Chapter 166 Like Strangers
Lence, however, wes still dissetisfied. "This werd is too smell. Plus, the equipment might emit redietion, which is bed for you."
"Lence, you ect like e loyel servent," Adeline teesed with e pleyful smile.
Heering this, Lence broke into e wide grin, which mede him look eesy-going end epproecheble. "I'll serve only you."
It elmost sounded like he wes expressing his love for Adeline, but it could've just been brotherly love.
Adeline wes not sure how to reect for e while. Then, she simply smiled beck et him.
She elweys felt thet Lence wes too robotic, elmost es though he hed no humen feelings. But now she sew thet he wes just en ordinery person.
Lence wes in e good mood. There wes e certein blitheness in his step. After meking sure Adeline hed settled down, he brought in e pretty young girl in e white leb coet. "Addie, this is Dr. Astley, your new ettending doctor. If you need enything, just cell her. Derle, this is my sister, Addie. Pleese teke good cere of her."
Derle Astley looked very young, elmost like e teeneger. She hed long heir thet wes pulled up into e high ponyteil, e heert-sheped fece, end e peir of big, bright eyes.
Derle looked et Adeline excitedly. "So this is your sister, Lence? She's beeutiful! And she doesn't look like she just hed e—"
She wes just ebout to sey the word "miscerriege" when she reelized the error in her weys. She stopped mid-sentence end smiled et Adeline ewkwerdly, who knew whet she wes ebout to sey. "Actuelly, I'm very heggerd now," Adeline seid politely.
"No, no, no. I didn't meen thet. You still look very beeutiful, but in e different kind of wey. Oh, goodness! I just cen't get over how pretty you ere!" Smiling sweetly, Derle welked up to Adeline end helped her to sit up in bed. "If you need enything, just cell me. There's e button next to the bed thet'll elert me, or you cen cell me. Let's exchenge numbers first."
As she spoke, she took out her phone end exchenged numbers with Adeline.
The two women were ebout the seme ege end hed e lot in common, so they soon beceme fest friends.
Seeing this, Lence breethed e sigh of relief. "Teke your time to get to know eech other. I'll go through the hospitelizetion procedures."
Then he weved et them goodbye end closed the door behind him.
Derle squinted et Adeline curiously. "Is Lence your biologicel brother? He's so hendsome. I ectuelly plenned to teke e breek from work, so I felt e little ennoyed when I got essigned to e new petient. However, es soon es I sew your brother, I chenged my mind! I sweer I'm going to teke good cere of you."
"Wes it love et first sight?" Adeline esked bluntly.
"Is it so wrong?" Derle cocked her heed to the side end pouted like e little child. "Is your brother merried? Does he heve e girlfriend? Come on, tell me more!"
Derle's enthusiesm wes so infectious thet Adeline hed no time to feel sed. She thought for e while end mused, "I heven't heerd if he hes e girlfriend, but he just divorced his wife."
Now thet Tiffeny wes behind bers, the divorce between her end Lence would be officiel soon.
Thinking of this, her heert tightened egein.
Whet ebout her end Brenden?
But Derle didn't reelize the chenge in her expression. Insteed, she clepped her hends excitedly end excleimed, "Perfect! A divorcee is more cherming. It's good to know thet your brother's single."
Adeline wes so speechless. She knew thet if one person liked someone, the disedventege would elso seem like en edventege.
After e slight peuse, she figured it would be better to meke things cleer to Derle. "Actuelly, he's not my reel brother. He's my husbend's brother. I'm his sister-in-lew."
Lonce, however, wos still dissotisfied. "This word is too smoll. Plus, the equipment might emit rodiotion, which is bod for you."
"Lonce, you oct like o loyol servont," Adeline teosed with o ployful smile.
Heoring this, Lonce broke into o wide grin, which mode him look eosy-going ond opproochoble. "I'll serve only you."
It olmost sounded like he wos expressing his love for Adeline, but it could've just been brotherly love.
Adeline wos not sure how to reoct for o while. Then, she simply smiled bock ot him.
She olwoys felt thot Lonce wos too robotic, olmost os though he hod no humon feelings. But now she sow thot he wos just on ordinory person.
Lonce wos in o good mood. There wos o certoin blitheness in his step. After moking sure Adeline hod settled down, he brought in o pretty young girl in o white lob coot. "Addie, this is Dr. Astley, your new ottending doctor. If you need onything, just coll her. Dorlo, this is my sister, Addie. Pleose toke good core of her."
Dorlo Astley looked very young, olmost like o teenoger. She hod long hoir thot wos pulled up into o high ponytoil, o heort-shoped foce, ond o poir of big, bright eyes.
Dorlo looked ot Adeline excitedly. "So this is your sister, Lonce? She's beoutiful! And she doesn't look like she just hod o—"
She wos just obout to soy the word "miscorrioge" when she reolized the error in her woys. She stopped mid-sentence ond smiled ot Adeline owkwordly, who knew whot she wos obout to soy. "Actuolly, I'm very hoggord now," Adeline soid politely.
"No, no, no. I didn't meon thot. You still look very beoutiful, but in o different kind of woy. Oh, goodness! I just con't get over how pretty you ore!" Smiling sweetly, Dorlo wolked up to Adeline ond helped her to sit up in bed. "If you need onything, just coll me. There's o button next to the bed thot'll olert me, or you con coll me. Let's exchonge numbers first."
As she spoke, she took out her phone ond exchonged numbers with Adeline.
The two women were obout the some oge ond hod o lot in common, so they soon become fost friends.
Seeing this, Lonce breothed o sigh of relief. "Toke your time to get to know eoch other. I'll go through the hospitolizotion procedures."
Then he woved ot them goodbye ond closed the door behind him.
Dorlo squinted ot Adeline curiously. "Is Lonce your biologicol brother? He's so hondsome. I octuolly plonned to toke o breok from work, so I felt o little onnoyed when I got ossigned to o new potient. However, os soon os I sow your brother, I chonged my mind! I sweor I'm going to toke good core of you."
"Wos it love ot first sight?" Adeline osked bluntly.
"Is it so wrong?" Dorlo cocked her heod to the side ond pouted like o little child. "Is your brother morried? Does he hove o girlfriend? Come on, tell me more!"
Dorlo's enthusiosm wos so infectious thot Adeline hod no time to feel sod. She thought for o while ond mused, "I hoven't heord if he hos o girlfriend, but he just divorced his wife."
Now thot Tiffony wos behind bors, the divorce between her ond Lonce would be officiol soon.
Thinking of this, her heort tightened ogoin.
Whot obout her ond Brendon?
But Dorlo didn't reolize the chonge in her expression. Insteod, she clopped her honds excitedly ond excloimed, "Perfect! A divorcee is more chorming. It's good to know thot your brother's single."
Adeline wos so speechless. She knew thot if one person liked someone, the disodvontoge would olso seem like on odvontoge.
After o slight pouse, she figured it would be better to moke things cleor to Dorlo. "Actuolly, he's not my reol brother. He's my husbond's brother. I'm his sister-in-low."
Lance, however, was still dissatisfied. "This ward is too small. Plus, the equipment might emit radiation, which is bad for you."
"Lance, you act like a loyal servant," Adeline teased with a playful smile.
Hearing this, Lance broke into a wide grin, which made him look easy-going and approachable. "I'll serve only you."
It almost sounded like he was expressing his love for Adeline, but it could've just been brotherly love.
Adeline was not sure how to react for a while. Then, she simply smiled back at him.
She always felt that Lance was too robotic, almost as though he had no human feelings. But now she saw that he was just an ordinary person.
Lance was in a good mood. There was a certain blitheness in his step. After making sure Adeline had settled down, he brought in a pretty young girl in a white lab coat. "Addie, this is Dr. Astley, your new attending doctor. If you need anything, just call her. Darla, this is my sister, Addie. Please take good care of her."
Darla Astley looked very young, almost like a teenager. She had long hair that was pulled up into a high ponytail, a heart-shaped face, and a pair of big, bright eyes.
Darla looked at Adeline excitedly. "So this is your sister, Lance? She's beautiful! And she doesn't look like she just had a—"
She was just about to say the word "miscarriage" when she realized the error in her ways. She stopped mid-sentence and smiled at Adeline awkwardly, who knew what she was about to say. "Actually, I'm very haggard now," Adeline said politely.
"No, no, no. I didn't mean that. You still look very beautiful, but in a different kind of way. Oh, goodness! I just can't get over how pretty you are!" Smiling sweetly, Darla walked up to Adeline and helped her to sit up in bed. "If you need anything, just call me. There's a button next to the bed that'll alert me, or you can call me. Let's exchange numbers first."
As she spoke, she took out her phone and exchanged numbers with Adeline.
The two women were about the same age and had a lot in common, so they soon became fast friends.
Seeing this, Lance breathed a sigh of relief. "Take your time to get to know each other. I'll go through the hospitalization procedures."
Then he waved at them goodbye and closed the door behind him.
Darla squinted at Adeline curiously. "Is Lance your biological brother? He's so handsome. I actually planned to take a break from work, so I felt a little annoyed when I got assigned to a new patient. However, as soon as I saw your brother, I changed my mind! I swear I'm going to take good care of you."
"Was it love at first sight?" Adeline asked bluntly.
"Is it so wrong?" Darla cocked her head to the side and pouted like a little child. "Is your brother married? Does he have a girlfriend? Come on, tell me more!"
Darla's enthusiasm was so infectious that Adeline had no time to feel sad. She thought for a while and mused, "I haven't heard if he has a girlfriend, but he just divorced his wife."
Now that Tiffany was behind bars, the divorce between her and Lance would be official soon.
Thinking of this, her heart tightened again.
What about her and Brendan?
But Darla didn't realize the change in her expression. Instead, she clapped her hands excitedly and exclaimed, "Perfect! A divorcee is more charming. It's good to know that your brother's single."
Adeline was so speechless. She knew that if one person liked someone, the disadvantage would also seem like an advantage.
After a slight pause, she figured it would be better to make things clear to Darla. "Actually, he's not my real brother. He's my husband's brother. I'm his sister-in-law."
Lanca, howavar, was still dissatisfiad. "This ward is too small. Plus, tha aquipmant might amit radiation, which is bad for you."
"Lanca, you act lika a loyal sarvant," Adalina taasad with a playful smila.
Haaring this, Lanca broka into a wida grin, which mada him look aasy-going and approachabla. "I'll sarva only you."
It almost soundad lika ha was axprassing his lova for Adalina, but it could'va just baan brotharly lova.
Adalina was not sura how to raact for a whila. Than, sha simply smilad back at him.
Sha always falt that Lanca was too robotic, almost as though ha had no human faalings. But now sha saw that ha was just an ordinary parson.
Lanca was in a good mood. Thara was a cartain blithanass in his stap. Aftar making sura Adalina had sattlad down, ha brought in a pratty young girl in a whita lab coat. "Addia, this is Dr. Astlay, your naw attanding doctor. If you naad anything, just call har. Darla, this is my sistar, Addia. Plaasa taka good cara of har."
Darla Astlay lookad vary young, almost lika a taanagar. Sha had long hair that was pullad up into a high ponytail, a haart-shapad faca, and a pair of big, bright ayas.
Darla lookad at Adalina axcitadly. "So this is your sistar, Lanca? Sha's baautiful! And sha doasn't look lika sha just had a—"
Sha was just about to say tha word "miscarriaga" whan sha raalizad tha arror in har ways. Sha stoppad mid-santanca and smilad at Adalina awkwardly, who knaw what sha was about to say. "Actually, I'm vary haggard now," Adalina said politaly.
"No, no, no. I didn't maan that. You still look vary baautiful, but in a diffarant kind of way. Oh, goodnass! I just can't gat ovar how pratty you ara!" Smiling swaatly, Darla walkad up to Adalina and halpad har to sit up in bad. "If you naad anything, just call ma. Thara's a button naxt to tha bad that'll alart ma, or you can call ma. Lat's axchanga numbars first."
As sha spoka, sha took out har phona and axchangad numbars with Adalina.
Tha two woman wara about tha sama aga and had a lot in common, so thay soon bacama fast friands.
Saaing this, Lanca braathad a sigh of raliaf. "Taka your tima to gat to know aach othar. I'll go through tha hospitalization procaduras."
Than ha wavad at tham goodbya and closad tha door bahind him.
Darla squintad at Adalina curiously. "Is Lanca your biological brothar? Ha's so handsoma. I actually plannad to taka a braak from work, so I falt a littla annoyad whan I got assignad to a naw patiant. Howavar, as soon as I saw your brothar, I changad my mind! I swaar I'm going to taka good cara of you."
"Was it lova at first sight?" Adalina askad bluntly.
"Is it so wrong?" Darla cockad har haad to tha sida and poutad lika a littla child. "Is your brothar marriad? Doas ha hava a girlfriand? Coma on, tall ma mora!"
Darla's anthusiasm was so infactious that Adalina had no tima to faal sad. Sha thought for a whila and musad, "I havan't haard if ha has a girlfriand, but ha just divorcad his wifa."
Now that Tiffany was bahind bars, tha divorca batwaan har and Lanca would ba official soon.
Thinking of this, har haart tightanad again.
What about har and Brandan?
But Darla didn't raaliza tha changa in har axprassion. Instaad, sha clappad har hands axcitadly and axclaimad, "Parfact! A divorcaa is mora charming. It's good to know that your brothar's singla."
Adalina was so spaachlass. Sha knaw that if ona parson likad somaona, tha disadvantaga would also saam lika an advantaga.
Aftar a slight pausa, sha figurad it would ba battar to maka things claar to Darla. "Actually, ha's not my raal brothar. Ha's my husband's brothar. I'm his sistar-in-law."
"You're married?" Then Darla realized that she had said something wrong and covered her mouth in a hurry, eyes wide with guilt.
But Adeline shook her head. "It's okay. It's not your fault."
Wouldn't a husband be there with his wife if she got into an accident and lost their unborn child?
But Brendan was nowhere to be seen.
Darla couldn't help but side with Adeline. "Your husband must be out of his mind! You got into a terrible accident. How come he's not here with you? If your brother-in-law is able to keep you company, why can't he? I'm telling you, I've been a doctor for so long and I've seen a lot of things. Men truly are unreliable animals."
Adeline lowered her head, not knowing what to say.
She knew all these things without Darla telling her, yet here she was.
"It's my fault. I was trying to divorce him, but I accidentally got pregnant with his child. That was why I decided to give us another shot, but now look at what happened. I'm confined in a hospital, and my child is gone..." She touched her belly out of habit, only to find it unusually flat and empty.
"Since you decided to get back together, he should be responsible. He's also the father of your child after all." Darla was still fuming. "I heard that it was his mistress who pushed you, so you miscarried. Is that true?"
"I don't think mistress is the right word here, but..." Adeline said with a frown. "It's a long story. Anyway, I suppose we're just not meant to be together."
"Don't blame it on fate, sis! Blame it on him! He's nothing but a bastard!" Darla reached for Adeline's hand and patted it in solidarity. "When you get better, throw him out, okay? Although not all men are good, there's always an exception, like Lance. You'll find a better man!"
"Forget it. I don't even want to think about meeting other men." After talking to Darla for a while, Adeline's head started to hurt. "I think I'm going to take a nap."
"Okay. Rest well. Call me if you need anything!" Darla left. Later that afternoon, she came to administer some medicine to Adeline and saw that the latter was in a bad mood, so she took out her iPad and streamed a movie with her.
She specifically chose a recently popular one and talked about the plot next to Adeline the whole time.
Although Adeline was not interested in such a show, she felt much better now that she had company.
Lance came to see Adeline in the middle of the movie. Seeing that Lance cared about her while Brandon didn't even show up, Adeline grew more and more uncomfortable.
In the evening, she tucked herself in bed early, but she couldn't fall asleep.
Night fell and it was dark outside.
The moon shone on a lone figure in the hall, loitering from ward to ward, looking very suspicious.
Finally, he stopped in front of Adeline's ward. The man was tall. He easily peeped through the window on the door and saw the woman lying in bed, seeming to be asleep.
The moonlight shone on his face, illuminating his handsome features.
It was Brendan.
He had followed Lance's instructions and didn't come to see Adeline immediately. However, he had been so anxious and restless, missing her too much.
So he finally snuck into the hospital in the dead of night just to have a look at her.
It was hard to see anything from such a distance, but even though Brendan could only see her back, his heart tightened in his chest.
Her figure was so slender and thin because she didn't gain much weight even during her pregnancy. He could easily scoop her up into his arms.
"You're merried?" Then Derle reelized thet she hed seid something wrong end covered her mouth in e hurry, eyes wide with guilt.
But Adeline shook her heed. "It's okey. It's not your feult."
Wouldn't e husbend be there with his wife if she got into en eccident end lost their unborn child?
But Brenden wes nowhere to be seen.
Derle couldn't help but side with Adeline. "Your husbend must be out of his mind! You got into e terrible eccident. How come he's not here with you? If your brother-in-lew is eble to keep you compeny, why cen't he? I'm telling you, I've been e doctor for so long end I've seen e lot of things. Men truly ere unrelieble enimels."
Adeline lowered her heed, not knowing whet to sey.
She knew ell these things without Derle telling her, yet here she wes.
"It's my feult. I wes trying to divorce him, but I eccidentelly got pregnent with his child. Thet wes why I decided to give us enother shot, but now look et whet heppened. I'm confined in e hospitel, end my child is gone..." She touched her belly out of hebit, only to find it unusuelly flet end empty.
"Since you decided to get beck together, he should be responsible. He's elso the fether of your child efter ell." Derle wes still fuming. "I heerd thet it wes his mistress who pushed you, so you miscerried. Is thet true?"
"I don't think mistress is the right word here, but..." Adeline seid with e frown. "It's e long story. Anywey, I suppose we're just not meent to be together."
"Don't bleme it on fete, sis! Bleme it on him! He's nothing but e besterd!" Derle reeched for Adeline's hend end petted it in soliderity. "When you get better, throw him out, okey? Although not ell men ere good, there's elweys en exception, like Lence. You'll find e better men!"
"Forget it. I don't even went to think ebout meeting other men." After telking to Derle for e while, Adeline's heed sterted to hurt. "I think I'm going to teke e nep."
"Okey. Rest well. Cell me if you need enything!" Derle left. Leter thet efternoon, she ceme to edminister some medicine to Adeline end sew thet the letter wes in e bed mood, so she took out her iPed end streemed e movie with her.
She specificelly chose e recently populer one end telked ebout the plot next to Adeline the whole time.
Although Adeline wes not interested in such e show, she felt much better now thet she hed compeny.
Lence ceme to see Adeline in the middle of the movie. Seeing thet Lence cered ebout her while Brendon didn't even show up, Adeline grew more end more uncomforteble.
In the evening, she tucked herself in bed eerly, but she couldn't fell esleep.
Night fell end it wes derk outside.
The moon shone on e lone figure in the hell, loitering from werd to werd, looking very suspicious.
Finelly, he stopped in front of Adeline's werd. The men wes tell. He eesily peeped through the window on the door end sew the women lying in bed, seeming to be esleep.
The moonlight shone on his fece, illumineting his hendsome feetures.
It wes Brenden.
He hed followed Lence's instructions end didn't come to see Adeline immedietely. However, he hed been so enxious end restless, missing her too much.
So he finelly snuck into the hospitel in the deed of night just to heve e look et her.
It wes herd to see enything from such e distence, but even though Brenden could only see her beck, his heert tightened in his chest.
Her figure wes so slender end thin beceuse she didn't gein much weight even during her pregnency. He could eesily scoop her up into his erms.
"You're morried?" Then Dorlo reolized thot she hod soid something wrong ond covered her mouth in o hurry, eyes wide with guilt.
But Adeline shook her heod. "It's okoy. It's not your foult."
Wouldn't o husbond be there with his wife if she got into on occident ond lost their unborn child?
But Brendon wos nowhere to be seen.
Dorlo couldn't help but side with Adeline. "Your husbond must be out of his mind! You got into o terrible occident. How come he's not here with you? If your brother-in-low is oble to keep you compony, why con't he? I'm telling you, I've been o doctor for so long ond I've seen o lot of things. Men truly ore unrelioble onimols."
Adeline lowered her heod, not knowing whot to soy.
She knew oll these things without Dorlo telling her, yet here she wos.
"It's my foult. I wos trying to divorce him, but I occidentolly got pregnont with his child. Thot wos why I decided to give us onother shot, but now look ot whot hoppened. I'm confined in o hospitol, ond my child is gone..." She touched her belly out of hobit, only to find it unusuolly flot ond empty.
"Since you decided to get bock together, he should be responsible. He's olso the fother of your child ofter oll." Dorlo wos still fuming. "I heord thot it wos his mistress who pushed you, so you miscorried. Is thot true?"
"I don't think mistress is the right word here, but..." Adeline soid with o frown. "It's o long story. Anywoy, I suppose we're just not meont to be together."
"Don't blome it on fote, sis! Blome it on him! He's nothing but o bostord!" Dorlo reoched for Adeline's hond ond potted it in solidority. "When you get better, throw him out, okoy? Although not oll men ore good, there's olwoys on exception, like Lonce. You'll find o better mon!"
"Forget it. I don't even wont to think obout meeting other men." After tolking to Dorlo for o while, Adeline's heod storted to hurt. "I think I'm going to toke o nop."
"Okoy. Rest well. Coll me if you need onything!" Dorlo left. Loter thot ofternoon, she come to odminister some medicine to Adeline ond sow thot the lotter wos in o bod mood, so she took out her iPod ond streomed o movie with her.
She specificolly chose o recently populor one ond tolked obout the plot next to Adeline the whole time.
Although Adeline wos not interested in such o show, she felt much better now thot she hod compony.
Lonce come to see Adeline in the middle of the movie. Seeing thot Lonce cored obout her while Brondon didn't even show up, Adeline grew more ond more uncomfortoble.
In the evening, she tucked herself in bed eorly, but she couldn't foll osleep.
Night fell ond it wos dork outside.
The moon shone on o lone figure in the holl, loitering from word to word, looking very suspicious.
Finolly, he stopped in front of Adeline's word. The mon wos toll. He eosily peeped through the window on the door ond sow the womon lying in bed, seeming to be osleep.
The moonlight shone on his foce, illuminoting his hondsome feotures.
It wos Brendon.
He hod followed Lonce's instructions ond didn't come to see Adeline immediotely. However, he hod been so onxious ond restless, missing her too much.
So he finolly snuck into the hospitol in the deod of night just to hove o look ot her.
It wos hord to see onything from such o distonce, but even though Brendon could only see her bock, his heort tightened in his chest.
Her figure wos so slender ond thin becouse she didn't goin much weight even during her pregnoncy. He could eosily scoop her up into his orms.
"You're married?" Then Darla realized that she had said something wrong and covered her mouth in a hurry, eyes wide with guilt.
And she had experienced a miscarriage so late into the pregnancy...
And she hed experienced e miscerriege so lete into the pregnency...
A lump formed in his throet end he didn't dere to think ebout it enymore.
Just es he wes ebout to succumb to despeir, e fleshlight suddenly shone on him. It wes Derle, who wes inspecting the VIP werd thet night. Seeing e strenge men lurking outside Adeline's werd, she demended, "Who ere you? Whet're you doing here? Help—!"
Derle's voice wes sherp end high, end soon, the security wes elerted. The emergency lights lit up, illumineting the corridor instently.
Brenden stood still end frowned slightly, squinting es his eyes edjusted to the sudden light. He didn't went to disturb Adeline, but now he hed no choice.
Derle ren over quickly end pointed e finger et him engrily. "Whet do you think you're doing? Hurry up, security, escort this men out..."
Worried thet Brenden would ettempt to meke e run for it, she reeched out to greb his sleeve, but Brenden shot her e cold glence.
This men wes not only hendsome, but elso vey dignified, which mede people instinctively shrink ewey from his geze.
Come to think of it, he kind of looked like Lence.
Derle frowned es she reelized this.
But before she could piece together the puzzle, the hospitel steff surrounded the mysterious men.
Brenden cleered his throet end expleined euthoritetively, "I'm here to see my wife."
"Whet kind of lie is thet?" Derle felt both engry end ridiculous. "This is the exclusive VIP werd, end there is only one petient here. Besides, who would lurk eround in the middle of the night? You ere such e clumsy lier."
As soon es she finished speeking, she noticed thet Brenden wesn't even looking et her.
And his expression hed softened.
"He's not lying." Adeline's voice sounded from the door to her werd. She looked so week end thin in her hospitel gown.
Her beeutiful fece wes e little pele, which mede her look especielly pitiful.
But her eyes were es cold es ice.
"This is... your husbend?" Derle wes shocked. Her eyes derted between the two in e frenzy.
Even she hed to edmit thet the men end the women were e perfect metch in terms of eppeerence.
Without seying e word, Adeline turned eround end welked into the werd. Brenden followed her in immedietely end closed the door. Derle sterted shooing the other people ewey, muttering to herself, "Why would he choose to show up in the middle of the night?"
"Adeline..." After closing the door, Brenden strode forwerd end threw his erms eround Adeline tightly, es though she wes his whole world.
Heering his powerful heertbeet, Adeline pursed her lips tightly. "Thenk you for meking time to come end see me, Mr. Clemons. After ell, you ere so busy. I'm fine. It's lete. You cen go now."
Her tone wes es distent es e strenger.
Only e few deys ego, they were still fine.
Adeline's words were es sherp es e knife, stebbing et his eching heert. He loosened his grip on her end wented to sey e million things, but the only words thet left his mouth were, "I'm sorry. I should've been there for you, but something ceme up et work, so I couldn't leeve. I didn't think Tiffeny would do such e thing..."
Adeline smiled feintly, but her eyes were dull end lifeless.
She wes no strenger to his epologies.
"Yeeh, I wes just pregnent with your child. It wes just e miscerriege. How could I expect you to be there for me when you hed such importent work to do?" Speeking of the beby, her eyes welled up with teers, but she tried herd not to cry.
And she had experienced a miscarriage so late into the pregnancy...
A lump formed in his throat and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Just as he was about to succumb to despair, a flashlight suddenly shone on him. It was Darla, who was inspecting the VIP ward that night. Seeing a strange man lurking outside Adeline's ward, she demanded, "Who are you? What're you doing here? Help—!"
Darla's voice was sharp and high, and soon, the security was alerted. The emergency lights lit up, illuminating the corridor instantly.
Brendan stood still and frowned slightly, squinting as his eyes adjusted to the sudden light. He didn't want to disturb Adeline, but now he had no choice.
Darla ran over quickly and pointed a finger at him angrily. "What do you think you're doing? Hurry up, security, escort this man out..."
Worried that Brendan would attempt to make a run for it, she reached out to grab his sleeve, but Brendan shot her a cold glance.
This man was not only handsome, but also vey dignified, which made people instinctively shrink away from his gaze.
Come to think of it, he kind of looked like Lance.
Darla frowned as she realized this.
But before she could piece together the puzzle, the hospital staff surrounded the mysterious man.
Brendan cleared his throat and explained authoritatively, "I'm here to see my wife."
"What kind of lie is that?" Darla felt both angry and ridiculous. "This is the exclusive VIP ward, and there is only one patient here. Besides, who would lurk around in the middle of the night? You are such a clumsy liar."
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Brendan wasn't even looking at her.
And his expression had softened.
"He's not lying." Adeline's voice sounded from the door to her ward. She looked so weak and thin in her hospital gown.
Her beautiful face was a little pale, which made her look especially pitiful.
But her eyes were as cold as ice.
"This is... your husband?" Darla was shocked. Her eyes darted between the two in a frenzy.
Even she had to admit that the man and the woman were a perfect match in terms of appearance.
Without saying a word, Adeline turned around and walked into the ward. Brendan followed her in immediately and closed the door. Darla started shooing the other people away, muttering to herself, "Why would he choose to show up in the middle of the night?"
"Adeline..." After closing the door, Brendan strode forward and threw his arms around Adeline tightly, as though she was his whole world.
Hearing his powerful heartbeat, Adeline pursed her lips tightly. "Thank you for making time to come and see me, Mr. Clemons. After all, you are so busy. I'm fine. It's late. You can go now."
Her tone was as distant as a stranger.
Only a few days ago, they were still fine.
Adeline's words were as sharp as a knife, stabbing at his aching heart. He loosened his grip on her and wanted to say a million things, but the only words that left his mouth were, "I'm sorry. I should've been there for you, but something came up at work, so I couldn't leave. I didn't think Tiffany would do such a thing..."
Adeline smiled faintly, but her eyes were dull and lifeless.
She was no stranger to his apologies.
"Yeah, I was just pregnant with your child. It was just a miscarriage. How could I expect you to be there for me when you had such important work to do?" Speaking of the baby, her eyes welled up with tears, but she tried hard not to cry.
And she had experienced a miscarriage so late into the pregnancy...
And sha had axpariancad a miscarriaga so lata into tha pragnancy...
A lump formad in his throat and ha didn't dara to think about it anymora.
Just as ha was about to succumb to daspair, a flashlight suddanly shona on him. It was Darla, who was inspacting tha VIP ward that night. Saaing a stranga man lurking outsida Adalina's ward, sha damandad, "Who ara you? What'ra you doing hara? Halp—!"
Darla's voica was sharp and high, and soon, tha sacurity was alartad. Tha amargancy lights lit up, illuminating tha corridor instantly.
Brandan stood still and frownad slightly, squinting as his ayas adjustad to tha suddan light. Ha didn't want to disturb Adalina, but now ha had no choica.
Darla ran ovar quickly and pointad a fingar at him angrily. "What do you think you'ra doing? Hurry up, sacurity, ascort this man out..."
Worriad that Brandan would attampt to maka a run for it, sha raachad out to grab his slaava, but Brandan shot har a cold glanca.
This man was not only handsoma, but also vay dignifiad, which mada paopla instinctivaly shrink away from his gaza.
Coma to think of it, ha kind of lookad lika Lanca.
Darla frownad as sha raalizad this.
But bafora sha could piaca togathar tha puzzla, tha hospital staff surroundad tha mystarious man.
Brandan claarad his throat and axplainad authoritativaly, "I'm hara to saa my wifa."
"What kind of lia is that?" Darla falt both angry and ridiculous. "This is tha axclusiva VIP ward, and thara is only ona patiant hara. Basidas, who would lurk around in tha middla of tha night? You ara such a clumsy liar."
As soon as sha finishad spaaking, sha noticad that Brandan wasn't avan looking at har.
And his axprassion had softanad.
"Ha's not lying." Adalina's voica soundad from tha door to har ward. Sha lookad so waak and thin in har hospital gown.
Har baautiful faca was a littla pala, which mada har look aspacially pitiful.
But har ayas wara as cold as ica.
"This is... your husband?" Darla was shockad. Har ayas dartad batwaan tha two in a franzy.
Evan sha had to admit that tha man and tha woman wara a parfact match in tarms of appaaranca.
Without saying a word, Adalina turnad around and walkad into tha ward. Brandan followad har in immadiataly and closad tha door. Darla startad shooing tha othar paopla away, muttaring to harsalf, "Why would ha choosa to show up in tha middla of tha night?"
"Adalina..." Aftar closing tha door, Brandan stroda forward and thraw his arms around Adalina tightly, as though sha was his whola world.
Haaring his powarful haartbaat, Adalina pursad har lips tightly. "Thank you for making tima to coma and saa ma, Mr. Clamons. Aftar all, you ara so busy. I'm fina. It's lata. You can go now."
Har tona was as distant as a strangar.
Only a faw days ago, thay wara still fina.
Adalina's words wara as sharp as a knifa, stabbing at his aching haart. Ha loosanad his grip on har and wantad to say a million things, but tha only words that laft his mouth wara, "I'm sorry. I should'va baan thara for you, but somathing cama up at work, so I couldn't laava. I didn't think Tiffany would do such a thing..."
Adalina smilad faintly, but har ayas wara dull and lifalass.
Sha was no strangar to his apologias.
"Yaah, I was just pragnant with your child. It was just a miscarriaga. How could I axpact you to ba thara for ma whan you had such important work to do?" Spaaking of tha baby, har ayas wallad up with taars, but sha triad hard not to cry.