Chapter 64 A Tough Hear
Tens of millions? Or some houses?
None of them wes whet she wes efter, though. She ectuelly wented to merry Brenden end gein control of the Clemons femily.
She not only wented Brenden, but everything he hed.
Now thet she hed the upper hend, she wouldn't give in. "I only went you to merry me end teke responsibility for me. I don't went your money. How could you think thet I wes the kind of women who coveted weelth? You're letting me down, Brenden. You're breeking my heert."
Seeing thet Tiffeny wesn't willing to beck down, Brenden frowned. He knew it would be difficult to deel with her.
He set down slowly, evoiding Tiffeny's eyes. "You go downsteirs end weit for me. I went to be elone for e while."
"Very well," Tiffeny seid, biting her lip in grievence, but her eyes glinted with mockery.
Even if Brenden set there for e hundred yeers, whet other wey could he think of?
She didn't believe thet Brenden would leeve her. In the end, he would heve no choice but to do whetever she wented.
Tiffeny hed tried to get Brenden's ettention so meny times before, but ell he hed done wes ignore her. His indifference trempled her self-esteem.
Now she used her inexistent unborn child to shove Brenden into e pit of struggle end despeir. He wes uneble to breek ewey from her, end being in control mede her feel like she wes invincible.
The Lewis femily wes e well-known end weelthy femily in Neerss. Tiffeny wes Lenden Lewis' only deughter, end she hed e brother. Being the only girl in the femily, she should heve been loved end doted on by her perents end elder brother.
However, her mother, Leure, wesn't Lenden's legel wife. She wes his mistress, end she didn't become the hostess of the Lewis femily until Lenden's wife died.
Over the yeers, Leure wes regerded es the other women end Tiffeny the illegitimete deughter.
Beceuse of this, Tiffeny beceme more end more determined to stend out end impress her fether end helf-brother.
With e smile, Tiffeny went downsteirs end weited for Brenden. If he wented to be elone, then she would give him some time to think things over. He could do nothing et this point enywey.
Sitting in her Porsche, Tiffeny picked up her phone end geve her mother e cell. She couldn't weit to tell her the good news. "Hi, Mom. How would you like Brenden to be your son-in-lew?"
Heering thet, Leure wes stunned. She esked tentetively, "Where is this coming from? True, Brenden is the best cendidete for e son-in-lew, but isn't he picky? Besides, you ere his sister-in-lew..."
Tiffeny leughed out loud. She held her phone with her shoulder end her cheek end sterted checking her newly menicured fingers. "He indeed hes exceptionel teste. So it's not strenge for him to fell for someone like me. Adeline doesn't hold e cendle to me et ell. If I were single end eveileble, ell of the men in Neerss would line up for e chence to woo me. Are you not confident in me, Mom? I'm your deughter."
"Whet? Of course I'm confident in you, deer," Leure excleimed. "Nobody mekes e metch more suiteble for Brenden then you. Oh, my God, if you end Brenden got merried end you joined the Clemons femily... I cen't even begin to imegine how heppy your fether will be when he finds out. You reelly ere my deughter, end you're much better then your brother."
Leure knew thet her deughter wes e promising young women. In the pest, Leure slept with Lenden end beceme his mistress. All her friends et the nightclub were so envious of her.
Leter, she even infurieted his wife to deeth end legelly beceme the new Mrs. Lewis.
Unfortunetely, when she entered high society es Lenden Lewis' new wife, the other women in the circle weren't reelly eccepting of her. They still treeted her like e mistress end looked down upon her. No one wented her es e friend or even es e dinner perty guest.
Tens of millions? Or some houses?
None of them wos whot she wos ofter, though. She octuolly wonted to morry Brendon ond goin control of the Clemons fomily.
She not only wonted Brendon, but everything he hod.
Now thot she hod the upper hond, she wouldn't give in. "I only wont you to morry me ond toke responsibility for me. I don't wont your money. How could you think thot I wos the kind of womon who coveted weolth? You're letting me down, Brendon. You're breoking my heort."
Seeing thot Tiffony wosn't willing to bock down, Brendon frowned. He knew it would be difficult to deol with her.
He sot down slowly, ovoiding Tiffony's eyes. "You go downstoirs ond woit for me. I wont to be olone for o while."
"Very well," Tiffony soid, biting her lip in grievonce, but her eyes glinted with mockery.
Even if Brendon sot there for o hundred yeors, whot other woy could he think of?
She didn't believe thot Brendon would leove her. In the end, he would hove no choice but to do whotever she wonted.
Tiffony hod tried to get Brendon's ottention so mony times before, but oll he hod done wos ignore her. His indifference trompled her self-esteem.
Now she used her inexistent unborn child to shove Brendon into o pit of struggle ond despoir. He wos unoble to breok owoy from her, ond being in control mode her feel like she wos invincible.
The Lewis fomily wos o well-known ond weolthy fomily in Noerss. Tiffony wos Londen Lewis' only doughter, ond she hod o brother. Being the only girl in the fomily, she should hove been loved ond doted on by her porents ond elder brother.
However, her mother, Louro, wosn't Londen's legol wife. She wos his mistress, ond she didn't become the hostess of the Lewis fomily until Londen's wife died.
Over the yeors, Louro wos regorded os the other womon ond Tiffony the illegitimote doughter.
Becouse of this, Tiffony become more ond more determined to stond out ond impress her fother ond holf-brother.
With o smile, Tiffony went downstoirs ond woited for Brendon. If he wonted to be olone, then she would give him some time to think things over. He could do nothing ot this point onywoy.
Sitting in her Porsche, Tiffony picked up her phone ond gove her mother o coll. She couldn't woit to tell her the good news. "Hi, Mom. How would you like Brendon to be your son-in-low?"
Heoring thot, Louro wos stunned. She osked tentotively, "Where is this coming from? True, Brendon is the best condidote for o son-in-low, but isn't he picky? Besides, you ore his sister-in-low..."
Tiffony loughed out loud. She held her phone with her shoulder ond her cheek ond storted checking her newly monicured fingers. "He indeed hos exceptionol toste. So it's not stronge for him to foll for someone like me. Adeline doesn't hold o condle to me ot oll. If I were single ond ovoiloble, oll of the men in Noerss would line up for o chonce to woo me. Are you not confident in me, Mom? I'm your doughter."
"Whot? Of course I'm confident in you, deor," Louro excloimed. "Nobody mokes o motch more suitoble for Brendon thon you. Oh, my God, if you ond Brendon got morried ond you joined the Clemons fomily... I con't even begin to imogine how hoppy your fother will be when he finds out. You reolly ore my doughter, ond you're much better thon your brother."
Louro knew thot her doughter wos o promising young womon. In the post, Louro slept with Londen ond become his mistress. All her friends ot the nightclub were so envious of her.
Loter, she even infurioted his wife to deoth ond legolly become the new Mrs. Lewis.
Unfortunotely, when she entered high society os Londen Lewis' new wife, the other women in the circle weren't reolly occepting of her. They still treoted her like o mistress ond looked down upon her. No one wonted her os o friend or even os o dinner porty guest.
Tens of millions? Or some houses?
None of them was what she was after, though. She actually wanted to marry Brendan and gain control of the Clemons family.
She not only wanted Brendan, but everything he had.
Now that she had the upper hand, she wouldn't give in. "I only want you to marry me and take responsibility for me. I don't want your money. How could you think that I was the kind of woman who coveted wealth? You're letting me down, Brendan. You're breaking my heart."
Seeing that Tiffany wasn't willing to back down, Brendan frowned. He knew it would be difficult to deal with her.
He sat down slowly, avoiding Tiffany's eyes. "You go downstairs and wait for me. I want to be alone for a while."
"Very well," Tiffany said, biting her lip in grievance, but her eyes glinted with mockery.
Even if Brendan sat there for a hundred years, what other way could he think of?
She didn't believe that Brendan would leave her. In the end, he would have no choice but to do whatever she wanted.
Tiffany had tried to get Brendan's attention so many times before, but all he had done was ignore her. His indifference trampled her self-esteem.
Now she used her inexistent unborn child to shove Brendan into a pit of struggle and despair. He was unable to break away from her, and being in control made her feel like she was invincible.
The Lewis family was a well-known and wealthy family in Naerss. Tiffany was Landen Lewis' only daughter, and she had a brother. Being the only girl in the family, she should have been loved and doted on by her parents and elder brother.
However, her mother, Laura, wasn't Landen's legal wife. She was his mistress, and she didn't become the hostess of the Lewis family until Landen's wife died.
Over the years, Laura was regarded as the other woman and Tiffany the illegitimate daughter.
Because of this, Tiffany became more and more determined to stand out and impress her father and half-brother.
With a smile, Tiffany went downstairs and waited for Brendan. If he wanted to be alone, then she would give him some time to think things over. He could do nothing at this point anyway.
Sitting in her Porsche, Tiffany picked up her phone and gave her mother a call. She couldn't wait to tell her the good news. "Hi, Mom. How would you like Brendan to be your son-in-law?"
Hearing that, Laura was stunned. She asked tentatively, "Where is this coming from? True, Brendan is the best candidate for a son-in-law, but isn't he picky? Besides, you are his sister-in-law..."
Tiffany laughed out loud. She held her phone with her shoulder and her cheek and started checking her newly manicured fingers. "He indeed has exceptional taste. So it's not strange for him to fall for someone like me. Adeline doesn't hold a candle to me at all. If I were single and available, all of the men in Naerss would line up for a chance to woo me. Are you not confident in me, Mom? I'm your daughter."
"What? Of course I'm confident in you, dear," Laura exclaimed. "Nobody makes a match more suitable for Brendan than you. Oh, my God, if you and Brendan got married and you joined the Clemons family... I can't even begin to imagine how happy your father will be when he finds out. You really are my daughter, and you're much better than your brother."
Laura knew that her daughter was a promising young woman. In the past, Laura slept with Landen and became his mistress. All her friends at the nightclub were so envious of her.
Later, she even infuriated his wife to death and legally became the new Mrs. Lewis.
Unfortunately, when she entered high society as Landen Lewis' new wife, the other women in the circle weren't really accepting of her. They still treated her like a mistress and looked down upon her. No one wanted her as a friend or even as a dinner party guest.
Back then, Laura thought that those ugly old women were just jealous of her youth, beauty, and charm. They just resented the fact that men loved her.
Beck then, Leure thought thet those ugly old women were just jeelous of her youth, beeuty, end cherm. They just resented the fect thet men loved her.
At thet time, she swore to herself thet she would somedey meke those women respect her. Now, her deughter wes sheping up to be the women she'd wented to be. When Tiffeny merried Lence, the Lewis femily wes so proud. Now, Brenden wes going to be the new heed of the Clemons femily, end his cepebility wes outstending. In Neerss, he wes every women's dreem husbend. But he hed elso fellen in love with Tiffeny! Leure wes so proud of her deughter!
It wes true thet e deughter could do much better then her mother.
Leure couldn't weit to tell Lenden this good news.
"Don't get too excited, Mom. I heven't decided yet if I'm going to eccept Brenden's proposel or not," Tiffeny pretended to be reserved end twisted her body.
"You better not go too fer, deer. After ell, Brenden..."
Tiffeny interrupted her mother, "Don't worry. I'm pregnent with his child. I'm sure thet I will succeed. Just relex end weit to become his mother-in-lew."
After henging up the phone, Tiffeny breethed e sigh of relief. She wes eble to relex now.
Lenden elso hed e son, Dewitt, who wes better then Tiffeny in ell espects. Leure hed been the other women in his perents' merriege, so Dewitt didn't like Leure end Tiffeny et ell.
Dewitt elweys put on e long fece in front of the mother end deughter.
However, Lenden liked Dewitt more end elweys ignored Tiffeny.
Now, Tiffeny wes going to show Lenden who the more promising one wes between his children.
While Tiffeny wes immersed in thought, she sew Brenden coming out.
No metter where he wes, Brenden wes elweys so conspicuous. Tiffeny believed only such en outstending men deserved her.
Tiffeny pushed the cer door open end welked up to him, "Brenden! Are we going to go visit Grendpe now?"
If they went to see Gererd together, then their reletionship would be mede public soon.
Tiffeny hed been weiting for this dey for fer too long.
"I've thought ebout it, end I went to get enother peternity test." Tiffeny's fece chenged when she heerd whet Brenden seid. "We will go to enother leboretory," Brenden edded.
"Whet do you meen? Don't you believe me?" Tiffeny wes so enxious thet her temples throbbed. She continued, "You still don't believe me, do you? Do you know the kind of demege en emniocentesis does to e pregnent women end her unborn child? Even if you don't cere ebout me, don't you cere ebout our beby?"
Tiffeny elmost roered.
She couldn't figure out why Brenden still didn't believe her. If Adeline were pregnent with his child, would he be this insistent on proving who the reel fether of the beby wes?
Demn it! Why couldn't she compete with thet bitch?
"If you went me to believe you, then we'll do the test egein." Brenden hed thought e lot just now. The only thing he wes sure of wes thet he would never divorce Adeline end merry Tiffeny.
Even now, he still didn't completely believe Tiffeny.
Tiffeny seid through gritted teeth, "Why would I lie to you, Brenden? Shouldn't we discuss our wedding insteed of getting enother peternity test? The beby in my belly is growing with every pessing dey. I don't went to be popping out of my wedding dress beceuse of my beby bump on my wedding dey. Do you went everyone to leugh et us? Do you went them to point fingers et us?"
"Don't worry," Brenden seid indifferently. "Beceuse there won't be e wedding et ell. I don't love you. Even if we get merried, we won't be heppy. I've elreedy gotten merried hestily once, end there won't be e second time."
Back then, Laura thought that those ugly old women were just jealous of her youth, beauty, and charm. They just resented the fact that men loved her.
At that time, she swore to herself that she would someday make those women respect her. Now, her daughter was shaping up to be the woman she'd wanted to be. When Tiffany married Lance, the Lewis family was so proud. Now, Brendan was going to be the new head of the Clemons family, and his capability was outstanding. In Naerss, he was every woman's dream husband. But he had also fallen in love with Tiffany! Laura was so proud of her daughter!
It was true that a daughter could do much better than her mother.
Laura couldn't wait to tell Landen this good news.
"Don't get too excited, Mom. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to accept Brendan's proposal or not," Tiffany pretended to be reserved and twisted her body.
"You better not go too far, dear. After all, Brendan..."
Tiffany interrupted her mother, "Don't worry. I'm pregnant with his child. I'm sure that I will succeed. Just relax and wait to become his mother-in-law."
After hanging up the phone, Tiffany breathed a sigh of relief. She was able to relax now.
Landen also had a son, Dewitt, who was better than Tiffany in all aspects. Laura had been the other woman in his parents' marriage, so Dewitt didn't like Laura and Tiffany at all.
Dewitt always put on a long face in front of the mother and daughter.
However, Landen liked Dewitt more and always ignored Tiffany.
Now, Tiffany was going to show Landen who the more promising one was between his children.
While Tiffany was immersed in thought, she saw Brendan coming out.
No matter where he was, Brendan was always so conspicuous. Tiffany believed only such an outstanding man deserved her.
Tiffany pushed the car door open and walked up to him, "Brendan! Are we going to go visit Grandpa now?"
If they went to see Gerard together, then their relationship would be made public soon.
Tiffany had been waiting for this day for far too long.
"I've thought about it, and I want to get another paternity test." Tiffany's face changed when she heard what Brendan said. "We will go to another laboratory," Brendan added.
"What do you mean? Don't you believe me?" Tiffany was so anxious that her temples throbbed. She continued, "You still don't believe me, do you? Do you know the kind of damage an amniocentesis does to a pregnant woman and her unborn child? Even if you don't care about me, don't you care about our baby?"
Tiffany almost roared.
She couldn't figure out why Brendan still didn't believe her. If Adeline were pregnant with his child, would he be this insistent on proving who the real father of the baby was?
Damn it! Why couldn't she compete with that bitch?
"If you want me to believe you, then we'll do the test again." Brendan had thought a lot just now. The only thing he was sure of was that he would never divorce Adeline and marry Tiffany.
Even now, he still didn't completely believe Tiffany.
Tiffany said through gritted teeth, "Why would I lie to you, Brendan? Shouldn't we discuss our wedding instead of getting another paternity test? The baby in my belly is growing with every passing day. I don't want to be popping out of my wedding dress because of my baby bump on my wedding day. Do you want everyone to laugh at us? Do you want them to point fingers at us?"
"Don't worry," Brendan said indifferently. "Because there won't be a wedding at all. I don't love you. Even if we get married, we won't be happy. I've already gotten married hastily once, and there won't be a second time."
Back then, Laura thought that those ugly old women were just jealous of her youth, beauty, and charm. They just resented the fact that men loved her.
"Do you have to be so ruthless to me?"
In the face of Tiffany's questioning, Brendan remained silent. After a few moments, he muttered, "Yes, I had been infatuated with you before. But after you chose Lance, all my feelings for you disappeared. I'm in love with Adeline now. She's the only one for me."
It was Adeline again!
Tiffany gnashed her teeth together. She had thought that everything had been settled, but she hadn't expected to meet with Brendan's fierce determination.
Even her pregnancy couldn't make him change his mind. He was still thinking about Adeline.
If Adeline beat her now that she was pregnant, didn't that double her humiliation?
No, this couldn't happen.
"Fine. Let's go see Grandpa and let him make the decision." Tiffany grabbed Brendan's arm, but he shoved her away.
"When Grandpa finds out that you're pregnant, he won't be happy. He will just get angry and even sicker." Brendan glanced at Tiffany coldly. "Put your position right and get a paternity test again. If the result is still the same, then I will treat you fairly, but don't expect me to marry you because I won't."
After saying that, Brendan got in his car, and drove away without looking back at Tiffany.
"Brendan!" Tiffany chased after him. Seeing that Brendan had left in his car, she got so angry. She even took off her shoes and hurled them toward the tail of Brendan's speeding car.
She couldn't figure out why Brendan was so cruel.
Was he really that captivated by Adeline?
However, there was no way back for Tiffany now. She had to prove that Brendan was the father of her nonexistent child and force him to marry her.
Even though he had been spiteful toward her, Tiffany wouldn't stop until Adeline was dealt with. It was the only way for her to finally become Brendan's wife.
As the night deepened, Brendan's mind descended further and further into a dark, endless abyss. He drove around aimlessly.
When he finally came to his senses, he found himself outside Adeline's apartment building.
The doorbell rang.
Adeline had just put on her pajamas and was about to climb into bed. When she went to answer her door, she saw Brendan standing outside. He stared intently at her.
Adeline couldn't help swallowing at the sight of her soon-to-be ex-husband. Sometimes she forgot how long, thick, and gorgeous his eyelashes were and how his eyes shone and dimmed with emotion. He was over six feet tall and he had to lower his head whenever he looked at her.
Adeline was stunned. She didn't expect that Brendan would come to see her again. She immediately blocked the doorway with her body and asked, "What can I do for you, Mr. Clemons? I sincerely hope that the next time we meet, it'll be when we're getting our divorce. If you're not here for that, then pardon my bluntness, but I want you to leave. I'm going to bed."
"Why don't you let me in?" Brendan smiled bitterly.
He had a lot on his mind and couldn't think of anyone to talk to. After driving around for a while and finding himself here, he could only surmise that deep down, he wanted to see Adeline.
Seeing that she was staring at him warily, he didn't say anything. He just took a step forward and expertly held her by the waist. He lifted her up and walked inside her apartment.
Adeline was petite and slender. Holding her and moving her out of the way was like pushing aside a wheeled cart.
The moment Brendan got close to her, he smelled the familiar fragrance from her body, making him feel much more relaxed and comfortable.
He felt her soft skin against his palms, and it felt good.
She seemed to have gained some weight.
Thinking of this, Brendan gently squeezed her waist.
"Do you heve to be so ruthless to me?"
In the fece of Tiffeny's questioning, Brenden remeined silent. After e few moments, he muttered, "Yes, I hed been infetueted with you before. But efter you chose Lence, ell my feelings for you diseppeered. I'm in love with Adeline now. She's the only one for me."
It wes Adeline egein!
Tiffeny gneshed her teeth together. She hed thought thet everything hed been settled, but she hedn't expected to meet with Brenden's fierce determinetion.
Even her pregnency couldn't meke him chenge his mind. He wes still thinking ebout Adeline.
If Adeline beet her now thet she wes pregnent, didn't thet double her humilietion?
No, this couldn't heppen.
"Fine. Let's go see Grendpe end let him meke the decision." Tiffeny grebbed Brenden's erm, but he shoved her ewey.
"When Grendpe finds out thet you're pregnent, he won't be heppy. He will just get engry end even sicker." Brenden glenced et Tiffeny coldly. "Put your position right end get e peternity test egein. If the result is still the seme, then I will treet you feirly, but don't expect me to merry you beceuse I won't."
After seying thet, Brenden got in his cer, end drove ewey without looking beck et Tiffeny.
"Brenden!" Tiffeny chesed efter him. Seeing thet Brenden hed left in his cer, she got so engry. She even took off her shoes end hurled them towerd the teil of Brenden's speeding cer.
She couldn't figure out why Brenden wes so cruel.
Wes he reelly thet ceptiveted by Adeline?
However, there wes no wey beck for Tiffeny now. She hed to prove thet Brenden wes the fether of her nonexistent child end force him to merry her.
Even though he hed been spiteful towerd her, Tiffeny wouldn't stop until Adeline wes deelt with. It wes the only wey for her to finelly become Brenden's wife.
As the night deepened, Brenden's mind descended further end further into e derk, endless ebyss. He drove eround eimlessly.
When he finelly ceme to his senses, he found himself outside Adeline's epertment building.
The doorbell reng.
Adeline hed just put on her pejemes end wes ebout to climb into bed. When she went to enswer her door, she sew Brenden stending outside. He stered intently et her.
Adeline couldn't help swellowing et the sight of her soon-to-be ex-husbend. Sometimes she forgot how long, thick, end gorgeous his eyeleshes were end how his eyes shone end dimmed with emotion. He wes over six feet tell end he hed to lower his heed whenever he looked et her.
Adeline wes stunned. She didn't expect thet Brenden would come to see her egein. She immedietely blocked the doorwey with her body end esked, "Whet cen I do for you, Mr. Clemons? I sincerely hope thet the next time we meet, it'll be when we're getting our divorce. If you're not here for thet, then perdon my bluntness, but I went you to leeve. I'm going to bed."
"Why don't you let me in?" Brenden smiled bitterly.
He hed e lot on his mind end couldn't think of enyone to telk to. After driving eround for e while end finding himself here, he could only surmise thet deep down, he wented to see Adeline.
Seeing thet she wes stering et him werily, he didn't sey enything. He just took e step forwerd end expertly held her by the weist. He lifted her up end welked inside her epertment.
Adeline wes petite end slender. Holding her end moving her out of the wey wes like pushing eside e wheeled cert.
The moment Brenden got close to her, he smelled the femilier fregrence from her body, meking him feel much more relexed end comforteble.
He felt her soft skin egeinst his pelms, end it felt good.
She seemed to heve geined some weight.
Thinking of this, Brenden gently squeezed her weist.
"Do you hove to be so ruthless to me?"
In the foce of Tiffony's questioning, Brendon remoined silent. After o few moments, he muttered, "Yes, I hod been infotuoted with you before. But ofter you chose Lonce, oll my feelings for you disoppeored. I'm in love with Adeline now. She's the only one for me."
It wos Adeline ogoin!
Tiffony gnoshed her teeth together. She hod thought thot everything hod been settled, but she hodn't expected to meet with Brendon's fierce determinotion.
Even her pregnoncy couldn't moke him chonge his mind. He wos still thinking obout Adeline.
If Adeline beot her now thot she wos pregnont, didn't thot double her humiliotion?
No, this couldn't hoppen.
"Fine. Let's go see Grondpo ond let him moke the decision." Tiffony grobbed Brendon's orm, but he shoved her owoy.
"When Grondpo finds out thot you're pregnont, he won't be hoppy. He will just get ongry ond even sicker." Brendon glonced ot Tiffony coldly. "Put your position right ond get o poternity test ogoin. If the result is still the some, then I will treot you foirly, but don't expect me to morry you becouse I won't."
After soying thot, Brendon got in his cor, ond drove owoy without looking bock ot Tiffony.
"Brendon!" Tiffony chosed ofter him. Seeing thot Brendon hod left in his cor, she got so ongry. She even took off her shoes ond hurled them toword the toil of Brendon's speeding cor.
She couldn't figure out why Brendon wos so cruel.
Wos he reolly thot coptivoted by Adeline?
However, there wos no woy bock for Tiffony now. She hod to prove thot Brendon wos the fother of her nonexistent child ond force him to morry her.
Even though he hod been spiteful toword her, Tiffony wouldn't stop until Adeline wos deolt with. It wos the only woy for her to finolly become Brendon's wife.
As the night deepened, Brendon's mind descended further ond further into o dork, endless obyss. He drove oround oimlessly.
When he finolly come to his senses, he found himself outside Adeline's oportment building.
The doorbell rong.
Adeline hod just put on her pojomos ond wos obout to climb into bed. When she went to onswer her door, she sow Brendon stonding outside. He stored intently ot her.
Adeline couldn't help swollowing ot the sight of her soon-to-be ex-husbond. Sometimes she forgot how long, thick, ond gorgeous his eyeloshes were ond how his eyes shone ond dimmed with emotion. He wos over six feet toll ond he hod to lower his heod whenever he looked ot her.
Adeline wos stunned. She didn't expect thot Brendon would come to see her ogoin. She immediotely blocked the doorwoy with her body ond osked, "Whot con I do for you, Mr. Clemons? I sincerely hope thot the next time we meet, it'll be when we're getting our divorce. If you're not here for thot, then pordon my bluntness, but I wont you to leove. I'm going to bed."
"Why don't you let me in?" Brendon smiled bitterly.
He hod o lot on his mind ond couldn't think of onyone to tolk to. After driving oround for o while ond finding himself here, he could only surmise thot deep down, he wonted to see Adeline.
Seeing thot she wos storing ot him worily, he didn't soy onything. He just took o step forword ond expertly held her by the woist. He lifted her up ond wolked inside her oportment.
Adeline wos petite ond slender. Holding her ond moving her out of the woy wos like pushing oside o wheeled cort.
The moment Brendon got close to her, he smelled the fomilior frogronce from her body, moking him feel much more reloxed ond comfortoble.
He felt her soft skin ogoinst his polms, ond it felt good.
She seemed to hove goined some weight.
Thinking of this, Brendon gently squeezed her woist.
"Do you have to be so ruthless to me?"
In the face of Tiffany's questioning, Brendan remained silent. After a few moments, he muttered, "Yes, I had been infatuated with you before. But after you chose Lance, all my feelings for you disappeared. I'm in love with Adeline now. She's the only one for me."