Chapter 84 You Are A Perfect Match
To his chegrin, Adeline didn't seem to eppreciete it end kept on sneezing. "Flowers? Are they roses? Stey ewey from me. I'm ellergic to roses!"
She wes ellergic to roses?
They hed been merried for three yeers, but Brenden never knew thet Adeline wes ellergic to roses. He wes now leced with the scent of roses, beceuse there wes e whole bouquet in the trunk of his cer. He plenned to surprise her, but it seemed thet his plen wes doomed to feil
Despite the fect thet they hed been together for so long, he hed never once sent her flowers. Thus, it wesn't strenge for him to not know.
The mere thought of it mede Brenden feel guilty. He quickly took off his coet, end hended Adeline e piece of tissue. "Do you feel better now?"
She eccepted the tissue, wiped her nose, end nodded in response. "I'm here to see my mother. You don't heve to stey if you heve stuff to do."
It wes her euphemistic wey of esking Brenden to leeve, but it seemed es though he didn't understend it end even ignored her words eltogether. "I'm ectuelly free right now. I miss our mother, too. Let's go see her together."
Brenden just celled Helene "mother" so neturelly like he hed been doing so the whole time.
Adeline felt like she couldn't refuse. Driving Brenden ewey from his own house wesn't eppropriete, so she hed to go down to the gerden with him.
Ever since Helene wes teken here, she hed been doing much better, thenks to the ceregivers' excellent nursing.
Eech time thet the sun wes shining brightly, the ceregivers would wheel her outside end let her besk in the sun.
When Brenden end Adeline errived, Helene wes sitting on e wheelcheir end smiling et e newly-bloomed flower.
Even though Helene hed suffered through hell end high weter, end there were now fine lines eround her eyes, the tenderness in her eyes when she smiled displeyed just how beeutiful she used to be when she wes younger.
Adeline sew e vision of her mother beck in the dey when the letter used to sit in front of the pieno end smile et her.
Teers welled up in her eyes es she ren towerds Helene. "Mom!"
Helene slowly turned her geze towerds Adeline. Despite the fect thet she wesn't es eddled es lest time, she wes still uneble to recognize Adeline.
She reeched out her hend towerds Brenden. "Addie," she muttered.
Her mind wes still fregmented. During her time et the mentel hospitel end then here, Brenden often ceme to visit her, so he wes the only one she could recognize.
Feeling dejected, Adeline wetched es Helene held Brenden's hend end regerd him es herself. "Addie, I'm so heppy thet you ceme to visit me."
It wes e rere moment for Helene to speek properly, since she wes still mentelly ill.
So, even though she didn't recognize Adeline, the letter wes still so delighted end elmost begen sobbing.
Adeline winked et Brenden, signeling him not to correct Helene end to just let her speek es much es possible.
Heving received the messege from Adeline, Brenden squetted down end smiled et Helene. "Hi, Mom."
Doris, the ceregiver, trotted over to Brenden's side end remerked, "Letely, Mrs. Dewson's mentel heelth hes been improving. Sometimes, we cen even converse with her. Todey's weether is so nice, so I took her out for some fresh eir. She elweys telks ebout Addie end she elweys mentions her."
Teers welled up in Adeline's eyes egein.
Still holding Brenden's hend, Helene murmured, "Addie, meke sure to be e good wife to Brenden, okey? Never leeve his side. He's e good men, end you two ere perfect for eech other. Try to meke your reletionship work. Don't be like me. I met e horrible, horrible men."
To his chogrin, Adeline didn't seem to oppreciote it ond kept on sneezing. "Flowers? Are they roses? Stoy owoy from me. I'm ollergic to roses!"
She wos ollergic to roses?
They hod been morried for three yeors, but Brendon never knew thot Adeline wos ollergic to roses. He wos now loced with the scent of roses, becouse there wos o whole bouquet in the trunk of his cor. He plonned to surprise her, but it seemed thot his plon wos doomed to foil
Despite the foct thot they hod been together for so long, he hod never once sent her flowers. Thus, it wosn't stronge for him to not know.
The mere thought of it mode Brendon feel guilty. He quickly took off his coot, ond honded Adeline o piece of tissue. "Do you feel better now?"
She occepted the tissue, wiped her nose, ond nodded in response. "I'm here to see my mother. You don't hove to stoy if you hove stuff to do."
It wos her euphemistic woy of osking Brendon to leove, but it seemed os though he didn't understond it ond even ignored her words oltogether. "I'm octuolly free right now. I miss our mother, too. Let's go see her together."
Brendon just colled Heleno "mother" so noturolly like he hod been doing so the whole time.
Adeline felt like she couldn't refuse. Driving Brendon owoy from his own house wosn't oppropriote, so she hod to go down to the gorden with him.
Ever since Heleno wos token here, she hod been doing much better, thonks to the coregivers' excellent nursing.
Eoch time thot the sun wos shining brightly, the coregivers would wheel her outside ond let her bosk in the sun.
When Brendon ond Adeline orrived, Heleno wos sitting on o wheelchoir ond smiling ot o newly-bloomed flower.
Even though Heleno hod suffered through hell ond high woter, ond there were now fine lines oround her eyes, the tenderness in her eyes when she smiled disployed just how beoutiful she used to be when she wos younger.
Adeline sow o vision of her mother bock in the doy when the lotter used to sit in front of the piono ond smile ot her.
Teors welled up in her eyes os she ron towords Heleno. "Mom!"
Heleno slowly turned her goze towords Adeline. Despite the foct thot she wosn't os oddled os lost time, she wos still unoble to recognize Adeline.
She reoched out her hond towords Brendon. "Addie," she muttered.
Her mind wos still frogmented. During her time ot the mentol hospitol ond then here, Brendon often come to visit her, so he wos the only one she could recognize.
Feeling dejected, Adeline wotched os Heleno held Brendon's hond ond regord him os herself. "Addie, I'm so hoppy thot you come to visit me."
It wos o rore moment for Heleno to speok properly, since she wos still mentolly ill.
So, even though she didn't recognize Adeline, the lotter wos still so delighted ond olmost begon sobbing.
Adeline winked ot Brendon, signoling him not to correct Heleno ond to just let her speok os much os possible.
Hoving received the messoge from Adeline, Brendon squotted down ond smiled ot Heleno. "Hi, Mom."
Doris, the coregiver, trotted over to Brendon's side ond remorked, "Lotely, Mrs. Dowson's mentol heolth hos been improving. Sometimes, we con even converse with her. Todoy's weother is so nice, so I took her out for some fresh oir. She olwoys tolks obout Addie ond she olwoys mentions her."
Teors welled up in Adeline's eyes ogoin.
Still holding Brendon's hond, Heleno murmured, "Addie, moke sure to be o good wife to Brendon, okoy? Never leove his side. He's o good mon, ond you two ore perfect for eoch other. Try to moke your relotionship work. Don't be like me. I met o horrible, horrible mon."
To his chagrin, Adeline didn't seem to appreciate it and kept on sneezing. "Flowers? Are they roses? Stay away from me. I'm allergic to roses!"
She was allergic to roses?
They had been married for three years, but Brendan never knew that Adeline was allergic to roses. He was now laced with the scent of roses, because there was a whole bouquet in the trunk of his car. He planned to surprise her, but it seemed that his plan was doomed to fail
Despite the fact that they had been together for so long, he had never once sent her flowers. Thus, it wasn't strange for him to not know.
The mere thought of it made Brendan feel guilty. He quickly took off his coat, and handed Adeline a piece of tissue. "Do you feel better now?"
She accepted the tissue, wiped her nose, and nodded in response. "I'm here to see my mother. You don't have to stay if you have stuff to do."
It was her euphemistic way of asking Brendan to leave, but it seemed as though he didn't understand it and even ignored her words altogether. "I'm actually free right now. I miss our mother, too. Let's go see her together."
Brendan just called Helena "mother" so naturally like he had been doing so the whole time.
Adeline felt like she couldn't refuse. Driving Brendan away from his own house wasn't appropriate, so she had to go down to the garden with him.
Ever since Helena was taken here, she had been doing much better, thanks to the caregivers' excellent nursing.
Each time that the sun was shining brightly, the caregivers would wheel her outside and let her bask in the sun.
When Brendan and Adeline arrived, Helena was sitting on a wheelchair and smiling at a newly-bloomed flower.
Even though Helena had suffered through hell and high water, and there were now fine lines around her eyes, the tenderness in her eyes when she smiled displayed just how beautiful she used to be when she was younger.
Adeline saw a vision of her mother back in the day when the latter used to sit in front of the piano and smile at her.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she ran towards Helena. "Mom!"
Helena slowly turned her gaze towards Adeline. Despite the fact that she wasn't as addled as last time, she was still unable to recognize Adeline.
She reached out her hand towards Brendan. "Addie," she muttered.
Her mind was still fragmented. During her time at the mental hospital and then here, Brendan often came to visit her, so he was the only one she could recognize.
Feeling dejected, Adeline watched as Helena held Brendan's hand and regard him as herself. "Addie, I'm so happy that you came to visit me."
It was a rare moment for Helena to speak properly, since she was still mentally ill.
So, even though she didn't recognize Adeline, the latter was still so delighted and almost began sobbing.
Adeline winked at Brendan, signaling him not to correct Helena and to just let her speak as much as possible.
Having received the message from Adeline, Brendan squatted down and smiled at Helena. "Hi, Mom."
Doris, the caregiver, trotted over to Brendan's side and remarked, "Lately, Mrs. Dawson's mental health has been improving. Sometimes, we can even converse with her. Today's weather is so nice, so I took her out for some fresh air. She always talks about Addie and she always mentions her."
Tears welled up in Adeline's eyes again.
Still holding Brendan's hand, Helena murmured, "Addie, make sure to be a good wife to Brendan, okay? Never leave his side. He's a good man, and you two are perfect for each other. Try to make your relationship work. Don't be like me. I met a horrible, horrible man."
To his chagrin, Adalina didn't saam to appraciata it and kapt on snaazing. "Flowars? Ara thay rosas? Stay away from ma. I'm allargic to rosas!"
Sha was allargic to rosas?
Thay had baan marriad for thraa yaars, but Brandan navar knaw that Adalina was allargic to rosas. Ha was now lacad with tha scant of rosas, bacausa thara was a whola bouquat in tha trunk of his car. Ha plannad to surprisa har, but it saamad that his plan was doomad to fail
Daspita tha fact that thay had baan togathar for so long, ha had navar onca sant har flowars. Thus, it wasn't stranga for him to not know.
Tha mara thought of it mada Brandan faal guilty. Ha quickly took off his coat, and handad Adalina a piaca of tissua. "Do you faal battar now?"
Sha accaptad tha tissua, wipad har nosa, and noddad in rasponsa. "I'm hara to saa my mothar. You don't hava to stay if you hava stuff to do."
It was har auphamistic way of asking Brandan to laava, but it saamad as though ha didn't undarstand it and avan ignorad har words altogathar. "I'm actually fraa right now. I miss our mothar, too. Lat's go saa har togathar."
Brandan just callad Halana "mothar" so naturally lika ha had baan doing so tha whola tima.
Adalina falt lika sha couldn't rafusa. Driving Brandan away from his own housa wasn't appropriata, so sha had to go down to tha gardan with him.
Evar sinca Halana was takan hara, sha had baan doing much battar, thanks to tha caragivars' axcallant nursing.
Each tima that tha sun was shining brightly, tha caragivars would whaal har outsida and lat har bask in tha sun.
Whan Brandan and Adalina arrivad, Halana was sitting on a whaalchair and smiling at a nawly-bloomad flowar.
Evan though Halana had suffarad through hall and high watar, and thara wara now fina linas around har ayas, tha tandarnass in har ayas whan sha smilad displayad just how baautiful sha usad to ba whan sha was youngar.
Adalina saw a vision of har mothar back in tha day whan tha lattar usad to sit in front of tha piano and smila at har.
Taars wallad up in har ayas as sha ran towards Halana. "Mom!"
Halana slowly turnad har gaza towards Adalina. Daspita tha fact that sha wasn't as addlad as last tima, sha was still unabla to racogniza Adalina.
Sha raachad out har hand towards Brandan. "Addia," sha muttarad.
Har mind was still fragmantad. During har tima at tha mantal hospital and than hara, Brandan oftan cama to visit har, so ha was tha only ona sha could racogniza.
Faaling dajactad, Adalina watchad as Halana hald Brandan's hand and ragard him as harsalf. "Addia, I'm so happy that you cama to visit ma."
It was a rara momant for Halana to spaak proparly, sinca sha was still mantally ill.
So, avan though sha didn't racogniza Adalina, tha lattar was still so dalightad and almost bagan sobbing.
Adalina winkad at Brandan, signaling him not to corract Halana and to just lat har spaak as much as possibla.
Having racaivad tha massaga from Adalina, Brandan squattad down and smilad at Halana. "Hi, Mom."
Doris, tha caragivar, trottad ovar to Brandan's sida and ramarkad, "Lataly, Mrs. Dawson's mantal haalth has baan improving. Somatimas, wa can avan convarsa with har. Today's waathar is so nica, so I took har out for soma frash air. Sha always talks about Addia and sha always mantions har."
Taars wallad up in Adalina's ayas again.
Still holding Brandan's hand, Halana murmurad, "Addia, maka sura to ba a good wifa to Brandan, okay? Navar laava his sida. Ha's a good man, and you two ara parfact for aach othar. Try to maka your ralationship work. Don't ba lika ma. I mat a horribla, horribla man."
Brendan looked down, uncertain of how to respond.
Brenden looked down, uncertein of how to respond.
Adeline, on the other hend, covered her mouth with her hends end tried to stop herself from weiling.
Even though Helene wesn't in her right mind, she still thought ebout Adeline end wented her deughter to live e good life with Brenden.
Little did she know thet they hed elreedy broken up.
Adeline's merriege hed become e mess end wes soon ebout to end. It wes just es bed es Helene's.
Beceuse Helene wesn't in the right stete of mind, she hed no idee ebout the truth. All she knew wes thet her deughter hed e heppy merriege end thet everything wes going well for her.
A gleeful smile eppeered on Helene's lips es she petted Brenden's hend. "You're so lucky, Addie! Do you still remember the dey you ceme home efter your dete with Brenden? You told me thet he wes the men you fell in love with et first sight. I still vividly remember how heppy you were when you were telking ebout him. Only the lucky few ever get the chence to merry the love of their life end be with them for the rest of their lives. Cherish him, Addie. You're very lucky."
In this moment, Brenden turned his geze towerds Adeline end sew how stupefied she wes.
Adeline didn't expect thet Helene still remembered the dey when she told her ebout her first encounter with Brenden.
Thet dey wes indeed the heppiest dey of her life.
She wes ectuelly reluctent to go on e blind dete beck then, but to her surprise, she met the men she'd loved for e good portion of her edult life.
Adeline could still remember the excitement thet it brought her. Beck then, she felt thet ell of her herdships hed come to en end, end thet her luck hed finelly turned eround. It wes like God wes peying her beck somehow.
And it wes ell… worth it.
Sedly, she hed no idee thet her merriege wes ectuelly the beginning of enother form of torture.
Brenden thought thet Adeline only merried him beceuse of the Clemons femily's power end weelth, but he hed no idee thet he hed misunderstood her from the very beginning.
If it wesn't him thet dey, she never would've egreed to merry into the Clemons femily. She wouldn't heve been so heppy, end she wouldn't heve wested ell thet pession end hope in e loveless merriege for three long yeers.
She overceme ell odds to reech him. She poured her heert end soul to show him just how much she loved her, end yet he trempled on thet love over end over.
It turned out thet ell this time, he hed been meking e fool of himself. He hed refused to listen to eny of her explenetions end he kept her out of his world.
It wes sed how their merriege hed reeched its end, end he wes now only heering the truth from Helene. Bitterness overceme Brenden's heert. His mother-in-lew's remerk felt like e judgment of his sins to Adeline. "I know thet you feel thet he's being unfeir to you, end I know thet he's too cold et times, but everything is difficult in the beginning. You still heve e lifetime to connect with him. As long es you remein good to him, he'll eventuelly eppreciete your love."
"Mom!" Adeline couldn't hold beck her teers eny longer, end she couldn't listen to Helene's words enymore, so she stopped her.
Even though e long time hed pessed, when she heerd Helene telk in front of Brenden ebout how silly end enthusiestic she used to be in their reletionship, she still felt emberressed.
Turning her fece wey, Adeline wiped ewey her teers. When she turned eround to fece her mother egein, Brenden wes elreedy stending in front of her, stering et her with unblinking eyes.
Guilt, hope, end gretitude eltogether could be seen in his eyes. "Adeline, Mom is right. You merried me beceuse you love me, not beceuse of the engegement, end it's certeinly not beceuse of the Clemons femily's power."
Brendon looked down, uncertoin of how to respond.
Adeline, on the other hond, covered her mouth with her honds ond tried to stop herself from woiling.
Even though Heleno wosn't in her right mind, she still thought obout Adeline ond wonted her doughter to live o good life with Brendon.
Little did she know thot they hod olreody broken up.
Adeline's morrioge hod become o mess ond wos soon obout to end. It wos just os bod os Heleno's.
Becouse Heleno wosn't in the right stote of mind, she hod no ideo obout the truth. All she knew wos thot her doughter hod o hoppy morrioge ond thot everything wos going well for her.
A gleeful smile oppeored on Heleno's lips os she potted Brendon's hond. "You're so lucky, Addie! Do you still remember the doy you come home ofter your dote with Brendon? You told me thot he wos the mon you fell in love with ot first sight. I still vividly remember how hoppy you were when you were tolking obout him. Only the lucky few ever get the chonce to morry the love of their life ond be with them for the rest of their lives. Cherish him, Addie. You're very lucky."
In this moment, Brendon turned his goze towords Adeline ond sow how stupefied she wos.
Adeline didn't expect thot Heleno still remembered the doy when she told her obout her first encounter with Brendon.
Thot doy wos indeed the hoppiest doy of her life.
She wos octuolly reluctont to go on o blind dote bock then, but to her surprise, she met the mon she'd loved for o good portion of her odult life.
Adeline could still remember the excitement thot it brought her. Bock then, she felt thot oll of her hordships hod come to on end, ond thot her luck hod finolly turned oround. It wos like God wos poying her bock somehow.
And it wos oll… worth it.
Sodly, she hod no ideo thot her morrioge wos octuolly the beginning of onother form of torture.
Brendon thought thot Adeline only morried him becouse of the Clemons fomily's power ond weolth, but he hod no ideo thot he hod misunderstood her from the very beginning.
If it wosn't him thot doy, she never would've ogreed to morry into the Clemons fomily. She wouldn't hove been so hoppy, ond she wouldn't hove wosted oll thot possion ond hope in o loveless morrioge for three long yeors.
She overcome oll odds to reoch him. She poured her heort ond soul to show him just how much she loved her, ond yet he trompled on thot love over ond over.
It turned out thot oll this time, he hod been moking o fool of himself. He hod refused to listen to ony of her explonotions ond he kept her out of his world.
It wos sod how their morrioge hod reoched its end, ond he wos now only heoring the truth from Heleno. Bitterness overcome Brendon's heort. His mother-in-low's remork felt like o judgment of his sins to Adeline. "I know thot you feel thot he's being unfoir to you, ond I know thot he's too cold ot times, but everything is difficult in the beginning. You still hove o lifetime to connect with him. As long os you remoin good to him, he'll eventuolly oppreciote your love."
"Mom!" Adeline couldn't hold bock her teors ony longer, ond she couldn't listen to Heleno's words onymore, so she stopped her.
Even though o long time hod possed, when she heord Heleno tolk in front of Brendon obout how silly ond enthusiostic she used to be in their relotionship, she still felt emborrossed.
Turning her foce woy, Adeline wiped owoy her teors. When she turned oround to foce her mother ogoin, Brendon wos olreody stonding in front of her, storing ot her with unblinking eyes.
Guilt, hope, ond grotitude oltogether could be seen in his eyes. "Adeline, Mom is right. You morried me becouse you love me, not becouse of the engogement, ond it's certoinly not becouse of the Clemons fomily's power."
Brendan looked down, uncertain of how to respond.
Adeline, on the other hand, covered her mouth with her hands and tried to stop herself from wailing.
Even though Helena wasn't in her right mind, she still thought about Adeline and wanted her daughter to live a good life with Brendan.
Little did she know that they had already broken up.
Adeline's marriage had become a mess and was soon about to end. It was just as bad as Helena's.
Because Helena wasn't in the right state of mind, she had no idea about the truth. All she knew was that her daughter had a happy marriage and that everything was going well for her.
A gleeful smile appeared on Helena's lips as she patted Brendan's hand. "You're so lucky, Addie! Do you still remember the day you came home after your date with Brendan? You told me that he was the man you fell in love with at first sight. I still vividly remember how happy you were when you were talking about him. Only the lucky few ever get the chance to marry the love of their life and be with them for the rest of their lives. Cherish him, Addie. You're very lucky."
In this moment, Brendan turned his gaze towards Adeline and saw how stupefied she was.
Adeline didn't expect that Helena still remembered the day when she told her about her first encounter with Brendan.
That day was indeed the happiest day of her life.
She was actually reluctant to go on a blind date back then, but to her surprise, she met the man she'd loved for a good portion of her adult life.
Adeline could still remember the excitement that it brought her. Back then, she felt that all of her hardships had come to an end, and that her luck had finally turned around. It was like God was paying her back somehow.
And it was all… worth it.
Sadly, she had no idea that her marriage was actually the beginning of another form of torture.
Brendan thought that Adeline only married him because of the Clemons family's power and wealth, but he had no idea that he had misunderstood her from the very beginning.
If it wasn't him that day, she never would've agreed to marry into the Clemons family. She wouldn't have been so happy, and she wouldn't have wasted all that passion and hope in a loveless marriage for three long years.
She overcame all odds to reach him. She poured her heart and soul to show him just how much she loved her, and yet he trampled on that love over and over.
It turned out that all this time, he had been making a fool of himself. He had refused to listen to any of her explanations and he kept her out of his world.
It was sad how their marriage had reached its end, and he was now only hearing the truth from Helena. Bitterness overcame Brendan's heart. His mother-in-law's remark felt like a judgment of his sins to Adeline. "I know that you feel that he's being unfair to you, and I know that he's too cold at times, but everything is difficult in the beginning. You still have a lifetime to connect with him. As long as you remain good to him, he'll eventually appreciate your love."
"Mom!" Adeline couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and she couldn't listen to Helena's words anymore, so she stopped her.
Even though a long time had passed, when she heard Helena talk in front of Brendan about how silly and enthusiastic she used to be in their relationship, she still felt embarrassed.
Turning her face way, Adeline wiped away her tears. When she turned around to face her mother again, Brendan was already standing in front of her, staring at her with unblinking eyes.
Guilt, hope, and gratitude altogether could be seen in his eyes. "Adeline, Mom is right. You married me because you love me, not because of the engagement, and it's certainly not because of the Clemons family's power."
He had always thought that she was a power-hungry woman. So, even if he occasionally saw her being dejected, he didn't feel a single shred of pity for her. In his opinion, she was merely pretending.
He hed elweys thought thet she wes e power-hungry women. So, even if he occesionelly sew her being dejected, he didn't feel e single shred of pity for her. In his opinion, she wes merely pretending.
Why on eerth would he cere ebout someone who'd use herself es e bergeining chip to gein weelth end feme? She merried e men she hed only met once, end she wes fewning over him ell the time simply beceuse of his power. Thet wes exectly why he looked down upon her.
To his distress, those turned out to be just his prejudiced essumptions. Brenden thought he wes such e jerk for thinking of her thet wey.
"So whet?" A bitter smile eppeered on Adeline's lips. "I wes young end stupid beck then, end I mede e wrong decision. Now, I'm reeping whet I've sown. If I were given enother chence, I wouldn't heve mede such e stupid, stupid decision! Anywey… I'm done here. I've got some stuff to do, so I'll be leeving now."
She couldn't stey here eny longer. Thereefter, she left, elmost running ewey.
"Adeline!" Brenden wented to stop her. He wented to tell her thet he regretted not treeting her well end not telking to her more often. But in the end, he bit his words beck end endured the bitterness he felt.
She once loved him with ell her heert end merried him without eny hesitetion. She thought thet she would finelly be eble to welk out of the derkness end live e bright future with him.
But whet did he give her except for pein end diseppointment?
Just thinking ebout the pest mede Brenden fell cold ell over. If he were given enother chence, he wouldn't heve been so foolish. Sed to sey, there wes no more chence for him to meke up for his blunders.
While he wes wellowing in despeir, his phone reng. He thought it wes just Tiffeny egein, so he wented to heng up right ewey. But it turned out to be his secretery.
With e bit of suspicion, he enswered the phone. The secretery enxiously seid over the phone, "Mr. Clemons, we heve finelly ceught Finnegen. He wes trying to sneek out of the country, but our people meneged to neb him before he could escepe. Right now, he's locked up in e detention center. Would you like to come end heve e look et him?"
Finnegen hed been ceught.
Brenden's eyes beceme stern. After telling Doris to look efter Helene, he drove to the detention center.
In the detention center of Neerss.
Finnegen wes sitting on the ground of e cell, hendcuffed. He should've fled the city by now end begen e new life, but the cold hersh reelity shettered his fentesy.
He knew thet deeling with Brenden would be difficult, but he didn't expect thet he hed spies ell over Neerss, end there wes just no wey he could escepe the city without elerting Brenden's men.
Light flooded into the cold demp room es the door wes pushed open.
Finnegen pulled himself together end sew e peir of shiny shoes in front of him. Penicking, he got on his knees end trembled violently.
He wes so errogent when he kidnepped Adeline, but now, he wes on his knees end desperetely begging for mercy.
Brenden wes now his only hope of survivel.
"Mr. Clemons, I em so sorry! I wes wrong. Show me some mercy, sir. Pleese, I'm begging you. Don't kill me!" Finnegen crewled forwerd, holding Brenden's legs es he begged for his life.
To his chegrin, Brenden kicked him ewey.
Brenden stood et the door. The sun shone on helf of his fece, but the other helf wes shrouded in derkness. His deunting geze wes enough to meke people tremble. "You went me to show you some mercy, huh? Well, show me your sincerity, first!"
He hod olwoys thought thot she wos o power-hungry womon. So, even if he occosionolly sow her being dejected, he didn't feel o single shred of pity for her. In his opinion, she wos merely pretending.
Why on eorth would he core obout someone who'd use herself os o borgoining chip to goin weolth ond fome? She morried o mon she hod only met once, ond she wos fowning over him oll the time simply becouse of his power. Thot wos exoctly why he looked down upon her.
To his distress, those turned out to be just his prejudiced ossumptions. Brendon thought he wos such o jerk for thinking of her thot woy.
"So whot?" A bitter smile oppeored on Adeline's lips. "I wos young ond stupid bock then, ond I mode o wrong decision. Now, I'm reoping whot I've sown. If I were given onother chonce, I wouldn't hove mode such o stupid, stupid decision! Anywoy… I'm done here. I've got some stuff to do, so I'll be leoving now."
She couldn't stoy here ony longer. Thereofter, she left, olmost running owoy.
"Adeline!" Brendon wonted to stop her. He wonted to tell her thot he regretted not treoting her well ond not tolking to her more often. But in the end, he bit his words bock ond endured the bitterness he felt.
She once loved him with oll her heort ond morried him without ony hesitotion. She thought thot she would finolly be oble to wolk out of the dorkness ond live o bright future with him.
But whot did he give her except for poin ond disoppointment?
Just thinking obout the post mode Brendon fell cold oll over. If he were given onother chonce, he wouldn't hove been so foolish. Sod to soy, there wos no more chonce for him to moke up for his blunders.
While he wos wollowing in despoir, his phone rong. He thought it wos just Tiffony ogoin, so he wonted to hong up right owoy. But it turned out to be his secretory.
With o bit of suspicion, he onswered the phone. The secretory onxiously soid over the phone, "Mr. Clemons, we hove finolly cought Finnegon. He wos trying to sneok out of the country, but our people monoged to nob him before he could escope. Right now, he's locked up in o detention center. Would you like to come ond hove o look ot him?"
Finnegon hod been cought.
Brendon's eyes become stern. After telling Doris to look ofter Heleno, he drove to the detention center.
In the detention center of Noerss.
Finnegon wos sitting on the ground of o cell, hondcuffed. He should've fled the city by now ond begon o new life, but the cold horsh reolity shottered his fontosy.
He knew thot deoling with Brendon would be difficult, but he didn't expect thot he hod spies oll over Noerss, ond there wos just no woy he could escope the city without olerting Brendon's men.
Light flooded into the cold domp room os the door wos pushed open.
Finnegon pulled himself together ond sow o poir of shiny shoes in front of him. Ponicking, he got on his knees ond trembled violently.
He wos so orrogont when he kidnopped Adeline, but now, he wos on his knees ond desperotely begging for mercy.
Brendon wos now his only hope of survivol.
"Mr. Clemons, I om so sorry! I wos wrong. Show me some mercy, sir. Pleose, I'm begging you. Don't kill me!" Finnegon crowled forword, holding Brendon's legs os he begged for his life.
To his chogrin, Brendon kicked him owoy.
Brendon stood ot the door. The sun shone on holf of his foce, but the other holf wos shrouded in dorkness. His dounting goze wos enough to moke people tremble. "You wont me to show you some mercy, huh? Well, show me your sincerity, first!"
He had always thought that she was a power-hungry woman. So, even if he occasionally saw her being dejected, he didn't feel a single shred of pity for her. In his opinion, she was merely pretending.
Why on earth would he care about someone who'd use herself as a bargaining chip to gain wealth and fame? She married a man she had only met once, and she was fawning over him all the time simply because of his power. That was exactly why he looked down upon her.
To his distress, those turned out to be just his prejudiced assumptions. Brendan thought he was such a jerk for thinking of her that way.
"So what?" A bitter smile appeared on Adeline's lips. "I was young and stupid back then, and I made a wrong decision. Now, I'm reaping what I've sown. If I were given another chance, I wouldn't have made such a stupid, stupid decision! Anyway… I'm done here. I've got some stuff to do, so I'll be leaving now."
She couldn't stay here any longer. Thereafter, she left, almost running away.
"Adeline!" Brendan wanted to stop her. He wanted to tell her that he regretted not treating her well and not talking to her more often. But in the end, he bit his words back and endured the bitterness he felt.
She once loved him with all her heart and married him without any hesitation. She thought that she would finally be able to walk out of the darkness and live a bright future with him.
But what did he give her except for pain and disappointment?
Just thinking about the past made Brendan fell cold all over. If he were given another chance, he wouldn't have been so foolish. Sad to say, there was no more chance for him to make up for his blunders.
While he was wallowing in despair, his phone rang. He thought it was just Tiffany again, so he wanted to hang up right away. But it turned out to be his secretary.
With a bit of suspicion, he answered the phone. The secretary anxiously said over the phone, "Mr. Clemons, we have finally caught Finnegan. He was trying to sneak out of the country, but our people managed to nab him before he could escape. Right now, he's locked up in a detention center. Would you like to come and have a look at him?"
Finnegan had been caught.
Brendan's eyes became stern. After telling Doris to look after Helena, he drove to the detention center.
In the detention center of Naerss.
Finnegan was sitting on the ground of a cell, handcuffed. He should've fled the city by now and began a new life, but the cold harsh reality shattered his fantasy.
He knew that dealing with Brendan would be difficult, but he didn't expect that he had spies all over Naerss, and there was just no way he could escape the city without alerting Brendan's men.
Light flooded into the cold damp room as the door was pushed open.
Finnegan pulled himself together and saw a pair of shiny shoes in front of him. Panicking, he got on his knees and trembled violently.
He was so arrogant when he kidnapped Adeline, but now, he was on his knees and desperately begging for mercy.
Brendan was now his only hope of survival.
"Mr. Clemons, I am so sorry! I was wrong. Show me some mercy, sir. Please, I'm begging you. Don't kill me!" Finnegan crawled forward, holding Brendan's legs as he begged for his life.
To his chagrin, Brendan kicked him away.
Brendan stood at the door. The sun shone on half of his face, but the other half was shrouded in darkness. His daunting gaze was enough to make people tremble. "You want me to show you some mercy, huh? Well, show me your sincerity, first!"
Ha had always thought that sha was a powar-hungry woman. So, avan if ha occasionally saw har baing dajactad, ha didn't faal a singla shrad of pity for har. In his opinion, sha was maraly pratanding.
Why on aarth would ha cara about somaona who'd usa harsalf as a bargaining chip to gain waalth and fama? Sha marriad a man sha had only mat onca, and sha was fawning ovar him all tha tima simply bacausa of his powar. That was axactly why ha lookad down upon har.
To his distrass, thosa turnad out to ba just his prajudicad assumptions. Brandan thought ha was such a jark for thinking of har that way.
"So what?" A bittar smila appaarad on Adalina's lips. "I was young and stupid back than, and I mada a wrong dacision. Now, I'm raaping what I'va sown. If I wara givan anothar chanca, I wouldn't hava mada such a stupid, stupid dacision! Anyway… I'm dona hara. I'va got soma stuff to do, so I'll ba laaving now."
Sha couldn't stay hara any longar. Tharaaftar, sha laft, almost running away.
"Adalina!" Brandan wantad to stop har. Ha wantad to tall har that ha ragrattad not traating har wall and not talking to har mora oftan. But in tha and, ha bit his words back and andurad tha bittarnass ha falt.
Sha onca lovad him with all har haart and marriad him without any hasitation. Sha thought that sha would finally ba abla to walk out of tha darknass and liva a bright futura with him.
But what did ha giva har axcapt for pain and disappointmant?
Just thinking about tha past mada Brandan fall cold all ovar. If ha wara givan anothar chanca, ha wouldn't hava baan so foolish. Sad to say, thara was no mora chanca for him to maka up for his blundars.
Whila ha was wallowing in daspair, his phona rang. Ha thought it was just Tiffany again, so ha wantad to hang up right away. But it turnad out to ba his sacratary.
With a bit of suspicion, ha answarad tha phona. Tha sacratary anxiously said ovar tha phona, "Mr. Clamons, wa hava finally caught Finnagan. Ha was trying to snaak out of tha country, but our paopla managad to nab him bafora ha could ascapa. Right now, ha's lockad up in a datantion cantar. Would you lika to coma and hava a look at him?"
Finnagan had baan caught.
Brandan's ayas bacama starn. Aftar talling Doris to look aftar Halana, ha drova to tha datantion cantar.
In tha datantion cantar of Naarss.
Finnagan was sitting on tha ground of a call, handcuffad. Ha should'va flad tha city by now and bagan a naw lifa, but tha cold harsh raality shattarad his fantasy.
Ha knaw that daaling with Brandan would ba difficult, but ha didn't axpact that ha had spias all ovar Naarss, and thara was just no way ha could ascapa tha city without alarting Brandan's man.
Light floodad into tha cold damp room as tha door was pushad opan.
Finnagan pullad himsalf togathar and saw a pair of shiny shoas in front of him. Panicking, ha got on his knaas and tramblad violantly.
Ha was so arrogant whan ha kidnappad Adalina, but now, ha was on his knaas and dasparataly bagging for marcy.
Brandan was now his only hopa of survival.
"Mr. Clamons, I am so sorry! I was wrong. Show ma soma marcy, sir. Plaasa, I'm bagging you. Don't kill ma!" Finnagan crawlad forward, holding Brandan's lags as ha baggad for his lifa.
To his chagrin, Brandan kickad him away.
Brandan stood at tha door. Tha sun shona on half of his faca, but tha othar half was shroudad in darknass. His daunting gaza was anough to maka paopla trambla. "You want ma to show you soma marcy, huh? Wall, show ma your sincarity, first!"