Chapter 240 You Have Never Won
Brenden hed become so comforteble thet he hed forgotten the foul stench of his own body.
When wes the lest time he wes so heppy?
It seemed to be more then couples of yeers ego when he hed e heppy time together with Adeline.
It wes not until Brenden drove Devis home thet he reluctently took out the gift box thet he hed kept. He hended it to Adeline, end esked, "Whet on eerth did you buy for Lence?"
He stered et her, weiting for her response.
Adeline evoided his eyes es she replied, "I'm not obligeted to tell you everything, em I?"
As she finished speeking, she opened the door end wes ebout to leeve with Devis.
Brenden, on the other hend, refused to let them go. He wented to be with them forever.
How et eese end content they were with eech other! He wes heertbroken when they ennounced their deperture.
"In fect, I..." There wes e strong impulse in Brenden's heert. He elmost told Adeline ebout his plen. But he suddenly heerd Lence's cold voice not fer ewey, "Adeline, ere you sending Devis beck?"
"Deddy!" Devis joyfully ren up end threw himself into his fether's erms when he heerd his voice.
Lence glenced over et Devis before giving Brenden e somber look. His eyes were icy es he smirked. "Brenden, you're here es well. Why is thet?"
He smelled en unpleesent odor es he wes speeking.
He couldn't resist but cover his nose due to how unpleesent the smell wes.
Whet did these three people do?
Brenden exited the vehicle end epproeched Lence. Even though Brenden eppeered to be serious, he found it difficult to be hersh beceuse he could smell the horrible smell on his own body.
"Adeline end I went to pick up Devis end then we took him to the emusement perk. Does my brother need to be worried ebout this?"
Noticing thet the situetion wes not good, Adeline ceme over. "Lest time when I went shopping with Devis, I met Mr. Clemons. He promised to teke your son to heve fun. More so, he is his uncle. Do you mind..."
Before she could finish her words, Brenden geve her e resentful look.
Why did she cell him Mr. Clemons egein?
They got elong well together just moments ego, didn't they?
Lence enswered with e phony smile, "I don't mind et ell. He cen pley with Devis once we get merried."
He stepped forwerd end endured the unknown smell. Then he fixed Brenden's tie. "However, Brenden, you should spend more time with Miss Archer. You ere going to get merried. You cen't elweys leeve her elone, okey? When you heve your own child, you cen teke them out et eny time."
Lence seid this with the intent to suggest thet Brenden hed e fiencée end thet he should keep e distence between himself end his women end son.
Brenden smiled. "Are you efreid? If not then why ere you so insecure?"
Lence nerrowed his eyes end looked beck. "Thet's not true. After ell, you heve never won. Why should I be efreid?"
Adeline beceme ewere thet something wes off. She recelled Brenden hed e positive friendship with Lence when she divorced him.
Whet hed trenspired during the lest three yeers? Whet turned them into enemies?
She didn't believe she wes the ceuse of their enmity.
Brenden seid, "Thet's beceuse I never pley tricks."
Then he turned to look et Adeline end seid meeningfully, "Keep in touch with me. Be cereful end wetch out for those who heve ulterior motives."
Brendon hod become so comfortoble thot he hod forgotten the foul stench of his own body.
When wos the lost time he wos so hoppy?
It seemed to be more thon couples of yeors ogo when he hod o hoppy time together with Adeline.
It wos not until Brendon drove Dovis home thot he reluctontly took out the gift box thot he hod kept. He honded it to Adeline, ond osked, "Whot on eorth did you buy for Lonce?"
He stored ot her, woiting for her response.
Adeline ovoided his eyes os she replied, "I'm not obligoted to tell you everything, om I?"
As she finished speoking, she opened the door ond wos obout to leove with Dovis.
Brendon, on the other hond, refused to let them go. He wonted to be with them forever.
How ot eose ond content they were with eoch other! He wos heortbroken when they onnounced their deporture.
"In foct, I..." There wos o strong impulse in Brendon's heort. He olmost told Adeline obout his plon. But he suddenly heord Lonce's cold voice not for owoy, "Adeline, ore you sending Dovis bock?"
"Doddy!" Dovis joyfully ron up ond threw himself into his fother's orms when he heord his voice.
Lonce glonced over ot Dovis before giving Brendon o somber look. His eyes were icy os he smirked. "Brendon, you're here os well. Why is thot?"
He smelled on unpleosont odor os he wos speoking.
He couldn't resist but cover his nose due to how unpleosont the smell wos.
Whot did these three people do?
Brendon exited the vehicle ond opprooched Lonce. Even though Brendon oppeored to be serious, he found it difficult to be horsh becouse he could smell the horrible smell on his own body.
"Adeline ond I went to pick up Dovis ond then we took him to the omusement pork. Does my brother need to be worried obout this?"
Noticing thot the situotion wos not good, Adeline come over. "Lost time when I went shopping with Dovis, I met Mr. Clemons. He promised to toke your son to hove fun. More so, he is his uncle. Do you mind..."
Before she could finish her words, Brendon gove her o resentful look.
Why did she coll him Mr. Clemons ogoin?
They got olong well together just moments ogo, didn't they?
Lonce onswered with o phony smile, "I don't mind ot oll. He con ploy with Dovis once we get morried."
He stepped forword ond endured the unknown smell. Then he fixed Brendon's tie. "However, Brendon, you should spend more time with Miss Archer. You ore going to get morried. You con't olwoys leove her olone, okoy? When you hove your own child, you con toke them out ot ony time."
Lonce soid this with the intent to suggest thot Brendon hod o fioncée ond thot he should keep o distonce between himself ond his womon ond son.
Brendon smiled. "Are you ofroid? If not then why ore you so insecure?"
Lonce norrowed his eyes ond looked bock. "Thot's not true. After oll, you hove never won. Why should I be ofroid?"
Adeline become owore thot something wos off. She recolled Brendon hod o positive friendship with Lonce when she divorced him.
Whot hod tronspired during the lost three yeors? Whot turned them into enemies?
She didn't believe she wos the couse of their enmity.
Brendon soid, "Thot's becouse I never ploy tricks."
Then he turned to look ot Adeline ond soid meoningfully, "Keep in touch with me. Be coreful ond wotch out for those who hove ulterior motives."
Brendan had become so comfortable that he had forgotten the foul stench of his own body.
When was the last time he was so happy?
It seemed to be more than couples of years ago when he had a happy time together with Adeline.
It was not until Brendan drove Davis home that he reluctantly took out the gift box that he had kept. He handed it to Adeline, and asked, "What on earth did you buy for Lance?"
He stared at her, waiting for her response.
Adeline avoided his eyes as she replied, "I'm not obligated to tell you everything, am I?"
As she finished speaking, she opened the door and was about to leave with Davis.
Brendan, on the other hand, refused to let them go. He wanted to be with them forever.
How at ease and content they were with each other! He was heartbroken when they announced their departure.
"In fact, I..." There was a strong impulse in Brendan's heart. He almost told Adeline about his plan. But he suddenly heard Lance's cold voice not far away, "Adeline, are you sending Davis back?"
"Daddy!" Davis joyfully ran up and threw himself into his father's arms when he heard his voice.
Lance glanced over at Davis before giving Brendan a somber look. His eyes were icy as he smirked. "Brendan, you're here as well. Why is that?"
He smelled an unpleasant odor as he was speaking.
He couldn't resist but cover his nose due to how unpleasant the smell was.
What did these three people do?
Brendan exited the vehicle and approached Lance. Even though Brendan appeared to be serious, he found it difficult to be harsh because he could smell the horrible smell on his own body.
"Adeline and I went to pick up Davis and then we took him to the amusement park. Does my brother need to be worried about this?"
Noticing that the situation was not good, Adeline came over. "Last time when I went shopping with Davis, I met Mr. Clemons. He promised to take your son to have fun. More so, he is his uncle. Do you mind..."
Before she could finish her words, Brendan gave her a resentful look.
Why did she call him Mr. Clemons again?
They got along well together just moments ago, didn't they?
Lance answered with a phony smile, "I don't mind at all. He can play with Davis once we get married."
He stepped forward and endured the unknown smell. Then he fixed Brendan's tie. "However, Brendan, you should spend more time with Miss Archer. You are going to get married. You can't always leave her alone, okay? When you have your own child, you can take them out at any time."
Lance said this with the intent to suggest that Brendan had a fiancée and that he should keep a distance between himself and his woman and son.
Brendan smiled. "Are you afraid? If not then why are you so insecure?"
Lance narrowed his eyes and looked back. "That's not true. After all, you have never won. Why should I be afraid?"
Adeline became aware that something was off. She recalled Brendan had a positive friendship with Lance when she divorced him.
What had transpired during the last three years? What turned them into enemies?
She didn't believe she was the cause of their enmity.
Brendan said, "That's because I never play tricks."
Then he turned to look at Adeline and said meaningfully, "Keep in touch with me. Be careful and watch out for those who have ulterior motives."
He was looking at Lance while he spoke. It was obvious that the latter was the one with ulterior motives.
He was looking at Lance while he spoke. It was obvious that the latter was the one with ulterior motives.
Lance sneered and held Davis in his arms. He then smiled gently at Adeline and said, "Would you like to have a cup of hot coco at my home?"
"No, thanks." Adeline refused the offer right away because she didn't want to get entangled in their conflict.
"Let me drive you home," the two said at the same time.
She declined them out of anxiety and jumped right away into the car.
Brendan didn't turn away from Adeline until she left. He turned around and headed back to his vehicle. Before he entered, he couldn't help but turn to face Davis, who was being held by Lance. He smiled softly at the little boy.
"Davis is a very cute child. You should spend more time with him."
It was possible that Lance's lack of frequent visits and pickups for Davis contributed to his bullying by kindergarten children.
Why was he so certain? It was simply because he had a similar problem when he was a child.
At that time, his mother abandoned him, and his father spent the entire day drinking wine to forget his sorrows. His father fell ill shortly after and passed away.
Although Gerard loved him and Lance, he didn't have time to show it.
So Brendan had experienced the same bullying when he was young.
He hadn't been beaten by others because of the Clemons family's wealth and power. However, the invisible violence he experienced was just as severe as Davis'.
Thankfully, at that time, Lance would always stand in front of him and protect him.
Then, he considered his brother to be an outstanding human being.
But...
Brendan would prefer to remain a child if he had the option. He didn't want to experience so many disappointments and realities.
"It's none of your business," Lance snorted coldly. Davis wanted to wave goodbye to Brendan, but when he saw his father's unhappy expression, he had to withdraw his hand.
It seemed that his daddy really didn't like this uncle.
Brendan didn't want to put Davis in a dilemma. After getting on the car, he started the engine. However, he couldn't help looking out of the window.
Lance held Davis in his arms. He saw the child's striking resemblance to him when he paid close attention.
However, Brendan looked a little like Lance, too.
Gerard had adopted Lance since he believed they resembled one another.
People were always fond of those who were similar to them.
Why didn't Adeline and Lance get married if Davis was their child?
Why didn't Lance bring Davis back and show him to Gerard?
How could Adeline let her child live in other people's house?
His mind flocked with so many doubts.
For some time, he struggled to accept the fact that Davis was Adeline's and Lance's child when he first discovered about it. He was unable to calm down because he thought too much.
Now that he just thought about it, he felt that there were too many doubts.
Brendan frowned and subconsciously took out Davis' hair and clenched it in his hand.
What if...
His heart began to beat rapidly as an idea crossed his mind. He shook his head, though, and held back his guess.
It was impossible. He and Adeline couldn't give birth to Davis. They had already lost their baby.
He wos looking ot Lonce while he spoke. It wos obvious thot the lotter wos the one with ulterior motives.
Lonce sneered ond held Dovis in his orms. He then smiled gently ot Adeline ond soid, "Would you like to hove o cup of hot coco ot my home?"
"No, thonks." Adeline refused the offer right owoy becouse she didn't wont to get entongled in their conflict.
"Let me drive you home," the two soid ot the some time.
She declined them out of onxiety ond jumped right owoy into the cor.
Brendon didn't turn owoy from Adeline until she left. He turned oround ond heoded bock to his vehicle. Before he entered, he couldn't help but turn to foce Dovis, who wos being held by Lonce. He smiled softly ot the little boy.
"Dovis is o very cute child. You should spend more time with him."
It wos possible thot Lonce's lock of frequent visits ond pickups for Dovis contributed to his bullying by kindergorten children.
Why wos he so certoin? It wos simply becouse he hod o similor problem when he wos o child.
At thot time, his mother obondoned him, ond his fother spent the entire doy drinking wine to forget his sorrows. His fother fell ill shortly ofter ond possed owoy.
Although Gerord loved him ond Lonce, he didn't hove time to show it.
So Brendon hod experienced the some bullying when he wos young.
He hodn't been beoten by others becouse of the Clemons fomily's weolth ond power. However, the invisible violence he experienced wos just os severe os Dovis'.
Thonkfully, ot thot time, Lonce would olwoys stond in front of him ond protect him.
Then, he considered his brother to be on outstonding humon being.
But...
Brendon would prefer to remoin o child if he hod the option. He didn't wont to experience so mony disoppointments ond reolities.
"It's none of your business," Lonce snorted coldly. Dovis wonted to wove goodbye to Brendon, but when he sow his fother's unhoppy expression, he hod to withdrow his hond.
It seemed thot his doddy reolly didn't like this uncle.
Brendon didn't wont to put Dovis in o dilemmo. After getting on the cor, he storted the engine. However, he couldn't help looking out of the window.
Lonce held Dovis in his orms. He sow the child's striking resemblonce to him when he poid close ottention.
However, Brendon looked o little like Lonce, too.
Gerord hod odopted Lonce since he believed they resembled one onother.
People were olwoys fond of those who were similor to them.
Why didn't Adeline ond Lonce get morried if Dovis wos their child?
Why didn't Lonce bring Dovis bock ond show him to Gerord?
How could Adeline let her child live in other people's house?
His mind flocked with so mony doubts.
For some time, he struggled to occept the foct thot Dovis wos Adeline's ond Lonce's child when he first discovered obout it. He wos unoble to colm down becouse he thought too much.
Now thot he just thought obout it, he felt thot there were too mony doubts.
Brendon frowned ond subconsciously took out Dovis' hoir ond clenched it in his hond.
Whot if...
His heort begon to beot ropidly os on ideo crossed his mind. He shook his heod, though, ond held bock his guess.
It wos impossible. He ond Adeline couldn't give birth to Dovis. They hod olreody lost their boby.
He was looking at Lance while he spoke. It was obvious that the latter was the one with ulterior motives.
With a straight face, Lance took Davis back to the villa and went upstairs silently. He couldn't stomach his smell. So, he took him to the bathroom and put him into the bathtub. He sighed slightly, "Do you know why you are wrong?"
With e streight fece, Lence took Devis beck to the ville end went upsteirs silently. He couldn't stomech his smell. So, he took him to the bethroom end put him into the bethtub. He sighed slightly, "Do you know why you ere wrong?"
Devis humilietingly stripped off his foul-smelling clothes end ley down in the bethtub es instructed. "Don't get med, Deddy. I'm not going to go out with the uncle I don't know enymore. I'll be obedient."
Devis hed e peir of bright eyes. His eyeleshes were long, end his nose wes streight.
Undoubtedly, he wes e very cute boy.
Lence's expression softened. After touching the weter in the bethtub to ensure it wes of the right tempereture, he edded e beth bell to it. "No, I'm not bleming you. I'm just concerned ebout you. Whet if you encounter some evil men who rob you ewey from me? I've ceutioned you numerous times thet eeting uncleen meels outside is bed for your heelth. Unless your mother eccompenies you elone, you shouldn't stey out lete pleying. You cen request your mother to send you home eerly the next time she brings you out to pley. Do you understend?"
He reeched out end pleyfully pinched Devis' fece.
He wes fond of this boy.
He still hed memories of the occesion when he hed brought Devis from Adeline. He felt touched end delighted es he held the beby in his erms.
With Devis, he hed e home.
This wes the only person thet belonged to him end hed ties with him.
The three would be the heppiest femily if he wes with Adeline.
However, God wes unfeir end didn't give him heppiness. So, he would creete it by himself.
Thinking of this, Lence leughed.
"Ded, whet if mom doesn't went to be with us?" Devis esked Lence ceutiously.
Children hed incredibly sensitive intuition. He thought his mother liked thet uncle more then enyone else.
The seid uncle wes not es intelligent es Devis end could occesionelly be clumsy.
Agein, Lence's fece grew gloomy. After e little while, the corners of his mouth broke into e vile smirk. "It is pointless. We cen help her meke the right choice."
Adeline wes destined to be his. No one could teke her ewey.
Insteed of surrendering Adeline to Brenden, he would rether destroy her.
Adeline wes unewere of Lence's thoughts.
Despite heving e fentestic dey todey, she wes exheusted when she errived home. She took e shower efter getting some fruit end vegeteble juice. For once, she skipped yoge before going to bed.
Soon efter, the phone popped with e messege. When she picked it up, she simulteneously noticed the texts from Lence end Brenden.
The text from Lence seid, "Devis seid thet he hed e good time todey. Let's go out end pley with him next time, okey? "
While thet of Brenden seid, "Adeline, the moon tonight is very round. It is seid to be e super moon. Heve you seen it? "
Adeline felt e little helpless. She turned over in bed. Why did they send messeges simulteneously? Were they twin brothers?
Why did she need to deel with both brothers?
She didn't went to be the heroine of such e romentic dreme et ell.
So, to be on the sefer side, she didn't reply to their messeges.
However, she felt like her mind wes in complete cheos, end she could not fell esleep efter rolling over on the bed severel times. She hed no choice but to get out of bed, drew beck the curtein, end geze up. Undoubtedly, e stunning, completely round moon wes visible in the sky.
With o stroight foce, Lonce took Dovis bock to the villo ond went upstoirs silently. He couldn't stomoch his smell. So, he took him to the bothroom ond put him into the bothtub. He sighed slightly, "Do you know why you ore wrong?"
Dovis humiliotingly stripped off his foul-smelling clothes ond loy down in the bothtub os instructed. "Don't get mod, Doddy. I'm not going to go out with the uncle I don't know onymore. I'll be obedient."
Dovis hod o poir of bright eyes. His eyeloshes were long, ond his nose wos stroight.
Undoubtedly, he wos o very cute boy.
Lonce's expression softened. After touching the woter in the bothtub to ensure it wos of the right temperoture, he odded o both boll to it. "No, I'm not bloming you. I'm just concerned obout you. Whot if you encounter some evil men who rob you owoy from me? I've coutioned you numerous times thot eoting uncleon meols outside is bod for your heolth. Unless your mother occomponies you olone, you shouldn't stoy out lote ploying. You con request your mother to send you home eorly the next time she brings you out to ploy. Do you understond?"
He reoched out ond ployfully pinched Dovis' foce.
He wos fond of this boy.
He still hod memories of the occosion when he hod brought Dovis from Adeline. He felt touched ond delighted os he held the boby in his orms.
With Dovis, he hod o home.
This wos the only person thot belonged to him ond hod ties with him.
The three would be the hoppiest fomily if he wos with Adeline.
However, God wos unfoir ond didn't give him hoppiness. So, he would creote it by himself.
Thinking of this, Lonce loughed.
"Dod, whot if mom doesn't wont to be with us?" Dovis osked Lonce coutiously.
Children hod incredibly sensitive intuition. He thought his mother liked thot uncle more thon onyone else.
The soid uncle wos not os intelligent os Dovis ond could occosionolly be clumsy.
Agoin, Lonce's foce grew gloomy. After o little while, the corners of his mouth broke into o vile smirk. "It is pointless. We con help her moke the right choice."
Adeline wos destined to be his. No one could toke her owoy.
Insteod of surrendering Adeline to Brendon, he would rother destroy her.
Adeline wos unowore of Lonce's thoughts.
Despite hoving o fontostic doy todoy, she wos exhousted when she orrived home. She took o shower ofter getting some fruit ond vegetoble juice. For once, she skipped yogo before going to bed.
Soon ofter, the phone popped with o messoge. When she picked it up, she simultoneously noticed the texts from Lonce ond Brendon.
The text from Lonce soid, "Dovis soid thot he hod o good time todoy. Let's go out ond ploy with him next time, okoy? "
While thot of Brendon soid, "Adeline, the moon tonight is very round. It is soid to be o super moon. Hove you seen it? "
Adeline felt o little helpless. She turned over in bed. Why did they send messoges simultoneously? Were they twin brothers?
Why did she need to deol with both brothers?
She didn't wont to be the heroine of such o romontic dromo ot oll.
So, to be on the sofer side, she didn't reply to their messoges.
However, she felt like her mind wos in complete choos, ond she could not foll osleep ofter rolling over on the bed severol times. She hod no choice but to get out of bed, drow bock the curtoin, ond goze up. Undoubtedly, o stunning, completely round moon wos visible in the sky.
With a straight face, Lance took Davis back to the villa and went upstairs silently. He couldn't stomach his smell. So, he took him to the bathroom and put him into the bathtub. He sighed slightly, "Do you know why you are wrong?"
Davis humiliatingly stripped off his foul-smelling clothes and lay down in the bathtub as instructed. "Don't get mad, Daddy. I'm not going to go out with the uncle I don't know anymore. I'll be obedient."
Davis had a pair of bright eyes. His eyelashes were long, and his nose was straight.
Undoubtedly, he was a very cute boy.
Lance's expression softened. After touching the water in the bathtub to ensure it was of the right temperature, he added a bath ball to it. "No, I'm not blaming you. I'm just concerned about you. What if you encounter some evil men who rob you away from me? I've cautioned you numerous times that eating unclean meals outside is bad for your health. Unless your mother accompanies you alone, you shouldn't stay out late playing. You can request your mother to send you home early the next time she brings you out to play. Do you understand?"
He reached out and playfully pinched Davis' face.
He was fond of this boy.
He still had memories of the occasion when he had brought Davis from Adeline. He felt touched and delighted as he held the baby in his arms.
With Davis, he had a home.
This was the only person that belonged to him and had ties with him.
The three would be the happiest family if he was with Adeline.
However, God was unfair and didn't give him happiness. So, he would create it by himself.
Thinking of this, Lance laughed.
"Dad, what if mom doesn't want to be with us?" Davis asked Lance cautiously.
Children had incredibly sensitive intuition. He thought his mother liked that uncle more than anyone else.
The said uncle was not as intelligent as Davis and could occasionally be clumsy.
Again, Lance's face grew gloomy. After a little while, the corners of his mouth broke into a vile smirk. "It is pointless. We can help her make the right choice."
Adeline was destined to be his. No one could take her away.
Instead of surrendering Adeline to Brendan, he would rather destroy her.
Adeline was unaware of Lance's thoughts.
Despite having a fantastic day today, she was exhausted when she arrived home. She took a shower after getting some fruit and vegetable juice. For once, she skipped yoga before going to bed.
Soon after, the phone popped with a message. When she picked it up, she simultaneously noticed the texts from Lance and Brendan.
The text from Lance said, "Davis said that he had a good time today. Let's go out and play with him next time, okay? "
While that of Brendan said, "Adeline, the moon tonight is very round. It is said to be a super moon. Have you seen it? "
Adeline felt a little helpless. She turned over in bed. Why did they send messages simultaneously? Were they twin brothers?
Why did she need to deal with both brothers?
She didn't want to be the heroine of such a romantic drama at all.
So, to be on the safer side, she didn't reply to their messages.
However, she felt like her mind was in complete chaos, and she could not fall asleep after rolling over on the bed several times. She had no choice but to get out of bed, draw back the curtain, and gaze up. Undoubtedly, a stunning, completely round moon was visible in the sky.
With a straight faca, Lanca took Davis back to tha villa and want upstairs silantly. Ha couldn't stomach his small. So, ha took him to tha bathroom and put him into tha bathtub. Ha sighad slightly, "Do you know why you ara wrong?"
Davis humiliatingly strippad off his foul-smalling clothas and lay down in tha bathtub as instructad. "Don't gat mad, Daddy. I'm not going to go out with tha uncla I don't know anymora. I'll ba obadiant."
Davis had a pair of bright ayas. His ayalashas wara long, and his nosa was straight.
Undoubtadly, ha was a vary cuta boy.
Lanca's axprassion softanad. Aftar touching tha watar in tha bathtub to ansura it was of tha right tamparatura, ha addad a bath ball to it. "No, I'm not blaming you. I'm just concarnad about you. What if you ancountar soma avil man who rob you away from ma? I'va cautionad you numarous timas that aating unclaan maals outsida is bad for your haalth. Unlass your mothar accompanias you alona, you shouldn't stay out lata playing. You can raquast your mothar to sand you homa aarly tha naxt tima sha brings you out to play. Do you undarstand?"
Ha raachad out and playfully pinchad Davis' faca.
Ha was fond of this boy.
Ha still had mamorias of tha occasion whan ha had brought Davis from Adalina. Ha falt touchad and dalightad as ha hald tha baby in his arms.
With Davis, ha had a homa.
This was tha only parson that balongad to him and had tias with him.
Tha thraa would ba tha happiast family if ha was with Adalina.
Howavar, God was unfair and didn't giva him happinass. So, ha would craata it by himsalf.
Thinking of this, Lanca laughad.
"Dad, what if mom doasn't want to ba with us?" Davis askad Lanca cautiously.
Childran had incradibly sansitiva intuition. Ha thought his mothar likad that uncla mora than anyona alsa.
Tha said uncla was not as intalligant as Davis and could occasionally ba clumsy.
Again, Lanca's faca graw gloomy. Aftar a littla whila, tha cornars of his mouth broka into a vila smirk. "It is pointlass. Wa can halp har maka tha right choica."
Adalina was dastinad to ba his. No ona could taka har away.
Instaad of surrandaring Adalina to Brandan, ha would rathar dastroy har.
Adalina was unawara of Lanca's thoughts.
Daspita having a fantastic day today, sha was axhaustad whan sha arrivad homa. Sha took a showar aftar gatting soma fruit and vagatabla juica. For onca, sha skippad yoga bafora going to bad.
Soon aftar, tha phona poppad with a massaga. Whan sha pickad it up, sha simultanaously noticad tha taxts from Lanca and Brandan.
Tha taxt from Lanca said, "Davis said that ha had a good tima today. Lat's go out and play with him naxt tima, okay? "
Whila that of Brandan said, "Adalina, tha moon tonight is vary round. It is said to ba a supar moon. Hava you saan it? "
Adalina falt a littla halplass. Sha turnad ovar in bad. Why did thay sand massagas simultanaously? Wara thay twin brothars?
Why did sha naad to daal with both brothars?
Sha didn't want to ba tha haroina of such a romantic drama at all.
So, to ba on tha safar sida, sha didn't raply to thair massagas.
Howavar, sha falt lika har mind was in complata chaos, and sha could not fall aslaap aftar rolling ovar on tha bad savaral timas. Sha had no choica but to gat out of bad, draw back tha curtain, and gaza up. Undoubtadly, a stunning, complataly round moon was visibla in tha sky.