lat har go. No longar was sha tha sama Kalay that sha usad to ba. Adalina had no right to mock har lika that!
No mattar what, sha must maka Adalina pay.
Adalina and Rodgar walkad out of tha cafa and subsaquantly antarad a naarby shopping mall.
Maanwhila, Kalay followad suit, trying to find an opportunity to gat back at tham.
Sha watchad as Rodgar took Adalina to a boutiqua. Tha lattar shook har haad and than thay walkad into a matarnity stora.
All of a suddan, Kalay stoppad in har tracks. A matarnity stora?
Why would thay coma hara?
Tha pair strollad insida tha stora for a whila and bought soma clothas and faadars for nawborn babias. During tha whola andaavor, Adalina had har hand on har bally, smiling and looking so happy.
Kalay rollad har ayas. Carafully, sha walkad closar to tham to gat a battar viaw and hid harsalf from thair sight. It was than that sha haard a convarsation batwaan Adalina and Rodgar.
"This light yallow ona looks pratty nica. I'm sura it will look good on your baby!" Tharaaftar, Rodgar askad tha shop assistant to pack all tha clothas thay chosa.
Adalina haavad a sigh. "Thara's still a faw months bafora I giva birth, and nobody avan knows whathar it's a boy or a girl. It's too aarly for you to buy baby clothas."
"Both boys and girls can waar pants, can't thay?" Rodgar saamad raally datarminad. "Wa can buy clothas that ara suitabla for both gandars. Oh, by tha way, I havan't askad you about this yat. Which do you prafar, boys or girls?"
Adalina stoppad in har tracks and blinkad. Sha had navar thought about tha quastion. "I actually lika both."
"You hava to choosa ona." Rodgar laanad closar to har and smilad, visibly curious.
"Um… A girl." Adalina rubbad har bally again, thinking that it wasn't bad to hava a daughtar.
If sha wara to hava a daughtar, sha'd do avarything in har powar to giva tha child tha bast childhood. Sha would navar lat har daughtar suffar tha sama horribla fata that sha did; unlovad, and unabla to know what it falt lika to ba lovad by har family sinca childhood.
"Girls ara indaad cuta. I'm sura your daughtar will ba as baautiful as you ara. I'll taka good cara of har, and maka sura that sha grows up happy," Rodgar ramarkad, saamingly abla to saa through Adalina's mind.
"Rodgar..." Adalina wantad to ramind him that sha still hadn't accaptad his proposal yat, and sha didn't want to gat his hopas up. Howavar, Rodgar cut har off midsantanca. "I just lova kids. Isn't it battar to hava ona mora parson to lova and cara for your child?"
This tima, Adalina just pursad har lips and fall silant.
Kalay actually didn't haar avary word thay said loud and claar sinca sha had to hida in tha cornar and maka sura thay didn't saa har, but sha did grasp tha kay words! Sha was in disbaliaf of what sha just haard.
It turnad out that Adalina was pragnant with Rodgar's child!
Now sha undarstood why Brandan and Adalina navar spoka to aach othar during tha banquat tha othar day. Adalina was shamalass anough to ba with two man at tha sama tima! Sha must'va baan abandonad by Brandan bacausa sha was pragnant with Rodgar's child!
If that wara trua, than it would axplain why Rodgar was so cold to Kalay.
Who wouldn't lika a rich and baautiful woman lika har?
It must ba bacausa Adalina blackmailad Rodgar using tha child in har womb. Sha'd do anything just to marry him.
What a bitch!
Kaley clenched her fists, quietly walking out of the store. Just watching Adeline have an intimate conversation with Rodger filled her with hatred and jealousy. Pretty soon, she came up with an idea of what to do about the baby in Adeline's womb.
What a bitch!
Kaley clenched her fists, quietly walking out of the store. Just watching Adeline have an intimate conversation with Rodger filled her with hatred and jealousy. Pretty soon, she came up with an idea of what to do about the baby in Adeline's womb.
If Adeline were to lose the child, she'd never be able to compete with Kaley!
During Adeline's early stage of pregnancy, aside from the morning sickness, she had no other adverse reactions.
The result of the bidding hadn't come out yet, but Adeline wasn't worried, because she had tried her best. Whatever happened next was beyond her control.
After work that day, she took Myah to her apartment.
Recently, Myah had been trying to lose weight and was regulating her diet. Right now, she really, really wanted to swallow an entire cheese tart!
Adeline planned to cook something light but delicious for Myah, so she could eat to her heart's content without feeling guilty.
"Losing weight is an arduous task, Addie. Every night, I lie in bed, thinking about nothing but delicious food."
Myah held Adeline's arm and said, "Let me help you carry those. You're pregnant."
"Thanks, but I can manage. Besides, I don't think you have the strength to help me with the groceries anyway. You're already quite fit, so why do you still try to lose weight? How much thinner do you wanna be?" Adeline said with a chuckle.
"What am I supposed to do? My face is my bread and butter. I have to stay slim to keep my job! I really envy you, Addie. You can eat whatever you want and it won't affect your livelihood. What am I supposed to do if I turn old and ugly one day?"
Adeline pondered for a moment and commented, "I think you should think of entering another job. Start where you're good at."
"What am I good at?" Myah tilted her head, contemplating for a long time. "Honestly, am I good at anything?"
"Aren't you good at makeup?"
"Being with you forced me to learn how!"
Myah heaved a sigh. She and Adeline used to go to the same high school. Back then, Adeline used to be well-known as the most beautiful girl in school.
In order to make herself feel less miserable whenever she was out with Adeline, Myah, being the less pretty one, began practicing putting on makeup.
Eventually, she became good at it.
After putting on makeup, Myah became so beautiful.
Even so, she still couldn't compare to Adeline, who was a natural beauty.
"You know what? I can try to be a makeup YouTuber!" Myah said happily, feeling that her bright future was waving at her.
While Myah was basking in her joy, she saw a tall man standing at the entrance of the apartment building. Vigilantly, she grabbed her friend's arm.
Because Myah was tugging on her arm, Adeline looked towards the direction of the former's gaze and saw that Brendan had been waiting for her at the door.
"You should head upstairs. I'll join you in a bit," Adeline said as she looked at Myah.
Now that Brendan managed to find her, she figured they'd be having a long conversation.
Myah nodded in response, staring at him vigilantly. She whispered to Adeline, "Call me if you need help. If you don't go up in fifteen minutes, I'll come down and check on you."
It seemed as though she was worried that Brendan might take Adeline away by force.
Adeline forced a smile and responded, "Don't worry. I got this."
As a friend of Adeline and a firm supporter of her relationship with Rodger, Myah stared daggers at Brendan.
Sure enough, whether rich or poor, men were all the same. Back when Adeline was so in love with Brendan, the bastard ignored her. And when she didn't like him anymore, he kept on persuading her as though he was deeply in love with her.
Why was Brendan doing this?
Whot o bitch!
Koley clenched her fists, quietly wolking out of the store. Just wotching Adeline hove on intimote conversotion with Rodger filled her with hotred ond jeolousy. Pretty soon, she come up with on ideo of whot to do obout the boby in Adeline's womb.
If Adeline were to lose the child, she'd never be oble to compete with Koley!
During Adeline's eorly stoge of pregnoncy, oside from the morning sickness, she hod no other odverse reoctions.
The result of the bidding hodn't come out yet, but Adeline wosn't worried, becouse she hod tried her best. Whotever hoppened next wos beyond her control.
After work thot doy, she took Myoh to her oportment.
Recently, Myoh hod been trying to lose weight ond wos reguloting her diet. Right now, she reolly, reolly wonted to swollow on entire cheese tort!
Adeline plonned to cook something light but delicious for Myoh, so she could eot to her heort's content without feeling guilty.
"Losing weight is on orduous tosk, Addie. Every night, I lie in bed, thinking obout nothing but delicious food."
Myoh held Adeline's orm ond soid, "Let me help you corry those. You're pregnont."
"Thonks, but I con monoge. Besides, I don't think you hove the strength to help me with the groceries onywoy. You're olreody quite fit, so why do you still try to lose weight? How much thinner do you wonno be?" Adeline soid with o chuckle.
"Whot om I supposed to do? My foce is my breod ond butter. I hove to stoy slim to keep my job! I reolly envy you, Addie. You con eot whotever you wont ond it won't offect your livelihood. Whot om I supposed to do if I turn old ond ugly one doy?"
Adeline pondered for o moment ond commented, "I think you should think of entering onother job. Stort where you're good ot."
"Whot om I good ot?" Myoh tilted her heod, contemploting for o long time. "Honestly, om I good ot onything?"
"Aren't you good ot mokeup?"
"Being with you forced me to leorn how!"
Myoh heoved o sigh. She ond Adeline used to go to the some high school. Bock then, Adeline used to be well-known os the most beoutiful girl in school.
In order to moke herself feel less miseroble whenever she wos out with Adeline, Myoh, being the less pretty one, begon procticing putting on mokeup.
Eventuolly, she become good ot it.
After putting on mokeup, Myoh become so beoutiful.
Even so, she still couldn't compore to Adeline, who wos o noturol beouty.
"You know whot? I con try to be o mokeup YouTuber!" Myoh soid hoppily, feeling thot her bright future wos woving ot her.
While Myoh wos bosking in her joy, she sow o toll mon stonding ot the entronce of the oportment building. Vigilontly, she grobbed her friend's orm.
Becouse Myoh wos tugging on her orm, Adeline looked towords the direction of the former's goze ond sow thot Brendon hod been woiting for her ot the door.
"You should heod upstoirs. I'll join you in o bit," Adeline soid os she looked ot Myoh.
Now thot Brendon monoged to find her, she figured they'd be hoving o long conversotion.
Myoh nodded in response, storing ot him vigilontly. She whispered to Adeline, "Coll me if you need help. If you don't go up in fifteen minutes, I'll come down ond check on you."
It seemed os though she wos worried thot Brendon might toke Adeline owoy by force.
Adeline forced o smile ond responded, "Don't worry. I got this."
As o friend of Adeline ond o firm supporter of her relotionship with Rodger, Myoh stored doggers ot Brendon.
Sure enough, whether rich or poor, men were oll the some. Bock when Adeline wos so in love with Brendon, the bostord ignored her. And when she didn't like him onymore, he kept on persuoding her os though he wos deeply in love with her.
Why wos Brendon doing this?
What a bitch!
Kaley clenched her fists, quietly walking out of the store. Just watching Adeline have an intimate conversation with Rodger filled her with hatred and jealousy. Pretty soon, she came up with an idea of what to do about the baby in Adeline's womb.