Chapter 1017 Speak to You in Private

“Sure.” Brendan held Deirdre’s fingertips. “I’ll wait for you at home.”

Deirdre smiled and headed out with Emily.

After leaving the house, Emily teased with a spurious smile, “You seem to have a really close relationship with Mr. Brighthall, Miss McKinnon. This is my first time seeing Mr. Brighthall care so much about a woman. He couldn’t take his eyes off you. Had I not declined his offer, I figured that he would be following you without leaving.”

Deirdre had no idea how she should respond, so she said, “He’s just worried about me.”

“Is it because you’re pregnant?”

Deirdre nodded.

Emily smiled and said, “I think so too.”

Then, she got into the car and helped Deirdre to open the door.

Deirdre took a seat. She was under the assumption that Emily would inquire about something else, yet she did not speak much along the way. Instead, she kept herself busy with her tasks.

She made calls over and over again as if she was trying to show Deirdre that her status was equal to Brendan