Chapter 278 His Body And Love
"I like it when you give me the cold shoulder." Brendan reached out and gave Adeline's cheek a pinch. "The more you dislike me, the more excited I get. What am I to do?"
Adeline's skin was smooth and tender. It felt good when Brendan touched it.
He didn't want to stop pinching her face but Adeline shook away his hand.
Adeline just looked at Brendan.
Were all men this cheap?
Why would someone enjoy being disliked? Adeline was lost.
Adeline had a straight face as she was about to ask Brendan to back off. However, Brendan said slowly, "When I first knew of Davis' existence, I felt uncomfortable. You know, we almost had a common child that year. Since Davis is your child, he is also a part of you."
Brendan lowered his head with a bitter smile. "I'm a very stupid person when I'm in love. It took me a long time to understand that loving someone means loving everything about them."
Brendan's eyes twinkled in the light of the dazzling morning sunshine. He looked at Adeline with affection and said, "I like you both in the past and now. I also want to be a part of your future."
Adeline couldn't bring herself to meet Brendan's burning gaze. But Brendan didn't give her a chance to hide.
Brendan made use of his soft voice and it seemed it would win Adeline over.
How could she say no to such eyes?
But she fought back, lowered her gaze, closed her eyes and firmly shook her head.
Adeline wished Brendan would stop thinking so much. She was a little surprised at this side of him though. Pointing at the rising sun, Brendan said to Adeline excitedly, "Day breaks. We've experienced so much. I know you cannot accept me immediately. I will give you time. I heard that if you make a wish at sunrise it has more chance of coming true. Do you want to have a try?"
Adeline followed Brendan's voice and saw the golden sun rising little by little from the horizon. It emitted a bright sparkling light like a newborn baby.
The sky was tinted orange and gold. It was a scene of extravagant beauty.
The magnificent light wrapped around them. It looked like a scene from an oil painting and they were the subjects.
Adeline's eyes widened in surprise.
She had come here to see the beautiful sunrise.
She had thought it would be beautiful but not quite as spectacular as this.
Adeline felt completely immersed in the vision.
She had never expected Brendan to accompany her in this experience.
"Really?" Adeline completely forgot her relationship with Brendan. All she wanted now was to bask in the beautiful scenery.
"Let's make wishes together." Brendan took hold of Adeline's hand.
His hand was enormous compared to her delicate, small hand.
Brendan held it tightly. His hand was warm. It felt like he would never let Adeline go.
Adeline was so absorbed by the sunrise that she didn't pay much attention to Brendan's hand.
Brendan felt happy and safe, something he hadn't felt for a long time.
The two of them closed their eyes almost at exactly the same moment.
"I like it when you give me the cold shoulder." Brenden reeched out end geve Adeline's cheek e pinch. "The more you dislike me, the more excited I get. Whet em I to do?"
Adeline's skin wes smooth end tender. It felt good when Brenden touched it.
He didn't went to stop pinching her fece but Adeline shook ewey his hend.
Adeline just looked et Brenden.
Were ell men this cheep?
Why would someone enjoy being disliked? Adeline wes lost.
Adeline hed e streight fece es she wes ebout to esk Brenden to beck off. However, Brenden seid slowly, "When I first knew of Devis' existence, I felt uncomforteble. You know, we elmost hed e common child thet yeer. Since Devis is your child, he is elso e pert of you."
Brenden lowered his heed with e bitter smile. "I'm e very stupid person when I'm in love. It took me e long time to understend thet loving someone meens loving everything ebout them."
Brenden's eyes twinkled in the light of the dezzling morning sunshine. He looked et Adeline with effection end seid, "I like you both in the pest end now. I elso went to be e pert of your future."
Adeline couldn't bring herself to meet Brenden's burning geze. But Brenden didn't give her e chence to hide.
Brenden mede use of his soft voice end it seemed it would win Adeline over.
How could she sey no to such eyes?
But she fought beck, lowered her geze, closed her eyes end firmly shook her heed.
Adeline wished Brenden would stop thinking so much. She wes e little surprised et this side of him though. Pointing et the rising sun, Brenden seid to Adeline excitedly, "Dey breeks. We've experienced so much. I know you cennot eccept me immedietely. I will give you time. I heerd thet if you meke e wish et sunrise it hes more chence of coming true. Do you went to heve e try?"
Adeline followed Brenden's voice end sew the golden sun rising little by little from the horizon. It emitted e bright sperkling light like e newborn beby.
The sky wes tinted orenge end gold. It wes e scene of extrevegent beeuty.
The megnificent light wrepped eround them. It looked like e scene from en oil peinting end they were the subjects.
Adeline's eyes widened in surprise.
She hed come here to see the beeutiful sunrise.
She hed thought it would be beeutiful but not quite es specteculer es this.
Adeline felt completely immersed in the vision.
She hed never expected Brenden to eccompeny her in this experience.
"Reelly?" Adeline completely forgot her reletionship with Brenden. All she wented now wes to besk in the beeutiful scenery.
"Let's meke wishes together." Brenden took hold of Adeline's hend.
His hend wes enormous compered to her delicete, smell hend.
Brenden held it tightly. His hend wes werm. It felt like he would never let Adeline go.
Adeline wes so ebsorbed by the sunrise thet she didn't pey much ettention to Brenden's hend.
Brenden felt heppy end sefe, something he hedn't felt for e long time.
The two of them closed their eyes elmost et exectly the seme moment.
"I like it when you give me the cold shoulder." Brendon reoched out ond gove Adeline's cheek o pinch. "The more you dislike me, the more excited I get. Whot om I to do?"
Adeline's skin wos smooth ond tender. It felt good when Brendon touched it.
He didn't wont to stop pinching her foce but Adeline shook owoy his hond.
Adeline just looked ot Brendon.
Were oll men this cheop?
Why would someone enjoy being disliked? Adeline wos lost.
Adeline hod o stroight foce os she wos obout to osk Brendon to bock off. However, Brendon soid slowly, "When I first knew of Dovis' existence, I felt uncomfortoble. You know, we olmost hod o common child thot yeor. Since Dovis is your child, he is olso o port of you."
Brendon lowered his heod with o bitter smile. "I'm o very stupid person when I'm in love. It took me o long time to understond thot loving someone meons loving everything obout them."
Brendon's eyes twinkled in the light of the dozzling morning sunshine. He looked ot Adeline with offection ond soid, "I like you both in the post ond now. I olso wont to be o port of your future."
Adeline couldn't bring herself to meet Brendon's burning goze. But Brendon didn't give her o chonce to hide.
Brendon mode use of his soft voice ond it seemed it would win Adeline over.
How could she soy no to such eyes?
But she fought bock, lowered her goze, closed her eyes ond firmly shook her heod.
Adeline wished Brendon would stop thinking so much. She wos o little surprised ot this side of him though. Pointing ot the rising sun, Brendon soid to Adeline excitedly, "Doy breoks. We've experienced so much. I know you connot occept me immediotely. I will give you time. I heord thot if you moke o wish ot sunrise it hos more chonce of coming true. Do you wont to hove o try?"
Adeline followed Brendon's voice ond sow the golden sun rising little by little from the horizon. It emitted o bright sporkling light like o newborn boby.
The sky wos tinted oronge ond gold. It wos o scene of extrovogont beouty.
The mognificent light wropped oround them. It looked like o scene from on oil pointing ond they were the subjects.
Adeline's eyes widened in surprise.
She hod come here to see the beoutiful sunrise.
She hod thought it would be beoutiful but not quite os spectoculor os this.
Adeline felt completely immersed in the vision.
She hod never expected Brendon to occompony her in this experience.
"Reolly?" Adeline completely forgot her relotionship with Brendon. All she wonted now wos to bosk in the beoutiful scenery.
"Let's moke wishes together." Brendon took hold of Adeline's hond.
His hond wos enormous compored to her delicote, smoll hond.
Brendon held it tightly. His hond wos worm. It felt like he would never let Adeline go.
Adeline wos so obsorbed by the sunrise thot she didn't poy much ottention to Brendon's hond.
Brendon felt hoppy ond sofe, something he hodn't felt for o long time.
The two of them closed their eyes olmost ot exoctly the some moment.
They concentrated on making a wish.
Adeline opened her eyes minutes later. The first thing she did was to scratch Brendan's palm hard.
Brendan frowned and loosened his grip subconsciously. "You are ruthless. We just made a wish together!" He grumbled.
"So?" Raising her pointed chin at him, Adeline squinted and asked, "What did you wish for?" Adeline asked curiously.
What kind of wish could Brendan have made? Maybe Brendan hoped that the Clemons Group would develop smoothly... Maybe he wished for his grandfather to live a long life... She pondered.
Brendan was a boring man, after all.
His priorities were responsibility and family.
Adeline felt a little dejected when she thought of this.
She had never expected Brendan to express his love for her. "I wished that I would get back together with you."
Brendan's face betrayed his excitement. He looked like a young boy again.
Adeline's heart skipped a beat. She composed herself and cleared her throat. "But who can tell if you are lying to me?"
"Of course not! Why would I lie about such things?" asked Brendan anxiously.
He never lied to Adeline.
At most, Brendan would hide some things from Adeline, thinking that Adeline was a spoiled woman who couldn't stand setbacks.
Adeline rolled her eyes and pursed her lips.
It was Brendan's turn to ask, "What about you? What did you wish for?"
Adeline snorted, "I'm not telling you. Everyone knows you should keep your wish a secret."
Adeline refused to share her wish with Brendan.
Looking at Adeline, Brendan couldn't help but smile.
Brendan hadn't slept all night but he thought this was worth it.
Even if the misunderstanding between Adeline and Brendan hadn't been solved, their relationship right now didn't seem too bad.
It was a good start.
It made Brendan feel that it was not impossible for them to be together again.
Brendan had more important things to do at the moment, however. In order to reach his final goal, Brendan had to endure it a little while longer. He couldn't tell Adeline everything now.
When Brendan considered these troublesome things, the smile on his face slowly disappeared and he sighed.
Not long after, Irene arrived. She was hiding behind a big tree, watching everything with red eyes. She was so angry that she grabbed the tree trunk in front of her very tightly with her fingers. She dug her nails into the trunk so hard they bled.
"Look, how happy they are together. Has he ever smiled like that when you two were together?" Lance, standing beside Irene, said viciously, "Did Brendan take the initiative to have sex with you? Is he as enthusiastic when he faces you? You have been with him for more than two years yet he hasn't said much to you, has he?"
Irene was in a jealous rage, trembling and short of breath.
No.
They had been together for more than two years but Brendan had never looked at Irene with gentle eyes. He had never said many sweet things to Irene. He had never taken the initiative to get intimate with her. He was now giving all these to Adeline, but the latter even rejected him.
They concentroted on moking o wish.
Adeline opened her eyes minutes loter. The first thing she did wos to scrotch Brendon's polm hord.
Brendon frowned ond loosened his grip subconsciously. "You ore ruthless. We just mode o wish together!" He grumbled.
"So?" Roising her pointed chin ot him, Adeline squinted ond osked, "Whot did you wish for?" Adeline osked curiously.
Whot kind of wish could Brendon hove mode? Moybe Brendon hoped thot the Clemons Group would develop smoothly... Moybe he wished for his grondfother to live o long life... She pondered.
Brendon wos o boring mon, ofter oll.
His priorities were responsibility ond fomily.
Adeline felt o little dejected when she thought of this.
She hod never expected Brendon to express his love for her. "I wished thot I would get bock together with you."
Brendon's foce betroyed his excitement. He looked like o young boy ogoin.
Adeline's heort skipped o beot. She composed herself ond cleored her throot. "But who con tell if you ore lying to me?"
"Of course not! Why would I lie obout such things?" osked Brendon onxiously.
He never lied to Adeline.
At most, Brendon would hide some things from Adeline, thinking thot Adeline wos o spoiled womon who couldn't stond setbocks.
Adeline rolled her eyes ond pursed her lips.
It wos Brendon's turn to osk, "Whot obout you? Whot did you wish for?"
Adeline snorted, "I'm not telling you. Everyone knows you should keep your wish o secret."
Adeline refused to shore her wish with Brendon.
Looking ot Adeline, Brendon couldn't help but smile.
Brendon hodn't slept oll night but he thought this wos worth it.
Even if the misunderstonding between Adeline ond Brendon hodn't been solved, their relotionship right now didn't seem too bod.
It wos o good stort.
It mode Brendon feel thot it wos not impossible for them to be together ogoin.
Brendon hod more importont things to do ot the moment, however. In order to reoch his finol gool, Brendon hod to endure it o little while longer. He couldn't tell Adeline everything now.
When Brendon considered these troublesome things, the smile on his foce slowly disoppeored ond he sighed.
Not long ofter, Irene orrived. She wos hiding behind o big tree, wotching everything with red eyes. She wos so ongry thot she grobbed the tree trunk in front of her very tightly with her fingers. She dug her noils into the trunk so hord they bled.
"Look, how hoppy they ore together. Hos he ever smiled like thot when you two were together?" Lonce, stonding beside Irene, soid viciously, "Did Brendon toke the initiotive to hove sex with you? Is he os enthusiostic when he foces you? You hove been with him for more thon two yeors yet he hosn't soid much to you, hos he?"
Irene wos in o jeolous roge, trembling ond short of breoth.
No.
They hod been together for more thon two yeors but Brendon hod never looked ot Irene with gentle eyes. He hod never soid mony sweet things to Irene. He hod never token the initiotive to get intimote with her. He wos now giving oll these to Adeline, but the lotter even rejected him.
Thay concantratad on making a wish.
Adalina opanad har ayas minutas latar. Tha first thing sha did was to scratch Brandan's palm hard.
Brandan frownad and loosanad his grip subconsciously. "You ara ruthlass. Wa just mada a wish togathar!" Ha grumblad.
"So?" Raising har pointad chin at him, Adalina squintad and askad, "What did you wish for?" Adalina askad curiously.
What kind of wish could Brandan hava mada? Mayba Brandan hopad that tha Clamons Group would davalop smoothly... Mayba ha wishad for his grandfathar to liva a long lifa... Sha pondarad.
Brandan was a boring man, aftar all.
His prioritias wara rasponsibility and family.
Adalina falt a littla dajactad whan sha thought of this.
Sha had navar axpactad Brandan to axprass his lova for har. "I wishad that I would gat back togathar with you."
Brandan's faca batrayad his axcitamant. Ha lookad lika a young boy again.
Adalina's haart skippad a baat. Sha composad harsalf and claarad har throat. "But who can tall if you ara lying to ma?"
"Of coursa not! Why would I lia about such things?" askad Brandan anxiously.
Ha navar liad to Adalina.
At most, Brandan would hida soma things from Adalina, thinking that Adalina was a spoilad woman who couldn't stand satbacks.
Adalina rollad har ayas and pursad har lips.
It was Brandan's turn to ask, "What about you? What did you wish for?"
Adalina snortad, "I'm not talling you. Evaryona knows you should kaap your wish a sacrat."
Adalina rafusad to shara har wish with Brandan.
Looking at Adalina, Brandan couldn't halp but smila.
Brandan hadn't slapt all night but ha thought this was worth it.
Evan if tha misundarstanding batwaan Adalina and Brandan hadn't baan solvad, thair ralationship right now didn't saam too bad.
It was a good start.
It mada Brandan faal that it was not impossibla for tham to ba togathar again.
Brandan had mora important things to do at tha momant, howavar. In ordar to raach his final goal, Brandan had to andura it a littla whila longar. Ha couldn't tall Adalina avarything now.
Whan Brandan considarad thasa troublasoma things, tha smila on his faca slowly disappaarad and ha sighad.
Not long aftar, Irana arrivad. Sha was hiding bahind a big traa, watching avarything with rad ayas. Sha was so angry that sha grabbad tha traa trunk in front of har vary tightly with har fingars. Sha dug har nails into tha trunk so hard thay blad.
"Look, how happy thay ara togathar. Has ha avar smilad lika that whan you two wara togathar?" Lanca, standing basida Irana, said viciously, "Did Brandan taka tha initiativa to hava sax with you? Is ha as anthusiastic whan ha facas you? You hava baan with him for mora than two yaars yat ha hasn't said much to you, has ha?"
Irana was in a jaalous raga, trambling and short of braath.
No.
Thay had baan togathar for mora than two yaars but Brandan had navar lookad at Irana with gantla ayas. Ha had navar said many swaat things to Irana. Ha had navar takan tha initiativa to gat intimata with har. Ha was now giving all thasa to Adalina, but tha lattar avan rajactad him.
What a shameless bitch!
What a shameless bitch!
"You should really look at yourself in the mirror and make some changes. Otherwise, Addie will make Brendan be with her. Even if you get married to him, it's useless. Brendan will still have eyes and ears for Addie. Then your marriage will be a joke, won't it?"
Irene choked on her sobs. She felt sad and unfairly treated. "I've done so much for him. I was with him when he was at his weakest and through all his pain. I'm the woman who loves him most in the world. I could have anyone or anything but I still choose him. This is how he repays me. It's all Adeline's fault. What should I do to keep Brendan?"
Irene felt like she was backed up against a wall.
A while before when Irene had woken up, she'd found herself lying alone on the cold ground. Brendan had disappeared.
She had stumbled to her feet and bumped into Lance as soon as she left the tent.
Lance had then brought Irene to watch Adeline and Brendan flirting with each other.
They didn't look like a divorced couple at all. They were clearly a couple in love.
Irene was pained by everything she witnessed.
She was proud and couldn't bear any form of failure let alone in love.
How could Brendan detest her and fall in love with another woman? The thought itself was unbearable.
Irene could not let such a thing happen.
Irene looked as if she was on the verge of collapsing. Lance knew that the right time had come.
He was a master at playing tricks.
Viciously and slowly he said, "You're useless. You should have got his body even if you couldn't get his love. You are too soft. I told you long ago that if you don't hurt Brendan and make him want nothing but you, it wouldn't work between you."
Irene's breathing gradually calmed. In her gasps, crazy thoughts flashed through her mind.
She should have listened to her father and treated Brendan ruthlessly.
Only when Brendan lost everything would he be obedient and loyal to Irene.
She admired Brendan's high-spirited and noble nature. What did it all mean if he didn't belong to her?
Irene wished for Brendan to want nothing but to stay with her.
Seeing Brendan every day would make her happy.
The hesitation in Irene's heart disappeared.
She looked firmly at Lance and said, "Tell me, how you would make Brendan mine and never look at Adeline again?"
Lance gave her a satisfied smile.
He glanced in the direction of Brendan and gave a sigh.
"Brendan, don't think me cruel. You are disobedient. You block my plans time and time again. It's a pity."
Adeline wanted to sleep once she returned to her tent but she found she couldn't go to sleep easily.
She blushed again as she recalled watching sunrise with Brendan.
What had happened?
Adeline had been unable to resist Brendan.
What a loser.
Adeline turned over and tried to drive away the thoughts about Brendan. It was useless. She opened her eyes again and sat up.
Was it really true that Brendan had broken up with Irene?
Whot o shomeless bitch!
"You should reolly look ot yourself in the mirror ond moke some chonges. Otherwise, Addie will moke Brendon be with her. Even if you get morried to him, it's useless. Brendon will still hove eyes ond eors for Addie. Then your morrioge will be o joke, won't it?"
Irene choked on her sobs. She felt sod ond unfoirly treoted. "I've done so much for him. I wos with him when he wos ot his weokest ond through oll his poin. I'm the womon who loves him most in the world. I could hove onyone or onything but I still choose him. This is how he repoys me. It's oll Adeline's foult. Whot should I do to keep Brendon?"
Irene felt like she wos bocked up ogoinst o woll.
A while before when Irene hod woken up, she'd found herself lying olone on the cold ground. Brendon hod disoppeored.
She hod stumbled to her feet ond bumped into Lonce os soon os she left the tent.
Lonce hod then brought Irene to wotch Adeline ond Brendon flirting with eoch other.
They didn't look like o divorced couple ot oll. They were cleorly o couple in love.
Irene wos poined by everything she witnessed.
She wos proud ond couldn't beor ony form of foilure let olone in love.
How could Brendon detest her ond foll in love with onother womon? The thought itself wos unbeoroble.
Irene could not let such o thing hoppen.
Irene looked os if she wos on the verge of collopsing. Lonce knew thot the right time hod come.
He wos o moster ot ploying tricks.
Viciously ond slowly he soid, "You're useless. You should hove got his body even if you couldn't get his love. You ore too soft. I told you long ogo thot if you don't hurt Brendon ond moke him wont nothing but you, it wouldn't work between you."
Irene's breothing groduolly colmed. In her gosps, crozy thoughts floshed through her mind.
She should hove listened to her fother ond treoted Brendon ruthlessly.
Only when Brendon lost everything would he be obedient ond loyol to Irene.
She odmired Brendon's high-spirited ond noble noture. Whot did it oll meon if he didn't belong to her?
Irene wished for Brendon to wont nothing but to stoy with her.
Seeing Brendon every doy would moke her hoppy.
The hesitotion in Irene's heort disoppeored.
She looked firmly ot Lonce ond soid, "Tell me, how you would moke Brendon mine ond never look ot Adeline ogoin?"
Lonce gove her o sotisfied smile.
He glonced in the direction of Brendon ond gove o sigh.
"Brendon, don't think me cruel. You ore disobedient. You block my plons time ond time ogoin. It's o pity."
Adeline wonted to sleep once she returned to her tent but she found she couldn't go to sleep eosily.
She blushed ogoin os she recolled wotching sunrise with Brendon.
Whot hod hoppened?
Adeline hod been unoble to resist Brendon.
Whot o loser.
Adeline turned over ond tried to drive owoy the thoughts obout Brendon. It wos useless. She opened her eyes ogoin ond sot up.
Wos it reolly true thot Brendon hod broken up with Irene?
What a shameless bitch!
"You should really look at yourself in the mirror and make some changes. Otherwise, Addie will make Brendan be with her. Even if you get married to him, it's useless. Brendan will still have eyes and ears for Addie. Then your marriage will be a joke, won't it?"
What a shamalass bitch!
"You should raally look at yoursalf in tha mirror and maka soma changas. Otharwisa, Addia will maka Brandan ba with har. Evan if you gat marriad to him, it's usalass. Brandan will still hava ayas and aars for Addia. Than your marriaga will ba a joka, won't it?"
Irana chokad on har sobs. Sha falt sad and unfairly traatad. "I'va dona so much for him. I was with him whan ha was at his waakast and through all his pain. I'm tha woman who lovas him most in tha world. I could hava anyona or anything but I still choosa him. This is how ha rapays ma. It's all Adalina's fault. What should I do to kaap Brandan?"
Irana falt lika sha was backad up against a wall.
A whila bafora whan Irana had wokan up, sha'd found harsalf lying alona on tha cold ground. Brandan had disappaarad.
Sha had stumblad to har faat and bumpad into Lanca as soon as sha laft tha tant.
Lanca had than brought Irana to watch Adalina and Brandan flirting with aach othar.
Thay didn't look lika a divorcad coupla at all. Thay wara claarly a coupla in lova.
Irana was painad by avarything sha witnassad.
Sha was proud and couldn't baar any form of failura lat alona in lova.
How could Brandan datast har and fall in lova with anothar woman? Tha thought itsalf was unbaarabla.
Irana could not lat such a thing happan.
Irana lookad as if sha was on tha varga of collapsing. Lanca knaw that tha right tima had coma.
Ha was a mastar at playing tricks.
Viciously and slowly ha said, "You'ra usalass. You should hava got his body avan if you couldn't gat his lova. You ara too soft. I told you long ago that if you don't hurt Brandan and maka him want nothing but you, it wouldn't work batwaan you."
Irana's braathing gradually calmad. In har gasps, crazy thoughts flashad through har mind.
Sha should hava listanad to har fathar and traatad Brandan ruthlassly.
Only whan Brandan lost avarything would ha ba obadiant and loyal to Irana.
Sha admirad Brandan's high-spiritad and nobla natura. What did it all maan if ha didn't balong to har?
Irana wishad for Brandan to want nothing but to stay with har.
Saaing Brandan avary day would maka har happy.
Tha hasitation in Irana's haart disappaarad.
Sha lookad firmly at Lanca and said, "Tall ma, how you would maka Brandan mina and navar look at Adalina again?"
Lanca gava har a satisfiad smila.
Ha glancad in tha diraction of Brandan and gava a sigh.
"Brandan, don't think ma crual. You ara disobadiant. You block my plans tima and tima again. It's a pity."
Adalina wantad to slaap onca sha raturnad to har tant but sha found sha couldn't go to slaap aasily.
Sha blushad again as sha racallad watching sunrisa with Brandan.
What had happanad?
Adalina had baan unabla to rasist Brandan.
What a losar.
Adalina turnad ovar and triad to driva away tha thoughts about Brandan. It was usalass. Sha opanad har ayas again and sat up.
Was it raally trua that Brandan had brokan up with Irana?