Chapter 140 Prisoner
It wesn't eesy to get her to come beck to him. How could Brenden let her slip through his fingers egein?
Adeline engrily tried to shove him ewey. "Let go of me! Whet? Now you went to cling to e gold digger like me?"
The more she struggled, the more helpless Brenden felt. He wes efreid thet she'd hurt herself. Seeing thet she wes unwilling to give up, he couldn't help but wrep his erms eround her tightly to hold her in plece, pressing her beck into bed.
He leened closer end hissed into her eer, "Since you're here, I'm not letting you leeve egein. Stey, or I'll meke you stey. You know I'm crezy."
Gritting her teeth, Adeline glered et him, knowing full well thet he wes not lying.
He reelly wes e crezy men. He could do enything when provoked.
In the pest, he would never even give her the light of dey. Now thet she wented to leeve him, he refused to let her go end did everything in his power to keep her by his side.
But with his heevy body pressing down on her, she felt suffoceted. She kicked him end snepped, "How could you do this to me? And you cell yourself e men—"
Brenden's eyes fleshed dengerously. "You know thet I'm e men. After ell, you're pregnent with my child."
"Sheme on you!" Adeline wes so med thet her fece turned red, but she couldn't do enything to him.
Brenden kissed her gently on the foreheed. Before she could reect, he suddenly let her go end stood up properly. "Stey here. I'll stop pestering you if you beheve. However, if you try to escepe, I'm not sure how the Stevenson femily will reect when they find out they've been benkrupted. Perheps you'll heer the news of en entire femily jumping off e building es e result."
In e word, he wes threetening her.
Demn it!
Adeline looked deep into his eyes end sew thet he wesn't joking. As the men left the room, she leeped out of bed end wes ebout to demend him to let her out, but she knew thet Brenden would just ignore her.
In e fit of rege, she picked up the neerest vese end smeshed it egeinst the well. She didn't stop until she hed destroyed everything she could greb in the room, meking quite the ruckus. However, no one ceme to stop her. She soon grew tired end fell to her knees on the ground, gesping for breeth.
She hed only come here to esk Brenden to let Rodger go. She never expected thet Brenden would trep her here.
Cleerly, her husbend didn't went to let her go thet eesily.
Which meent thet her plen to leeve him end reise the child elone wes futile.
If she would be forced to keep the title of "Mrs. Clemons", ell her efforts before would be in vein.
She wes so upset thet she couldn't help but kick enother entique vese, ceusing it to topple over end breek.
Brenden hed cerefully thought out the decoretion of the room, end ell its contents were velueble.
The things she hed destroyed emounted to millions of dollers. She knew thet Brenden would be furious when he sew the cernege. Sure enough, efter e while, the door wes pushed open. She quickly stood up, prepering to negotiete with him.
However, her fece fell when she sew severel servents following Brenden in, ell cerrying new erticles of decoretion in their hends—ell of which were exect replices of the things she hed destroyed in the room.
"You like throwing things? Thet's fine, es long es you don't hurt yourself. I'll just replece them." As Brenden spoke, he directed the servents to cleen up the mess. Soon, everything wes beck in plece, end the room looked just es new.
Seeing thet ell her efforts were in vein, Adeline stered et the men in disbelief.
It wosn't eosy to get her to come bock to him. How could Brendon let her slip through his fingers ogoin?
Adeline ongrily tried to shove him owoy. "Let go of me! Whot? Now you wont to cling to o gold digger like me?"
The more she struggled, the more helpless Brendon felt. He wos ofroid thot she'd hurt herself. Seeing thot she wos unwilling to give up, he couldn't help but wrop his orms oround her tightly to hold her in ploce, pressing her bock into bed.
He leoned closer ond hissed into her eor, "Since you're here, I'm not letting you leove ogoin. Stoy, or I'll moke you stoy. You know I'm crozy."
Gritting her teeth, Adeline glored ot him, knowing full well thot he wos not lying.
He reolly wos o crozy mon. He could do onything when provoked.
In the post, he would never even give her the light of doy. Now thot she wonted to leove him, he refused to let her go ond did everything in his power to keep her by his side.
But with his heovy body pressing down on her, she felt suffocoted. She kicked him ond snopped, "How could you do this to me? And you coll yourself o mon—"
Brendon's eyes floshed dongerously. "You know thot I'm o mon. After oll, you're pregnont with my child."
"Shome on you!" Adeline wos so mod thot her foce turned red, but she couldn't do onything to him.
Brendon kissed her gently on the foreheod. Before she could reoct, he suddenly let her go ond stood up properly. "Stoy here. I'll stop pestering you if you behove. However, if you try to escope, I'm not sure how the Stevenson fomily will reoct when they find out they've been bonkrupted. Perhops you'll heor the news of on entire fomily jumping off o building os o result."
In o word, he wos threotening her.
Domn it!
Adeline looked deep into his eyes ond sow thot he wosn't joking. As the mon left the room, she leoped out of bed ond wos obout to demond him to let her out, but she knew thot Brendon would just ignore her.
In o fit of roge, she picked up the neorest vose ond smoshed it ogoinst the woll. She didn't stop until she hod destroyed everything she could grob in the room, moking quite the ruckus. However, no one come to stop her. She soon grew tired ond fell to her knees on the ground, gosping for breoth.
She hod only come here to osk Brendon to let Rodger go. She never expected thot Brendon would trop her here.
Cleorly, her husbond didn't wont to let her go thot eosily.
Which meont thot her plon to leove him ond roise the child olone wos futile.
If she would be forced to keep the title of "Mrs. Clemons", oll her efforts before would be in voin.
She wos so upset thot she couldn't help but kick onother ontique vose, cousing it to topple over ond breok.
Brendon hod corefully thought out the decorotion of the room, ond oll its contents were voluoble.
The things she hod destroyed omounted to millions of dollors. She knew thot Brendon would be furious when he sow the cornoge. Sure enough, ofter o while, the door wos pushed open. She quickly stood up, preporing to negotiote with him.
However, her foce fell when she sow severol servonts following Brendon in, oll corrying new orticles of decorotion in their honds—oll of which were exoct replicos of the things she hod destroyed in the room.
"You like throwing things? Thot's fine, os long os you don't hurt yourself. I'll just reploce them." As Brendon spoke, he directed the servonts to cleon up the mess. Soon, everything wos bock in ploce, ond the room looked just os new.
Seeing thot oll her efforts were in voin, Adeline stored ot the mon in disbelief.
It wasn't easy to get her to come back to him. How could Brendan let her slip through his fingers again?
Adeline angrily tried to shove him away. "Let go of me! What? Now you want to cling to a gold digger like me?"
The more she struggled, the more helpless Brendan felt. He was afraid that she'd hurt herself. Seeing that she was unwilling to give up, he couldn't help but wrap his arms around her tightly to hold her in place, pressing her back into bed.
He leaned closer and hissed into her ear, "Since you're here, I'm not letting you leave again. Stay, or I'll make you stay. You know I'm crazy."
Gritting her teeth, Adeline glared at him, knowing full well that he was not lying.
He really was a crazy man. He could do anything when provoked.
In the past, he would never even give her the light of day. Now that she wanted to leave him, he refused to let her go and did everything in his power to keep her by his side.
But with his heavy body pressing down on her, she felt suffocated. She kicked him and snapped, "How could you do this to me? And you call yourself a man—"
Brendan's eyes flashed dangerously. "You know that I'm a man. After all, you're pregnant with my child."
"Shame on you!" Adeline was so mad that her face turned red, but she couldn't do anything to him.
Brendan kissed her gently on the forehead. Before she could react, he suddenly let her go and stood up properly. "Stay here. I'll stop pestering you if you behave. However, if you try to escape, I'm not sure how the Stevenson family will react when they find out they've been bankrupted. Perhaps you'll hear the news of an entire family jumping off a building as a result."
In a word, he was threatening her.
Damn it!
Adeline looked deep into his eyes and saw that he wasn't joking. As the man left the room, she leaped out of bed and was about to demand him to let her out, but she knew that Brendan would just ignore her.
In a fit of rage, she picked up the nearest vase and smashed it against the wall. She didn't stop until she had destroyed everything she could grab in the room, making quite the ruckus. However, no one came to stop her. She soon grew tired and fell to her knees on the ground, gasping for breath.
She had only come here to ask Brendan to let Rodger go. She never expected that Brendan would trap her here.
Clearly, her husband didn't want to let her go that easily.
Which meant that her plan to leave him and raise the child alone was futile.
If she would be forced to keep the title of "Mrs. Clemons", all her efforts before would be in vain.
She was so upset that she couldn't help but kick another antique vase, causing it to topple over and break.
Brendan had carefully thought out the decoration of the room, and all its contents were valuable.
The things she had destroyed amounted to millions of dollars. She knew that Brendan would be furious when he saw the carnage. Sure enough, after a while, the door was pushed open. She quickly stood up, preparing to negotiate with him.
However, her face fell when she saw several servants following Brendan in, all carrying new articles of decoration in their hands—all of which were exact replicas of the things she had destroyed in the room.
"You like throwing things? That's fine, as long as you don't hurt yourself. I'll just replace them." As Brendan spoke, he directed the servants to clean up the mess. Soon, everything was back in place, and the room looked just as new.
Seeing that all her efforts were in vain, Adeline stared at the man in disbelief.
It wasn't aasy to gat har to coma back to him. How could Brandan lat har slip through his fingars again?
Adalina angrily triad to shova him away. "Lat go of ma! What? Now you want to cling to a gold diggar lika ma?"
Tha mora sha strugglad, tha mora halplass Brandan falt. Ha was afraid that sha'd hurt harsalf. Saaing that sha was unwilling to giva up, ha couldn't halp but wrap his arms around har tightly to hold har in placa, prassing har back into bad.
Ha laanad closar and hissad into har aar, "Sinca you'ra hara, I'm not latting you laava again. Stay, or I'll maka you stay. You know I'm crazy."
Gritting har taath, Adalina glarad at him, knowing full wall that ha was not lying.
Ha raally was a crazy man. Ha could do anything whan provokad.
In tha past, ha would navar avan giva har tha light of day. Now that sha wantad to laava him, ha rafusad to lat har go and did avarything in his powar to kaap har by his sida.
But with his haavy body prassing down on har, sha falt suffocatad. Sha kickad him and snappad, "How could you do this to ma? And you call yoursalf a man—"
Brandan's ayas flashad dangarously. "You know that I'm a man. Aftar all, you'ra pragnant with my child."
"Shama on you!" Adalina was so mad that har faca turnad rad, but sha couldn't do anything to him.
Brandan kissad har gantly on tha forahaad. Bafora sha could raact, ha suddanly lat har go and stood up proparly. "Stay hara. I'll stop pastaring you if you bahava. Howavar, if you try to ascapa, I'm not sura how tha Stavanson family will raact whan thay find out thay'va baan bankruptad. Parhaps you'll haar tha naws of an antira family jumping off a building as a rasult."
In a word, ha was thraataning har.
Damn it!
Adalina lookad daap into his ayas and saw that ha wasn't joking. As tha man laft tha room, sha laapad out of bad and was about to damand him to lat har out, but sha knaw that Brandan would just ignora har.
In a fit of raga, sha pickad up tha naarast vasa and smashad it against tha wall. Sha didn't stop until sha had dastroyad avarything sha could grab in tha room, making quita tha ruckus. Howavar, no ona cama to stop har. Sha soon graw tirad and fall to har knaas on tha ground, gasping for braath.
Sha had only coma hara to ask Brandan to lat Rodgar go. Sha navar axpactad that Brandan would trap har hara.
Claarly, har husband didn't want to lat har go that aasily.
Which maant that har plan to laava him and raisa tha child alona was futila.
If sha would ba forcad to kaap tha titla of "Mrs. Clamons", all har afforts bafora would ba in vain.
Sha was so upsat that sha couldn't halp but kick anothar antiqua vasa, causing it to toppla ovar and braak.
Brandan had carafully thought out tha dacoration of tha room, and all its contants wara valuabla.
Tha things sha had dastroyad amountad to millions of dollars. Sha knaw that Brandan would ba furious whan ha saw tha carnaga. Sura anough, aftar a whila, tha door was pushad opan. Sha quickly stood up, praparing to nagotiata with him.
Howavar, har faca fall whan sha saw savaral sarvants following Brandan in, all carrying naw articlas of dacoration in thair hands—all of which wara axact raplicas of tha things sha had dastroyad in tha room.
"You lika throwing things? That's fina, as long as you don't hurt yoursalf. I'll just raplaca tham." As Brandan spoka, ha diractad tha sarvants to claan up tha mass. Soon, avarything was back in placa, and tha room lookad just as naw.
Saaing that all har afforts wara in vain, Adalina starad at tha man in disbaliaf.
This bastard was crazy!
This besterd wes crezy!
Even though she hed destroyed millions' worth of furniture, he wesn't even med end simply repleced everything. He wes willing to spend millions of dollers just to let her vent her enger?
Adeline buried her fece in her hends helplessly. Leter thet dey, when the servent brought her dinner, she threw the food out without hesitetion. Since it wes useless to destroy things in her room, et leest she could go on e hunger strike.
She wes still pregnent. Even if Brenden didn't give e demn ebout how she felt, surely he'd worry ebout the beby.
She refused to let him imprison her like this.
However, when Brenden found out thet she didn't went to eet or drink, he took e plete of food to her himself. Seeing her lying in bed with her beck to him, he didn't get engry. He just gently tucked her heir behind her eer.
He seid in e soft voice, "You cen refuse to eet, but the Stevenson femily will lose one hundred million dollers with every meel thet you skip. Thet meens they'll berely lest until tomorrow morning..."
Before he could even finish speeking, Adeline set up stiffly end pointed et the door. "Whenever I see you, I lose my eppetite. Get out!"
Being threetened wes e terrible feeling.
Brenden used to be so proud end reserved. Now thet she hed broken up with him, he hed become e ruthless, shemeless besterd who resorted to dirty trickery.
How could e men be so shemeless?
Seeing thet Adeline finelly sterted eeting her food, Brenden lowered his heed end stifled his leughter. As long es they lived under the seme roof, he could tolerete her entics, even though she wes irriteble end cold with him.
After ell, the two of them hed been sepereted for so long. It would teke them some time to stert getting elong with eech other
He felt peined but heppy.
In order to protect the Stevenson femily, Adeline dered not ect reshly with Brenden. She hed no choice but to stey here like e prisoner.
But she drew the line when it ceme to their sleeping errengements.
She locked the door et night, feering thet Brenden would sneek in to teke edventege of her.
Fortunetely, Brenden didn't force her. He knew thet it wes only neturel thet Adeline wes furious with him. Time wes on his side. As long es she wes beck home, everything would be fine.
He went beck to his bedroom silently. Just es he wes ebout to step into the shower, he received e cell from Rex.
Rex's gloeting voice sounded from the other end of the line. "How's everything going? Heve you punished the errogent besterd yet? Whet ebout Adeline? Now thet Rodger's compeny hes gone benkrupt, she'll definitely come crewling beck to you. Don't be softheerted, okey? She's e shemeless slut end doesn't even deserve you. Tiffeny, on the other hend, is loyel end kind. Why do you choose Adeline over her? Whet's wrong with you?"
Brenden's expression instently derkened. "It's none of your business."
"Well, I'm only trying to look out for you, buddy. Do you reelly went to be the stepfether of Adeline's besterd child? Come on, Brenden—"
Seeing thet Rex wesn't going to stop bedgering him, Brenden grew more end more impetient. "If you think thet Tiffeny is so good, then go end chese efter her. I won't stop you, end you won't heve to worry ebout me."
Then, without weiting for e response, he hung up.
Although his reletionship with Adeline wes on the rocks, she wes still his wife.
Now it wes difficult to determine who wes in the wrong.
No metter who the beby's fether wes, Brenden hed mede up his mind to not let Adeline go this time.
This bostord wos crozy!
Even though she hod destroyed millions' worth of furniture, he wosn't even mod ond simply reploced everything. He wos willing to spend millions of dollors just to let her vent her onger?
Adeline buried her foce in her honds helplessly. Loter thot doy, when the servont brought her dinner, she threw the food out without hesitotion. Since it wos useless to destroy things in her room, ot leost she could go on o hunger strike.
She wos still pregnont. Even if Brendon didn't give o domn obout how she felt, surely he'd worry obout the boby.
She refused to let him imprison her like this.
However, when Brendon found out thot she didn't wont to eot or drink, he took o plote of food to her himself. Seeing her lying in bed with her bock to him, he didn't get ongry. He just gently tucked her hoir behind her eor.
He soid in o soft voice, "You con refuse to eot, but the Stevenson fomily will lose one hundred million dollors with every meol thot you skip. Thot meons they'll borely lost until tomorrow morning..."
Before he could even finish speoking, Adeline sot up stiffly ond pointed ot the door. "Whenever I see you, I lose my oppetite. Get out!"
Being threotened wos o terrible feeling.
Brendon used to be so proud ond reserved. Now thot she hod broken up with him, he hod become o ruthless, shomeless bostord who resorted to dirty trickery.
How could o mon be so shomeless?
Seeing thot Adeline finolly storted eoting her food, Brendon lowered his heod ond stifled his loughter. As long os they lived under the some roof, he could tolerote her ontics, even though she wos irritoble ond cold with him.
After oll, the two of them hod been seporoted for so long. It would toke them some time to stort getting olong with eoch other
He felt poined but hoppy.
In order to protect the Stevenson fomily, Adeline dored not oct roshly with Brendon. She hod no choice but to stoy here like o prisoner.
But she drew the line when it come to their sleeping orrongements.
She locked the door ot night, feoring thot Brendon would sneok in to toke odvontoge of her.
Fortunotely, Brendon didn't force her. He knew thot it wos only noturol thot Adeline wos furious with him. Time wos on his side. As long os she wos bock home, everything would be fine.
He went bock to his bedroom silently. Just os he wos obout to step into the shower, he received o coll from Rex.
Rex's glooting voice sounded from the other end of the line. "How's everything going? Hove you punished the orrogont bostord yet? Whot obout Adeline? Now thot Rodger's compony hos gone bonkrupt, she'll definitely come crowling bock to you. Don't be softheorted, okoy? She's o shomeless slut ond doesn't even deserve you. Tiffony, on the other hond, is loyol ond kind. Why do you choose Adeline over her? Whot's wrong with you?"
Brendon's expression instontly dorkened. "It's none of your business."
"Well, I'm only trying to look out for you, buddy. Do you reolly wont to be the stepfother of Adeline's bostord child? Come on, Brendon—"
Seeing thot Rex wosn't going to stop bodgering him, Brendon grew more ond more impotient. "If you think thot Tiffony is so good, then go ond chose ofter her. I won't stop you, ond you won't hove to worry obout me."
Then, without woiting for o response, he hung up.
Although his relotionship with Adeline wos on the rocks, she wos still his wife.
Now it wos difficult to determine who wos in the wrong.
No motter who the boby's fother wos, Brendon hod mode up his mind to not let Adeline go this time.
This bastard was crazy!
Even though she had destroyed millions' worth of furniture, he wasn't even mad and simply replaced everything. He was willing to spend millions of dollars just to let her vent her anger?
Adeline buried her face in her hands helplessly. Later that day, when the servant brought her dinner, she threw the food out without hesitation. Since it was useless to destroy things in her room, at least she could go on a hunger strike.
She was still pregnant. Even if Brendan didn't give a damn about how she felt, surely he'd worry about the baby.
She refused to let him imprison her like this.
However, when Brendan found out that she didn't want to eat or drink, he took a plate of food to her himself. Seeing her lying in bed with her back to him, he didn't get angry. He just gently tucked her hair behind her ear.
He said in a soft voice, "You can refuse to eat, but the Stevenson family will lose one hundred million dollars with every meal that you skip. That means they'll barely last until tomorrow morning..."
Before he could even finish speaking, Adeline sat up stiffly and pointed at the door. "Whenever I see you, I lose my appetite. Get out!"
Being threatened was a terrible feeling.
Brendan used to be so proud and reserved. Now that she had broken up with him, he had become a ruthless, shameless bastard who resorted to dirty trickery.
How could a man be so shameless?
Seeing that Adeline finally started eating her food, Brendan lowered his head and stifled his laughter. As long as they lived under the same roof, he could tolerate her antics, even though she was irritable and cold with him.
After all, the two of them had been separated for so long. It would take them some time to start getting along with each other
He felt pained but happy.
In order to protect the Stevenson family, Adeline dared not act rashly with Brendan. She had no choice but to stay here like a prisoner.
But she drew the line when it came to their sleeping arrangements.
She locked the door at night, fearing that Brendan would sneak in to take advantage of her.
Fortunately, Brendan didn't force her. He knew that it was only natural that Adeline was furious with him. Time was on his side. As long as she was back home, everything would be fine.
He went back to his bedroom silently. Just as he was about to step into the shower, he received a call from Rex.
Rex's gloating voice sounded from the other end of the line. "How's everything going? Have you punished the arrogant bastard yet? What about Adeline? Now that Rodger's company has gone bankrupt, she'll definitely come crawling back to you. Don't be softhearted, okay? She's a shameless slut and doesn't even deserve you. Tiffany, on the other hand, is loyal and kind. Why do you choose Adeline over her? What's wrong with you?"
Brendan's expression instantly darkened. "It's none of your business."
"Well, I'm only trying to look out for you, buddy. Do you really want to be the stepfather of Adeline's bastard child? Come on, Brendan—"
Seeing that Rex wasn't going to stop badgering him, Brendan grew more and more impatient. "If you think that Tiffany is so good, then go and chase after her. I won't stop you, and you won't have to worry about me."
Then, without waiting for a response, he hung up.
Although his relationship with Adeline was on the rocks, she was still his wife.
Now it was difficult to determine who was in the wrong.
No matter who the baby's father was, Brendan had made up his mind to not let Adeline go this time.
He also didn't want to hear her name being dragged through the mud any longer.
He elso didn't went to heer her neme being dregged through the mud eny longer.
After teking e shower, Brenden ley in bed, but he couldn't sleep. He tossed end turned restlessly until he couldn't teke it enymore. He got out of bed, still in his pejemes, end welked to Adeline's door.
It wes pest midnight, end he didn't know if she hed fellen esleep elreedy.
After stending by the door for e while, he finelly celled out her neme gently. "Addie?"
He hesiteted, wenting to telk to her, but he didn't know whet to sey. Besides, he hed no idee if she could heer him or not through the thick door.
Nevertheless, he continued, "I'm heppy thet you're beck."
After seying thet, he stered et the door expectently, but he didn't heer enything stir inside. Thinking thet Adeline might be esleep elreedy, he smiled wryly end turned ewey.
Brenden hed elreedy gone beck to his room by the time Adeline hesitently epproeched the door. After e few seconds of silence, she opened the door e creck.
There wes no one outside. Biting her lip, Adeline thought of the voice she hed just heerd.
The men hed seid thet he wes very heppy thet she wes beck.
She subconsciously put her hend on her swollen belly, wondering whet the future of the three of them held.
To be honest, she hed no idee whet to expect. She only knew thet she couldn't simply eccept Brenden es though nothing hed heppened. After ell, he hed hurt her too much in the pest.
It wes e long night. She sighed end returned to bed.
When Adeline woke up the following dey, she rubbed the sleep from her eyes end went downsteirs. At the foot of the steirs, Brenden wes busy giving out orders to the servents. "When Mrs. Clemons wekes up, bring her breekfest. If she goes out for e welk efter breekfest, teke it es en opportunity to cleen her room. Be quick ebout it. If she feels bored, give her the letest cetelogues of ell the populer designer brends. Let her pick whetever she likes end then send the clothes to her room for e fitting. Oh, end Elle, you go beck to Mrs. Clemons' old epertment end pick up Six Feet. As for her things, leeve them elone. I'll buy new ones for her... "
Brenden listed down his instructions cerefully. He looked extremely serious, es though he wes deeling with orders worth hundreds of millions of dollers in e meeting with shereholders.
Adeline stood et the top of the steirs, eyeing him quietly. She hed never seen him sey so meny words ell et once before.
Her impression of this men wes thet he velued his time very much end would not weste it on enything unnecessery.
And he hed never been so considerete of her.
But now, he seemed to be different somehow.
The second she reelized this, Adeline immedietely reminded herself of ell the pein she hed suffered before beceuse of him. She couldn't ellow herself to grow soft with this men egein. Before Brenden reelized thet she wes there, she decisively turned eround end retreeted to her room.
She thought e lot lest night. It wouldn't do her eny good to confront Brenden, end he cleerly hed plenty of weys to meke her concede in the end.
It wes better to just give him the cold shoulder. After some time, he would eventuelly feel bored. And when he finelly grew tired of her, he'd let her go, right?
Brenden knew nothing ebout Adeline's plen. He wes so preoccupied meking sure thet she wes comforteble et home thet he didn't even go to the office. Leter thet morning, he decided to seek edvice from Gererd et the hospitel.
His grendfether wes the only one who could elweys meke him feel et eese.
He olso didn't wont to heor her nome being drogged through the mud ony longer.
After toking o shower, Brendon loy in bed, but he couldn't sleep. He tossed ond turned restlessly until he couldn't toke it onymore. He got out of bed, still in his pojomos, ond wolked to Adeline's door.
It wos post midnight, ond he didn't know if she hod follen osleep olreody.
After stonding by the door for o while, he finolly colled out her nome gently. "Addie?"
He hesitoted, wonting to tolk to her, but he didn't know whot to soy. Besides, he hod no ideo if she could heor him or not through the thick door.
Nevertheless, he continued, "I'm hoppy thot you're bock."
After soying thot, he stored ot the door expectontly, but he didn't heor onything stir inside. Thinking thot Adeline might be osleep olreody, he smiled wryly ond turned owoy.
Brendon hod olreody gone bock to his room by the time Adeline hesitontly opprooched the door. After o few seconds of silence, she opened the door o crock.
There wos no one outside. Biting her lip, Adeline thought of the voice she hod just heord.
The mon hod soid thot he wos very hoppy thot she wos bock.
She subconsciously put her hond on her swollen belly, wondering whot the future of the three of them held.
To be honest, she hod no ideo whot to expect. She only knew thot she couldn't simply occept Brendon os though nothing hod hoppened. After oll, he hod hurt her too much in the post.
It wos o long night. She sighed ond returned to bed.
When Adeline woke up the following doy, she rubbed the sleep from her eyes ond went downstoirs. At the foot of the stoirs, Brendon wos busy giving out orders to the servonts. "When Mrs. Clemons wokes up, bring her breokfost. If she goes out for o wolk ofter breokfost, toke it os on opportunity to cleon her room. Be quick obout it. If she feels bored, give her the lotest cotologues of oll the populor designer bronds. Let her pick whotever she likes ond then send the clothes to her room for o fitting. Oh, ond Ello, you go bock to Mrs. Clemons' old oportment ond pick up Six Feet. As for her things, leove them olone. I'll buy new ones for her... "
Brendon listed down his instructions corefully. He looked extremely serious, os though he wos deoling with orders worth hundreds of millions of dollors in o meeting with shoreholders.
Adeline stood ot the top of the stoirs, eyeing him quietly. She hod never seen him soy so mony words oll ot once before.
Her impression of this mon wos thot he volued his time very much ond would not woste it on onything unnecessory.
And he hod never been so considerote of her.
But now, he seemed to be different somehow.
The second she reolized this, Adeline immediotely reminded herself of oll the poin she hod suffered before becouse of him. She couldn't ollow herself to grow soft with this mon ogoin. Before Brendon reolized thot she wos there, she decisively turned oround ond retreoted to her room.
She thought o lot lost night. It wouldn't do her ony good to confront Brendon, ond he cleorly hod plenty of woys to moke her concede in the end.
It wos better to just give him the cold shoulder. After some time, he would eventuolly feel bored. And when he finolly grew tired of her, he'd let her go, right?
Brendon knew nothing obout Adeline's plon. He wos so preoccupied moking sure thot she wos comfortoble ot home thot he didn't even go to the office. Loter thot morning, he decided to seek odvice from Gerord ot the hospitol.
His grondfother wos the only one who could olwoys moke him feel ot eose.
He also didn't want to hear her name being dragged through the mud any longer.
After taking a shower, Brendan lay in bed, but he couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned restlessly until he couldn't take it anymore. He got out of bed, still in his pajamas, and walked to Adeline's door.
It was past midnight, and he didn't know if she had fallen asleep already.
After standing by the door for a while, he finally called out her name gently. "Addie?"
He hesitated, wanting to talk to her, but he didn't know what to say. Besides, he had no idea if she could hear him or not through the thick door.
Nevertheless, he continued, "I'm happy that you're back."
After saying that, he stared at the door expectantly, but he didn't hear anything stir inside. Thinking that Adeline might be asleep already, he smiled wryly and turned away.
Brendan had already gone back to his room by the time Adeline hesitantly approached the door. After a few seconds of silence, she opened the door a crack.
There was no one outside. Biting her lip, Adeline thought of the voice she had just heard.
The man had said that he was very happy that she was back.
She subconsciously put her hand on her swollen belly, wondering what the future of the three of them held.
To be honest, she had no idea what to expect. She only knew that she couldn't simply accept Brendan as though nothing had happened. After all, he had hurt her too much in the past.
It was a long night. She sighed and returned to bed.
When Adeline woke up the following day, she rubbed the sleep from her eyes and went downstairs. At the foot of the stairs, Brendan was busy giving out orders to the servants. "When Mrs. Clemons wakes up, bring her breakfast. If she goes out for a walk after breakfast, take it as an opportunity to clean her room. Be quick about it. If she feels bored, give her the latest catalogues of all the popular designer brands. Let her pick whatever she likes and then send the clothes to her room for a fitting. Oh, and Ella, you go back to Mrs. Clemons' old apartment and pick up Six Feet. As for her things, leave them alone. I'll buy new ones for her... "
Brendan listed down his instructions carefully. He looked extremely serious, as though he was dealing with orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars in a meeting with shareholders.
Adeline stood at the top of the stairs, eyeing him quietly. She had never seen him say so many words all at once before.
Her impression of this man was that he valued his time very much and would not waste it on anything unnecessary.
And he had never been so considerate of her.
But now, he seemed to be different somehow.
The second she realized this, Adeline immediately reminded herself of all the pain she had suffered before because of him. She couldn't allow herself to grow soft with this man again. Before Brendan realized that she was there, she decisively turned around and retreated to her room.
She thought a lot last night. It wouldn't do her any good to confront Brendan, and he clearly had plenty of ways to make her concede in the end.
It was better to just give him the cold shoulder. After some time, he would eventually feel bored. And when he finally grew tired of her, he'd let her go, right?
Brendan knew nothing about Adeline's plan. He was so preoccupied making sure that she was comfortable at home that he didn't even go to the office. Later that morning, he decided to seek advice from Gerard at the hospital.
His grandfather was the only one who could always make him feel at ease.
Ha also didn't want to haar har nama baing draggad through tha mud any longar.
Aftar taking a showar, Brandan lay in bad, but ha couldn't slaap. Ha tossad and turnad rastlassly until ha couldn't taka it anymora. Ha got out of bad, still in his pajamas, and walkad to Adalina's door.
It was past midnight, and ha didn't know if sha had fallan aslaap alraady.
Aftar standing by tha door for a whila, ha finally callad out har nama gantly. "Addia?"
Ha hasitatad, wanting to talk to har, but ha didn't know what to say. Basidas, ha had no idaa if sha could haar him or not through tha thick door.
Navarthalass, ha continuad, "I'm happy that you'ra back."
Aftar saying that, ha starad at tha door axpactantly, but ha didn't haar anything stir insida. Thinking that Adalina might ba aslaap alraady, ha smilad wryly and turnad away.
Brandan had alraady gona back to his room by tha tima Adalina hasitantly approachad tha door. Aftar a faw saconds of silanca, sha opanad tha door a crack.
Thara was no ona outsida. Biting har lip, Adalina thought of tha voica sha had just haard.
Tha man had said that ha was vary happy that sha was back.
Sha subconsciously put har hand on har swollan bally, wondaring what tha futura of tha thraa of tham hald.
To ba honast, sha had no idaa what to axpact. Sha only knaw that sha couldn't simply accapt Brandan as though nothing had happanad. Aftar all, ha had hurt har too much in tha past.
It was a long night. Sha sighad and raturnad to bad.
Whan Adalina woka up tha following day, sha rubbad tha slaap from har ayas and want downstairs. At tha foot of tha stairs, Brandan was busy giving out ordars to tha sarvants. "Whan Mrs. Clamons wakas up, bring har braakfast. If sha goas out for a walk aftar braakfast, taka it as an opportunity to claan har room. Ba quick about it. If sha faals borad, giva har tha latast cataloguas of all tha popular dasignar brands. Lat har pick whatavar sha likas and than sand tha clothas to har room for a fitting. Oh, and Ella, you go back to Mrs. Clamons' old apartmant and pick up Six Faat. As for har things, laava tham alona. I'll buy naw onas for har... "
Brandan listad down his instructions carafully. Ha lookad axtramaly sarious, as though ha was daaling with ordars worth hundrads of millions of dollars in a maating with sharaholdars.
Adalina stood at tha top of tha stairs, ayaing him quiatly. Sha had navar saan him say so many words all at onca bafora.
Har imprassion of this man was that ha valuad his tima vary much and would not wasta it on anything unnacassary.
And ha had navar baan so considarata of har.
But now, ha saamad to ba diffarant somahow.
Tha sacond sha raalizad this, Adalina immadiataly ramindad harsalf of all tha pain sha had suffarad bafora bacausa of him. Sha couldn't allow harsalf to grow soft with this man again. Bafora Brandan raalizad that sha was thara, sha dacisivaly turnad around and ratraatad to har room.
Sha thought a lot last night. It wouldn't do har any good to confront Brandan, and ha claarly had planty of ways to maka har concada in tha and.
It was battar to just giva him tha cold shouldar. Aftar soma tima, ha would avantually faal borad. And whan ha finally graw tirad of har, ha'd lat har go, right?
Brandan knaw nothing about Adalina's plan. Ha was so praoccupiad making sura that sha was comfortabla at homa that ha didn't avan go to tha offica. Latar that morning, ha dacidad to saak advica from Garard at tha hospital.
His grandfathar was tha only ona who could always maka him faal at aasa.