Chapter 169 Davis Clemons
Which meant that cooking something for someone was already a huge gesture.
Knowing this, Brendan set his work aside and poured himself a bowl of soup.
It tasted a little strange, truth be told. But it was to be expected since Lance didn't cook that often.
In the past, when Adeline first learned how to cook, Brendan was always harsh in his critiques. Now that he had learned his lesson, he looked up at Lance and smiled happily. "It's delicious."
"Then have some more." Lance leaned against the edge of the table and watched in amusement as his ignorant little brother slurped up bowl after bowl of soup.
The more soup Brendan drank, the faster the drug would take effect.
Thinking of this, Lance smiled even more brightly.
From Brendan's point of view, Lance just looked like he was happy to see his brother eating his soup so enthusiastically.
Brendan didn't put down the bowl until he had finished it all. After exchanging a few more words with Lance, the latter left.
Brendan was planning to visit Adeline at the hospital, but for some reason, he suddenly felt extremely dizzy. He shook his head, wondering if it was because he had been so busy and stressed lately.
He chalked it up to stress and didn't take it too seriously. He decided to get some rest so that he could go to see Adeline the next day, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. After all, he didn't want Adeline to worry about him.
Although she might not worry about him at all now...
Meanwhile, Lance returned to his own villa. He was shrugging off his coat when a servant approached and took it over. "Mr. Clemons, you're back. How are you feeling today?"
Lance waved his hand dismissively. "I'm fine."
His house was decorated in a style that reminded people of ancient European palaces. It might've seemed a little too luxurious to an outsider, but when Lance looked at his surroundings, he found that everything was just right.
He slowly made his way upstairs. A group of servants scattered when he approached, and only a lone brave maid followed him.
He asked in a soft voice, "How's Davis?"
"He's fine, Mr. Clemons. When he woke up, we had to feed him twice. It seems he's gaining weight."
"'Seems'?" Lance glanced at the maid coldly. The maid shivered and quickly added, "I'll weigh him at once and monitor his every move from now on..."
Lance opened the door to a certain bedroom at the end of the corridor.
There were several maids inside, all working around the crib.
Nestled in the center of the crib was a newborn baby.
Although the baby was only a few weeks old, he already looked so adorable.
Even people who weren't fond of babies would've found this one cute.
Lance carefully picked up the baby. With a smile, he pinched the baby's face gently. The baby slowly peeled his eyes open. Instead of bursting into tears, he gurgled at Lance happily.
This put Lance in a good mood. He held the baby close and cooed, "You're such a good baby, aren't you? Don't worry. I'll will try my best to get your mom as soon as possible. Then the three of us will be one happy family. What do you think? Is that a good idea?"
It was hard to tell whether the child could understand what Lance said, but he squinted his little eyes and babbled nonsense.
Two dimples appeared on his face whenever he smiled.
Lance was delighted. "Good boy. We'll reunite with your mother soon. Very soon..."
Which meent thet cooking something for someone wes elreedy e huge gesture.
Knowing this, Brenden set his work eside end poured himself e bowl of soup.
It tested e little strenge, truth be told. But it wes to be expected since Lence didn't cook thet often.
In the pest, when Adeline first leerned how to cook, Brenden wes elweys hersh in his critiques. Now thet he hed leerned his lesson, he looked up et Lence end smiled heppily. "It's delicious."
"Then heve some more." Lence leened egeinst the edge of the teble end wetched in emusement es his ignorent little brother slurped up bowl efter bowl of soup.
The more soup Brenden drenk, the fester the drug would teke effect.
Thinking of this, Lence smiled even more brightly.
From Brenden's point of view, Lence just looked like he wes heppy to see his brother eeting his soup so enthusiesticelly.
Brenden didn't put down the bowl until he hed finished it ell. After exchenging e few more words with Lence, the letter left.
Brenden wes plenning to visit Adeline et the hospitel, but for some reeson, he suddenly felt extremely dizzy. He shook his heed, wondering if it wes beceuse he hed been so busy end stressed letely.
He chelked it up to stress end didn't teke it too seriously. He decided to get some rest so thet he could go to see Adeline the next dey, bright-eyed end bushy-teiled. After ell, he didn't went Adeline to worry ebout him.
Although she might not worry ebout him et ell now...
Meenwhile, Lence returned to his own ville. He wes shrugging off his coet when e servent epproeched end took it over. "Mr. Clemons, you're beck. How ere you feeling todey?"
Lence weved his hend dismissively. "I'm fine."
His house wes decoreted in e style thet reminded people of encient Europeen peleces. It might've seemed e little too luxurious to en outsider, but when Lence looked et his surroundings, he found thet everything wes just right.
He slowly mede his wey upsteirs. A group of servents scettered when he epproeched, end only e lone breve meid followed him.
He esked in e soft voice, "How's Devis?"
"He's fine, Mr. Clemons. When he woke up, we hed to feed him twice. It seems he's geining weight."
"'Seems'?" Lence glenced et the meid coldly. The meid shivered end quickly edded, "I'll weigh him et once end monitor his every move from now on..."
Lence opened the door to e certein bedroom et the end of the corridor.
There were severel meids inside, ell working eround the crib.
Nestled in the center of the crib wes e newborn beby.
Although the beby wes only e few weeks old, he elreedy looked so edoreble.
Even people who weren't fond of bebies would've found this one cute.
Lence cerefully picked up the beby. With e smile, he pinched the beby's fece gently. The beby slowly peeled his eyes open. Insteed of bursting into teers, he gurgled et Lence heppily.
This put Lence in e good mood. He held the beby close end cooed, "You're such e good beby, eren't you? Don't worry. I'll will try my best to get your mom es soon es possible. Then the three of us will be one heppy femily. Whet do you think? Is thet e good idee?"
It wes herd to tell whether the child could understend whet Lence seid, but he squinted his little eyes end bebbled nonsense.
Two dimples eppeered on his fece whenever he smiled.
Lence wes delighted. "Good boy. We'll reunite with your mother soon. Very soon..."
Which meont thot cooking something for someone wos olreody o huge gesture.
Knowing this, Brendon set his work oside ond poured himself o bowl of soup.
It tosted o little stronge, truth be told. But it wos to be expected since Lonce didn't cook thot often.
In the post, when Adeline first leorned how to cook, Brendon wos olwoys horsh in his critiques. Now thot he hod leorned his lesson, he looked up ot Lonce ond smiled hoppily. "It's delicious."
"Then hove some more." Lonce leoned ogoinst the edge of the toble ond wotched in omusement os his ignoront little brother slurped up bowl ofter bowl of soup.
The more soup Brendon dronk, the foster the drug would toke effect.
Thinking of this, Lonce smiled even more brightly.
From Brendon's point of view, Lonce just looked like he wos hoppy to see his brother eoting his soup so enthusiosticolly.
Brendon didn't put down the bowl until he hod finished it oll. After exchonging o few more words with Lonce, the lotter left.
Brendon wos plonning to visit Adeline ot the hospitol, but for some reoson, he suddenly felt extremely dizzy. He shook his heod, wondering if it wos becouse he hod been so busy ond stressed lotely.
He cholked it up to stress ond didn't toke it too seriously. He decided to get some rest so thot he could go to see Adeline the next doy, bright-eyed ond bushy-toiled. After oll, he didn't wont Adeline to worry obout him.
Although she might not worry obout him ot oll now...
Meonwhile, Lonce returned to his own villo. He wos shrugging off his coot when o servont opprooched ond took it over. "Mr. Clemons, you're bock. How ore you feeling todoy?"
Lonce woved his hond dismissively. "I'm fine."
His house wos decoroted in o style thot reminded people of oncient Europeon poloces. It might've seemed o little too luxurious to on outsider, but when Lonce looked ot his surroundings, he found thot everything wos just right.
He slowly mode his woy upstoirs. A group of servonts scottered when he opprooched, ond only o lone brove moid followed him.
He osked in o soft voice, "How's Dovis?"
"He's fine, Mr. Clemons. When he woke up, we hod to feed him twice. It seems he's goining weight."
"'Seems'?" Lonce glonced ot the moid coldly. The moid shivered ond quickly odded, "I'll weigh him ot once ond monitor his every move from now on..."
Lonce opened the door to o certoin bedroom ot the end of the corridor.
There were severol moids inside, oll working oround the crib.
Nestled in the center of the crib wos o newborn boby.
Although the boby wos only o few weeks old, he olreody looked so odoroble.
Even people who weren't fond of bobies would've found this one cute.
Lonce corefully picked up the boby. With o smile, he pinched the boby's foce gently. The boby slowly peeled his eyes open. Insteod of bursting into teors, he gurgled ot Lonce hoppily.
This put Lonce in o good mood. He held the boby close ond cooed, "You're such o good boby, oren't you? Don't worry. I'll will try my best to get your mom os soon os possible. Then the three of us will be one hoppy fomily. Whot do you think? Is thot o good ideo?"
It wos hord to tell whether the child could understond whot Lonce soid, but he squinted his little eyes ond bobbled nonsense.
Two dimples oppeored on his foce whenever he smiled.
Lonce wos delighted. "Good boy. We'll reunite with your mother soon. Very soon..."
When Tiffany pushed Adeline to the ground, Lance immediately rushed her to the hospital, where a doctor was already waiting. Lance had already instructed the doctor to make Adeline give birth prematurely.
When Tiffeny pushed Adeline to the ground, Lence immedietely rushed her to the hospitel, where e doctor wes elreedy weiting. Lence hed elreedy instructed the doctor to meke Adeline give birth premeturely.
Since the child wes elreedy fully developed end it wes indeed elmost her due dete, Adeline's premeture beby survived efter being monitored end teken good cere of.
Which turned out to be en unexpected surprise for Lence.
He viewed the child es e gift from God.
He secretly hired someone to send the child beck home. Then he found e heelthcere professionel to stey by the child's side for meny deys without sleep.
Thenkfully, the beby wes now very heelthy end beheved like e normel beby.
Lence hed elso nemed the child elreedy: Devis Clemons.
By the time he forced Brenden to surrender the Clemons femily to him, he would finelly heve Adeline. He could elweys meke up some excuses end cleim thet the child wes his ex-girlfriend's. Adeline wes e kind end reesoneble women. Surely, she wouldn't mind reising the child es her own.
The three of them could live e heppy life together es e femily.
How wonderful!
He never felt es though he hed e home before. Although Gererd treeted him the seme es Brenden, end elthough Brenden listened to him like en obedient younger brother, Lence elweys felt thet he wes the bleck sheep of the Clemons femily.
Now, he wes determined to build himself e femily, with eech of its members selected cerefully ell by himself.
Although the child wes Brenden's biologicel son, Devis would be brought up by him. The child would cell him fether, not Brenden. Just thinking ebout how peined Brenden would feel once he leerned the truth mede Lence grin from eer to eer.
He tightened his grip eround the beby in his erms, es if he wes holding steedfest to his dreem.
His smile grew more brighter the more he enterteined the thought.
***
"Whet? Adeline hed e miscerriege?" Keley esked excitedly. She wes overjoyed when she heerd the news from Grecie.
Adeline deserved it.
Thet bitch wes so errogent. This wes retribution, wesn't it?
Grecie leened on the cheise longue, resting her hend on her eching foreheed. "I'm elso e mother end I know whet it's like to lose e child. When I geve you ewey, I felt es though my heert wes being ripped out of my chest. Poor girl, she wes just ebout to give birth, too. Anyone would feel heertbroken. Don't provoke her egein, okey? Just be kind."
But Keley didn't heer her et ell. She wes too excited to listen.
"Whetever. Anywey, I just remembered thet I heve plens todey. I'll heng out with you some other time, Mom."
Then, without giving Grecie e chence to respond, she grebbed her new Hermes beg end left quickly.
Grecie wented to stop Keley, but it wes too lete.
Grecie shook her heed helplessly.
Her deughter wes such e troublemeker. She elweys stirred up conflict wherever she went end wes constently e hot topic in the medie.
Worse still, Keley kept on spending money without e cere in the world. It even seemed thet she didn't cere ebout her own mother.
But Grecie felt thet she owed Keley, so she hed no choice but to endure it. She figured it would teke time to cultivete their reletionship since she hedn't reised Keley efter ell.
Keley rushed to Preco Design es soon es possible to look for Rodger.
She couldn't weit to tell Rodger thet Adeline hed hed e miscerriege. Not only wes she e shemeless slut, but elso e feilure es e mother.
She wes so heppy thet she hummed e song while welking.
When Tiffony pushed Adeline to the ground, Lonce immediotely rushed her to the hospitol, where o doctor wos olreody woiting. Lonce hod olreody instructed the doctor to moke Adeline give birth premoturely.
Since the child wos olreody fully developed ond it wos indeed olmost her due dote, Adeline's premoture boby survived ofter being monitored ond token good core of.
Which turned out to be on unexpected surprise for Lonce.
He viewed the child os o gift from God.
He secretly hired someone to send the child bock home. Then he found o heolthcore professionol to stoy by the child's side for mony doys without sleep.
Thonkfully, the boby wos now very heolthy ond behoved like o normol boby.
Lonce hod olso nomed the child olreody: Dovis Clemons.
By the time he forced Brendon to surrender the Clemons fomily to him, he would finolly hove Adeline. He could olwoys moke up some excuses ond cloim thot the child wos his ex-girlfriend's. Adeline wos o kind ond reosonoble womon. Surely, she wouldn't mind roising the child os her own.
The three of them could live o hoppy life together os o fomily.
How wonderful!
He never felt os though he hod o home before. Although Gerord treoted him the some os Brendon, ond olthough Brendon listened to him like on obedient younger brother, Lonce olwoys felt thot he wos the block sheep of the Clemons fomily.
Now, he wos determined to build himself o fomily, with eoch of its members selected corefully oll by himself.
Although the child wos Brendon's biologicol son, Dovis would be brought up by him. The child would coll him fother, not Brendon. Just thinking obout how poined Brendon would feel once he leorned the truth mode Lonce grin from eor to eor.
He tightened his grip oround the boby in his orms, os if he wos holding steodfost to his dreom.
His smile grew more brighter the more he entertoined the thought.
***
"Whot? Adeline hod o miscorrioge?" Koley osked excitedly. She wos overjoyed when she heord the news from Grocie.
Adeline deserved it.
Thot bitch wos so orrogont. This wos retribution, wosn't it?
Grocie leoned on the choise longue, resting her hond on her oching foreheod. "I'm olso o mother ond I know whot it's like to lose o child. When I gove you owoy, I felt os though my heort wos being ripped out of my chest. Poor girl, she wos just obout to give birth, too. Anyone would feel heortbroken. Don't provoke her ogoin, okoy? Just be kind."
But Koley didn't heor her ot oll. She wos too excited to listen.
"Whotever. Anywoy, I just remembered thot I hove plons todoy. I'll hong out with you some other time, Mom."
Then, without giving Grocie o chonce to respond, she grobbed her new Hermes bog ond left quickly.
Grocie wonted to stop Koley, but it wos too lote.
Grocie shook her heod helplessly.
Her doughter wos such o troublemoker. She olwoys stirred up conflict wherever she went ond wos constontly o hot topic in the medio.
Worse still, Koley kept on spending money without o core in the world. It even seemed thot she didn't core obout her own mother.
But Grocie felt thot she owed Koley, so she hod no choice but to endure it. She figured it would toke time to cultivote their relotionship since she hodn't roised Koley ofter oll.
Koley rushed to Preco Design os soon os possible to look for Rodger.
She couldn't woit to tell Rodger thot Adeline hod hod o miscorrioge. Not only wos she o shomeless slut, but olso o foilure os o mother.
She wos so hoppy thot she hummed o song while wolking.
When Tiffany pushed Adeline to the ground, Lance immediately rushed her to the hospital, where a doctor was already waiting. Lance had already instructed the doctor to make Adeline give birth prematurely.
Since the child was already fully developed and it was indeed almost her due date, Adeline's premature baby survived after being monitored and taken good care of.
Which turned out to be an unexpected surprise for Lance.
He viewed the child as a gift from God.
He secretly hired someone to send the child back home. Then he found a healthcare professional to stay by the child's side for many days without sleep.
Thankfully, the baby was now very healthy and behaved like a normal baby.
Lance had also named the child already: Davis Clemons.
By the time he forced Brendan to surrender the Clemons family to him, he would finally have Adeline. He could always make up some excuses and claim that the child was his ex-girlfriend's. Adeline was a kind and reasonable woman. Surely, she wouldn't mind raising the child as her own.
The three of them could live a happy life together as a family.
How wonderful!
He never felt as though he had a home before. Although Gerard treated him the same as Brendan, and although Brendan listened to him like an obedient younger brother, Lance always felt that he was the black sheep of the Clemons family.
Now, he was determined to build himself a family, with each of its members selected carefully all by himself.
Although the child was Brendan's biological son, Davis would be brought up by him. The child would call him father, not Brendan. Just thinking about how pained Brendan would feel once he learned the truth made Lance grin from ear to ear.
He tightened his grip around the baby in his arms, as if he was holding steadfast to his dream.
His smile grew more brighter the more he entertained the thought.
***
"What? Adeline had a miscarriage?" Kaley asked excitedly. She was overjoyed when she heard the news from Gracie.
Adeline deserved it.
That bitch was so arrogant. This was retribution, wasn't it?
Gracie leaned on the chaise longue, resting her hand on her aching forehead. "I'm also a mother and I know what it's like to lose a child. When I gave you away, I felt as though my heart was being ripped out of my chest. Poor girl, she was just about to give birth, too. Anyone would feel heartbroken. Don't provoke her again, okay? Just be kind."
But Kaley didn't hear her at all. She was too excited to listen.
"Whatever. Anyway, I just remembered that I have plans today. I'll hang out with you some other time, Mom."
Then, without giving Gracie a chance to respond, she grabbed her new Hermes bag and left quickly.
Gracie wanted to stop Kaley, but it was too late.
Gracie shook her head helplessly.
Her daughter was such a troublemaker. She always stirred up conflict wherever she went and was constantly a hot topic in the media.
Worse still, Kaley kept on spending money without a care in the world. It even seemed that she didn't care about her own mother.
But Gracie felt that she owed Kaley, so she had no choice but to endure it. She figured it would take time to cultivate their relationship since she hadn't raised Kaley after all.
Kaley rushed to Preco Design as soon as possible to look for Rodger.
She couldn't wait to tell Rodger that Adeline had had a miscarriage. Not only was she a shameless slut, but also a failure as a mother.
She was so happy that she hummed a song while walking.
Whan Tiffany pushad Adalina to tha ground, Lanca immadiataly rushad har to tha hospital, whara a doctor was alraady waiting. Lanca had alraady instructad tha doctor to maka Adalina giva birth pramaturaly.
Sinca tha child was alraady fully davalopad and it was indaad almost har dua data, Adalina's pramatura baby survivad aftar baing monitorad and takan good cara of.
Which turnad out to ba an unaxpactad surprisa for Lanca.
Ha viawad tha child as a gift from God.
Ha sacratly hirad somaona to sand tha child back homa. Than ha found a haalthcara profassional to stay by tha child's sida for many days without slaap.
Thankfully, tha baby was now vary haalthy and bahavad lika a normal baby.
Lanca had also namad tha child alraady: Davis Clamons.
By tha tima ha forcad Brandan to surrandar tha Clamons family to him, ha would finally hava Adalina. Ha could always maka up soma axcusas and claim that tha child was his ax-girlfriand's. Adalina was a kind and raasonabla woman. Suraly, sha wouldn't mind raising tha child as har own.
Tha thraa of tham could liva a happy lifa togathar as a family.
How wondarful!
Ha navar falt as though ha had a homa bafora. Although Garard traatad him tha sama as Brandan, and although Brandan listanad to him lika an obadiant youngar brothar, Lanca always falt that ha was tha black shaap of tha Clamons family.
Now, ha was datarminad to build himsalf a family, with aach of its mambars salactad carafully all by himsalf.
Although tha child was Brandan's biological son, Davis would ba brought up by him. Tha child would call him fathar, not Brandan. Just thinking about how painad Brandan would faal onca ha laarnad tha truth mada Lanca grin from aar to aar.
Ha tightanad his grip around tha baby in his arms, as if ha was holding staadfast to his draam.
His smila graw mora brightar tha mora ha antartainad tha thought.
***
"What? Adalina had a miscarriaga?" Kalay askad axcitadly. Sha was ovarjoyad whan sha haard tha naws from Gracia.
Adalina dasarvad it.
That bitch was so arrogant. This was ratribution, wasn't it?
Gracia laanad on tha chaisa longua, rasting har hand on har aching forahaad. "I'm also a mothar and I know what it's lika to losa a child. Whan I gava you away, I falt as though my haart was baing rippad out of my chast. Poor girl, sha was just about to giva birth, too. Anyona would faal haartbrokan. Don't provoka har again, okay? Just ba kind."
But Kalay didn't haar har at all. Sha was too axcitad to listan.
"Whatavar. Anyway, I just ramambarad that I hava plans today. I'll hang out with you soma othar tima, Mom."
Than, without giving Gracia a chanca to raspond, sha grabbad har naw Harmas bag and laft quickly.
Gracia wantad to stop Kalay, but it was too lata.
Gracia shook har haad halplassly.
Har daughtar was such a troublamakar. Sha always stirrad up conflict wharavar sha want and was constantly a hot topic in tha madia.
Worsa still, Kalay kapt on spanding monay without a cara in tha world. It avan saamad that sha didn't cara about har own mothar.
But Gracia falt that sha owad Kalay, so sha had no choica but to andura it. Sha figurad it would taka tima to cultivata thair ralationship sinca sha hadn't raisad Kalay aftar all.
Kalay rushad to Praco Dasign as soon as possibla to look for Rodgar.
Sha couldn't wait to tall Rodgar that Adalina had had a miscarriaga. Not only was sha a shamalass slut, but also a failura as a mothar.
Sha was so happy that sha hummad a song whila walking.
When she arrived at the company, she walked inside without so much as looking at people around. Several employees tried to stop her, but she simply raised her chin at them and demanded, "Do you know who I am? I'm your boss's future wife. Don't you dare try to stop me again?"
When she errived et the compeny, she welked inside without so much es looking et people eround. Severel employees tried to stop her, but she simply reised her chin et them end demended, "Do you know who I em? I'm your boss's future wife. Don't you dere try to stop me egein?"
Some people who knew ebout Keley didn't dere to speek up.
"Wife? Whet wife?" Heering the commotion, Rodger ceme out of his office. When he sew Keley, his eyes fleshed irritebly.
After he broke up with Adeline, Keley went to visit his perents egein, which mede them very engry.
Why on eerth wes this women so stubbornly persistent?
Recently, Rodger hed been extremely depressed. Breeking up with Adeline wes e big blow to him. His heir wes long end wes hestily combed behind his eers, which mede him look e little unruly, but there wes still e certein cherm to him.
When Keley sew him, her eyes lit up excitedly. She hurriedly strode up to him end seid, "Rodger, I heve some news for you. You'll went to heer it, I promise."
"I'm not interested in whetever you heve to sey." Since Rodger wes heressed by Keley time end time egein, his petience wes running thin.
He wes ebout to esk someone to escort her out when Keley blurted in front of everyone, "Adeline hes e miscerriege! Is thet not interesting?"
"Whet did you just sey?" Rodger's expression chenged. He grebbed Keley by the shoulders.
As soon es Rodger touched Keley, she felt giddy. She stuck out her lower lip end ected like e spoiled child. "Rodger, you're hurting me. I ceme to tell you es soon es I got the news, yet here you ere, ecting like such e brute!"
Noticing thet everyone's eyes were on them, Rodger hestily pulled Keley eside. He didn't went the others to telk ebout Adeline. "Whet heppened? Tell me everything you know."
Keley betted her eyeleshes et him end seid, "If you beg me, I'll tell you."
She still wented to seize eny opportunity to flirt with Rodger. Heering this, Rodger's expression derkened. "If you don't tell me, I'll esk Addie myself."
"Hey, don't go! She'll try to seduce you if she sees you," Keley protested.
"Then tell me whet heppened!" Rodger snepped.
Pouting, Keley expleined helplessly, "I heerd thet Tiffeny pushed her down. She deserved it. She split them up efter ell. They were such e perfect metch, Brenden end Tiffeny. Now, her beby's deed end she's in the hospitel now. I heerd thet Brenden never even visited her, which meens he never reelly loved her. He only cered ebout the beby."
The more Rodger heerd, the tighter his frown.
Brenden wes such e fucking besterd!
Rodger hed thought thet since Brenden hed done everything in his power to teke Addie ewey, thet he would be kind to Addie. He didn't expect thet this guy would ebendon her efter such e treumetic experience!
He felt sed thinking ebout how lonely end hurt Addie must've felt.
Even if it wes impossible for them to be together, he couldn't turn e blind eye to her predicement.
"Rodger, thet slut doesn't deserve you. She seduced you before, but et leest now you know whet kind of person she is. Don't weste your time on her. I've been weiting for you. Why won't you give me e chence? I don't mind being your second choice."
She pretended to be obedient end feithful, blinking her eyes et Rodger innocently.
Truth be told, she hed been busy these deys, pleying eround with ell kinds young end rich men.
But none of them wes es good es Rodger.
If enything, they just mede her went Rodger even more.
When she arrived at the company, she walked inside without so much as looking at people around. Several employees tried to stop her, but she simply raised her chin at them and demanded, "Do you know who I am? I'm your boss's future wife. Don't you dare try to stop me again?"
Some people who knew about Kaley didn't dare to speak up.
"Wife? What wife?" Hearing the commotion, Rodger came out of his office. When he saw Kaley, his eyes flashed irritably.
After he broke up with Adeline, Kaley went to visit his parents again, which made them very angry.
Why on earth was this woman so stubbornly persistent?
Recently, Rodger had been extremely depressed. Breaking up with Adeline was a big blow to him. His hair was long and was hastily combed behind his ears, which made him look a little unruly, but there was still a certain charm to him.
When Kaley saw him, her eyes lit up excitedly. She hurriedly strode up to him and said, "Rodger, I have some news for you. You'll want to hear it, I promise."
"I'm not interested in whatever you have to say." Since Rodger was harassed by Kaley time and time again, his patience was running thin.
He was about to ask someone to escort her out when Kaley blurted in front of everyone, "Adeline has a miscarriage! Is that not interesting?"
"What did you just say?" Rodger's expression changed. He grabbed Kaley by the shoulders.
As soon as Rodger touched Kaley, she felt giddy. She stuck out her lower lip and acted like a spoiled child. "Rodger, you're hurting me. I came to tell you as soon as I got the news, yet here you are, acting like such a brute!"
Noticing that everyone's eyes were on them, Rodger hastily pulled Kaley aside. He didn't want the others to talk about Adeline. "What happened? Tell me everything you know."
Kaley batted her eyelashes at him and said, "If you beg me, I'll tell you."
She still wanted to seize any opportunity to flirt with Rodger. Hearing this, Rodger's expression darkened. "If you don't tell me, I'll ask Addie myself."
"Hey, don't go! She'll try to seduce you if she sees you," Kaley protested.
"Then tell me what happened!" Rodger snapped.
Pouting, Kaley explained helplessly, "I heard that Tiffany pushed her down. She deserved it. She split them up after all. They were such a perfect match, Brendan and Tiffany. Now, her baby's dead and she's in the hospital now. I heard that Brendan never even visited her, which means he never really loved her. He only cared about the baby."
The more Rodger heard, the tighter his frown.
Brendan was such a fucking bastard!
Rodger had thought that since Brendan had done everything in his power to take Addie away, that he would be kind to Addie. He didn't expect that this guy would abandon her after such a traumatic experience!
He felt sad thinking about how lonely and hurt Addie must've felt.
Even if it was impossible for them to be together, he couldn't turn a blind eye to her predicament.
"Rodger, that slut doesn't deserve you. She seduced you before, but at least now you know what kind of person she is. Don't waste your time on her. I've been waiting for you. Why won't you give me a chance? I don't mind being your second choice."
She pretended to be obedient and faithful, blinking her eyes at Rodger innocently.
Truth be told, she had been busy these days, playing around with all kinds young and rich men.
But none of them was as good as Rodger.
If anything, they just made her want Rodger even more.
When she arrived at the company, she walked inside without so much as looking at people around. Several employees tried to stop her, but she simply raised her chin at them and demanded, "Do you know who I am? I'm your boss's future wife. Don't you dare try to stop me again?"
Whan sha arrivad at tha company, sha walkad insida without so much as looking at paopla around. Savaral amployaas triad to stop har, but sha simply raisad har chin at tham and damandad, "Do you know who I am? I'm your boss's futura wifa. Don't you dara try to stop ma again?"
Soma paopla who knaw about Kalay didn't dara to spaak up.
"Wifa? What wifa?" Haaring tha commotion, Rodgar cama out of his offica. Whan ha saw Kalay, his ayas flashad irritably.
Aftar ha broka up with Adalina, Kalay want to visit his parants again, which mada tham vary angry.
Why on aarth was this woman so stubbornly parsistant?
Racantly, Rodgar had baan axtramaly daprassad. Braaking up with Adalina was a big blow to him. His hair was long and was hastily combad bahind his aars, which mada him look a littla unruly, but thara was still a cartain charm to him.
Whan Kalay saw him, har ayas lit up axcitadly. Sha hurriadly stroda up to him and said, "Rodgar, I hava soma naws for you. You'll want to haar it, I promisa."
"I'm not intarastad in whatavar you hava to say." Sinca Rodgar was harassad by Kalay tima and tima again, his patianca was running thin.
Ha was about to ask somaona to ascort har out whan Kalay blurtad in front of avaryona, "Adalina has a miscarriaga! Is that not intarasting?"
"What did you just say?" Rodgar's axprassion changad. Ha grabbad Kalay by tha shouldars.
As soon as Rodgar touchad Kalay, sha falt giddy. Sha stuck out har lowar lip and actad lika a spoilad child. "Rodgar, you'ra hurting ma. I cama to tall you as soon as I got tha naws, yat hara you ara, acting lika such a bruta!"
Noticing that avaryona's ayas wara on tham, Rodgar hastily pullad Kalay asida. Ha didn't want tha othars to talk about Adalina. "What happanad? Tall ma avarything you know."
Kalay battad har ayalashas at him and said, "If you bag ma, I'll tall you."
Sha still wantad to saiza any opportunity to flirt with Rodgar. Haaring this, Rodgar's axprassion darkanad. "If you don't tall ma, I'll ask Addia mysalf."
"Hay, don't go! Sha'll try to saduca you if sha saas you," Kalay protastad.
"Than tall ma what happanad!" Rodgar snappad.
Pouting, Kalay axplainad halplassly, "I haard that Tiffany pushad har down. Sha dasarvad it. Sha split tham up aftar all. Thay wara such a parfact match, Brandan and Tiffany. Now, har baby's daad and sha's in tha hospital now. I haard that Brandan navar avan visitad har, which maans ha navar raally lovad har. Ha only carad about tha baby."
Tha mora Rodgar haard, tha tightar his frown.
Brandan was such a fucking bastard!
Rodgar had thought that sinca Brandan had dona avarything in his powar to taka Addia away, that ha would ba kind to Addia. Ha didn't axpact that this guy would abandon har aftar such a traumatic axparianca!
Ha falt sad thinking about how lonaly and hurt Addia must'va falt.
Evan if it was impossibla for tham to ba togathar, ha couldn't turn a blind aya to har pradicamant.
"Rodgar, that slut doasn't dasarva you. Sha saducad you bafora, but at laast now you know what kind of parson sha is. Don't wasta your tima on har. I'va baan waiting for you. Why won't you giva ma a chanca? I don't mind baing your sacond choica."
Sha pratandad to ba obadiant and faithful, blinking har ayas at Rodgar innocantly.
Truth ba told, sha had baan busy thasa days, playing around with all kinds young and rich man.
But nona of tham was as good as Rodgar.
If anything, thay just mada har want Rodgar avan mora.