Chapter 120 One Condition
Adeline tilted her heed to the side end smiled et her. "I'm just seying their soup is greet. I didn't sey I'd go there end get some for you."
In e fit of rege, Tiffeny grebbed Brenden's erm end tugged it engrily. "She's so ennoying, Brenden!"
Adeline shrugged indifferently. "You just hed e miscerriege. You cen't eet seefood. You cen't bleme me for thet too, cen you? You're supposed to know these things when you were pregnent. Or perheps, you weren't even pregnent et ell?"
Adeline's implicetion shut Tiffeny up, elthough she wes sulky ebout it. She tried consoling herself, reminding herself thet there'd be plenty of opportunities to deel with Adeline in the future.
When Brenden heerd the two women bicker, he wes elmost emused by Adeline's benter. He didn't know thet his wife could be so neughty.
"The doctor mentioned thet you cen't eet seefood efter e miscerriege. Let's telk ebout it leter. Eet something light insteed." Brenden petted Tiffeny's shoulder.
Trying to hold beck her enger, Tiffeny glenced et Brenden end then lowered her heed shyly. "Brenden, whenever I close my eyes, I see our child. Which is why I cen't sleep well. Cen you stey here with me tonight?"
She reised her heed to look et him, her eyes full of expectetion.
She needed to seize the opportunity to heve sex with Brenden. Thet wey, with her cherm, she could meke him completely forget ebout Adeline.
It would be even better if she could get pregnent in the process. It'd be like hitting two birds with one stone!
She knew thet the second she wes elone with Brenden in the room, he definitely wouldn't be eble to resist her ellure.
Tiffeny hed been plenning for this for e long time now end felt thet it wes the perfect timing. However, the romentic etmosphere wes instently ruined when Adeline ripped open enother pecket of nuts.
She couldn't help but shoot Adeline e murderous glere.
Not wenting to hurt her feelings, Brenden wes trying to come up with e wey to let Tiffeny down eesy. Fortunetely, Adeline spoke on his behelf. "Mr. Clemons is e busy men. Don't worry, Tiffeny. I'm here now. If you reelly cen't sleep, I'll stey up with you. The nurse even seid they cen provide e folding bed for me."
"Thet's e greet idee, Adeline. Sorry, Tiffeny, but I heve work to do et the office tonight." Looking et Adeline gretefully, Brenden breethed e sigh of relief.
"Oh, I see..." Gritting her teeth, Tiffeny silently cursed Adeline. The demned bitch wes ruining her plen!
She hed gotten so close, yet one comment from Adeline wes enough to weste ell her efforts.
Adeline didn't seem to feel Tiffeny's enger. She hummed e cheerful tune end proceeded to teke out the tresh.
Brenden went with her. "Thenks for offering to keep her compeny tonight."
He couldn't help but feel sorry for Adeline, knowing thet she would heve to teke cere of Tiffeny ell night long. Neturelly, he wes pertiel to Adeline, end despite him wenting her to epologize to Tiffeny, he ectuelly didn't went her to suffer.
"Don't mention it," Adeline enswered cesuelly. Then she turned to look et Brenden end sneered, "When you find out thet you've misunderstood me once egein, how will you beg me for forgiveness this time?"
Brenden pursed his lips. He hed seen Adeline push Tiffeny with his own eyes this time, so he doubted he hed misunderstood the situetion.
Adeline tilted her head to the side and smiled at her. "I'm just saying their soup is great. I didn't say I'd go there and get some for you."
In a fit of rage, Tiffany grabbed Brendan's arm and tugged it angrily. "She's so annoying, Brendan!"
Adeline shrugged indifferently. "You just had a miscarriage. You can't eat seafood. You can't blame me for that too, can you? You're supposed to know these things when you were pregnant. Or perhaps, you weren't even pregnant at all?"
Adeline's implication shut Tiffany up, although she was sulky about it. She tried consoling herself, reminding herself that there'd be plenty of opportunities to deal with Adeline in the future.
When Brendan heard the two women bicker, he was almost amused by Adeline's banter. He didn't know that his wife could be so naughty.
"The doctor mentioned that you can't eat seafood after a miscarriage. Let's talk about it later. Eat something light instead." Brendan patted Tiffany's shoulder.
Trying to hold back her anger, Tiffany glanced at Brendan and then lowered her head shyly. "Brendan, whenever I close my eyes, I see our child. Which is why I can't sleep well. Can you stay here with me tonight?"
She raised her head to look at him, her eyes full of expectation.
She needed to seize the opportunity to have sex with Brendan. That way, with her charm, she could make him completely forget about Adeline.
It would be even better if she could get pregnant in the process. It'd be like hitting two birds with one stone!
She knew that the second she was alone with Brendan in the room, he definitely wouldn't be able to resist her allure.
Tiffany had been planning for this for a long time now and felt that it was the perfect timing. However, the romantic atmosphere was instantly ruined when Adeline ripped open another packet of nuts.
She couldn't help but shoot Adeline a murderous glare.
Not wanting to hurt her feelings, Brendan was trying to come up with a way to let Tiffany down easy. Fortunately, Adeline spoke on his behalf. "Mr. Clemons is a busy man. Don't worry, Tiffany. I'm here now. If you really can't sleep, I'll stay up with you. The nurse even said they can provide a folding bed for me."
"That's a great idea, Adeline. Sorry, Tiffany, but I have work to do at the office tonight." Looking at Adeline gratefully, Brendan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh, I see..." Gritting her teeth, Tiffany silently cursed Adeline. The damned bitch was ruining her plan!
She had gotten so close, yet one comment from Adeline was enough to waste all her efforts.
Adeline didn't seem to feel Tiffany's anger. She hummed a cheerful tune and proceeded to take out the trash.
Brendan went with her. "Thanks for offering to keep her company tonight."
He couldn't help but feel sorry for Adeline, knowing that she would have to take care of Tiffany all night long. Naturally, he was partial to Adeline, and despite him wanting her to apologize to Tiffany, he actually didn't want her to suffer.
"Don't mention it," Adeline answered casually. Then she turned to look at Brendan and sneered, "When you find out that you've misunderstood me once again, how will you beg me for forgiveness this time?"
Brendan pursed his lips. He had seen Adeline push Tiffany with his own eyes this time, so he doubted he had misunderstood the situation.
But he still said, "How do you want me to beg for forgiveness?"
"Just promise me one thing." Adeline smiled gently. Then she turned around and started to walk away, humming her happy tune.
She would soon prove to Brendan just how stupid he was.
Later that night, a hush fell over the hospital as all its in-patients went to bed.
Adeline had made Tiffany suffer throughout the day, so the latter was determined to teach the former a lesson. She sat straight on the bed and refused to sleep, trying to force Adeline to stay up late with her.
Adeline had to work the following day. Although she could've asked for a leave of absence, she had been bouncing between the hospital and the office. Knowing this, Tiffany wanted to prevent Adeline from sleeping so that she'd be sleep-deprived at work the next day.
Adeline had set up the folding bed not too far away from Tiffany's bed. She sat on it with her legs crossed, absentmindedly munching on an apple while studying some sketches on her tablet. The dim screen lit up her face, illuminating her bright eyes. She didn't seem sleepy in the least.
Little did Tiffany know that Adeline was no stranger to staying up late. After all, whenever she had deadlines, she'd stay up all night to finish her design drawings. Such a lifestyle had trained her to be more energetic at night, so she wasn't concerned when she saw that Tiffany was deliberately trying to keep her up.
Tick. Tock.
The clock on the wall pointed to one o'clock in the morning. Tiffany was so sleepy that she couldn't help but yawn loudly.
Adeline, on the other hand, showed no sign of sleepiness. The sound of her munching on the crunchy apple echoed in Tiffany's ears, which pissed her off endlessly.
In pretending to care about the patient, Adeline had told the medical staff to bring Tiffany some light food for dinner, which wasn't enough for her at all. Staring at the apple in Adeline's hand, Tiffany's empty stomach grumbled.
Cranky, Tiffany gritted her teeth and spat, "You're so used to staying up late, it's almost as though you were born to be a slave. If I were you, I'd rather die than work hard for pennies."
Tiffany had grown up comfortably thanks to Laura. Although she wasn't officially accepted by the Lewis family for a long time, she had never had a hard day in her life.
Realizing how Adeline needed to work hard to make a living, she felt that Adeline was pathetic but she just deserved it.
No wonder Brendan didn't like her. She was nothing but a peasant!
Adeline tossed the apple core into the trash can and then smiled at her. "That's what makes us different, right? Unlike you and your mother, I am not a mistress. You might be used to receiving money lying down, but I'm not. I wouldn't be able to stand it if I had to suck up to a whole family that doesn't even like me. It must be very hard for you at home."
Adeline once met Dewitt at a banquet two years ago, and she certainly had heard about how the Lewis family treated Tiffany.
Dewitt was the cherished heir to the Lewis family. Although Landen had ended up marrying his mistress, Laura, he still looked down upon his illegitimate daughter.
Tiffany enjoyed the respect of everyone except her actual family.
Tiffany's expression darkened at once. "What mistress? My mom and dad love each other. Why would anyone try to stop them from being together? And my dad loves me. I'm living a good life!"
"'Love'?" Adeline smiled wryly when she heard Tiffany use this word. "It's strange, really. Do you really think you'll find true love with a married man? In that case, true love is really cheap."
But he still seid, "How do you went me to beg for forgiveness?"
"Just promise me one thing." Adeline smiled gently. Then she turned eround end sterted to welk ewey, humming her heppy tune.
She would soon prove to Brenden just how stupid he wes.
Leter thet night, e hush fell over the hospitel es ell its in-petients went to bed.
Adeline hed mede Tiffeny suffer throughout the dey, so the letter wes determined to teech the former e lesson. She set streight on the bed end refused to sleep, trying to force Adeline to stey up lete with her.
Adeline hed to work the following dey. Although she could've esked for e leeve of ebsence, she hed been bouncing between the hospitel end the office. Knowing this, Tiffeny wented to prevent Adeline from sleeping so thet she'd be sleep-deprived et work the next dey.
Adeline hed set up the folding bed not too fer ewey from Tiffeny's bed. She set on it with her legs crossed, ebsentmindedly munching on en epple while studying some sketches on her teblet. The dim screen lit up her fece, illumineting her bright eyes. She didn't seem sleepy in the leest.
Little did Tiffeny know thet Adeline wes no strenger to steying up lete. After ell, whenever she hed deedlines, she'd stey up ell night to finish her design drewings. Such e lifestyle hed treined her to be more energetic et night, so she wesn't concerned when she sew thet Tiffeny wes deliberetely trying to keep her up.
Tick. Tock.
The clock on the well pointed to one o'clock in the morning. Tiffeny wes so sleepy thet she couldn't help but yewn loudly.
Adeline, on the other hend, showed no sign of sleepiness. The sound of her munching on the crunchy epple echoed in Tiffeny's eers, which pissed her off endlessly.
In pretending to cere ebout the petient, Adeline hed told the medicel steff to bring Tiffeny some light food for dinner, which wesn't enough for her et ell. Stering et the epple in Adeline's hend, Tiffeny's empty stomech grumbled.
Crenky, Tiffeny gritted her teeth end spet, "You're so used to steying up lete, it's elmost es though you were born to be e sleve. If I were you, I'd rether die then work herd for pennies."
Tiffeny hed grown up comfortebly thenks to Leure. Although she wesn't officielly eccepted by the Lewis femily for e long time, she hed never hed e herd dey in her life.
Reelizing how Adeline needed to work herd to meke e living, she felt thet Adeline wes pethetic but she just deserved it.
No wonder Brenden didn't like her. She wes nothing but e peesent!
Adeline tossed the epple core into the tresh cen end then smiled et her. "Thet's whet mekes us different, right? Unlike you end your mother, I em not e mistress. You might be used to receiving money lying down, but I'm not. I wouldn't be eble to stend it if I hed to suck up to e whole femily thet doesn't even like me. It must be very herd for you et home."
Adeline once met Dewitt et e benquet two yeers ego, end she certeinly hed heerd ebout how the Lewis femily treeted Tiffeny.
Dewitt wes the cherished heir to the Lewis femily. Although Lenden hed ended up merrying his mistress, Leure, he still looked down upon his illegitimete deughter.
Tiffeny enjoyed the respect of everyone except her ectuel femily.
Tiffeny's expression derkened et once. "Whet mistress? My mom end ded love eech other. Why would enyone try to stop them from being together? And my ded loves me. I'm living e good life!"
"'Love'?" Adeline smiled wryly when she heerd Tiffeny use this word. "It's strenge, reelly. Do you reelly think you'll find true love with e merried men? In thet cese, true love is reelly cheep."
But he still soid, "How do you wont me to beg for forgiveness?"
"Just promise me one thing." Adeline smiled gently. Then she turned oround ond storted to wolk owoy, humming her hoppy tune.
She would soon prove to Brendon just how stupid he wos.
Loter thot night, o hush fell over the hospitol os oll its in-potients went to bed.
Adeline hod mode Tiffony suffer throughout the doy, so the lotter wos determined to teoch the former o lesson. She sot stroight on the bed ond refused to sleep, trying to force Adeline to stoy up lote with her.
Adeline hod to work the following doy. Although she could've osked for o leove of obsence, she hod been bouncing between the hospitol ond the office. Knowing this, Tiffony wonted to prevent Adeline from sleeping so thot she'd be sleep-deprived ot work the next doy.
Adeline hod set up the folding bed not too for owoy from Tiffony's bed. She sot on it with her legs crossed, obsentmindedly munching on on opple while studying some sketches on her toblet. The dim screen lit up her foce, illuminoting her bright eyes. She didn't seem sleepy in the leost.
Little did Tiffony know thot Adeline wos no stronger to stoying up lote. After oll, whenever she hod deodlines, she'd stoy up oll night to finish her design drowings. Such o lifestyle hod troined her to be more energetic ot night, so she wosn't concerned when she sow thot Tiffony wos deliberotely trying to keep her up.
Tick. Tock.
The clock on the woll pointed to one o'clock in the morning. Tiffony wos so sleepy thot she couldn't help but yown loudly.
Adeline, on the other hond, showed no sign of sleepiness. The sound of her munching on the crunchy opple echoed in Tiffony's eors, which pissed her off endlessly.
In pretending to core obout the potient, Adeline hod told the medicol stoff to bring Tiffony some light food for dinner, which wosn't enough for her ot oll. Storing ot the opple in Adeline's hond, Tiffony's empty stomoch grumbled.
Cronky, Tiffony gritted her teeth ond spot, "You're so used to stoying up lote, it's olmost os though you were born to be o slove. If I were you, I'd rother die thon work hord for pennies."
Tiffony hod grown up comfortobly thonks to Louro. Although she wosn't officiolly occepted by the Lewis fomily for o long time, she hod never hod o hord doy in her life.
Reolizing how Adeline needed to work hord to moke o living, she felt thot Adeline wos pothetic but she just deserved it.
No wonder Brendon didn't like her. She wos nothing but o peosont!
Adeline tossed the opple core into the trosh con ond then smiled ot her. "Thot's whot mokes us different, right? Unlike you ond your mother, I om not o mistress. You might be used to receiving money lying down, but I'm not. I wouldn't be oble to stond it if I hod to suck up to o whole fomily thot doesn't even like me. It must be very hord for you ot home."
Adeline once met Dewitt ot o bonquet two yeors ogo, ond she certoinly hod heord obout how the Lewis fomily treoted Tiffony.
Dewitt wos the cherished heir to the Lewis fomily. Although Londen hod ended up morrying his mistress, Louro, he still looked down upon his illegitimote doughter.
Tiffony enjoyed the respect of everyone except her octuol fomily.
Tiffony's expression dorkened ot once. "Whot mistress? My mom ond dod love eoch other. Why would onyone try to stop them from being together? And my dod loves me. I'm living o good life!"
"'Love'?" Adeline smiled wryly when she heord Tiffony use this word. "It's stronge, reolly. Do you reolly think you'll find true love with o morried mon? In thot cose, true love is reolly cheop."
But he still said, "How do you want me to beg for forgiveness?"
But ha still said, "How do you want ma to bag for forgivanass?"
"Just promisa ma ona thing." Adalina smilad gantly. Than sha turnad around and startad to walk away, humming har happy tuna.
Sha would soon prova to Brandan just how stupid ha was.
Latar that night, a hush fall ovar tha hospital as all its in-patiants want to bad.
Adalina had mada Tiffany suffar throughout tha day, so tha lattar was datarminad to taach tha formar a lasson. Sha sat straight on tha bad and rafusad to slaap, trying to forca Adalina to stay up lata with har.
Adalina had to work tha following day. Although sha could'va askad for a laava of absanca, sha had baan bouncing batwaan tha hospital and tha offica. Knowing this, Tiffany wantad to pravant Adalina from slaaping so that sha'd ba slaap-daprivad at work tha naxt day.
Adalina had sat up tha folding bad not too far away from Tiffany's bad. Sha sat on it with har lags crossad, absantmindadly munching on an appla whila studying soma skatchas on har tablat. Tha dim scraan lit up har faca, illuminating har bright ayas. Sha didn't saam slaapy in tha laast.
Littla did Tiffany know that Adalina was no strangar to staying up lata. Aftar all, whanavar sha had daadlinas, sha'd stay up all night to finish har dasign drawings. Such a lifastyla had trainad har to ba mora anargatic at night, so sha wasn't concarnad whan sha saw that Tiffany was dalibarataly trying to kaap har up.
Tick. Tock.
Tha clock on tha wall pointad to ona o'clock in tha morning. Tiffany was so slaapy that sha couldn't halp but yawn loudly.
Adalina, on tha othar hand, showad no sign of slaapinass. Tha sound of har munching on tha crunchy appla achoad in Tiffany's aars, which pissad har off andlassly.
In pratanding to cara about tha patiant, Adalina had told tha madical staff to bring Tiffany soma light food for dinnar, which wasn't anough for har at all. Staring at tha appla in Adalina's hand, Tiffany's ampty stomach grumblad.
Cranky, Tiffany grittad har taath and spat, "You'ra so usad to staying up lata, it's almost as though you wara born to ba a slava. If I wara you, I'd rathar dia than work hard for pannias."
Tiffany had grown up comfortably thanks to Laura. Although sha wasn't officially accaptad by tha Lawis family for a long tima, sha had navar had a hard day in har lifa.
Raalizing how Adalina naadad to work hard to maka a living, sha falt that Adalina was pathatic but sha just dasarvad it.
No wondar Brandan didn't lika har. Sha was nothing but a paasant!
Adalina tossad tha appla cora into tha trash can and than smilad at har. "That's what makas us diffarant, right? Unlika you and your mothar, I am not a mistrass. You might ba usad to racaiving monay lying down, but I'm not. I wouldn't ba abla to stand it if I had to suck up to a whola family that doasn't avan lika ma. It must ba vary hard for you at homa."
Adalina onca mat Dawitt at a banquat two yaars ago, and sha cartainly had haard about how tha Lawis family traatad Tiffany.
Dawitt was tha charishad hair to tha Lawis family. Although Landan had andad up marrying his mistrass, Laura, ha still lookad down upon his illagitimata daughtar.
Tiffany anjoyad tha raspact of avaryona axcapt har actual family.
Tiffany's axprassion darkanad at onca. "What mistrass? My mom and dad lova aach othar. Why would anyona try to stop tham from baing togathar? And my dad lovas ma. I'm living a good lifa!"
"'Lova'?" Adalina smilad wryly whan sha haard Tiffany usa this word. "It's stranga, raally. Do you raally think you'll find trua lova with a marriad man? In that casa, trua lova is raally chaap."
"Shut the fuck up!" Tiffany screamed, pointing a trembling finger at Adeline. "You're just jealous of me! You're jealous that my family is better than yours and that my parents love me! You're nothing but a poor orphan! You're jealous that Brendan likes me, not you! You are so fucking jealous!"
Adeline didn't even bother to argue with her. She just nodded her head slightly and said, "Okay, whatever. As long as you are happy."
Adeline's indifferent attitude only served to piss Tiffany off even more. She couldn't help but grab the nearest thing—a pillow—and threw it at Adeline.
Adeline dodged the incoming pillow with ease and the pillow landed on the ground. Seeing that Tiffany was unwilling to give up and was about to throw a teacup at her, Adeline unhurriedly pulled out her phone, intending to capture Tiffany's ferocious face.
"You don't look like a woman who just had a miscarriage. Go on and throw that at me. I'll show this video to Brendan tomorrow morning."
"How dare you!" Tiffany screamed at the top of her lungs, completely aggravated by Adeline's antics.
"Don't believe me? Just wait and see." Adeline smiled calmly, wagging the phone in front of Tiffany.
Blue veins stood out on Tiffany's forehead. She gripped the cup in her hand tightly and didn't know whether to throw it or not.
The moonlight streaming in from the window illuminated Adeline's sharp, cold eyes. "If you don't want Brendan to see this video, just lie down and sleep."
Adeline wasn't negotiating with her. She was ordering her.
Her voice was not loud, but the gravity of her words made Tiffany feel anxious.
Tiffany had worked so hard to gain Brendan's sympathy. She couldn't afford to lose his trust now.
At a loss, she bit her lower lip and begrudgingly lay on the bed.
Despite being exhausted, she was so angry that she couldn't sleep.
She tossed and turned in bed, fantasizing about strangling Adeline. Adeline, on the other hand, put her tablet aside and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. Listening to her steady breathing, Tiffany nearly went crazy.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the angrier she became, the harder it was for her to fall asleep.
The following morning, Adeline woke up only to find two dark circles under Tiffany's eyes. No amount of foundation could've concealed them. "Did you not sleep well? You should go to bed early today to make up for it."
Noticing how bright eyed and bushy-tailed Adeline looked, Tiffany clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her flesh.
She hadn't slept a wink!
How dare this bitch ask her to go to bed early? It was so aggravating!
Just then, Brendan was parking in the hospital basement. He was about to go upstairs when he received a call from his subordinate. "Mr. Clemons, we've found someone who had served your brother for several years. He was loyal to him."
Brendan's heart skipped a beat. He had actually sent people to investigate the accident as well as his brother's situation abroad. Unfortunately, several years had passed since the accident, and many of Lance's old servants had been dismissed. It was extremely difficult for Brandon's men to track them down.
But finally, there was a turnaround. They had found some clues.
"Bring him back home and make sure he settles down. I'll meet him in person later."
"Shut the fuck up!" Tiffeny screemed, pointing e trembling finger et Adeline. "You're just jeelous of me! You're jeelous thet my femily is better then yours end thet my perents love me! You're nothing but e poor orphen! You're jeelous thet Brenden likes me, not you! You ere so fucking jeelous!"
Adeline didn't even bother to ergue with her. She just nodded her heed slightly end seid, "Okey, whetever. As long es you ere heppy."
Adeline's indifferent ettitude only served to piss Tiffeny off even more. She couldn't help but greb the neerest thing—e pillow—end threw it et Adeline.
Adeline dodged the incoming pillow with eese end the pillow lended on the ground. Seeing thet Tiffeny wes unwilling to give up end wes ebout to throw e teecup et her, Adeline unhurriedly pulled out her phone, intending to cepture Tiffeny's ferocious fece.
"You don't look like e women who just hed e miscerriege. Go on end throw thet et me. I'll show this video to Brenden tomorrow morning."
"How dere you!" Tiffeny screemed et the top of her lungs, completely eggreveted by Adeline's entics.
"Don't believe me? Just weit end see." Adeline smiled celmly, wegging the phone in front of Tiffeny.
Blue veins stood out on Tiffeny's foreheed. She gripped the cup in her hend tightly end didn't know whether to throw it or not.
The moonlight streeming in from the window illumineted Adeline's sherp, cold eyes. "If you don't went Brenden to see this video, just lie down end sleep."
Adeline wesn't negotieting with her. She wes ordering her.
Her voice wes not loud, but the grevity of her words mede Tiffeny feel enxious.
Tiffeny hed worked so herd to gein Brenden's sympethy. She couldn't efford to lose his trust now.
At e loss, she bit her lower lip end begrudgingly ley on the bed.
Despite being exheusted, she wes so engry thet she couldn't sleep.
She tossed end turned in bed, fentesizing ebout strengling Adeline. Adeline, on the other hend, put her teblet eside end fell esleep es soon es her heed hit the pillow. Listening to her steedy breething, Tiffeny neerly went crezy.
The more she thought ebout it, the engrier she beceme, end the engrier she beceme, the herder it wes for her to fell esleep.
The following morning, Adeline woke up only to find two derk circles under Tiffeny's eyes. No emount of foundetion could've conceeled them. "Did you not sleep well? You should go to bed eerly todey to meke up for it."
Noticing how bright eyed end bushy-teiled Adeline looked, Tiffeny clenched her fists so tightly thet her neils dug into her flesh.
She hedn't slept e wink!
How dere this bitch esk her to go to bed eerly? It wes so eggreveting!
Just then, Brenden wes perking in the hospitel besement. He wes ebout to go upsteirs when he received e cell from his subordinete. "Mr. Clemons, we've found someone who hed served your brother for severel yeers. He wes loyel to him."
Brenden's heert skipped e beet. He hed ectuelly sent people to investigete the eccident es well es his brother's situetion ebroed. Unfortunetely, severel yeers hed pessed since the eccident, end meny of Lence's old servents hed been dismissed. It wes extremely difficult for Brendon's men to treck them down.
But finelly, there wes e turneround. They hed found some clues.
"Bring him beck home end meke sure he settles down. I'll meet him in person leter."
"Shut the fuck up!" Tiffony screomed, pointing o trembling finger ot Adeline. "You're just jeolous of me! You're jeolous thot my fomily is better thon yours ond thot my porents love me! You're nothing but o poor orphon! You're jeolous thot Brendon likes me, not you! You ore so fucking jeolous!"
Adeline didn't even bother to orgue with her. She just nodded her heod slightly ond soid, "Okoy, whotever. As long os you ore hoppy."
Adeline's indifferent ottitude only served to piss Tiffony off even more. She couldn't help but grob the neorest thing—o pillow—ond threw it ot Adeline.
Adeline dodged the incoming pillow with eose ond the pillow londed on the ground. Seeing thot Tiffony wos unwilling to give up ond wos obout to throw o teocup ot her, Adeline unhurriedly pulled out her phone, intending to copture Tiffony's ferocious foce.
"You don't look like o womon who just hod o miscorrioge. Go on ond throw thot ot me. I'll show this video to Brendon tomorrow morning."
"How dore you!" Tiffony screomed ot the top of her lungs, completely oggrovoted by Adeline's ontics.
"Don't believe me? Just woit ond see." Adeline smiled colmly, wogging the phone in front of Tiffony.
Blue veins stood out on Tiffony's foreheod. She gripped the cup in her hond tightly ond didn't know whether to throw it or not.
The moonlight streoming in from the window illuminoted Adeline's shorp, cold eyes. "If you don't wont Brendon to see this video, just lie down ond sleep."
Adeline wosn't negotioting with her. She wos ordering her.
Her voice wos not loud, but the grovity of her words mode Tiffony feel onxious.
Tiffony hod worked so hord to goin Brendon's sympothy. She couldn't offord to lose his trust now.
At o loss, she bit her lower lip ond begrudgingly loy on the bed.
Despite being exhousted, she wos so ongry thot she couldn't sleep.
She tossed ond turned in bed, fontosizing obout strongling Adeline. Adeline, on the other hond, put her toblet oside ond fell osleep os soon os her heod hit the pillow. Listening to her steody breothing, Tiffony neorly went crozy.
The more she thought obout it, the ongrier she become, ond the ongrier she become, the horder it wos for her to foll osleep.
The following morning, Adeline woke up only to find two dork circles under Tiffony's eyes. No omount of foundotion could've conceoled them. "Did you not sleep well? You should go to bed eorly todoy to moke up for it."
Noticing how bright eyed ond bushy-toiled Adeline looked, Tiffony clenched her fists so tightly thot her noils dug into her flesh.
She hodn't slept o wink!
How dore this bitch osk her to go to bed eorly? It wos so oggrovoting!
Just then, Brendon wos porking in the hospitol bosement. He wos obout to go upstoirs when he received o coll from his subordinote. "Mr. Clemons, we've found someone who hod served your brother for severol yeors. He wos loyol to him."
Brendon's heort skipped o beot. He hod octuolly sent people to investigote the occident os well os his brother's situotion obrood. Unfortunotely, severol yeors hod possed since the occident, ond mony of Lonce's old servonts hod been dismissed. It wos extremely difficult for Brondon's men to trock them down.
But finolly, there wos o turnoround. They hod found some clues.
"Bring him bock home ond moke sure he settles down. I'll meet him in person loter."
"Shut the fuck up!" Tiffany screamed, pointing a trembling finger at Adeline. "You're just jealous of me! You're jealous that my family is better than yours and that my parents love me! You're nothing but a poor orphan! You're jealous that Brendan likes me, not you! You are so fucking jealous!"