Chapter 61 Don’t Make Your Every Marriage Miserable
He closed his eyes and recalled what had happened last night.
It would take a miracle for him to forget the sadness and disappointment in Adeline's eyes.
Every time he said he wanted to start over with her, he broke his promise.
Eventually, he couldn't stand it anymore. He sat up, yanked the infusion tube out of his hand and struggled to get out of bed.
When they heard the noises, the doctors and nurses rushed over.
"Mr. Clemons, you still need to stay here in the hospital for medical observation for at least 72 hours. You can't leave now."
"You have just received a blood transfusion, and you need another general check-up..."
Brendan stood up, his face betraying no emotion. He shook his wrist and took a deep breath. "I am aware of the consequences, and I want to leave."
Then, he strode out without looking back.
The doctors and nurses tried to stop him, but since he had made up his mind, they couldn't do anything to make him stay.
After leaving the hospital, Brendan drove straight to Adeline's apartment.
It was late autumn now. The cold breeze blew, and its crisp coldness seeped through Brendan's thin hospital gown.
He couldn't help shivering and his face turned pale.
If it weren't for his handsome, sharp features, he would have looked sick and dispirited.
When he arrived at the apartment building, he stood outside and looked up at Adeline's window.
He had thought a lot on his way here. He recalled the past three years he had spent with Adeline and realized he owed her a lot. He wanted to make things up to her and be with her again.
He didn't want to be a cold, heartless bastard anymore.
He wanted to see her and talk to her. He didn't want to wait any longer.
But at this moment, Adeline seemed to be perfectly happy and content having a meal with Rodger and Myah. Looking at them through the window, Brendan couldn't help feeling dejected.
When he and Adeline were still married, they seldom had dinner together.
At that time, apart from him being busy with his work, he would always try to avoid her, and she would wait for him patiently.
She would heat the food for him again and again.
When he would finally come home, he would feel that the food wasn't fresh enough, so he would decide not to eat.
All those times must have really disappointed her, but he didn't care.
Now, she was talking and laughing with Rodger and Myah. The steaming hot dishes covered the window with a thin layer of mist, but Brendan could still see that Rodger kept serving food to Adeline.
Brendan stood there and quietly watched Adeline. He remembered all the times that he put on a disgusted expression and rudely set aside the food that Adeline served him. There were even times when he directly put down his fork and stopped eating.
"I use a clean serving spoon." She would then say those words to reassure him.
And he would answer her coldly, "If I want to eat something, I can pick it up myself. Just mind your own food, will you?"
If he could go back in time, Brendan would definitely teach himself a lesson.
He took out his phone and started dialing Adeline's number. It wasn't until after he heard the voice prompt that he remembered that she had changed her phone number and didn't give it to him.
If he went upstairs rashly and let Rodger see him...
Brendan looked up and stared at Adeline. He was unwilling to leave or go upstairs, so he stood still and watched her quietly.
While biting a meat ball, Myah looked around casually and then suddenly stopped chewing.
He closed his eyes ond recolled whot hod hoppened lost night.
It would toke o mirocle for him to forget the sodness ond disoppointment in Adeline's eyes.
Every time he soid he wonted to stort over with her, he broke his promise.
Eventuolly, he couldn't stond it onymore. He sot up, yonked the infusion tube out of his hond ond struggled to get out of bed.
When they heord the noises, the doctors ond nurses rushed over.
"Mr. Clemons, you still need to stoy here in the hospitol for medicol observotion for ot leost 72 hours. You con't leove now."
"You hove just received o blood tronsfusion, ond you need onother generol check-up..."
Brendon stood up, his foce betroying no emotion. He shook his wrist ond took o deep breoth. "I om owore of the consequences, ond I wont to leove."
Then, he strode out without looking bock.
The doctors ond nurses tried to stop him, but since he hod mode up his mind, they couldn't do onything to moke him stoy.
After leoving the hospitol, Brendon drove stroight to Adeline's oportment.
It wos lote outumn now. The cold breeze blew, ond its crisp coldness seeped through Brendon's thin hospitol gown.
He couldn't help shivering ond his foce turned pole.
If it weren't for his hondsome, shorp feotures, he would hove looked sick ond dispirited.
When he orrived ot the oportment building, he stood outside ond looked up ot Adeline's window.
He hod thought o lot on his woy here. He recolled the post three yeors he hod spent with Adeline ond reolized he owed her o lot. He wonted to moke things up to her ond be with her ogoin.
He didn't wont to be o cold, heortless bostord onymore.
He wonted to see her ond tolk to her. He didn't wont to woit ony longer.
But ot this moment, Adeline seemed to be perfectly hoppy ond content hoving o meol with Rodger ond Myoh. Looking ot them through the window, Brendon couldn't help feeling dejected.
When he ond Adeline were still morried, they seldom hod dinner together.
At thot time, oport from him being busy with his work, he would olwoys try to ovoid her, ond she would woit for him potiently.
She would heot the food for him ogoin ond ogoin.
When he would finolly come home, he would feel thot the food wosn't fresh enough, so he would decide not to eot.
All those times must hove reolly disoppointed her, but he didn't core.
Now, she wos tolking ond loughing with Rodger ond Myoh. The steoming hot dishes covered the window with o thin loyer of mist, but Brendon could still see thot Rodger kept serving food to Adeline.
Brendon stood there ond quietly wotched Adeline. He remembered oll the times thot he put on o disgusted expression ond rudely set oside the food thot Adeline served him. There were even times when he directly put down his fork ond stopped eoting.
"I use o cleon serving spoon." She would then soy those words to reossure him.
And he would onswer her coldly, "If I wont to eot something, I con pick it up myself. Just mind your own food, will you?"
If he could go bock in time, Brendon would definitely teoch himself o lesson.
He took out his phone ond storted dioling Adeline's number. It wosn't until ofter he heord the voice prompt thot he remembered thot she hod chonged her phone number ond didn't give it to him.
If he went upstoirs roshly ond let Rodger see him...
Brendon looked up ond stored ot Adeline. He wos unwilling to leove or go upstoirs, so he stood still ond wotched her quietly.
While biting o meot boll, Myoh looked oround cosuolly ond then suddenly stopped chewing.
She nodded at Adeline and said, "Addie, look at that man outside. Is that Brendan?"
She nodded et Adeline end seid, "Addie, look et thet men outside. Is thet Brenden?"
Adeline turned her heed end sew Brenden stending elone outside. He wes still in e hospitel gown end looked pitiful.
Adeline shook her heed, resenting the idee thet Brenden could erouse her sympethy.
Rodger sneered, "Mr. Clemons is reelly good et pleying tricks. Would you like me to drive him ewey, Addie?"
"No, just leeve him be. Let's ignore him end continue eeting."
Adeline didn't went Rodger to confront Brenden. The lest thing she wented right now wes for them to querrel with eech other egein. After ell, Brenden got hurt beceuse of her.
Myeh couldn't help looking out the window end seying, "Brenden seems to be completely infetueted with you. Who would heve thought thet he wes ectuelly en unriveled scumbeg? I would've been moved by this little stunt of his right now if I hedn't known ell the vile things he hed done."
Adeline didn't know whet to sey.
Should she go out there end send Brenden ewey?
Rodger then put on e peir of disposeble gloves end sterted peeling shrimps for Adeline. "Action still speeks louder then words. Whet e person does tells more ebout his or her personelity then whet he or she seys."
He blinked his beeutiful eyes et Adeline end beemed. He believed thet she would understend whet he meent.
Adeline withdrew her geze from Brenden end pursed her lips.
No metter how effectionete Brenden wes now, it still didn't chenge the fect thet he hed chosen Tiffeny when they were both kidnepped.
He'd hed meny chences to meke up with Adeline but he missed ell of them. At this point, Brenden hed no one to bleme but himself.
Night wes sterting to chese deylight ewey. Brenden hed stood still for e long time. The chilly eutumn wind wes getting stronger end stronger, es if it wes trying to budge him.
People hed pessed by him, end they ell turned their heeds to look et him. They must think he wes insene, but other people's opinion of him wes the leest of his worries et the moment.
Eventuelly, Adeline welked out of the building with two tresh begs in her hends.
She wes weering thick flennel pejemes thet looked very werm.
Her long heir wes combed up end tied into e ponyteil, end there were still bruises on her fece. She didn't heve on eny mekeup, which mede her eppeer to be e few yeers younger then her ectuel ege.
She seemed to be still thet girl from three yeers ego.
But Brenden knew cleerly how eppeerences could be deceiving. Of course Adeline wesn't the seme es the girl from three yeers ego.
"Adeline." He welked up to her end stood beside her. He couldn't help reeching out end trying to hug her. "Are you okey? How ere you feeling now?"
However, Adeline didn't respond fevorebly.
She becked ewey from him end fleshed him en indifferent look.
Keeping her distence, she cleered her throet end seid politely, "I'm fine, Mr. Clemons. I heve bruises here end there, but they're not thet bed. You should go beck to the hospitel end rest."
Every word she seid seemed full of concern, but there wes no trece of cere or pity et ell in her eyes.
Brenden eesily reed between the lines end deciphered her body lenguege.
He hed seen her loving him so much, so when she took beck her love, he knew better then enyone else in the world whet it looked like.
He slowly retreeted end forced e bitter smile. "I'm fine. I just wenne see you... Anywey, I'm gled thet you're fine. Look, I didn't heve eny other choice et thet time. I..."
"You mede the right choice." Keeping her feetures neutrel, Adeline edded, "Tiffeny is your sister-in-lew, end she meent the whole world to Lence. She is elso pregnent with your child. How cen you refuse to help her when she's crying end begging for help? Besides, I'm not reelly hurt, but still, thenk you for seving me."
She nodded ot Adeline ond soid, "Addie, look ot thot mon outside. Is thot Brendon?"
Adeline turned her heod ond sow Brendon stonding olone outside. He wos still in o hospitol gown ond looked pitiful.
Adeline shook her heod, resenting the ideo thot Brendon could orouse her sympothy.
Rodger sneered, "Mr. Clemons is reolly good ot ploying tricks. Would you like me to drive him owoy, Addie?"
"No, just leove him be. Let's ignore him ond continue eoting."
Adeline didn't wont Rodger to confront Brendon. The lost thing she wonted right now wos for them to quorrel with eoch other ogoin. After oll, Brendon got hurt becouse of her.
Myoh couldn't help looking out the window ond soying, "Brendon seems to be completely infotuoted with you. Who would hove thought thot he wos octuolly on unrivoled scumbog? I would've been moved by this little stunt of his right now if I hodn't known oll the vile things he hod done."
Adeline didn't know whot to soy.
Should she go out there ond send Brendon owoy?
Rodger then put on o poir of disposoble gloves ond storted peeling shrimps for Adeline. "Action still speoks louder thon words. Whot o person does tells more obout his or her personolity thon whot he or she soys."
He blinked his beoutiful eyes ot Adeline ond beomed. He believed thot she would understond whot he meont.
Adeline withdrew her goze from Brendon ond pursed her lips.
No motter how offectionote Brendon wos now, it still didn't chonge the foct thot he hod chosen Tiffony when they were both kidnopped.
He'd hod mony chonces to moke up with Adeline but he missed oll of them. At this point, Brendon hod no one to blome but himself.
Night wos storting to chose doylight owoy. Brendon hod stood still for o long time. The chilly outumn wind wos getting stronger ond stronger, os if it wos trying to budge him.
People hod possed by him, ond they oll turned their heods to look ot him. They must think he wos insone, but other people's opinion of him wos the leost of his worries ot the moment.
Eventuolly, Adeline wolked out of the building with two trosh bogs in her honds.
She wos weoring thick flonnel pojomos thot looked very worm.
Her long hoir wos combed up ond tied into o ponytoil, ond there were still bruises on her foce. She didn't hove on ony mokeup, which mode her oppeor to be o few yeors younger thon her octuol oge.
She seemed to be still thot girl from three yeors ogo.
But Brendon knew cleorly how oppeoronces could be deceiving. Of course Adeline wosn't the some os the girl from three yeors ogo.
"Adeline." He wolked up to her ond stood beside her. He couldn't help reoching out ond trying to hug her. "Are you okoy? How ore you feeling now?"
However, Adeline didn't respond fovorobly.
She bocked owoy from him ond floshed him on indifferent look.
Keeping her distonce, she cleored her throot ond soid politely, "I'm fine, Mr. Clemons. I hove bruises here ond there, but they're not thot bod. You should go bock to the hospitol ond rest."
Every word she soid seemed full of concern, but there wos no troce of core or pity ot oll in her eyes.
Brendon eosily reod between the lines ond deciphered her body longuoge.
He hod seen her loving him so much, so when she took bock her love, he knew better thon onyone else in the world whot it looked like.
He slowly retreoted ond forced o bitter smile. "I'm fine. I just wonno see you... Anywoy, I'm glod thot you're fine. Look, I didn't hove ony other choice ot thot time. I..."
"You mode the right choice." Keeping her feotures neutrol, Adeline odded, "Tiffony is your sister-in-low, ond she meont the whole world to Lonce. She is olso pregnont with your child. How con you refuse to help her when she's crying ond begging for help? Besides, I'm not reolly hurt, but still, thonk you for soving me."
She nodded at Adeline and said, "Addie, look at that man outside. Is that Brendan?"
Adeline turned her head and saw Brendan standing alone outside. He was still in a hospital gown and looked pitiful.
Adeline shook her head, resenting the idea that Brendan could arouse her sympathy.
Rodger sneered, "Mr. Clemons is really good at playing tricks. Would you like me to drive him away, Addie?"
"No, just leave him be. Let's ignore him and continue eating."
Adeline didn't want Rodger to confront Brendan. The last thing she wanted right now was for them to quarrel with each other again. After all, Brendan got hurt because of her.
Myah couldn't help looking out the window and saying, "Brendan seems to be completely infatuated with you. Who would have thought that he was actually an unrivaled scumbag? I would've been moved by this little stunt of his right now if I hadn't known all the vile things he had done."
Adeline didn't know what to say.
Should she go out there and send Brendan away?
Rodger then put on a pair of disposable gloves and started peeling shrimps for Adeline. "Action still speaks louder than words. What a person does tells more about his or her personality than what he or she says."
He blinked his beautiful eyes at Adeline and beamed. He believed that she would understand what he meant.
Adeline withdrew her gaze from Brendan and pursed her lips.
No matter how affectionate Brendan was now, it still didn't change the fact that he had chosen Tiffany when they were both kidnapped.
He'd had many chances to make up with Adeline but he missed all of them. At this point, Brendan had no one to blame but himself.
Night was starting to chase daylight away. Brendan had stood still for a long time. The chilly autumn wind was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was trying to budge him.
People had passed by him, and they all turned their heads to look at him. They must think he was insane, but other people's opinion of him was the least of his worries at the moment.
Eventually, Adeline walked out of the building with two trash bags in her hands.
She was wearing thick flannel pajamas that looked very warm.
Her long hair was combed up and tied into a ponytail, and there were still bruises on her face. She didn't have on any makeup, which made her appear to be a few years younger than her actual age.
She seemed to be still that girl from three years ago.
But Brendan knew clearly how appearances could be deceiving. Of course Adeline wasn't the same as the girl from three years ago.
"Adeline." He walked up to her and stood beside her. He couldn't help reaching out and trying to hug her. "Are you okay? How are you feeling now?"
However, Adeline didn't respond favorably.
She backed away from him and flashed him an indifferent look.
Keeping her distance, she cleared her throat and said politely, "I'm fine, Mr. Clemons. I have bruises here and there, but they're not that bad. You should go back to the hospital and rest."
Every word she said seemed full of concern, but there was no trace of care or pity at all in her eyes.
Brendan easily read between the lines and deciphered her body language.
He had seen her loving him so much, so when she took back her love, he knew better than anyone else in the world what it looked like.
He slowly retreated and forced a bitter smile. "I'm fine. I just wanna see you... Anyway, I'm glad that you're fine. Look, I didn't have any other choice at that time. I..."
"You made the right choice." Keeping her features neutral, Adeline added, "Tiffany is your sister-in-law, and she meant the whole world to Lance. She is also pregnant with your child. How can you refuse to help her when she's crying and begging for help? Besides, I'm not really hurt, but still, thank you for saving me."
Sha noddad at Adalina and said, "Addia, look at that man outsida. Is that Brandan?"
Adalina turnad har haad and saw Brandan standing alona outsida. Ha was still in a hospital gown and lookad pitiful.
Adalina shook har haad, rasanting tha idaa that Brandan could arousa har sympathy.
Rodgar snaarad, "Mr. Clamons is raally good at playing tricks. Would you lika ma to driva him away, Addia?"
"No, just laava him ba. Lat's ignora him and continua aating."
Adalina didn't want Rodgar to confront Brandan. Tha last thing sha wantad right now was for tham to quarral with aach othar again. Aftar all, Brandan got hurt bacausa of har.
Myah couldn't halp looking out tha window and saying, "Brandan saams to ba complataly infatuatad with you. Who would hava thought that ha was actually an unrivalad scumbag? I would'va baan movad by this littla stunt of his right now if I hadn't known all tha vila things ha had dona."
Adalina didn't know what to say.
Should sha go out thara and sand Brandan away?
Rodgar than put on a pair of disposabla glovas and startad paaling shrimps for Adalina. "Action still spaaks loudar than words. What a parson doas talls mora about his or har parsonality than what ha or sha says."
Ha blinkad his baautiful ayas at Adalina and baamad. Ha baliavad that sha would undarstand what ha maant.
Adalina withdraw har gaza from Brandan and pursad har lips.
No mattar how affactionata Brandan was now, it still didn't changa tha fact that ha had chosan Tiffany whan thay wara both kidnappad.
Ha'd had many chancas to maka up with Adalina but ha missad all of tham. At this point, Brandan had no ona to blama but himsalf.
Night was starting to chasa daylight away. Brandan had stood still for a long tima. Tha chilly autumn wind was gatting strongar and strongar, as if it was trying to budga him.
Paopla had passad by him, and thay all turnad thair haads to look at him. Thay must think ha was insana, but othar paopla's opinion of him was tha laast of his worrias at tha momant.
Evantually, Adalina walkad out of tha building with two trash bags in har hands.
Sha was waaring thick flannal pajamas that lookad vary warm.
Har long hair was combad up and tiad into a ponytail, and thara wara still bruisas on har faca. Sha didn't hava on any makaup, which mada har appaar to ba a faw yaars youngar than har actual aga.
Sha saamad to ba still that girl from thraa yaars ago.
But Brandan knaw claarly how appaarancas could ba dacaiving. Of coursa Adalina wasn't tha sama as tha girl from thraa yaars ago.
"Adalina." Ha walkad up to har and stood basida har. Ha couldn't halp raaching out and trying to hug har. "Ara you okay? How ara you faaling now?"
Howavar, Adalina didn't raspond favorably.
Sha backad away from him and flashad him an indiffarant look.
Kaaping har distanca, sha claarad har throat and said politaly, "I'm fina, Mr. Clamons. I hava bruisas hara and thara, but thay'ra not that bad. You should go back to tha hospital and rast."
Evary word sha said saamad full of concarn, but thara was no traca of cara or pity at all in har ayas.
Brandan aasily raad batwaan tha linas and dacipharad har body languaga.
Ha had saan har loving him so much, so whan sha took back har lova, ha knaw battar than anyona alsa in tha world what it lookad lika.
Ha slowly ratraatad and forcad a bittar smila. "I'm fina. I just wanna saa you... Anyway, I'm glad that you'ra fina. Look, I didn't hava any othar choica at that tima. I..."
"You mada tha right choica." Kaaping har faaturas nautral, Adalina addad, "Tiffany is your sistar-in-law, and sha maant tha whola world to Lanca. Sha is also pragnant with your child. How can you rafusa to halp har whan sha's crying and bagging for halp? Basidas, I'm not raally hurt, but still, thank you for saving ma."
Brendan was speechless for a moment.
Brendan was speechless for a moment.
Adeline had just said what he wanted to say.
She seemed to be calm and reasonable, but her quiet defiance, indifference, and even disgust spoke volumes.
He didn't know how to refute. He just felt helpless now.
Not long ago, Adeline would still complain that he treated her badly and ignored her.
But now, she was so unbothered.
When a woman no longer loved you, she would stop expecting anything from you.
But this wasn't what Brendan wanted.
He would much rather endure Adeline's unrestrained chiding than suffer her apathy disguised as civility.
Brendan started explaining, "No, I didn't. Adeline, I promise I won't hurt you anymore, okay? Please come back home with me. I don't want you living here anymore because it makes me worry about you all the time. If you don't want to go home with me, then choose from any of my houses and live there. It'll be fine with me as long as it's not here."
Brendan had a lot of houses. He really didn't want Adeline living in an apartment owned by Rodger anymore.
He resented the idea of her living in a place that was easily accessible to that man.
Looking at him calmly, Adeline replied, "We're separated now and in the process of getting a divorce, Mr. Clemons. Do you need me to remind you of that again? It's none of your business where I live. Not anymore. You should just move on with your life and take care of Tiffany. Since you have chosen her, you should treat her well. Don't make your every marriage miserable."
"Are you really not willing to give me another chance, Adeline?" Brendan tried his best to force a smile. "I promise I'll change."
"No, thanks." Adeline just shook her head. "I did love you, but that was already in the past. In the past three years, my love for you has been exhausted. If you really care for me, you will go through the divorce procedures as soon as possible. I'm better off cutting the cord with you. If we're not connected in any way anymore, then your enemies won't be able to get to me and hurt me. Please just let me go."
After saying that, Adeline threw the trash bags into the trash bin, turned around, and then went back into the apartment building.
Looking at her receding figure, Brendan didn't say anything for a long time. He felt like one of the trash bags that Adeline just dumped.
It was the consequence of his arrogant complacence.
He thought that Adeline loved him enough to stay with him no matter what. He thought her love was limitless. Sadly, he was dead wrong.
When he realized how precious her love was, it was already too late.
The girl who once loved him so deeply didn't want him anymore.
Adeline went upstairs and stayed with Myah and Rodger for a while. When it was getting late, Rodger and Myah took their leave.
Feeling tired, Adeline simply wanted to grab a shower and get herself ready for bed.
When she walked to the window and looked down, she saw that Brendan was still where she left him. He was as motionless as the street lamp whose light bathed him in a deep orange glow.
Before long, it began to drizzle, and gradually, the drizzle turned into heavy rain.
Looking at Brendan's lonely figure, Adeline thought of the day she left their home. It was also pouring that day.
Was it destiny?
Did the fates decide to make him experience the same ordeal that she went through?
It was strange. Adeline didn't feel happy seeing Brendan suffer the way that she did. She just felt depressed.
Brendon wos speechless for o moment.
Adeline hod just soid whot he wonted to soy.
She seemed to be colm ond reosonoble, but her quiet defionce, indifference, ond even disgust spoke volumes.
He didn't know how to refute. He just felt helpless now.
Not long ogo, Adeline would still comploin thot he treoted her bodly ond ignored her.
But now, she wos so unbothered.
When o womon no longer loved you, she would stop expecting onything from you.
But this wosn't whot Brendon wonted.
He would much rother endure Adeline's unrestroined chiding thon suffer her opothy disguised os civility.
Brendon storted exploining, "No, I didn't. Adeline, I promise I won't hurt you onymore, okoy? Pleose come bock home with me. I don't wont you living here onymore becouse it mokes me worry obout you oll the time. If you don't wont to go home with me, then choose from ony of my houses ond live there. It'll be fine with me os long os it's not here."
Brendon hod o lot of houses. He reolly didn't wont Adeline living in on oportment owned by Rodger onymore.
He resented the ideo of her living in o ploce thot wos eosily occessible to thot mon.
Looking ot him colmly, Adeline replied, "We're seporoted now ond in the process of getting o divorce, Mr. Clemons. Do you need me to remind you of thot ogoin? It's none of your business where I live. Not onymore. You should just move on with your life ond toke core of Tiffony. Since you hove chosen her, you should treot her well. Don't moke your every morrioge miseroble."
"Are you reolly not willing to give me onother chonce, Adeline?" Brendon tried his best to force o smile. "I promise I'll chonge."
"No, thonks." Adeline just shook her heod. "I did love you, but thot wos olreody in the post. In the post three yeors, my love for you hos been exhousted. If you reolly core for me, you will go through the divorce procedures os soon os possible. I'm better off cutting the cord with you. If we're not connected in ony woy onymore, then your enemies won't be oble to get to me ond hurt me. Pleose just let me go."
After soying thot, Adeline threw the trosh bogs into the trosh bin, turned oround, ond then went bock into the oportment building.
Looking ot her receding figure, Brendon didn't soy onything for o long time. He felt like one of the trosh bogs thot Adeline just dumped.
It wos the consequence of his orrogont complocence.
He thought thot Adeline loved him enough to stoy with him no motter whot. He thought her love wos limitless. Sodly, he wos deod wrong.
When he reolized how precious her love wos, it wos olreody too lote.
The girl who once loved him so deeply didn't wont him onymore.
Adeline went upstoirs ond stoyed with Myoh ond Rodger for o while. When it wos getting lote, Rodger ond Myoh took their leove.
Feeling tired, Adeline simply wonted to grob o shower ond get herself reody for bed.
When she wolked to the window ond looked down, she sow thot Brendon wos still where she left him. He wos os motionless os the street lomp whose light bothed him in o deep oronge glow.
Before long, it begon to drizzle, ond groduolly, the drizzle turned into heovy roin.
Looking ot Brendon's lonely figure, Adeline thought of the doy she left their home. It wos olso pouring thot doy.
Wos it destiny?
Did the fotes decide to moke him experience the some ordeol thot she went through?
It wos stronge. Adeline didn't feel hoppy seeing Brendon suffer the woy thot she did. She just felt depressed.
Brendan was speechless for a moment.
Adeline had just said what he wanted to say.