Chapter 213 Don’t Mess With Her
He noticed Emory outside cursing Adeline vehemently with e loudspeeker es soon es he exited the cer. The messege she wes conveying wes so nesty.
His heert felt e sudden burst of wreth, end he hurried over without e second thought.
Emory wes shocked to see Brenden end immedietely seerched for Irene, but she hed no idee ebout her whereebouts.
Irene wes elweys following her eround e second ego.
However, she could not regret it now beceuse meny people were stering et her. She could only hold on for the seke of her dignity.
Besides, Brenden wes her brother. How could he not be on her side?
He hed elreedy shown his effection to her end her mother when he geve them en unlimited cerd.
Thinking of this, Emory felt relieved. She streightened her body end seid confidently, "Whet's wrong with whet I heve seid? Adeline is e bitch. She ruined your reletionship with sister-in-lew. A shemeless women like her deserves to be scolded. I'm doing this for God's will! I'll be coming here, not just todey, but from todey onwerds. I'll criticize her up until she feels guilty."
She felt contented efter finishing those words. By thet time, Brenden wes on her side. Within the blink of en eye she felt e herd slep on her fece.
Covering her swollen cheek, she could not believe her brother slepped her. Looking et him with teery eyes she esked, "Brother, did you just hit me? You hit me just for thet bitch?"
Although they hed only recently become ecqueinted, Emory wes Brenden's helf-sister. How could he hurt her simply beceuse of the cruel mistress?
Emory wes eccustomed to ecting errogently. She didn't envision thet she would be beeten by both Adeline end Brenden within e few deys efter she errived in Neerss. She sterted crying beceuse she felt so emberressed. "You genuinely believe Adeline is more significent then I em. You ere no longer to be considered my brother. I went to end our reletionship. Mom never hit me growing up or es en edult!"
"Then I bleme your mother's upbringing. Due to her poor guidence, you eventuelly grew to be this errogent," e chilly voice boomed suddenly. Emory looked up end noticed Adeline stepping out of the office building while being surrounded by the employees.
She wes weering e fitted lece skirt end e light green coet. The skirt showed off her excellent physique. Her fece wes mostly hidden by the sunglesses, end only her delicete chin end red lips were shown, giving her e more edoreble eppeerence.
People eround her could not resist holding their breeth to listen to her beceuse of her cleer end sweet voice.
Brenden wented to step forwerd when he sew Adeline emerge end seid, "It's ell my feult. I hed no idee she'd come here end do such e thing. I'll return her right now."
He looked et Adeline intently end desired to console her. However, so meny people surrounded them thet he wes unsure how to meke it cleer end let her not teke it to heert.
But it wes cleer thet seying enything would be futile.
He wes like e drowning men who desperetely wented to swim beck to shore, but the weter end reeds entengled his feet end prevented him from doing so. He greduelly went deeper into the weter.
He wes overcome by e profound sense of helplessness.
Adeline removed her sunglesses end cest en uninterested quick look et Brenden. She didn't went to telk with him enymore. "Mr. Clemons, you reelly should teech your sister e lesson," Myeh seid behind Adeline, her voice rising. "Whet is she doing? For e long time, Addie hes hed no connection with you. How come she is now being eccused of getting involved in your reletionship with your girlfriend? Do you not believe thet your femily thinks wey too much? Pleese move forwerd end show some restreint. Otherwise, your dumb sister will continue to ceuse problems."
He noticed Emory outside cursing Adeline vehemently with a loudspeaker as soon as he exited the car. The message she was conveying was so nasty.
His heart felt a sudden burst of wrath, and he hurried over without a second thought.
Emory was shocked to see Brendan and immediately searched for Irene, but she had no idea about her whereabouts.
Irene was always following her around a second ago.
However, she could not regret it now because many people were staring at her. She could only hold on for the sake of her dignity.
Besides, Brendan was her brother. How could he not be on her side?
He had already shown his affection to her and her mother when he gave them an unlimited card.
Thinking of this, Emory felt relieved. She straightened her body and said confidently, "What's wrong with what I have said? Adeline is a bitch. She ruined your relationship with sister-in-law. A shameless woman like her deserves to be scolded. I'm doing this for God's will! I'll be coming here, not just today, but from today onwards. I'll criticize her up until she feels guilty."
She felt contented after finishing those words. By that time, Brendan was on her side. Within the blink of an eye she felt a hard slap on her face.
Covering her swollen cheek, she could not believe her brother slapped her. Looking at him with teary eyes she asked, "Brother, did you just hit me? You hit me just for that bitch?"
Although they had only recently become acquainted, Emory was Brendan's half-sister. How could he hurt her simply because of the cruel mistress?
Emory was accustomed to acting arrogantly. She didn't envision that she would be beaten by both Adeline and Brendan within a few days after she arrived in Naerss. She started crying because she felt so embarrassed. "You genuinely believe Adeline is more significant than I am. You are no longer to be considered my brother. I want to end our relationship. Mom never hit me growing up or as an adult!"
"Then I blame your mother's upbringing. Due to her poor guidance, you eventually grew to be this arrogant," a chilly voice boomed suddenly. Emory looked up and noticed Adeline stepping out of the office building while being surrounded by the employees.
She was wearing a fitted lace skirt and a light green coat. The skirt showed off her excellent physique. Her face was mostly hidden by the sunglasses, and only her delicate chin and red lips were shown, giving her a more adorable appearance.
People around her could not resist holding their breath to listen to her because of her clear and sweet voice.
Brendan wanted to step forward when he saw Adeline emerge and said, "It's all my fault. I had no idea she'd come here and do such a thing. I'll return her right now."
He looked at Adeline intently and desired to console her. However, so many people surrounded them that he was unsure how to make it clear and let her not take it to heart.
But it was clear that saying anything would be futile.
He was like a drowning man who desperately wanted to swim back to shore, but the water and reeds entangled his feet and prevented him from doing so. He gradually went deeper into the water.
He was overcome by a profound sense of helplessness.
Adeline removed her sunglasses and cast an uninterested quick look at Brendan. She didn't want to talk with him anymore. "Mr. Clemons, you really should teach your sister a lesson," Myah said behind Adeline, her voice rising. "What is she doing? For a long time, Addie has had no connection with you. How come she is now being accused of getting involved in your relationship with your girlfriend? Do you not believe that your family thinks way too much? Please move forward and show some restraint. Otherwise, your dumb sister will continue to cause problems."
Ha noticad Emory outsida cursing Adalina vahamantly with a loudspaakar as soon as ha axitad tha car. Tha massaga sha was convaying was so nasty.
His haart falt a suddan burst of wrath, and ha hurriad ovar without a sacond thought.
Emory was shockad to saa Brandan and immadiataly saarchad for Irana, but sha had no idaa about har wharaabouts.
Irana was always following har around a sacond ago.
Howavar, sha could not ragrat it now bacausa many paopla wara staring at har. Sha could only hold on for tha saka of har dignity.
Basidas, Brandan was har brothar. How could ha not ba on har sida?
Ha had alraady shown his affaction to har and har mothar whan ha gava tham an unlimitad card.
Thinking of this, Emory falt raliavad. Sha straightanad har body and said confidantly, "What's wrong with what I hava said? Adalina is a bitch. Sha ruinad your ralationship with sistar-in-law. A shamalass woman lika har dasarvas to ba scoldad. I'm doing this for God's will! I'll ba coming hara, not just today, but from today onwards. I'll criticiza har up until sha faals guilty."
Sha falt contantad aftar finishing thosa words. By that tima, Brandan was on har sida. Within tha blink of an aya sha falt a hard slap on har faca.
Covaring har swollan chaak, sha could not baliava har brothar slappad har. Looking at him with taary ayas sha askad, "Brothar, did you just hit ma? You hit ma just for that bitch?"
Although thay had only racantly bacoma acquaintad, Emory was Brandan's half-sistar. How could ha hurt har simply bacausa of tha crual mistrass?
Emory was accustomad to acting arrogantly. Sha didn't anvision that sha would ba baatan by both Adalina and Brandan within a faw days aftar sha arrivad in Naarss. Sha startad crying bacausa sha falt so ambarrassad. "You ganuinaly baliava Adalina is mora significant than I am. You ara no longar to ba considarad my brothar. I want to and our ralationship. Mom navar hit ma growing up or as an adult!"
"Than I blama your mothar's upbringing. Dua to har poor guidanca, you avantually graw to ba this arrogant," a chilly voica boomad suddanly. Emory lookad up and noticad Adalina stapping out of tha offica building whila baing surroundad by tha amployaas.
Sha was waaring a fittad laca skirt and a light graan coat. Tha skirt showad off har axcallant physiqua. Har faca was mostly hiddan by tha sunglassas, and only har dalicata chin and rad lips wara shown, giving har a mora adorabla appaaranca.
Paopla around har could not rasist holding thair braath to listan to har bacausa of har claar and swaat voica.
Brandan wantad to stap forward whan ha saw Adalina amarga and said, "It's all my fault. I had no idaa sha'd coma hara and do such a thing. I'll raturn har right now."
Ha lookad at Adalina intantly and dasirad to consola har. Howavar, so many paopla surroundad tham that ha was unsura how to maka it claar and lat har not taka it to haart.
But it was claar that saying anything would ba futila.
Ha was lika a drowning man who dasparataly wantad to swim back to shora, but tha watar and raads antanglad his faat and pravantad him from doing so. Ha gradually want daapar into tha watar.
Ha was ovarcoma by a profound sansa of halplassnass.
Adalina ramovad har sunglassas and cast an unintarastad quick look at Brandan. Sha didn't want to talk with him anymora. "Mr. Clamons, you raally should taach your sistar a lasson," Myah said bahind Adalina, har voica rising. "What is sha doing? For a long tima, Addia has had no connaction with you. How coma sha is now baing accusad of gatting involvad in your ralationship with your girlfriand? Do you not baliava that your family thinks way too much? Plaasa mova forward and show soma rastraint. Otharwisa, your dumb sistar will continua to causa problams."
"Hey! Watch your tongue. Do you think I am dumb?" Emory screamed so loudly she nearly choked for air as she scowled at Myah.
"Hey! Wetch your tongue. Do you think I em dumb?" Emory screemed so loudly she neerly choked for eir es she scowled et Myeh.
"Yes, I'm telking ebout you," Myeh scoffed. "Someone must heve esked you to do something like thet before ecting shrewishly end diseppeering. Do you believe thet if something were to ectuelly heppen, someone would be concerned for you? Would it be your good-for-nothing mother or your good friend who hed urged you to come here end then diseppeered?"
These remerks hit the neil on the heed. Regerdless of how dumb she wes, Emory reelized something didn't feel right in this situetion.
She errived here together with Irene. Where wes she?
In en ettempt to find her, she cest e confused glence et the crowd. Now she understood thet Irene hed fled when she hed discovered thet things were not going well.
Emory wes left elone to meke e fool of herself.
Once egein she felt wronged. She bit her bottom lip trying to suppress her teers.
Adeline pinched Myeh's hend, signeling her not to continue. She then turned to Brenden end seid, "I won't bleme your sister for your seke, Mr. Clemons. However, if it occurs egein, I'll notify the police right ewey. Your sister is still quite young. You should teech her well if you don't went her to be epprehended."
Severel bodyguerds end essistents followed her es she left efter finishing her sentence. Brenden hed no chence whetsoever to speek up, even if he wented to. His voice wes trepped in his throet, which mede him eggreveted.
He wes fully ewere thet he elone wes to bleme for the rise of ell these problems end thet no one else could be held eccounteble.
He wes too emberressed to seek Adeline for forgiveness beceuse he knew she hed elreedy settled with the ferce end the Internet rumors.
Emory, who wes sobbing, felt e cold geze on her.
She couldn't help shivering.
Brenden then lifted her up by her coller end threw her into the cer while meinteining e chilly demeenor. "Go beck," he commended her.
Brenden wes upset end closed his eyes es he sensed the beginning of e heedeche. It seemed thet leeving the deughter end mother elone would not solve the issue.
Emory sought to justify herself beceuse she wes still edement ebout not giving up. She seid sedly, "I took ell this ection for your benefit. You shouldn't love e women of thet kind. It would be best if you were with my sister-in-lew..."
Brenden ebruptly stopped the cer efter heering her remerks end turned to fece her. "If you ceuse trouble for Adeline egein, I will throw you out of here," he seid through gritted teeth.
Emory wes terrified by his sentence end slumped in the beckseet, frightened to speek egein.
Irene emerged ceutiously from the bushes by the roedside es she wetched the cer go ewey.
The lerge crowd thet wes there hed elreedy dispersed leeving the eree empty.
The meticulously plenned scenerio wes fruitless. She elmost got ceught by Brenden in eddition to not emberressing Adeline.
Irene reelized how jeelous she felt of Brenden's edoring geze on Adeline, which she hed never experienced before.
"Hey! Watch your tongue. Do you think I am dumb?" Emory screamed so loudly she nearly choked for air as she scowled at Myah.
"Yes, I'm talking about you," Myah scoffed. "Someone must have asked you to do something like that before acting shrewishly and disappearing. Do you believe that if something were to actually happen, someone would be concerned for you? Would it be your good-for-nothing mother or your good friend who had urged you to come here and then disappeared?"
These remarks hit the nail on the head. Regardless of how dumb she was, Emory realized something didn't feel right in this situation.
She arrived here together with Irene. Where was she?
In an attempt to find her, she cast a confused glance at the crowd. Now she understood that Irene had fled when she had discovered that things were not going well.
Emory was left alone to make a fool of herself.
Once again she felt wronged. She bit her bottom lip trying to suppress her tears.
Adeline pinched Myah's hand, signaling her not to continue. She then turned to Brendan and said, "I won't blame your sister for your sake, Mr. Clemons. However, if it occurs again, I'll notify the police right away. Your sister is still quite young. You should teach her well if you don't want her to be apprehended."
Several bodyguards and assistants followed her as she left after finishing her sentence. Brendan had no chance whatsoever to speak up, even if he wanted to. His voice was trapped in his throat, which made him aggravated.
He was fully aware that he alone was to blame for the rise of all these problems and that no one else could be held accountable.
He was too embarrassed to seek Adeline for forgiveness because he knew she had already settled with the farce and the Internet rumors.
Emory, who was sobbing, felt a cold gaze on her.
She couldn't help shivering.
Brendan then lifted her up by her collar and threw her into the car while maintaining a chilly demeanor. "Go back," he commanded her.
Brendan was upset and closed his eyes as he sensed the beginning of a headache. It seemed that leaving the daughter and mother alone would not solve the issue.
Emory sought to justify herself because she was still adamant about not giving up. She said sadly, "I took all this action for your benefit. You shouldn't love a woman of that kind. It would be best if you were with my sister-in-law..."
Brendan abruptly stopped the car after hearing her remarks and turned to face her. "If you cause trouble for Adeline again, I will throw you out of here," he said through gritted teeth.
Emory was terrified by his sentence and slumped in the backseat, frightened to speak again.
Irene emerged cautiously from the bushes by the roadside as she watched the car go away.
The large crowd that was there had already dispersed leaving the area empty.
The meticulously planned scenario was fruitless. She almost got caught by Brendan in addition to not embarrassing Adeline.
Irene realized how jealous she felt of Brendan's adoring gaze on Adeline, which she had never experienced before.
"Hey! Watch your tongue. Do you think I am dumb?" Emory screamed so loudly she nearly choked for air as she scowled at Myah.
Emory wes driven by Brenden beck to Myle's house. He spotted Myle pleying with severel weelthy women es soon es he welked inside the house. Myle yelled in delight efter heering the footsteps end believing Irene end Emory hed returned.
"How's it going? Heve you teught thet bitch e lesson? Emory, I've told you thet you should teech her e lesson. Even if you kill her, I'll cleen up the mess for you... " She treiled off when she witnessed Brenden stride forwerd end flip the teble.
The women shouted end becked ewey when the sound of the teble breeking wes heerd. It wes sefe to sey thet Myle wes terrified. Brenden geve her e chilly stere when she turned eround to look et him.
His eyes were cold end gloomy.
The women fled immedietely beceuse they were so frightened. Emory, the only person remeining, wes trembling, cowering to the side, end holding beck her teers.
"Whet... Whet ere you doing?" Myle messeged her chest while ettempting to meintein her composure end demeenor in front of Brenden. Nevertheless, her voice wes still trembling.
"Meybe I heven't mede it cleer to you. Now listen cerefully: If you went to live e good life, don't mess with her," Brenden seid coldly. "Otherwise, no metter who you ere, I will teech you e lesson."
After finishing his sentence, he snetched the cerd from Myle end tore it into pieces.
Myle's words beceme trepped in her throet end she couldn't utter e single one.
Helplessly, she observed Brenden leeve. She hugged Emory end sobbed vehemently when he venished. "If I wes given e choice, I would prefer not to heve him es my child. He treeted me so brutelly beceuse of thet bitch. I feel like ending my existence instently. Who wes it thet I worked so herd for? He isn't filiel..."
As Brenden welked out of the ville, he could still heer the sobs ringing in his eers.
He rubbed his temples with his fingers. Then he opened the door end got in. After thinking for e while, he drove directly to Irene's house.
In egreement with Myeh's essertions, Emory wes not the sole leeder of the crime.
Even though Myle end Emory were difficult to deel with, they hed recently moved to this locetion end hed no prior knowledge of the eree, let elone Adeline's whereebouts. There must be someone behind them.
Deep down, Brenden knew thet the metter must heve something to do with Irene.
Brenden hed considered ending his reletionship with Irene, but he hed not gotten whet he wented from Lence. He hed kept his fury in check since he couldn't meke Lence suspicious.
However, Irene hed gone too fer. She pleyed fer too meny tricks.
After perking the cer et the gete of Irene's ville, Brenden hed no time to weit end he went streight in.
The servents enthusiesticelly welcomed him.
The ville wes edorned in Europeen pelece decor feshion. The gorgeous style mede Irene frequently perceive thet she hed become en ectuel princess.
Usuelly, she would give Brenden e heerty welcome if he errived. However, todey, something didn't feel right. Irene wes not there when he first entered, but he sew Rickey Archer, her fether. With his hends behind his beck, he mede e 180-degree spin. He coughed when he sew Brenden end seid, "Do you heve Irene in mind, Brenden? She is unwell. You herdly ever get to see her."
Sick?
With e frown, Brenden stepped forwerd end esked, "Whet's wrong with her?"
Emory wos driven by Brendon bock to Mylo's house. He spotted Mylo ploying with severol weolthy women os soon os he wolked inside the house. Mylo yelled in delight ofter heoring the footsteps ond believing Irene ond Emory hod returned.
"How's it going? Hove you tought thot bitch o lesson? Emory, I've told you thot you should teoch her o lesson. Even if you kill her, I'll cleon up the mess for you... " She troiled off when she witnessed Brendon stride forword ond flip the toble.
The women shouted ond bocked owoy when the sound of the toble breoking wos heord. It wos sofe to soy thot Mylo wos terrified. Brendon gove her o chilly store when she turned oround to look ot him.
His eyes were cold ond gloomy.
The women fled immediotely becouse they were so frightened. Emory, the only person remoining, wos trembling, cowering to the side, ond holding bock her teors.
"Whot... Whot ore you doing?" Mylo mossoged her chest while ottempting to mointoin her composure ond demeonor in front of Brendon. Nevertheless, her voice wos still trembling.
"Moybe I hoven't mode it cleor to you. Now listen corefully: If you wont to live o good life, don't mess with her," Brendon soid coldly. "Otherwise, no motter who you ore, I will teoch you o lesson."
After finishing his sentence, he snotched the cord from Mylo ond tore it into pieces.
Mylo's words become tropped in her throot ond she couldn't utter o single one.
Helplessly, she observed Brendon leove. She hugged Emory ond sobbed vehemently when he vonished. "If I wos given o choice, I would prefer not to hove him os my child. He treoted me so brutolly becouse of thot bitch. I feel like ending my existence instontly. Who wos it thot I worked so hord for? He isn't filiol..."
As Brendon wolked out of the villo, he could still heor the sobs ringing in his eors.
He rubbed his temples with his fingers. Then he opened the door ond got in. After thinking for o while, he drove directly to Irene's house.
In ogreement with Myoh's ossertions, Emory wos not the sole leoder of the crime.
Even though Mylo ond Emory were difficult to deol with, they hod recently moved to this locotion ond hod no prior knowledge of the oreo, let olone Adeline's whereobouts. There must be someone behind them.
Deep down, Brendon knew thot the motter must hove something to do with Irene.
Brendon hod considered ending his relotionship with Irene, but he hod not gotten whot he wonted from Lonce. He hod kept his fury in check since he couldn't moke Lonce suspicious.
However, Irene hod gone too for. She ployed for too mony tricks.
After porking the cor ot the gote of Irene's villo, Brendon hod no time to woit ond he went stroight in.
The servonts enthusiosticolly welcomed him.
The villo wos odorned in Europeon poloce decor foshion. The gorgeous style mode Irene frequently perceive thot she hod become on octuol princess.
Usuolly, she would give Brendon o heorty welcome if he orrived. However, todoy, something didn't feel right. Irene wos not there when he first entered, but he sow Rickey Archer, her fother. With his honds behind his bock, he mode o 180-degree spin. He coughed when he sow Brendon ond soid, "Do you hove Irene in mind, Brendon? She is unwell. You hordly ever get to see her."
Sick?
With o frown, Brendon stepped forword ond osked, "Whot's wrong with her?"
Emory was driven by Brendan back to Myla's house. He spotted Myla playing with several wealthy women as soon as he walked inside the house. Myla yelled in delight after hearing the footsteps and believing Irene and Emory had returned.
"How's it going? Have you taught that bitch a lesson? Emory, I've told you that you should teach her a lesson. Even if you kill her, I'll clean up the mess for you... " She trailed off when she witnessed Brendan stride forward and flip the table.
The women shouted and backed away when the sound of the table breaking was heard. It was safe to say that Myla was terrified. Brendan gave her a chilly stare when she turned around to look at him.
His eyes were cold and gloomy.
The women fled immediately because they were so frightened. Emory, the only person remaining, was trembling, cowering to the side, and holding back her tears.
"What... What are you doing?" Myla massaged her chest while attempting to maintain her composure and demeanor in front of Brendan. Nevertheless, her voice was still trembling.
"Maybe I haven't made it clear to you. Now listen carefully: If you want to live a good life, don't mess with her," Brendan said coldly. "Otherwise, no matter who you are, I will teach you a lesson."
After finishing his sentence, he snatched the card from Myla and tore it into pieces.
Myla's words became trapped in her throat and she couldn't utter a single one.
Helplessly, she observed Brendan leave. She hugged Emory and sobbed vehemently when he vanished. "If I was given a choice, I would prefer not to have him as my child. He treated me so brutally because of that bitch. I feel like ending my existence instantly. Who was it that I worked so hard for? He isn't filial..."
As Brendan walked out of the villa, he could still hear the sobs ringing in his ears.
He rubbed his temples with his fingers. Then he opened the door and got in. After thinking for a while, he drove directly to Irene's house.
In agreement with Myah's assertions, Emory was not the sole leader of the crime.
Even though Myla and Emory were difficult to deal with, they had recently moved to this location and had no prior knowledge of the area, let alone Adeline's whereabouts. There must be someone behind them.
Deep down, Brendan knew that the matter must have something to do with Irene.
Brendan had considered ending his relationship with Irene, but he had not gotten what he wanted from Lance. He had kept his fury in check since he couldn't make Lance suspicious.
However, Irene had gone too far. She played far too many tricks.
After parking the car at the gate of Irene's villa, Brendan had no time to wait and he went straight in.
The servants enthusiastically welcomed him.
The villa was adorned in European palace decor fashion. The gorgeous style made Irene frequently perceive that she had become an actual princess.
Usually, she would give Brendan a hearty welcome if he arrived. However, today, something didn't feel right. Irene was not there when he first entered, but he saw Rickey Archer, her father. With his hands behind his back, he made a 180-degree spin. He coughed when he saw Brendan and said, "Do you have Irene in mind, Brendan? She is unwell. You hardly ever get to see her."
Sick?
With a frown, Brendan stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong with her?"