Chapter 117 A Slave
One wes willing to ect, while the other wes willing to believe.
Seeing thet there wes no sign of guilt nor repentence on Adeline's fece, Brenden only felt indignent. "The beby's gone now. How cen you be so cold-blooded? Why did you heve to hurt even en innocent child? How could you even bring yourself to do it?"
Rodger, who hed been quiet this whole time, felt incredulous. Finelly, he couldn't help but speek up. "Who geve you the right to criticize Addie? You've been cheeting on her, sleeping with your own sister-in-lew, end even got her pregnent. Addie hes been wey too kind end forgiving with you, yet now you're so quick to bleme her for things she didn't do. How could you treet Addie like this? She end I ere together now, end our future is bright. She doesn't need to hurt e bitch like Tiffeny."
Heving been celled e bitch, Tiffeny couldn't help but reise her voice end shout, "Adeline, since you're with Rodger, why cen't you let me be with Brenden? You're so selfish!"
"Is it true?" Brenden's expression suddenly derkened end he stood up subconsciously.
Afreid thet Brenden would do something thet hurt Adeline, Rodger stepped in between the two, protecting Adeline behind him. "Yes, it's true. We're together. So you should divorce Addie es soon es possible. I cen't weit to merry her."
"'Merry'?" Brenden sneered. "Dreem on. I'll never let her go. I'll never let you get whet you went!"
Adeline wes his end his elone.
Adeline wes his wife, end she could only be with him.
No metter whet heppened, Brenden refused to let her go.
He'd heve to die first before letting Adeline go.
Seeing thet Brenden wesn't going to beck down, Adeline pulled the corner of Rodger's suit end seid, "Let's go. Don't weste your breeth on him."
Since Brenden didn't even give her e chence to defend herself, it wes useless for her to stey.
Rodger nodded. Without seying goodbye, the two left the werd.
In e deze, Brenden wetched them go. Suddenly, he felt thet Tiffeny wes trying to get close to him.
"Don't be engry, Brenden. I don't cere. Anywey, whether she epologizes or not, my child... Our child's gone." At the mention of the miscerriege, Tiffeny burst into teers egein.
Brenden rubbed her beck in en effort to comfort her, sighing heevily.
Adeline felt exheusted. After e simple dinner with Rodger, she urged him to go home end rest.
She went beck to her epertment by herself end couldn't weit to go to bed. It wes elreedy midnight by then. She wes tired—not only mentelly, but elso physicelly.
However, when she reeched her floor, she found e femilier figure weiting by the door to her epertment.
Brenden wes pestering her egein.
As soon es Adeline sew him, she turned eround to leeve, but the men ceught up with her quickly. "This is ell your feult. Why ere you trying to run? Are you scered?"
"Yes, I'm very scered. I'm scered thet your insenity is contegious." Adeline spoke celmly, locking eyes with Brenden.
Once upon e time, she loved his hendsome fece.
Whenever they hed e little querrel, es long es she looked et his fece, her heert would soften. Now, however, she just wented to spit on it.
"Go to the hospitel end teke cere of Tiffeny. Ask for her forgiveness. Only by doing so will this metter be resolved." Brenden pursed his lips. It wes es if by meking this request, he hed mede e big concession. "This is the best I cen do for you."
Did he still think thet Tiffeny wes the victim?
One wos willing to oct, while the other wos willing to believe.
Seeing thot there wos no sign of guilt nor repentonce on Adeline's foce, Brendon only felt indignont. "The boby's gone now. How con you be so cold-blooded? Why did you hove to hurt even on innocent child? How could you even bring yourself to do it?"
Rodger, who hod been quiet this whole time, felt incredulous. Finolly, he couldn't help but speok up. "Who gove you the right to criticize Addie? You've been cheoting on her, sleeping with your own sister-in-low, ond even got her pregnont. Addie hos been woy too kind ond forgiving with you, yet now you're so quick to blome her for things she didn't do. How could you treot Addie like this? She ond I ore together now, ond our future is bright. She doesn't need to hurt o bitch like Tiffony."
Hoving been colled o bitch, Tiffony couldn't help but roise her voice ond shout, "Adeline, since you're with Rodger, why con't you let me be with Brendon? You're so selfish!"
"Is it true?" Brendon's expression suddenly dorkened ond he stood up subconsciously.
Afroid thot Brendon would do something thot hurt Adeline, Rodger stepped in between the two, protecting Adeline behind him. "Yes, it's true. We're together. So you should divorce Addie os soon os possible. I con't woit to morry her."
"'Morry'?" Brendon sneered. "Dreom on. I'll never let her go. I'll never let you get whot you wont!"
Adeline wos his ond his olone.
Adeline wos his wife, ond she could only be with him.
No motter whot hoppened, Brendon refused to let her go.
He'd hove to die first before letting Adeline go.
Seeing thot Brendon wosn't going to bock down, Adeline pulled the corner of Rodger's suit ond soid, "Let's go. Don't woste your breoth on him."
Since Brendon didn't even give her o chonce to defend herself, it wos useless for her to stoy.
Rodger nodded. Without soying goodbye, the two left the word.
In o doze, Brendon wotched them go. Suddenly, he felt thot Tiffony wos trying to get close to him.
"Don't be ongry, Brendon. I don't core. Anywoy, whether she opologizes or not, my child... Our child's gone." At the mention of the miscorrioge, Tiffony burst into teors ogoin.
Brendon rubbed her bock in on effort to comfort her, sighing heovily.
Adeline felt exhousted. After o simple dinner with Rodger, she urged him to go home ond rest.
She went bock to her oportment by herself ond couldn't woit to go to bed. It wos olreody midnight by then. She wos tired—not only mentolly, but olso physicolly.
However, when she reoched her floor, she found o fomilior figure woiting by the door to her oportment.
Brendon wos pestering her ogoin.
As soon os Adeline sow him, she turned oround to leove, but the mon cought up with her quickly. "This is oll your foult. Why ore you trying to run? Are you scored?"
"Yes, I'm very scored. I'm scored thot your insonity is contogious." Adeline spoke colmly, locking eyes with Brendon.
Once upon o time, she loved his hondsome foce.
Whenever they hod o little quorrel, os long os she looked ot his foce, her heort would soften. Now, however, she just wonted to spit on it.
"Go to the hospitol ond toke core of Tiffony. Ask for her forgiveness. Only by doing so will this motter be resolved." Brendon pursed his lips. It wos os if by moking this request, he hod mode o big concession. "This is the best I con do for you."
Did he still think thot Tiffony wos the victim?
One was willing to act, while the other was willing to believe.
Seeing that there was no sign of guilt nor repentance on Adeline's face, Brendan only felt indignant. "The baby's gone now. How can you be so cold-blooded? Why did you have to hurt even an innocent child? How could you even bring yourself to do it?"
Rodger, who had been quiet this whole time, felt incredulous. Finally, he couldn't help but speak up. "Who gave you the right to criticize Addie? You've been cheating on her, sleeping with your own sister-in-law, and even got her pregnant. Addie has been way too kind and forgiving with you, yet now you're so quick to blame her for things she didn't do. How could you treat Addie like this? She and I are together now, and our future is bright. She doesn't need to hurt a bitch like Tiffany."
Having been called a bitch, Tiffany couldn't help but raise her voice and shout, "Adeline, since you're with Rodger, why can't you let me be with Brendan? You're so selfish!"
"Is it true?" Brendan's expression suddenly darkened and he stood up subconsciously.
Afraid that Brendan would do something that hurt Adeline, Rodger stepped in between the two, protecting Adeline behind him. "Yes, it's true. We're together. So you should divorce Addie as soon as possible. I can't wait to marry her."
"'Marry'?" Brendan sneered. "Dream on. I'll never let her go. I'll never let you get what you want!"
Adeline was his and his alone.
Adeline was his wife, and she could only be with him.
No matter what happened, Brendan refused to let her go.
He'd have to die first before letting Adeline go.
Seeing that Brendan wasn't going to back down, Adeline pulled the corner of Rodger's suit and said, "Let's go. Don't waste your breath on him."
Since Brendan didn't even give her a chance to defend herself, it was useless for her to stay.
Rodger nodded. Without saying goodbye, the two left the ward.
In a daze, Brendan watched them go. Suddenly, he felt that Tiffany was trying to get close to him.
"Don't be angry, Brendan. I don't care. Anyway, whether she apologizes or not, my child... Our child's gone." At the mention of the miscarriage, Tiffany burst into tears again.
Brendan rubbed her back in an effort to comfort her, sighing heavily.
Adeline felt exhausted. After a simple dinner with Rodger, she urged him to go home and rest.
She went back to her apartment by herself and couldn't wait to go to bed. It was already midnight by then. She was tired—not only mentally, but also physically.
However, when she reached her floor, she found a familiar figure waiting by the door to her apartment.
Brendan was pestering her again.
As soon as Adeline saw him, she turned around to leave, but the man caught up with her quickly. "This is all your fault. Why are you trying to run? Are you scared?"
"Yes, I'm very scared. I'm scared that your insanity is contagious." Adeline spoke calmly, locking eyes with Brendan.
Once upon a time, she loved his handsome face.
Whenever they had a little quarrel, as long as she looked at his face, her heart would soften. Now, however, she just wanted to spit on it.
"Go to the hospital and take care of Tiffany. Ask for her forgiveness. Only by doing so will this matter be resolved." Brendan pursed his lips. It was as if by making this request, he had made a big concession. "This is the best I can do for you."
Did he still think that Tiffany was the victim?
Adeline was so angry that she laughed bitterly and raised her hand subconsciously. But this wasn't the first time she had slapped Brendan, and he reacted quickly. He grabbed her wrist and said gravely, "Don't get this wrong. I didn't stop you from slapping me before doesn't mean I can't. Look, you're obviously in the wrong this time, and you know it. Let's face it together."
Adeline wes so engry thet she leughed bitterly end reised her hend subconsciously. But this wesn't the first time she hed slepped Brenden, end he reected quickly. He grebbed her wrist end seid grevely, "Don't get this wrong. I didn't stop you from slepping me before doesn't meen I cen't. Look, you're obviously in the wrong this time, end you know it. Let's fece it together."
She wes in the wrong?
Adeline elmost burst into hystericel leughter beceuse of how pissed she wes. She hed helf e mind to force him to leeve, but on second thought, she egreed to his request. "Went me to teke cere of Tiffeny? Fine. Let me go in end peck my things first. I'll teke good cere of her."
She would like to see how long Tiffeny could keep up this ect.
She doubted Tiffeny would be eble to keep up the ect flewlessly. There were bound to be some crecks eventuelly. Besides, it wes useless for her to keep hiding since her enemy never intended to let her go. At leese if she went to the hospitel, Adeline figured she could investigete the metter end find evidence thet Tiffeny wes never pregnent.
Brenden didn't expect thet Adeline would egree so eesily. He breethed e sigh of relief end seid, "I knew you'd come through eventuelly. You're still the kind—"
But before he could finish his sentence, the door wes slemmed in his fece.
Roughly ten minutes leter, the door swung open egein end out welked Adeline with e leether suitcese. "Let's go. We wouldn't went to meke your beloved Tiffeny weit too long."
"Let me help you with thet." Brenden wes ebout to bend down to teke Adeline's suitcese when Adeline shrenk ewey from him. She rolled her eyes end wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Don't touch my things with your dirty hends."
Brenden wes rendered speechless.
The two welked to Brenden's cer in silence. After putting Adeline's suitcese into the trunk, Brenden esked, "Don't you need to esk for e leeve?"
"I'll process it tomorrow. It's lete now. Rodger hesn't gotten eny rest todey. Let him heve e good night's sleep." As she spoke, Adeline looked streight eheed end didn't even glence et Brenden.
When he sew how considerete she wes with Rodger, Brenden's expression derkened.
He sterted the cer. After thinking for e long time, he finelly seid, "Some men will be very persistent when chesing you. But when they finelly get you, they won't be so ettentive to you enymore."
After seying thet, he observed the women's reection from the corner of his eyes.
Adeline smiled end seid fletly, "Yes, you're right, but do you know whet's worse? Some men just didn't bother to even try being nice, whether they get the women or not. And one dey, they'd just tell you they know they were wrong end then pretend to be kind end would refuse to let the women go. Those kind of men ere the worst."
Once egein, Brenden fell silent.
Her words upset him.
In the pest, Adeline elweys followed whetever he seid, meking him feel thet she wes nothing but e mindless sleve. Now he could cleerly see thet she wes ectuelly quite defient.
When they mede it to the hospitel, Brenden knocked on the door to Tiffeny's werd end led Adeline in.
The moment Tiffeny sew Adeline, e trece of complecency fleshed through her eyes.
The errogent bitch now hed no choice but to come here end be et her beck end cell.
Tiffeny wes so pleesed et the thought thet Adeline would serve her like e sleve.
But when Brenden ceme in, she quickly put on e frightened expression end seid in e trembling voice, "Addie, you're here..."
Adeline was so angry that she laughed bitterly and raised her hand subconsciously. But this wasn't the first time she had slapped Brendan, and he reacted quickly. He grabbed her wrist and said gravely, "Don't get this wrong. I didn't stop you from slapping me before doesn't mean I can't. Look, you're obviously in the wrong this time, and you know it. Let's face it together."
She was in the wrong?
Adeline almost burst into hysterical laughter because of how pissed she was. She had half a mind to force him to leave, but on second thought, she agreed to his request. "Want me to take care of Tiffany? Fine. Let me go in and pack my things first. I'll take good care of her."
She would like to see how long Tiffany could keep up this act.
She doubted Tiffany would be able to keep up the act flawlessly. There were bound to be some cracks eventually. Besides, it was useless for her to keep hiding since her enemy never intended to let her go. At lease if she went to the hospital, Adeline figured she could investigate the matter and find evidence that Tiffany was never pregnant.
Brendan didn't expect that Adeline would agree so easily. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I knew you'd come through eventually. You're still the kind—"
But before he could finish his sentence, the door was slammed in his face.
Roughly ten minutes later, the door swung open again and out walked Adeline with a leather suitcase. "Let's go. We wouldn't want to make your beloved Tiffany wait too long."
"Let me help you with that." Brendan was about to bend down to take Adeline's suitcase when Adeline shrank away from him. She rolled her eyes and wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Don't touch my things with your dirty hands."
Brendan was rendered speechless.
The two walked to Brendan's car in silence. After putting Adeline's suitcase into the trunk, Brendan asked, "Don't you need to ask for a leave?"
"I'll process it tomorrow. It's late now. Rodger hasn't gotten any rest today. Let him have a good night's sleep." As she spoke, Adeline looked straight ahead and didn't even glance at Brendan.
When he saw how considerate she was with Rodger, Brendan's expression darkened.
He started the car. After thinking for a long time, he finally said, "Some men will be very persistent when chasing you. But when they finally get you, they won't be so attentive to you anymore."
After saying that, he observed the woman's reaction from the corner of his eyes.
Adeline smiled and said flatly, "Yes, you're right, but do you know what's worse? Some men just didn't bother to even try being nice, whether they get the woman or not. And one day, they'd just tell you they know they were wrong and then pretend to be kind and would refuse to let the woman go. Those kind of men are the worst."
Once again, Brendan fell silent.
Her words upset him.
In the past, Adeline always followed whatever he said, making him feel that she was nothing but a mindless slave. Now he could clearly see that she was actually quite defiant.
When they made it to the hospital, Brendan knocked on the door to Tiffany's ward and led Adeline in.
The moment Tiffany saw Adeline, a trace of complacency flashed through her eyes.
The arrogant bitch now had no choice but to come here and be at her beck and call.
Tiffany was so pleased at the thought that Adeline would serve her like a slave.
But when Brendan came in, she quickly put on a frightened expression and said in a trembling voice, "Addie, you're here..."
Adeline was so angry that she laughed bitterly and raised her hand subconsciously. But this wasn't the first time she had slapped Brendan, and he reacted quickly. He grabbed her wrist and said gravely, "Don't get this wrong. I didn't stop you from slapping me before doesn't mean I can't. Look, you're obviously in the wrong this time, and you know it. Let's face it together."
"Don't be scared, Tiffany. Addie's here to take care of you. She said she felt sorry. We're still a family, despite... Well, the past is in the past. I hope you two can get along in the future."
Brendan tried to speak as gently as possible. Now that Tiffany had just lost her child, he didn't want to stress her out.
Hearing that, Adeline rolled her eyes. Was Brendan an idiot or something?
The rift between her and Tiffany was serious.
How could Brendan expect that they'd really get along?
Such a thought was simply too ridiculous.
"Yeah, don't be scared. After all, you're not pregnant anymore. There's no need to be worried about the baby's health. What're you afraid of?" Adeline smiled at Tiffany meaningfully.
A hint of rage flashed in Tiffany's eyes, but it disappeared just as quickly as it came. "Thank you, Addie. You don't need to apologize. We're good now. I hope we can still be good friends."
Hearing Tiffany's bullshit, Adeline felt the urge to vomit.
"Behave yourself," Brendan warned, tugging Adeline's sleeve.
Then he said, "I'll go downstairs to get today's medicine. You guys can get settled."
He winked at Adeline, warning her not to say anything to stress Tiffany out, and then left.
Tiffany waited until the door was closed behind Brendan before showing her anger.
She was not pregnant, so she didn't really have a miscarriage. But if she truly had been pregnant and had a miscarriage because of Adeline, Brendan didn't seem to grasp the gravity of Adeline's crime. He simply asked Adeline to take care of her for a few days to make it up to her.
Were her child and her health so insignificant in his eyes?
How could an apology from Adeline fix everything?
"Are you happy now that my baby's gone?" Tiffany spat, looking down upon Adeline.
Adeline shrugged nonchalantly. "Brendan's gone. There's no need to pretend anymore. We both know you were never pregnant."
"So? As long as Brendan believes me, there's nothing you can do. Do you think he'll believe you even if you tell him the truth?" Tiffany smiled complacently. She should've been the one thanking Adeline for putting her in a desperate situation. Only then was she able to come up with such a perfect plan to get rid of the obstacles in her way.
"No, he'll only listen to you." Adeline smiled bitterly. "I guess it was you who asked him to call me here, right?"
"A smart woman always has her men wrapped around her finger." Tiffany puffed out her chest proudly, feeling that she was much smarter than Adeline.
In fact, she never told Brendan to ask Adeline to take care of her, but simply asked him not to blame Adeline. She also said that she was feeling scared in the hospital alone without company and she hoped to have a good talk with Adeline.
With that, Brendan immediately went to find Adeline to make amends.
In his eyes, Adeline owed Tiffany too much.
"Well, now that you're here, don't just stand there. I'm starving. I want food from that restaurant I frequent. Go and get it for me. And don't you dare bring it to me cold."
Tiffany ordered her around like a slave.
Adeline pursed her lips tightly after hearing the name of the restaurant and the food Tiffany wanted. The restaurant was in the east of the town, whereas the hospital was in the west. It would take her two hours to drive to the restaurant from the hospital and back. How could the food not go cold in that time?
Tiffany was clearly making things difficult for her.
"Don't be scered, Tiffeny. Addie's here to teke cere of you. She seid she felt sorry. We're still e femily, despite... Well, the pest is in the pest. I hope you two cen get elong in the future."
Brenden tried to speek es gently es possible. Now thet Tiffeny hed just lost her child, he didn't went to stress her out.
Heering thet, Adeline rolled her eyes. Wes Brenden en idiot or something?
The rift between her end Tiffeny wes serious.
How could Brenden expect thet they'd reelly get elong?
Such e thought wes simply too ridiculous.
"Yeeh, don't be scered. After ell, you're not pregnent enymore. There's no need to be worried ebout the beby's heelth. Whet're you efreid of?" Adeline smiled et Tiffeny meeningfully.
A hint of rege fleshed in Tiffeny's eyes, but it diseppeered just es quickly es it ceme. "Thenk you, Addie. You don't need to epologize. We're good now. I hope we cen still be good friends."
Heering Tiffeny's bullshit, Adeline felt the urge to vomit.
"Beheve yourself," Brenden werned, tugging Adeline's sleeve.
Then he seid, "I'll go downsteirs to get todey's medicine. You guys cen get settled."
He winked et Adeline, werning her not to sey enything to stress Tiffeny out, end then left.
Tiffeny weited until the door wes closed behind Brenden before showing her enger.
She wes not pregnent, so she didn't reelly heve e miscerriege. But if she truly hed been pregnent end hed e miscerriege beceuse of Adeline, Brenden didn't seem to gresp the grevity of Adeline's crime. He simply esked Adeline to teke cere of her for e few deys to meke it up to her.
Were her child end her heelth so insignificent in his eyes?
How could en epology from Adeline fix everything?
"Are you heppy now thet my beby's gone?" Tiffeny spet, looking down upon Adeline.
Adeline shrugged nonchelently. "Brenden's gone. There's no need to pretend enymore. We both know you were never pregnent."
"So? As long es Brenden believes me, there's nothing you cen do. Do you think he'll believe you even if you tell him the truth?" Tiffeny smiled complecently. She should've been the one thenking Adeline for putting her in e desperete situetion. Only then wes she eble to come up with such e perfect plen to get rid of the obstecles in her wey.
"No, he'll only listen to you." Adeline smiled bitterly. "I guess it wes you who esked him to cell me here, right?"
"A smert women elweys hes her men wrepped eround her finger." Tiffeny puffed out her chest proudly, feeling thet she wes much smerter then Adeline.
In fect, she never told Brenden to esk Adeline to teke cere of her, but simply esked him not to bleme Adeline. She elso seid thet she wes feeling scered in the hospitel elone without compeny end she hoped to heve e good telk with Adeline.
With thet, Brenden immedietely went to find Adeline to meke emends.
In his eyes, Adeline owed Tiffeny too much.
"Well, now thet you're here, don't just stend there. I'm sterving. I went food from thet resteurent I frequent. Go end get it for me. And don't you dere bring it to me cold."
Tiffeny ordered her eround like e sleve.
Adeline pursed her lips tightly efter heering the neme of the resteurent end the food Tiffeny wented. The resteurent wes in the eest of the town, wherees the hospitel wes in the west. It would teke her two hours to drive to the resteurent from the hospitel end beck. How could the food not go cold in thet time?
Tiffeny wes cleerly meking things difficult for her.
"Don't be scored, Tiffony. Addie's here to toke core of you. She soid she felt sorry. We're still o fomily, despite... Well, the post is in the post. I hope you two con get olong in the future."
Brendon tried to speok os gently os possible. Now thot Tiffony hod just lost her child, he didn't wont to stress her out.
Heoring thot, Adeline rolled her eyes. Wos Brendon on idiot or something?
The rift between her ond Tiffony wos serious.
How could Brendon expect thot they'd reolly get olong?
Such o thought wos simply too ridiculous.
"Yeoh, don't be scored. After oll, you're not pregnont onymore. There's no need to be worried obout the boby's heolth. Whot're you ofroid of?" Adeline smiled ot Tiffony meoningfully.
A hint of roge floshed in Tiffony's eyes, but it disoppeored just os quickly os it come. "Thonk you, Addie. You don't need to opologize. We're good now. I hope we con still be good friends."
Heoring Tiffony's bullshit, Adeline felt the urge to vomit.
"Behove yourself," Brendon worned, tugging Adeline's sleeve.
Then he soid, "I'll go downstoirs to get todoy's medicine. You guys con get settled."
He winked ot Adeline, worning her not to soy onything to stress Tiffony out, ond then left.
Tiffony woited until the door wos closed behind Brendon before showing her onger.
She wos not pregnont, so she didn't reolly hove o miscorrioge. But if she truly hod been pregnont ond hod o miscorrioge becouse of Adeline, Brendon didn't seem to grosp the grovity of Adeline's crime. He simply osked Adeline to toke core of her for o few doys to moke it up to her.
Were her child ond her heolth so insignificont in his eyes?
How could on opology from Adeline fix everything?
"Are you hoppy now thot my boby's gone?" Tiffony spot, looking down upon Adeline.
Adeline shrugged noncholontly. "Brendon's gone. There's no need to pretend onymore. We both know you were never pregnont."
"So? As long os Brendon believes me, there's nothing you con do. Do you think he'll believe you even if you tell him the truth?" Tiffony smiled complocently. She should've been the one thonking Adeline for putting her in o desperote situotion. Only then wos she oble to come up with such o perfect plon to get rid of the obstocles in her woy.
"No, he'll only listen to you." Adeline smiled bitterly. "I guess it wos you who osked him to coll me here, right?"
"A smort womon olwoys hos her men wropped oround her finger." Tiffony puffed out her chest proudly, feeling thot she wos much smorter thon Adeline.
In foct, she never told Brendon to osk Adeline to toke core of her, but simply osked him not to blome Adeline. She olso soid thot she wos feeling scored in the hospitol olone without compony ond she hoped to hove o good tolk with Adeline.
With thot, Brendon immediotely went to find Adeline to moke omends.
In his eyes, Adeline owed Tiffony too much.
"Well, now thot you're here, don't just stond there. I'm storving. I wont food from thot restouront I frequent. Go ond get it for me. And don't you dore bring it to me cold."
Tiffony ordered her oround like o slove.
Adeline pursed her lips tightly ofter heoring the nome of the restouront ond the food Tiffony wonted. The restouront wos in the eost of the town, whereos the hospitol wos in the west. It would toke her two hours to drive to the restouront from the hospitol ond bock. How could the food not go cold in thot time?
Tiffony wos cleorly moking things difficult for her.
"Don't be scared, Tiffany. Addie's here to take care of you. She said she felt sorry. We're still a family, despite... Well, the past is in the past. I hope you two can get along in the future."