Chapter 1058 I Have Been Kind to You, Haven't I, Mrs. Engel?

Mrs. Engel felt as though someone had pressed bristles of needles into her skin. Her face turned pale, and she closed her eyes. "I know you're not going to trust me no matter what I say, Mr. Brighthall, but I have never hurt Mrs. Brighthall in my entire life. She… She's always been so kind to me…"

She faltered and turned to beg Deirdre instead. "Please, let me bid you farewell, at least?"

Brendan was about to reject her again, but Deirdre took a deep breath and said, "Okay."

"Dee?"

"I'll talk to her somewhere you can see, Brendan." Deirdre comforted him. "And she's right about one thing. She can't really harm me in any way. So, don't worry."

Brendan's forehead creased from the strength of his frown, but since this was Deirdre's wish, he ended up letting her have her wish. He shot one last warning glance at Mrs. Engel before removing his coat and putting it around Deirdre.

"Talk in some place shielded from the gale. I don't want you to catch a cold."

"Okay."

Deirdre pulled the