Chapter 841 Do Not Agree to Him
Adeline shot Brandon a look, a mocking smile tugging at her lips.
She didn't get into his car but kept walking.
"Mr. Torres, what kind of game are you playing today?"
Ever since Daisy told her that the story of Brandon saving her six years ago was a lie, Adeline couldn't help but see him as a fraud.
Everything about him made her want to puke.
Especially when he smiled.
She used to think his smile was warm and gentle, like a polished gem.
But now, seeing that same smile only made her feel sick.
"Adeline."
Brandon sighed, seeing the disgust in her eyes. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"We've been friends for over six years, almost got married."
"And tomorrow, I'm marrying Daisy."
"After tomorrow night, whether you like it or not, we'll be family."
Adeline narrowed her eyes.
"I don't have a sister like Daisy, and I sure as hell don't have family like you."
Brandon smirked. "Not getting in the car?"
Adeline glared at him and kept walking.
But when she reached the spot where the car was supposed to be, she realized the driver and the car were gone.
"I sent them back."
Brandon leaned against the back seat, lazily smiling.
"Adeline."
He waved his phone at her. "I recorded you barging into Jasper's house just now."
"You wouldn't want me to bother Howard at the hospital this late, would you?"
Adeline's brows furrowed deeply.
After a moment, she suppressed her anger and opened the car door, getting in.
But to be safe, she discreetly turned on the recording function on her phone once inside.
The car door closed.
The interior still smelled of the incense Brandon liked.
But maybe it was psychological; the scent that Adeline once liked now made her feel sick.
Just like Brandon.
She used to feel secure and warm every time she saw Brandon.
Now, he only made her feel disgusted.
"No need to be so resistant. I'm not a monster."
Brandon opened the car window, letting the night breeze in, and ordered the driver to take a few laps around the outer ring.
With the window open, Adeline finally breathed in some fresh air.
Her deep breaths made Brandon feel a pang of bitterness.
She used to like everything about him.
Brandon's eyes darkened slightly.
Even though he had told Daisy many times that he didn't like Adeline.
But Adeline's face was sculpted by Dr. Gonzalez to his liking.
Adeline was someone he had personally groomed into a top jewelry designer.
Adeline's three children, though he always intended to use them, he never mistreated them.
If Adeline had listened to him, obediently become his puppet.
She would now be his canary in a gilded cage.
Things shouldn't have turned out this way.
It was all Jasper and Oliver's fault!
If it weren't for them, that night wouldn't have happened with Daisy, and he wouldn't be forced to marry her now!
Thinking of this, a hint of malice flashed in his eyes.
"Brandon."
Finally able to breathe freely, Adeline turned her head and looked at Brandon beside her. "What do you want?"
Brandon snapped out of his thoughts and handed her a document.
"I think you should sign this now."
Adeline frowned and opened the document.
It was the same consent form she had rejected in the small courtyard last time.
It required her to agree to unfreeze the assets that Howard and Zara had locked up for her and invest them in the Phoebe Group.
But now, with Howard sick and Oliver not involved in the Phoebe Group's operations, this consent form was more about giving Daisy and Brandon free rein to squander the funds.
Adeline put the document down. "I said I don't agree to the terms."
"If you want me to unfreeze the funds, you have to agree to my three conditions."
Brandon laughed. "Adeline, at this point, you're still thinking about your three conditions?"
He smirked and handed her a tablet.
"Take a look."
Adeline frowned and took it.
The videos on the tablet made her blood pressure spike!
They were a series of secretly recorded videos.
The first one showed her being carried back to Jasper's house by him yesterday.
In the video, she was in Jasper's arms, her long legs on either side of him, in an extremely suggestive position.
And she was incoherently calling Jasper's name, kissing his face and lips.
The second video showed her leaving Jasper's house the next morning in a different outfit.
The third video showed Jasper's men placing Zara into Oscar's car.
The fourth video showed Jasper escorting Oscar's car out of Oceancrest City to Everglade City.
The fifth video showed her and Sebastian Jasper having dinner at Lucky Restaurant.
After watching all five videos, Brandon waved his phone. "These five, plus the one I just recorded of you barging into Jasper's house, make six."
"If I show these to Howard, do you think he might get so angry he'd die?"
Adeline's nails dug into her palms.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"There's nothing I wouldn't dare."
Brandon smirked. "You probably don't know yet, do you?"
"Howard had a lawyer draft a will today."
"If he dies, all his assets will go to Daisy."
He looked at Adeline's pale face with satisfaction.
"After tomorrow's wedding, Daisy and I will be family."
"What's hers is mine."
He narrowed his eyes at Adeline.
"If I can't get the assets from you, I'll at least get the rest of the Phoebe family's assets."
"Do you think I care about Howard's life?"
Adeline bit her lip hard, glaring at Brandon with fury.
What should she do?
She couldn't give Brandon the Phoebe family's assets.
But she couldn't let Howard die from anger either!
At that moment, her phone buzzed in her pocket.
Adeline quickly glanced at it, hiding it from Brandon.
It was a message from Jasper.
It was just one sentence: [Don't agree to him.]
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