Chapter 19
Pah!” Arlene slapped Brendan, breathing heavily, and looked at him defiantly.
Brendan stood there, looking surprised that Arlene would hit him.
The small room in the hotel without windows was stuffy and uncomfortable.
Arlene looked at Brendan and slowly her eyes welled up with tears. “Mr. Dudley, what are we? I don’t live with you anymore… If you keep touching me, it’s harassment, I can call the police!”
Brendan looked really bad, he was definitely out of control just now.
The look Arlene gave him, the one that made him feel uneasy for no reason, was something he would never forget.
He wanted Arlene to be obedient like she used to be.
“How can I be obedient?” Brendan asked in a low voice.
Arlene looked at Brendan with shortness of breath, curled up in the corner of the bed. “Please, Mr. Dudley, never appear in my world again…”
She said it firmly, once she started trying every way to escape from Brendan, she would never look back.
At the age of nineteen, she was naive and easily bullied. Brendan gave her a little bit of attention, and she fell for it…
She has hated herself, hated herself for being so useless.
But later she let it go.
She couldn’t blame herself, she allowed herself to have made mistakes.
But she didn’t allow herself to keep making the same mistakes, stubbornly refusing to change.
“Arlene!” Brendan frowned. “So, you really want this opportunity to study abroad, huh? Will you behave if I give you this chance to study abroad?”
Was that opportunity to study abroad really that important?
Arlene glared at Brendan with hatred, shaking all over.
“Alright, I’ll help you figure out the overseas quota situation.” He’s going to the school tomorrow to see if he can coordinate another spot, or he’ll go directly to the Italian supervisor and ask if they can take on one more student.
Brendan admitted that he gave in, he didn’t want to see Arlene resisting him like that.
He admitted that he felt a bit nervous when he saw the determined look in Arlene’s eyes.
“Bzzz!” Brendan was about to say something else when his phone rang.
He answered the phone with some irritation, it was Darin calling. “Brendan! Paige got into trouble! She had a car place! Right at Seattle Grace Hospital!”
On the phone, Darin sounded a bit anxious.
Brendan’s face turned pale in an instant.
Brendan left in a panic, the worry and fear couldn’t be disguised at all…
Arlene watched Brendan leave, smiling with tears in her eyes.
The difference between love and not loving is always so huge.
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Seattle Grace Hospital.
Paige got into a car accident.
The so–called “car accident” was actually hitting the flower bed by the roadside, then got a slight scratch on the forehead and some bruises on the arm.
Brendan was really worried, so he held Paige tight and asked the hospital to do a thorough check–up on her, afraid of missing any possible complications..
But he forgot, when he took Paige to the Maldives, Arlene was trapped in the car and almost died.
“Bren, I’m okay… Paige said, her eyes red, holding Brendan’s hand.“As long as you’re with me, I’m okay.”
Brendan nodded and hugged the person tightly.“Paige, as long as you turn back, I’ll always be behind you.”
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Paige went abroad to get married for four years, and Brendan just waited for her for four years.
Although in these four years, Brendan never once complained about his body.
A man’s love, it can really be separated from the body.
This is a very sad thing.
“Bren, let’s move in together,” Paige whispered.
Today she wanted to kiss Brendan, but Brendan pushed her away, really scared her.
She started to panic, started to worry that Brendan had feelings for Arlene.
She had to end the relationship between Brendan and Arlene as soon as possible.
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That day Brendan proposed to her, she didn’t say yes because she wanted to secure more benefits for the Hilton family before finalizing the marriage. She knew very well how a woman could trade a man’s emotions and marriage for maximum benefits.
But now, she’s a bit worried, if she keeps dragging it out… Brendan’s heart will be gone.
Brendan was stunned for a moment.
He actually hesitated a bit.
Today he promised to help Arlene get a chance to go abroad, just to make Arlene rely on him like before.
When he got married, sending Arlene abroad for further studies turned out to be a win–win situation.
But if I were living with Paige now…
“Bren?” Paige looked at Brendan nervously.
“Well… but the house needs to be renovated, after all, you will be moving in as the hostess in the future, it’s also our marital home, it must have a new look… Once the renovation is done, we can live together, okay?” Brendan made up an excuse.
He just didn’t want to give
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Arlene before getting married.
He was probably quite satisfied with Arlene’s body…
Paige looked at Brendan, forced a smile for a moment.“Okay…”
She clenched her fingers in frustration, even though she knew Brendan was making excuses to delay. But she pretended not to see through it.
My heart was already in panic.
No… she really couldn’t keep Arlene.
Siren Club.
Arlene arrived in the lobby at the time Paige said.
Paige was indeed there early.
Siren Club was owned by the Hilton family, it was an extremely exclusive private club, only VIP users with assets over ten million could apply for a membership card here.
There were a lot of things in there, golf, massage, hot springs, hotel…
Arlene, Paige greeted enthusiastically, her forehead pressed against a bandage.
Arlene looked at Paige indifferently, and now she didn’t think Paige was a kind woman anymore.
“Ms. Hilton, just spit it out,” Arlene cut to the chase. “You used your connections to take away the spot that should have been mine and gave it to your cousin. I was just fighting for what’s rightfully mine, I don’t think I did anything wrong. Why are you using the orphanage I grew up in to threaten me?”
Paige looked at Arlene and squinted.
Arlene, you didn’t record our conversation, did you?” Paige asked, looking at Arlene.
Arlene took out her phone and placed it on the table. “If I record this, you won’t let this evidence leave the Siren Club, right?”
Paige laughed.
She really wouldn’t make that mistake.
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So she didn’t care if Arlene was recording or not, because when Arlene left, she would definitely have someone search her to make sure there was no recording on her phone.
“Ms. Hurley, since you’re being so direct, I’ll be clear with you too. I’m not going to give you this spot, but I can give you some money to support you in applying to study in another province or another country at your own expense. I can take care of all your living expenses and tuition fees.” Paige took out a check and placed it on the table.
Seeing Arlene silent, Paige spoke again.“I hope you never come back to Seattle.”
“Is Ms. Hilton finished?” Arlene looked at Paige.“Since you’re done, let me make it clear to you – the opportunity to study abroad this time was earned by my grades, and I’m not giving it up!”
“Do you think you can fight against capital all by yourself? Don’t be naive. Your classmates can collectively post negative comments about you for money, your teachers can also sell your spot for money, and I can use money to make the orphanage where you grew up disappear completely… And you? You stand alone, with no one to support you.”
Paige’s words were harsh, but they were true.
“Since we can’t agree, there’s nothing more to say.” Arlene got up and prepared to leave.
Paige glanced at the security guard standing beside her.
Paige
“You can leave, but we need to check your phone and your person,” the security guard said sternly, with a firm attitude.
“The police didn’t have the right to search us randomly, does Ms. Hilton not understand the domestic laws?” Arlene turned to look at Paige.
“At Siren Club, my word is law,” Paige said coldly.
She was too confident… so she stumbled over her words a bit.
Arlene smiled, picked up her phone and said, “Sorry, I didn’t record it, but I live–streamed it. So even if you don’t leave Siren Club, everyone can see Ms. Hilton’s nasty face.”
