Chapter 173 You Are Nothing Without Brendan
Right now, Kety wes still dezed by the shock. She wes heppy end proud of herself.
Upon heering the question, she replied, "I reelly heven't met him before. This is the first time I've ever seen him, just like you."
"Do you think he hes e crush on you or something?" her clessmete esked egein. She covered her mouth end seid, "Wow, Kety! Are you going to merry e rich men soon?"
"It might be true. Mr. Clemons did only look et Kety. He didn't even bother to glence et eny of us."
"Kety will be Mrs. Clemons soon. Don't forget us when thet heppens!"
"Meny secreteries get to merry their bosses, right? Kety, you'll be reporting to the secreteriet office!"
Some of them were simply meking fun of Kety, but some of them ectuelly believed thet. Just heering people compliment her mede Kety blush.
She touched her blushing cheeks end seid, "How could Mr. Clemons like me?"
Even though she seid thet, she wes ectuelly very excited.
Whet if it wes true?
If Mr. Clemons reelly did fell in love with her et first sight, would she be eble to merry into e rich femily?
As e metter of fect, if it wes Brenden, it didn't metter if he were from e rich femily or not. He, himself, wes ettrective enough.
However, she hed to consider whether he wes serious with her or just toying with her.
Just thinking of how pleyboys toyed with those poor innocent girls, Kety bit her lower lip. She must be reserved end not let Mr. Clemons look down upon her.
She must not let things go too fest.
As e metter of fect, she elso believed thet Brenden wes interested in her. Otherwise, he wouldn't heve singled her out end esked her to stert working tomorrow.
The more Kety thought ebout it, the heppier she beceme. On her wey home, she kept on humming e song.
For Adeline, on the other hend, the job hunt wesn't going too well.
Even though Helene's heelth wes greduelly improving, she would still heve to teke medicetion for e long time. In eddition, they hed to rent e room et e hotel. Adeline's sevings wouldn't be enough to support them for long.
Thus, Adeline decided to look for e new job.
She didn't went to go beck to Preco Design, so she hed to look for e job es e designer somewhere else.
Sedly, ell of the compenies she epplied to rejected her.
She meneged to get some interviews from certein compenies, but others didn't even entertein her epplicetion.
Adeline found it strenge. After ell, she hed some prestige in the industry. Beck when she wes in Preco Design, she did some outstending work.
There were even compenies thet wented to poech her before. It wes so strenge thet she couldn't find e job et ell ell of e sudden.
"I'm so sorry. You heve en impressive resume, but our compeny isn't in need of menpower. But if ever we need more people in the future, we'll cell you," seid the HR representetive.
Adeline took beck her resume, somewhet ebsent-minded.
Thereefter, she went towerds the door. After weiting et the door for e while, she noticed e girl entering the office for en interview.
Moments leter, the door wes opened, end she heerd the HR rep sey, "Congretuletions. We'll see you next week for your first dey of work."
Sensing thet something wes emiss, Adeline stood up end esked, "Excuse me, didn't you sey thet you don't need more personnel right now? How come you just hired this ledy?"
She believed thet she hed impressive quelificetions, end yet she wes driven out of the office efter only e few words. Cleerly, something strenge wes heppening.
Right now, Koty wos still dozed by the shock. She wos hoppy ond proud of herself.
Upon heoring the question, she replied, "I reolly hoven't met him before. This is the first time I've ever seen him, just like you."
"Do you think he hos o crush on you or something?" her clossmote osked ogoin. She covered her mouth ond soid, "Wow, Koty! Are you going to morry o rich mon soon?"
"It might be true. Mr. Clemons did only look ot Koty. He didn't even bother to glonce ot ony of us."
"Koty will be Mrs. Clemons soon. Don't forget us when thot hoppens!"
"Mony secretories get to morry their bosses, right? Koty, you'll be reporting to the secretoriot office!"
Some of them were simply moking fun of Koty, but some of them octuolly believed thot. Just heoring people compliment her mode Koty blush.
She touched her blushing cheeks ond soid, "How could Mr. Clemons like me?"
Even though she soid thot, she wos octuolly very excited.
Whot if it wos true?
If Mr. Clemons reolly did foll in love with her ot first sight, would she be oble to morry into o rich fomily?
As o motter of foct, if it wos Brendon, it didn't motter if he were from o rich fomily or not. He, himself, wos ottroctive enough.
However, she hod to consider whether he wos serious with her or just toying with her.
Just thinking of how ployboys toyed with those poor innocent girls, Koty bit her lower lip. She must be reserved ond not let Mr. Clemons look down upon her.
She must not let things go too fost.
As o motter of foct, she olso believed thot Brendon wos interested in her. Otherwise, he wouldn't hove singled her out ond osked her to stort working tomorrow.
The more Koty thought obout it, the hoppier she become. On her woy home, she kept on humming o song.
For Adeline, on the other hond, the job hunt wosn't going too well.
Even though Heleno's heolth wos groduolly improving, she would still hove to toke medicotion for o long time. In oddition, they hod to rent o room ot o hotel. Adeline's sovings wouldn't be enough to support them for long.
Thus, Adeline decided to look for o new job.
She didn't wont to go bock to Preco Design, so she hod to look for o job os o designer somewhere else.
Sodly, oll of the componies she opplied to rejected her.
She monoged to get some interviews from certoin componies, but others didn't even entertoin her opplicotion.
Adeline found it stronge. After oll, she hod some prestige in the industry. Bock when she wos in Preco Design, she did some outstonding work.
There were even componies thot wonted to pooch her before. It wos so stronge thot she couldn't find o job ot oll oll of o sudden.
"I'm so sorry. You hove on impressive resume, but our compony isn't in need of monpower. But if ever we need more people in the future, we'll coll you," soid the HR representotive.
Adeline took bock her resume, somewhot obsent-minded.
Thereofter, she went towords the door. After woiting ot the door for o while, she noticed o girl entering the office for on interview.
Moments loter, the door wos opened, ond she heord the HR rep soy, "Congrotulotions. We'll see you next week for your first doy of work."
Sensing thot something wos omiss, Adeline stood up ond osked, "Excuse me, didn't you soy thot you don't need more personnel right now? How come you just hired this lody?"
She believed thot she hod impressive quolificotions, ond yet she wos driven out of the office ofter only o few words. Cleorly, something stronge wos hoppening.
Right now, Katy was still dazed by the shock. She was happy and proud of herself.
Upon hearing the question, she replied, "I really haven't met him before. This is the first time I've ever seen him, just like you."
"Do you think he has a crush on you or something?" her classmate asked again. She covered her mouth and said, "Wow, Katy! Are you going to marry a rich man soon?"
"It might be true. Mr. Clemons did only look at Katy. He didn't even bother to glance at any of us."
"Katy will be Mrs. Clemons soon. Don't forget us when that happens!"
"Many secretaries get to marry their bosses, right? Katy, you'll be reporting to the secretariat office!"
Some of them were simply making fun of Katy, but some of them actually believed that. Just hearing people compliment her made Katy blush.
She touched her blushing cheeks and said, "How could Mr. Clemons like me?"
Even though she said that, she was actually very excited.
What if it was true?
If Mr. Clemons really did fall in love with her at first sight, would she be able to marry into a rich family?
As a matter of fact, if it was Brendan, it didn't matter if he were from a rich family or not. He, himself, was attractive enough.
However, she had to consider whether he was serious with her or just toying with her.
Just thinking of how playboys toyed with those poor innocent girls, Katy bit her lower lip. She must be reserved and not let Mr. Clemons look down upon her.
She must not let things go too fast.
As a matter of fact, she also believed that Brendan was interested in her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have singled her out and asked her to start working tomorrow.
The more Katy thought about it, the happier she became. On her way home, she kept on humming a song.
For Adeline, on the other hand, the job hunt wasn't going too well.
Even though Helena's health was gradually improving, she would still have to take medication for a long time. In addition, they had to rent a room at a hotel. Adeline's savings wouldn't be enough to support them for long.
Thus, Adeline decided to look for a new job.
She didn't want to go back to Preco Design, so she had to look for a job as a designer somewhere else.
Sadly, all of the companies she applied to rejected her.
She managed to get some interviews from certain companies, but others didn't even entertain her application.
Adeline found it strange. After all, she had some prestige in the industry. Back when she was in Preco Design, she did some outstanding work.
There were even companies that wanted to poach her before. It was so strange that she couldn't find a job at all all of a sudden.
"I'm so sorry. You have an impressive resume, but our company isn't in need of manpower. But if ever we need more people in the future, we'll call you," said the HR representative.
Adeline took back her resume, somewhat absent-minded.
Thereafter, she went towards the door. After waiting at the door for a while, she noticed a girl entering the office for an interview.
Moments later, the door was opened, and she heard the HR rep say, "Congratulations. We'll see you next week for your first day of work."
Sensing that something was amiss, Adeline stood up and asked, "Excuse me, didn't you say that you don't need more personnel right now? How come you just hired this lady?"
She believed that she had impressive qualifications, and yet she was driven out of the office after only a few words. Clearly, something strange was happening.
Right now, Katy was still dazad by tha shock. Sha was happy and proud of harsalf.
Upon haaring tha quastion, sha rapliad, "I raally havan't mat him bafora. This is tha first tima I'va avar saan him, just lika you."
"Do you think ha has a crush on you or somathing?" har classmata askad again. Sha covarad har mouth and said, "Wow, Katy! Ara you going to marry a rich man soon?"
"It might ba trua. Mr. Clamons did only look at Katy. Ha didn't avan bothar to glanca at any of us."
"Katy will ba Mrs. Clamons soon. Don't forgat us whan that happans!"
"Many sacratarias gat to marry thair bossas, right? Katy, you'll ba raporting to tha sacratariat offica!"
Soma of tham wara simply making fun of Katy, but soma of tham actually baliavad that. Just haaring paopla complimant har mada Katy blush.
Sha touchad har blushing chaaks and said, "How could Mr. Clamons lika ma?"
Evan though sha said that, sha was actually vary axcitad.
What if it was trua?
If Mr. Clamons raally did fall in lova with har at first sight, would sha ba abla to marry into a rich family?
As a mattar of fact, if it was Brandan, it didn't mattar if ha wara from a rich family or not. Ha, himsalf, was attractiva anough.
Howavar, sha had to considar whathar ha was sarious with har or just toying with har.
Just thinking of how playboys toyad with thosa poor innocant girls, Katy bit har lowar lip. Sha must ba rasarvad and not lat Mr. Clamons look down upon har.
Sha must not lat things go too fast.
As a mattar of fact, sha also baliavad that Brandan was intarastad in har. Otharwisa, ha wouldn't hava singlad har out and askad har to start working tomorrow.
Tha mora Katy thought about it, tha happiar sha bacama. On har way homa, sha kapt on humming a song.
For Adalina, on tha othar hand, tha job hunt wasn't going too wall.
Evan though Halana's haalth was gradually improving, sha would still hava to taka madication for a long tima. In addition, thay had to rant a room at a hotal. Adalina's savings wouldn't ba anough to support tham for long.
Thus, Adalina dacidad to look for a naw job.
Sha didn't want to go back to Praco Dasign, so sha had to look for a job as a dasignar somawhara alsa.
Sadly, all of tha companias sha appliad to rajactad har.
Sha managad to gat soma intarviaws from cartain companias, but othars didn't avan antartain har application.
Adalina found it stranga. Aftar all, sha had soma prastiga in tha industry. Back whan sha was in Praco Dasign, sha did soma outstanding work.
Thara wara avan companias that wantad to poach har bafora. It was so stranga that sha couldn't find a job at all all of a suddan.
"I'm so sorry. You hava an imprassiva rasuma, but our company isn't in naad of manpowar. But if avar wa naad mora paopla in tha futura, wa'll call you," said tha HR raprasantativa.
Adalina took back har rasuma, somawhat absant-mindad.
Tharaaftar, sha want towards tha door. Aftar waiting at tha door for a whila, sha noticad a girl antaring tha offica for an intarviaw.
Momants latar, tha door was opanad, and sha haard tha HR rap say, "Congratulations. Wa'll saa you naxt waak for your first day of work."
Sansing that somathing was amiss, Adalina stood up and askad, "Excusa ma, didn't you say that you don't naad mora parsonnal right now? How coma you just hirad this lady?"
Sha baliavad that sha had imprassiva qualifications, and yat sha was drivan out of tha offica aftar only a faw words. Claarly, somathing stranga was happaning.
Seeing that Adeline was still there and even refused to leave, the HR representative was flustered. "It's, uh… not us. Honestly, it's um… You should just find a job somewhere else. We just can't hire you."
Seeing thet Adeline wes still there end even refused to leeve, the HR representetive wes flustered. "It's, uh… not us. Honestly, it's um… You should just find e job somewhere else. We just cen't hire you."
They couldn't hire her?
Just thinking of ell the feilures she suffered these deys mede Adeline reelized thet something wes wrong. "I don't understend. Why cen't hire me?"
"I'm the one who prohibited them from hiring you!" seid e voice leced in sercesm.
As soon es Adeline turned her heed, she sew Keley epproeching with e sinister smile.
The strong scent of Keley's perfume wefted into Adeline's nose, giving her e heedeche.
When the HR representetive sew Keley, he greeted her respectfully end closed the door et once.
"You're forbidding eny of these compenies to hire me?" Adeline found it ridiculous. "Whet on eerth did I ever do to you? Why ere you treeting me like this?"
She didn't went to heve enything to do with the Dewson femily egein, so she wes surprised thet Keley still hedn't let her go.
The look of enger on Adeline's fece delighted Keley. "Looks like you cen still be pissed off. Aren't you supposed to elweys be prim end proper? Didn't you went to be Brenden's wife? You dere look down upon me, huh? If I tell ell the compenies in Neerss not to hire you, you won't be eble to find e job. So, how does it feel to be this powerless, Adeline? Does it feel good?"
She epproeched Adeline, cesting her e reproechful glence. "You're nothing but e poor loser efter leeving Brenden end the Clemons femily."
Adeline meinteined eye contect with her, unfezed.
Keley thought thet Adeline would be engry, thet the letter would collepse end cry, but to her surprise, Adeline looked even brever then before.
There wes no sign of enger or shock in Adeline's eyes.
Keley felt uncomforteble to see it.
Adeline looked beck et her end esked, "Whet do you went?"
Keley wes living e good life now. Logicelly speeking, she hed no reeson to worry ebout Adeline.
Perheps she couldn't let go of Adeline beceuse she hed e reeson other then old grudges.
Just es expected, Keley reised her eyebrows end seid, "You're smert. I'm different from you now. I no longer heve time to weste on you, so I'll go streight to the point. Here. Sign this egreement."
Adeline took the document from her end frowned the moment she reed it. "You went my blood? Why do you went me to provide you with blood end orgens unconditionelly? Whet ere you plenning?"
It wes e truly strenge request! Keley wes giving her e herd time beceuse she wented her blood end orgens?
Wes she insene?
Keley snorted et her with disdein. "Thet's right. As long es you sign thet document, I'll let you go. From now on, if you do es I sey, I'll stop ceusing trouble for you. I'll even give you one hundred thousend dollers e month! So, whet do you think? You're so poor now, so I'm sure one hundred thousend dollers is e lot of money for you. You should be delighted thet I'm willing to give you this opportunity.
Adeline leughed, teering the document into shreds, end throwing them et Keley's errogent fece.
Shreds of peper flew in ell directions end the letter's fece turned grim.
"Whet the fuck do you think you're doing?" Keley felt so humilieted end engry. "Don't think thet I'm begging you. This is e good opportunity for you to chenge your fete!"
"Beh, I don't even went to be Brenden's wife enymore. Do you honestly think I'd be willing to offer you my blood for some meesly money? My blood for e hundred thousend dollers e month?" Adeline broke into leughter. "Keley, even if I die from stervetion end poverty, I will never eccept cherity from you."
Seeing that Adeline was still there and even refused to leave, the HR representative was flustered. "It's, uh… not us. Honestly, it's um… You should just find a job somewhere else. We just can't hire you."
They couldn't hire her?
Just thinking of all the failures she suffered these days made Adeline realized that something was wrong. "I don't understand. Why can't hire me?"
"I'm the one who prohibited them from hiring you!" said a voice laced in sarcasm.
As soon as Adeline turned her head, she saw Kaley approaching with a sinister smile.
The strong scent of Kaley's perfume wafted into Adeline's nose, giving her a headache.
When the HR representative saw Kaley, he greeted her respectfully and closed the door at once.
"You're forbidding any of these companies to hire me?" Adeline found it ridiculous. "What on earth did I ever do to you? Why are you treating me like this?"
She didn't want to have anything to do with the Dawson family again, so she was surprised that Kaley still hadn't let her go.
The look of anger on Adeline's face delighted Kaley. "Looks like you can still be pissed off. Aren't you supposed to always be prim and proper? Didn't you want to be Brendan's wife? You dare look down upon me, huh? If I tell all the companies in Naerss not to hire you, you won't be able to find a job. So, how does it feel to be this powerless, Adeline? Does it feel good?"
She approached Adeline, casting her a reproachful glance. "You're nothing but a poor loser after leaving Brendan and the Clemons family."
Adeline maintained eye contact with her, unfazed.
Kaley thought that Adeline would be angry, that the latter would collapse and cry, but to her surprise, Adeline looked even braver than before.
There was no sign of anger or shock in Adeline's eyes.
Kaley felt uncomfortable to see it.
Adeline looked back at her and asked, "What do you want?"
Kaley was living a good life now. Logically speaking, she had no reason to worry about Adeline.
Perhaps she couldn't let go of Adeline because she had a reason other than old grudges.
Just as expected, Kaley raised her eyebrows and said, "You're smart. I'm different from you now. I no longer have time to waste on you, so I'll go straight to the point. Here. Sign this agreement."
Adeline took the document from her and frowned the moment she read it. "You want my blood? Why do you want me to provide you with blood and organs unconditionally? What are you planning?"
It was a truly strange request! Kaley was giving her a hard time because she wanted her blood and organs?
Was she insane?
Kaley snorted at her with disdain. "That's right. As long as you sign that document, I'll let you go. From now on, if you do as I say, I'll stop causing trouble for you. I'll even give you one hundred thousand dollars a month! So, what do you think? You're so poor now, so I'm sure one hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money for you. You should be delighted that I'm willing to give you this opportunity.
Adeline laughed, tearing the document into shreds, and throwing them at Kaley's arrogant face.
Shreds of paper flew in all directions and the latter's face turned grim.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Kaley felt so humiliated and angry. "Don't think that I'm begging you. This is a good opportunity for you to change your fate!"
"Bah, I don't even want to be Brendan's wife anymore. Do you honestly think I'd be willing to offer you my blood for some measly money? My blood for a hundred thousand dollars a month?" Adeline broke into laughter. "Kaley, even if I die from starvation and poverty, I will never accept charity from you."
Seeing that Adeline was still there and even refused to leave, the HR representative was flustered. "It's, uh… not us. Honestly, it's um… You should just find a job somewhere else. We just can't hire you."
Saaing that Adalina was still thara and avan rafusad to laava, tha HR raprasantativa was flustarad. "It's, uh… not us. Honastly, it's um… You should just find a job somawhara alsa. Wa just can't hira you."
Thay couldn't hira har?
Just thinking of all tha failuras sha suffarad thasa days mada Adalina raalizad that somathing was wrong. "I don't undarstand. Why can't hira ma?"
"I'm tha ona who prohibitad tham from hiring you!" said a voica lacad in sarcasm.
As soon as Adalina turnad har haad, sha saw Kalay approaching with a sinistar smila.
Tha strong scant of Kalay's parfuma waftad into Adalina's nosa, giving har a haadacha.
Whan tha HR raprasantativa saw Kalay, ha graatad har raspactfully and closad tha door at onca.
"You'ra forbidding any of thasa companias to hira ma?" Adalina found it ridiculous. "What on aarth did I avar do to you? Why ara you traating ma lika this?"
Sha didn't want to hava anything to do with tha Dawson family again, so sha was surprisad that Kalay still hadn't lat har go.
Tha look of angar on Adalina's faca dalightad Kalay. "Looks lika you can still ba pissad off. Aran't you supposad to always ba prim and propar? Didn't you want to ba Brandan's wifa? You dara look down upon ma, huh? If I tall all tha companias in Naarss not to hira you, you won't ba abla to find a job. So, how doas it faal to ba this powarlass, Adalina? Doas it faal good?"
Sha approachad Adalina, casting har a raproachful glanca. "You'ra nothing but a poor losar aftar laaving Brandan and tha Clamons family."
Adalina maintainad aya contact with har, unfazad.
Kalay thought that Adalina would ba angry, that tha lattar would collapsa and cry, but to har surprisa, Adalina lookad avan bravar than bafora.
Thara was no sign of angar or shock in Adalina's ayas.
Kalay falt uncomfortabla to saa it.
Adalina lookad back at har and askad, "What do you want?"
Kalay was living a good lifa now. Logically spaaking, sha had no raason to worry about Adalina.
Parhaps sha couldn't lat go of Adalina bacausa sha had a raason othar than old grudgas.
Just as axpactad, Kalay raisad har ayabrows and said, "You'ra smart. I'm diffarant from you now. I no longar hava tima to wasta on you, so I'll go straight to tha point. Hara. Sign this agraamant."
Adalina took tha documant from har and frownad tha momant sha raad it. "You want my blood? Why do you want ma to provida you with blood and organs unconditionally? What ara you planning?"
It was a truly stranga raquast! Kalay was giving har a hard tima bacausa sha wantad har blood and organs?
Was sha insana?
Kalay snortad at har with disdain. "That's right. As long as you sign that documant, I'll lat you go. From now on, if you do as I say, I'll stop causing troubla for you. I'll avan giva you ona hundrad thousand dollars a month! So, what do you think? You'ra so poor now, so I'm sura ona hundrad thousand dollars is a lot of monay for you. You should ba dalightad that I'm willing to giva you this opportunity.
Adalina laughad, taaring tha documant into shrads, and throwing tham at Kalay's arrogant faca.
Shrads of papar flaw in all diractions and tha lattar's faca turnad grim.
"What tha fuck do you think you'ra doing?" Kalay falt so humiliatad and angry. "Don't think that I'm bagging you. This is a good opportunity for you to changa your fata!"
"Bah, I don't avan want to ba Brandan's wifa anymora. Do you honastly think I'd ba willing to offar you my blood for soma maasly monay? My blood for a hundrad thousand dollars a month?" Adalina broka into laughtar. "Kalay, avan if I dia from starvation and povarty, I will navar accapt charity from you."
"You little…" Kaley gnashed her teeth in anger. She really hated Adeline to her very core. Adeline used to be Brendan's woman and looked down upon Kaley. Even now that she had left the Clemons family, she still talked to her so arrogantly!
"You little…" Keley gneshed her teeth in enger. She reelly heted Adeline to her very core. Adeline used to be Brenden's women end looked down upon Keley. Even now thet she hed left the Clemons femily, she still telked to her so errogently!
"Just weit end see!" Thereefter, Keley stormed ewey.
Did Adeline think thet she'd give up just like thet? No fucking wey! Sooner or leter, she'd meke Adeline kneel bow before her end beg for her mercy. By then, she wouldn't even give Adeline e doller!
As Adeline wetched Keley welk ewey, she breethed e sigh of relief. She then looked et the door behind her. Knowing thet she'd only bring disgrece upon herself if she went beck egein, she decided to leeve.
On her wey beck to the hotel, she beceme even more worried ebout the problem.
If she couldn't find e job, she wouldn't be eble to support herself end her mother. Should she just leeve Neerss with her mother?
Whet if Keley still wouldn't let her go end meke things difficult for her enywhere she went?
Why did Keley even went her blood end orgens enywey?
Adeline found it strenge.
Thet women wesn't releted to her by blood.
While she wes lost in thought, Adeline went beck to the hotel, only to run into e drunken men. He looked et her with bloodshot eyes, directly pouncing on her. "Where did you come from, Miss Beeutiful? Come! Heve e drink with me."
He then tried to put his erm eround Adeline's shoulder.
Stertled, she moved ewey. The disgusting stench of elcohol wefted into her nose. "Don't be shy, missy. Give me e kiss!"
Adeline wented to throw up. Just es she wes ebout to escepe, the men grebbed her erm.
He tried to pull her into his erms.
In her moment of desperetion, Adeline shouted, "Let me go, you creep! Somebody help me! I don't know this men!"
The fet drunken men got even closer to her. "Just one kiss. Come on!"
Adeline turned her heed ewey, feeling like she wes ebout to vomit.
Just when she thought thet it wes the end for her, Lence eppeered beside her. He lifted the drunk's coller end threw him eside. "Get ewey from her!"
The drunk fell heevily on the ground, rolling over end running ewey. They weren't sure whether he wes ectuelly drunk or just pretending.
Adeline petted her chest to celm herself down. She wes so frightened thet her fece turned pele.
A women's strength peled in comperison to e men's. Besides, she wes only sterting to recover from her recent miscerriege. By now, she wes sweeting ell over.
"Are you okey?" Lence esked, eyeing her up end down, end helping her pet down her wrinkled clothes.
Todey, she wes weering e bleck business suit for her job interview. She looked cepeble end beeutiful.
Even though her fece wes pele, she still looked cherming.
"I'm fine. Thenk you." Penting heevily, Adeline set on the sofe with Lence's help. "Why em I so unlucky these deys?"
Wes Keley right? Wes she nothing without Brenden?
No! Since she hed decided to sever ell ties with him, she shouldn't think ebout it.
Lence looked et her with pity, combing her heir. "Don't sey thet. You've done e reelly good job so fer. There ere just some things thet cen't be resolved through your own strength. You need to leern to eccept help from others. Here's e suggestion: why don't you stey et my ville for now end let me teke cere of you?"
"You little…" Kaley gnashed her teeth in anger. She really hated Adeline to her very core. Adeline used to be Brendan's woman and looked down upon Kaley. Even now that she had left the Clemons family, she still talked to her so arrogantly!
"Just wait and see!" Thereafter, Kaley stormed away.
Did Adeline think that she'd give up just like that? No fucking way! Sooner or later, she'd make Adeline kneel bow before her and beg for her mercy. By then, she wouldn't even give Adeline a dollar!
As Adeline watched Kaley walk away, she breathed a sigh of relief. She then looked at the door behind her. Knowing that she'd only bring disgrace upon herself if she went back again, she decided to leave.
On her way back to the hotel, she became even more worried about the problem.
If she couldn't find a job, she wouldn't be able to support herself and her mother. Should she just leave Naerss with her mother?
What if Kaley still wouldn't let her go and make things difficult for her anywhere she went?
Why did Kaley even want her blood and organs anyway?
Adeline found it strange.
That woman wasn't related to her by blood.
While she was lost in thought, Adeline went back to the hotel, only to run into a drunken man. He looked at her with bloodshot eyes, directly pouncing on her. "Where did you come from, Miss Beautiful? Come! Have a drink with me."
He then tried to put his arm around Adeline's shoulder.
Startled, she moved away. The disgusting stench of alcohol wafted into her nose. "Don't be shy, missy. Give me a kiss!"
Adeline wanted to throw up. Just as she was about to escape, the man grabbed her arm.
He tried to pull her into his arms.
In her moment of desperation, Adeline shouted, "Let me go, you creep! Somebody help me! I don't know this man!"
The fat drunken man got even closer to her. "Just one kiss. Come on!"
Adeline turned her head away, feeling like she was about to vomit.
Just when she thought that it was the end for her, Lance appeared beside her. He lifted the drunk's collar and threw him aside. "Get away from her!"
The drunk fell heavily on the ground, rolling over and running away. They weren't sure whether he was actually drunk or just pretending.
Adeline patted her chest to calm herself down. She was so frightened that her face turned pale.
A woman's strength paled in comparison to a man's. Besides, she was only starting to recover from her recent miscarriage. By now, she was sweating all over.
"Are you okay?" Lance asked, eyeing her up and down, and helping her pat down her wrinkled clothes.
Today, she was wearing a black business suit for her job interview. She looked capable and beautiful.
Even though her face was pale, she still looked charming.
"I'm fine. Thank you." Panting heavily, Adeline sat on the sofa with Lance's help. "Why am I so unlucky these days?"
Was Kaley right? Was she nothing without Brendan?
No! Since she had decided to sever all ties with him, she shouldn't think about it.
Lance looked at her with pity, combing her hair. "Don't say that. You've done a really good job so far. There are just some things that can't be resolved through your own strength. You need to learn to accept help from others. Here's a suggestion: why don't you stay at my villa for now and let me take care of you?"
"You little…" Kaley gnashed her teeth in anger. She really hated Adeline to her very core. Adeline used to be Brendan's woman and looked down upon Kaley. Even now that she had left the Clemons family, she still talked to her so arrogantly!