"The family dinner is in three days. Damla should have told you about it. Grandma specially called to say this. You need to prepare for it."
Antonio was very filial to his grandmother. As long as he could do it, he would never let Hermosa down. He looked at Adelaide and spoke in a commanding tone.
Adelaide nodded. When she got up in the morning, she saw Antonio's toothbrush in the mouthwash, and his towel was also wet. She guessed that Antonio had slept in her room last night.
But when she had opened her eyes, she did not see Antonio. Adelaide was a bit regretted and guilty. If she had gone to bed late last night, she would have known whether Antonio had returned to the room to sleep.
She stamped her feet in anger. Antonio put on a long face on the table, which made Adelaide dare not ask him about the matter of last night. Even when she was eating, Adelaide was in a daze. She put her chopsticks in her mouth. But there was no food on them!
It was rare that Antonio didn't go to the company today. Adelaide went back to her room to read a book for a while. But she couldn't read it. Thinking of the family dinner three days later, she was afraid that Antonio would anger Hermosa.
Throwing the book in the rocking chair, Adelaide felt it necessary to talk to Antonio.
When they had breakfast just now, although she was thinking about whether Antonio had slept in the room last night, she was also paying attention to Antonio. It could be seen that he did not eat much because of his grandmother's phone call.
Adelaide went downstairs to cook his favorite soup and served it to the study while it was hot.
She knocked on the door of the study.
"Come in."
She remembered that Antonio didn't like people coming in without knocking. So, with one hand holding the soup bowl, she knocked the door three times with the other hand. Hearing his words, Adelaide opened the door.
Antonio looked up at her, and lowered his head again to sort his papers.
"Antonio, you seem not to have eaten much. I've cooked your favorite soup. Eat it while it's warm."
Adelaide put the bowl on his desk and sat opposite him.
Antonio smelled the familiar smell of the soup in the bowl and suddenly felt hungry. Thinking of Adelaide's baby, his face also softened, "You are pregnant now. Just let Damla do it."
Adelaide had not heard him care about her for a long time. She was very happy. If it was not for her baby in her belly, she would have jumped up and circled around several times.
She nodded with a bright smile. Adelaide was a woman who would forget all other people's mistakes and become very tolerant as long as others were a bit kind to her. It was precisely because of this that she was always bullied by Clarissa. But she still believed in love, "Antonio, I didn't know that you like Clarissa. So, I'm sorry."
Antonio looked up in confusion.
Adelaide lowered her head and grabbed the corner of her clothes, "Antonio, I don't care about what happened between you and Clarissa. I just want my child to be born safely now."
She thought that the person Antonio liked was Clarissa. Because she was the other woman between them, she felt guilty. Now, she figured it out. As long as her baby could be safe, it was OK for her to give Antonio to Clarissa. No. it should be said that she returned Antonio to Clarissa.
Antonio, who was originally patient, dropped the ashtray beside his hand to the ground. The cigarette butts inside fell on the floor. Some of the ashes inside floated onto the clothes of them.
But no one cared about how the clothes were. Antonio rushed to Adelaide and forced her to the corner of the wall. He narrowed his eyes slightly with anger, "You don't deserve to mention my brother!"
If it wasn't for this woman, how could his brother have died?
Adelaide was confused and did not know what she said was wrong. She thought that Antonio misunderstood that she did not respect his brother. So, she hurriedly explained, "Antonio, don't misunderstand. I'm not disrespecting brother. I just…"
Before she could finish speaking, Antonio smashed on the wall. His eyes were full of sadness and anger like a wounded beast, "Stop mentioning him. You do not deserve!"
Tears poured down her cheeks, dripping like boiling water on his arm, and even more in his heart. Antonio became even angrier. He was the one who lost his brother and she was the one who did something wrong. Why was she crying? "Stop crying!"
Hearing this, Adelaide shivered. She held back her tears but did not dare to offend Antonio, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
"Also, I have warned you that you are mine and can only be mine in this life. You want to run away? If you dare, I will break your legs."
With that, Antonio kissed her before Adelaide collected herself. He felt that her lips were warm and soft. He never kissed her long enough.
He left her lips and frowned, "Don’t you ever forget my words." Antonio's thumb rubbed against her lips. After a moment, he bit on her lips again.
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