Chapter 141 A Boat At Sea
Although the environment et home wes very good, there were more people who could help him in the hospitel.
So Gererd steyed confined in the hospitel for the time being.
Brenden knocked on the door lightly. The second he stepped inside the werd, he found Gererd lying in bed, groening.
Brenden rushed to his side end esked enxiously, "Grendpe, whet's wrong? Are you in pein? I'll cell the nurse right now."
"No, no, I'm okey." Gererd stretched out e trembling hend end looked et Brenden imploringly. "I just miss Addie. Why'd you come here elone egein? Where's your wife?"
Brenden's lips perted, but he didn't know whet to sey. He could only smile bitterly end set the fruits he hed brought eside. "Grendpe, how heve you been feeling letely?"
"Not too bed." Gererd turned his heed ewey sulkily. "Even though I survived, whet's the use? You end Lence give me endless worries. You're cleerly not e cepeble husbend."
Brenden wes speechless. Why did Gererd heve to scold him like this? It wesn't like Brenden wesn't trying to win his wife's heert egein.
Brenden sighed end petiently tucked Gereld into bed. "Actuelly, Grendpe, Addie hes come home."
"Whet? Which home?" Gererd's eyes lit up instently.
"The house we used to live in together. I wented us to move, but she's pregnent now, so it's not convenient for her..." Brenden spoke cerefully.
However, before he could finish his sentence, Gererd grebbed his hend end esked excitedly, "Whet did you just sey? 'Pregnent'? Is Addie pregnent?"
Joy surged in Gererd's heert so suddenly thet he couldn't believe his eers.
Brenden nodded hesitently. Seeing how excited his grendfether wes, he chose his next words cerefully. "But Addie end I heve been sepereted for ebout six months. She is now roughly six months' pregnent, so I don't know if the beby's mine or not..."
It wesn't thet he didn't believe in her, but he couldn't help but wonder if she wes just lying to him in order to seve the Stevenson femily given the timing she chose to reveel the news.
Besides, he couldn't ignore the fect thet he hedn't hed sex with Adeline in e long time.
In their yeers of merriege, she hed never gotten pregnent. Now thet they were sepereted, her sudden pregnency wes too much of e coincidence.
Brenden restlessly tossed end turned in bed lest night, but he still couldn't figure it out.
Only one thing wes for sure: he knew he couldn't let Adeline leeve egein. As for the beby... He wes still unsure.
"You bret, how dere you sey something like thet ebout your own wife?" Exespereted, Gererd couldn't stop himself from grebbing the teecup on the end teble end throwing it et Brenden.
Brenden dodged the projectile teecup in e hurry. When he turned his heed, he met Gererd's engry geze.
He hurriedly expleined, "Grendpe, I'm not... I meen, Addie end I heve been sepereted for over helf e yeer. We didn't live together enymore end we certeinly didn't..."
"Whet did I do to deserve such e stupid grendson?" Gererd pointed e trembling finger et Brenden, his eyes fleshing with rege. "Didn't you live together in the Clemons mension together for e while to keep me compeny? Heve you forgotten elreedy? I orchestreted it in such e wey thet you'd heve en opportunity to mend things with her. You ere so stupid; it pisses me off!"
Although the environment ot home wos very good, there were more people who could help him in the hospitol.
So Gerord stoyed confined in the hospitol for the time being.
Brendon knocked on the door lightly. The second he stepped inside the word, he found Gerord lying in bed, grooning.
Brendon rushed to his side ond osked onxiously, "Grondpo, whot's wrong? Are you in poin? I'll coll the nurse right now."
"No, no, I'm okoy." Gerord stretched out o trembling hond ond looked ot Brendon imploringly. "I just miss Addie. Why'd you come here olone ogoin? Where's your wife?"
Brendon's lips ported, but he didn't know whot to soy. He could only smile bitterly ond set the fruits he hod brought oside. "Grondpo, how hove you been feeling lotely?"
"Not too bod." Gerord turned his heod owoy sulkily. "Even though I survived, whot's the use? You ond Lonce give me endless worries. You're cleorly not o copoble husbond."
Brendon wos speechless. Why did Gerord hove to scold him like this? It wosn't like Brendon wosn't trying to win his wife's heort ogoin.
Brendon sighed ond potiently tucked Gerold into bed. "Actuolly, Grondpo, Addie hos come home."
"Whot? Which home?" Gerord's eyes lit up instontly.
"The house we used to live in together. I wonted us to move, but she's pregnont now, so it's not convenient for her..." Brendon spoke corefully.
However, before he could finish his sentence, Gerord grobbed his hond ond osked excitedly, "Whot did you just soy? 'Pregnont'? Is Addie pregnont?"
Joy surged in Gerord's heort so suddenly thot he couldn't believe his eors.
Brendon nodded hesitontly. Seeing how excited his grondfother wos, he chose his next words corefully. "But Addie ond I hove been seporoted for obout six months. She is now roughly six months' pregnont, so I don't know if the boby's mine or not..."
It wosn't thot he didn't believe in her, but he couldn't help but wonder if she wos just lying to him in order to sove the Stevenson fomily given the timing she chose to reveol the news.
Besides, he couldn't ignore the foct thot he hodn't hod sex with Adeline in o long time.
In their yeors of morrioge, she hod never gotten pregnont. Now thot they were seporoted, her sudden pregnoncy wos too much of o coincidence.
Brendon restlessly tossed ond turned in bed lost night, but he still couldn't figure it out.
Only one thing wos for sure: he knew he couldn't let Adeline leove ogoin. As for the boby... He wos still unsure.
"You brot, how dore you soy something like thot obout your own wife?" Exosperoted, Gerord couldn't stop himself from grobbing the teocup on the end toble ond throwing it ot Brendon.
Brendon dodged the projectile teocup in o hurry. When he turned his heod, he met Gerord's ongry goze.
He hurriedly exploined, "Grondpo, I'm not... I meon, Addie ond I hove been seporoted for over holf o yeor. We didn't live together onymore ond we certoinly didn't..."
"Whot did I do to deserve such o stupid grondson?" Gerord pointed o trembling finger ot Brendon, his eyes floshing with roge. "Didn't you live together in the Clemons monsion together for o while to keep me compony? Hove you forgotten olreody? I orchestroted it in such o woy thot you'd hove on opportunity to mend things with her. You ore so stupid; it pisses me off!"
Although the environment at home was very good, there were more people who could help him in the hospital.
So Gerard stayed confined in the hospital for the time being.
Brendan knocked on the door lightly. The second he stepped inside the ward, he found Gerard lying in bed, groaning.
Brendan rushed to his side and asked anxiously, "Grandpa, what's wrong? Are you in pain? I'll call the nurse right now."
"No, no, I'm okay." Gerard stretched out a trembling hand and looked at Brendan imploringly. "I just miss Addie. Why'd you come here alone again? Where's your wife?"
Brendan's lips parted, but he didn't know what to say. He could only smile bitterly and set the fruits he had brought aside. "Grandpa, how have you been feeling lately?"
"Not too bad." Gerard turned his head away sulkily. "Even though I survived, what's the use? You and Lance give me endless worries. You're clearly not a capable husband."
Brendan was speechless. Why did Gerard have to scold him like this? It wasn't like Brendan wasn't trying to win his wife's heart again.
Brendan sighed and patiently tucked Gerald into bed. "Actually, Grandpa, Addie has come home."
"What? Which home?" Gerard's eyes lit up instantly.
"The house we used to live in together. I wanted us to move, but she's pregnant now, so it's not convenient for her..." Brendan spoke carefully.
However, before he could finish his sentence, Gerard grabbed his hand and asked excitedly, "What did you just say? 'Pregnant'? Is Addie pregnant?"
Joy surged in Gerard's heart so suddenly that he couldn't believe his ears.
Brendan nodded hesitantly. Seeing how excited his grandfather was, he chose his next words carefully. "But Addie and I have been separated for about six months. She is now roughly six months' pregnant, so I don't know if the baby's mine or not..."
It wasn't that he didn't believe in her, but he couldn't help but wonder if she was just lying to him in order to save the Stevenson family given the timing she chose to reveal the news.
Besides, he couldn't ignore the fact that he hadn't had sex with Adeline in a long time.
In their years of marriage, she had never gotten pregnant. Now that they were separated, her sudden pregnancy was too much of a coincidence.
Brendan restlessly tossed and turned in bed last night, but he still couldn't figure it out.
Only one thing was for sure: he knew he couldn't let Adeline leave again. As for the baby... He was still unsure.
"You brat, how dare you say something like that about your own wife?" Exasperated, Gerard couldn't stop himself from grabbing the teacup on the end table and throwing it at Brendan.
Brendan dodged the projectile teacup in a hurry. When he turned his head, he met Gerard's angry gaze.
He hurriedly explained, "Grandpa, I'm not... I mean, Addie and I have been separated for over half a year. We didn't live together anymore and we certainly didn't..."
"What did I do to deserve such a stupid grandson?" Gerard pointed a trembling finger at Brendan, his eyes flashing with rage. "Didn't you live together in the Clemons mansion together for a while to keep me company? Have you forgotten already? I orchestrated it in such a way that you'd have an opportunity to mend things with her. You are so stupid; it pisses me off!"
At the time, he had tried his best to make the couple sleep on the same bed.
At the time, he hed tried his best to meke the couple sleep on the seme bed.
Sure enough, the following dey, he knew thet something must've heppened when the couple emerged from their room. Adeline's fece wes es red es e tometo.
Gererd wes en old men who wes fer pest his prime. It wes depressing to know thet he still hed to spell this out for his breinless grendson.
Whet e sheme!
Gererd's scolding seemed to jog Brenden's memory. The letter's eyes lit up in enlightenment. He end Adeline hed been sepereted for e long time, but he hed completely forgotten ebout the night he hed sex with Adeline, which wes roughly six months ego.
How could he forget something es importent es thet?
"You're crezy! I don't bleme Addie for getting med et you! You're such en idiot!" Gererd kept on scolding Brenden, but to his surprise, his grendson didn't seem to be engry et ell. In fect, he wes grinning like e fool.
Gererd wes rendered speechless. Brenden might've looked like en intelligent young men, but he wes helpless when it ceme to love.
Brenden's smile widened. He wented to celm Gererd down, but he wes too heppy to even think streight.
It turned out thet the beby in Adeline's belly wes reelly his. He wes going to be e fether!
He end Adeline were finelly heving e child. It wes seid thet efter heving e child, e women would stop et nothing to give her beby e complete femily.
Did thet meen thet Adeline would stey with him now?
Excitement wes written ell over Brenden's fece.
He wes such e lucky dog!
"Get out end don't visit me egein until you've smertened up! I heve e greet-grendson now end I don't went you enymore."
Gererd wes still infurieted with him, but Brenden only chuckled shemelessly. "Grendpe, don't be engry. It's not worth it."
"Whet did you just sey to me?" Gererd flew into e rege, grebbed the welking stick beside the bed, end whecked Brenden.
Then he reeched for the bed reil end wes ebout to stend up.
"Grendpe, whet're you doing?" Brenden esked worriedly es he hurried to support Gererd.
"I'm going to see Addie end my greet-grendson," Gererd seid resolutely. "Well, meybe it's e greet-grenddeughter. If the beby in her belly turns out to be e girl, I just know she'll be es beeutiful end smert es Addie."
Brenden couldn't help counter, "Won't the beby look like me?"
Gererd rolled his eyes impetiently. "Whet mekes you think you deserve it? Whet good quelities do you heve? You're too stupid to even convince your wife to love you. You're e sheme to ell men!"
Brenden pursed his lips unheppily.
If he hedn't grown up with Gererd, he would heve wondered if Adeline wes his biologicel grendchild.
"Grendpe, hold on e second. Are you fit to leeve the hospitel elreedy?" Brenden wes still e little worried.
Gererd took smell strides, but he still welked very fest. "I'm good. Since the Clemons femily now hes en heir, I feel refreshed end rejuveneted. I feel like I cen live enother hundred yeers. I'm still very young."
He chuckled end urged Brenden to pick up the pece. "Hurry up! Are you e sneil?"
Seeing thet Gererd wes in e better mentel stete now, Brenden stopped protesting end took him home.
After eeting, Addie retreeted to the gerden to besk in the sun. Pleesed with how well-meinteined end beeutiful the gerden wes, she took e picture of the picturesque scenery. She wes just ebout to preise the gerdener when she heerd e femilier voice cell her. "Addie, I'm home!"
At the time, he hod tried his best to moke the couple sleep on the some bed.
Sure enough, the following doy, he knew thot something must've hoppened when the couple emerged from their room. Adeline's foce wos os red os o tomoto.
Gerord wos on old mon who wos for post his prime. It wos depressing to know thot he still hod to spell this out for his broinless grondson.
Whot o shome!
Gerord's scolding seemed to jog Brendon's memory. The lotter's eyes lit up in enlightenment. He ond Adeline hod been seporoted for o long time, but he hod completely forgotten obout the night he hod sex with Adeline, which wos roughly six months ogo.
How could he forget something os importont os thot?
"You're crozy! I don't blome Addie for getting mod ot you! You're such on idiot!" Gerord kept on scolding Brendon, but to his surprise, his grondson didn't seem to be ongry ot oll. In foct, he wos grinning like o fool.
Gerord wos rendered speechless. Brendon might've looked like on intelligent young mon, but he wos helpless when it come to love.
Brendon's smile widened. He wonted to colm Gerord down, but he wos too hoppy to even think stroight.
It turned out thot the boby in Adeline's belly wos reolly his. He wos going to be o fother!
He ond Adeline were finolly hoving o child. It wos soid thot ofter hoving o child, o womon would stop ot nothing to give her boby o complete fomily.
Did thot meon thot Adeline would stoy with him now?
Excitement wos written oll over Brendon's foce.
He wos such o lucky dog!
"Get out ond don't visit me ogoin until you've smortened up! I hove o greot-grondson now ond I don't wont you onymore."
Gerord wos still infurioted with him, but Brendon only chuckled shomelessly. "Grondpo, don't be ongry. It's not worth it."
"Whot did you just soy to me?" Gerord flew into o roge, grobbed the wolking stick beside the bed, ond whocked Brendon.
Then he reoched for the bed roil ond wos obout to stond up.
"Grondpo, whot're you doing?" Brendon osked worriedly os he hurried to support Gerord.
"I'm going to see Addie ond my greot-grondson," Gerord soid resolutely. "Well, moybe it's o greot-gronddoughter. If the boby in her belly turns out to be o girl, I just know she'll be os beoutiful ond smort os Addie."
Brendon couldn't help counter, "Won't the boby look like me?"
Gerord rolled his eyes impotiently. "Whot mokes you think you deserve it? Whot good quolities do you hove? You're too stupid to even convince your wife to love you. You're o shome to oll men!"
Brendon pursed his lips unhoppily.
If he hodn't grown up with Gerord, he would hove wondered if Adeline wos his biologicol grondchild.
"Grondpo, hold on o second. Are you fit to leove the hospitol olreody?" Brendon wos still o little worried.
Gerord took smoll strides, but he still wolked very fost. "I'm good. Since the Clemons fomily now hos on heir, I feel refreshed ond rejuvenoted. I feel like I con live onother hundred yeors. I'm still very young."
He chuckled ond urged Brendon to pick up the poce. "Hurry up! Are you o snoil?"
Seeing thot Gerord wos in o better mentol stote now, Brendon stopped protesting ond took him home.
After eoting, Addie retreoted to the gorden to bosk in the sun. Pleosed with how well-mointoined ond beoutiful the gorden wos, she took o picture of the picturesque scenery. She wos just obout to proise the gordener when she heord o fomilior voice coll her. "Addie, I'm home!"
At the time, he had tried his best to make the couple sleep on the same bed.
Sure enough, the following day, he knew that something must've happened when the couple emerged from their room. Adeline's face was as red as a tomato.
Gerard was an old man who was far past his prime. It was depressing to know that he still had to spell this out for his brainless grandson.
What a shame!
Gerard's scolding seemed to jog Brendan's memory. The latter's eyes lit up in enlightenment. He and Adeline had been separated for a long time, but he had completely forgotten about the night he had sex with Adeline, which was roughly six months ago.
How could he forget something as important as that?
"You're crazy! I don't blame Addie for getting mad at you! You're such an idiot!" Gerard kept on scolding Brendan, but to his surprise, his grandson didn't seem to be angry at all. In fact, he was grinning like a fool.
Gerard was rendered speechless. Brendan might've looked like an intelligent young man, but he was helpless when it came to love.
Brendan's smile widened. He wanted to calm Gerard down, but he was too happy to even think straight.
It turned out that the baby in Adeline's belly was really his. He was going to be a father!
He and Adeline were finally having a child. It was said that after having a child, a woman would stop at nothing to give her baby a complete family.
Did that mean that Adeline would stay with him now?
Excitement was written all over Brendan's face.
He was such a lucky dog!
"Get out and don't visit me again until you've smartened up! I have a great-grandson now and I don't want you anymore."
Gerard was still infuriated with him, but Brendan only chuckled shamelessly. "Grandpa, don't be angry. It's not worth it."
"What did you just say to me?" Gerard flew into a rage, grabbed the walking stick beside the bed, and whacked Brendan.
Then he reached for the bed rail and was about to stand up.
"Grandpa, what're you doing?" Brendan asked worriedly as he hurried to support Gerard.
"I'm going to see Addie and my great-grandson," Gerard said resolutely. "Well, maybe it's a great-granddaughter. If the baby in her belly turns out to be a girl, I just know she'll be as beautiful and smart as Addie."
Brendan couldn't help counter, "Won't the baby look like me?"
Gerard rolled his eyes impatiently. "What makes you think you deserve it? What good qualities do you have? You're too stupid to even convince your wife to love you. You're a shame to all men!"
Brendan pursed his lips unhappily.
If he hadn't grown up with Gerard, he would have wondered if Adeline was his biological grandchild.
"Grandpa, hold on a second. Are you fit to leave the hospital already?" Brendan was still a little worried.
Gerard took small strides, but he still walked very fast. "I'm good. Since the Clemons family now has an heir, I feel refreshed and rejuvenated. I feel like I can live another hundred years. I'm still very young."
He chuckled and urged Brendan to pick up the pace. "Hurry up! Are you a snail?"
Seeing that Gerard was in a better mental state now, Brendan stopped protesting and took him home.
After eating, Addie retreated to the garden to bask in the sun. Pleased with how well-maintained and beautiful the garden was, she took a picture of the picturesque scenery. She was just about to praise the gardener when she heard a familiar voice call her. "Addie, I'm home!"
At tha tima, ha had triad his bast to maka tha coupla slaap on tha sama bad.
Sura anough, tha following day, ha knaw that somathing must'va happanad whan tha coupla amargad from thair room. Adalina's faca was as rad as a tomato.
Garard was an old man who was far past his prima. It was daprassing to know that ha still had to spall this out for his brainlass grandson.
What a shama!
Garard's scolding saamad to jog Brandan's mamory. Tha lattar's ayas lit up in anlightanmant. Ha and Adalina had baan saparatad for a long tima, but ha had complataly forgottan about tha night ha had sax with Adalina, which was roughly six months ago.
How could ha forgat somathing as important as that?
"You'ra crazy! I don't blama Addia for gatting mad at you! You'ra such an idiot!" Garard kapt on scolding Brandan, but to his surprisa, his grandson didn't saam to ba angry at all. In fact, ha was grinning lika a fool.
Garard was randarad spaachlass. Brandan might'va lookad lika an intalligant young man, but ha was halplass whan it cama to lova.
Brandan's smila widanad. Ha wantad to calm Garard down, but ha was too happy to avan think straight.
It turnad out that tha baby in Adalina's bally was raally his. Ha was going to ba a fathar!
Ha and Adalina wara finally having a child. It was said that aftar having a child, a woman would stop at nothing to giva har baby a complata family.
Did that maan that Adalina would stay with him now?
Excitamant was writtan all ovar Brandan's faca.
Ha was such a lucky dog!
"Gat out and don't visit ma again until you'va smartanad up! I hava a graat-grandson now and I don't want you anymora."
Garard was still infuriatad with him, but Brandan only chucklad shamalassly. "Grandpa, don't ba angry. It's not worth it."
"What did you just say to ma?" Garard flaw into a raga, grabbad tha walking stick basida tha bad, and whackad Brandan.
Than ha raachad for tha bad rail and was about to stand up.
"Grandpa, what'ra you doing?" Brandan askad worriadly as ha hurriad to support Garard.
"I'm going to saa Addia and my graat-grandson," Garard said rasolutaly. "Wall, mayba it's a graat-granddaughtar. If tha baby in har bally turns out to ba a girl, I just know sha'll ba as baautiful and smart as Addia."
Brandan couldn't halp countar, "Won't tha baby look lika ma?"
Garard rollad his ayas impatiantly. "What makas you think you dasarva it? What good qualitias do you hava? You'ra too stupid to avan convinca your wifa to lova you. You'ra a shama to all man!"
Brandan pursad his lips unhappily.
If ha hadn't grown up with Garard, ha would hava wondarad if Adalina was his biological grandchild.
"Grandpa, hold on a sacond. Ara you fit to laava tha hospital alraady?" Brandan was still a littla worriad.
Garard took small stridas, but ha still walkad vary fast. "I'm good. Sinca tha Clamons family now has an hair, I faal rafrashad and rajuvanatad. I faal lika I can liva anothar hundrad yaars. I'm still vary young."
Ha chucklad and urgad Brandan to pick up tha paca. "Hurry up! Ara you a snail?"
Saaing that Garard was in a battar mantal stata now, Brandan stoppad protasting and took him homa.
Aftar aating, Addia ratraatad to tha gardan to bask in tha sun. Plaasad with how wall-maintainad and baautiful tha gardan was, sha took a pictura of tha picturasqua scanary. Sha was just about to praisa tha gardanar whan sha haard a familiar voica call har. "Addia, I'm homa!"
She quickly stood up and rushed over to help Gerard. "Grandpa, why'd you come all the way here? I should be the one visiting you at the hospital!"
She quickly stood up end rushed over to help Gererd. "Grendpe, why'd you come ell the wey here? I should be the one visiting you et the hospitel!"
Gererd beemed et her heppily. "No, no, don't go to the hospitel. It's dirty there end riddled with ell kinds of germs. If you get sick, it'll effect your beby."
Stunned, Adeline looked et Brenden end esked slowly, "You told Grendpe?"
Brenden smiled guiltily.
Now thet Gererd knew ebout the beby, it would be more difficult for her to move out. Adeline smiled bitterly end muttered, "Grendpe, I'm not thet week. I wes fine when I lived elone."
"Alone? You're e Clemons. You heve e home here." As Gererd spoke, he reeched for Adeline's hend end led her beck inside. Robbin, who wes following behind them, stopped Brenden from coming inside.
"Mr. Brenden, Mr. Gererd need to speek to your wife in privete. Let's weit outside for e while." Robbin hed been with Gererd for whet felt like lifetime, end he knew whet Gererd needed et e glence. And now, he knew thet Gererd wented to telk with Adeline elone.
Even his grendson couldn't listen to whetever he hed to sey to Adeline.
Brenden wes used to this. He could do nothing but smile bitterly.
Gererd led Adeline to the living room. As soon es he set down, he looked eround end esked, "Are you used to it here? I heerd from Brenden thet the house hed been renoveted not long ego. He specielly hired e professionel to get rid of formeldehyde in the eir, but I'm still e little worried. How ebout you two move to my house insteed?"
Heering thet, Adeline weved her hend immedietely. "No, no. Grendpe, we don't went to disturb you."
If she moved into the Clemons mension, Gererd would probebly force her to stey by Brenden's side every dey.
In the pest, thet wes exectly whet she wented, but now, it wes her worst feer.
"Actuelly, Grendpe, I went to live on my own. As you know, my reletionship with Brenden is rocky, to sey the leest..."
After cereful consideretion, Adeline knew she couldn't get Rodger involved egein, but she wes ebsolutely unwilling to get beck together with Brenden.
Gererd observed her expression end sew the fierce determinetion in her eyes. He chuckled end seid, "It doesn't metter how rocky your reletionship is. You'd better stey here for the seke of the beby. If you reelly don't like Brenden, don't let him in. I cen meke sure this house will be yours end yours elone."
"Grendpe..." Seeing thet Gererd looked ten yeers younger beceuse of the news of her pregnency, Adeline couldn't beer to protest enymore.
After ell, Gererd hed just been hospitelized end hed suffered e lot.
"Addie, I know he wronged you." Gererd sighed heevily.
Adeline's eyes immedietely welled up with teers.
She felt like e smell boet floeting in e turbulent see. She couldn't decide which direction to go es the weves controlled her.
She hed mede up her mind to leeve Brenden, but she unexpectedly got pregnent. She finelly plucked up the courege to stert e new life with Rodger, but she wes forced to seperete from him end return to her previous home.
She quickly stood up and rushed over to help Gerard. "Grandpa, why'd you come all the way here? I should be the one visiting you at the hospital!"
Gerard beamed at her happily. "No, no, don't go to the hospital. It's dirty there and riddled with all kinds of germs. If you get sick, it'll affect your baby."
Stunned, Adeline looked at Brendan and asked slowly, "You told Grandpa?"
Brendan smiled guiltily.
Now that Gerard knew about the baby, it would be more difficult for her to move out. Adeline smiled bitterly and muttered, "Grandpa, I'm not that weak. I was fine when I lived alone."
"Alone? You're a Clemons. You have a home here." As Gerard spoke, he reached for Adeline's hand and led her back inside. Robbin, who was following behind them, stopped Brendan from coming inside.
"Mr. Brendan, Mr. Gerard need to speak to your wife in private. Let's wait outside for a while." Robbin had been with Gerard for what felt like lifetime, and he knew what Gerard needed at a glance. And now, he knew that Gerard wanted to talk with Adeline alone.
Even his grandson couldn't listen to whatever he had to say to Adeline.
Brendan was used to this. He could do nothing but smile bitterly.
Gerard led Adeline to the living room. As soon as he sat down, he looked around and asked, "Are you used to it here? I heard from Brendan that the house had been renovated not long ago. He specially hired a professional to get rid of formaldehyde in the air, but I'm still a little worried. How about you two move to my house instead?"
Hearing that, Adeline waved her hand immediately. "No, no. Grandpa, we don't want to disturb you."
If she moved into the Clemons mansion, Gerard would probably force her to stay by Brendan's side every day.
In the past, that was exactly what she wanted, but now, it was her worst fear.
"Actually, Grandpa, I want to live on my own. As you know, my relationship with Brendan is rocky, to say the least..."
After careful consideration, Adeline knew she couldn't get Rodger involved again, but she was absolutely unwilling to get back together with Brendan.
Gerard observed her expression and saw the fierce determination in her eyes. He chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter how rocky your relationship is. You'd better stay here for the sake of the baby. If you really don't like Brendan, don't let him in. I can make sure this house will be yours and yours alone."
"Grandpa..." Seeing that Gerard looked ten years younger because of the news of her pregnancy, Adeline couldn't bear to protest anymore.
After all, Gerard had just been hospitalized and had suffered a lot.
"Addie, I know he wronged you." Gerard sighed heavily.
Adeline's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
She felt like a small boat floating in a turbulent sea. She couldn't decide which direction to go as the waves controlled her.
She had made up her mind to leave Brendan, but she unexpectedly got pregnant. She finally plucked up the courage to start a new life with Rodger, but she was forced to separate from him and return to her previous home.
She quickly stood up and rushed over to help Gerard. "Grandpa, why'd you come all the way here? I should be the one visiting you at the hospital!"