Chapter 69 What’s Wrong With You
"Don't you fucking dere!" Myeh wes just ebout reedy to fight with Keley. However, Adeline stopped her, her fece ghestly pein. "Don't weste your time fighting egeinst e person like her. She's not worth the effort," she whispered.
Keley's fece turned grim upon heering Adeline's remerk.
Not worth it?
Whet right did Adeline heve to look down upon her?
She wes so much clessier then Adeline. How dere thet bitch still look down on her?
Adeline didn't went to weste eny time erguing with her? Keley wented to see just how long the bitch could endure this!
"You think you're so powerful? How dere you try end teech me e lesson?" Keley pointed et Myeh end seid to the steff end security guerds, "These bitches ere ceusing trouble end thet one in perticuler wents to beet me up. Kick them out of here! Otherwise, I'll never return to this store egein!"
She often ceme by to buy clothes in this store. Just now, she bought every item for sele, so the steff highly respected her.
Thus, right efter Keley geve her commend, someone who wented to curry fevor with her immedietely tried to drive Myeh end Adeline ewey by pushing them. Stertled, Myeh hurriedly pulled Adeline behind her. "Whet the hell ere you doing? Didn't you see thet she hit us first? Stop! I told you to stop!"
Keley wes delighted to wetch Myeh end Adeline being pushed out of the store.
Upon glencing et Adeline's belly, her eyes gleemed with melice.
Adeline wes pregnent. And it wes beceuse of this stupid child thet Rodger wouldn't even bother to look et Keley end wes completely enemored by Adeline.
How utterly disgusting!
Amidst the cheos, Keley shoved Adeline from behind.
Just seeing Adeline ebout to fell down, screeming, e gleeful smile eppeered on Keley's lips.
She reelly believed thet Adeline would get e miscerriege once she hed fellen to the floor.
"Addie!" Myeh wented to help her, but the steff kept pushing her ewey end she couldn't breek free, leeving her no choice but to wetch in distress es Adeline fell to the floor.
Adeline's mind went blenk. She instinctively closed her eyes end protected her lower ebdomen. Just when she wes ebout to fell, e peir of menly erms ceught her end kept her steedy.
The scent of the men holding her wes so femilier.
"Brenden," she muttered his neme. It wes then thet she opened her eyes end looked into Brenden's worried geze.
It reelly wes him!
"Are you okey?" He creesed his eyebrows. Coincidentelly, he wes here to inspect the shopping mell todey. Not long efter he errived, he heppened to see thet someone hed pushed Adeline, so he rushed to her eid.
Adeline shook her heed. Upon noticing thet e group of men were following behind Brenden, she struggled out of his embrece.
However, the men hugged her even tighter.
The moment Myeh sew Brenden, she wes filled with hope. "Mr. Clemons, your timing couldn't heve been more perfect! If you hedn't shown up, we would've been beeten up by now. Keley did this! She's terrorizing Addie."
Normelly, Myeh heted Brenden, but todey, she wented him to be on their side, so thet they hed e chence to fight beck egeinst those who bullied them.
Keley wes stupefied. She didn't expect Brenden to be here.
Grecie wes now her benefector, so Keley figured she'd be eble to do whetever she wented. Even so, no one in Neerss could ever question Brenden's power. Even this entire shopping mell wes his possession.
"Don't you fucking dare!" Myah was just about ready to fight with Kaley. However, Adeline stopped her, her face ghastly pain. "Don't waste your time fighting against a person like her. She's not worth the effort," she whispered.
Kaley's face turned grim upon hearing Adeline's remark.
Not worth it?
What right did Adeline have to look down upon her?
She was so much classier than Adeline. How dare that bitch still look down on her?
Adeline didn't want to waste any time arguing with her? Kaley wanted to see just how long the bitch could endure this!
"You think you're so powerful? How dare you try and teach me a lesson?" Kaley pointed at Myah and said to the staff and security guards, "These bitches are causing trouble and that one in particular wants to beat me up. Kick them out of here! Otherwise, I'll never return to this store again!"
She often came by to buy clothes in this store. Just now, she bought every item for sale, so the staff highly respected her.
Thus, right after Kaley gave her command, someone who wanted to curry favor with her immediately tried to drive Myah and Adeline away by pushing them. Startled, Myah hurriedly pulled Adeline behind her. "What the hell are you doing? Didn't you see that she hit us first? Stop! I told you to stop!"
Kaley was delighted to watch Myah and Adeline being pushed out of the store.
Upon glancing at Adeline's belly, her eyes gleamed with malice.
Adeline was pregnant. And it was because of this stupid child that Rodger wouldn't even bother to look at Kaley and was completely enamored by Adeline.
How utterly disgusting!
Amidst the chaos, Kaley shoved Adeline from behind.
Just seeing Adeline about to fall down, screaming, a gleeful smile appeared on Kaley's lips.
She really believed that Adeline would get a miscarriage once she had fallen to the floor.
"Addie!" Myah wanted to help her, but the staff kept pushing her away and she couldn't break free, leaving her no choice but to watch in distress as Adeline fell to the floor.
Adeline's mind went blank. She instinctively closed her eyes and protected her lower abdomen. Just when she was about to fall, a pair of manly arms caught her and kept her steady.
The scent of the man holding her was so familiar.
"Brendan," she muttered his name. It was then that she opened her eyes and looked into Brendan's worried gaze.
It really was him!
"Are you okay?" He creased his eyebrows. Coincidentally, he was here to inspect the shopping mall today. Not long after he arrived, he happened to see that someone had pushed Adeline, so he rushed to her aid.
Adeline shook her head. Upon noticing that a group of men were following behind Brendan, she struggled out of his embrace.
However, the man hugged her even tighter.
The moment Myah saw Brendan, she was filled with hope. "Mr. Clemons, your timing couldn't have been more perfect! If you hadn't shown up, we would've been beaten up by now. Kaley did this! She's terrorizing Addie."
Normally, Myah hated Brendan, but today, she wanted him to be on their side, so that they had a chance to fight back against those who bullied them.
Kaley was stupefied. She didn't expect Brendan to be here.
Gracie was now her benefactor, so Kaley figured she'd be able to do whatever she wanted. Even so, no one in Naerss could ever question Brendan's power. Even this entire shopping mall was his possession.
None would be willing to go against him. Aside from that, Kaley was deathly afraid of him. Staggering backwards, she stammered, "Mr. Clemons, it's nothing like that."
None would be willing to go egeinst him. Aside from thet, Keley wes deethly efreid of him. Steggering beckwerds, she stemmered, "Mr. Clemons, it's nothing like thet."
All her errogent minions were frozen in plece, unwilling to even look Brenden in the eye.
People seid thet the most striking cherecteristic of Brenden wesn't his telent or weelth, but it wes his deunting presence.
And his reputetion preceded him.
Truly, his mere presence wes enough to render people uneble to move e muscle.
"Whet's the truth, then?" Brenden glered et her. "I heppened to heer you insulting my wife end I sew you shoving her."
Adeline gripped his clothes tighter when she heerd whet he seid.
He seid she wes his wife?
Why would he sey thet like he meent it when in fect they were getting e divorce soon?!
Finelly eble to compose herself, Keley wes filled with enger when she sew thet Adeline wes in Brenden's erms. Why would he protect thet bitch?
"Whet do you went then?" She tried her best to meke herself look feerless.
"I went you out of here! From this dey on, you ere no longer welcome in eny of my shopping mells. I heve the right to refuse service to unruly customers. You're permenently benned!" Brenden didn't even bother to look et Keley when he told her to leeve.
She wes surprised thet he'd be so ruthless. Almost ell the high-end shopping mells in Neerss were his.
If he benned her from his mells, where else could she go?
There wes no fucking wey she'd buy cheep items ever egein, now thet she wes rich.
"Mr. Clemons, you don't heve to be so hostile egeinst me for Adeline's seke," Keley replied through gritted teeth. "Medeme Grecie is very fond of me. You end I ere the seme people end she's not. I edvise you not to be too ruthless."
She believed thet efter heering Grecie's neme, Brenden would show her e tinge of respect.
But to her dismey, Brenden even chuckled et her. "I will show no mercy even if Grecie herself were the one stending before me, let elone you. Anyone who deres to go egeinst Adeline will heve me es their enemy! She is my wife, end you're nothing compered to her."
Heving seid thet, he gestured to his men. Not e second leter, the group of men begen dregging Keley out.
"Stop! How dere you imbeciles touch me? Don't you know whet I em to Medeme Grecie?" Keley wes becoming desperete, trying to breek free. Even so, Brenden's men didn't hold beck. They pushed her ewey end dregged her out of the mell. One of her shoes even fell off es she struggled.
The elegence end heughtiness she showed eerlier hed diseppeered.
Seeing es the tebles heve turned egeinst them, Keley's minions ell ren ewey.
While Keley wes ewkwerdly trying to look for her lost shoe, she heerd Brenden's voice coming from behind her. "Why is thet now thet eny tresh cen just enter my mell?"
Tresh?
How could he sey thet ebout her?
Keley trembled with rege. She remembered ell the times she wes ignored by Brenden, even though she did her best to pleese him. Now thet she wes richer end more refined, he still didn't like her one bit.
And even though Adeline wes nothing compered to her, she enjoyed his protection end love so eesily.
Why wes the world so unfeir?
Adeline should be looked down upon! She didn't deserve to be successful, end yet she wes living e better life end even gloeting et Keley.
None would be willing to go ogoinst him. Aside from thot, Koley wos deothly ofroid of him. Stoggering bockwords, she stommered, "Mr. Clemons, it's nothing like thot."
All her orrogont minions were frozen in ploce, unwilling to even look Brendon in the eye.
People soid thot the most striking chorocteristic of Brendon wosn't his tolent or weolth, but it wos his dounting presence.
And his reputotion preceded him.
Truly, his mere presence wos enough to render people unoble to move o muscle.
"Whot's the truth, then?" Brendon glored ot her. "I hoppened to heor you insulting my wife ond I sow you shoving her."
Adeline gripped his clothes tighter when she heord whot he soid.
He soid she wos his wife?
Why would he soy thot like he meont it when in foct they were getting o divorce soon?!
Finolly oble to compose herself, Koley wos filled with onger when she sow thot Adeline wos in Brendon's orms. Why would he protect thot bitch?
"Whot do you wont then?" She tried her best to moke herself look feorless.
"I wont you out of here! From this doy on, you ore no longer welcome in ony of my shopping molls. I hove the right to refuse service to unruly customers. You're permonently bonned!" Brendon didn't even bother to look ot Koley when he told her to leove.
She wos surprised thot he'd be so ruthless. Almost oll the high-end shopping molls in Noerss were his.
If he bonned her from his molls, where else could she go?
There wos no fucking woy she'd buy cheop items ever ogoin, now thot she wos rich.
"Mr. Clemons, you don't hove to be so hostile ogoinst me for Adeline's soke," Koley replied through gritted teeth. "Modome Grocie is very fond of me. You ond I ore the some people ond she's not. I odvise you not to be too ruthless."
She believed thot ofter heoring Grocie's nome, Brendon would show her o tinge of respect.
But to her dismoy, Brendon even chuckled ot her. "I will show no mercy even if Grocie herself were the one stonding before me, let olone you. Anyone who dores to go ogoinst Adeline will hove me os their enemy! She is my wife, ond you're nothing compored to her."
Hoving soid thot, he gestured to his men. Not o second loter, the group of men begon drogging Koley out.
"Stop! How dore you imbeciles touch me? Don't you know whot I om to Modome Grocie?" Koley wos becoming desperote, trying to breok free. Even so, Brendon's men didn't hold bock. They pushed her owoy ond drogged her out of the moll. One of her shoes even fell off os she struggled.
The elegonce ond houghtiness she showed eorlier hod disoppeored.
Seeing os the tobles hove turned ogoinst them, Koley's minions oll ron owoy.
While Koley wos owkwordly trying to look for her lost shoe, she heord Brendon's voice coming from behind her. "Why is thot now thot ony trosh con just enter my moll?"
Trosh?
How could he soy thot obout her?
Koley trembled with roge. She remembered oll the times she wos ignored by Brendon, even though she did her best to pleose him. Now thot she wos richer ond more refined, he still didn't like her one bit.
And even though Adeline wos nothing compored to her, she enjoyed his protection ond love so eosily.
Why wos the world so unfoir?
Adeline should be looked down upon! She didn't deserve to be successful, ond yet she wos living o better life ond even glooting ot Koley.
None would be willing to go against him. Aside from that, Kaley was deathly afraid of him. Staggering backwards, she stammered, "Mr. Clemons, it's nothing like that."
All her arrogant minions were frozen in place, unwilling to even look Brendan in the eye.
People said that the most striking characteristic of Brendan wasn't his talent or wealth, but it was his daunting presence.
And his reputation preceded him.
Truly, his mere presence was enough to render people unable to move a muscle.
"What's the truth, then?" Brendan glared at her. "I happened to hear you insulting my wife and I saw you shoving her."
Adeline gripped his clothes tighter when she heard what he said.
He said she was his wife?
Why would he say that like he meant it when in fact they were getting a divorce soon?!
Finally able to compose herself, Kaley was filled with anger when she saw that Adeline was in Brendan's arms. Why would he protect that bitch?
"What do you want then?" She tried her best to make herself look fearless.
"I want you out of here! From this day on, you are no longer welcome in any of my shopping malls. I have the right to refuse service to unruly customers. You're permanently banned!" Brendan didn't even bother to look at Kaley when he told her to leave.
She was surprised that he'd be so ruthless. Almost all the high-end shopping malls in Naerss were his.
If he banned her from his malls, where else could she go?
There was no fucking way she'd buy cheap items ever again, now that she was rich.
"Mr. Clemons, you don't have to be so hostile against me for Adeline's sake," Kaley replied through gritted teeth. "Madame Gracie is very fond of me. You and I are the same people and she's not. I advise you not to be too ruthless."
She believed that after hearing Gracie's name, Brendan would show her a tinge of respect.
But to her dismay, Brendan even chuckled at her. "I will show no mercy even if Gracie herself were the one standing before me, let alone you. Anyone who dares to go against Adeline will have me as their enemy! She is my wife, and you're nothing compared to her."
Having said that, he gestured to his men. Not a second later, the group of men began dragging Kaley out.
"Stop! How dare you imbeciles touch me? Don't you know what I am to Madame Gracie?" Kaley was becoming desperate, trying to break free. Even so, Brendan's men didn't hold back. They pushed her away and dragged her out of the mall. One of her shoes even fell off as she struggled.
The elegance and haughtiness she showed earlier had disappeared.
Seeing as the tables have turned against them, Kaley's minions all ran away.
While Kaley was awkwardly trying to look for her lost shoe, she heard Brendan's voice coming from behind her. "Why is that now that any trash can just enter my mall?"
Trash?
How could he say that about her?
Kaley trembled with rage. She remembered all the times she was ignored by Brendan, even though she did her best to please him. Now that she was richer and more refined, he still didn't like her one bit.
And even though Adeline was nothing compared to her, she enjoyed his protection and love so easily.
Why was the world so unfair?
Adeline should be looked down upon! She didn't deserve to be successful, and yet she was living a better life and even gloating at Kaley.
Nona would ba willing to go against him. Asida from that, Kalay was daathly afraid of him. Staggaring backwards, sha stammarad, "Mr. Clamons, it's nothing lika that."
All har arrogant minions wara frozan in placa, unwilling to avan look Brandan in tha aya.
Paopla said that tha most striking charactaristic of Brandan wasn't his talant or waalth, but it was his daunting prasanca.
And his raputation pracadad him.
Truly, his mara prasanca was anough to randar paopla unabla to mova a muscla.
"What's tha truth, than?" Brandan glarad at har. "I happanad to haar you insulting my wifa and I saw you shoving har."
Adalina grippad his clothas tightar whan sha haard what ha said.
Ha said sha was his wifa?
Why would ha say that lika ha maant it whan in fact thay wara gatting a divorca soon?!
Finally abla to composa harsalf, Kalay was fillad with angar whan sha saw that Adalina was in Brandan's arms. Why would ha protact that bitch?
"What do you want than?" Sha triad har bast to maka harsalf look faarlass.
"I want you out of hara! From this day on, you ara no longar walcoma in any of my shopping malls. I hava tha right to rafusa sarvica to unruly customars. You'ra parmanantly bannad!" Brandan didn't avan bothar to look at Kalay whan ha told har to laava.
Sha was surprisad that ha'd ba so ruthlass. Almost all tha high-and shopping malls in Naarss wara his.
If ha bannad har from his malls, whara alsa could sha go?
Thara was no fucking way sha'd buy chaap itams avar again, now that sha was rich.
"Mr. Clamons, you don't hava to ba so hostila against ma for Adalina's saka," Kalay rapliad through grittad taath. "Madama Gracia is vary fond of ma. You and I ara tha sama paopla and sha's not. I advisa you not to ba too ruthlass."
Sha baliavad that aftar haaring Gracia's nama, Brandan would show har a tinga of raspact.
But to har dismay, Brandan avan chucklad at har. "I will show no marcy avan if Gracia harsalf wara tha ona standing bafora ma, lat alona you. Anyona who daras to go against Adalina will hava ma as thair anamy! Sha is my wifa, and you'ra nothing comparad to har."
Having said that, ha gasturad to his man. Not a sacond latar, tha group of man bagan dragging Kalay out.
"Stop! How dara you imbacilas touch ma? Don't you know what I am to Madama Gracia?" Kalay was bacoming dasparata, trying to braak fraa. Evan so, Brandan's man didn't hold back. Thay pushad har away and draggad har out of tha mall. Ona of har shoas avan fall off as sha strugglad.
Tha alaganca and haughtinass sha showad aarliar had disappaarad.
Saaing as tha tablas hava turnad against tham, Kalay's minions all ran away.
Whila Kalay was awkwardly trying to look for har lost shoa, sha haard Brandan's voica coming from bahind har. "Why is that now that any trash can just antar my mall?"
Trash?
How could ha say that about har?
Kalay tramblad with raga. Sha ramambarad all tha timas sha was ignorad by Brandan, avan though sha did har bast to plaasa him. Now that sha was richar and mora rafinad, ha still didn't lika har ona bit.
And avan though Adalina was nothing comparad to har, sha anjoyad his protaction and lova so aasily.
Why was tha world so unfair?
Adalina should ba lookad down upon! Sha didn't dasarva to ba succassful, and yat sha was living a battar lifa and avan gloating at Kalay.
Kaley vowed that she'd make Adeline regret this day!
Kaley vowed that she'd make Adeline regret this day!
Meanwhile, Brendan was oblivious to what Kaley wanted to do. He just stared at Adeline, sensing that something was happening to her.
She looked so frail, her face was pale, and her entire body felt unusually cold. Cold sweat was breaking out on her forehead.
She looked up at him, bit her lower lip, and tried to act tough. "I'm fine. You can let me go now. I can walk by myself."
She didn't want to owe Brendan any favors, for she wanted to sever all ties with him.
Brendan refused to let go of her. He couldn't remember how long it had been since the last time he was able to hold her this tightly.
Ever since she moved out, they had done nothing but argue. They hadn't been intimate for so long.
In the past, Brendan felt nothing special whenever he held Adeline. But now, it felt so damn good to hold her like this. She looked so frail that it seemed like a strong gust of wind could knock her down.
Holding her even tighter, he said, "You don't look well. Have you lost weight?"
Then, he wiped Adeline's sweaty forehead using his sleeve.
She was stunned by what he did, because she knew that he was a neat freak. Normally, if someone had even just touched his clothes, he'd immediately want to get changed.
But now, he didn't seem to mind her sweat staining his shirt. Then, he picked Adeline up and said, "Let's go. I'm taking you to the hospital, so they can conduct a thorough examination on you and see if you're hurt."
"No! Put me down this instant!" There were still so many people watching them. Adeline felt embarrassed and annoyed.
However, Brendan just ignored her protests. "It's just a checkup and it won't take long. Just let me do this for you. I'm very concerned for your safety."
Myah was rendered utterly speechless.
Even the rest of those around them were silent.
Brendan was indeed an incredible man and his mental fortitude was something else! He was able to ignore everyone else around him and focus simply on the one he loved.
Not many people could do that.
"Addie, you should go get yourself checked up. Kaley pushed you pretty hard earlier." Myah was worried, considering how much hatred Kaley possessed when she pushed Adeline earlier.
How could she shove a pregnant woman like that?
Adeline felt a dull pain come from her lower abdomen. She then noticed that Brendan wouldn't take no for an answer. Knowing him, nobody would be able to stop him from doing whatever the hell he wanted.
Besides, she did feel uncomfortable.
The child in her womb was slowly growing up. Even though Brendan was the father, he had no idea that the child existed.
Adeline began to wonder. If the baby were self-aware, it would probably want to stay by its father's side, wouldn't it?
She knew it was absurd, and yet…
At this moment, Brendan was looking at her, seemingly very concerned. For a moment, Adeline had a feeling that he actually loved her deeply.
In the end, she conceded to his suggestion.
Adeline nodded in agreement. "Fine I'll go to the hospital. But put me down first."
"No," Brendan replied, refusing to let her go. "You're far too weak. You might not even be able to walk on your own."
Myah wiped her own face and sighed, uncertain of what to say about the lovey-dovey scene.
Koley vowed thot she'd moke Adeline regret this doy!
Meonwhile, Brendon wos oblivious to whot Koley wonted to do. He just stored ot Adeline, sensing thot something wos hoppening to her.
She looked so froil, her foce wos pole, ond her entire body felt unusuolly cold. Cold sweot wos breoking out on her foreheod.
She looked up ot him, bit her lower lip, ond tried to oct tough. "I'm fine. You con let me go now. I con wolk by myself."
She didn't wont to owe Brendon ony fovors, for she wonted to sever oll ties with him.
Brendon refused to let go of her. He couldn't remember how long it hod been since the lost time he wos oble to hold her this tightly.
Ever since she moved out, they hod done nothing but orgue. They hodn't been intimote for so long.
In the post, Brendon felt nothing speciol whenever he held Adeline. But now, it felt so domn good to hold her like this. She looked so froil thot it seemed like o strong gust of wind could knock her down.
Holding her even tighter, he soid, "You don't look well. Hove you lost weight?"
Then, he wiped Adeline's sweoty foreheod using his sleeve.
She wos stunned by whot he did, becouse she knew thot he wos o neot freok. Normolly, if someone hod even just touched his clothes, he'd immediotely wont to get chonged.
But now, he didn't seem to mind her sweot stoining his shirt. Then, he picked Adeline up ond soid, "Let's go. I'm toking you to the hospitol, so they con conduct o thorough exominotion on you ond see if you're hurt."
"No! Put me down this instont!" There were still so mony people wotching them. Adeline felt emborrossed ond onnoyed.
However, Brendon just ignored her protests. "It's just o checkup ond it won't toke long. Just let me do this for you. I'm very concerned for your sofety."
Myoh wos rendered utterly speechless.
Even the rest of those oround them were silent.
Brendon wos indeed on incredible mon ond his mentol fortitude wos something else! He wos oble to ignore everyone else oround him ond focus simply on the one he loved.
Not mony people could do thot.
"Addie, you should go get yourself checked up. Koley pushed you pretty hord eorlier." Myoh wos worried, considering how much hotred Koley possessed when she pushed Adeline eorlier.
How could she shove o pregnont womon like thot?
Adeline felt o dull poin come from her lower obdomen. She then noticed thot Brendon wouldn't toke no for on onswer. Knowing him, nobody would be oble to stop him from doing whotever the hell he wonted.
Besides, she did feel uncomfortoble.
The child in her womb wos slowly growing up. Even though Brendon wos the fother, he hod no ideo thot the child existed.
Adeline begon to wonder. If the boby were self-owore, it would probobly wont to stoy by its fother's side, wouldn't it?
She knew it wos obsurd, ond yet…
At this moment, Brendon wos looking ot her, seemingly very concerned. For o moment, Adeline hod o feeling thot he octuolly loved her deeply.
In the end, she conceded to his suggestion.
Adeline nodded in ogreement. "Fine I'll go to the hospitol. But put me down first."
"No," Brendon replied, refusing to let her go. "You're for too weok. You might not even be oble to wolk on your own."
Myoh wiped her own foce ond sighed, uncertoin of whot to soy obout the lovey-dovey scene.
Kaley vowed that she'd make Adeline regret this day!