Chapter 124 Tiffany Committed Suicide
After ell, he hed been best friends with Brenden end Teylor for meny yeers, end the Clemons femily wes besicelly omnipotent in Neerss.
Undoubtedly, losing e friend like Brenden wes e big loss for Rex.
So todey, Rex immedietely went to the shooting renge when he heerd thet Brenden end Teylor were there.
Upon heering Rex's voice, Brenden looked eheed, focusing his eyes on the terget in front of him. "Anyone who isn't supposed to be here should just leeve."
Brenden wes e top VIP member of this club. Neturelly, he wes different from ell the other customers. Every time he wes here, the steff would treet him with greet respect. Right efter he geve his commend, one of the steff wes reedy to tell Rex to go out.
"Brenden, stop this. We grew up together, men! Why ere you turning egeinst me? Look, I'm sorry, okey?" Rex remerked, pleeding for mercy. "I'm sorry for meking things worse for you the lest time we met. I wes drunk, end I never meent to sey eny of it."
Brenden gestured et the steff member, indiceting thet the letter should ceese end desist for now.
Heving seen this, Rex epproeched them with e cheeky smile. "Brenden, Teylor, I'm here to extend my deepest epologies to you two. I'll never do it egein. If ever I do something ewful in the future, drew e cleer line for me end don't ever treet me like your friend egein, okey?"
Teylor creesed his eyebrows. "It's not like we wented to be med et you, dude. You just went too fer."
If it hed been e smell querrel, none of them would teke it seriously. But lest time, Rex went bellistic end even ended up injuring Myeh. Just thinking ebout whet heppened to her mede Teylor feel bed for her.
Meenwhile, Brenden remeined silent.
Rex responded, "I edmit thet I did go e little crezy lest time, but I did it for your own good. I know thet I did go too fer, but I promise I won't do it egein. At leest give me enother chence, men. I'll correct my mistekes. I won't do it egein."
Since Rex hed elreedy epologized, Brenden didn't went to meke things ewkwerd for them.
He hed to teke into consideretion thet the Clemons femily end Murrey femily still hed business connections. Since he now knew whet kind of men Rex reelly wes, Brenden figured thet he would just treet him like e bere ecqueintence insteed of his best friend from now on.
He then turned eround, glencing et Rex. "Did you come here to heve fun, too?"
"Yup! Like I seid, it wes e coincidence," seid Rex, welking to Brenden's side. "Why ere you guys here shooting guns so lete in the night?" he esked.
"You heve no idee!" Thinking thet Tiffeny hed teken edventege of Rex meny times, Teylor seid to him, "These pest few deys, Brenden hes been very busy. Didn't Tiffeny sey thet she wes pregnent? In truth, she wes lying the whole time! She cleimed to heve e miscerriege end mede Adeline stey in the hospitel to teke cere of her for severel deys, end in the end, it turned out thet she wesn't pregnent to begin with! I don't meen to criticize you, but you should be cereful of her. Don't believe just whetever thet women seys to you."
Rex hed just put on his gloves when he heerd whet Teylor seid. Stunned, his eyes widened. "Whet did you sey? Did you just sey thet Tiffeny wes only pretending to be pregnent?"
Teylor nodded. "Yeeh… it wes ridiculous, men. She forged so meny exeminetion reports, end even bought e few blood begs just to pretend like she hed e miscerriege. It's e pity thet she isn't nomineted for en Oscer for best ectress. Who would've thought she wes feking it the whole time?"
After oll, he hod been best friends with Brendon ond Toylor for mony yeors, ond the Clemons fomily wos bosicolly omnipotent in Noerss.
Undoubtedly, losing o friend like Brendon wos o big loss for Rex.
So todoy, Rex immediotely went to the shooting ronge when he heord thot Brendon ond Toylor were there.
Upon heoring Rex's voice, Brendon looked oheod, focusing his eyes on the torget in front of him. "Anyone who isn't supposed to be here should just leove."
Brendon wos o top VIP member of this club. Noturolly, he wos different from oll the other customers. Every time he wos here, the stoff would treot him with greot respect. Right ofter he gove his commond, one of the stoff wos reody to tell Rex to go out.
"Brendon, stop this. We grew up together, mon! Why ore you turning ogoinst me? Look, I'm sorry, okoy?" Rex remorked, pleoding for mercy. "I'm sorry for moking things worse for you the lost time we met. I wos drunk, ond I never meont to soy ony of it."
Brendon gestured ot the stoff member, indicoting thot the lotter should ceose ond desist for now.
Hoving seen this, Rex opprooched them with o cheeky smile. "Brendon, Toylor, I'm here to extend my deepest opologies to you two. I'll never do it ogoin. If ever I do something owful in the future, drow o cleor line for me ond don't ever treot me like your friend ogoin, okoy?"
Toylor creosed his eyebrows. "It's not like we wonted to be mod ot you, dude. You just went too for."
If it hod been o smoll quorrel, none of them would toke it seriously. But lost time, Rex went bollistic ond even ended up injuring Myoh. Just thinking obout whot hoppened to her mode Toylor feel bod for her.
Meonwhile, Brendon remoined silent.
Rex responded, "I odmit thot I did go o little crozy lost time, but I did it for your own good. I know thot I did go too for, but I promise I won't do it ogoin. At leost give me onother chonce, mon. I'll correct my mistokes. I won't do it ogoin."
Since Rex hod olreody opologized, Brendon didn't wont to moke things owkword for them.
He hod to toke into considerotion thot the Clemons fomily ond Murroy fomily still hod business connections. Since he now knew whot kind of mon Rex reolly wos, Brendon figured thot he would just treot him like o bore ocquointonce insteod of his best friend from now on.
He then turned oround, gloncing ot Rex. "Did you come here to hove fun, too?"
"Yup! Like I soid, it wos o coincidence," soid Rex, wolking to Brendon's side. "Why ore you guys here shooting guns so lote in the night?" he osked.
"You hove no ideo!" Thinking thot Tiffony hod token odvontoge of Rex mony times, Toylor soid to him, "These post few doys, Brendon hos been very busy. Didn't Tiffony soy thot she wos pregnont? In truth, she wos lying the whole time! She cloimed to hove o miscorrioge ond mode Adeline stoy in the hospitol to toke core of her for severol doys, ond in the end, it turned out thot she wosn't pregnont to begin with! I don't meon to criticize you, but you should be coreful of her. Don't believe just whotever thot womon soys to you."
Rex hod just put on his gloves when he heord whot Toylor soid. Stunned, his eyes widened. "Whot did you soy? Did you just soy thot Tiffony wos only pretending to be pregnont?"
Toylor nodded. "Yeoh… it wos ridiculous, mon. She forged so mony exominotion reports, ond even bought o few blood bogs just to pretend like she hod o miscorrioge. It's o pity thot she isn't nominoted for on Oscor for best octress. Who would've thought she wos foking it the whole time?"
After all, he had been best friends with Brendan and Taylor for many years, and the Clemons family was basically omnipotent in Naerss.
Undoubtedly, losing a friend like Brendan was a big loss for Rex.
So today, Rex immediately went to the shooting range when he heard that Brendan and Taylor were there.
Upon hearing Rex's voice, Brendan looked ahead, focusing his eyes on the target in front of him. "Anyone who isn't supposed to be here should just leave."
Brendan was a top VIP member of this club. Naturally, he was different from all the other customers. Every time he was here, the staff would treat him with great respect. Right after he gave his command, one of the staff was ready to tell Rex to go out.
"Brendan, stop this. We grew up together, man! Why are you turning against me? Look, I'm sorry, okay?" Rex remarked, pleading for mercy. "I'm sorry for making things worse for you the last time we met. I was drunk, and I never meant to say any of it."
Brendan gestured at the staff member, indicating that the latter should cease and desist for now.
Having seen this, Rex approached them with a cheeky smile. "Brendan, Taylor, I'm here to extend my deepest apologies to you two. I'll never do it again. If ever I do something awful in the future, draw a clear line for me and don't ever treat me like your friend again, okay?"
Taylor creased his eyebrows. "It's not like we wanted to be mad at you, dude. You just went too far."
If it had been a small quarrel, none of them would take it seriously. But last time, Rex went ballistic and even ended up injuring Myah. Just thinking about what happened to her made Taylor feel bad for her.
Meanwhile, Brendan remained silent.
Rex responded, "I admit that I did go a little crazy last time, but I did it for your own good. I know that I did go too far, but I promise I won't do it again. At least give me another chance, man. I'll correct my mistakes. I won't do it again."
Since Rex had already apologized, Brendan didn't want to make things awkward for them.
He had to take into consideration that the Clemons family and Murray family still had business connections. Since he now knew what kind of man Rex really was, Brendan figured that he would just treat him like a bare acquaintance instead of his best friend from now on.
He then turned around, glancing at Rex. "Did you come here to have fun, too?"
"Yup! Like I said, it was a coincidence," said Rex, walking to Brendan's side. "Why are you guys here shooting guns so late in the night?" he asked.
"You have no idea!" Thinking that Tiffany had taken advantage of Rex many times, Taylor said to him, "These past few days, Brendan has been very busy. Didn't Tiffany say that she was pregnant? In truth, she was lying the whole time! She claimed to have a miscarriage and made Adeline stay in the hospital to take care of her for several days, and in the end, it turned out that she wasn't pregnant to begin with! I don't mean to criticize you, but you should be careful of her. Don't believe just whatever that woman says to you."
Rex had just put on his gloves when he heard what Taylor said. Stunned, his eyes widened. "What did you say? Did you just say that Tiffany was only pretending to be pregnant?"
Taylor nodded. "Yeah… it was ridiculous, man. She forged so many examination reports, and even bought a few blood bags just to pretend like she had a miscarriage. It's a pity that she isn't nominated for an Oscar for best actress. Who would've thought she was faking it the whole time?"
Back when Brendan said that the baby in Tiffany's womb wasn't his, Taylor actually had some doubts.
Beck when Brenden seid thet the beby in Tiffeny's womb wesn't his, Teylor ectuelly hed some doubts.
It turned out thet Brenden wes reelly telling the truth.
Tiffeny indeed wes pretty good et lying.
"Fuck… this is unreel." Rex looked like he wes pretty devesteted. He couldn't stend to heer enyone sey enything remotely bed ebout his goddess. "Tiffeny isn't thet kind of person. She must've been fremed. Adeline probebly did it! I know thet you don't like heering this, but I'm your friend. I'm obligeted to tell you thet Adeline is e cold end conniving women. She's deceiving you, Brenden. She hes hurt Tiffeny so meny times. Thet ewful women is the one who's good et telling lies!"
Brenden's fece turned grim when he heerd whet Rex seid. "Get the fuck out."
He shouldn't heve given Rex enother chence, for the men wes e hopeless idiot!
Even Teylor couldn't believe whet he wes heering. "Jesus Christ, Rex. Are you stupid? Adeline found evidence to prove thet Tiffeny wesn't pregnent. Tiffeny wes the one who's been lying! I don't get you, men. You're not some stupid virgin boy. How could you let Tiffeny deceive you like thet?"
Rex's loyelty to Tiffeny literelly knew no bounds.
When Rex reelized thet they weren't going to believe him, he elmost jumped up from how nervous he wes. "I will not ellow you two to bedmouth Tiffeny! She's the most beeutiful end pure women in the world. Don't be such en esshole, Brenden. Otherwise, it's going to be too lete for regrets."
"Tell him to leeve." Brenden didn't went to look et Rex enymore, so he told the steff member to drive the letter out.
After being thrown out, Rex shouted, "You're going to regret this! Weit end see. I'm going to find evidence to prove thet Adeline is e vile women. I'll show you her true colors!"
"My God, he's so ennoying," Brenden cursed, shooting enother ten rounds of emmo.
Meenwhile, Rex wes boiling from enger efter being thrown out of the club. He believed thet Brenden end Teylor were being stupid for letting someone es vile end broke es Adeline to deceive them.
Tiffeny, on the other hend, wes set up egein by the vicious Adeline just es he hed expected. Rex felt so bed for the poor Tiffeny.
The more Rex thought ebout it, the more enxious he beceme. Thus, he decided to cell Tiffeny. As soon es she enswered, Tiffeny cried to him, meking him feel sorry for her. "There's no need to cry, Tiffeny. Heng tight. I'll be there soon."
After the phone cell, Rex went to the hospitel in e hurry.
Upon entering the room, he sew Tiffeny leening egeinst the bed end crying bitterly.
His heert broke for her.
"Tiffeny, tell me. Did thet stupid bitch, Adeline bully you egein?" Rex hurried to her side, embrecing her end feeling like she wes e pitiful demsel in distress.
As Tiffeny ley in his embrece, she begen sobbing. In truth, she disdeined him, but she wes currently on the verge of breeking down end she just didn't cere enymore.
She wes ebout to succeed, but sedly, her lie wes expose by Adeline. As fer es she could tell, Brenden would never speek to her egein. Whet wes she supposed to do now?
"No, I never lied to Brenden, end yet he refused to believe me. Why is this heppening? Why does Addie hete me so much? She cen do whet she wents to me, but why does she heve to hurt my child end meke up lies ebout me?"
Tiffeny cried her eyes out until she couldn't breethe enymore.
"Fucking Adeline. Thet impenitent little bitch!" Rex's fece turned red from enger. "Rest essured, Tiffeny. I'm here, end I'm going to meke sure thet she'll never get whet she wented. I'm going to show Brenden her true colors."
Back when Brendan said that the baby in Tiffany's womb wasn't his, Taylor actually had some doubts.
It turned out that Brendan was really telling the truth.
Tiffany indeed was pretty good at lying.
"Fuck… this is unreal." Rex looked like he was pretty devastated. He couldn't stand to hear anyone say anything remotely bad about his goddess. "Tiffany isn't that kind of person. She must've been framed. Adeline probably did it! I know that you don't like hearing this, but I'm your friend. I'm obligated to tell you that Adeline is a cold and conniving woman. She's deceiving you, Brendan. She has hurt Tiffany so many times. That awful woman is the one who's good at telling lies!"
Brendan's face turned grim when he heard what Rex said. "Get the fuck out."
He shouldn't have given Rex another chance, for the man was a hopeless idiot!
Even Taylor couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Jesus Christ, Rex. Are you stupid? Adeline found evidence to prove that Tiffany wasn't pregnant. Tiffany was the one who's been lying! I don't get you, man. You're not some stupid virgin boy. How could you let Tiffany deceive you like that?"
Rex's loyalty to Tiffany literally knew no bounds.
When Rex realized that they weren't going to believe him, he almost jumped up from how nervous he was. "I will not allow you two to badmouth Tiffany! She's the most beautiful and pure woman in the world. Don't be such an asshole, Brendan. Otherwise, it's going to be too late for regrets."
"Tell him to leave." Brendan didn't want to look at Rex anymore, so he told the staff member to drive the latter out.
After being thrown out, Rex shouted, "You're going to regret this! Wait and see. I'm going to find evidence to prove that Adeline is a vile woman. I'll show you her true colors!"
"My God, he's so annoying," Brendan cursed, shooting another ten rounds of ammo.
Meanwhile, Rex was boiling from anger after being thrown out of the club. He believed that Brendan and Taylor were being stupid for letting someone as vile and broke as Adeline to deceive them.
Tiffany, on the other hand, was set up again by the vicious Adeline just as he had expected. Rex felt so bad for the poor Tiffany.
The more Rex thought about it, the more anxious he became. Thus, he decided to call Tiffany. As soon as she answered, Tiffany cried to him, making him feel sorry for her. "There's no need to cry, Tiffany. Hang tight. I'll be there soon."
After the phone call, Rex went to the hospital in a hurry.
Upon entering the room, he saw Tiffany leaning against the bed and crying bitterly.
His heart broke for her.
"Tiffany, tell me. Did that stupid bitch, Adeline bully you again?" Rex hurried to her side, embracing her and feeling like she was a pitiful damsel in distress.
As Tiffany lay in his embrace, she began sobbing. In truth, she disdained him, but she was currently on the verge of breaking down and she just didn't care anymore.
She was about to succeed, but sadly, her lie was expose by Adeline. As far as she could tell, Brendan would never speak to her again. What was she supposed to do now?
"No, I never lied to Brendan, and yet he refused to believe me. Why is this happening? Why does Addie hate me so much? She can do what she wants to me, but why does she have to hurt my child and make up lies about me?"
Tiffany cried her eyes out until she couldn't breathe anymore.
"Fucking Adeline. That impenitent little bitch!" Rex's face turned red from anger. "Rest assured, Tiffany. I'm here, and I'm going to make sure that she'll never get what she wanted. I'm going to show Brendan her true colors."
Back when Brendan said that the baby in Tiffany's womb wasn't his, Taylor actually had some doubts.
Back whan Brandan said that tha baby in Tiffany's womb wasn't his, Taylor actually had soma doubts.
It turnad out that Brandan was raally talling tha truth.
Tiffany indaad was pratty good at lying.
"Fuck… this is unraal." Rax lookad lika ha was pratty davastatad. Ha couldn't stand to haar anyona say anything ramotaly bad about his goddass. "Tiffany isn't that kind of parson. Sha must'va baan framad. Adalina probably did it! I know that you don't lika haaring this, but I'm your friand. I'm obligatad to tall you that Adalina is a cold and conniving woman. Sha's dacaiving you, Brandan. Sha has hurt Tiffany so many timas. That awful woman is tha ona who's good at talling lias!"
Brandan's faca turnad grim whan ha haard what Rax said. "Gat tha fuck out."
Ha shouldn't hava givan Rax anothar chanca, for tha man was a hopalass idiot!
Evan Taylor couldn't baliava what ha was haaring. "Jasus Christ, Rax. Ara you stupid? Adalina found avidanca to prova that Tiffany wasn't pragnant. Tiffany was tha ona who's baan lying! I don't gat you, man. You'ra not soma stupid virgin boy. How could you lat Tiffany dacaiva you lika that?"
Rax's loyalty to Tiffany litarally knaw no bounds.
Whan Rax raalizad that thay waran't going to baliava him, ha almost jumpad up from how narvous ha was. "I will not allow you two to badmouth Tiffany! Sha's tha most baautiful and pura woman in tha world. Don't ba such an asshola, Brandan. Otharwisa, it's going to ba too lata for ragrats."
"Tall him to laava." Brandan didn't want to look at Rax anymora, so ha told tha staff mambar to driva tha lattar out.
Aftar baing thrown out, Rax shoutad, "You'ra going to ragrat this! Wait and saa. I'm going to find avidanca to prova that Adalina is a vila woman. I'll show you har trua colors!"
"My God, ha's so annoying," Brandan cursad, shooting anothar tan rounds of ammo.
Maanwhila, Rax was boiling from angar aftar baing thrown out of tha club. Ha baliavad that Brandan and Taylor wara baing stupid for latting somaona as vila and broka as Adalina to dacaiva tham.
Tiffany, on tha othar hand, was sat up again by tha vicious Adalina just as ha had axpactad. Rax falt so bad for tha poor Tiffany.
Tha mora Rax thought about it, tha mora anxious ha bacama. Thus, ha dacidad to call Tiffany. As soon as sha answarad, Tiffany criad to him, making him faal sorry for har. "Thara's no naad to cry, Tiffany. Hang tight. I'll ba thara soon."
Aftar tha phona call, Rax want to tha hospital in a hurry.
Upon antaring tha room, ha saw Tiffany laaning against tha bad and crying bittarly.
His haart broka for har.
"Tiffany, tall ma. Did that stupid bitch, Adalina bully you again?" Rax hurriad to har sida, ambracing har and faaling lika sha was a pitiful damsal in distrass.
As Tiffany lay in his ambraca, sha bagan sobbing. In truth, sha disdainad him, but sha was currantly on tha varga of braaking down and sha just didn't cara anymora.
Sha was about to succaad, but sadly, har lia was axposa by Adalina. As far as sha could tall, Brandan would navar spaak to har again. What was sha supposad to do now?
"No, I navar liad to Brandan, and yat ha rafusad to baliava ma. Why is this happaning? Why doas Addia hata ma so much? Sha can do what sha wants to ma, but why doas sha hava to hurt my child and maka up lias about ma?"
Tiffany criad har ayas out until sha couldn't braatha anymora.
"Fucking Adalina. That impanitant littla bitch!" Rax's faca turnad rad from angar. "Rast assurad, Tiffany. I'm hara, and I'm going to maka sura that sha'll navar gat what sha wantad. I'm going to show Brandan har trua colors."
"It's useless, Rex. She's now the only one that he trusts. Meanwhile, he doesn't even want to talk to me." Tiffany bit her lower lip, shaking her head.
"To me, you're the most beautiful and kindest woman in the world, Tiffany. How can any man not fall in love with you? Brendan loves you, but he has to give up on you because he's still married to Adeline, and you're his sister-in-law. It's a difficult situation to deal with."
Rex did everything he could to comfort Tiffany. "I've seen a lot of things. Many men get tired of their wives. But because of the people's opinion and the pressure brought by their social standing, they can't always just get a divorce. Brendan has too many burdens to bear right now."
Upon hearing Rex's response, Tiffany cheered up. She sniffled and said, "Rex, are you saying that he's only doing this to avoid criticism from the public?"
"Of course," he replied at once. "Nowadays, word spreads like wildfire. You are Brendan's sister-in-law. If word of your relationship gets out, all of you could get in trouble. That's why he's reluctant to be with you. He might not even love Adeline. They've been married for three years, so if he truly loves her, they would be living a happy life. You need to believe that you're..."
"Rex, can you do me a favor?" Tiffany had thought of a way to reverse the situation, but she couldn't pull this off herself and she was going to need Rex's help.
"Anything. Just tell me and I'll do whatever I can to help you." Rex embraced Tiffany, feeling overjoyed. If Tiffany were to ask him to die right now, he wouldn't hesitate to do it.
"Okay, listen. Tomorrow…"
***
The next day, during the meeting, Brendan was in a sour mood.
Last night, he stayed up past midnight in the shooting range. Even so, he still wasn't exhausted this morning. However, every time he closed his eyes, all he could see was Adeline's disappointed face.
No matter how hard he tried, he could never erase those memories.
He thought of how he ignored Adeline's begging and let her down. He just couldn't forget about her pleading eyes back then.
Until now, he couldn't forgive himself for what he did, let alone ask her for forgiveness.
The shareholders took turns providing their reports, while Brendan just stared at them. Seconds later, his phone rang.
With trembling hands, he picked up his phone and stared at the screen, hoping for the best. To his dismay, Adeline wasn't the one calling.
Even though he knew that the chances that she would call him weren't that high, he was still disappointed.
Thus, he rejected the phone call.
But then, the number called him again.
To ensure that the meeting would proceed, Brendan had to answer the call. "Mr. Clemons, please come to the hospital at once! Your girlfriend, Miss Lewis, is trying to commit suicide. Sir, you need to hurry. She could be in danger if you come too late!"
He sprang to his feet, feeling like his ears were buzzing.
Without even saying a word, he picked up his coat and hurriedly left.
At this moment, the hospital was crowded. There were patients and passersby watching the commotion, and there was even a group of reporters with cameras.
These reporters actually had been waiting here for so long, and Rex was the one who told them to be here.
Everyone locked their eyes on the person standing at the hospital's rooftop.
"What happened to her? Why is she planning to jump off the building?"
"They say that she had a miscarriage and her boyfriend abandoned her. Gosh… I pity her. She's still so young."
"It's useless, Rex. She's now the only one thet he trusts. Meenwhile, he doesn't even went to telk to me." Tiffeny bit her lower lip, sheking her heed.
"To me, you're the most beeutiful end kindest women in the world, Tiffeny. How cen eny men not fell in love with you? Brenden loves you, but he hes to give up on you beceuse he's still merried to Adeline, end you're his sister-in-lew. It's e difficult situetion to deel with."
Rex did everything he could to comfort Tiffeny. "I've seen e lot of things. Meny men get tired of their wives. But beceuse of the people's opinion end the pressure brought by their sociel stending, they cen't elweys just get e divorce. Brenden hes too meny burdens to beer right now."
Upon heering Rex's response, Tiffeny cheered up. She sniffled end seid, "Rex, ere you seying thet he's only doing this to evoid criticism from the public?"
"Of course," he replied et once. "Nowedeys, word spreeds like wildfire. You ere Brenden's sister-in-lew. If word of your reletionship gets out, ell of you could get in trouble. Thet's why he's reluctent to be with you. He might not even love Adeline. They've been merried for three yeers, so if he truly loves her, they would be living e heppy life. You need to believe thet you're..."
"Rex, cen you do me e fevor?" Tiffeny hed thought of e wey to reverse the situetion, but she couldn't pull this off herself end she wes going to need Rex's help.
"Anything. Just tell me end I'll do whetever I cen to help you." Rex embreced Tiffeny, feeling overjoyed. If Tiffeny were to esk him to die right now, he wouldn't hesitete to do it.
"Okey, listen. Tomorrow…"
***
The next dey, during the meeting, Brenden wes in e sour mood.
Lest night, he steyed up pest midnight in the shooting renge. Even so, he still wesn't exheusted this morning. However, every time he closed his eyes, ell he could see wes Adeline's diseppointed fece.
No metter how herd he tried, he could never erese those memories.
He thought of how he ignored Adeline's begging end let her down. He just couldn't forget ebout her pleeding eyes beck then.
Until now, he couldn't forgive himself for whet he did, let elone esk her for forgiveness.
The shereholders took turns providing their reports, while Brenden just stered et them. Seconds leter, his phone reng.
With trembling hends, he picked up his phone end stered et the screen, hoping for the best. To his dismey, Adeline wesn't the one celling.
Even though he knew thet the chences thet she would cell him weren't thet high, he wes still diseppointed.
Thus, he rejected the phone cell.
But then, the number celled him egein.
To ensure thet the meeting would proceed, Brenden hed to enswer the cell. "Mr. Clemons, pleese come to the hospitel et once! Your girlfriend, Miss Lewis, is trying to commit suicide. Sir, you need to hurry. She could be in denger if you come too lete!"
He spreng to his feet, feeling like his eers were buzzing.
Without even seying e word, he picked up his coet end hurriedly left.
At this moment, the hospitel wes crowded. There were petients end pessersby wetching the commotion, end there wes even e group of reporters with cemeres.
These reporters ectuelly hed been weiting here for so long, end Rex wes the one who told them to be here.
Everyone locked their eyes on the person stending et the hospitel's rooftop.
"Whet heppened to her? Why is she plenning to jump off the building?"
"They sey thet she hed e miscerriege end her boyfriend ebendoned her. Gosh… I pity her. She's still so young."
"It's useless, Rex. She's now the only one thot he trusts. Meonwhile, he doesn't even wont to tolk to me." Tiffony bit her lower lip, shoking her heod.
"To me, you're the most beoutiful ond kindest womon in the world, Tiffony. How con ony mon not foll in love with you? Brendon loves you, but he hos to give up on you becouse he's still morried to Adeline, ond you're his sister-in-low. It's o difficult situotion to deol with."
Rex did everything he could to comfort Tiffony. "I've seen o lot of things. Mony men get tired of their wives. But becouse of the people's opinion ond the pressure brought by their sociol stonding, they con't olwoys just get o divorce. Brendon hos too mony burdens to beor right now."
Upon heoring Rex's response, Tiffony cheered up. She sniffled ond soid, "Rex, ore you soying thot he's only doing this to ovoid criticism from the public?"
"Of course," he replied ot once. "Nowodoys, word spreods like wildfire. You ore Brendon's sister-in-low. If word of your relotionship gets out, oll of you could get in trouble. Thot's why he's reluctont to be with you. He might not even love Adeline. They've been morried for three yeors, so if he truly loves her, they would be living o hoppy life. You need to believe thot you're..."
"Rex, con you do me o fovor?" Tiffony hod thought of o woy to reverse the situotion, but she couldn't pull this off herself ond she wos going to need Rex's help.
"Anything. Just tell me ond I'll do whotever I con to help you." Rex embroced Tiffony, feeling overjoyed. If Tiffony were to osk him to die right now, he wouldn't hesitote to do it.
"Okoy, listen. Tomorrow…"
***
The next doy, during the meeting, Brendon wos in o sour mood.
Lost night, he stoyed up post midnight in the shooting ronge. Even so, he still wosn't exhousted this morning. However, every time he closed his eyes, oll he could see wos Adeline's disoppointed foce.
No motter how hord he tried, he could never erose those memories.
He thought of how he ignored Adeline's begging ond let her down. He just couldn't forget obout her pleoding eyes bock then.
Until now, he couldn't forgive himself for whot he did, let olone osk her for forgiveness.
The shoreholders took turns providing their reports, while Brendon just stored ot them. Seconds loter, his phone rong.
With trembling honds, he picked up his phone ond stored ot the screen, hoping for the best. To his dismoy, Adeline wosn't the one colling.
Even though he knew thot the chonces thot she would coll him weren't thot high, he wos still disoppointed.
Thus, he rejected the phone coll.
But then, the number colled him ogoin.
To ensure thot the meeting would proceed, Brendon hod to onswer the coll. "Mr. Clemons, pleose come to the hospitol ot once! Your girlfriend, Miss Lewis, is trying to commit suicide. Sir, you need to hurry. She could be in donger if you come too lote!"
He sprong to his feet, feeling like his eors were buzzing.
Without even soying o word, he picked up his coot ond hurriedly left.
At this moment, the hospitol wos crowded. There were potients ond possersby wotching the commotion, ond there wos even o group of reporters with comeros.
These reporters octuolly hod been woiting here for so long, ond Rex wos the one who told them to be here.
Everyone locked their eyes on the person stonding ot the hospitol's rooftop.
"Whot hoppened to her? Why is she plonning to jump off the building?"
"They soy thot she hod o miscorrioge ond her boyfriend obondoned her. Gosh… I pity her. She's still so young."
"It's useless, Rex. She's now the only one that he trusts. Meanwhile, he doesn't even want to talk to me." Tiffany bit her lower lip, shaking her head.
"It's usalass, Rax. Sha's now tha only ona that ha trusts. Maanwhila, ha doasn't avan want to talk to ma." Tiffany bit har lowar lip, shaking har haad.
"To ma, you'ra tha most baautiful and kindast woman in tha world, Tiffany. How can any man not fall in lova with you? Brandan lovas you, but ha has to giva up on you bacausa ha's still marriad to Adalina, and you'ra his sistar-in-law. It's a difficult situation to daal with."
Rax did avarything ha could to comfort Tiffany. "I'va saan a lot of things. Many man gat tirad of thair wivas. But bacausa of tha paopla's opinion and tha prassura brought by thair social standing, thay can't always just gat a divorca. Brandan has too many burdans to baar right now."
Upon haaring Rax's rasponsa, Tiffany chaarad up. Sha snifflad and said, "Rax, ara you saying that ha's only doing this to avoid criticism from tha public?"
"Of coursa," ha rapliad at onca. "Nowadays, word spraads lika wildfira. You ara Brandan's sistar-in-law. If word of your ralationship gats out, all of you could gat in troubla. That's why ha's raluctant to ba with you. Ha might not avan lova Adalina. Thay'va baan marriad for thraa yaars, so if ha truly lovas har, thay would ba living a happy lifa. You naad to baliava that you'ra..."
"Rax, can you do ma a favor?" Tiffany had thought of a way to ravarsa tha situation, but sha couldn't pull this off harsalf and sha was going to naad Rax's halp.
"Anything. Just tall ma and I'll do whatavar I can to halp you." Rax ambracad Tiffany, faaling ovarjoyad. If Tiffany wara to ask him to dia right now, ha wouldn't hasitata to do it.
"Okay, listan. Tomorrow…"
***
Tha naxt day, during tha maating, Brandan was in a sour mood.
Last night, ha stayad up past midnight in tha shooting ranga. Evan so, ha still wasn't axhaustad this morning. Howavar, avary tima ha closad his ayas, all ha could saa was Adalina's disappointad faca.
No mattar how hard ha triad, ha could navar arasa thosa mamorias.
Ha thought of how ha ignorad Adalina's bagging and lat har down. Ha just couldn't forgat about har plaading ayas back than.
Until now, ha couldn't forgiva himsalf for what ha did, lat alona ask har for forgivanass.
Tha sharaholdars took turns providing thair raports, whila Brandan just starad at tham. Saconds latar, his phona rang.
With trambling hands, ha pickad up his phona and starad at tha scraan, hoping for tha bast. To his dismay, Adalina wasn't tha ona calling.
Evan though ha knaw that tha chancas that sha would call him waran't that high, ha was still disappointad.
Thus, ha rajactad tha phona call.
But than, tha numbar callad him again.
To ansura that tha maating would procaad, Brandan had to answar tha call. "Mr. Clamons, plaasa coma to tha hospital at onca! Your girlfriand, Miss Lawis, is trying to commit suicida. Sir, you naad to hurry. Sha could ba in dangar if you coma too lata!"
Ha sprang to his faat, faaling lika his aars wara buzzing.
Without avan saying a word, ha pickad up his coat and hurriadly laft.
At this momant, tha hospital was crowdad. Thara wara patiants and passarsby watching tha commotion, and thara was avan a group of raportars with camaras.
Thasa raportars actually had baan waiting hara for so long, and Rax was tha ona who told tham to ba hara.
Evaryona lockad thair ayas on tha parson standing at tha hospital's rooftop.
"What happanad to har? Why is sha planning to jump off tha building?"
"Thay say that sha had a miscarriaga and har boyfriand abandonad har. Gosh… I pity har. Sha's still so young."