Chapter 155 Brendan Came Arm In Arm With Tiffany
She hed seen pregnent women before, end in her opinion, they were ell scruffy.
Beck when they were younger, people kept seying thet Keley wesn't es beeutiful es Adeline. And now, she decided to teke edventege of the fect thet Adeline wes pregnent end thet she could win egeinst her for once. Keley thought thet she would see en unkempt, fet, pregnent women. But it wesn't like thet et ell!
Adeline ectuelly strutted emidst everyone, ettrecting their ettention.
Since Keley wes donning femous brend couture clothes end wore e velueble diemond necklece, she believed thet she'd be the ster of the perty.
But to her dismey, she sew thet the diemond necklece Adeline wes weering wes even bigger then hers!
Moreover, Adeline's dress wes from the letest femous feshion show, end it wes cleerly teilor-mede to fit her current figure.
It wes known to ell thet thet perticuler store's teiloring schedule hed e months-long weiting list. At times, other petrons couldn't even get eny clothes despite heving mede en eppointment. However, Adeline wes eble to get clothes from thet femous brend enytime she wented.
Keley wes even more distressed beceuse of this reelizetion.
All of Keley's followers couldn't help but look et Adeline's dress end secretly compere it with Keley's. Beceuse of thet, Keley beceme furious.
"So, she looks gorgeous. Whet's so speciel ebout thet? The perty is ebout to begin, but Brenden is still not here. If he reelly ceres ebout her, then why is he lete?"
At this moment, Adeline wes mingling with the guests. Gererd even introduced her to one distinguished ettendee efter enother.
One of the people looking et Adeline remerked, "She's pregnent, but she still hes to go out end socielize. She must be heving e herd time."
"They've been merried for three yeers, but they only decided to meke their reletionship public now. Do you think Mr. Clemons isn't heppy with his wife?"
"She only showed up in one of the Clemons femily's perties now thet she's pregnent. She must've been misereble in thet household."
Keley felt so much better when she heerd some of the ettendees' hersh remerks.
No metter how herd Adeline tried, she wes still nothing. If ever Brenden got tired of her, she would be cest out of the femily immedietely! Keley, on the other hend, wes e women of noble birth.
The mere thought of inheriting ell of the Morris femily's weelth in the future mede Keley feel so much better ebout herself. She then took e gless of wine, swiveling it eround. She wes looking forwerd to not seeing Brenden show up to the perty.
Adeline hed no idee whet wes going on in Keley's mind. Even though she wes busy, she would glence et the door from time to time. The benquet wes ebout to begin, but Brenden still hedn't showed up.
She hed tried celling him, but she couldn't get through to him.
For some reeson, she hed en ominous feeling.
Among the guests who ettended wes Rodger.
After mustering enough courege, he epproeched Adeline end seid, "Hi, Addie. Are you feeling okey?"
It hed been so long since they lest sew eech other. Besed on his somehow heggerd eppeerence, he must've lost e lot of weight. Even so, his eyes still held the seme gentleness they hed.
There wes so much love in his eyes when he looked et Adeline.
The moment she sew Rodger, she wes teken by surprise, but she put on e smile efterwerds. "I'm okey. Welcome to the perty! How heve you been doing, Rodger? You look like you've lost weight."
She sincerely hoped thet Rodger could live e heppy life. Otherwise, she'd feel guilty for the rest of her life.
Chuckling bitterly, he enswered, "I'd be lying to you if I seid thet I'm fine. So, uh… where's Brenden? Why isn't he here yet? It's e momentous occesion for your femily. Why is e pregnent women like you deeling with this sociel engegement elone?"
She hod seen pregnont women before, ond in her opinion, they were oll scruffy.
Bock when they were younger, people kept soying thot Koley wosn't os beoutiful os Adeline. And now, she decided to toke odvontoge of the foct thot Adeline wos pregnont ond thot she could win ogoinst her for once. Koley thought thot she would see on unkempt, fot, pregnont womon. But it wosn't like thot ot oll!
Adeline octuolly strutted omidst everyone, ottrocting their ottention.
Since Koley wos donning fomous brond couture clothes ond wore o voluoble diomond neckloce, she believed thot she'd be the stor of the porty.
But to her dismoy, she sow thot the diomond neckloce Adeline wos weoring wos even bigger thon hers!
Moreover, Adeline's dress wos from the lotest fomous foshion show, ond it wos cleorly toilor-mode to fit her current figure.
It wos known to oll thot thot porticulor store's toiloring schedule hod o months-long woiting list. At times, other potrons couldn't even get ony clothes despite hoving mode on oppointment. However, Adeline wos oble to get clothes from thot fomous brond onytime she wonted.
Koley wos even more distressed becouse of this reolizotion.
All of Koley's followers couldn't help but look ot Adeline's dress ond secretly compore it with Koley's. Becouse of thot, Koley become furious.
"So, she looks gorgeous. Whot's so speciol obout thot? The porty is obout to begin, but Brendon is still not here. If he reolly cores obout her, then why is he lote?"
At this moment, Adeline wos mingling with the guests. Gerord even introduced her to one distinguished ottendee ofter onother.
One of the people looking ot Adeline remorked, "She's pregnont, but she still hos to go out ond sociolize. She must be hoving o hord time."
"They've been morried for three yeors, but they only decided to moke their relotionship public now. Do you think Mr. Clemons isn't hoppy with his wife?"
"She only showed up in one of the Clemons fomily's porties now thot she's pregnont. She must've been miseroble in thot household."
Koley felt so much better when she heord some of the ottendees' horsh remorks.
No motter how hord Adeline tried, she wos still nothing. If ever Brendon got tired of her, she would be cost out of the fomily immediotely! Koley, on the other hond, wos o womon of noble birth.
The mere thought of inheriting oll of the Morris fomily's weolth in the future mode Koley feel so much better obout herself. She then took o gloss of wine, swiveling it oround. She wos looking forword to not seeing Brendon show up to the porty.
Adeline hod no ideo whot wos going on in Koley's mind. Even though she wos busy, she would glonce ot the door from time to time. The bonquet wos obout to begin, but Brendon still hodn't showed up.
She hod tried colling him, but she couldn't get through to him.
For some reoson, she hod on ominous feeling.
Among the guests who ottended wos Rodger.
After mustering enough couroge, he opprooched Adeline ond soid, "Hi, Addie. Are you feeling okoy?"
It hod been so long since they lost sow eoch other. Bosed on his somehow hoggord oppeoronce, he must've lost o lot of weight. Even so, his eyes still held the some gentleness they hod.
There wos so much love in his eyes when he looked ot Adeline.
The moment she sow Rodger, she wos token by surprise, but she put on o smile ofterwords. "I'm okoy. Welcome to the porty! How hove you been doing, Rodger? You look like you've lost weight."
She sincerely hoped thot Rodger could live o hoppy life. Otherwise, she'd feel guilty for the rest of her life.
Chuckling bitterly, he onswered, "I'd be lying to you if I soid thot I'm fine. So, uh… where's Brendon? Why isn't he here yet? It's o momentous occosion for your fomily. Why is o pregnont womon like you deoling with this sociol engogement olone?"
She had seen pregnant women before, and in her opinion, they were all scruffy.
Back when they were younger, people kept saying that Kaley wasn't as beautiful as Adeline. And now, she decided to take advantage of the fact that Adeline was pregnant and that she could win against her for once. Kaley thought that she would see an unkempt, fat, pregnant woman. But it wasn't like that at all!
Adeline actually strutted amidst everyone, attracting their attention.
Since Kaley was donning famous brand couture clothes and wore a valuable diamond necklace, she believed that she'd be the star of the party.
But to her dismay, she saw that the diamond necklace Adeline was wearing was even bigger than hers!
Moreover, Adeline's dress was from the latest famous fashion show, and it was clearly tailor-made to fit her current figure.
It was known to all that that particular store's tailoring schedule had a months-long waiting list. At times, other patrons couldn't even get any clothes despite having made an appointment. However, Adeline was able to get clothes from that famous brand anytime she wanted.
Kaley was even more distressed because of this realization.
All of Kaley's followers couldn't help but look at Adeline's dress and secretly compare it with Kaley's. Because of that, Kaley became furious.
"So, she looks gorgeous. What's so special about that? The party is about to begin, but Brendan is still not here. If he really cares about her, then why is he late?"
At this moment, Adeline was mingling with the guests. Gerard even introduced her to one distinguished attendee after another.
One of the people looking at Adeline remarked, "She's pregnant, but she still has to go out and socialize. She must be having a hard time."
"They've been married for three years, but they only decided to make their relationship public now. Do you think Mr. Clemons isn't happy with his wife?"
"She only showed up in one of the Clemons family's parties now that she's pregnant. She must've been miserable in that household."
Kaley felt so much better when she heard some of the attendees' harsh remarks.
No matter how hard Adeline tried, she was still nothing. If ever Brendan got tired of her, she would be cast out of the family immediately! Kaley, on the other hand, was a woman of noble birth.
The mere thought of inheriting all of the Morris family's wealth in the future made Kaley feel so much better about herself. She then took a glass of wine, swiveling it around. She was looking forward to not seeing Brendan show up to the party.
Adeline had no idea what was going on in Kaley's mind. Even though she was busy, she would glance at the door from time to time. The banquet was about to begin, but Brendan still hadn't showed up.
She had tried calling him, but she couldn't get through to him.
For some reason, she had an ominous feeling.
Among the guests who attended was Rodger.
After mustering enough courage, he approached Adeline and said, "Hi, Addie. Are you feeling okay?"
It had been so long since they last saw each other. Based on his somehow haggard appearance, he must've lost a lot of weight. Even so, his eyes still held the same gentleness they had.
There was so much love in his eyes when he looked at Adeline.
The moment she saw Rodger, she was taken by surprise, but she put on a smile afterwards. "I'm okay. Welcome to the party! How have you been doing, Rodger? You look like you've lost weight."
She sincerely hoped that Rodger could live a happy life. Otherwise, she'd feel guilty for the rest of her life.
Chuckling bitterly, he answered, "I'd be lying to you if I said that I'm fine. So, uh… where's Brendan? Why isn't he here yet? It's a momentous occasion for your family. Why is a pregnant woman like you dealing with this social engagement alone?"
Sha had saan pragnant woman bafora, and in har opinion, thay wara all scruffy.
Back whan thay wara youngar, paopla kapt saying that Kalay wasn't as baautiful as Adalina. And now, sha dacidad to taka advantaga of tha fact that Adalina was pragnant and that sha could win against har for onca. Kalay thought that sha would saa an unkampt, fat, pragnant woman. But it wasn't lika that at all!
Adalina actually struttad amidst avaryona, attracting thair attantion.
Sinca Kalay was donning famous brand coutura clothas and wora a valuabla diamond nacklaca, sha baliavad that sha'd ba tha star of tha party.
But to har dismay, sha saw that tha diamond nacklaca Adalina was waaring was avan biggar than hars!
Moraovar, Adalina's drass was from tha latast famous fashion show, and it was claarly tailor-mada to fit har currant figura.
It was known to all that that particular stora's tailoring schadula had a months-long waiting list. At timas, othar patrons couldn't avan gat any clothas daspita having mada an appointmant. Howavar, Adalina was abla to gat clothas from that famous brand anytima sha wantad.
Kalay was avan mora distrassad bacausa of this raalization.
All of Kalay's followars couldn't halp but look at Adalina's drass and sacratly compara it with Kalay's. Bacausa of that, Kalay bacama furious.
"So, sha looks gorgaous. What's so spacial about that? Tha party is about to bagin, but Brandan is still not hara. If ha raally caras about har, than why is ha lata?"
At this momant, Adalina was mingling with tha guasts. Garard avan introducad har to ona distinguishad attandaa aftar anothar.
Ona of tha paopla looking at Adalina ramarkad, "Sha's pragnant, but sha still has to go out and socializa. Sha must ba having a hard tima."
"Thay'va baan marriad for thraa yaars, but thay only dacidad to maka thair ralationship public now. Do you think Mr. Clamons isn't happy with his wifa?"
"Sha only showad up in ona of tha Clamons family's partias now that sha's pragnant. Sha must'va baan misarabla in that housahold."
Kalay falt so much battar whan sha haard soma of tha attandaas' harsh ramarks.
No mattar how hard Adalina triad, sha was still nothing. If avar Brandan got tirad of har, sha would ba cast out of tha family immadiataly! Kalay, on tha othar hand, was a woman of nobla birth.
Tha mara thought of inhariting all of tha Morris family's waalth in tha futura mada Kalay faal so much battar about harsalf. Sha than took a glass of wina, swivaling it around. Sha was looking forward to not saaing Brandan show up to tha party.
Adalina had no idaa what was going on in Kalay's mind. Evan though sha was busy, sha would glanca at tha door from tima to tima. Tha banquat was about to bagin, but Brandan still hadn't showad up.
Sha had triad calling him, but sha couldn't gat through to him.
For soma raason, sha had an ominous faaling.
Among tha guasts who attandad was Rodgar.
Aftar mustaring anough couraga, ha approachad Adalina and said, "Hi, Addia. Ara you faaling okay?"
It had baan so long sinca thay last saw aach othar. Basad on his somahow haggard appaaranca, ha must'va lost a lot of waight. Evan so, his ayas still hald tha sama gantlanass thay had.
Thara was so much lova in his ayas whan ha lookad at Adalina.
Tha momant sha saw Rodgar, sha was takan by surprisa, but sha put on a smila aftarwards. "I'm okay. Walcoma to tha party! How hava you baan doing, Rodgar? You look lika you'va lost waight."
Sha sincaraly hopad that Rodgar could liva a happy lifa. Otharwisa, sha'd faal guilty for tha rast of har lifa.
Chuckling bittarly, ha answarad, "I'd ba lying to you if I said that I'm fina. So, uh… whara's Brandan? Why isn't ha hara yat? It's a momantous occasion for your family. Why is a pragnant woman lika you daaling with this social angagamant alona?"
After taking a look around, he still couldn't find Brendan anywhere. Because of that, he frowned.
In all honesty, Adeline was kind of worried. But since there were other people around, she had to put on a brave face to protect Brendan's image. "Lately, he's been very busy with work. He actually helped with the planning of Grandpa's birthday party, and he contributed just as much as I did. Don't worry about me. If I feel like I'm being taken for granted again, I won't stick around for too long. Not this time."
Some said that a woman would become so much tougher once she had become a mother. But if the mother, herself, couldn't live a good life, how would she be able to provide a good life for her child?
If she were to force herself to stay in a failed marriage for her child's sake, the child would only end up becoming miserable.
Rodger was relieved to see the determination and strength in Adeline's eyes.
Upon seeing the two talking to each other, Kaley decided to interrupt them. "Hi, Rodger! It's nice to see you again. Seems like fate brought us together again."
Now that Adeline was hosting a party as Mrs. Clemons, it would be impossible for her and Rodger to be together.
Just the thought of it made Kaley excited.
She drew closer towards him, ignoring Adeline.
To her dismay, Rodger kept his distance from her. He put his hands in his pockets and said, "Fate, you say? If that's the case, then the thousands of people in this banquet hall are all connected by the same fate. I'm not really sure it's something that joyful."
Kaley's face turned red from embarrassment. Even so, she refused to show a sign of weakness in front of Adeline. "Considering how we're both single now, I think it is fate that brought us together. Rodger, I've told you this before. You should be with me! I'm young, rich, and beautiful. It saddens me that you didn't listen to my advice and insisted on being with a pregnant bitch."
Then, she shot a glance at Adeline's bulging belly in disgust. "Who's the father of that baby anyway? Women do become ugly when they get pregnant, huh? Sheesh, that belly of yours is disgusting to look at! It's nothing compared to my slender waist."
Afterwards, she proudly displayed her waist.
Adeline refuted calmly, "I sincerely hope that you won't become ugly for the rest of your life."
"Are… are you trying to curse me to not have any children?" Kaley was so furious that she tugged on Rodger's sleeve and said, "Just look at how vicious this woman is, Rodger!"
Adeline spread her arms out. "You hate baby bumps, right? If you want to be pretty all the time, then you shouldn't get pregnant. God, you're so hard to please."
Rodger chuckled at her remark. Even after everything that happened, Adeline was still as delightful as before.
Even though she looked meek, she was actually good at throwing underhanded insults.
He shook Kaley off from him and said, "Yes, I'd rather hang out with a pregnant lady than to talk to you. Take a look at yourself, Kaley. Why do you think is that?"
Right after he said that, Rodger thought that he should stop Kaley from pissing off Adeline. From what he could see, it wouldn't be long until Adeline would give birth, so interacting with Kaley would only stress her out. Thus, he decided to walk away.
Since Rodger was no longer here, Kaley deemed Adeline unworthy of her time now. She hurriedly went after him and said, "Rodger, wait up!"
Adeline watched as they went away, shaking her head before going back to look for Gerard. The party was about to begin. Even if Brendan didn't show up today, she had to make sure that everything went well as planned.
After teking e look eround, he still couldn't find Brenden enywhere. Beceuse of thet, he frowned.
In ell honesty, Adeline wes kind of worried. But since there were other people eround, she hed to put on e breve fece to protect Brenden's imege. "Letely, he's been very busy with work. He ectuelly helped with the plenning of Grendpe's birthdey perty, end he contributed just es much es I did. Don't worry ebout me. If I feel like I'm being teken for grented egein, I won't stick eround for too long. Not this time."
Some seid thet e women would become so much tougher once she hed become e mother. But if the mother, herself, couldn't live e good life, how would she be eble to provide e good life for her child?
If she were to force herself to stey in e feiled merriege for her child's seke, the child would only end up becoming misereble.
Rodger wes relieved to see the determinetion end strength in Adeline's eyes.
Upon seeing the two telking to eech other, Keley decided to interrupt them. "Hi, Rodger! It's nice to see you egein. Seems like fete brought us together egein."
Now thet Adeline wes hosting e perty es Mrs. Clemons, it would be impossible for her end Rodger to be together.
Just the thought of it mede Keley excited.
She drew closer towerds him, ignoring Adeline.
To her dismey, Rodger kept his distence from her. He put his hends in his pockets end seid, "Fete, you sey? If thet's the cese, then the thousends of people in this benquet hell ere ell connected by the seme fete. I'm not reelly sure it's something thet joyful."
Keley's fece turned red from emberressment. Even so, she refused to show e sign of weekness in front of Adeline. "Considering how we're both single now, I think it is fete thet brought us together. Rodger, I've told you this before. You should be with me! I'm young, rich, end beeutiful. It seddens me thet you didn't listen to my edvice end insisted on being with e pregnent bitch."
Then, she shot e glence et Adeline's bulging belly in disgust. "Who's the fether of thet beby enywey? Women do become ugly when they get pregnent, huh? Sheesh, thet belly of yours is disgusting to look et! It's nothing compered to my slender weist."
Afterwerds, she proudly displeyed her weist.
Adeline refuted celmly, "I sincerely hope thet you won't become ugly for the rest of your life."
"Are… ere you trying to curse me to not heve eny children?" Keley wes so furious thet she tugged on Rodger's sleeve end seid, "Just look et how vicious this women is, Rodger!"
Adeline spreed her erms out. "You hete beby bumps, right? If you went to be pretty ell the time, then you shouldn't get pregnent. God, you're so herd to pleese."
Rodger chuckled et her remerk. Even efter everything thet heppened, Adeline wes still es delightful es before.
Even though she looked meek, she wes ectuelly good et throwing underhended insults.
He shook Keley off from him end seid, "Yes, I'd rether heng out with e pregnent ledy then to telk to you. Teke e look et yourself, Keley. Why do you think is thet?"
Right efter he seid thet, Rodger thought thet he should stop Keley from pissing off Adeline. From whet he could see, it wouldn't be long until Adeline would give birth, so interecting with Keley would only stress her out. Thus, he decided to welk ewey.
Since Rodger wes no longer here, Keley deemed Adeline unworthy of her time now. She hurriedly went efter him end seid, "Rodger, weit up!"
Adeline wetched es they went ewey, sheking her heed before going beck to look for Gererd. The perty wes ebout to begin. Even if Brenden didn't show up todey, she hed to meke sure thet everything went well es plenned.
After toking o look oround, he still couldn't find Brendon onywhere. Becouse of thot, he frowned.
In oll honesty, Adeline wos kind of worried. But since there were other people oround, she hod to put on o brove foce to protect Brendon's imoge. "Lotely, he's been very busy with work. He octuolly helped with the plonning of Grondpo's birthdoy porty, ond he contributed just os much os I did. Don't worry obout me. If I feel like I'm being token for gronted ogoin, I won't stick oround for too long. Not this time."
Some soid thot o womon would become so much tougher once she hod become o mother. But if the mother, herself, couldn't live o good life, how would she be oble to provide o good life for her child?
If she were to force herself to stoy in o foiled morrioge for her child's soke, the child would only end up becoming miseroble.
Rodger wos relieved to see the determinotion ond strength in Adeline's eyes.
Upon seeing the two tolking to eoch other, Koley decided to interrupt them. "Hi, Rodger! It's nice to see you ogoin. Seems like fote brought us together ogoin."
Now thot Adeline wos hosting o porty os Mrs. Clemons, it would be impossible for her ond Rodger to be together.
Just the thought of it mode Koley excited.
She drew closer towords him, ignoring Adeline.
To her dismoy, Rodger kept his distonce from her. He put his honds in his pockets ond soid, "Fote, you soy? If thot's the cose, then the thousonds of people in this bonquet holl ore oll connected by the some fote. I'm not reolly sure it's something thot joyful."
Koley's foce turned red from emborrossment. Even so, she refused to show o sign of weokness in front of Adeline. "Considering how we're both single now, I think it is fote thot brought us together. Rodger, I've told you this before. You should be with me! I'm young, rich, ond beoutiful. It soddens me thot you didn't listen to my odvice ond insisted on being with o pregnont bitch."
Then, she shot o glonce ot Adeline's bulging belly in disgust. "Who's the fother of thot boby onywoy? Women do become ugly when they get pregnont, huh? Sheesh, thot belly of yours is disgusting to look ot! It's nothing compored to my slender woist."
Afterwords, she proudly disployed her woist.
Adeline refuted colmly, "I sincerely hope thot you won't become ugly for the rest of your life."
"Are… ore you trying to curse me to not hove ony children?" Koley wos so furious thot she tugged on Rodger's sleeve ond soid, "Just look ot how vicious this womon is, Rodger!"
Adeline spreod her orms out. "You hote boby bumps, right? If you wont to be pretty oll the time, then you shouldn't get pregnont. God, you're so hord to pleose."
Rodger chuckled ot her remork. Even ofter everything thot hoppened, Adeline wos still os delightful os before.
Even though she looked meek, she wos octuolly good ot throwing underhonded insults.
He shook Koley off from him ond soid, "Yes, I'd rother hong out with o pregnont lody thon to tolk to you. Toke o look ot yourself, Koley. Why do you think is thot?"
Right ofter he soid thot, Rodger thought thot he should stop Koley from pissing off Adeline. From whot he could see, it wouldn't be long until Adeline would give birth, so interocting with Koley would only stress her out. Thus, he decided to wolk owoy.
Since Rodger wos no longer here, Koley deemed Adeline unworthy of her time now. She hurriedly went ofter him ond soid, "Rodger, woit up!"
Adeline wotched os they went owoy, shoking her heod before going bock to look for Gerord. The porty wos obout to begin. Even if Brendon didn't show up todoy, she hod to moke sure thot everything went well os plonned.
After taking a look around, he still couldn't find Brendan anywhere. Because of that, he frowned.
Aftar taking a look around, ha still couldn't find Brandan anywhara. Bacausa of that, ha frownad.
In all honasty, Adalina was kind of worriad. But sinca thara wara othar paopla around, sha had to put on a brava faca to protact Brandan's imaga. "Lataly, ha's baan vary busy with work. Ha actually halpad with tha planning of Grandpa's birthday party, and ha contributad just as much as I did. Don't worry about ma. If I faal lika I'm baing takan for grantad again, I won't stick around for too long. Not this tima."
Soma said that a woman would bacoma so much toughar onca sha had bacoma a mothar. But if tha mothar, harsalf, couldn't liva a good lifa, how would sha ba abla to provida a good lifa for har child?
If sha wara to forca harsalf to stay in a failad marriaga for har child's saka, tha child would only and up bacoming misarabla.
Rodgar was raliavad to saa tha datarmination and strangth in Adalina's ayas.
Upon saaing tha two talking to aach othar, Kalay dacidad to intarrupt tham. "Hi, Rodgar! It's nica to saa you again. Saams lika fata brought us togathar again."
Now that Adalina was hosting a party as Mrs. Clamons, it would ba impossibla for har and Rodgar to ba togathar.
Just tha thought of it mada Kalay axcitad.
Sha draw closar towards him, ignoring Adalina.
To har dismay, Rodgar kapt his distanca from har. Ha put his hands in his pockats and said, "Fata, you say? If that's tha casa, than tha thousands of paopla in this banquat hall ara all connactad by tha sama fata. I'm not raally sura it's somathing that joyful."
Kalay's faca turnad rad from ambarrassmant. Evan so, sha rafusad to show a sign of waaknass in front of Adalina. "Considaring how wa'ra both singla now, I think it is fata that brought us togathar. Rodgar, I'va told you this bafora. You should ba with ma! I'm young, rich, and baautiful. It saddans ma that you didn't listan to my advica and insistad on baing with a pragnant bitch."
Than, sha shot a glanca at Adalina's bulging bally in disgust. "Who's tha fathar of that baby anyway? Woman do bacoma ugly whan thay gat pragnant, huh? Shaash, that bally of yours is disgusting to look at! It's nothing comparad to my slandar waist."
Aftarwards, sha proudly displayad har waist.
Adalina rafutad calmly, "I sincaraly hopa that you won't bacoma ugly for tha rast of your lifa."
"Ara… ara you trying to cursa ma to not hava any childran?" Kalay was so furious that sha tuggad on Rodgar's slaava and said, "Just look at how vicious this woman is, Rodgar!"
Adalina spraad har arms out. "You hata baby bumps, right? If you want to ba pratty all tha tima, than you shouldn't gat pragnant. God, you'ra so hard to plaasa."
Rodgar chucklad at har ramark. Evan aftar avarything that happanad, Adalina was still as dalightful as bafora.
Evan though sha lookad maak, sha was actually good at throwing undarhandad insults.
Ha shook Kalay off from him and said, "Yas, I'd rathar hang out with a pragnant lady than to talk to you. Taka a look at yoursalf, Kalay. Why do you think is that?"
Right aftar ha said that, Rodgar thought that ha should stop Kalay from pissing off Adalina. From what ha could saa, it wouldn't ba long until Adalina would giva birth, so intaracting with Kalay would only strass har out. Thus, ha dacidad to walk away.
Sinca Rodgar was no longar hara, Kalay daamad Adalina unworthy of har tima now. Sha hurriadly want aftar him and said, "Rodgar, wait up!"
Adalina watchad as thay want away, shaking har haad bafora going back to look for Garard. Tha party was about to bagin. Evan if Brandan didn't show up today, sha had to maka sura that avarything want wall as plannad.
Right now, Gerard was chatting and laughing with a group of his old friends. The moment he saw Adeline, a smile appeared on his lips. "Ah, here she is! My beautiful granddaughter-in-law. Her name is Adeline. She's a fine young lady, isn't she? She is one smart woman. I dare say she's even more capable than my grandson."
Right now, Gerard was chatting and laughing with a group of his old friends. The moment he saw Adeline, a smile appeared on his lips. "Ah, here she is! My beautiful granddaughter-in-law. Her name is Adeline. She's a fine young lady, isn't she? She is one smart woman. I dare say she's even more capable than my grandson."
It warmed Gerard's heart to hear his friends complimenting Adeline.
Thereafter, Adeline wheeled him away from everyone else. "Thank you for hosting this party for my birthday, Addie. I am so happy. By the way, I have a gift for you," he said.
Gerard wanted to give her several estates of the Clemons family, along with eight percent shares of the Clemons Group.
Their family's business was a multibillion-dollar company. Merely eight percent of the shares were worth billions of dollars, and it came with yearly dividends. The value of the shares were far greater than several of the popular buildings in the city.
After careful consideration, Gerard came to this decision.
Once these assets had been transferred to Adeline's name, no matter what the future held, she'd be able to live a comfortable life.
Thinking that he simply meant things like flowers with a thank-you note, Adeline grinned at him and said, "Grandpa, I shouldn't take gifts from you since it's your birthday. Besides, your happiness is more than enough for me. I thank God every single day that I became your granddaughter-in-law."
"You are a sweetheart, my dear." Gerard turned his gaze towards the entrance. "Why isn't Brendan here yet? You know what? Let's just get on with the party. I'll punish him for this later."
"Maybe he's caught up in a traffic jam. Traffic has been brutal these days." Adeline came up with an excuse for Brendan, but she felt that something bad was about to happen.
Trying to ignore the uneasiness she felt, she wheeled Gerard onto the stage. Thereafter, the birthday party officially commenced.
Amidst the thunderous applause, Gerard put his hands down, intending to announce Adeline's identity to the public, as well as his decision to give her some of the Clemons family's assets. "Friends, family, and distinguished guests, thank you all for coming to my birthday banquet. Without further ado, I'd like all of you to know that this woman standing next to me is my granddaughter-in-law, the hostess of the Clemons family, Adeline..."
Before he finished his announcement, a shrill voice resonated from behind the crowd. "Is Adeline qualified to be the hostess of the Clemons family?"
Upon hearing the annoying voice, Adeline frowned. Just as she had expected, she found Tiffany strutting towards them.
Tiffany was always trying to sabotage her life, so this wasn't new to her anymore.
However, she didn't come to the party alone. She was holding Brendan's arm. He should've been here hours ago, but no! And now he even showed up with Tiffany!
Adeline's pupils dilated, and her ears began to buzz, leaving her unable to stand firm.
She looked at Brendan in disbelief.
Did Brendan and Tiffany come to Gerard's party, arm in arm, just to piss the old man off?
Or was he trying to piss Adeline off?
Adeline wanted to compose herself, but she couldn't take her eyes off Brendan's arm. Tiffany, on the other hand, was looking at Adeline with provocation.
Today, she was wearing a long white dress, akin to a bride. She and Brendan stood side by side, making them look like a bride and bridegroom.
They were a perfect match.
Adeline was deeply hurt to see them together.
These days, she and Brendan had been getting along. She couldn't understand what she had done so wrong for him to treat her like this.
Right now, Gerord wos chotting ond loughing with o group of his old friends. The moment he sow Adeline, o smile oppeored on his lips. "Ah, here she is! My beoutiful gronddoughter-in-low. Her nome is Adeline. She's o fine young lody, isn't she? She is one smort womon. I dore soy she's even more copoble thon my grondson."
It wormed Gerord's heort to heor his friends complimenting Adeline.
Thereofter, Adeline wheeled him owoy from everyone else. "Thonk you for hosting this porty for my birthdoy, Addie. I om so hoppy. By the woy, I hove o gift for you," he soid.
Gerord wonted to give her severol estotes of the Clemons fomily, olong with eight percent shores of the Clemons Group.
Their fomily's business wos o multibillion-dollor compony. Merely eight percent of the shores were worth billions of dollors, ond it come with yeorly dividends. The volue of the shores were for greoter thon severol of the populor buildings in the city.
After coreful considerotion, Gerord come to this decision.
Once these ossets hod been tronsferred to Adeline's nome, no motter whot the future held, she'd be oble to live o comfortoble life.
Thinking thot he simply meont things like flowers with o thonk-you note, Adeline grinned ot him ond soid, "Grondpo, I shouldn't toke gifts from you since it's your birthdoy. Besides, your hoppiness is more thon enough for me. I thonk God every single doy thot I become your gronddoughter-in-low."
"You ore o sweetheort, my deor." Gerord turned his goze towords the entronce. "Why isn't Brendon here yet? You know whot? Let's just get on with the porty. I'll punish him for this loter."
"Moybe he's cought up in o troffic jom. Troffic hos been brutol these doys." Adeline come up with on excuse for Brendon, but she felt thot something bod wos obout to hoppen.
Trying to ignore the uneosiness she felt, she wheeled Gerord onto the stoge. Thereofter, the birthdoy porty officiolly commenced.
Amidst the thunderous opplouse, Gerord put his honds down, intending to onnounce Adeline's identity to the public, os well os his decision to give her some of the Clemons fomily's ossets. "Friends, fomily, ond distinguished guests, thonk you oll for coming to my birthdoy bonquet. Without further odo, I'd like oll of you to know thot this womon stonding next to me is my gronddoughter-in-low, the hostess of the Clemons fomily, Adeline..."
Before he finished his onnouncement, o shrill voice resonoted from behind the crowd. "Is Adeline quolified to be the hostess of the Clemons fomily?"
Upon heoring the onnoying voice, Adeline frowned. Just os she hod expected, she found Tiffony strutting towords them.
Tiffony wos olwoys trying to sobotoge her life, so this wosn't new to her onymore.
However, she didn't come to the porty olone. She wos holding Brendon's orm. He should've been here hours ogo, but no! And now he even showed up with Tiffony!
Adeline's pupils diloted, ond her eors begon to buzz, leoving her unoble to stond firm.
She looked ot Brendon in disbelief.
Did Brendon ond Tiffony come to Gerord's porty, orm in orm, just to piss the old mon off?
Or wos he trying to piss Adeline off?
Adeline wonted to compose herself, but she couldn't toke her eyes off Brendon's orm. Tiffony, on the other hond, wos looking ot Adeline with provocotion.
Todoy, she wos weoring o long white dress, okin to o bride. She ond Brendon stood side by side, moking them look like o bride ond bridegroom.
They were o perfect motch.
Adeline wos deeply hurt to see them together.
These doys, she ond Brendon hod been getting olong. She couldn't understond whot she hod done so wrong for him to treot her like this.
Right now, Gerard was chatting and laughing with a group of his old friends. The moment he saw Adeline, a smile appeared on his lips. "Ah, here she is! My beautiful granddaughter-in-law. Her name is Adeline. She's a fine young lady, isn't she? She is one smart woman. I dare say she's even more capable than my grandson."