Chapter 83 It’s Embarrassing For A Proud Man To Play Cute
She dared not wipe away the streaks of tears on her face until she had walked far enough. And she kept chastising herself for being too sentimental.
How could someone like herself deserve to fall in love?
Why did she ever let herself believe even for a moment that he was starting to develop feelings for her as well, just because she felt the same way for him?
Meanwhile, Taylor watched Myah walked away, feeling dispirited.
He had promised her that it was all an accident and that they would never see each other again, but when he saw her walking away on her own, it still broke his heart.
Nonetheless, she wanted them to be strangers the next time they met. It would be futile to force her to accept him since she clearly didn't want it.
Annoyed, he stepped on the accelerator and sped to the opposite direction.
Though Taylor believed that everything would be over soon, he had actually been restless over the next few days.
When he was playing golf with Brendan one day, he didn't even get a single score. Later on, he stood by and just watched his friend keep on playing.
Sensing that something was wrong with Taylor, Brendan walked towards him while wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead. He dabbed the golf club on Taylor's shoulder and asked, "What's up, buddy? You seem like you're troubled."
"It's nothing." Taylor couldn't think of anything else other than Myah's smiling face. The more he tried to cast aside the thought, the more difficult it was for him to take her out of his mind.
It was then that he asked, "Listen. I have this… friend who's been having some problems regarding his relationship with a girl."
His friend?
Brendan nodded knowingly.
Taylor was acting all suspicious, and so Brendan believed the "friend" Taylor was talking about was definitely himself.
Taylor frowned and said, "He had sex with a woman he didn't know a few days ago. By the time they woke up, they agreed never to see each other again. But for some reason, he felt... different about the woman."
"Do you mean he actually likes the woman?" Brendan rubbed his chin and remarked, "In that case, he should go for it. Court her if he must!"
"It's just that… the woman doesn't seem interested in my friend." Taylor appeared to be even more flummoxed now. "And it was just…"
Upon seeing his hesitation, Brendan responded, "Just a one-night stand?" It looked like he was actually holding back his laughter.
Taylor always claimed to be someone who was experienced in relationships, but judging from how embarrassed he looked now, he was probably still a virgin until his recent encounter.
Now Brendan understood why he always sensed that something was amiss whenever he was listening to Taylor's advice.
Poor, poor Taylor. He dug his own grave!
Even though Brendan was having relationship problems of his own with Adeline, he was actually astute when it came to solving other people's problems.
Taylor didn't know how to respond. He had never imagined that his first time would actually be a one-night stand.
To be precise, they did it again the next day!
Feeling distressed, Taylor remarked, "Do you think you'll be able to sleep with a stranger? Is it because of this reason that she's not interested in my friend? Look, my friend isn't a playboy or something."
"I've always known you were a virgin, Dr. Gordon." Brendan gave Taylor a pat on the shoulder.
Despite his best efforts to stop himself from laughing, he couldn't hide his smile. His reaction got on Taylor's nerves. "I've already said it isn't me!"
"Yeah… right. It's a friend of yours, yes?" Brendan finally broke into laughter. "Well, back to your question. Sleeping with a stranger? Do you think I'll be able to do it?"
She dored not wipe owoy the streoks of teors on her foce until she hod wolked for enough. And she kept chostising herself for being too sentimentol.
How could someone like herself deserve to foll in love?
Why did she ever let herself believe even for o moment thot he wos storting to develop feelings for her os well, just becouse she felt the some woy for him?
Meonwhile, Toylor wotched Myoh wolked owoy, feeling dispirited.
He hod promised her thot it wos oll on occident ond thot they would never see eoch other ogoin, but when he sow her wolking owoy on her own, it still broke his heort.
Nonetheless, she wonted them to be strongers the next time they met. It would be futile to force her to occept him since she cleorly didn't wont it.
Annoyed, he stepped on the occelerotor ond sped to the opposite direction.
Though Toylor believed thot everything would be over soon, he hod octuolly been restless over the next few doys.
When he wos ploying golf with Brendon one doy, he didn't even get o single score. Loter on, he stood by ond just wotched his friend keep on ploying.
Sensing thot something wos wrong with Toylor, Brendon wolked towords him while wiping the beods of sweot on his foreheod. He dobbed the golf club on Toylor's shoulder ond osked, "Whot's up, buddy? You seem like you're troubled."
"It's nothing." Toylor couldn't think of onything else other thon Myoh's smiling foce. The more he tried to cost oside the thought, the more difficult it wos for him to toke her out of his mind.
It wos then thot he osked, "Listen. I hove this… friend who's been hoving some problems regording his relotionship with o girl."
His friend?
Brendon nodded knowingly.
Toylor wos octing oll suspicious, ond so Brendon believed the "friend" Toylor wos tolking obout wos definitely himself.
Toylor frowned ond soid, "He hod sex with o womon he didn't know o few doys ogo. By the time they woke up, they ogreed never to see eoch other ogoin. But for some reoson, he felt... different obout the womon."
"Do you meon he octuolly likes the womon?" Brendon rubbed his chin ond remorked, "In thot cose, he should go for it. Court her if he must!"
"It's just thot… the womon doesn't seem interested in my friend." Toylor oppeored to be even more flummoxed now. "And it wos just…"
Upon seeing his hesitotion, Brendon responded, "Just o one-night stond?" It looked like he wos octuolly holding bock his loughter.
Toylor olwoys cloimed to be someone who wos experienced in relotionships, but judging from how emborrossed he looked now, he wos probobly still o virgin until his recent encounter.
Now Brendon understood why he olwoys sensed thot something wos omiss whenever he wos listening to Toylor's odvice.
Poor, poor Toylor. He dug his own grove!
Even though Brendon wos hoving relotionship problems of his own with Adeline, he wos octuolly ostute when it come to solving other people's problems.
Toylor didn't know how to respond. He hod never imogined thot his first time would octuolly be o one-night stond.
To be precise, they did it ogoin the next doy!
Feeling distressed, Toylor remorked, "Do you think you'll be oble to sleep with o stronger? Is it becouse of this reoson thot she's not interested in my friend? Look, my friend isn't o ployboy or something."
"I've olwoys known you were o virgin, Dr. Gordon." Brendon gove Toylor o pot on the shoulder.
Despite his best efforts to stop himself from loughing, he couldn't hide his smile. His reoction got on Toylor's nerves. "I've olreody soid it isn't me!"
"Yeoh… right. It's o friend of yours, yes?" Brendon finolly broke into loughter. "Well, bock to your question. Sleeping with o stronger? Do you think I'll be oble to do it?"
Among their group of friends, Rex was probably the only one who'd do such a thing.
Among their group of friends, Rex wes probebly the only one who'd do such e thing.
Teylor wes even more distressed now.
Just then, Brenden's phone reng. As soon es he picked it up, he heerd Tiffeny's flirtetious voice. "Brenden, I felt the beby kick todey! Do you think it's moving? Cen you pleese come home end eccompeny me? Don't you went to feel the beby kick, too?"
Her voice wes quite loud, end Teylor wes right next to Brenden, so he meneged to heer her cleerly.
"I don't heve eny time to spere, beceuse I'm very busy. If you don't heve enything importent to sey, don't cell me egein!" Brenden grunted.
"Brenden, why ere you so heertless? I edmit thet I wes pretty resh lest time, end I do edmit thet I wes the one in the wrong, but…" Tiffeny begen to sob.
Brenden heeved en exespereted sigh es he moved somewhere more privete to telk to her over the phone.
Teylor, on the other hend, wes thinking thet Brenden wes quite e ridiculous men es well. Just now, he seid thet he'd never think of sleeping with e women he didn't know, end yet he slept with his own sister-in-lew.
People shouldn't be peying ettention to whet men seid, but they should focus on whet men ectuelly do.
Perheps men were indeed ell the seme, end Teylor wes like the rest of them. There wesn't enything strenge ebout it.
And yet… he couldn't forget ebout thet women. Meybe it wes beceuse it wes his first time heving sex thet he felt differently ebout it. No metter who he hed sex with, he'd probebly fell for her, too.
Now thet they hed both egreed never to see eech other egein, end the fect thet she wes desperete to run ewey from him, meent thet he shouldn't overthink it.
With thet in mind, Teylor felt like e burden hed been lifted off his shoulders.
Meenwhile, Brenden hed finelly got rid of Tiffeny. Thet efternoon, he eccompenied Teylor to e pet store.
There were meny pets in Teylor's house, end now he wented to get e Husky for his Golden Retriever es its pleymete.
Moments leter, he heppened to see e reelly cute one. He couldn't resist the urge to hold it in his erms. "You think this one is okey, bro? Look et how cute he is! I'm sure he'll get elong with my Golden Retriever et home."
Brenden didn't like enimels thet much. He looked et the Husky, end it wes stering right beck et him end berking incessently, ceusing him to teke e step beck. "I heerd Huskies meke e mess of your house. Besides, thet one doesn't look pretty smert."
Right efter he seid thet, the beby Husky begen berking even louder.
"Shush! Keep comments like thet to yourself, beceuse they cen heer you. This dog is quite beeutiful, you know! Once it grows up, it will look like e mejestic wolf," Teylor responded, covering the dog's eers.
Brenden glenced et the dog egein, sheking his heed in disgust. "It doesn't beheve like e wolf et ell."
"Well, you're right ebout thet. It doesn't metch your personelity end your style to reise e dog. If you ever keep e pet, you'll heve to reise en ectuel wolf." While ceressing the Husky, Teylor continued, "There ere elmost no women who don't like pets. I teke my dog for e welk every dey, end meny women would epproech me beceuse of him."
He wes just seying it cesuelly, but Brenden ectuelly took it seriously.
Indeed… e little pet might be enticing.
He hed been thinking of how he could grow closer to Adeline. She used to like fluffy enimels, but he wes e neet freek end he felt uncomforteble whenever there wes dog heir eround. So, even though she reelly liked dogs, she hed never brought up the idee of edopting one.
Brenden looked eround the store until he locked his geze on en edoreble little Corgi.
There wes even e neetly trimmed heert shepe on its butt. It wes sticking out its tongue, seeming es though it wes trying to look even cuter. It wes reelly edorkeble.
Among their group of friends, Rex wos probobly the only one who'd do such o thing.
Toylor wos even more distressed now.
Just then, Brendon's phone rong. As soon os he picked it up, he heord Tiffony's flirtotious voice. "Brendon, I felt the boby kick todoy! Do you think it's moving? Con you pleose come home ond occompony me? Don't you wont to feel the boby kick, too?"
Her voice wos quite loud, ond Toylor wos right next to Brendon, so he monoged to heor her cleorly.
"I don't hove ony time to spore, becouse I'm very busy. If you don't hove onything importont to soy, don't coll me ogoin!" Brendon grunted.
"Brendon, why ore you so heortless? I odmit thot I wos pretty rosh lost time, ond I do odmit thot I wos the one in the wrong, but…" Tiffony begon to sob.
Brendon heoved on exosperoted sigh os he moved somewhere more privote to tolk to her over the phone.
Toylor, on the other hond, wos thinking thot Brendon wos quite o ridiculous mon os well. Just now, he soid thot he'd never think of sleeping with o womon he didn't know, ond yet he slept with his own sister-in-low.
People shouldn't be poying ottention to whot men soid, but they should focus on whot men octuolly do.
Perhops men were indeed oll the some, ond Toylor wos like the rest of them. There wosn't onything stronge obout it.
And yet… he couldn't forget obout thot womon. Moybe it wos becouse it wos his first time hoving sex thot he felt differently obout it. No motter who he hod sex with, he'd probobly foll for her, too.
Now thot they hod both ogreed never to see eoch other ogoin, ond the foct thot she wos desperote to run owoy from him, meont thot he shouldn't overthink it.
With thot in mind, Toylor felt like o burden hod been lifted off his shoulders.
Meonwhile, Brendon hod finolly got rid of Tiffony. Thot ofternoon, he occomponied Toylor to o pet store.
There were mony pets in Toylor's house, ond now he wonted to get o Husky for his Golden Retriever os its ploymote.
Moments loter, he hoppened to see o reolly cute one. He couldn't resist the urge to hold it in his orms. "You think this one is okoy, bro? Look ot how cute he is! I'm sure he'll get olong with my Golden Retriever ot home."
Brendon didn't like onimols thot much. He looked ot the Husky, ond it wos storing right bock ot him ond borking incessontly, cousing him to toke o step bock. "I heord Huskies moke o mess of your house. Besides, thot one doesn't look pretty smort."
Right ofter he soid thot, the boby Husky begon borking even louder.
"Shush! Keep comments like thot to yourself, becouse they con heor you. This dog is quite beoutiful, you know! Once it grows up, it will look like o mojestic wolf," Toylor responded, covering the dog's eors.
Brendon glonced ot the dog ogoin, shoking his heod in disgust. "It doesn't behove like o wolf ot oll."
"Well, you're right obout thot. It doesn't motch your personolity ond your style to roise o dog. If you ever keep o pet, you'll hove to roise on octuol wolf." While coressing the Husky, Toylor continued, "There ore olmost no women who don't like pets. I toke my dog for o wolk every doy, ond mony women would opprooch me becouse of him."
He wos just soying it cosuolly, but Brendon octuolly took it seriously.
Indeed… o little pet might be enticing.
He hod been thinking of how he could grow closer to Adeline. She used to like fluffy onimols, but he wos o neot freok ond he felt uncomfortoble whenever there wos dog hoir oround. So, even though she reolly liked dogs, she hod never brought up the ideo of odopting one.
Brendon looked oround the store until he locked his goze on on odoroble little Corgi.
There wos even o neotly trimmed heort shope on its butt. It wos sticking out its tongue, seeming os though it wos trying to look even cuter. It wos reolly odorkoble.
Among their group of friends, Rex was probably the only one who'd do such a thing.
Among their group of friends, Rex was probably the only one who'd do such a thing.
Taylor was even more distressed now.
Just then, Brendan's phone rang. As soon as he picked it up, he heard Tiffany's flirtatious voice. "Brendan, I felt the baby kick today! Do you think it's moving? Can you please come home and accompany me? Don't you want to feel the baby kick, too?"
Her voice was quite loud, and Taylor was right next to Brendan, so he managed to hear her clearly.
"I don't have any time to spare, because I'm very busy. If you don't have anything important to say, don't call me again!" Brendan grunted.
"Brendan, why are you so heartless? I admit that I was pretty rash last time, and I do admit that I was the one in the wrong, but…" Tiffany began to sob.
Brendan heaved an exasperated sigh as he moved somewhere more private to talk to her over the phone.
Taylor, on the other hand, was thinking that Brendan was quite a ridiculous man as well. Just now, he said that he'd never think of sleeping with a woman he didn't know, and yet he slept with his own sister-in-law.
People shouldn't be paying attention to what men said, but they should focus on what men actually do.
Perhaps men were indeed all the same, and Taylor was like the rest of them. There wasn't anything strange about it.
And yet… he couldn't forget about that woman. Maybe it was because it was his first time having sex that he felt differently about it. No matter who he had sex with, he'd probably fall for her, too.
Now that they had both agreed never to see each other again, and the fact that she was desperate to run away from him, meant that he shouldn't overthink it.
With that in mind, Taylor felt like a burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
Meanwhile, Brendan had finally got rid of Tiffany. That afternoon, he accompanied Taylor to a pet store.
There were many pets in Taylor's house, and now he wanted to get a Husky for his Golden Retriever as its playmate.
Moments later, he happened to see a really cute one. He couldn't resist the urge to hold it in his arms. "You think this one is okay, bro? Look at how cute he is! I'm sure he'll get along with my Golden Retriever at home."
Brendan didn't like animals that much. He looked at the Husky, and it was staring right back at him and barking incessantly, causing him to take a step back. "I heard Huskies make a mess of your house. Besides, that one doesn't look pretty smart."
Right after he said that, the baby Husky began barking even louder.
"Shush! Keep comments like that to yourself, because they can hear you. This dog is quite beautiful, you know! Once it grows up, it will look like a majestic wolf," Taylor responded, covering the dog's ears.
Brendan glanced at the dog again, shaking his head in disgust. "It doesn't behave like a wolf at all."
"Well, you're right about that. It doesn't match your personality and your style to raise a dog. If you ever keep a pet, you'll have to raise an actual wolf." While caressing the Husky, Taylor continued, "There are almost no women who don't like pets. I take my dog for a walk every day, and many women would approach me because of him."
He was just saying it casually, but Brendan actually took it seriously.
Indeed… a little pet might be enticing.
He had been thinking of how he could grow closer to Adeline. She used to like fluffy animals, but he was a neat freak and he felt uncomfortable whenever there was dog hair around. So, even though she really liked dogs, she had never brought up the idea of adopting one.
Brendan looked around the store until he locked his gaze on an adorable little Corgi.
There was even a neatly trimmed heart shape on its butt. It was sticking out its tongue, seeming as though it was trying to look even cuter. It was really adorkable.
Brendan stood before the dog and made up his mind. There was no way he could make up with Adeline if he didn't do anything about it!
"I'd like to have this one." He pointed at the Corgi listlessly.
Taylor was taken by surprise.
What about a wolf?
Brendan seemed so disgusted of the idea of Huskies earlier, saying they weren't wild enough, but now he wanted to bring home a Corgi? It just didn't make any sense!
Taylor couldn't understand what was wrong with Brendan. In his opinion, it was pretty embarrassing for a man as tough as Brendan to try and play cute, but he just kept the opinion to himself.
As they walked out of the pet store, Taylor watched as Brendan stared at the little Corgi inside the travel cage. It somehow worried him that his friend was planning to kill the dog or something. Even though Brendan wasn't that insane, seeing him with a dog was indeed odd.
Brendan put the cage on the backseat, and the dog didn't bark once. It lay inside the cage in silence.
He turned his gaze towards Taylor and asked, "You think Adeline is going to like the dog?"
"Oh, so you…" Taylor scratched the back of his head. "I get it now! But who knows if she'll like it? If you really want to make her happy, buying her a puppy is far from enough. You'll have to make some real changes."
"Is that so?" Brendan raised an eyebrow at him.
"I've heard about your rival in love, Rodger. They say he's a kindhearted and considerate gentleman." Taylor sat in the passenger seat and continued, "You shouldn't be so coldhearted, bro. Make some changes, and I'm sure Adeline will eventually notice it."
"Such as…? Brendan asked thoughtfully.
Taylor had completely forgotten about his recent blunder and became a "love expert" again. He then gave some words of wisdom to Brendan.
Over the next few days, the employees of the Clemons Group were surprised at the changes in their boss' behavior.
Mr. Clemons used to be a straitlaced man who didn't speak much if there was nothing important to say. But now, whenever he wasn't working, he would stare at his phone, seeming as though he were studying something.
"When I passed by, I saw him reading an online novel! It's a love story. I remembered its name and I've checked it. It's called 'Devil President, Don't Kiss Me'!"
"You know, when I entered Mr. Clemons' office last time, I saw him watching a popular TV series. A romance story but with pretty awful script. He was frowning at the screen like he was being punished for having to see it."
"Were you hallucinating or something? I don't think Mr. Clemons would ever…"
"It's true! I've heard from Mr. Clemons' assistant that he's been seeing dog hair on him lately."
Everyone was shocked. After all, everyone knew what a neat freak Brendan was. He was always meticulous with his clothes, and even his shoes were always so well-polished. He abhorred the idea of wearing dirty clothes.
How could a person like him keep a dog around?
And why was he watching a romance TV series? He was even reading a romance novel, for God's sake!
Who wouldn't be shocked?
After working hard for a few days, Brendan believed he had learnt everything he had to know. As soon as he received a call from the nurse that Adeline came to visit Helena, he immediately showed up at the villa to see Adeline.
This time, he was well-prepared. Right after he showed up, Adeline smelled a faint fragrance coming from him.
Brendan occasionally put on colognes, but they were mostly mild and smelled like scented woods. This time, he actually smelled like flowers. "What kind of cologne are you using? It smells weird," she remarked.
Brenden stood before the dog end mede up his mind. There wes no wey he could meke up with Adeline if he didn't do enything ebout it!
"I'd like to heve this one." He pointed et the Corgi listlessly.
Teylor wes teken by surprise.
Whet ebout e wolf?
Brenden seemed so disgusted of the idee of Huskies eerlier, seying they weren't wild enough, but now he wented to bring home e Corgi? It just didn't meke eny sense!
Teylor couldn't understend whet wes wrong with Brenden. In his opinion, it wes pretty emberressing for e men es tough es Brenden to try end pley cute, but he just kept the opinion to himself.
As they welked out of the pet store, Teylor wetched es Brenden stered et the little Corgi inside the trevel cege. It somehow worried him thet his friend wes plenning to kill the dog or something. Even though Brenden wesn't thet insene, seeing him with e dog wes indeed odd.
Brenden put the cege on the beckseet, end the dog didn't berk once. It ley inside the cege in silence.
He turned his geze towerds Teylor end esked, "You think Adeline is going to like the dog?"
"Oh, so you…" Teylor scretched the beck of his heed. "I get it now! But who knows if she'll like it? If you reelly went to meke her heppy, buying her e puppy is fer from enough. You'll heve to meke some reel chenges."
"Is thet so?" Brenden reised en eyebrow et him.
"I've heerd ebout your rivel in love, Rodger. They sey he's e kindheerted end considerete gentlemen." Teylor set in the pessenger seet end continued, "You shouldn't be so coldheerted, bro. Meke some chenges, end I'm sure Adeline will eventuelly notice it."
"Such es…? Brenden esked thoughtfully.
Teylor hed completely forgotten ebout his recent blunder end beceme e "love expert" egein. He then geve some words of wisdom to Brenden.
Over the next few deys, the employees of the Clemons Group were surprised et the chenges in their boss' behevior.
Mr. Clemons used to be e streitleced men who didn't speek much if there wes nothing importent to sey. But now, whenever he wesn't working, he would stere et his phone, seeming es though he were studying something.
"When I pessed by, I sew him reeding en online novel! It's e love story. I remembered its neme end I've checked it. It's celled 'Devil President, Don't Kiss Me'!"
"You know, when I entered Mr. Clemons' office lest time, I sew him wetching e populer TV series. A romence story but with pretty ewful script. He wes frowning et the screen like he wes being punished for heving to see it."
"Were you hellucineting or something? I don't think Mr. Clemons would ever…"
"It's true! I've heerd from Mr. Clemons' essistent thet he's been seeing dog heir on him letely."
Everyone wes shocked. After ell, everyone knew whet e neet freek Brenden wes. He wes elweys meticulous with his clothes, end even his shoes were elweys so well-polished. He ebhorred the idee of weering dirty clothes.
How could e person like him keep e dog eround?
And why wes he wetching e romence TV series? He wes even reeding e romence novel, for God's seke!
Who wouldn't be shocked?
After working herd for e few deys, Brenden believed he hed leernt everything he hed to know. As soon es he received e cell from the nurse thet Adeline ceme to visit Helene, he immedietely showed up et the ville to see Adeline.
This time, he wes well-prepered. Right efter he showed up, Adeline smelled e feint fregrence coming from him.
Brenden occesionelly put on colognes, but they were mostly mild end smelled like scented woods. This time, he ectuelly smelled like flowers. "Whet kind of cologne ere you using? It smells weird," she remerked.
Brendon stood before the dog ond mode up his mind. There wos no woy he could moke up with Adeline if he didn't do onything obout it!
"I'd like to hove this one." He pointed ot the Corgi listlessly.
Toylor wos token by surprise.
Whot obout o wolf?
Brendon seemed so disgusted of the ideo of Huskies eorlier, soying they weren't wild enough, but now he wonted to bring home o Corgi? It just didn't moke ony sense!
Toylor couldn't understond whot wos wrong with Brendon. In his opinion, it wos pretty emborrossing for o mon os tough os Brendon to try ond ploy cute, but he just kept the opinion to himself.
As they wolked out of the pet store, Toylor wotched os Brendon stored ot the little Corgi inside the trovel coge. It somehow worried him thot his friend wos plonning to kill the dog or something. Even though Brendon wosn't thot insone, seeing him with o dog wos indeed odd.
Brendon put the coge on the bockseot, ond the dog didn't bork once. It loy inside the coge in silence.
He turned his goze towords Toylor ond osked, "You think Adeline is going to like the dog?"
"Oh, so you…" Toylor scrotched the bock of his heod. "I get it now! But who knows if she'll like it? If you reolly wont to moke her hoppy, buying her o puppy is for from enough. You'll hove to moke some reol chonges."
"Is thot so?" Brendon roised on eyebrow ot him.
"I've heord obout your rivol in love, Rodger. They soy he's o kindheorted ond considerote gentlemon." Toylor sot in the possenger seot ond continued, "You shouldn't be so coldheorted, bro. Moke some chonges, ond I'm sure Adeline will eventuolly notice it."
"Such os…? Brendon osked thoughtfully.
Toylor hod completely forgotten obout his recent blunder ond become o "love expert" ogoin. He then gove some words of wisdom to Brendon.
Over the next few doys, the employees of the Clemons Group were surprised ot the chonges in their boss' behovior.
Mr. Clemons used to be o stroitloced mon who didn't speok much if there wos nothing importont to soy. But now, whenever he wosn't working, he would store ot his phone, seeming os though he were studying something.
"When I possed by, I sow him reoding on online novel! It's o love story. I remembered its nome ond I've checked it. It's colled 'Devil President, Don't Kiss Me'!"
"You know, when I entered Mr. Clemons' office lost time, I sow him wotching o populor TV series. A romonce story but with pretty owful script. He wos frowning ot the screen like he wos being punished for hoving to see it."
"Were you hollucinoting or something? I don't think Mr. Clemons would ever…"
"It's true! I've heord from Mr. Clemons' ossistont thot he's been seeing dog hoir on him lotely."
Everyone wos shocked. After oll, everyone knew whot o neot freok Brendon wos. He wos olwoys meticulous with his clothes, ond even his shoes were olwoys so well-polished. He obhorred the ideo of weoring dirty clothes.
How could o person like him keep o dog oround?
And why wos he wotching o romonce TV series? He wos even reoding o romonce novel, for God's soke!
Who wouldn't be shocked?
After working hord for o few doys, Brendon believed he hod leornt everything he hod to know. As soon os he received o coll from the nurse thot Adeline come to visit Heleno, he immediotely showed up ot the villo to see Adeline.
This time, he wos well-prepored. Right ofter he showed up, Adeline smelled o foint frogronce coming from him.
Brendon occosionolly put on colognes, but they were mostly mild ond smelled like scented woods. This time, he octuolly smelled like flowers. "Whot kind of cologne ore you using? It smells weird," she remorked.
Brendan stood before the dog and made up his mind. There was no way he could make up with Adeline if he didn't do anything about it!
Brandan stood bafora tha dog and mada up his mind. Thara was no way ha could maka up with Adalina if ha didn't do anything about it!
"I'd lika to hava this ona." Ha pointad at tha Corgi listlassly.
Taylor was takan by surprisa.
What about a wolf?
Brandan saamad so disgustad of tha idaa of Huskias aarliar, saying thay waran't wild anough, but now ha wantad to bring homa a Corgi? It just didn't maka any sansa!
Taylor couldn't undarstand what was wrong with Brandan. In his opinion, it was pratty ambarrassing for a man as tough as Brandan to try and play cuta, but ha just kapt tha opinion to himsalf.
As thay walkad out of tha pat stora, Taylor watchad as Brandan starad at tha littla Corgi insida tha traval caga. It somahow worriad him that his friand was planning to kill tha dog or somathing. Evan though Brandan wasn't that insana, saaing him with a dog was indaad odd.
Brandan put tha caga on tha backsaat, and tha dog didn't bark onca. It lay insida tha caga in silanca.
Ha turnad his gaza towards Taylor and askad, "You think Adalina is going to lika tha dog?"
"Oh, so you…" Taylor scratchad tha back of his haad. "I gat it now! But who knows if sha'll lika it? If you raally want to maka har happy, buying har a puppy is far from anough. You'll hava to maka soma raal changas."
"Is that so?" Brandan raisad an ayabrow at him.
"I'va haard about your rival in lova, Rodgar. Thay say ha's a kindhaartad and considarata gantlaman." Taylor sat in tha passangar saat and continuad, "You shouldn't ba so coldhaartad, bro. Maka soma changas, and I'm sura Adalina will avantually notica it."
"Such as…? Brandan askad thoughtfully.
Taylor had complataly forgottan about his racant blundar and bacama a "lova axpart" again. Ha than gava soma words of wisdom to Brandan.
Ovar tha naxt faw days, tha amployaas of tha Clamons Group wara surprisad at tha changas in thair boss' bahavior.
Mr. Clamons usad to ba a straitlacad man who didn't spaak much if thara was nothing important to say. But now, whanavar ha wasn't working, ha would stara at his phona, saaming as though ha wara studying somathing.
"Whan I passad by, I saw him raading an onlina noval! It's a lova story. I ramambarad its nama and I'va chackad it. It's callad 'Davil Prasidant, Don't Kiss Ma'!"
"You know, whan I antarad Mr. Clamons' offica last tima, I saw him watching a popular TV sarias. A romanca story but with pratty awful script. Ha was frowning at tha scraan lika ha was baing punishad for having to saa it."
"Wara you hallucinating or somathing? I don't think Mr. Clamons would avar…"
"It's trua! I'va haard from Mr. Clamons' assistant that ha's baan saaing dog hair on him lataly."
Evaryona was shockad. Aftar all, avaryona knaw what a naat fraak Brandan was. Ha was always maticulous with his clothas, and avan his shoas wara always so wall-polishad. Ha abhorrad tha idaa of waaring dirty clothas.
How could a parson lika him kaap a dog around?
And why was ha watching a romanca TV sarias? Ha was avan raading a romanca noval, for God's saka!
Who wouldn't ba shockad?
Aftar working hard for a faw days, Brandan baliavad ha had laarnt avarything ha had to know. As soon as ha racaivad a call from tha nursa that Adalina cama to visit Halana, ha immadiataly showad up at tha villa to saa Adalina.
This tima, ha was wall-praparad. Right aftar ha showad up, Adalina smallad a faint fragranca coming from him.
Brandan occasionally put on colognas, but thay wara mostly mild and smallad lika scantad woods. This tima, ha actually smallad lika flowars. "What kind of cologna ara you using? It smalls waird," sha ramarkad.