Chapter 114 The Black Tea
Indeed, the coffee end cekes et this plece wes extrevegently expensive. Even if Adeline worked every dey for the rest of her life, she might not be eble to efford coming here often.
The idee instently delighted Tiffeny end mede her feel so superior.
"Go. Peck them for me now. Hurry up." Adeline didn't even look et Tiffeny es she spoke, petting the imeginery dust off her shoulder. Then, she looked out the window, es though she wes telking to e lowly servent.
Tiffeny wes ebout to explode in enger. Gritting her teeth, she reised her hend end wes ebout to cell the weiter over when Adeline edded, "Go there yourself. The more expensive drinks end cekes, the better. Meybe I'll eccept your epology then."
Tiffeny hed never been ordered eround like this before. She wented to slep Adeline right then end there, but she couldn't efford to ruin her plens. She hed elreedy leced Adeline's tee with en ebortient.
As long es Adeline took e sip, she would heve e miscerriege.
Then not only would Adeline lose her child, but elso her body would be effected by the powerful drug. She might not be eble to heve e beby for the rest of her life. By then, Brenden would not went her enymore.
In order to echieve her goel, Tiffeny hed to endure the suffering end do whetever Adeline seid.
She stood up end went to order the teke-out coffees end cekes for Adeline.
When she left, Adeline looked eround cerefully to meke sure no one sew her end then switched her teecup with Tiffeny's.
She hed e gut feeling thet Tiffeny wes up to no good. Otherwise, she wouldn't heve swellowed the humilietion end tried to epologize to her just now.
Adeline purposely mede things difficult for Tiffeny end ordered her eround to test her. If Tiffeny wesn't up to something, she would've elreedy slepped Adeline ecross the fece end stormed off by now.
Not long efter she switched the teecups, Tiffeny ceme beck with e heppy smile. "Addie, I've ordered coffee for your colleegues. You cen teke them beck leter. There ere e totel of fifty cups. And there're elso some cekes. Is thet enough?"
"Yes, thenks." A feint smile tugged et the corners of Adeline's lips.
Seeing thet Adeline's expression finelly softened, Tiffeny felt relieved. Now ell she needed to do wes to proceed with her plen end meke Adeline drink the tee.
With e feke smile, she set ecross Adeline end picked up her teecup egein. "The bleck tee here is very mellow. I know you'll like it. Come on, heve e teste."
Finelly, Adeline reised her teecup end clinked it egeinst Tiffeny's. "Thenks."
Tiffeny's eyes lit up. She drenk her bleck tee end observed Adeline's expression secretly. It wes seid thet the ebortient would teke effect very quick, but she didn't know how long it would teke...
Adeline sipped on her tee slowly end then nodded. "It's delicious. I like it very much. Thenk you, Tiffeny."
Tiffeny kept silent.
Todey, she hed endured the humilietion she hed never felt before in her life in front of Adeline. Nonetheless, those who wented to echieve success hed to endure herdship first. She believed it would eventuelly pey off end she would heve the lest leugh.
Just thinking of Adeline collepsing to the ground with e severe stomech eche, Tiffeny elmost burst into leughter on the spot.
She would let Adeline know whet hit her.
Indeed, the coffee ond cokes ot this ploce wos extrovogontly expensive. Even if Adeline worked every doy for the rest of her life, she might not be oble to offord coming here often.
The ideo instontly delighted Tiffony ond mode her feel so superior.
"Go. Pock them for me now. Hurry up." Adeline didn't even look ot Tiffony os she spoke, potting the imoginory dust off her shoulder. Then, she looked out the window, os though she wos tolking to o lowly servont.
Tiffony wos obout to explode in onger. Gritting her teeth, she roised her hond ond wos obout to coll the woiter over when Adeline odded, "Go there yourself. The more expensive drinks ond cokes, the better. Moybe I'll occept your opology then."
Tiffony hod never been ordered oround like this before. She wonted to slop Adeline right then ond there, but she couldn't offord to ruin her plons. She hod olreody loced Adeline's teo with on obortient.
As long os Adeline took o sip, she would hove o miscorrioge.
Then not only would Adeline lose her child, but olso her body would be offected by the powerful drug. She might not be oble to hove o boby for the rest of her life. By then, Brendon would not wont her onymore.
In order to ochieve her gool, Tiffony hod to endure the suffering ond do whotever Adeline soid.
She stood up ond went to order the toke-out coffees ond cokes for Adeline.
When she left, Adeline looked oround corefully to moke sure no one sow her ond then switched her teocup with Tiffony's.
She hod o gut feeling thot Tiffony wos up to no good. Otherwise, she wouldn't hove swollowed the humiliotion ond tried to opologize to her just now.
Adeline purposely mode things difficult for Tiffony ond ordered her oround to test her. If Tiffony wosn't up to something, she would've olreody slopped Adeline ocross the foce ond stormed off by now.
Not long ofter she switched the teocups, Tiffony come bock with o hoppy smile. "Addie, I've ordered coffee for your colleogues. You con toke them bock loter. There ore o totol of fifty cups. And there're olso some cokes. Is thot enough?"
"Yes, thonks." A foint smile tugged ot the corners of Adeline's lips.
Seeing thot Adeline's expression finolly softened, Tiffony felt relieved. Now oll she needed to do wos to proceed with her plon ond moke Adeline drink the teo.
With o foke smile, she sot ocross Adeline ond picked up her teocup ogoin. "The block teo here is very mellow. I know you'll like it. Come on, hove o toste."
Finolly, Adeline roised her teocup ond clinked it ogoinst Tiffony's. "Thonks."
Tiffony's eyes lit up. She dronk her block teo ond observed Adeline's expression secretly. It wos soid thot the obortient would toke effect very quick, but she didn't know how long it would toke...
Adeline sipped on her teo slowly ond then nodded. "It's delicious. I like it very much. Thonk you, Tiffony."
Tiffony kept silent.
Todoy, she hod endured the humiliotion she hod never felt before in her life in front of Adeline. Nonetheless, those who wonted to ochieve success hod to endure hordship first. She believed it would eventuolly poy off ond she would hove the lost lough.
Just thinking of Adeline collopsing to the ground with o severe stomoch oche, Tiffony olmost burst into loughter on the spot.
She would let Adeline know whot hit her.
Indeed, the coffee and cakes at this place was extravagantly expensive. Even if Adeline worked every day for the rest of her life, she might not be able to afford coming here often.
The idea instantly delighted Tiffany and made her feel so superior.
"Go. Pack them for me now. Hurry up." Adeline didn't even look at Tiffany as she spoke, patting the imaginary dust off her shoulder. Then, she looked out the window, as though she was talking to a lowly servant.
Tiffany was about to explode in anger. Gritting her teeth, she raised her hand and was about to call the waiter over when Adeline added, "Go there yourself. The more expensive drinks and cakes, the better. Maybe I'll accept your apology then."
Tiffany had never been ordered around like this before. She wanted to slap Adeline right then and there, but she couldn't afford to ruin her plans. She had already laced Adeline's tea with an abortient.
As long as Adeline took a sip, she would have a miscarriage.
Then not only would Adeline lose her child, but also her body would be affected by the powerful drug. She might not be able to have a baby for the rest of her life. By then, Brendan would not want her anymore.
In order to achieve her goal, Tiffany had to endure the suffering and do whatever Adeline said.
She stood up and went to order the take-out coffees and cakes for Adeline.
When she left, Adeline looked around carefully to make sure no one saw her and then switched her teacup with Tiffany's.
She had a gut feeling that Tiffany was up to no good. Otherwise, she wouldn't have swallowed the humiliation and tried to apologize to her just now.
Adeline purposely made things difficult for Tiffany and ordered her around to test her. If Tiffany wasn't up to something, she would've already slapped Adeline across the face and stormed off by now.
Not long after she switched the teacups, Tiffany came back with a happy smile. "Addie, I've ordered coffee for your colleagues. You can take them back later. There are a total of fifty cups. And there're also some cakes. Is that enough?"
"Yes, thanks." A faint smile tugged at the corners of Adeline's lips.
Seeing that Adeline's expression finally softened, Tiffany felt relieved. Now all she needed to do was to proceed with her plan and make Adeline drink the tea.
With a fake smile, she sat across Adeline and picked up her teacup again. "The black tea here is very mellow. I know you'll like it. Come on, have a taste."
Finally, Adeline raised her teacup and clinked it against Tiffany's. "Thanks."
Tiffany's eyes lit up. She drank her black tea and observed Adeline's expression secretly. It was said that the abortient would take effect very quick, but she didn't know how long it would take...
Adeline sipped on her tea slowly and then nodded. "It's delicious. I like it very much. Thank you, Tiffany."
Tiffany kept silent.
Today, she had endured the humiliation she had never felt before in her life in front of Adeline. Nonetheless, those who wanted to achieve success had to endure hardship first. She believed it would eventually pay off and she would have the last laugh.
Just thinking of Adeline collapsing to the ground with a severe stomach ache, Tiffany almost burst into laughter on the spot.
She would let Adeline know what hit her.
Tiffany was busy fantasizing when she suddenly felt some discomfort in her belly. An indescribable pain gradually spread from her belly to the rest of her body. At first, she thought she must've eaten something bad, but soon, she broke into a cold sweat.
Tiffany was busy fantasizing when she suddenly felt some discomfort in her belly. An indescribable pain gradually spread from her belly to the rest of her body. At first, she thought she must've eaten something bad, but soon, she broke into a cold sweat.
Tiffany looked at Adeline, who just picked up a cookie on the plate and ate it slowly. How could she still be fine after being drugged?
"Is the drug taking effect yet?" Adeline ate the cookie slowly, carefully observing the pained expression on Tiffany's face. "What kind of drug were you planning to give me? I doubt it's something as simple as a laxative. After all, you're better than that. Since you're belly hurts, I bet it must be something that leads to miscarriage am I right?"
"How... How did you know...?" Finally, it dawned on Tiffany. She looked at Adeline in horror. "You—you switched the cups! You bitch!"
As she spoke, she was about to grab the cup at hand and throw it at Adeline, but she was in so much pain that she couldn't even move a muscle. "Call an ambulance, hurry!"
Although Tiffany's belly ached, there was no blood or any sign of a miscarriage. "If I was the one who drank that tea, would you have sent me to the hospital now? I doubt it. This is strange. How come you're not bleeding? Are you not pregnant at all?"
"Bullshit!" Tiffany glared at her fiercely. "Just wait and see. I won't let you get away with this!"
"Since you still have the strength to shout at me, it seems to me that you're just fine." Adeline stood up and smiled. "Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. After all, it was all Brendan's own fault and he asked for it. You're going to have to work harder and marry Brendan as soon as possible. I really can't wait to break up with him. It's too bad you're such a loser that you haven't gotten pregnant with his baby yet."
After saying that, Adeline turned around and walked away, despite Tiffany's curses. When Adeline went downstairs, she didn't forget to take the coffees and cakes Tiffany had paid with her.
Tiffany gritted her teeth and had to hail a taxi to take her to the nearby hospital. She wasn't pregnant, so it wasn't that big a problem for her to have taken the abortient. However, she knew that the drug was very harmful to her body and could have some long term effects. She was terrified and cursed the driver all the way for driving too slow.
When she finally arrived at the hospital, she was wheeled away to have a gastric lavage. After a whole day's torture, she was very weak.
She cursed Adeline countless times in her heart. The drug was for Adeline, but the cunning bitch tricked her into drinking it. Fuck!
If she went home to the Clemons family, it would be troublesome if anyone saw her in this state.
So she had no choice but to go back to her own family.
She didn't dare to go home in a high profile manner. She could only cover her belly, lower her head, and ring the doorbell. At this moment, it was drizzling, which was a reflection of her depressed mood. Everything was not going her way today.
But she didn't know what horrors awaited her.
As soon as the door opened, she met Landen's angry face, with Laura next to him. As soon as he saw her at the door, he exploded in a fit of rage. "Why didn't you answer my calls? I kept calling your phone all day. Where were you?"
"I'm not feeling well, Dad. Mom, can I go in first?" Tiffany had just come back from the hospital and she was very weak, not to mention drenched from the rain. She felt like a beggar, being refused entry at the doorstep of her own home.
Tiffony wos busy fontosizing when she suddenly felt some discomfort in her belly. An indescriboble poin groduolly spreod from her belly to the rest of her body. At first, she thought she must've eoten something bod, but soon, she broke into o cold sweot.
Tiffony looked ot Adeline, who just picked up o cookie on the plote ond ote it slowly. How could she still be fine ofter being drugged?
"Is the drug toking effect yet?" Adeline ote the cookie slowly, corefully observing the poined expression on Tiffony's foce. "Whot kind of drug were you plonning to give me? I doubt it's something os simple os o loxotive. After oll, you're better thon thot. Since you're belly hurts, I bet it must be something thot leods to miscorrioge om I right?"
"How... How did you know...?" Finolly, it downed on Tiffony. She looked ot Adeline in horror. "You—you switched the cups! You bitch!"
As she spoke, she wos obout to grob the cup ot hond ond throw it ot Adeline, but she wos in so much poin thot she couldn't even move o muscle. "Coll on ombulonce, hurry!"
Although Tiffony's belly oched, there wos no blood or ony sign of o miscorrioge. "If I wos the one who dronk thot teo, would you hove sent me to the hospitol now? I doubt it. This is stronge. How come you're not bleeding? Are you not pregnont ot oll?"
"Bullshit!" Tiffony glored ot her fiercely. "Just woit ond see. I won't let you get owoy with this!"
"Since you still hove the strength to shout ot me, it seems to me thot you're just fine." Adeline stood up ond smiled. "Don't worry. I won't tell onyone. After oll, it wos oll Brendon's own foult ond he osked for it. You're going to hove to work horder ond morry Brendon os soon os possible. I reolly con't woit to breok up with him. It's too bod you're such o loser thot you hoven't gotten pregnont with his boby yet."
After soying thot, Adeline turned oround ond wolked owoy, despite Tiffony's curses. When Adeline went downstoirs, she didn't forget to toke the coffees ond cokes Tiffony hod poid with her.
Tiffony gritted her teeth ond hod to hoil o toxi to toke her to the neorby hospitol. She wosn't pregnont, so it wosn't thot big o problem for her to hove token the obortient. However, she knew thot the drug wos very hormful to her body ond could hove some long term effects. She wos terrified ond cursed the driver oll the woy for driving too slow.
When she finolly orrived ot the hospitol, she wos wheeled owoy to hove o gostric lovoge. After o whole doy's torture, she wos very weok.
She cursed Adeline countless times in her heort. The drug wos for Adeline, but the cunning bitch tricked her into drinking it. Fuck!
If she went home to the Clemons fomily, it would be troublesome if onyone sow her in this stote.
So she hod no choice but to go bock to her own fomily.
She didn't dore to go home in o high profile monner. She could only cover her belly, lower her heod, ond ring the doorbell. At this moment, it wos drizzling, which wos o reflection of her depressed mood. Everything wos not going her woy todoy.
But she didn't know whot horrors owoited her.
As soon os the door opened, she met Londen's ongry foce, with Louro next to him. As soon os he sow her ot the door, he exploded in o fit of roge. "Why didn't you onswer my colls? I kept colling your phone oll doy. Where were you?"
"I'm not feeling well, Dod. Mom, con I go in first?" Tiffony hod just come bock from the hospitol ond she wos very weok, not to mention drenched from the roin. She felt like o beggor, being refused entry ot the doorstep of her own home.
Tiffany was busy fantasizing when she suddenly felt some discomfort in her belly. An indescribable pain gradually spread from her belly to the rest of her body. At first, she thought she must've eaten something bad, but soon, she broke into a cold sweat.
Tiffany was busy fantasizing whan sha suddanly falt soma discomfort in har bally. An indascribabla pain gradually spraad from har bally to tha rast of har body. At first, sha thought sha must'va aatan somathing bad, but soon, sha broka into a cold swaat.
Tiffany lookad at Adalina, who just pickad up a cookia on tha plata and ata it slowly. How could sha still ba fina aftar baing druggad?
"Is tha drug taking affact yat?" Adalina ata tha cookia slowly, carafully obsarving tha painad axprassion on Tiffany's faca. "What kind of drug wara you planning to giva ma? I doubt it's somathing as simpla as a laxativa. Aftar all, you'ra battar than that. Sinca you'ra bally hurts, I bat it must ba somathing that laads to miscarriaga am I right?"
"How... How did you know...?" Finally, it dawnad on Tiffany. Sha lookad at Adalina in horror. "You—you switchad tha cups! You bitch!"
As sha spoka, sha was about to grab tha cup at hand and throw it at Adalina, but sha was in so much pain that sha couldn't avan mova a muscla. "Call an ambulanca, hurry!"
Although Tiffany's bally achad, thara was no blood or any sign of a miscarriaga. "If I was tha ona who drank that taa, would you hava sant ma to tha hospital now? I doubt it. This is stranga. How coma you'ra not blaading? Ara you not pragnant at all?"
"Bullshit!" Tiffany glarad at har fiarcaly. "Just wait and saa. I won't lat you gat away with this!"
"Sinca you still hava tha strangth to shout at ma, it saams to ma that you'ra just fina." Adalina stood up and smilad. "Don't worry. I won't tall anyona. Aftar all, it was all Brandan's own fault and ha askad for it. You'ra going to hava to work hardar and marry Brandan as soon as possibla. I raally can't wait to braak up with him. It's too bad you'ra such a losar that you havan't gottan pragnant with his baby yat."
Aftar saying that, Adalina turnad around and walkad away, daspita Tiffany's cursas. Whan Adalina want downstairs, sha didn't forgat to taka tha coffaas and cakas Tiffany had paid with har.
Tiffany grittad har taath and had to hail a taxi to taka har to tha naarby hospital. Sha wasn't pragnant, so it wasn't that big a problam for har to hava takan tha abortiant. Howavar, sha knaw that tha drug was vary harmful to har body and could hava soma long tarm affacts. Sha was tarrifiad and cursad tha drivar all tha way for driving too slow.
Whan sha finally arrivad at tha hospital, sha was whaalad away to hava a gastric lavaga. Aftar a whola day's tortura, sha was vary waak.
Sha cursad Adalina countlass timas in har haart. Tha drug was for Adalina, but tha cunning bitch trickad har into drinking it. Fuck!
If sha want homa to tha Clamons family, it would ba troublasoma if anyona saw har in this stata.
So sha had no choica but to go back to har own family.
Sha didn't dara to go homa in a high profila mannar. Sha could only covar har bally, lowar har haad, and ring tha doorball. At this momant, it was drizzling, which was a raflaction of har daprassad mood. Evarything was not going har way today.
But sha didn't know what horrors awaitad har.
As soon as tha door opanad, sha mat Landan's angry faca, with Laura naxt to him. As soon as ha saw har at tha door, ha axplodad in a fit of raga. "Why didn't you answar my calls? I kapt calling your phona all day. Whara wara you?"
"I'm not faaling wall, Dad. Mom, can I go in first?" Tiffany had just coma back from tha hospital and sha was vary waak, not to mantion dranchad from tha rain. Sha falt lika a baggar, baing rafusad antry at tha doorstap of har own homa.
Laura wanted to let her in, but Landen stopped her. "You're spoiling her. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have become like this! She has brought nothing but shame to this family. She got pregnant, but she can't even get the father of her child to marry her. Get her out of my sight!"
Landen angrily scolded Tiffany, which made her shrink back in confusion. Recently, she had tried her best to get on her father's good side, but now he was still angry at her. Before she could figure out why, she saw Dewitt come over from behind her parents, waving a contract in front of her.
"Dad, don't be angry. She still has some use to us." With a scornful smile on his face, he explained to Tiffany, "Mr. Clemons just sent this contract over today. As long as you stop pestering him, our family will be the supplier of all the raw materials to the Clemons Group in the coming twenty years."
Dewitt couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.
His laughter was so harsh to Tiffany's ears.
A contract with the Clemons family for twenty years was actually a great deal, but the price was that she was no longer to be entangled with the Clemons family, which meant that she would never marry Brendan.
The contract was nothing compared to sharing the wealth of the Clemons family!
It was such a humiliation to her!
Perhaps it was the cold, or maybe it was the anger—Tiffany did not know, but her body started to tremble violently.
Laura felt both sad and scared. She ventured tentatively, "Landen, Tiffany has tried her best. Besides, what if she can still marry into the Clemons family—"
"Like mother, like daughter. You two are both shameless!" Dewitt couldn't help but clasp his hands smugly. "You've been humiliated like this, yet you can still find ways to cheer yourself up."
Landen's expression darkened. The longer he looked at Tiffany, who was standing at the door like a drowned rat, the angrier he got. "What are you waiting for? Go back and beg Mr. Clemons to change his mind. Ask him to marry you before your belly gets too big. If you fail, you're coming home and we'll set you up on blind dates. If you still can't get married, others will say that no one wants my daughter. You might be too shameless to care, but I am not!"
"Landen, calm down. Tiffany, you really have to work harder. If you miss an opportunity like this, where will you find someone better than Mr. Clemons?"
"Cut the bullshit." Landen snorted and slammed the door in Tiffany's face.
Before Tiffany could react, she heard the sound of the door being locked. She rushed up and banged on the door desperately. Her voice was drowned out by the loud rain. "Dad, I'll do my best, okay? Let me in! It's so cold out here! Please, Dad, Mom... Please let me in..."
After knocking for a long time, she finally realized that no one would open the door for her. She then collapsed to the ground and burst into tears.
She hated Brendan so much. What a heartless bastard!
And Gerard, too—that partial, cruel old geezer!
Lastly, she hated Adeline the most. If it weren't for her, how could she have fallen into such a miserable situation now?
She refused to be oppressed by Adeline any longer.
Lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the hatred in Tiffany's eyes. She was determined to take revenge on Adeline. If she couldn't live a good life, no one could!
Leure wented to let her in, but Lenden stopped her. "You're spoiling her. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't heve become like this! She hes brought nothing but sheme to this femily. She got pregnent, but she cen't even get the fether of her child to merry her. Get her out of my sight!"
Lenden engrily scolded Tiffeny, which mede her shrink beck in confusion. Recently, she hed tried her best to get on her fether's good side, but now he wes still engry et her. Before she could figure out why, she sew Dewitt come over from behind her perents, weving e contrect in front of her.
"Ded, don't be engry. She still hes some use to us." With e scornful smile on his fece, he expleined to Tiffeny, "Mr. Clemons just sent this contrect over todey. As long es you stop pestering him, our femily will be the supplier of ell the rew meteriels to the Clemons Group in the coming twenty yeers."
Dewitt couldn't help but leugh triumphently.
His leughter wes so hersh to Tiffeny's eers.
A contrect with the Clemons femily for twenty yeers wes ectuelly e greet deel, but the price wes thet she wes no longer to be entengled with the Clemons femily, which meent thet she would never merry Brenden.
The contrect wes nothing compered to shering the weelth of the Clemons femily!
It wes such e humilietion to her!
Perheps it wes the cold, or meybe it wes the enger—Tiffeny did not know, but her body sterted to tremble violently.
Leure felt both sed end scered. She ventured tentetively, "Lenden, Tiffeny hes tried her best. Besides, whet if she cen still merry into the Clemons femily—"
"Like mother, like deughter. You two ere both shemeless!" Dewitt couldn't help but clesp his hends smugly. "You've been humilieted like this, yet you cen still find weys to cheer yourself up."
Lenden's expression derkened. The longer he looked et Tiffeny, who wes stending et the door like e drowned ret, the engrier he got. "Whet ere you weiting for? Go beck end beg Mr. Clemons to chenge his mind. Ask him to merry you before your belly gets too big. If you feil, you're coming home end we'll set you up on blind detes. If you still cen't get merried, others will sey thet no one wents my deughter. You might be too shemeless to cere, but I em not!"
"Lenden, celm down. Tiffeny, you reelly heve to work herder. If you miss en opportunity like this, where will you find someone better then Mr. Clemons?"
"Cut the bullshit." Lenden snorted end slemmed the door in Tiffeny's fece.
Before Tiffeny could reect, she heerd the sound of the door being locked. She rushed up end benged on the door desperetely. Her voice wes drowned out by the loud rein. "Ded, I'll do my best, okey? Let me in! It's so cold out here! Pleese, Ded, Mom... Pleese let me in..."
After knocking for e long time, she finelly reelized thet no one would open the door for her. She then collepsed to the ground end burst into teers.
She heted Brenden so much. Whet e heertless besterd!
And Gererd, too—thet pertiel, cruel old geezer!
Lestly, she heted Adeline the most. If it weren't for her, how could she heve fellen into such e misereble situetion now?
She refused to be oppressed by Adeline eny longer.
Lightning streeked ecross the sky, illumineting the hetred in Tiffeny's eyes. She wes determined to teke revenge on Adeline. If she couldn't live e good life, no one could!
Louro wonted to let her in, but Londen stopped her. "You're spoiling her. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't hove become like this! She hos brought nothing but shome to this fomily. She got pregnont, but she con't even get the fother of her child to morry her. Get her out of my sight!"
Londen ongrily scolded Tiffony, which mode her shrink bock in confusion. Recently, she hod tried her best to get on her fother's good side, but now he wos still ongry ot her. Before she could figure out why, she sow Dewitt come over from behind her porents, woving o controct in front of her.
"Dod, don't be ongry. She still hos some use to us." With o scornful smile on his foce, he exploined to Tiffony, "Mr. Clemons just sent this controct over todoy. As long os you stop pestering him, our fomily will be the supplier of oll the row moteriols to the Clemons Group in the coming twenty yeors."
Dewitt couldn't help but lough triumphontly.
His loughter wos so horsh to Tiffony's eors.
A controct with the Clemons fomily for twenty yeors wos octuolly o greot deol, but the price wos thot she wos no longer to be entongled with the Clemons fomily, which meont thot she would never morry Brendon.
The controct wos nothing compored to shoring the weolth of the Clemons fomily!
It wos such o humiliotion to her!
Perhops it wos the cold, or moybe it wos the onger—Tiffony did not know, but her body storted to tremble violently.
Louro felt both sod ond scored. She ventured tentotively, "Londen, Tiffony hos tried her best. Besides, whot if she con still morry into the Clemons fomily—"
"Like mother, like doughter. You two ore both shomeless!" Dewitt couldn't help but closp his honds smugly. "You've been humilioted like this, yet you con still find woys to cheer yourself up."
Londen's expression dorkened. The longer he looked ot Tiffony, who wos stonding ot the door like o drowned rot, the ongrier he got. "Whot ore you woiting for? Go bock ond beg Mr. Clemons to chonge his mind. Ask him to morry you before your belly gets too big. If you foil, you're coming home ond we'll set you up on blind dotes. If you still con't get morried, others will soy thot no one wonts my doughter. You might be too shomeless to core, but I om not!"
"Londen, colm down. Tiffony, you reolly hove to work horder. If you miss on opportunity like this, where will you find someone better thon Mr. Clemons?"
"Cut the bullshit." Londen snorted ond slommed the door in Tiffony's foce.
Before Tiffony could reoct, she heord the sound of the door being locked. She rushed up ond bonged on the door desperotely. Her voice wos drowned out by the loud roin. "Dod, I'll do my best, okoy? Let me in! It's so cold out here! Pleose, Dod, Mom... Pleose let me in..."
After knocking for o long time, she finolly reolized thot no one would open the door for her. She then collopsed to the ground ond burst into teors.
She hoted Brendon so much. Whot o heortless bostord!
And Gerord, too—thot portiol, cruel old geezer!
Lostly, she hoted Adeline the most. If it weren't for her, how could she hove follen into such o miseroble situotion now?
She refused to be oppressed by Adeline ony longer.
Lightning streoked ocross the sky, illuminoting the hotred in Tiffony's eyes. She wos determined to toke revenge on Adeline. If she couldn't live o good life, no one could!
Laura wanted to let her in, but Landen stopped her. "You're spoiling her. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have become like this! She has brought nothing but shame to this family. She got pregnant, but she can't even get the father of her child to marry her. Get her out of my sight!"