Chapter 756 How Do I Manage?
Brandon's words made Adeline's heart skip a beat.
She pulled her hand away from his grasp, her lips pressed into a thin line. "Brandon."
"I already owe you too much. I can't keep adding to that."
Something about Brandon felt off to her now. He wasn't the same as before.
Sure, he came to the Phoebe family to help her, but tonight he was backstage at the banquet hall, pushing Howard to get her to agree to an engagement.
And now, hearing she was pregnant, he rushed over... It made her uneasy, though she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.
"Adeline."
Brandon sighed and took her hand again. "You promised me you'd eventually get engaged to me and marry me."
"I get that announcing your return to the Phoebe family and getting engaged to me tonight is a lot to take in."
"But things have changed."
"You don't want..."
He sighed again. "You don't want anything bad to happen to the baby, right?"
Adeline frowned. "Something bad?"
"Yeah."
Brandon sighed, "You know the feud between the Foster family and the Phoebe family has been going on for over twenty years."
"Your dad couldn't protect Esther from the Fosters, and she died horribly... And the Fosters, in revenge, killed your dad's younger brother, Wilford, leaving only a leg behind... These grudges aren't something you can fix on your own."
"Not bringing Blake, Bennett, and Lauren to the Phoebe family was the right call, but..."
His eyes drifted to Adeline's flat stomach. "If Howard finds out this baby is really Jasper's... even if he doesn't make you take medicine, he'll find a way to make sure the baby isn't born."
"Accidents happen to pregnant women, miscarriages from eating the wrong thing... these things happen all the time, don't they?"
Brandon's words made Adeline's heart skip a beat again.
She clenched her hands tightly at her sides.
If something happened to a pregnant woman... who could she blame?
Seeing her soften, Brandon sighed and continued calmly, "But if everyone thinks this is our baby, it'll be different."
"I'm the one who saved your mom and the Phoebe family now."
"They'll do everything to protect the baby you're carrying."
Brandon sighed again, his gentle eyes locked on Adeline's face. "I know you don't want to get engaged to me so quickly... but Adeline, I know what kind of person you are. You went through so much for Blake, Bennett, and Lauren... This time, it's just a small sacrifice for this baby, acknowledging our relationship... Are you really going to refuse?"
Adeline closed her eyes, her mind in turmoil.
She knew Brandon's words made sense; it was her only option now.
She was already in Oceancrest City, with the Phoebe family, and couldn't leave easily. The Phoebe family wouldn't let her go either.
If what Brandon said really happened...
After a long silence, weighing the pros and cons, Adeline finally opened her eyes and said,"Okay."
Brandon's plan was thorough; it was the best way to protect the baby.
Hearing Adeline's affirmative answer, Brandon excitedly hugged her from behind, his voice soft and reassuring, "Don't worry, I'll protect you and this baby."
"I'll make sure you have a safe delivery."
Brandon's words solidified Adeline's decision, and she nodded firmly.
The next day, the news of Adeline, the second daughter of the Phoebe Group, announcing her engagement to Brandon from the Torres family made the front page of Oceancrest City's newspapers.
Almost everyone in Oceancrest City was buzzing about this explosive news.
There were blessings, shock, and even suspicions about Brandon's motives for being with Adeline.
Some reporters even sought out Daisy from the Phoebe family for a comment.
Facing the reporters, Daisy looked impatient.
"They've been together for a long time; it's nothing new."
"And Adeline is pregnant with Brandon's child now."
Halfway through her sentence, she quickly feigned surprise, covering her mouth with her hand. "I didn't say anything!"
"Adeline, the second daughter of the Phoebe family, is one month pregnant and about to marry Brandon from the Torres family!"
"Two engagements, all for the child!"
"The Torres family and the Phoebe family join forces; what does the future hold for the Foster Group..."
Early in the morning, the news broadcast echoed through Swan Villa.
In the morning sunlight, Jason listened to the news about Adeline and Brandon's engagement while looking at Jasper.
At this moment, Jasper was reclining in a rocking chair, eyes closed, basking in the sun.
An IV stand was next to him, with the needle still in his hand.
Jasper's face showed no emotion.
It was as if the woman in the news, engaged to Brandon and pregnant with his child, wasn't the Adeline he had loved for many years, but a stranger.
Jason was anxious. "Jasper, if you don't do something, Adeline is really going to marry him!"
"Aren't you going to do anything?"
Jasper continued to bask in the sun with his eyes closed. "What can I do?"
If he had a way, he would have used it already.
Adeline had left him and the three children in the rain last night and announced her engagement to Brandon today.
To make him give up, she even made everyone believe she was pregnant with Brandon's child... No one knew better than him that Adeline couldn't be pregnant.
A month ago, Adeline had just lost a child with him in the Blue Bay fire.
Not long after the miscarriage, Brandon took her away.
A woman who had just miscarried less than a month ago couldn't be pregnant.
So, the so-called pregnancy was just a way to make him give up.
Thinking of this, Jasper sighed, "Maybe I pushed her too hard."
The more he pressured her to leave with him, the more she wanted to distance herself.
Today, to make him give up, she pretended to be pregnant with Brandon's child.
If he didn't give up, she might do something even more extreme... So, even to stop her from hurting herself, Jasper wouldn't go after her.
Jason rolled his eyes, about to say something when Ryan walked in, "Mr. Foster, we found evidence that Randy impersonated Dennis to deceive Mr. Smith for herbs."
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