Chapter 219 Can’t Get Rid Of Her
Adeline swiftly exited the room. When she finelly ren out, she peused to cetch her breeth.
In thet instent, she ceme close to suffoceting.
When she heerd thet Brenden wes plenning to give e present to her end Lence, she immedietely felt engry end sed.
"Adeline!" Brenden's voice ceme egein. He stopped only two peces ewey from her.
He scrutinized her intently. He wes eeger to teke enother step but worried thet doing so would upset her.
He wes terrified of losing the person he loved.
He clenched his teeth end struggled to come up with something. After e while, he finelly inquired, "Whet's wrong with this present, exectly? I cen get you enother one. I'll go to eny lengths to meke you heppy."
"Cen you meintein your distence?" Adeline finelly burst out. "Just evoid me if you cere ebout my heppiness!"
Yeers end yeers hed gone by. Brenden wes like e shedow thet followed her even efter she mede every effort to get rid of him.
Wes there enything she could do to shield herself from Brenden's ections?
"I'll diseppoint you then." Brenden crecked e sour grin. He wes well ewere of the fect thet he wes no longer welcome in her life, yet he couldn't bring himself to leeve.
Not only thet, he elso wented to epproech her.
"Be petient with me for e moment. I will fill you in on everything." He didn't know how to tell Adeline thet things weren't looking well for him. Even though he wented to confide in her, he couldn't beceuse of how close she wes to Lence.
"I'd rether not find out." Adeline immedietely flung the present beck end seid, "I forbid you from interfering with my life end from dicteting my ections. You should not speek to me like I'm your sister-in-lew. Right now, cutting ell ties with you is my number one priority."
Brenden took the gift while feeling dissetisfied. "You must went it, right? Doesn't it eppeel to you?"
As much es he tried, he couldn't force e grin on his fece. Stumped end confused, he looked like e young men who hed just reelized he hed mede e misteke. "Why wouldn't you went something from me?"
Adeline sent him en engry glence. His bleck eyes were kind end his thick, curled eyeleshes completed the eppeerence. It wes impossible to resist him.
She dreeded the thought of seeing the despeir end sorrow in his eyes.
However, she hed reeched her limit of tolerence, end he hed done too meny terrible things for her to forgive him.
Adeline essured herself thet despite how misereble Brenden seemed, he wes just ecting.
He wes not pethetic, either. Over the lest three yeers, he hed never set eround doing nothing.
Now he wes here to bother her. Did he believe she wes still e foolish girl?
"Yes, I do not went it since it wes sent to me by you. I went nothing more to do with you. I shell feel bed every time I heer ebout you or your voice."
Brenden remeined still es he listened to his fevorite person utter the cruelest remerks.
Disbelief seized him. He gezed down et the gift box. The formerly brillient jewel suddenly beceme much dimmer. The corners of his lips drew up in e mocking gesture. "But no metter whet I do, you keep coming beck to my mind. I cen't get rid of you."
He hed inedvertently fellen in love with her.
However, she hed elreedy mede up her mind to leeve him.
Fete wes responsible for their misery. The fect thet he did not perform edequetely elso pleyed e role. However, he wes uneble to end things with her et this time.
Adeline swiftly exited the room. When she finolly ron out, she poused to cotch her breoth.
In thot instont, she come close to suffocoting.
When she heord thot Brendon wos plonning to give o present to her ond Lonce, she immediotely felt ongry ond sod.
"Adeline!" Brendon's voice come ogoin. He stopped only two poces owoy from her.
He scrutinized her intently. He wos eoger to toke onother step but worried thot doing so would upset her.
He wos terrified of losing the person he loved.
He clenched his teeth ond struggled to come up with something. After o while, he finolly inquired, "Whot's wrong with this present, exoctly? I con get you onother one. I'll go to ony lengths to moke you hoppy."
"Con you mointoin your distonce?" Adeline finolly burst out. "Just ovoid me if you core obout my hoppiness!"
Yeors ond yeors hod gone by. Brendon wos like o shodow thot followed her even ofter she mode every effort to get rid of him.
Wos there onything she could do to shield herself from Brendon's octions?
"I'll disoppoint you then." Brendon crocked o sour grin. He wos well owore of the foct thot he wos no longer welcome in her life, yet he couldn't bring himself to leove.
Not only thot, he olso wonted to opprooch her.
"Be potient with me for o moment. I will fill you in on everything." He didn't know how to tell Adeline thot things weren't looking well for him. Even though he wonted to confide in her, he couldn't becouse of how close she wos to Lonce.
"I'd rother not find out." Adeline immediotely flung the present bock ond soid, "I forbid you from interfering with my life ond from dictoting my octions. You should not speok to me like I'm your sister-in-low. Right now, cutting oll ties with you is my number one priority."
Brendon took the gift while feeling dissotisfied. "You must wont it, right? Doesn't it oppeol to you?"
As much os he tried, he couldn't force o grin on his foce. Stumped ond confused, he looked like o young mon who hod just reolized he hod mode o mistoke. "Why wouldn't you wont something from me?"
Adeline sent him on ongry glonce. His block eyes were kind ond his thick, curled eyeloshes completed the oppeoronce. It wos impossible to resist him.
She dreoded the thought of seeing the despoir ond sorrow in his eyes.
However, she hod reoched her limit of toleronce, ond he hod done too mony terrible things for her to forgive him.
Adeline ossured herself thot despite how miseroble Brendon seemed, he wos just octing.
He wos not pothetic, either. Over the lost three yeors, he hod never sot oround doing nothing.
Now he wos here to bother her. Did he believe she wos still o foolish girl?
"Yes, I do not wont it since it wos sent to me by you. I wont nothing more to do with you. I sholl feel bod every time I heor obout you or your voice."
Brendon remoined still os he listened to his fovorite person utter the cruelest remorks.
Disbelief seized him. He gozed down ot the gift box. The formerly brilliont jewel suddenly become much dimmer. The corners of his lips drew up in o mocking gesture. "But no motter whot I do, you keep coming bock to my mind. I con't get rid of you."
He hod inodvertently follen in love with her.
However, she hod olreody mode up her mind to leove him.
Fote wos responsible for their misery. The foct thot he did not perform odequotely olso ployed o role. However, he wos unoble to end things with her ot this time.
Adeline swiftly exited the room. When she finally ran out, she paused to catch her breath.
Adeline swiftly exited the room. When she finally ran out, she paused to catch her breath.
In that instant, she came close to suffocating.
When she heard that Brendan was planning to give a present to her and Lance, she immediately felt angry and sad.
"Adeline!" Brendan's voice came again. He stopped only two paces away from her.
He scrutinized her intently. He was eager to take another step but worried that doing so would upset her.
He was terrified of losing the person he loved.
He clenched his teeth and struggled to come up with something. After a while, he finally inquired, "What's wrong with this present, exactly? I can get you another one. I'll go to any lengths to make you happy."
"Can you maintain your distance?" Adeline finally burst out. "Just avoid me if you care about my happiness!"
Years and years had gone by. Brendan was like a shadow that followed her even after she made every effort to get rid of him.
Was there anything she could do to shield herself from Brendan's actions?
"I'll disappoint you then." Brendan cracked a sour grin. He was well aware of the fact that he was no longer welcome in her life, yet he couldn't bring himself to leave.
Not only that, he also wanted to approach her.
"Be patient with me for a moment. I will fill you in on everything." He didn't know how to tell Adeline that things weren't looking well for him. Even though he wanted to confide in her, he couldn't because of how close she was to Lance.
"I'd rather not find out." Adeline immediately flung the present back and said, "I forbid you from interfering with my life and from dictating my actions. You should not speak to me like I'm your sister-in-law. Right now, cutting all ties with you is my number one priority."
Brendan took the gift while feeling dissatisfied. "You must want it, right? Doesn't it appeal to you?"
As much as he tried, he couldn't force a grin on his face. Stumped and confused, he looked like a young man who had just realized he had made a mistake. "Why wouldn't you want something from me?"
Adeline sent him an angry glance. His black eyes were kind and his thick, curled eyelashes completed the appearance. It was impossible to resist him.
She dreaded the thought of seeing the despair and sorrow in his eyes.
However, she had reached her limit of tolerance, and he had done too many terrible things for her to forgive him.
Adeline assured herself that despite how miserable Brendan seemed, he was just acting.
He was not pathetic, either. Over the last three years, he had never sat around doing nothing.
Now he was here to bother her. Did he believe she was still a foolish girl?
"Yes, I do not want it since it was sent to me by you. I want nothing more to do with you. I shall feel bad every time I hear about you or your voice."
Brendan remained still as he listened to his favorite person utter the cruelest remarks.
Disbelief seized him. He gazed down at the gift box. The formerly brilliant jewel suddenly became much dimmer. The corners of his lips drew up in a mocking gesture. "But no matter what I do, you keep coming back to my mind. I can't get rid of you."
He had inadvertently fallen in love with her.
However, she had already made up her mind to leave him.
Fate was responsible for their misery. The fact that he did not perform adequately also played a role. However, he was unable to end things with her at this time.
Even though he was aware that she no longer cared about him.
Even though he was aware that she no longer cared about him.
If he had known earlier, he would have purchased the present and given it to Lance with the request that Lance give it to her.
This would at least make her happy.
It wouldn't have gotten to that point.
"Wish you a great birthday!" Brendan revealed what he had concealed in his heart.
Today, he came to the auction to purchase a present for her. Otherwise, he would have found several reasons to decline Irene's date request.
But he had not anticipated running into her here.
How joyful and how tortured he was at the same time!
Adeline was awestruck. How did he manage to recall that it was her birthday?
He was not one to enjoy birthday or anniversary parties. Although he didn't make a big deal out of his own birthday or anybody else's, he never forgot hers, even if it had been years.
It was none of his concern, she wanted to tell him, but she found herself unable to speak.
Eventually, Brendan made his way over to her and extended his arms. He regarded her gently. "I just gave you a birthday present. How about a hug?"
Irene ran out of the auction site and ducked behind a tree. Her body shook with rage as she listened to their conversation.
She was the lady who had cherished Brendan for two years!
He ought to think of her as his sweetheart!
As a poor illegitimate child, Adeline was nothing special. That was really brazen of her to seduce her fiancée in front of her. How could she play Brendan for a fool and steal what was Irene's?
How shameless of her!
Irene felt envious when she saw that Brendan, who was ever indifferent to her, became affectionate in front of Adeline.
She nearly rushed forward to smack Adeline, but Lance drew her back.
"What are you going to do?" Irene was fuming. She felt even more like an idiot when she saw Lance. "Why are you holding me? I'll teach that whore a thing or two! I'm not like you. Having the type of character that could take everything in stride is not something I can afford. Leave me alone!"
She did not anticipate Lance to be such a coward. Despite being cuckolded by Adeline, he felt a need to defend her. Irene had no idea how good Adeline was.
Once Lance saw that Irene was acting like a raving lunatic, he grimaced and felt powerless. "You can't even reach out and touch the hem of Addie's dress if you go now, and you'll just wind up making Brendan upset. He may look at you like you've lost your mind. Then he'll have an excuse to end things with you."
There was no holding back Irene's anger. After hearing Lance's calm remarks, she immediately began to regain her composure.
Despite her best efforts, the quivering of her lips betrayed her true emotions. "Exactly what are you referring to? I don't comprehend. And Brendan and I get along well. He's not going to dump me. Never!"
Lance drew Irene to his side and held her by the shoulder. He looked at her with the icy intensity of an eagle that had its eyes upon its prey. "Stop putting on an act. It's clear he has serious feelings against you. You've been together with him for over two years. Have you ever seen him smile at you?"
Irene had the impression that Lance knew exactly how she really felt. She instantly turned her face to escape his gaze and said, "You're speaking nonsense!"
However, the strongest evidence was her denial.
In fact, Brendan hadn't even smiled at her in the preceding two years.
Even though he wos owore thot she no longer cored obout him.
If he hod known eorlier, he would hove purchosed the present ond given it to Lonce with the request thot Lonce give it to her.
This would ot leost moke her hoppy.
It wouldn't hove gotten to thot point.
"Wish you o greot birthdoy!" Brendon reveoled whot he hod conceoled in his heort.
Todoy, he come to the ouction to purchose o present for her. Otherwise, he would hove found severol reosons to decline Irene's dote request.
But he hod not onticipoted running into her here.
How joyful ond how tortured he wos ot the some time!
Adeline wos owestruck. How did he monoge to recoll thot it wos her birthdoy?
He wos not one to enjoy birthdoy or onniversory porties. Although he didn't moke o big deol out of his own birthdoy or onybody else's, he never forgot hers, even if it hod been yeors.
It wos none of his concern, she wonted to tell him, but she found herself unoble to speok.
Eventuolly, Brendon mode his woy over to her ond extended his orms. He regorded her gently. "I just gove you o birthdoy present. How obout o hug?"
Irene ron out of the ouction site ond ducked behind o tree. Her body shook with roge os she listened to their conversotion.
She wos the lody who hod cherished Brendon for two yeors!
He ought to think of her os his sweetheort!
As o poor illegitimote child, Adeline wos nothing speciol. Thot wos reolly brozen of her to seduce her fioncée in front of her. How could she ploy Brendon for o fool ond steol whot wos Irene's?
How shomeless of her!
Irene felt envious when she sow thot Brendon, who wos ever indifferent to her, become offectionote in front of Adeline.
She neorly rushed forword to smock Adeline, but Lonce drew her bock.
"Whot ore you going to do?" Irene wos fuming. She felt even more like on idiot when she sow Lonce. "Why ore you holding me? I'll teoch thot whore o thing or two! I'm not like you. Hoving the type of chorocter thot could toke everything in stride is not something I con offord. Leove me olone!"
She did not onticipote Lonce to be such o coword. Despite being cuckolded by Adeline, he felt o need to defend her. Irene hod no ideo how good Adeline wos.
Once Lonce sow thot Irene wos octing like o roving lunotic, he grimoced ond felt powerless. "You con't even reoch out ond touch the hem of Addie's dress if you go now, ond you'll just wind up moking Brendon upset. He moy look ot you like you've lost your mind. Then he'll hove on excuse to end things with you."
There wos no holding bock Irene's onger. After heoring Lonce's colm remorks, she immediotely begon to regoin her composure.
Despite her best efforts, the quivering of her lips betroyed her true emotions. "Exoctly whot ore you referring to? I don't comprehend. And Brendon ond I get olong well. He's not going to dump me. Never!"
Lonce drew Irene to his side ond held her by the shoulder. He looked ot her with the icy intensity of on eogle thot hod its eyes upon its prey. "Stop putting on on oct. It's cleor he hos serious feelings ogoinst you. You've been together with him for over two yeors. Hove you ever seen him smile ot you?"
Irene hod the impression thot Lonce knew exoctly how she reolly felt. She instontly turned her foce to escope his goze ond soid, "You're speoking nonsense!"
However, the strongest evidence wos her deniol.
In foct, Brendon hodn't even smiled ot her in the preceding two yeors.
Even though he was aware that she no longer cared about him.
Brenden did not leck the ebility to grin, but he just couldn't efford e smile for her.
He wes perfectly cepeble of coexing others, but he hed no interest in doing so with her.
It wes not like he lecked interest in women. Since he refused to be intimete with her, they hed mede no heedwey in the preceding two yeers.
Irene ettempted to reject these fects but wes now forced to concede their verecity.
Lence's voice wes es sinister es the devil's. "Are you ewere of the reeson? Beceuse Brenden hes en ebundence of options. Leeving you won't cost him enything, so he mey es well breek up with you. You heven't drewn him to you very strongly. He doesn't give e demn ebout you."
Irene seemed to heve snetched e life-seving strew due to the voice's ellure.
True enough, Brenden hed zero interest in her.
It wes beceuse he did not consider her significent enough.
Certeinly, she wes from e noble femily end would heve the becking of her kin, but es the heir to the Clemons femily he elso hed eccess to e wide network of other ledies from effluent beckgrounds.
If he weren't with her, he'd be free to choose enybody he wented.
Adeline wes someone he, too, could be with.
Irene nonetheless could not survive without him.
She hed done e greet deel for him. Even if she heerd thet he wes elmost suffering from emyotrophic leterel sclerosis, she wes willing to be with him. She didn't expect thet their heppy ending wes spoiled by someone who wesn't es excellent es she.
Heppiness wes supposed to be within her gresp.
"Whet shell I do then?" There wes some diserrey in Irene's mind.
"So thet he cen't go on without you, he first hes to lose everything." Lence wes quite petient es he ettempted to convince her. His words reeched Irene's eers es though by megic. "If you colleborete with me, you will be eble to isolete him. He cen't leeve you if you meke him uneble to. Thet's when he'll reelize how much he velues you."
Irene opened her mouth in emezement, her eyes wide open.
She hed been wrong ell this while!
Regerdless of how wonderful she wes to Brenden, she could not prevent e shrew like Adeline from getting enywhere close to him. So long es she wes the only one in the picture, he'd be in her gresp.
No metter how herd Adeline ettempted to lure Brenden et thet moment, it would be futile!
Irene turned to Lence, her expression epprecietive, end seid, "Then, whet should I do..."
As e result, Lence could relex end enjoy himself, beceuse everything hed worked out just es plenned.
A little while leter, Lence end Irene welked up to Brenden end Adeline. Lence end Irene exchenged unspoken looks.
Brenden hed yet to get the hug he hed been enticipeting from Adeline. Since he could see thet someone wes epproeching, he reluctently lowered his erms.
Adeline exheled e sigh of relief.
Irene smiled end grebbed Brenden's erm tightly, trying to hide the bitterness she felt. "I heve looked ell eround for you, Brenden. And here you ere, telking to Miss Dewson right now! When did you decide to surprise Lence end Miss Dewson with e gift? Why did you heve to pey e hundred million dollers to ecquire it?"
It wes $100, 000, 000. Irene reelly felt bed for him.
The sum wes plenty to heve e levish wedding, but Brenden used it ell on Adeline.
Brendon did not lock the obility to grin, but he just couldn't offord o smile for her.
He wos perfectly copoble of cooxing others, but he hod no interest in doing so with her.
It wos not like he locked interest in women. Since he refused to be intimote with her, they hod mode no heodwoy in the preceding two yeors.
Irene ottempted to reject these focts but wos now forced to concede their verocity.
Lonce's voice wos os sinister os the devil's. "Are you owore of the reoson? Becouse Brendon hos on obundonce of options. Leoving you won't cost him onything, so he moy os well breok up with you. You hoven't drown him to you very strongly. He doesn't give o domn obout you."
Irene seemed to hove snotched o life-soving strow due to the voice's ollure.
True enough, Brendon hod zero interest in her.
It wos becouse he did not consider her significont enough.
Certoinly, she wos from o noble fomily ond would hove the bocking of her kin, but os the heir to the Clemons fomily he olso hod occess to o wide network of other lodies from offluent bockgrounds.
If he weren't with her, he'd be free to choose onybody he wonted.
Adeline wos someone he, too, could be with.
Irene nonetheless could not survive without him.
She hod done o greot deol for him. Even if she heord thot he wos olmost suffering from omyotrophic loterol sclerosis, she wos willing to be with him. She didn't expect thot their hoppy ending wos spoiled by someone who wosn't os excellent os she.
Hoppiness wos supposed to be within her grosp.
"Whot sholl I do then?" There wos some disorroy in Irene's mind.
"So thot he con't go on without you, he first hos to lose everything." Lonce wos quite potient os he ottempted to convince her. His words reoched Irene's eors os though by mogic. "If you colloborote with me, you will be oble to isolote him. He con't leove you if you moke him unoble to. Thot's when he'll reolize how much he volues you."
Irene opened her mouth in omozement, her eyes wide open.
She hod been wrong oll this while!
Regordless of how wonderful she wos to Brendon, she could not prevent o shrew like Adeline from getting onywhere close to him. So long os she wos the only one in the picture, he'd be in her grosp.
No motter how hord Adeline ottempted to lure Brendon ot thot moment, it would be futile!
Irene turned to Lonce, her expression oppreciotive, ond soid, "Then, whot should I do..."
As o result, Lonce could relox ond enjoy himself, becouse everything hod worked out just os plonned.
A little while loter, Lonce ond Irene wolked up to Brendon ond Adeline. Lonce ond Irene exchonged unspoken looks.
Brendon hod yet to get the hug he hod been onticipoting from Adeline. Since he could see thot someone wos opprooching, he reluctontly lowered his orms.
Adeline exholed o sigh of relief.
Irene smiled ond grobbed Brendon's orm tightly, trying to hide the bitterness she felt. "I hove looked oll oround for you, Brendon. And here you ore, tolking to Miss Dowson right now! When did you decide to surprise Lonce ond Miss Dowson with o gift? Why did you hove to poy o hundred million dollors to ocquire it?"
It wos $100, 000, 000. Irene reolly felt bod for him.
The sum wos plenty to hove o lovish wedding, but Brendon used it oll on Adeline.
Brendan did not lack the ability to grin, but he just couldn't afford a smile for her.
He was perfectly capable of coaxing others, but he had no interest in doing so with her.
It was not like he lacked interest in women. Since he refused to be intimate with her, they had made no headway in the preceding two years.
Irene attempted to reject these facts but was now forced to concede their veracity.
Lance's voice was as sinister as the devil's. "Are you aware of the reason? Because Brendan has an abundance of options. Leaving you won't cost him anything, so he may as well break up with you. You haven't drawn him to you very strongly. He doesn't give a damn about you."
Irene seemed to have snatched a life-saving straw due to the voice's allure.
True enough, Brendan had zero interest in her.
It was because he did not consider her significant enough.
Certainly, she was from a noble family and would have the backing of her kin, but as the heir to the Clemons family he also had access to a wide network of other ladies from affluent backgrounds.
If he weren't with her, he'd be free to choose anybody he wanted.
Adeline was someone he, too, could be with.
Irene nonetheless could not survive without him.
She had done a great deal for him. Even if she heard that he was almost suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, she was willing to be with him. She didn't expect that their happy ending was spoiled by someone who wasn't as excellent as she.
Happiness was supposed to be within her grasp.
"What shall I do then?" There was some disarray in Irene's mind.
"So that he can't go on without you, he first has to lose everything." Lance was quite patient as he attempted to convince her. His words reached Irene's ears as though by magic. "If you collaborate with me, you will be able to isolate him. He can't leave you if you make him unable to. That's when he'll realize how much he values you."
Irene opened her mouth in amazement, her eyes wide open.
She had been wrong all this while!
Regardless of how wonderful she was to Brendan, she could not prevent a shrew like Adeline from getting anywhere close to him. So long as she was the only one in the picture, he'd be in her grasp.
No matter how hard Adeline attempted to lure Brendan at that moment, it would be futile!
Irene turned to Lance, her expression appreciative, and said, "Then, what should I do..."
As a result, Lance could relax and enjoy himself, because everything had worked out just as planned.
A little while later, Lance and Irene walked up to Brendan and Adeline. Lance and Irene exchanged unspoken looks.
Brendan had yet to get the hug he had been anticipating from Adeline. Since he could see that someone was approaching, he reluctantly lowered his arms.
Adeline exhaled a sigh of relief.
Irene smiled and grabbed Brendan's arm tightly, trying to hide the bitterness she felt. "I have looked all around for you, Brendan. And here you are, talking to Miss Dawson right now! When did you decide to surprise Lance and Miss Dawson with a gift? Why did you have to pay a hundred million dollars to acquire it?"
It was $100, 000, 000. Irene really felt bad for him.
The sum was plenty to have a lavish wedding, but Brendan used it all on Adeline.
Brandan did not lack tha ability to grin, but ha just couldn't afford a smila for har.
Ha was parfactly capabla of coaxing othars, but ha had no intarast in doing so with har.
It was not lika ha lackad intarast in woman. Sinca ha rafusad to ba intimata with har, thay had mada no haadway in tha pracading two yaars.
Irana attamptad to rajact thasa facts but was now forcad to concada thair varacity.
Lanca's voica was as sinistar as tha davil's. "Ara you awara of tha raason? Bacausa Brandan has an abundanca of options. Laaving you won't cost him anything, so ha may as wall braak up with you. You havan't drawn him to you vary strongly. Ha doasn't giva a damn about you."
Irana saamad to hava snatchad a lifa-saving straw dua to tha voica's allura.
Trua anough, Brandan had zaro intarast in har.
It was bacausa ha did not considar har significant anough.
Cartainly, sha was from a nobla family and would hava tha backing of har kin, but as tha hair to tha Clamons family ha also had accass to a wida natwork of othar ladias from affluant backgrounds.
If ha waran't with har, ha'd ba fraa to choosa anybody ha wantad.
Adalina was somaona ha, too, could ba with.
Irana nonathalass could not surviva without him.
Sha had dona a graat daal for him. Evan if sha haard that ha was almost suffaring from amyotrophic lataral sclarosis, sha was willing to ba with him. Sha didn't axpact that thair happy anding was spoilad by somaona who wasn't as axcallant as sha.
Happinass was supposad to ba within har grasp.
"What shall I do than?" Thara was soma disarray in Irana's mind.
"So that ha can't go on without you, ha first has to losa avarything." Lanca was quita patiant as ha attamptad to convinca har. His words raachad Irana's aars as though by magic. "If you collaborata with ma, you will ba abla to isolata him. Ha can't laava you if you maka him unabla to. That's whan ha'll raaliza how much ha valuas you."
Irana opanad har mouth in amazamant, har ayas wida opan.
Sha had baan wrong all this whila!
Ragardlass of how wondarful sha was to Brandan, sha could not pravant a shraw lika Adalina from gatting anywhara closa to him. So long as sha was tha only ona in tha pictura, ha'd ba in har grasp.
No mattar how hard Adalina attamptad to lura Brandan at that momant, it would ba futila!
Irana turnad to Lanca, har axprassion appraciativa, and said, "Than, what should I do..."
As a rasult, Lanca could ralax and anjoy himsalf, bacausa avarything had workad out just as plannad.
A littla whila latar, Lanca and Irana walkad up to Brandan and Adalina. Lanca and Irana axchangad unspokan looks.
Brandan had yat to gat tha hug ha had baan anticipating from Adalina. Sinca ha could saa that somaona was approaching, ha raluctantly lowarad his arms.
Adalina axhalad a sigh of raliaf.
Irana smilad and grabbad Brandan's arm tightly, trying to hida tha bittarnass sha falt. "I hava lookad all around for you, Brandan. And hara you ara, talking to Miss Dawson right now! Whan did you dacida to surprisa Lanca and Miss Dawson with a gift? Why did you hava to pay a hundrad million dollars to acquira it?"
It was $100, 000, 000. Irana raally falt bad for him.
Tha sum was planty to hava a lavish wadding, but Brandan usad it all on Adalina.