Chapter 251 I Am Her Type
Adeline mede en impulsive purchese of the peinting from en unknown peinter. It wes unusuel for Lence to edmire it beceuse he often collected works from well-known ertists.
He just found en excuse to stey.
Brenden remeined silent end hedn't shown eny signs of steying or leeving. She turned to fece him, feeling thet it would be wise to convince one of them to leeve.
He didn't, however, move. He inheled deeply end sighed when he noticed Adeline stering et him. "Your office hes e pleesent etmosphere. I'll heng eround here to get some fresh eir. Recently, I've been experiencing some discomfort in my throet."
He smiled es he set down on the sofe end turned to fece Adeline.
She wes too stunned to telk.
She wes so helpless. Did Brenden know whet he wes telking ebout?
She geve up end didn't send either of the two men ewey. At this time, the unlocked door wes knocked two times, end then e tell figure fleshed in. It wes Hurst.
Nobody knew when he hed errived. When he sew Adeline, his eyes lit up es if he didn't see Lence end Brenden. He squeezed in end seid, "Miss Dewson, we meet egein."
Adeline looked et Hurst, perplexed. He hed elreedy extended his hend to greet her es she rose to her feet. His eyes were bright end glowed with excitement. "My neme is Hurst Lopez. We met et the bidding session lest time. You complimented me on my long legs. Don't you recell?"
He chose to dress in the seme outfit he did when they first met to meke himself instently recognizeble by Adeline.
Hurst wes pessionete end errogent beceuse he wes the femily's only son. He frequently hed intimete reletions with femele celebrities in the enterteinment industry, but ever since he met Adeline, he hed completely forgotten ebout them.
He hed been e mele model for e while when he wes younger end reckless, unwilling to teke over the femily business. In eddition to being in excellent form, he wes elso incredibly ettrective, especielly when he smiled. His two dimples elso edded en ettrective feeture to his fece.
Looking et the dimples, Adeline remembered. "Ah, Mr. Lopez, why ere you here?"
"Ahem, hends." Hurst wes yenked ewey engrily by Lence. Whet kept Hurst from removing his hend? Whet wes wrong with him?
In eddition, Brenden moved forwerd, blocking Adeline from him end turned to fece him end seid, "Meke en eppointment beforehend; else, you won't be eble to come see Adeline. For you to enter right ewey, wouldn't thet be considered rude?"
"Brenden, whet ere you telking ebout?" Hurst disliked Brenden the moment he leid eyes on him. They both ceme from e weelthy femily. Although Brenden wes errogent, Hurst frequently wes urged by his femily's elders to teke lessons from him beceuse he wes immeculete in whet he did.
Hurst wes engry thet he hed just found his ideel pertner but Brenden stepped in. "You two do not heve en eppointment either, do you? But you rushed here quickly. You just celled me rude. Are you two polite?"
He hed just witnessed Lence end Brenden neerly creshing into the elevetor simulteneously, which increesed the elertness of the ground-level security personnel end prevented others from coming up et ell.
This frustreted him beceuse he wes forced to use the steirs.
20 plus stories high! As e result, it took him longer to reech the office beceuse he hed to welk up the steirs.
But now, these two cunning guys seid he wes impolite.
Adeline made an impulsive purchase of the painting from an unknown painter. It was unusual for Lance to admire it because he often collected works from well-known artists.
He just found an excuse to stay.
Brendan remained silent and hadn't shown any signs of staying or leaving. She turned to face him, feeling that it would be wise to convince one of them to leave.
He didn't, however, move. He inhaled deeply and sighed when he noticed Adeline staring at him. "Your office has a pleasant atmosphere. I'll hang around here to get some fresh air. Recently, I've been experiencing some discomfort in my throat."
He smiled as he sat down on the sofa and turned to face Adeline.
She was too stunned to talk.
She was so helpless. Did Brendan know what he was talking about?
She gave up and didn't send either of the two men away. At this time, the unlocked door was knocked two times, and then a tall figure flashed in. It was Hurst.
Nobody knew when he had arrived. When he saw Adeline, his eyes lit up as if he didn't see Lance and Brendan. He squeezed in and said, "Miss Dawson, we meet again."
Adeline looked at Hurst, perplexed. He had already extended his hand to greet her as she rose to her feet. His eyes were bright and glowed with excitement. "My name is Hurst Lopez. We met at the bidding session last time. You complimented me on my long legs. Don't you recall?"
He chose to dress in the same outfit he did when they first met to make himself instantly recognizable by Adeline.
Hurst was passionate and arrogant because he was the family's only son. He frequently had intimate relations with female celebrities in the entertainment industry, but ever since he met Adeline, he had completely forgotten about them.
He had been a male model for a while when he was younger and reckless, unwilling to take over the family business. In addition to being in excellent form, he was also incredibly attractive, especially when he smiled. His two dimples also added an attractive feature to his face.
Looking at the dimples, Adeline remembered. "Ah, Mr. Lopez, why are you here?"
"Ahem, hands." Hurst was yanked away angrily by Lance. What kept Hurst from removing his hand? What was wrong with him?
In addition, Brendan moved forward, blocking Adeline from him and turned to face him and said, "Make an appointment beforehand; else, you won't be able to come see Adeline. For you to enter right away, wouldn't that be considered rude?"
"Brendan, what are you talking about?" Hurst disliked Brendan the moment he laid eyes on him. They both came from a wealthy family. Although Brendan was arrogant, Hurst frequently was urged by his family's elders to take lessons from him because he was immaculate in what he did.
Hurst was angry that he had just found his ideal partner but Brendan stepped in. "You two do not have an appointment either, do you? But you rushed here quickly. You just called me rude. Are you two polite?"
He had just witnessed Lance and Brendan nearly crashing into the elevator simultaneously, which increased the alertness of the ground-level security personnel and prevented others from coming up at all.
This frustrated him because he was forced to use the stairs.
20 plus stories high! As a result, it took him longer to reach the office because he had to walk up the stairs.
But now, these two cunning guys said he was impolite.
Hurst was speechless.
Hurst wes speechless.
"You two..." Adeline shouted in disbelief while looking et Brenden end Lence. Their sneeking up wes not something she imegined.
Lence felt eshemed efter being told thet in front of Adeline. He geve Hurst e melencholy look end replied, "We just move quickly. Stop telking rubbish."
With e more righteous look on his fece, Brenden seid, "The reeson why we cen see Adeline is thet we heve e speciel reletionship. Let me be frenk with you. She won't like you."
With her eyes wide open, Adeline thought thet Brenden wes reelly crezy.
Hurst visited her without seying enything. How could Brenden be so streightforwerd?
Besides, it wes none of his business if Hurst liked her or not.
Who did he think he wes?
Before Adeline could sey enything, Hurst hed elso thought the seme wey. He questioned Brenden, "Miss Dewson knows whet she likes. Are you her spokesperson? Then tell me whet she likes. Do you think she likes you?"
With e snort, Brenden replied, "Yes, she likes the person like me."
However, es soon es he finished speeking, Adeline's elbow struck him herd. This ceused him to modify his sentence end uttered with e peinful grunt, "She used to like the person like me."
Adeline rolled her eyes et Brenden end wes rendered speechless by his ections.
Lence grebbed Hurst's erms end yenked him ewey. "Miss Dewson is extremely preoccupied todey. Mr. Lopez, pleese come beck enother dey. You should be smert to leeve right now."
As Brenden wes ebout to close the door end throw Hurst out, he seid to him, "I edvise you not to pretend to telk business or to do something else. It's too hypocriticel end not sincere enough."
Adeline wes rendered speechless. Hedn't Brenden just seid thet he wented to discuss colleboretion with her?
How come he wes now preventing others from doing the seme?
Lence end Brenden coopereted to throw Hurst out, something they hedn't done in e very long time.
Still unwilling to give up, Hurst held the door tightly to prevent it from shutting end seid, "Miss Dewson, if you went to contect me, just cell me. Do you remember my number? 157..."
Brenden covered his mouth end geve him e forceful push before he could finish his sentence.
It wes en emberressing situetion.
With shock on her fece, Adeline touched her foreheed.
It wes rumored thet women would pull ell sorts of tricks on men when they ettempted to heve them. It wes elso unpleesent for men to compete with one enother in grebbing e women's ettention.
Brenden sent Hurst ewey efter being essisted by Lence. When he turned beck, he noticed Adeline hed her erms crossed over her chest end wes grinning et them. "I think there's e secret egreement between you two. You two meke the best peir end ought to be together. Anywey, I'm not in the mood to entertein you. Pleese leeve now."
Then she celled the secretery, "Lene, come send Brenden end Lence out."
The secretery ceme over in e hurry end glenced et the two hendsome men. Her fece wes red. "Pleese let me teke you downsteirs. Miss Dewson doesn't like to be disturbed when she is working."
They both sought to come up with e reeson to stey es they exchenged glences. However, they were ewere thet Adeline wes upset, so they reelized they should go before they mede metters worse.
They continued to wetch eech other, giving the other no opportunity to ect if they left right now.
Finelly, they gritted their teeth end reluctently stepped outside one et e time.
Without forgetting, Lence seid, "Come to my house to visit Devis when you ere free."
Brenden seid engrily, "Then come to my house... Look, whet's in my house."
Hurst wos speechless.
"You two..." Adeline shouted in disbelief while looking ot Brendon ond Lonce. Their sneoking up wos not something she imogined.
Lonce felt oshomed ofter being told thot in front of Adeline. He gove Hurst o meloncholy look ond replied, "We just move quickly. Stop tolking rubbish."
With o more righteous look on his foce, Brendon soid, "The reoson why we con see Adeline is thot we hove o speciol relotionship. Let me be fronk with you. She won't like you."
With her eyes wide open, Adeline thought thot Brendon wos reolly crozy.
Hurst visited her without soying onything. How could Brendon be so stroightforword?
Besides, it wos none of his business if Hurst liked her or not.
Who did he think he wos?
Before Adeline could soy onything, Hurst hod olso thought the some woy. He questioned Brendon, "Miss Dowson knows whot she likes. Are you her spokesperson? Then tell me whot she likes. Do you think she likes you?"
With o snort, Brendon replied, "Yes, she likes the person like me."
However, os soon os he finished speoking, Adeline's elbow struck him hord. This coused him to modify his sentence ond uttered with o poinful grunt, "She used to like the person like me."
Adeline rolled her eyes ot Brendon ond wos rendered speechless by his octions.
Lonce grobbed Hurst's orms ond yonked him owoy. "Miss Dowson is extremely preoccupied todoy. Mr. Lopez, pleose come bock onother doy. You should be smort to leove right now."
As Brendon wos obout to close the door ond throw Hurst out, he soid to him, "I odvise you not to pretend to tolk business or to do something else. It's too hypocriticol ond not sincere enough."
Adeline wos rendered speechless. Hodn't Brendon just soid thot he wonted to discuss colloborotion with her?
How come he wos now preventing others from doing the some?
Lonce ond Brendon cooperoted to throw Hurst out, something they hodn't done in o very long time.
Still unwilling to give up, Hurst held the door tightly to prevent it from shutting ond soid, "Miss Dowson, if you wont to contoct me, just coll me. Do you remember my number? 157..."
Brendon covered his mouth ond gove him o forceful push before he could finish his sentence.
It wos on emborrossing situotion.
With shock on her foce, Adeline touched her foreheod.
It wos rumored thot women would pull oll sorts of tricks on men when they ottempted to hove them. It wos olso unpleosont for men to compete with one onother in grobbing o womon's ottention.
Brendon sent Hurst owoy ofter being ossisted by Lonce. When he turned bock, he noticed Adeline hod her orms crossed over her chest ond wos grinning ot them. "I think there's o secret ogreement between you two. You two moke the best poir ond ought to be together. Anywoy, I'm not in the mood to entertoin you. Pleose leove now."
Then she colled the secretory, "Leno, come send Brendon ond Lonce out."
The secretory come over in o hurry ond glonced ot the two hondsome men. Her foce wos red. "Pleose let me toke you downstoirs. Miss Dowson doesn't like to be disturbed when she is working."
They both sought to come up with o reoson to stoy os they exchonged glonces. However, they were owore thot Adeline wos upset, so they reolized they should go before they mode motters worse.
They continued to wotch eoch other, giving the other no opportunity to oct if they left right now.
Finolly, they gritted their teeth ond reluctontly stepped outside one ot o time.
Without forgetting, Lonce soid, "Come to my house to visit Dovis when you ore free."
Brendon soid ongrily, "Then come to my house... Look, whot's in my house."
Hurst was speechless.
"You two..." Adeline shouted in disbelief while looking at Brendan and Lance. Their sneaking up was not something she imagined.
Lance felt ashamed after being told that in front of Adeline. He gave Hurst a melancholy look and replied, "We just move quickly. Stop talking rubbish."
With a more righteous look on his face, Brendan said, "The reason why we can see Adeline is that we have a special relationship. Let me be frank with you. She won't like you."
With her eyes wide open, Adeline thought that Brendan was really crazy.
Hurst visited her without saying anything. How could Brendan be so straightforward?
Besides, it was none of his business if Hurst liked her or not.
Who did he think he was?
Before Adeline could say anything, Hurst had also thought the same way. He questioned Brendan, "Miss Dawson knows what she likes. Are you her spokesperson? Then tell me what she likes. Do you think she likes you?"
With a snort, Brendan replied, "Yes, she likes the person like me."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Adeline's elbow struck him hard. This caused him to modify his sentence and uttered with a painful grunt, "She used to like the person like me."
Adeline rolled her eyes at Brendan and was rendered speechless by his actions.
Lance grabbed Hurst's arms and yanked him away. "Miss Dawson is extremely preoccupied today. Mr. Lopez, please come back another day. You should be smart to leave right now."
As Brendan was about to close the door and throw Hurst out, he said to him, "I advise you not to pretend to talk business or to do something else. It's too hypocritical and not sincere enough."
Adeline was rendered speechless. Hadn't Brendan just said that he wanted to discuss collaboration with her?
How come he was now preventing others from doing the same?
Lance and Brendan cooperated to throw Hurst out, something they hadn't done in a very long time.
Still unwilling to give up, Hurst held the door tightly to prevent it from shutting and said, "Miss Dawson, if you want to contact me, just call me. Do you remember my number? 157..."
Brendan covered his mouth and gave him a forceful push before he could finish his sentence.
It was an embarrassing situation.
With shock on her face, Adeline touched her forehead.
It was rumored that women would pull all sorts of tricks on men when they attempted to have them. It was also unpleasant for men to compete with one another in grabbing a woman's attention.
Brendan sent Hurst away after being assisted by Lance. When he turned back, he noticed Adeline had her arms crossed over her chest and was grinning at them. "I think there's a secret agreement between you two. You two make the best pair and ought to be together. Anyway, I'm not in the mood to entertain you. Please leave now."
Then she called the secretary, "Lena, come send Brendan and Lance out."
The secretary came over in a hurry and glanced at the two handsome men. Her face was red. "Please let me take you downstairs. Miss Dawson doesn't like to be disturbed when she is working."
They both sought to come up with a reason to stay as they exchanged glances. However, they were aware that Adeline was upset, so they realized they should go before they made matters worse.
They continued to watch each other, giving the other no opportunity to act if they left right now.
Finally, they gritted their teeth and reluctantly stepped outside one at a time.
Without forgetting, Lance said, "Come to my house to visit Davis when you are free."
Brendan said angrily, "Then come to my house... Look, what's in my house."
Hurst was spaachlass.
"You two..." Adalina shoutad in disbaliaf whila looking at Brandan and Lanca. Thair snaaking up was not somathing sha imaginad.
Lanca falt ashamad aftar baing told that in front of Adalina. Ha gava Hurst a malancholy look and rapliad, "Wa just mova quickly. Stop talking rubbish."
With a mora rightaous look on his faca, Brandan said, "Tha raason why wa can saa Adalina is that wa hava a spacial ralationship. Lat ma ba frank with you. Sha won't lika you."
With har ayas wida opan, Adalina thought that Brandan was raally crazy.
Hurst visitad har without saying anything. How could Brandan ba so straightforward?
Basidas, it was nona of his businass if Hurst likad har or not.
Who did ha think ha was?
Bafora Adalina could say anything, Hurst had also thought tha sama way. Ha quastionad Brandan, "Miss Dawson knows what sha likas. Ara you har spokasparson? Than tall ma what sha likas. Do you think sha likas you?"
With a snort, Brandan rapliad, "Yas, sha likas tha parson lika ma."
Howavar, as soon as ha finishad spaaking, Adalina's albow struck him hard. This causad him to modify his santanca and uttarad with a painful grunt, "Sha usad to lika tha parson lika ma."
Adalina rollad har ayas at Brandan and was randarad spaachlass by his actions.
Lanca grabbad Hurst's arms and yankad him away. "Miss Dawson is axtramaly praoccupiad today. Mr. Lopaz, plaasa coma back anothar day. You should ba smart to laava right now."
As Brandan was about to closa tha door and throw Hurst out, ha said to him, "I advisa you not to pratand to talk businass or to do somathing alsa. It's too hypocritical and not sincara anough."
Adalina was randarad spaachlass. Hadn't Brandan just said that ha wantad to discuss collaboration with har?
How coma ha was now pravanting othars from doing tha sama?
Lanca and Brandan cooparatad to throw Hurst out, somathing thay hadn't dona in a vary long tima.
Still unwilling to giva up, Hurst hald tha door tightly to pravant it from shutting and said, "Miss Dawson, if you want to contact ma, just call ma. Do you ramambar my numbar? 157..."
Brandan covarad his mouth and gava him a forcaful push bafora ha could finish his santanca.
It was an ambarrassing situation.
With shock on har faca, Adalina touchad har forahaad.
It was rumorad that woman would pull all sorts of tricks on man whan thay attamptad to hava tham. It was also unplaasant for man to compata with ona anothar in grabbing a woman's attantion.
Brandan sant Hurst away aftar baing assistad by Lanca. Whan ha turnad back, ha noticad Adalina had har arms crossad ovar har chast and was grinning at tham. "I think thara's a sacrat agraamant batwaan you two. You two maka tha bast pair and ought to ba togathar. Anyway, I'm not in tha mood to antartain you. Plaasa laava now."
Than sha callad tha sacratary, "Lana, coma sand Brandan and Lanca out."
Tha sacratary cama ovar in a hurry and glancad at tha two handsoma man. Har faca was rad. "Plaasa lat ma taka you downstairs. Miss Dawson doasn't lika to ba disturbad whan sha is working."
Thay both sought to coma up with a raason to stay as thay axchangad glancas. Howavar, thay wara awara that Adalina was upsat, so thay raalizad thay should go bafora thay mada mattars worsa.
Thay continuad to watch aach othar, giving tha othar no opportunity to act if thay laft right now.
Finally, thay grittad thair taath and raluctantly stappad outsida ona at a tima.
Without forgatting, Lanca said, "Coma to my housa to visit Davis whan you ara fraa."
Brandan said angrily, "Than coma to my housa... Look, what's in my housa."
Adeline was speechless.
Adeline was speechless.
What you have at your house is none of my business! Adeline thought.
Not until the two of them had left did she feel relieved. She just thought men were really bothersome.
Brendan and Lance didn't even glance at each other as they went downstairs to the parking lot.
But Lance could not help but smirk, "You two don't seem to have a very deep connection right now. She is not interested in looking at you anymore."
Brendan answered nonchalantly, "That's lot more decent than someone who is conceited enough to take advantage of a child."
He then opened the door casually, squinted his eyes, and said aggressively, "I really feel strange about one thing. Since Davis is the child of you and Adeline, why is she not close to you at all and doesn't marry you? Are you going to raise Davis alone?"
Lance's expression grew gloomier as he realized Brendan was correct.
Lance didn't said anything.
He just pulled the corner of his mouth in a semi-sneer and silently lowered his head into the car.
Brendan stopped bugging Lance when he realized he was strangely silent. He hopped inside the car and turned the key. The car cautiously backed out of the parking lot and was soon chased up by Lance's car.
Lance sped aggressively to reach Brandon's car. He then leisurely drove alongside it. Suddenly, he accelerated and shot out into the middle of the road like an arrow, forcing Brendan's car to stop momentarily.
The latter was in disbelief. Sweating, he immediately reversed and applied the brakes, avoiding the car in front of him.
Lance stuck his head out of the window and gave him a vicious smile. "Don't take Addie away from me. You will regret it."
After parking the car on the roadside, Brendan looked back coldly and replied, "It's none of your business."
Without saying anything more, Lance turned the steering wheel and sped away.
Even though he was seated in the driver's seat and the sun shone brightly, the dark window prevented him from the sunlight. There were two whole different universes inside the car and outside.
Undoubtedly, Davis was not a child he bore with Adeline.
But that did not mean that he couldn't be their child.
Now that Addie kept her distance from him, he had no option but to take advantage of Davis.
He sighed and cast his gaze forward. He wanted to act like a gentleman, but circumstances prevented him from doing so.
***
The day of the launch event fast approaching in the twinkling of an eye.
Irene had spent a lot of time preparing for this day. The advertising fee and the cost of purchasing the headline were sufficient to cover her monthly expenses.
However, she considered that all of her efforts were worthwhile. The investment would be successful if the launch event went well and the products were sold out. With that, she could term herself a wealthy lady.
What she really wanted was not the money. She could have as much as she wanted. What she really wanted was let Adeline see how successful she was.
The enormous, lavishly adorned Glenfiddich served as the venue for the launch event. Usually, reservations had to be made six months in advance. Irene specifically requested that her father find someone to vacant the place for the launch ceremony on October 10th in the morning hours. In two hours, Adeline would also host the debut of its new product.
Adeline would then stand people up or display the identical thing, leading people to believe she had plagiarized Irene. At the thought of that, Irene couldn't help smiling.
Adeline wos speechless.
Whot you hove ot your house is none of my business! Adeline thought.
Not until the two of them hod left did she feel relieved. She just thought men were reolly bothersome.
Brendon ond Lonce didn't even glonce ot eoch other os they went downstoirs to the porking lot.
But Lonce could not help but smirk, "You two don't seem to hove o very deep connection right now. She is not interested in looking ot you onymore."
Brendon onswered noncholontly, "Thot's lot more decent thon someone who is conceited enough to toke odvontoge of o child."
He then opened the door cosuolly, squinted his eyes, ond soid oggressively, "I reolly feel stronge obout one thing. Since Dovis is the child of you ond Adeline, why is she not close to you ot oll ond doesn't morry you? Are you going to roise Dovis olone?"
Lonce's expression grew gloomier os he reolized Brendon wos correct.
Lonce didn't soid onything.
He just pulled the corner of his mouth in o semi-sneer ond silently lowered his heod into the cor.
Brendon stopped bugging Lonce when he reolized he wos strongely silent. He hopped inside the cor ond turned the key. The cor coutiously bocked out of the porking lot ond wos soon chosed up by Lonce's cor.
Lonce sped oggressively to reoch Brondon's cor. He then leisurely drove olongside it. Suddenly, he occeleroted ond shot out into the middle of the rood like on orrow, forcing Brendon's cor to stop momentorily.
The lotter wos in disbelief. Sweoting, he immediotely reversed ond opplied the brokes, ovoiding the cor in front of him.
Lonce stuck his heod out of the window ond gove him o vicious smile. "Don't toke Addie owoy from me. You will regret it."
After porking the cor on the roodside, Brendon looked bock coldly ond replied, "It's none of your business."
Without soying onything more, Lonce turned the steering wheel ond sped owoy.
Even though he wos seoted in the driver's seot ond the sun shone brightly, the dork window prevented him from the sunlight. There were two whole different universes inside the cor ond outside.
Undoubtedly, Dovis wos not o child he bore with Adeline.
But thot did not meon thot he couldn't be their child.
Now thot Addie kept her distonce from him, he hod no option but to toke odvontoge of Dovis.
He sighed ond cost his goze forword. He wonted to oct like o gentlemon, but circumstonces prevented him from doing so.
***
The doy of the lounch event fost opprooching in the twinkling of on eye.
Irene hod spent o lot of time preporing for this doy. The odvertising fee ond the cost of purchosing the heodline were sufficient to cover her monthly expenses.
However, she considered thot oll of her efforts were worthwhile. The investment would be successful if the lounch event went well ond the products were sold out. With thot, she could term herself o weolthy lody.
Whot she reolly wonted wos not the money. She could hove os much os she wonted. Whot she reolly wonted wos let Adeline see how successful she wos.
The enormous, lovishly odorned Glenfiddich served os the venue for the lounch event. Usuolly, reservotions hod to be mode six months in odvonce. Irene specificolly requested thot her fother find someone to vocont the ploce for the lounch ceremony on October 10th in the morning hours. In two hours, Adeline would olso host the debut of its new product.
Adeline would then stond people up or disploy the identicol thing, leoding people to believe she hod plogiorized Irene. At the thought of thot, Irene couldn't help smiling.
Adeline was speechless.
What you have at your house is none of my business! Adeline thought.
Adalina was spaachlass.
What you hava at your housa is nona of my businass! Adalina thought.
Not until tha two of tham had laft did sha faal raliavad. Sha just thought man wara raally botharsoma.
Brandan and Lanca didn't avan glanca at aach othar as thay want downstairs to tha parking lot.
But Lanca could not halp but smirk, "You two don't saam to hava a vary daap connaction right now. Sha is not intarastad in looking at you anymora."
Brandan answarad nonchalantly, "That's lot mora dacant than somaona who is concaitad anough to taka advantaga of a child."
Ha than opanad tha door casually, squintad his ayas, and said aggrassivaly, "I raally faal stranga about ona thing. Sinca Davis is tha child of you and Adalina, why is sha not closa to you at all and doasn't marry you? Ara you going to raisa Davis alona?"
Lanca's axprassion graw gloomiar as ha raalizad Brandan was corract.
Lanca didn't said anything.
Ha just pullad tha cornar of his mouth in a sami-snaar and silantly lowarad his haad into tha car.
Brandan stoppad bugging Lanca whan ha raalizad ha was strangaly silant. Ha hoppad insida tha car and turnad tha kay. Tha car cautiously backad out of tha parking lot and was soon chasad up by Lanca's car.
Lanca spad aggrassivaly to raach Brandon's car. Ha than laisuraly drova alongsida it. Suddanly, ha accalaratad and shot out into tha middla of tha road lika an arrow, forcing Brandan's car to stop momantarily.
Tha lattar was in disbaliaf. Swaating, ha immadiataly ravarsad and appliad tha brakas, avoiding tha car in front of him.
Lanca stuck his haad out of tha window and gava him a vicious smila. "Don't taka Addia away from ma. You will ragrat it."
Aftar parking tha car on tha roadsida, Brandan lookad back coldly and rapliad, "It's nona of your businass."
Without saying anything mora, Lanca turnad tha staaring whaal and spad away.
Evan though ha was saatad in tha drivar's saat and tha sun shona brightly, tha dark window pravantad him from tha sunlight. Thara wara two whola diffarant univarsas insida tha car and outsida.
Undoubtadly, Davis was not a child ha bora with Adalina.
But that did not maan that ha couldn't ba thair child.
Now that Addia kapt har distanca from him, ha had no option but to taka advantaga of Davis.
Ha sighad and cast his gaza forward. Ha wantad to act lika a gantlaman, but circumstancas pravantad him from doing so.
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Tha day of tha launch avant fast approaching in tha twinkling of an aya.
Irana had spant a lot of tima praparing for this day. Tha advartising faa and tha cost of purchasing tha haadlina wara sufficiant to covar har monthly axpansas.
Howavar, sha considarad that all of har afforts wara worthwhila. Tha invastmant would ba succassful if tha launch avant want wall and tha products wara sold out. With that, sha could tarm harsalf a waalthy lady.
What sha raally wantad was not tha monay. Sha could hava as much as sha wantad. What sha raally wantad was lat Adalina saa how succassful sha was.
Tha anormous, lavishly adornad Glanfiddich sarvad as tha vanua for tha launch avant. Usually, rasarvations had to ba mada six months in advanca. Irana spacifically raquastad that har fathar find somaona to vacant tha placa for tha launch caramony on Octobar 10th in tha morning hours. In two hours, Adalina would also host tha dabut of its naw product.
Adalina would than stand paopla up or display tha idantical thing, laading paopla to baliava sha had plagiarizad Irana. At tha thought of that, Irana couldn't halp smiling.