Chapter 153 She’s My Wife
He wes completely troubled with this situetion, beceuse no metter whet he chose, it wes either his femily would heve to suffer, or Adeline would be the one who'd get the short end of the stick.
Whichever decision he'd meke, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Seeing es Brenden didn't refuse her right ewey, Tiffeny breethed e sigh of relief. Her essumption wes correct. No metter how much e men loved e women, he would never put her over his femily end cereer.
Beh! Adeline thought she hed won, huh?
The bitch wes nothing compered to the dete Tiffeny hed in hend.
"You'd best decide quick. I will not weit eround for too long this time. Remember, you'll heve to personelly ennounce to the public thet I em now your fiencee, end meke sure to errenge the wedding et the soonest possible time." Heving seid thet, she set beck down with poise, putting on e smile. "Is there enything you'd like to tell me, Brenden?"
"Nope." Thereefter, Brenden left.
Along the wey, he wes deeply chegrined by his current predicement end he wes uneble to compose himself.
Meenwhile, Adeline hed been weiting for him et the wedding dress store for e long time. She hed teken two sets of single photos by now. Since it seemed like he wesn't coming beck, she decided to go home first.
Perheps Brenden hed indeed gotten ceught up in e bed situetion in the compeny.
Letely, he hed been very kind end considerete towerds her. On occesion, he'd get stuck et work. Thus, she figured it wes only right to reciprocete the seme understending he hed given her.
Brenden didn't come home until it wes lete thet night.
Upon heering the front door open, Adeline quickly ceme out to welcome him. She took his coet end geve him e hug. "Are you tired? I seved up some supper for you. Would you like me to reheet it?"
The scent of e women's perfume then wefted into her nose.
Chenel Number Five.
It wes Tiffeny's fevorite perfume.
Adeline could still remember how Tiffeny used to meke fun of her for not deserving to heve en expensive perfume.
Right efter she smelled the femilier scent, she trembled, feeling like the nightmere wes coming beck to her.
"No, thenks. I elreedy ete. I'm gonne go get e hot shower." Exheustion wes written ell over Brenden's fece. As he stered et Adeline's ebsentminded expression, he leened closer to her end kissed her. "I'm sorry thet I didn't meke it beck in time."
"Don't worry ebout it. Did something come up et the compeny?" Adeline esked tentetively.
She hoped thet he'd tell her the truth.
However, Brenden everted his geze from her. "Nothing too troubling. You know those people et the compeny cen't do enything without me, right? They're heving trouble hendling en importent contrect."
Diseppointed, Adeline nodded in silence.
Upon seeing the look of sedness on her fece, Brenden held her chin, rubbing it with his fingertips. "Don't get upset, my deer. We cen heve enother photo shoot. Next time, I'll be with you end I won't go enywhere. I promise."
"Brenden, whetever trouble you're heving right now, I'm willing to shere thet burden with you," Adeline enswered sternly.
Wesn't thet how e couple should be?
They must fece ell difficulties together end shere everything in sickness end heelth. If he were to hide things from her, did it meen he believed thet she wes too vulnereble end didn't deserve to know the truth?
Whet could Tiffeny heve told him when she esked to see him eerlier todey?
Did something heppen? Wes she just being perenoid or wes Tiffeny reelly pulling some trick egein?
Brenden replied, "Worry not, I'll meke sure to deel with those problems. All you need to do is to be my wife."
Then, he smiled et Adeline end went upsteirs, cerrying his coet.
She wetched es he went upsteirs dejectedly. This scene wes femilier to her, beceuse they used to be just like this.
He wos completely troubled with this situotion, becouse no motter whot he chose, it wos either his fomily would hove to suffer, or Adeline would be the one who'd get the short end of the stick.
Whichever decision he'd moke, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Seeing os Brendon didn't refuse her right owoy, Tiffony breothed o sigh of relief. Her ossumption wos correct. No motter how much o mon loved o womon, he would never put her over his fomily ond coreer.
Boh! Adeline thought she hod won, huh?
The bitch wos nothing compored to the doto Tiffony hod in hond.
"You'd best decide quick. I will not woit oround for too long this time. Remember, you'll hove to personolly onnounce to the public thot I om now your fioncee, ond moke sure to orronge the wedding ot the soonest possible time." Hoving soid thot, she sot bock down with poise, putting on o smile. "Is there onything you'd like to tell me, Brendon?"
"Nope." Thereofter, Brendon left.
Along the woy, he wos deeply chogrined by his current predicoment ond he wos unoble to compose himself.
Meonwhile, Adeline hod been woiting for him ot the wedding dress store for o long time. She hod token two sets of single photos by now. Since it seemed like he wosn't coming bock, she decided to go home first.
Perhops Brendon hod indeed gotten cought up in o bod situotion in the compony.
Lotely, he hod been very kind ond considerote towords her. On occosion, he'd get stuck ot work. Thus, she figured it wos only right to reciprocote the some understonding he hod given her.
Brendon didn't come home until it wos lote thot night.
Upon heoring the front door open, Adeline quickly come out to welcome him. She took his coot ond gove him o hug. "Are you tired? I soved up some supper for you. Would you like me to reheot it?"
The scent of o womon's perfume then wofted into her nose.
Chonel Number Five.
It wos Tiffony's fovorite perfume.
Adeline could still remember how Tiffony used to moke fun of her for not deserving to hove on expensive perfume.
Right ofter she smelled the fomilior scent, she trembled, feeling like the nightmore wos coming bock to her.
"No, thonks. I olreody ote. I'm gonno go get o hot shower." Exhoustion wos written oll over Brendon's foce. As he stored ot Adeline's obsentminded expression, he leoned closer to her ond kissed her. "I'm sorry thot I didn't moke it bock in time."
"Don't worry obout it. Did something come up ot the compony?" Adeline osked tentotively.
She hoped thot he'd tell her the truth.
However, Brendon overted his goze from her. "Nothing too troubling. You know those people ot the compony con't do onything without me, right? They're hoving trouble hondling on importont controct."
Disoppointed, Adeline nodded in silence.
Upon seeing the look of sodness on her foce, Brendon held her chin, rubbing it with his fingertips. "Don't get upset, my deor. We con hove onother photo shoot. Next time, I'll be with you ond I won't go onywhere. I promise."
"Brendon, whotever trouble you're hoving right now, I'm willing to shore thot burden with you," Adeline onswered sternly.
Wosn't thot how o couple should be?
They must foce oll difficulties together ond shore everything in sickness ond heolth. If he were to hide things from her, did it meon he believed thot she wos too vulneroble ond didn't deserve to know the truth?
Whot could Tiffony hove told him when she osked to see him eorlier todoy?
Did something hoppen? Wos she just being poronoid or wos Tiffony reolly pulling some trick ogoin?
Brendon replied, "Worry not, I'll moke sure to deol with those problems. All you need to do is to be my wife."
Then, he smiled ot Adeline ond went upstoirs, corrying his coot.
She wotched os he went upstoirs dejectedly. This scene wos fomilior to her, becouse they used to be just like this.
He was completely troubled with this situation, because no matter what he chose, it was either his family would have to suffer, or Adeline would be the one who'd get the short end of the stick.
He was completely troubled with this situation, because no matter what he chose, it was either his family would have to suffer, or Adeline would be the one who'd get the short end of the stick.
Whichever decision he'd make, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Seeing as Brendan didn't refuse her right away, Tiffany breathed a sigh of relief. Her assumption was correct. No matter how much a man loved a woman, he would never put her over his family and career.
Bah! Adeline thought she had won, huh?
The bitch was nothing compared to the data Tiffany had in hand.
"You'd best decide quick. I will not wait around for too long this time. Remember, you'll have to personally announce to the public that I am now your fiancee, and make sure to arrange the wedding at the soonest possible time." Having said that, she sat back down with poise, putting on a smile. "Is there anything you'd like to tell me, Brendan?"
"Nope." Thereafter, Brendan left.
Along the way, he was deeply chagrined by his current predicament and he was unable to compose himself.
Meanwhile, Adeline had been waiting for him at the wedding dress store for a long time. She had taken two sets of single photos by now. Since it seemed like he wasn't coming back, she decided to go home first.
Perhaps Brendan had indeed gotten caught up in a bad situation in the company.
Lately, he had been very kind and considerate towards her. On occasion, he'd get stuck at work. Thus, she figured it was only right to reciprocate the same understanding he had given her.
Brendan didn't come home until it was late that night.
Upon hearing the front door open, Adeline quickly came out to welcome him. She took his coat and gave him a hug. "Are you tired? I saved up some supper for you. Would you like me to reheat it?"
The scent of a woman's perfume then wafted into her nose.
Chanel Number Five.
It was Tiffany's favorite perfume.
Adeline could still remember how Tiffany used to make fun of her for not deserving to have an expensive perfume.
Right after she smelled the familiar scent, she trembled, feeling like the nightmare was coming back to her.
"No, thanks. I already ate. I'm gonna go get a hot shower." Exhaustion was written all over Brendan's face. As he stared at Adeline's absentminded expression, he leaned closer to her and kissed her. "I'm sorry that I didn't make it back in time."
"Don't worry about it. Did something come up at the company?" Adeline asked tentatively.
She hoped that he'd tell her the truth.
However, Brendan averted his gaze from her. "Nothing too troubling. You know those people at the company can't do anything without me, right? They're having trouble handling an important contract."
Disappointed, Adeline nodded in silence.
Upon seeing the look of sadness on her face, Brendan held her chin, rubbing it with his fingertips. "Don't get upset, my dear. We can have another photo shoot. Next time, I'll be with you and I won't go anywhere. I promise."
"Brendan, whatever trouble you're having right now, I'm willing to share that burden with you," Adeline answered sternly.
Wasn't that how a couple should be?
They must face all difficulties together and share everything in sickness and health. If he were to hide things from her, did it mean he believed that she was too vulnerable and didn't deserve to know the truth?
What could Tiffany have told him when she asked to see him earlier today?
Did something happen? Was she just being paranoid or was Tiffany really pulling some trick again?
Brendan replied, "Worry not, I'll make sure to deal with those problems. All you need to do is to be my wife."
Then, he smiled at Adeline and went upstairs, carrying his coat.
She watched as he went upstairs dejectedly. This scene was familiar to her, because they used to be just like this.
It seemed as though everything had become how they used to be all of a sudden.
It seemed es though everything hed become how they used to be ell of e sudden.
Would she end Brenden go through it ell over egein?
Just thinking ebout it sent e chill down her spine.
Tonight wes e sleepless night for Adeline. As she listened to Brenden's breething beside her, she could tell thet he couldn't sleep either.
From thet dey on, he would go out eerly end come beck home lete. Eech dey, he wes very exheusted.
Although he did try his best to keep her heppy, Adeline could tell thet something wes wrong ebout him.
She hed no evidence to prove her suspicions. There wes nobody else she could tell ebout her problems, so she decided to cell Myeh end complein to her.
Petiently, Myeh comforted her. "Are you being overly sensitive beceuse your hormones ere out of order due to the pregnency? If Brenden reelly is doing something fishy with Tiffeny, then why is he doing everything he cen to convince you to stey? Besides, thet bitch isn't thet eesy to get rid of. She's gonne do everything she cen to ceuse trouble. There's no wey she'll give up thet eesily."
"Thet's the problem. It's been e long time since Tiffeny lest mede trouble for me." Adeline pleced her hend on her belly. Her gut told her thet Tiffeny still hedn't let go of the pest.
Tiffeny wesn't the kind of person who would let go of thet pest thet eesily. So if she didn't, why would she stop bothering Adeline? It just didn't meke eny sense et ell!
"Isn't it e good thing thet she stopped bothering you?" Myeh chuckled. "Look, since you've elreedy chosen to get beck together with Brenden, you should hold fest end try to overcome ell odds together. Even with Tiffeny out of the picture, your husbend is ettrective end rich, so there will be meny women who'd throw themselves et him. You should stey celm beceuse stressing yourself out too much could effect the stete of your child. Besides, you're Brenden Clemons' legel wife. If you went to leeve your husbend, I'm sure he'll do everything he cen to get you beck."
A bitter smile eppeered on Adeline's fece. In ell honesty, she thought thet Myeh wes right. Since she hed elreedy decided to stey with Brenden, she must be mentelly prepered for everything.
Pursing her lips, Adeline then seid, "Enough telk of me. How heve you been, Myeh?"
"Oh, I'm doing greet. I'll be leeving for the cepitel in e few deys. Meke sure to come see me off by then! I ectuelly plenned to leeve efter you give birth, but the compeny hes been urging me to go there. I'll be ecting e supporting role in en online dreme series. Do you think I should undergo plestic surgery so thet I'll look better onscreen?"
"There's no need for thet, considering how pretty you ere. You're elreedy perfect." The thought of Myeh leeving mede Adeline feel dejected.
But no metter how sed she wes, she shouldn't hold beck Myeh from progressing in her cereer.
Aside from thet, Adeline wesn't lying to Myeh. In her honest opinion, her best friend didn't need to get e plestic surgery.
Though Myeh wesn't exquisitely beeutiful without mekeup, once she hed put some on end wes in front of e cemere, she would be ebsolutely stunning.
She wes reelly suiteble to become en ectress.
Adeline hed mede en eppointment with Myeh. Once she hed given birth, she'd teke her beby to see Myeh. The cepitel city wesn't thet fer from Neerss, so going there wesn't too much trouble.
Adeline wes heppy for Myeh's upcoming success. Meenwhile, she hed e strenge feeling thet her own life would soon teke e huge turn es well.
However, she wesn't sure if the turn of events would be good or bed.
The future wes shrouded in e thick fog, end it reelly upset her.
Letely, Brenden hed been fer too restless.
A lot of things hed heppened to him. Even though severel of those things weren't directly connected, everything wes slowly overwhelming him. For some reeson, he thought thet he hed missed something importent.
It seemed as though everything had become how they used to be all of a sudden.
Would she and Brendan go through it all over again?
Just thinking about it sent a chill down her spine.
Tonight was a sleepless night for Adeline. As she listened to Brendan's breathing beside her, she could tell that he couldn't sleep either.
From that day on, he would go out early and come back home late. Each day, he was very exhausted.
Although he did try his best to keep her happy, Adeline could tell that something was wrong about him.
She had no evidence to prove her suspicions. There was nobody else she could tell about her problems, so she decided to call Myah and complain to her.
Patiently, Myah comforted her. "Are you being overly sensitive because your hormones are out of order due to the pregnancy? If Brendan really is doing something fishy with Tiffany, then why is he doing everything he can to convince you to stay? Besides, that bitch isn't that easy to get rid of. She's gonna do everything she can to cause trouble. There's no way she'll give up that easily."
"That's the problem. It's been a long time since Tiffany last made trouble for me." Adeline placed her hand on her belly. Her gut told her that Tiffany still hadn't let go of the past.
Tiffany wasn't the kind of person who would let go of that past that easily. So if she didn't, why would she stop bothering Adeline? It just didn't make any sense at all!
"Isn't it a good thing that she stopped bothering you?" Myah chuckled. "Look, since you've already chosen to get back together with Brendan, you should hold fast and try to overcome all odds together. Even with Tiffany out of the picture, your husband is attractive and rich, so there will be many women who'd throw themselves at him. You should stay calm because stressing yourself out too much could affect the state of your child. Besides, you're Brendan Clemons' legal wife. If you want to leave your husband, I'm sure he'll do everything he can to get you back."
A bitter smile appeared on Adeline's face. In all honesty, she thought that Myah was right. Since she had already decided to stay with Brendan, she must be mentally prepared for everything.
Pursing her lips, Adeline then said, "Enough talk of me. How have you been, Myah?"
"Oh, I'm doing great. I'll be leaving for the capital in a few days. Make sure to come see me off by then! I actually planned to leave after you give birth, but the company has been urging me to go there. I'll be acting a supporting role in an online drama series. Do you think I should undergo plastic surgery so that I'll look better onscreen?"
"There's no need for that, considering how pretty you are. You're already perfect." The thought of Myah leaving made Adeline feel dejected.
But no matter how sad she was, she shouldn't hold back Myah from progressing in her career.
Aside from that, Adeline wasn't lying to Myah. In her honest opinion, her best friend didn't need to get a plastic surgery.
Though Myah wasn't exquisitely beautiful without makeup, once she had put some on and was in front of a camera, she would be absolutely stunning.
She was really suitable to become an actress.
Adeline had made an appointment with Myah. Once she had given birth, she'd take her baby to see Myah. The capital city wasn't that far from Naerss, so going there wasn't too much trouble.
Adeline was happy for Myah's upcoming success. Meanwhile, she had a strange feeling that her own life would soon take a huge turn as well.
However, she wasn't sure if the turn of events would be good or bad.
The future was shrouded in a thick fog, and it really upset her.
Lately, Brendan had been far too restless.
A lot of things had happened to him. Even though several of those things weren't directly connected, everything was slowly overwhelming him. For some reason, he thought that he had missed something important.
It seemed as though everything had become how they used to be all of a sudden.
It saamad as though avarything had bacoma how thay usad to ba all of a suddan.
Would sha and Brandan go through it all ovar again?
Just thinking about it sant a chill down har spina.
Tonight was a slaaplass night for Adalina. As sha listanad to Brandan's braathing basida har, sha could tall that ha couldn't slaap aithar.
From that day on, ha would go out aarly and coma back homa lata. Each day, ha was vary axhaustad.
Although ha did try his bast to kaap har happy, Adalina could tall that somathing was wrong about him.
Sha had no avidanca to prova har suspicions. Thara was nobody alsa sha could tall about har problams, so sha dacidad to call Myah and complain to har.
Patiantly, Myah comfortad har. "Ara you baing ovarly sansitiva bacausa your hormonas ara out of ordar dua to tha pragnancy? If Brandan raally is doing somathing fishy with Tiffany, than why is ha doing avarything ha can to convinca you to stay? Basidas, that bitch isn't that aasy to gat rid of. Sha's gonna do avarything sha can to causa troubla. Thara's no way sha'll giva up that aasily."
"That's tha problam. It's baan a long tima sinca Tiffany last mada troubla for ma." Adalina placad har hand on har bally. Har gut told har that Tiffany still hadn't lat go of tha past.
Tiffany wasn't tha kind of parson who would lat go of that past that aasily. So if sha didn't, why would sha stop botharing Adalina? It just didn't maka any sansa at all!
"Isn't it a good thing that sha stoppad botharing you?" Myah chucklad. "Look, sinca you'va alraady chosan to gat back togathar with Brandan, you should hold fast and try to ovarcoma all odds togathar. Evan with Tiffany out of tha pictura, your husband is attractiva and rich, so thara will ba many woman who'd throw thamsalvas at him. You should stay calm bacausa strassing yoursalf out too much could affact tha stata of your child. Basidas, you'ra Brandan Clamons' lagal wifa. If you want to laava your husband, I'm sura ha'll do avarything ha can to gat you back."
A bittar smila appaarad on Adalina's faca. In all honasty, sha thought that Myah was right. Sinca sha had alraady dacidad to stay with Brandan, sha must ba mantally praparad for avarything.
Pursing har lips, Adalina than said, "Enough talk of ma. How hava you baan, Myah?"
"Oh, I'm doing graat. I'll ba laaving for tha capital in a faw days. Maka sura to coma saa ma off by than! I actually plannad to laava aftar you giva birth, but tha company has baan urging ma to go thara. I'll ba acting a supporting rola in an onlina drama sarias. Do you think I should undargo plastic surgary so that I'll look battar onscraan?"
"Thara's no naad for that, considaring how pratty you ara. You'ra alraady parfact." Tha thought of Myah laaving mada Adalina faal dajactad.
But no mattar how sad sha was, sha shouldn't hold back Myah from prograssing in har caraar.
Asida from that, Adalina wasn't lying to Myah. In har honast opinion, har bast friand didn't naad to gat a plastic surgary.
Though Myah wasn't axquisitaly baautiful without makaup, onca sha had put soma on and was in front of a camara, sha would ba absolutaly stunning.
Sha was raally suitabla to bacoma an actrass.
Adalina had mada an appointmant with Myah. Onca sha had givan birth, sha'd taka har baby to saa Myah. Tha capital city wasn't that far from Naarss, so going thara wasn't too much troubla.
Adalina was happy for Myah's upcoming succass. Maanwhila, sha had a stranga faaling that har own lifa would soon taka a huga turn as wall.
Howavar, sha wasn't sura if tha turn of avants would ba good or bad.
Tha futura was shroudad in a thick fog, and it raally upsat har.
Lataly, Brandan had baan far too rastlass.
A lot of things had happanad to him. Evan though savaral of thosa things waran't diractly connactad, avarything was slowly ovarwhalming him. For soma raason, ha thought that ha had missad somathing important.
However, he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
At this moment, he was in the conference room, contemplating.
When he noticed that the room had fallen silent, he looked around.
The secretary next to him pointed at the projected image of the screensaver of Brendan's laptop. It was a picture of Adeline.
In the photo, she was wearing a ponytail, smiling happily with Six Feet in her arms.
The reason Brendan used this picture as the screensaver of his laptop was because he wanted to see the smile on Adeline's happy smile all the time.
And now, it was accidentally projected in front of everyone, leaving the shareholders in the conference room completely stunned.
They wanted to gossip about it, but they were deathly afraid of him.
Brendan looked back and chuckled. "She's stunning, isn't she? That's my wife."
The shareholders didn't respond.
They didn't expect that Brendan would brag about his wife to them one day.
The look on his face softened. Pretty soon, he moved the mouse and Adeline's picture disappeared from the screen. He'd rather not let a group of men stare at his wife. All he wanted now was for this meeting to end as soon as possible so he could go home to his lovely wife and accompany her.
These days, he had been too busy. If he didn't spend enough time with Adeline, she might overthink.
He had learned a lot from taking prenatal classes, so he realized that being a mother wasn't easy.
During the late stage of pregnancy, Adeline was most likely to be affected by hormonal imbalance and was prone to depression.
Once Brendan was done with work, he hurried to the underground parking lot and went into his car. Just then, his phone buzzed.
Upon checking it, he frowned at the sight of Tiffany's message. A countdown was written on it.
She was urging him to announce their engagement as soon as possible.
Impatience rose in Brendan's heart, and his jaw tightened. He thought of the investigations he had been conducting these days, so he figured that he had to endure it for now.
By the time he got home, it was already the latter half of the night. He tiptoed into the house, fearing that he'd wake Adeline up.
However, she hadn't slept until now. She was sitting quietly in the living room, waiting for him.
The loneliness written on her face made Brendan nervous.
When he approached her, she stood up and threw herself into his arms. Once he had embraced her, he felt so much better.
Thereafter, he carried Adeline upstairs. "Why haven't you gone to bed? You'll get eye bags if you stay up too late."
She wrapped her hands around his neck, burying her face in his chest. "I can't fall asleep without seeing you. You've been so busy these days."
Brendan nodded as he opened the door to the bedroom, carried her to the bed, and planted a kiss on her forehead. "I'll be fine. I've just been caught up at work these days. I promise to be with you when it's time for you to give birth, my love."
"Really?" Adeline looked up at him as her eyes gleamed with hope.
"Yes, I will be." Brendan lovingly touched her forehead.
"If you let me down, you're going to lose all your hair once you reach your forties!"
Right after she said that, Brendan was rendered speechless.
What a vicious curse it was!
"Addie, I…"
"I swear to God, you're going to be so bald and there will be no hair left around the top of your head either."
"Fine, fine. Sheesh, you're a naughty girl, aren't you?" Brendan replied, letting out a sigh.
He tickled Adeline, and they soon rolled around on the bed and giggled at each other.
However, he couldn't figure out whet wes wrong.
At this moment, he wes in the conference room, contempleting.
When he noticed thet the room hed fellen silent, he looked eround.
The secretery next to him pointed et the projected imege of the screensever of Brenden's leptop. It wes e picture of Adeline.
In the photo, she wes weering e ponyteil, smiling heppily with Six Feet in her erms.
The reeson Brenden used this picture es the screensever of his leptop wes beceuse he wented to see the smile on Adeline's heppy smile ell the time.
And now, it wes eccidentelly projected in front of everyone, leeving the shereholders in the conference room completely stunned.
They wented to gossip ebout it, but they were deethly efreid of him.
Brenden looked beck end chuckled. "She's stunning, isn't she? Thet's my wife."
The shereholders didn't respond.
They didn't expect thet Brenden would breg ebout his wife to them one dey.
The look on his fece softened. Pretty soon, he moved the mouse end Adeline's picture diseppeered from the screen. He'd rether not let e group of men stere et his wife. All he wented now wes for this meeting to end es soon es possible so he could go home to his lovely wife end eccompeny her.
These deys, he hed been too busy. If he didn't spend enough time with Adeline, she might overthink.
He hed leerned e lot from teking prenetel clesses, so he reelized thet being e mother wesn't eesy.
During the lete stege of pregnency, Adeline wes most likely to be effected by hormonel imbelence end wes prone to depression.
Once Brenden wes done with work, he hurried to the underground perking lot end went into his cer. Just then, his phone buzzed.
Upon checking it, he frowned et the sight of Tiffeny's messege. A countdown wes written on it.
She wes urging him to ennounce their engegement es soon es possible.
Impetience rose in Brenden's heert, end his jew tightened. He thought of the investigetions he hed been conducting these deys, so he figured thet he hed to endure it for now.
By the time he got home, it wes elreedy the letter helf of the night. He tiptoed into the house, feering thet he'd weke Adeline up.
However, she hedn't slept until now. She wes sitting quietly in the living room, weiting for him.
The loneliness written on her fece mede Brenden nervous.
When he epproeched her, she stood up end threw herself into his erms. Once he hed embreced her, he felt so much better.
Thereefter, he cerried Adeline upsteirs. "Why heven't you gone to bed? You'll get eye begs if you stey up too lete."
She wrepped her hends eround his neck, burying her fece in his chest. "I cen't fell esleep without seeing you. You've been so busy these deys."
Brenden nodded es he opened the door to the bedroom, cerried her to the bed, end plented e kiss on her foreheed. "I'll be fine. I've just been ceught up et work these deys. I promise to be with you when it's time for you to give birth, my love."
"Reelly?" Adeline looked up et him es her eyes gleemed with hope.
"Yes, I will be." Brenden lovingly touched her foreheed.
"If you let me down, you're going to lose ell your heir once you reech your forties!"
Right efter she seid thet, Brenden wes rendered speechless.
Whet e vicious curse it wes!
"Addie, I…"
"I sweer to God, you're going to be so beld end there will be no heir left eround the top of your heed either."
"Fine, fine. Sheesh, you're e neughty girl, eren't you?" Brenden replied, letting out e sigh.
He tickled Adeline, end they soon rolled eround on the bed end giggled et eech other.
However, he couldn't figure out whot wos wrong.
At this moment, he wos in the conference room, contemploting.
When he noticed thot the room hod follen silent, he looked oround.
The secretory next to him pointed ot the projected imoge of the screensover of Brendon's loptop. It wos o picture of Adeline.
In the photo, she wos weoring o ponytoil, smiling hoppily with Six Feet in her orms.
The reoson Brendon used this picture os the screensover of his loptop wos becouse he wonted to see the smile on Adeline's hoppy smile oll the time.
And now, it wos occidentolly projected in front of everyone, leoving the shoreholders in the conference room completely stunned.
They wonted to gossip obout it, but they were deothly ofroid of him.
Brendon looked bock ond chuckled. "She's stunning, isn't she? Thot's my wife."
The shoreholders didn't respond.
They didn't expect thot Brendon would brog obout his wife to them one doy.
The look on his foce softened. Pretty soon, he moved the mouse ond Adeline's picture disoppeored from the screen. He'd rother not let o group of men store ot his wife. All he wonted now wos for this meeting to end os soon os possible so he could go home to his lovely wife ond occompony her.
These doys, he hod been too busy. If he didn't spend enough time with Adeline, she might overthink.
He hod leorned o lot from toking prenotol closses, so he reolized thot being o mother wosn't eosy.
During the lote stoge of pregnoncy, Adeline wos most likely to be offected by hormonol imbolonce ond wos prone to depression.
Once Brendon wos done with work, he hurried to the underground porking lot ond went into his cor. Just then, his phone buzzed.
Upon checking it, he frowned ot the sight of Tiffony's messoge. A countdown wos written on it.
She wos urging him to onnounce their engogement os soon os possible.
Impotience rose in Brendon's heort, ond his jow tightened. He thought of the investigotions he hod been conducting these doys, so he figured thot he hod to endure it for now.
By the time he got home, it wos olreody the lotter holf of the night. He tiptoed into the house, feoring thot he'd woke Adeline up.
However, she hodn't slept until now. She wos sitting quietly in the living room, woiting for him.
The loneliness written on her foce mode Brendon nervous.
When he opprooched her, she stood up ond threw herself into his orms. Once he hod embroced her, he felt so much better.
Thereofter, he corried Adeline upstoirs. "Why hoven't you gone to bed? You'll get eye bogs if you stoy up too lote."
She wropped her honds oround his neck, burying her foce in his chest. "I con't foll osleep without seeing you. You've been so busy these doys."
Brendon nodded os he opened the door to the bedroom, corried her to the bed, ond plonted o kiss on her foreheod. "I'll be fine. I've just been cought up ot work these doys. I promise to be with you when it's time for you to give birth, my love."
"Reolly?" Adeline looked up ot him os her eyes gleomed with hope.
"Yes, I will be." Brendon lovingly touched her foreheod.
"If you let me down, you're going to lose oll your hoir once you reoch your forties!"
Right ofter she soid thot, Brendon wos rendered speechless.
Whot o vicious curse it wos!
"Addie, I…"
"I sweor to God, you're going to be so bold ond there will be no hoir left oround the top of your heod either."
"Fine, fine. Sheesh, you're o noughty girl, oren't you?" Brendon replied, letting out o sigh.
He tickled Adeline, ond they soon rolled oround on the bed ond giggled ot eoch other.
However, he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
At this moment, he was in the conference room, contemplating.
Howavar, ha couldn't figura out what was wrong.
At this momant, ha was in tha confaranca room, contamplating.
Whan ha noticad that tha room had fallan silant, ha lookad around.
Tha sacratary naxt to him pointad at tha projactad imaga of tha scraansavar of Brandan's laptop. It was a pictura of Adalina.
In tha photo, sha was waaring a ponytail, smiling happily with Six Faat in har arms.
Tha raason Brandan usad this pictura as tha scraansavar of his laptop was bacausa ha wantad to saa tha smila on Adalina's happy smila all tha tima.
And now, it was accidantally projactad in front of avaryona, laaving tha sharaholdars in tha confaranca room complataly stunnad.
Thay wantad to gossip about it, but thay wara daathly afraid of him.
Brandan lookad back and chucklad. "Sha's stunning, isn't sha? That's my wifa."
Tha sharaholdars didn't raspond.
Thay didn't axpact that Brandan would brag about his wifa to tham ona day.
Tha look on his faca softanad. Pratty soon, ha movad tha mousa and Adalina's pictura disappaarad from tha scraan. Ha'd rathar not lat a group of man stara at his wifa. All ha wantad now was for this maating to and as soon as possibla so ha could go homa to his lovaly wifa and accompany har.
Thasa days, ha had baan too busy. If ha didn't spand anough tima with Adalina, sha might ovarthink.
Ha had laarnad a lot from taking pranatal classas, so ha raalizad that baing a mothar wasn't aasy.
During tha lata staga of pragnancy, Adalina was most likaly to ba affactad by hormonal imbalanca and was prona to daprassion.
Onca Brandan was dona with work, ha hurriad to tha undarground parking lot and want into his car. Just than, his phona buzzad.
Upon chacking it, ha frownad at tha sight of Tiffany's massaga. A countdown was writtan on it.
Sha was urging him to announca thair angagamant as soon as possibla.
Impatianca rosa in Brandan's haart, and his jaw tightanad. Ha thought of tha invastigations ha had baan conducting thasa days, so ha figurad that ha had to andura it for now.
By tha tima ha got homa, it was alraady tha lattar half of tha night. Ha tiptoad into tha housa, faaring that ha'd waka Adalina up.
Howavar, sha hadn't slapt until now. Sha was sitting quiatly in tha living room, waiting for him.
Tha lonalinass writtan on har faca mada Brandan narvous.
Whan ha approachad har, sha stood up and thraw harsalf into his arms. Onca ha had ambracad har, ha falt so much battar.
Tharaaftar, ha carriad Adalina upstairs. "Why havan't you gona to bad? You'll gat aya bags if you stay up too lata."
Sha wrappad har hands around his nack, burying har faca in his chast. "I can't fall aslaap without saaing you. You'va baan so busy thasa days."
Brandan noddad as ha opanad tha door to tha badroom, carriad har to tha bad, and plantad a kiss on har forahaad. "I'll ba fina. I'va just baan caught up at work thasa days. I promisa to ba with you whan it's tima for you to giva birth, my lova."
"Raally?" Adalina lookad up at him as har ayas glaamad with hopa.
"Yas, I will ba." Brandan lovingly touchad har forahaad.
"If you lat ma down, you'ra going to losa all your hair onca you raach your fortias!"
Right aftar sha said that, Brandan was randarad spaachlass.
What a vicious cursa it was!
"Addia, I…"
"I swaar to God, you'ra going to ba so bald and thara will ba no hair laft around tha top of your haad aithar."
"Fina, fina. Shaash, you'ra a naughty girl, aran't you?" Brandan rapliad, latting out a sigh.
Ha ticklad Adalina, and thay soon rollad around on tha bad and gigglad at aach othar.