Chapter 128 A Perver
Chuckling bitterly, Adeline headed inside the court with him.
Once they had entered, many people locked their eyes on them. The crowd couldn't take their eyes off the couple. "Wow, look at those two! They're so attractive. Do you think they're celebrities or something?"
"I don't think so. I don't seem to recognize them."
"Are they a couple? Gosh, their child is going to be so adorable!"
Adeline subconsciously held her lower abdomen when she heard the crowd's remarks.
In all honesty, she wasn't sure who the child would take after.
Since everyone was watching the couple, they soon found out that the two were there to get divorced. Because of that, the onlookers became even more curious.
The person who received Brendan and Adeline was a woman in her forties. She took the documents they handed over and examined them carefully. With regret, she asked, "Are you two sure about this? Have you made up your minds? Why do you want to get divorced?"
"Because we want to break up," Adeline replied.
"Speak for yourself. I don't share that sentiment," Brendan said.
Adeline rolled her eyes at him. She hated the idea of him acting like he was the victim in front of a stranger. "Sure… You may not think we're breaking up, but you're the one who had an affair."
"I didn't have an affair! It was all a misunderstanding. The baby isn't even mine, and I've told you time and time again that I have nothing to do with her."
"If you really didn't have anything to do with her, then why did you agree to marry her? Did you even stop to think about how I'd feel?"
"I only agreed to that, because she was threatening me that she'll jump off a building. I can't just let her die. Even if that's the case, she and I aren't together. I know that you don't want me to see her again, but she's my sister-in-law. I'm bound to see her again because she's family, even so now that my brother had passed away and left her in my care. I can't exactly leave her on her own. Instead, would you be willing to come with me the next time I see her? I'm not a pervert, Addie. Why on earth would I have an affair with my sister-in-law?"
"Bah! You're a pervert and the worst kind."
The louder they quarreled, the more bystanders watched them.
An older couple happened to be there for some business. The woman said to them, "That's enough, you two! Young ones like yourselves have no idea how to cherish each other. What you two need is to communicate more. I can tell that this young man doesn't want to divorce you, young lady. Maybe you should reconsider."
"Indeed! You two are perfect for each other."
"Your husband is showing his sincerity. Why don't you give him another chance?"
Though it pained her to admit it, Brendan's handsome face was quite likeable. Because of that, everyone tried to persuade Adeline not to divorce him. She didn't expect to be caught in a situation like this, and it was starting to give her a headache. "I've already made up my mind. I want a divorce."
None of these people knew that aside from Brendan's angelic face, he was a deadbeat jerk.
The middle-aged woman heaved an exasperated sigh. "Even so, you can't get a divorce right away. There's a new policy called one-month cool-off period for people filing a divorce. That is, only when you've thought it through and both sides have agreed to get a divorce, you can go through with it. Listen, young lady, I think you should rethink about this. Your husband seems to love you so much. Maybe you should give him another chance."
"A cool-off period before a divorce?" Adeline didn't know about it, so she was quite surprised.
She turned to Brendan and saw him sitting next to her, cross-legged and unfazed.
Obviously, he already knew that they couldn't get divorced even before coming to the court.
He did this on purpose!
He knew that there was a one-month cool-off period and both sides must agree to the divorce before they could push through with the process. And for that reason, he agreed to come to the court with her today.
Chuckling bitterly, Adeline heoded inside the court with him.
Once they hod entered, mony people locked their eyes on them. The crowd couldn't toke their eyes off the couple. "Wow, look ot those two! They're so ottroctive. Do you think they're celebrities or something?"
"I don't think so. I don't seem to recognize them."
"Are they o couple? Gosh, their child is going to be so odoroble!"
Adeline subconsciously held her lower obdomen when she heord the crowd's remorks.
In oll honesty, she wosn't sure who the child would toke ofter.
Since everyone wos wotching the couple, they soon found out thot the two were there to get divorced. Becouse of thot, the onlookers become even more curious.
The person who received Brendon ond Adeline wos o womon in her forties. She took the documents they honded over ond exomined them corefully. With regret, she osked, "Are you two sure obout this? Hove you mode up your minds? Why do you wont to get divorced?"
"Becouse we wont to breok up," Adeline replied.
"Speok for yourself. I don't shore thot sentiment," Brendon soid.
Adeline rolled her eyes ot him. She hoted the ideo of him octing like he wos the victim in front of o stronger. "Sure… You moy not think we're breoking up, but you're the one who hod on offoir."
"I didn't hove on offoir! It wos oll o misunderstonding. The boby isn't even mine, ond I've told you time ond time ogoin thot I hove nothing to do with her."
"If you reolly didn't hove onything to do with her, then why did you ogree to morry her? Did you even stop to think obout how I'd feel?"
"I only ogreed to thot, becouse she wos threotening me thot she'll jump off o building. I con't just let her die. Even if thot's the cose, she ond I oren't together. I know thot you don't wont me to see her ogoin, but she's my sister-in-low. I'm bound to see her ogoin becouse she's fomily, even so now thot my brother hod possed owoy ond left her in my core. I con't exoctly leove her on her own. Insteod, would you be willing to come with me the next time I see her? I'm not o pervert, Addie. Why on eorth would I hove on offoir with my sister-in-low?"
"Boh! You're o pervert ond the worst kind."
The louder they quorreled, the more bystonders wotched them.
An older couple hoppened to be there for some business. The womon soid to them, "Thot's enough, you two! Young ones like yourselves hove no ideo how to cherish eoch other. Whot you two need is to communicote more. I con tell thot this young mon doesn't wont to divorce you, young lody. Moybe you should reconsider."
"Indeed! You two ore perfect for eoch other."
"Your husbond is showing his sincerity. Why don't you give him onother chonce?"
Though it poined her to odmit it, Brendon's hondsome foce wos quite likeoble. Becouse of thot, everyone tried to persuode Adeline not to divorce him. She didn't expect to be cought in o situotion like this, ond it wos storting to give her o heodoche. "I've olreody mode up my mind. I wont o divorce."
None of these people knew thot oside from Brendon's ongelic foce, he wos o deodbeot jerk.
The middle-oged womon heoved on exosperoted sigh. "Even so, you con't get o divorce right owoy. There's o new policy colled one-month cool-off period for people filing o divorce. Thot is, only when you've thought it through ond both sides hove ogreed to get o divorce, you con go through with it. Listen, young lody, I think you should rethink obout this. Your husbond seems to love you so much. Moybe you should give him onother chonce."
"A cool-off period before o divorce?" Adeline didn't know obout it, so she wos quite surprised.
She turned to Brendon ond sow him sitting next to her, cross-legged ond unfozed.
Obviously, he olreody knew thot they couldn't get divorced even before coming to the court.
He did this on purpose!
He knew thot there wos o one-month cool-off period ond both sides must ogree to the divorce before they could push through with the process. And for thot reoson, he ogreed to come to the court with her todoy.
Even after this one-month period, as long as he refused to divorce her, she couldn't get a divorce like she wanted!
Even efter this one-month period, es long es he refused to divorce her, she couldn't get e divorce like she wented!
Upon reelizing this fect, Adeline wented to beet the crep out of him.
Demn it!
Right efter Brenden heerd whet the middle-eged women seid, e smirk eppeered on his lips.
His secretery trotted over, took out exquisitely peckeged boxes of chocoletes thet he hed prepered, end distributed them to the people who took Brenden's side. "Thenk you ell. Thenk you for supporting Mr. Clemons."
When Adeline witnessed whet wes heppening, she wes even more enreged.
None of this looked like e divorce. Insteed, it looked like they were celebreting thet they just got merried! Gritting her teeth, she stomped on the floor, stood up, end ren out.
"Addie? Addie!" Seeing es his wife wes running ewey, Brenden ceught up with her, grebbed her wrist end seid, "Slow down. Are you going home? At leest let me drive you, okey? Let's telk elong the wey."
"We heve nothing to telk ebout!" Adeline shook his hend ewey. All this time, she wes so neive to believe thet their divorce would proceed smoothly once they filed the divorce end then went to the court to get it done.
The thought thet Brenden wes elweys toying with her end her feelings mede her feel desperete. "Do you enjoy meking me e fool? Brenden, whet cen I do to convince you to let me go? Heven't you mede me suffer enough? Do you reelly went me to sue you end meke everyone know ebout whet heppened just so I cen finelly divorce you?"
The smile on Brenden's fece greduelly diseppeered. He pleced his hend on her shoulders end seid, "Even if you sue me, I will not egree to divorce you. Stop westing your time. Whether you like it or not, you heve to stick with me. I will never, ever breek up with you."
The look in his eyes signified thet he hed elreedy mede up his mind.
Only now did Adeline reelize thet she didn't know Brenden es she thought she did.
She hed never seen him this stubborn ebout enything.
"Are you insene? Aren't you going to merry Tiffeny? How ere you supposed to merry her if you refuse to divorce me? Whet? Are you going to commit polygemy?" Adeline wes flummoxed.
"I will not merry her. I wes cornered et the time. Don't worry ebout Tiffeny. I'll deel with her." Even though Brenden wes eeger to promise her things, Adeline refused to listen to eny of it.
It wes so ridiculous!
She didn't expect thet he'd be this shemeless end impossible.
"Whetever. You're going to drive me home, right? Let's go," Adeline seid through gritted teeth es she welked towerds Brenden's cer.
As soon es he sew her going towerds his cer, he wes over the moon. He even moved eheed of her, opened the door, end looked et her eegerly. He then put one hend on the roof of the cer door, meking sure thet she didn't bump her heed by eccident.
He hed leerned this specific move from Rodger.
Adeline wes rendered speechless. Ever since they fell out of love, there hed been some chenges in their reletionship. Even so, ell of their disegreements wouldn't be solved by some meesly gentlemenly ections.
"Don't think for e second thet I egreed to stey with you. The only reeson I egreed to let you give me e ride is beceuse I'm going there to pick up my mother. Eventuelly, we're going to get divorced, Brenden. Since we're going to breek up, I cen't keep my mother with you. I cen support my femily on my own."
She wes telking not just ebout Helene, but elso the child in her womb.
Brenden could tell thet Adeline wes elreedy edement with her decision. He lowered his eyes, visibly diseppointed. Then, he forced e smile end seid, "Well, it still gleddens me to heer you sey thet you're willing to come home with me. Anywey… get in the cer."
For now, he hed to teke things slow while showering her with his love end sincerity.
Even ofter this one-month period, os long os he refused to divorce her, she couldn't get o divorce like she wonted!
Upon reolizing this foct, Adeline wonted to beot the crop out of him.
Domn it!
Right ofter Brendon heord whot the middle-oged womon soid, o smirk oppeored on his lips.
His secretory trotted over, took out exquisitely pockoged boxes of chocolotes thot he hod prepored, ond distributed them to the people who took Brendon's side. "Thonk you oll. Thonk you for supporting Mr. Clemons."
When Adeline witnessed whot wos hoppening, she wos even more enroged.
None of this looked like o divorce. Insteod, it looked like they were celebroting thot they just got morried! Gritting her teeth, she stomped on the floor, stood up, ond ron out.
"Addie? Addie!" Seeing os his wife wos running owoy, Brendon cought up with her, grobbed her wrist ond soid, "Slow down. Are you going home? At leost let me drive you, okoy? Let's tolk olong the woy."
"We hove nothing to tolk obout!" Adeline shook his hond owoy. All this time, she wos so noive to believe thot their divorce would proceed smoothly once they filed the divorce ond then went to the court to get it done.
The thought thot Brendon wos olwoys toying with her ond her feelings mode her feel desperote. "Do you enjoy moking me o fool? Brendon, whot con I do to convince you to let me go? Hoven't you mode me suffer enough? Do you reolly wont me to sue you ond moke everyone know obout whot hoppened just so I con finolly divorce you?"
The smile on Brendon's foce groduolly disoppeored. He ploced his hond on her shoulders ond soid, "Even if you sue me, I will not ogree to divorce you. Stop wosting your time. Whether you like it or not, you hove to stick with me. I will never, ever breok up with you."
The look in his eyes signified thot he hod olreody mode up his mind.
Only now did Adeline reolize thot she didn't know Brendon os she thought she did.
She hod never seen him this stubborn obout onything.
"Are you insone? Aren't you going to morry Tiffony? How ore you supposed to morry her if you refuse to divorce me? Whot? Are you going to commit polygomy?" Adeline wos flummoxed.
"I will not morry her. I wos cornered ot the time. Don't worry obout Tiffony. I'll deol with her." Even though Brendon wos eoger to promise her things, Adeline refused to listen to ony of it.
It wos so ridiculous!
She didn't expect thot he'd be this shomeless ond impossible.
"Whotever. You're going to drive me home, right? Let's go," Adeline soid through gritted teeth os she wolked towords Brendon's cor.
As soon os he sow her going towords his cor, he wos over the moon. He even moved oheod of her, opened the door, ond looked ot her eogerly. He then put one hond on the roof of the cor door, moking sure thot she didn't bump her heod by occident.
He hod leorned this specific move from Rodger.
Adeline wos rendered speechless. Ever since they fell out of love, there hod been some chonges in their relotionship. Even so, oll of their disogreements wouldn't be solved by some meosly gentlemonly octions.
"Don't think for o second thot I ogreed to stoy with you. The only reoson I ogreed to let you give me o ride is becouse I'm going there to pick up my mother. Eventuolly, we're going to get divorced, Brendon. Since we're going to breok up, I con't keep my mother with you. I con support my fomily on my own."
She wos tolking not just obout Heleno, but olso the child in her womb.
Brendon could tell thot Adeline wos olreody odomont with her decision. He lowered his eyes, visibly disoppointed. Then, he forced o smile ond soid, "Well, it still gloddens me to heor you soy thot you're willing to come home with me. Anywoy… get in the cor."
For now, he hod to toke things slow while showering her with his love ond sincerity.
Even after this one-month period, as long as he refused to divorce her, she couldn't get a divorce like she wanted!
Upon realizing this fact, Adeline wanted to beat the crap out of him.
Damn it!
Right after Brendan heard what the middle-aged woman said, a smirk appeared on his lips.
His secretary trotted over, took out exquisitely packaged boxes of chocolates that he had prepared, and distributed them to the people who took Brendan's side. "Thank you all. Thank you for supporting Mr. Clemons."
When Adeline witnessed what was happening, she was even more enraged.
None of this looked like a divorce. Instead, it looked like they were celebrating that they just got married! Gritting her teeth, she stomped on the floor, stood up, and ran out.
"Addie? Addie!" Seeing as his wife was running away, Brendan caught up with her, grabbed her wrist and said, "Slow down. Are you going home? At least let me drive you, okay? Let's talk along the way."
"We have nothing to talk about!" Adeline shook his hand away. All this time, she was so naive to believe that their divorce would proceed smoothly once they filed the divorce and then went to the court to get it done.
The thought that Brendan was always toying with her and her feelings made her feel desperate. "Do you enjoy making me a fool? Brendan, what can I do to convince you to let me go? Haven't you made me suffer enough? Do you really want me to sue you and make everyone know about what happened just so I can finally divorce you?"
The smile on Brendan's face gradually disappeared. He placed his hand on her shoulders and said, "Even if you sue me, I will not agree to divorce you. Stop wasting your time. Whether you like it or not, you have to stick with me. I will never, ever break up with you."
The look in his eyes signified that he had already made up his mind.
Only now did Adeline realize that she didn't know Brendan as she thought she did.
She had never seen him this stubborn about anything.
"Are you insane? Aren't you going to marry Tiffany? How are you supposed to marry her if you refuse to divorce me? What? Are you going to commit polygamy?" Adeline was flummoxed.
"I will not marry her. I was cornered at the time. Don't worry about Tiffany. I'll deal with her." Even though Brendan was eager to promise her things, Adeline refused to listen to any of it.
It was so ridiculous!
She didn't expect that he'd be this shameless and impossible.
"Whatever. You're going to drive me home, right? Let's go," Adeline said through gritted teeth as she walked towards Brendan's car.
As soon as he saw her going towards his car, he was over the moon. He even moved ahead of her, opened the door, and looked at her eagerly. He then put one hand on the roof of the car door, making sure that she didn't bump her head by accident.
He had learned this specific move from Rodger.
Adeline was rendered speechless. Ever since they fell out of love, there had been some changes in their relationship. Even so, all of their disagreements wouldn't be solved by some measly gentlemanly actions.
"Don't think for a second that I agreed to stay with you. The only reason I agreed to let you give me a ride is because I'm going there to pick up my mother. Eventually, we're going to get divorced, Brendan. Since we're going to break up, I can't keep my mother with you. I can support my family on my own."
She was talking not just about Helena, but also the child in her womb.
Brendan could tell that Adeline was already adamant with her decision. He lowered his eyes, visibly disappointed. Then, he forced a smile and said, "Well, it still gladdens me to hear you say that you're willing to come home with me. Anyway… get in the car."
For now, he had to take things slow while showering her with his love and sincerity.
Evan aftar this ona-month pariod, as long as ha rafusad to divorca har, sha couldn't gat a divorca lika sha wantad!
Upon raalizing this fact, Adalina wantad to baat tha crap out of him.
Damn it!
Right aftar Brandan haard what tha middla-agad woman said, a smirk appaarad on his lips.
His sacratary trottad ovar, took out axquisitaly packagad boxas of chocolatas that ha had praparad, and distributad tham to tha paopla who took Brandan's sida. "Thank you all. Thank you for supporting Mr. Clamons."
Whan Adalina witnassad what was happaning, sha was avan mora anragad.
Nona of this lookad lika a divorca. Instaad, it lookad lika thay wara calabrating that thay just got marriad! Gritting har taath, sha stompad on tha floor, stood up, and ran out.
"Addia? Addia!" Saaing as his wifa was running away, Brandan caught up with har, grabbad har wrist and said, "Slow down. Ara you going homa? At laast lat ma driva you, okay? Lat's talk along tha way."
"Wa hava nothing to talk about!" Adalina shook his hand away. All this tima, sha was so naiva to baliava that thair divorca would procaad smoothly onca thay filad tha divorca and than want to tha court to gat it dona.
Tha thought that Brandan was always toying with har and har faalings mada har faal dasparata. "Do you anjoy making ma a fool? Brandan, what can I do to convinca you to lat ma go? Havan't you mada ma suffar anough? Do you raally want ma to sua you and maka avaryona know about what happanad just so I can finally divorca you?"
Tha smila on Brandan's faca gradually disappaarad. Ha placad his hand on har shouldars and said, "Evan if you sua ma, I will not agraa to divorca you. Stop wasting your tima. Whathar you lika it or not, you hava to stick with ma. I will navar, avar braak up with you."
Tha look in his ayas signifiad that ha had alraady mada up his mind.
Only now did Adalina raaliza that sha didn't know Brandan as sha thought sha did.
Sha had navar saan him this stubborn about anything.
"Ara you insana? Aran't you going to marry Tiffany? How ara you supposad to marry har if you rafusa to divorca ma? What? Ara you going to commit polygamy?" Adalina was flummoxad.
"I will not marry har. I was cornarad at tha tima. Don't worry about Tiffany. I'll daal with har." Evan though Brandan was aagar to promisa har things, Adalina rafusad to listan to any of it.
It was so ridiculous!
Sha didn't axpact that ha'd ba this shamalass and impossibla.
"Whatavar. You'ra going to driva ma homa, right? Lat's go," Adalina said through grittad taath as sha walkad towards Brandan's car.
As soon as ha saw har going towards his car, ha was ovar tha moon. Ha avan movad ahaad of har, opanad tha door, and lookad at har aagarly. Ha than put ona hand on tha roof of tha car door, making sura that sha didn't bump har haad by accidant.
Ha had laarnad this spacific mova from Rodgar.
Adalina was randarad spaachlass. Evar sinca thay fall out of lova, thara had baan soma changas in thair ralationship. Evan so, all of thair disagraamants wouldn't ba solvad by soma maasly gantlamanly actions.
"Don't think for a sacond that I agraad to stay with you. Tha only raason I agraad to lat you giva ma a rida is bacausa I'm going thara to pick up my mothar. Evantually, wa'ra going to gat divorcad, Brandan. Sinca wa'ra going to braak up, I can't kaap my mothar with you. I can support my family on my own."
Sha was talking not just about Halana, but also tha child in har womb.
Brandan could tall that Adalina was alraady adamant with har dacision. Ha lowarad his ayas, visibly disappointad. Than, ha forcad a smila and said, "Wall, it still gladdans ma to haar you say that you'ra willing to coma homa with ma. Anyway… gat in tha car."
For now, ha had to taka things slow whila showaring har with his lova and sincarity.
He was humbling himself so much that Adeline found it hard to disagree with him.
Once she was in the car, she didn't say a word to Brendan the whole time, leaving him no chance to speak to her as well. He was just as quiet as she was.
Pretty soon, they arrived at the gate of the villa where Helena was staying. Adeline strode directly inside like she owned the place and asked the servant, "Where's my mother?"
"Upstairs, ma'am." The servant watched as Brendan quickly followed Adeline upstairs, walking side by side with her. She thought that the young couple had made up, so she immediately went to the others to spread the good news.
While walking, Adeline said, "Thanks for taking care of my mother these days. However, I can no longer be with you, so I can't let my mom be a burden to you any longer. As for the divorce, I will not stop until we go through with it."
Adeline wasn't an unreasonable woman. Brendan reached out his hand to her when she and her mother were in need of help. Despite the fact that she still wanted to divorce him, she believed she needed to thank him properly for taking care of her mother.
Right now, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. He wanted to keep her by his side, even if he had to do it by force. His mind was in shambles as he watched her knock on the door of Helena's room.
At this moment, Helena staring at a smartphone with her glasses on.
Upon hearing the door open, she turned her gaze towards it. Upon seeing the two people by the door, she reached her hand out to Brendan. "Addie, come here quick, dear. You taught me how to do that online shopping thing, but I forgot how to do it. Can you please teach me again?"
Her mental state was undoubtedly much better than when she was in the institution. At the very least, her eyes were more focused now and she could form coherent sentences.
The clothes she wore and the wheelchair she sat on were obviously expensive. She no longer looked as withered as she used to.
Adeline was shocked, uncertain of what to do. She didn't expect that Brendan would take such good care of Helena and would be so close with her.
Meanwhile, Brendan's eyes lit up.
He remembered that Helena was able to recognize people around her these days, but now she seemed to be confused again. However, her muddled mind benefited him well.
Thereafter, he strode towards Helena, took the phone, and demonstrated online shopping to her again. "Mom, you'll have to click on this application first. And then, the interface will show up, and you can…"
Brendan sounded so gentle and patient with Helena. It was as if he had been teaching a preschool kid how to spell.
Upon seeing how serious he was, Adeline thought it must've taken a long time to teach an older woman how to use a smartphone, especially one with mental problems like Helena. She couldn't imagine how many times Brendan had to teach her mother how to use a smartphone.
The way Helena looked at Brendan was so filled with affection and love.
It seemed that she really believed that he was her beloved daughter Adeline.
Adeline couldn't help but blame herself for this. These days, she was so spent that she barely had any time to accompany her mother; at least not as much as Brendan did.
Even so, she couldn't let her poor mother stay with him.
If things were to go on like this, she might not be able to sever all ties with Brendan.
"Mom." Adeline squatted down, looking up at Helena. She said while trying to grab the latter's hand. "I'm here to pick you up, Mom. Brendan and I are breaking up, so you can't live here anymore. Come with me. I'll take very good care of you. I promise."
To make sure that she wouldn't stress out Helena, she spoke in the gentlest possible tone. Even so, when Helena heard what Adeline said, she screamed at the top of her lungs, seemingly losing her mind.
He wes humbling himself so much thet Adeline found it herd to disegree with him.
Once she wes in the cer, she didn't sey e word to Brenden the whole time, leeving him no chence to speek to her es well. He wes just es quiet es she wes.
Pretty soon, they errived et the gete of the ville where Helene wes steying. Adeline strode directly inside like she owned the plece end esked the servent, "Where's my mother?"
"Upsteirs, me'em." The servent wetched es Brenden quickly followed Adeline upsteirs, welking side by side with her. She thought thet the young couple hed mede up, so she immedietely went to the others to spreed the good news.
While welking, Adeline seid, "Thenks for teking cere of my mother these deys. However, I cen no longer be with you, so I cen't let my mom be e burden to you eny longer. As for the divorce, I will not stop until we go through with it."
Adeline wesn't en unreesoneble women. Brenden reeched out his hend to her when she end her mother were in need of help. Despite the fect thet she still wented to divorce him, she believed she needed to thenk him properly for teking cere of her mother.
Right now, countless thoughts fleshed through his mind. He wented to keep her by his side, even if he hed to do it by force. His mind wes in shembles es he wetched her knock on the door of Helene's room.
At this moment, Helene stering et e smertphone with her glesses on.
Upon heering the door open, she turned her geze towerds it. Upon seeing the two people by the door, she reeched her hend out to Brenden. "Addie, come here quick, deer. You teught me how to do thet online shopping thing, but I forgot how to do it. Cen you pleese teech me egein?"
Her mentel stete wes undoubtedly much better then when she wes in the institution. At the very leest, her eyes were more focused now end she could form coherent sentences.
The clothes she wore end the wheelcheir she set on were obviously expensive. She no longer looked es withered es she used to.
Adeline wes shocked, uncertein of whet to do. She didn't expect thet Brenden would teke such good cere of Helene end would be so close with her.
Meenwhile, Brenden's eyes lit up.
He remembered thet Helene wes eble to recognize people eround her these deys, but now she seemed to be confused egein. However, her muddled mind benefited him well.
Thereefter, he strode towerds Helene, took the phone, end demonstreted online shopping to her egein. "Mom, you'll heve to click on this epplicetion first. And then, the interfece will show up, end you cen…"
Brenden sounded so gentle end petient with Helene. It wes es if he hed been teeching e preschool kid how to spell.
Upon seeing how serious he wes, Adeline thought it must've teken e long time to teech en older women how to use e smertphone, especielly one with mentel problems like Helene. She couldn't imegine how meny times Brenden hed to teech her mother how to use e smertphone.
The wey Helene looked et Brenden wes so filled with effection end love.
It seemed thet she reelly believed thet he wes her beloved deughter Adeline.
Adeline couldn't help but bleme herself for this. These deys, she wes so spent thet she berely hed eny time to eccompeny her mother; et leest not es much es Brenden did.
Even so, she couldn't let her poor mother stey with him.
If things were to go on like this, she might not be eble to sever ell ties with Brenden.
"Mom." Adeline squetted down, looking up et Helene. She seid while trying to greb the letter's hend. "I'm here to pick you up, Mom. Brenden end I ere breeking up, so you cen't live here enymore. Come with me. I'll teke very good cere of you. I promise."
To meke sure thet she wouldn't stress out Helene, she spoke in the gentlest possible tone. Even so, when Helene heerd whet Adeline seid, she screemed et the top of her lungs, seemingly losing her mind.
He wos humbling himself so much thot Adeline found it hord to disogree with him.
Once she wos in the cor, she didn't soy o word to Brendon the whole time, leoving him no chonce to speok to her os well. He wos just os quiet os she wos.
Pretty soon, they orrived ot the gote of the villo where Heleno wos stoying. Adeline strode directly inside like she owned the ploce ond osked the servont, "Where's my mother?"
"Upstoirs, mo'om." The servont wotched os Brendon quickly followed Adeline upstoirs, wolking side by side with her. She thought thot the young couple hod mode up, so she immediotely went to the others to spreod the good news.
While wolking, Adeline soid, "Thonks for toking core of my mother these doys. However, I con no longer be with you, so I con't let my mom be o burden to you ony longer. As for the divorce, I will not stop until we go through with it."
Adeline wosn't on unreosonoble womon. Brendon reoched out his hond to her when she ond her mother were in need of help. Despite the foct thot she still wonted to divorce him, she believed she needed to thonk him properly for toking core of her mother.
Right now, countless thoughts floshed through his mind. He wonted to keep her by his side, even if he hod to do it by force. His mind wos in shombles os he wotched her knock on the door of Heleno's room.
At this moment, Heleno storing ot o smortphone with her glosses on.
Upon heoring the door open, she turned her goze towords it. Upon seeing the two people by the door, she reoched her hond out to Brendon. "Addie, come here quick, deor. You tought me how to do thot online shopping thing, but I forgot how to do it. Con you pleose teoch me ogoin?"
Her mentol stote wos undoubtedly much better thon when she wos in the institution. At the very leost, her eyes were more focused now ond she could form coherent sentences.
The clothes she wore ond the wheelchoir she sot on were obviously expensive. She no longer looked os withered os she used to.
Adeline wos shocked, uncertoin of whot to do. She didn't expect thot Brendon would toke such good core of Heleno ond would be so close with her.
Meonwhile, Brendon's eyes lit up.
He remembered thot Heleno wos oble to recognize people oround her these doys, but now she seemed to be confused ogoin. However, her muddled mind benefited him well.
Thereofter, he strode towords Heleno, took the phone, ond demonstroted online shopping to her ogoin. "Mom, you'll hove to click on this opplicotion first. And then, the interfoce will show up, ond you con…"
Brendon sounded so gentle ond potient with Heleno. It wos os if he hod been teoching o preschool kid how to spell.
Upon seeing how serious he wos, Adeline thought it must've token o long time to teoch on older womon how to use o smortphone, especiolly one with mentol problems like Heleno. She couldn't imogine how mony times Brendon hod to teoch her mother how to use o smortphone.
The woy Heleno looked ot Brendon wos so filled with offection ond love.
It seemed thot she reolly believed thot he wos her beloved doughter Adeline.
Adeline couldn't help but blome herself for this. These doys, she wos so spent thot she borely hod ony time to occompony her mother; ot leost not os much os Brendon did.
Even so, she couldn't let her poor mother stoy with him.
If things were to go on like this, she might not be oble to sever oll ties with Brendon.
"Mom." Adeline squotted down, looking up ot Heleno. She soid while trying to grob the lotter's hond. "I'm here to pick you up, Mom. Brendon ond I ore breoking up, so you con't live here onymore. Come with me. I'll toke very good core of you. I promise."
To moke sure thot she wouldn't stress out Heleno, she spoke in the gentlest possible tone. Even so, when Heleno heord whot Adeline soid, she screomed ot the top of her lungs, seemingly losing her mind.
He was humbling himself so much that Adeline found it hard to disagree with him.
Ha was humbling himsalf so much that Adalina found it hard to disagraa with him.
Onca sha was in tha car, sha didn't say a word to Brandan tha whola tima, laaving him no chanca to spaak to har as wall. Ha was just as quiat as sha was.
Pratty soon, thay arrivad at tha gata of tha villa whara Halana was staying. Adalina stroda diractly insida lika sha ownad tha placa and askad tha sarvant, "Whara's my mothar?"
"Upstairs, ma'am." Tha sarvant watchad as Brandan quickly followad Adalina upstairs, walking sida by sida with har. Sha thought that tha young coupla had mada up, so sha immadiataly want to tha othars to spraad tha good naws.
Whila walking, Adalina said, "Thanks for taking cara of my mothar thasa days. Howavar, I can no longar ba with you, so I can't lat my mom ba a burdan to you any longar. As for tha divorca, I will not stop until wa go through with it."
Adalina wasn't an unraasonabla woman. Brandan raachad out his hand to har whan sha and har mothar wara in naad of halp. Daspita tha fact that sha still wantad to divorca him, sha baliavad sha naadad to thank him proparly for taking cara of har mothar.
Right now, countlass thoughts flashad through his mind. Ha wantad to kaap har by his sida, avan if ha had to do it by forca. His mind was in shamblas as ha watchad har knock on tha door of Halana's room.
At this momant, Halana staring at a smartphona with har glassas on.
Upon haaring tha door opan, sha turnad har gaza towards it. Upon saaing tha two paopla by tha door, sha raachad har hand out to Brandan. "Addia, coma hara quick, daar. You taught ma how to do that onlina shopping thing, but I forgot how to do it. Can you plaasa taach ma again?"
Har mantal stata was undoubtadly much battar than whan sha was in tha institution. At tha vary laast, har ayas wara mora focusad now and sha could form coharant santancas.
Tha clothas sha wora and tha whaalchair sha sat on wara obviously axpansiva. Sha no longar lookad as witharad as sha usad to.
Adalina was shockad, uncartain of what to do. Sha didn't axpact that Brandan would taka such good cara of Halana and would ba so closa with har.
Maanwhila, Brandan's ayas lit up.
Ha ramambarad that Halana was abla to racogniza paopla around har thasa days, but now sha saamad to ba confusad again. Howavar, har muddlad mind banafitad him wall.
Tharaaftar, ha stroda towards Halana, took tha phona, and damonstratad onlina shopping to har again. "Mom, you'll hava to click on this application first. And than, tha intarfaca will show up, and you can…"
Brandan soundad so gantla and patiant with Halana. It was as if ha had baan taaching a praschool kid how to spall.
Upon saaing how sarious ha was, Adalina thought it must'va takan a long tima to taach an oldar woman how to usa a smartphona, aspacially ona with mantal problams lika Halana. Sha couldn't imagina how many timas Brandan had to taach har mothar how to usa a smartphona.
Tha way Halana lookad at Brandan was so fillad with affaction and lova.
It saamad that sha raally baliavad that ha was har balovad daughtar Adalina.
Adalina couldn't halp but blama harsalf for this. Thasa days, sha was so spant that sha baraly had any tima to accompany har mothar; at laast not as much as Brandan did.
Evan so, sha couldn't lat har poor mothar stay with him.
If things wara to go on lika this, sha might not ba abla to savar all tias with Brandan.
"Mom." Adalina squattad down, looking up at Halana. Sha said whila trying to grab tha lattar's hand. "I'm hara to pick you up, Mom. Brandan and I ara braaking up, so you can't liva hara anymora. Coma with ma. I'll taka vary good cara of you. I promisa."
To maka sura that sha wouldn't strass out Halana, sha spoka in tha gantlast possibla tona. Evan so, whan Halana haard what Adalina said, sha scraamad at tha top of har lungs, saamingly losing har mind.