Deirdre was astounded by the feeling of falling, and she wrapped her arms around the man's neck subconsciously while he hugged her tightly.Brendan's breath sprayed on Deirdre's face, and he lowered his head to ask with a hoarse voice, "Smell it again to see if there is a woman's smell on me."Not only was there no woman's smell, but he did not even reek of cigarettes, but there was only a faint, musky scent that smelled like sandalwood, or it could be his own masculine scent. Deirdre could not help being stunned for a moment. She bit her lower lip and struggled when she came to realize the situation. "Brendan, put me down.""I won't." Brendan hugged her even tighter as if he wished that he could fuse his body with Deirdre. He sniffed the scent of her body greedily and felt the warmth that he yearned for."You're just going to pull a long face at me if I put you down.""Shouldn't I do that?" Deirdre turned her head to the side.Brendan smiled and said, "You should.""It was my
Brendan's flawlessly handsome face was filled with confusion. "I don't remember. How can I actually not have any recollection of such an important matter?"Deirdre was astonished. "You don't have any recollection of it? Why would you invite Emily to come today, then?""For a land auction. Collins Pharmaceuticals wants to work with me to have a share of that land, so Emily met me to discuss it."Deirdre pursed her lips. "So, you invited Emily to come today just to discuss the collaboration?""Hmm."Deirdre was rendered speechless suddenly. What else could she say after Brendan declared that he had forgotten about it? She pulled her hand away from Brendan and walked ahead by herself.Brendan clutched her wrist, and his dark eyes were solemn. "Are you angry, Deirdre?"Before Deirdre could speak, he said, "I have no idea how I can forget such an important matter. I'll get a proper clarification from Emily."Deirdre gave Brendan the benefit of the doubt. "Don't meet her anymore. Jus
"I don't have the evidence, but I have you, Brendan! I can attest to everything I said. Look into Emily if you're willing to trust me, and you'll most certainly be able to find Shea!"She finished her sentence agitatedly and left behind a death-like stillness in the ambiance.Deirdre felt her left eyelid twitching frantically, and the silent ambiance was suffocating. Soon afterward, she heard Brendan say, "Rest well."At that moment, she was so agitated that her body was shaking. She felt as if her spirit was dampened."Brendan, just consider it as me begging you, alright? Shea's situation can't be delayed for a day longer. If only you investigate Emily closely, you'll most certainly be able to find something!"Brendan appeared to have mixed feelings. "Deirdre, I understand that Shea's situation is also very dangerous. Hence, I will do my best to get someone to save her, but you're only going to distract the rescue personnel if you behave like this."There's no reason for Emily t
If Emily were to continue to allow them to progress like this, apart from the fact that those people would abandon her, it would be highly possible that Deirdre would plot against her brutally.At that thought, a cold glint flashed past Emily's eyes, and she beckoned Nolan to come. Nolan immediately leaned over, and he was shocked to hear Emily's whisper. "Miss, are you sure that you want to do that? That is against the law…"Emily glared at him threateningly. "Why? Are you scared or can't bear to do it? Is it because you have feelings for the woman after spending so much time with her?"Nola lowered his head instantly. "No, of course…"Emily poured toner into her palm and said coldly, "Do as I said then. I'm going to seize the opportunity to ruin Deirdre and Brendan's relationship so I can rise to Mrs. Brighthall's position steadily."-The next morning, Deirdre was awakened from her nightmare. She subconsciously wiped the cold sweat on her forehead and felt lingering fear
Deirdre hoped that Sterling would give her the answer she wanted without hesitation, but all Sterling gave her was silence all along.After a long time, Sterling said, "Please stay calm. Go back to the sofa and sit down first."Deirdre's pupils were shaking. "How can I sit down? Shea is supposed to be alive!"Sterling's eyes were misted over with dimness, but he still tried his best to comfort her by saying, "Deirdre, this matter is no one's fault, especially not yours."It's apparent that those people want to take Shea's life, and no one could stop that."Deirdre's entire body was shaking, and she dropped to her knees. She could not see Shea's face clearly, yet she knew that Shea was still young, kind-hearted, and smart.It was her fault for getting Shea involved in the strife—she lost her life."Why am I still alive when I'm supposed to be the dead one!?" Deirdre was in agony. "If they want to take a person's life, they can just take mine! How will killing Shea do any good f
Those words of anger and hatred from Deirdre had made Brendan’s face turn pale. His dark eyes were turbulent, and when he moved his lips to speak, an unexpected visitor came over.“Ms. McKinnon, Mr. Brighthall, you’re both here!” Emily walked over in high heels, her face filled with anxiety. “Are you aware of Shea’s situation? I can’t believe she’s dead. Wasn’t she one of them? Is it possible that because she no longer was of any value to them, she was simply discarded?”Deirdre was enraged by Emily’s seemingly perplexed but actually derogatory words.As the culprit behind Shea’s death, Emily had no right to come over and ask questions.Both Deirdre’s eyes were red, and she was tearing up as she angrily rushed forward, grabbed Emily, and slapped her several times.“Emily Collins, you will pay for what you’ve done! You will definitely get retribution!”Deirdre did not show any mercy, and Emily screamed in pain.Brendan reacted by forcibly pulling Deirdre back by her shoulders.
“Stop pretending. You’re just making people sick,” said Deirdre, her eyes turning cold.Emily was stunned, and her eyes turned red.When Brendan saw this, his headache worsened, and a sense of irritability began pressing on his nerves. Frowning, he said, “Deirdre, don’t talk nonsense without evidence! What does this have to do with Emily?”Deirdre’s pupils shrank, not hiding her disappointment.“Brendan, you’re the only one who pretends not to understand such a clear matter.”“Forget it, Mr. Brighthall. Don’t argue with Ms. McKinnon because of this. If your relationship deteriorates any further, I will end up being blamed." Emily sighed.“Ms. McKinnon, if you think this is my fault, then I will try my best not to appear in front of you again to avoid offending you.”“Then why don’t you get out of my way now?” Deirdre demanded. She had had enough.“Deirdre!” It wasn’t Emily who spoke up this time, but Brendan, in an exasperated tone.“Shea died. I know it’s a big blow to you, b
“Sterling, it’s your fault that this happened. If you intervene again, won’t it make Mr. Brighthall even more furious? Mr. Brighthall loves Ms. McKinnon so much that he definitely won’t hurt her! But the result would be different if you got involved and enraged him!”Sterling looked tense, and he watched them leave while clenching his fists.Brendan threw Deirdre on the bed, and Deirdre felt so furious that she hit and kicked him back with all her strength.“You lunatic! Other than dominating and controlling others, what else can you do? You just want to turn others into your puppets! Is that what makes you happy? You are still the same person you were before, selfish and never changing! Why did I believe you could change? If I could, I wouldn’t even want to conceive your child. I hate you!”Deirdre’s words were like piercing needles in Brendan’s skin. Her hatred was like a knife cutting into his flesh.He wanted to shut her up, so he leaned in and used his thin lips to cover Deir