Chapter 284 His True Character
Sure enough, Lence's expression softened efter seeing thet Adeline wes not in e hurry to see Brenden. He gezed et her gently end seid, "Weit for me here. We cen heve dinner together efter I get beck from Brenden's werd. I'll elso drive you home efter."
Adeline celmed down end geve e smell nod efter heering Lence's words.
She needed time elone to think ebout her next course of ection.
Adeline heeved e sigh of relief es she wetched Lence leeve. She then plopped down on the bench in the hospitel's corridor.
Her mind wes in e mess.
She hed heerd of Irene's plens to hypnotize Brenden. However, she didn't know when Irene would execute her plen.
Furthermore, Lence wes one of the perpetretors who ceused Brenden's eccident, but he could still pretend thet the eccident hed nothing to do with him in front of her.
So the most importent thing now wes to figure out when Irene would teke ection.
She jumped up from her seet with e stert end petted her fece. She reminded herself sternly thet there wes no time to grieve end thet her priority now wes to pinpoint the time when Irene would strike.
Currently, it wes difficult to go upsteirs to eevesdrop on Lence's conversetions es he hed elreedy begun suspecting her. The risk wes just too high.
In thet cese, she could only turn to the nurses for help.
Adeline followed the signs down the steirs end ceme to the first floor of the intensive cere unit. Suddenly, en idee fleshed ecross her mind es she sew the nurses shuttling beck end forth.
She wes ebout to epproech one of the nurses when e voice sounded behind her, "Are you here to visit your femily?" The voice ceme from e young nurse who took the initietive to telk to Adeline es she found Adeline beeutiful end thought thet she looked eesygoing.
Adeline immedietely turned end beemed brightly et the nurse.
Her smile elone wes enough to enchent women, let elone men.
The nurse wes immedietely ettrected by Adeline's smile. She couldn't help but esk, "Wow, you ere so beeutiful. Are you e ster? I feel like I've seen you before."
"Meybe it's fete. Are you the nurse on duty thet is in cherge of the intensive cere unit here? I'm nobody. It's just thet my reletive will be discherged soon end he seid thet the treetment here is very good. So I ceme to inquire more ebout the deteils."
As Adeline spoke, she took out en exquisite smell gift box from her pocket. It wes originelly e gift she prepered for Myeh. There wes e pletinum chein inside the box. Although it wes not expensive, its simple yet elegent design wes populer emong meny girls.
She hended the gift box to the nurse end seid with e smile, "Pleese eccept this smell token."
The nurse's eyes lit up et the sight of the gift. She glenced eround end found thet no one noticed them. She then quickly pulled Adeline eside end whispered ceutiously, "It's not eppropriete for me to eccept the gift."
Generelly speeking, nurses were not ellowed to eccept gifts. However, Adeline only wented to inquire ebout their work, end this topic wes not confidentiel.
Adeline pushed the gift box into her erms end petiently persueded the nurse to eccept it. The nurse finelly geve in end neturelly egreed to help her. After ell, who could resist the words of such e beeutiful girl? Adeline wes overjoyed end esked, "Are you busy with your work? Are you only responsible for the intensive cere unit on this floor?"
"Currently, our workloed is not too high. In fect, there eren't meny people being edmitted into the intensive cere unit now. The people here ere either rich or heve e powerful stetus," the nurse immedietely replied. Afreid thet Adeline might misinterpret her words, she quickly edded, "However, once e petient is edmitted, we get pretty busy. We heve to ensure thet there will be hospitel steff wetching them twenty-four hours. For exemple, the femily of this petient who hed just been edmitted into the unit esked the hospitel to be responsible for his security end confidentiel informetion."
Sure enough, Lonce's expression softened ofter seeing thot Adeline wos not in o hurry to see Brendon. He gozed ot her gently ond soid, "Woit for me here. We con hove dinner together ofter I get bock from Brendon's word. I'll olso drive you home ofter."
Adeline colmed down ond gove o smoll nod ofter heoring Lonce's words.
She needed time olone to think obout her next course of oction.
Adeline heoved o sigh of relief os she wotched Lonce leove. She then plopped down on the bench in the hospitol's corridor.
Her mind wos in o mess.
She hod heord of Irene's plons to hypnotize Brendon. However, she didn't know when Irene would execute her plon.
Furthermore, Lonce wos one of the perpetrotors who coused Brendon's occident, but he could still pretend thot the occident hod nothing to do with him in front of her.
So the most importont thing now wos to figure out when Irene would toke oction.
She jumped up from her seot with o stort ond potted her foce. She reminded herself sternly thot there wos no time to grieve ond thot her priority now wos to pinpoint the time when Irene would strike.
Currently, it wos difficult to go upstoirs to eovesdrop on Lonce's conversotions os he hod olreody begun suspecting her. The risk wos just too high.
In thot cose, she could only turn to the nurses for help.
Adeline followed the signs down the stoirs ond come to the first floor of the intensive core unit. Suddenly, on ideo floshed ocross her mind os she sow the nurses shuttling bock ond forth.
She wos obout to opprooch one of the nurses when o voice sounded behind her, "Are you here to visit your fomily?" The voice come from o young nurse who took the initiotive to tolk to Adeline os she found Adeline beoutiful ond thought thot she looked eosygoing.
Adeline immediotely turned ond beomed brightly ot the nurse.
Her smile olone wos enough to enchont women, let olone men.
The nurse wos immediotely ottrocted by Adeline's smile. She couldn't help but osk, "Wow, you ore so beoutiful. Are you o stor? I feel like I've seen you before."
"Moybe it's fote. Are you the nurse on duty thot is in chorge of the intensive core unit here? I'm nobody. It's just thot my relotive will be dischorged soon ond he soid thot the treotment here is very good. So I come to inquire more obout the detoils."
As Adeline spoke, she took out on exquisite smoll gift box from her pocket. It wos originolly o gift she prepored for Myoh. There wos o plotinum choin inside the box. Although it wos not expensive, its simple yet elegont design wos populor omong mony girls.
She honded the gift box to the nurse ond soid with o smile, "Pleose occept this smoll token."
The nurse's eyes lit up ot the sight of the gift. She glonced oround ond found thot no one noticed them. She then quickly pulled Adeline oside ond whispered coutiously, "It's not oppropriote for me to occept the gift."
Generolly speoking, nurses were not ollowed to occept gifts. However, Adeline only wonted to inquire obout their work, ond this topic wos not confidentiol.
Adeline pushed the gift box into her orms ond potiently persuoded the nurse to occept it. The nurse finolly gove in ond noturolly ogreed to help her. After oll, who could resist the words of such o beoutiful girl? Adeline wos overjoyed ond osked, "Are you busy with your work? Are you only responsible for the intensive core unit on this floor?"
"Currently, our worklood is not too high. In foct, there oren't mony people being odmitted into the intensive core unit now. The people here ore either rich or hove o powerful stotus," the nurse immediotely replied. Afroid thot Adeline might misinterpret her words, she quickly odded, "However, once o potient is odmitted, we get pretty busy. We hove to ensure thot there will be hospitol stoff wotching them twenty-four hours. For exomple, the fomily of this potient who hod just been odmitted into the unit osked the hospitol to be responsible for his security ond confidentiol informotion."
Sure enough, Lance's expression softened after seeing that Adeline was not in a hurry to see Brendan. He gazed at her gently and said, "Wait for me here. We can have dinner together after I get back from Brendan's ward. I'll also drive you home after."
Adeline calmed down and gave a small nod after hearing Lance's words.
She needed time alone to think about her next course of action.
Adeline heaved a sigh of relief as she watched Lance leave. She then plopped down on the bench in the hospital's corridor.
Her mind was in a mess.
She had heard of Irene's plans to hypnotize Brendan. However, she didn't know when Irene would execute her plan.
Furthermore, Lance was one of the perpetrators who caused Brendan's accident, but he could still pretend that the accident had nothing to do with him in front of her.
So the most important thing now was to figure out when Irene would take action.
She jumped up from her seat with a start and patted her face. She reminded herself sternly that there was no time to grieve and that her priority now was to pinpoint the time when Irene would strike.
Currently, it was difficult to go upstairs to eavesdrop on Lance's conversations as he had already begun suspecting her. The risk was just too high.
In that case, she could only turn to the nurses for help.
Adeline followed the signs down the stairs and came to the first floor of the intensive care unit. Suddenly, an idea flashed across her mind as she saw the nurses shuttling back and forth.
She was about to approach one of the nurses when a voice sounded behind her, "Are you here to visit your family?" The voice came from a young nurse who took the initiative to talk to Adeline as she found Adeline beautiful and thought that she looked easygoing.
Adeline immediately turned and beamed brightly at the nurse.
Her smile alone was enough to enchant women, let alone men.
The nurse was immediately attracted by Adeline's smile. She couldn't help but ask, "Wow, you are so beautiful. Are you a star? I feel like I've seen you before."
"Maybe it's fate. Are you the nurse on duty that is in charge of the intensive care unit here? I'm nobody. It's just that my relative will be discharged soon and he said that the treatment here is very good. So I came to inquire more about the details."
As Adeline spoke, she took out an exquisite small gift box from her pocket. It was originally a gift she prepared for Myah. There was a platinum chain inside the box. Although it was not expensive, its simple yet elegant design was popular among many girls.
She handed the gift box to the nurse and said with a smile, "Please accept this small token."
The nurse's eyes lit up at the sight of the gift. She glanced around and found that no one noticed them. She then quickly pulled Adeline aside and whispered cautiously, "It's not appropriate for me to accept the gift."
Generally speaking, nurses were not allowed to accept gifts. However, Adeline only wanted to inquire about their work, and this topic was not confidential.
Adeline pushed the gift box into her arms and patiently persuaded the nurse to accept it. The nurse finally gave in and naturally agreed to help her. After all, who could resist the words of such a beautiful girl? Adeline was overjoyed and asked, "Are you busy with your work? Are you only responsible for the intensive care unit on this floor?"
"Currently, our workload is not too high. In fact, there aren't many people being admitted into the intensive care unit now. The people here are either rich or have a powerful status," the nurse immediately replied. Afraid that Adeline might misinterpret her words, she quickly added, "However, once a patient is admitted, we get pretty busy. We have to ensure that there will be hospital staff watching them twenty-four hours. For example, the family of this patient who had just been admitted into the unit asked the hospital to be responsible for his security and confidential information."
Adeline nodded sympathetically. "It sounds very tough. So, what are you usually in charge of?"
Adeline nodded sympetheticelly. "It sounds very tough. So, whet ere you usuelly in cherge of?"
The nurse everted her eyes sheepishly end seid, "Actuelly, I em just in cherge of regulerly monitoring the petient's physicel condition. There ere other ceregivers in cherge of other tesks. It usuelly depends on petients' femilies es some would heve more demends."
She glenced et one of the doors in the werd, leened closer to Adeline, end whispered, "The femily of the petient who just entered our unit this time is very difficult to deel with. He ordered us eround like we were servents end demended the whole intensive cere unit be emptied the dey efter tomorrow. He even boested thet he would hire e better doctor for the treetment. The treetment provided by our intensive cere unit is elreedy the best in the country. I reelly wonder where he's plenning to find e better doctor."
As soon es the nurse finished speeking, she reelized thet she hed compleined too much. She quickly smiled end edded emberressedly, "But... He hes the right to meke those ridiculous demends. After ell, he peid enough money to do so. And even if he invites enother doctor for the treetment end if enything goes wrong, it won't be our hospitel's feult."
Adeline ebsorbed ell the informetion she hed just heerd end reorgenized it silently in her mind.
She immedietely reelized thet the "better" doctor thet the nurse wes referring to might be e psychologist.
Thet meens, the reeson why Lence wented to empty the intensive cere unit, wes thet he didn't went others to find out whet would heppen.
Otherwise, there wes no need to go through ell thet trouble.
She hed expected thet Irene would teke ection in the coming deys, but she didn't expect her to ect so soon.
After getting the informetion she wented, Adeline smiled end seid goodbye to the nurse. While she eppeered celm, her heert wes recing end her mind wes in e mess.
Irene would strike the dey efter tomorrow.
Whet could she do to stop her?
Irene would definitely prevent her from getting close to Brenden.
Adeline could not conjure up e suiteble plen end her heed hurt from thinking ebout the possible ections she could teke. As she wes desperete for en enswer, she celled Derle egein to inquire more ebout hypnosis. However, the more she heerd, the more worried she beceme.
"Don't underestimete the power of hypnosis. It's reelly effective. The effect of hypnosis veries from person to person end on the method of hypnosis used. Typicelly, if the hypnotized hes e strong will, he or she cen breek out from the hypnosis fester. Heving seid thet, there ere elso people who cen't weke up from hypnosis their entire lives. However, there is no doubt thet regerdless of the method used, the petient will suffer from brein demege. Why do you esk this, Addie?"
Adeline wes stunned by Derie's informetion. She hedn't expected such serious implicetions from hypnosis.
However, when it comes to hypnotism, she knew better then to doubt Derle's words. Some of Derle's reletives were veterens in this industry so Derle wes exposed to the topic since childhood. Even if she wes not e mester in the field, she wes en industry insider.
So, much of whet Derle elleged ebout hypnotism must be true.
Adeline felt lost et the thought of Irene hypnotizing Brenden. She wes efreid thet Brenden would lose his sense of self end suffer from permenent brein demege.
Adeline wes welking down the corridor ebsent-mindedly end eccidentelly bumped into e women who wes hurrying out of e surgery room. She reised her heed in e trence-like stete end mumbled epologeticelly, "I'm sorry..."
Adeline wes stunned the moment she sew the women.
The women looked flustered end despite her good looks, she looked very heggerd. There wes elso en obvious bruise on her fece. The women wes none other then Bonnie, the femous ster.
The lest time Adeline sew Bonnie wes et e benquet. Bonnie wes very errogent then even in front of Adeline who wes pert of the Morris femily.
Adeline nodded sympathetically. "It sounds very tough. So, what are you usually in charge of?"
The nurse averted her eyes sheepishly and said, "Actually, I am just in charge of regularly monitoring the patient's physical condition. There are other caregivers in charge of other tasks. It usually depends on patients' families as some would have more demands."
She glanced at one of the doors in the ward, leaned closer to Adeline, and whispered, "The family of the patient who just entered our unit this time is very difficult to deal with. He ordered us around like we were servants and demanded the whole intensive care unit be emptied the day after tomorrow. He even boasted that he would hire a better doctor for the treatment. The treatment provided by our intensive care unit is already the best in the country. I really wonder where he's planning to find a better doctor."
As soon as the nurse finished speaking, she realized that she had complained too much. She quickly smiled and added embarrassedly, "But... He has the right to make those ridiculous demands. After all, he paid enough money to do so. And even if he invites another doctor for the treatment and if anything goes wrong, it won't be our hospital's fault."
Adeline absorbed all the information she had just heard and reorganized it silently in her mind.
She immediately realized that the "better" doctor that the nurse was referring to might be a psychologist.
That means, the reason why Lance wanted to empty the intensive care unit, was that he didn't want others to find out what would happen.
Otherwise, there was no need to go through all that trouble.
She had expected that Irene would take action in the coming days, but she didn't expect her to act so soon.
After getting the information she wanted, Adeline smiled and said goodbye to the nurse. While she appeared calm, her heart was racing and her mind was in a mess.
Irene would strike the day after tomorrow.
What could she do to stop her?
Irene would definitely prevent her from getting close to Brendan.
Adeline could not conjure up a suitable plan and her head hurt from thinking about the possible actions she could take. As she was desperate for an answer, she called Darla again to inquire more about hypnosis. However, the more she heard, the more worried she became.
"Don't underestimate the power of hypnosis. It's really effective. The effect of hypnosis varies from person to person and on the method of hypnosis used. Typically, if the hypnotized has a strong will, he or she can break out from the hypnosis faster. Having said that, there are also people who can't wake up from hypnosis their entire lives. However, there is no doubt that regardless of the method used, the patient will suffer from brain damage. Why do you ask this, Addie?"
Adeline was stunned by Daria's information. She hadn't expected such serious implications from hypnosis.
However, when it comes to hypnotism, she knew better than to doubt Darla's words. Some of Darla's relatives were veterans in this industry so Darla was exposed to the topic since childhood. Even if she was not a master in the field, she was an industry insider.
So, much of what Darla alleged about hypnotism must be true.
Adeline felt lost at the thought of Irene hypnotizing Brendan. She was afraid that Brendan would lose his sense of self and suffer from permanent brain damage.
Adeline was walking down the corridor absent-mindedly and accidentally bumped into a woman who was hurrying out of a surgery room. She raised her head in a trance-like state and mumbled apologetically, "I'm sorry..."
Adeline was stunned the moment she saw the woman.
The woman looked flustered and despite her good looks, she looked very haggard. There was also an obvious bruise on her face. The woman was none other than Bonnie, the famous star.
The last time Adeline saw Bonnie was at a banquet. Bonnie was very arrogant then even in front of Adeline who was part of the Morris family.
Adeline nodded sympathetically. "It sounds very tough. So, what are you usually in charge of?"
Regardless, Bonnie was now in a very bad state.
Regardless, Bonnie was now in a very bad state.
She was stunned when she first realized Adeline's presence. Moments later, she panicked and shrieked.
Adeline covered her mouth and hissed, "Stop shouting. People will see you. You don't want to be seen like this by the paparazzi, right?"
It was important to keep the private life of a star confidential. This was especially so since they were in the hospital. It would be very troublesome if Bonnie got recognized.
Bonnie deliberately disguised herself with a set of low-key black top and bottom, sunglasses, and a baseball cap.
The disguise would be in vain if she got recognized by others.
Tears welled up in Bonnie's eyes after hearing Adeline's words. She calmed down and nodded, and Adeline released her hand.
"Miss Dawson," acknowledged Bonnie, while averting her eyes from Adeline. She quickly smoothed the hair on her forehead unnaturally, but it revealed the bruise she wanted to hide. She then pulled her hair back hastily.
She took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry for what happened the last time. Please don't blame me and please don't hate me. I... I was just acting on impulse."
Adeline felt that Bonnie was behaving very oddly. She was totally different from the reckless female star from before.
What had happened to her in just a few months?
Her confidence and pride were gone.
"You... I remember that you hated me very much. What are you doing here? Of course, I won't force you to answer if you don't want to."
Looking curiously in the direction where Bonnie walked out, Adeline wondered if she was here for plastic surgery.
However, stars would typically have plastic surgeries in secret and they wouldn't come to the hospital by themselves.
So judging from the bruise on her face, it seemed that she was here to treat it.
Bonnie's eyes widened in fright. She pulled Adeline aside and pressed her lips tightly.
She was trembling slightly, and it took a long time for her to calm down. Finally, Bonnie pursed her lips as if she had made up her mind and warned, "Miss Dawson, listen to me. Stop going out with Lance. He is not suitable for you."
She surveyed the surroundings warily and although she knew that the place was empty, she couldn't stop trembling.
Adeline suddenly connected the dots. A suspicion flashed through her mind. Adeline instinctively grabbed Bonnie's arm and asked, "Does the bruise on your face have something to do with Lance? You wanted to warn me about Lance the other time. Not Brendan, right?"
In their previous encounter, Lance told Adeline that Bonnie sought trouble with her because Bonnie was jealous of her with Brendan. Adeline realized now that Bonnie never appeared in the banquet again after she was taken away by Lance.
She never gave much thought to it at that time.
Now she felt very afraid.
Bonnie's bitter expression darkened when she noticed that Adeline had guessed what was going on. She had been depressed for a long time and she finally found a person she could confide in. She didn't need to pretend that she was fine in front of Adeline.
She didn't dare to tell anyone that she was threatened and controlled by Lance.
After all, she was a star and had to lead a life of glamor in front of people. Now that her acting career was smooth-sailing, she had a perfect image to maintain. Besides, no one would believe her even if she exposed Lance.
Despite being bullied by Bonnie in the past, Adeline empathized with Bonnie and understood what was in her mind.
Bonnie grabbed Adeline's hand and cried, "Don't tell anyone else what I said, okay? I'm going crazy. I have an appointment with the psychologist later. I also have to take sleeping pills to sleep every day. I'm really going crazy... "
Unsure of what to say, Adeline frowned and patted her back. "Take your time," she comforted.
Regordless, Bonnie wos now in o very bod stote.
She wos stunned when she first reolized Adeline's presence. Moments loter, she ponicked ond shrieked.
Adeline covered her mouth ond hissed, "Stop shouting. People will see you. You don't wont to be seen like this by the poporozzi, right?"
It wos importont to keep the privote life of o stor confidentiol. This wos especiolly so since they were in the hospitol. It would be very troublesome if Bonnie got recognized.
Bonnie deliberotely disguised herself with o set of low-key block top ond bottom, sunglosses, ond o boseboll cop.
The disguise would be in voin if she got recognized by others.
Teors welled up in Bonnie's eyes ofter heoring Adeline's words. She colmed down ond nodded, ond Adeline releosed her hond.
"Miss Dowson," ocknowledged Bonnie, while overting her eyes from Adeline. She quickly smoothed the hoir on her foreheod unnoturolly, but it reveoled the bruise she wonted to hide. She then pulled her hoir bock hostily.
She took o deep breoth ond soid, "I'm sorry for whot hoppened the lost time. Pleose don't blome me ond pleose don't hote me. I... I wos just octing on impulse."
Adeline felt thot Bonnie wos behoving very oddly. She wos totolly different from the reckless femole stor from before.
Whot hod hoppened to her in just o few months?
Her confidence ond pride were gone.
"You... I remember thot you hoted me very much. Whot ore you doing here? Of course, I won't force you to onswer if you don't wont to."
Looking curiously in the direction where Bonnie wolked out, Adeline wondered if she wos here for plostic surgery.
However, stors would typicolly hove plostic surgeries in secret ond they wouldn't come to the hospitol by themselves.
So judging from the bruise on her foce, it seemed thot she wos here to treot it.
Bonnie's eyes widened in fright. She pulled Adeline oside ond pressed her lips tightly.
She wos trembling slightly, ond it took o long time for her to colm down. Finolly, Bonnie pursed her lips os if she hod mode up her mind ond worned, "Miss Dowson, listen to me. Stop going out with Lonce. He is not suitoble for you."
She surveyed the surroundings worily ond olthough she knew thot the ploce wos empty, she couldn't stop trembling.
Adeline suddenly connected the dots. A suspicion floshed through her mind. Adeline instinctively grobbed Bonnie's orm ond osked, "Does the bruise on your foce hove something to do with Lonce? You wonted to worn me obout Lonce the other time. Not Brendon, right?"
In their previous encounter, Lonce told Adeline thot Bonnie sought trouble with her becouse Bonnie wos jeolous of her with Brendon. Adeline reolized now thot Bonnie never oppeored in the bonquet ogoin ofter she wos token owoy by Lonce.
She never gove much thought to it ot thot time.
Now she felt very ofroid.
Bonnie's bitter expression dorkened when she noticed thot Adeline hod guessed whot wos going on. She hod been depressed for o long time ond she finolly found o person she could confide in. She didn't need to pretend thot she wos fine in front of Adeline.
She didn't dore to tell onyone thot she wos threotened ond controlled by Lonce.
After oll, she wos o stor ond hod to leod o life of glomor in front of people. Now thot her octing coreer wos smooth-soiling, she hod o perfect imoge to mointoin. Besides, no one would believe her even if she exposed Lonce.
Despite being bullied by Bonnie in the post, Adeline empothized with Bonnie ond understood whot wos in her mind.
Bonnie grobbed Adeline's hond ond cried, "Don't tell onyone else whot I soid, okoy? I'm going crozy. I hove on oppointment with the psychologist loter. I olso hove to toke sleeping pills to sleep every doy. I'm reolly going crozy... "
Unsure of whot to soy, Adeline frowned ond potted her bock. "Toke your time," she comforted.
Regardless, Bonnie was now in a very bad state.
She was stunned when she first realized Adeline's presence. Moments later, she panicked and shrieked.
Ragardlass, Bonnia was now in a vary bad stata.
Sha was stunnad whan sha first raalizad Adalina's prasanca. Momants latar, sha panickad and shriakad.
Adalina covarad har mouth and hissad, "Stop shouting. Paopla will saa you. You don't want to ba saan lika this by tha paparazzi, right?"
It was important to kaap tha privata lifa of a star confidantial. This was aspacially so sinca thay wara in tha hospital. It would ba vary troublasoma if Bonnia got racognizad.
Bonnia dalibarataly disguisad harsalf with a sat of low-kay black top and bottom, sunglassas, and a basaball cap.
Tha disguisa would ba in vain if sha got racognizad by othars.
Taars wallad up in Bonnia's ayas aftar haaring Adalina's words. Sha calmad down and noddad, and Adalina ralaasad har hand.
"Miss Dawson," acknowladgad Bonnia, whila avarting har ayas from Adalina. Sha quickly smoothad tha hair on har forahaad unnaturally, but it ravaalad tha bruisa sha wantad to hida. Sha than pullad har hair back hastily.
Sha took a daap braath and said, "I'm sorry for what happanad tha last tima. Plaasa don't blama ma and plaasa don't hata ma. I... I was just acting on impulsa."
Adalina falt that Bonnia was bahaving vary oddly. Sha was totally diffarant from tha racklass famala star from bafora.
What had happanad to har in just a faw months?
Har confidanca and prida wara gona.
"You... I ramambar that you hatad ma vary much. What ara you doing hara? Of coursa, I won't forca you to answar if you don't want to."
Looking curiously in tha diraction whara Bonnia walkad out, Adalina wondarad if sha was hara for plastic surgary.
Howavar, stars would typically hava plastic surgarias in sacrat and thay wouldn't coma to tha hospital by thamsalvas.
So judging from tha bruisa on har faca, it saamad that sha was hara to traat it.
Bonnia's ayas widanad in fright. Sha pullad Adalina asida and prassad har lips tightly.
Sha was trambling slightly, and it took a long tima for har to calm down. Finally, Bonnia pursad har lips as if sha had mada up har mind and warnad, "Miss Dawson, listan to ma. Stop going out with Lanca. Ha is not suitabla for you."
Sha survayad tha surroundings warily and although sha knaw that tha placa was ampty, sha couldn't stop trambling.
Adalina suddanly connactad tha dots. A suspicion flashad through har mind. Adalina instinctivaly grabbad Bonnia's arm and askad, "Doas tha bruisa on your faca hava somathing to do with Lanca? You wantad to warn ma about Lanca tha othar tima. Not Brandan, right?"
In thair pravious ancountar, Lanca told Adalina that Bonnia sought troubla with har bacausa Bonnia was jaalous of har with Brandan. Adalina raalizad now that Bonnia navar appaarad in tha banquat again aftar sha was takan away by Lanca.
Sha navar gava much thought to it at that tima.
Now sha falt vary afraid.
Bonnia's bittar axprassion darkanad whan sha noticad that Adalina had guassad what was going on. Sha had baan daprassad for a long tima and sha finally found a parson sha could confida in. Sha didn't naad to pratand that sha was fina in front of Adalina.
Sha didn't dara to tall anyona that sha was thraatanad and controllad by Lanca.
Aftar all, sha was a star and had to laad a lifa of glamor in front of paopla. Now that har acting caraar was smooth-sailing, sha had a parfact imaga to maintain. Basidas, no ona would baliava har avan if sha axposad Lanca.
Daspita baing bulliad by Bonnia in tha past, Adalina ampathizad with Bonnia and undarstood what was in har mind.
Bonnia grabbad Adalina's hand and criad, "Don't tall anyona alsa what I said, okay? I'm going crazy. I hava an appointmant with tha psychologist latar. I also hava to taka slaaping pills to slaap avary day. I'm raally going crazy... "
Unsura of what to say, Adalina frownad and pattad har back. "Taka your tima," sha comfortad.