Upon saying that, Deirdre looked toward Laura with slight puzzlement in her eyes. "Why did you suddenly bring up Glenna to me, Ms. Smith? Could it be that you know her?"Laura's expression changed ever so slightly. She smiled and said, "I know her, of course. However, we are only acquaintances, but I'm slightly curious about her.""Curious?" Laura said, "I heard about Glenna from Decky, so I'm curious about… how they know each other and became close friends."Suppressing the strange feeling in her heart, Deirdre said, "Isn't it better for you to ask Mr. King about his close friend? I'm just an outsider, so I won't know any better than the people involved."Laura gave a forced chuckle. "You may not know, but Decky and Ms. Glasser got into a slight conflict. Even though they didn't go to the extent of becoming completely estranged, Decky doesn't wish to hear anything about Ms. Glasser anymore."Deirdre was astounded. "How did that happen?"Laura heaved a sigh. "I'm not too sure e
Deirdre was incredulous. “Glenna? It really is you? I thought that I must have misheard. What brings you here?”Glenna looked around and pulled Deirdre to a deserted corner. She appeared to have mixed feelings.“Deirdre, I heard about you and Brendan getting back together. I’m sorry that I didn’t have the time to visit you in Neve all this time.”Deirdre shook her head. “That is not the point at all. What happened between you and Declan? I heard Fionn that you were almost dating. However, what is going on with Declan and Laura then? Why did you lose contact but suddenly show up at the wedding venue?"All sorts of questions filled her mind. Glenna managed to find joy in adversity somehow. “I don’t know which questions of yours I should answer when you ask so many questions.”“Let’s talk about you and Declan first. What happened between you and him?”Glenna removed her mask and leaned against the counter with a dazed gaze. “Him and me… In truth, it would be very complicated to ta
"I don't have evidence to prove that Laura did something to Declan indeed. Hence, before I get the evidence…" Glenna clenched her fists tightly. "They can't get married."Deirdre was stunned. "What are you going to do?"Glenna inhaled a deep breath, grabbed Deirdre's arm, and said, "Deirdre, I'm going to ruin the wedding!""If you're willing to trust me, I need your help. If you don't want to get yourself involved in this trouble, just consider that you haven't seen me, and I'll handle this myself."Deirdre heaved a sigh. "How can I possibly leave you at this point?"What's your plan? Let me see how I can help you."Glenna hugged her in excitement and burst into tears beyond her control. "You're the best, Deirdre."Deirdre patted her back. Deirdre put herself in Glenna's shoes and felt that she would probably not be able to be as bold as Glenna if Brendan were to suddenly hate her out of nowhere and be good to another woman.Glenna's current plan was so arduous that the man t
"Behaving like a different person?" Brendan recalled and said, "Our interaction was fine. He didn't seem like a changed person, but if I were to pinpoint the change, he cares way more for Laura than before, perhaps because they are getting married."Deirdre had mixed feelings. Afterward, Brendan took her with him to socialize with others and addressed him as his wife when he introduced her. Deirdre did not refute but devoted her full attention to the wedding venue. At long last, it was time for Declan to wait for his wife to walk down the aisle. Perhaps they wanted a simple ceremony. Declan did not even have a wedding officiant at the scene, but only music played in the background. Laura wore a wedding gown, walked down the aisle from the dressing room to the arbor across the carpeted floor, and exchanged vows with Declan.Deirdre's palms were sweaty. Music was playing in the background, and Laura was walking out of the dressing room, yet there was still no commotion at the ent
"Don't say that. We can have a wedding any time. Even if we don't do it today, we can still have it tomorrow. The safety of you and Brendan's baby is more important than anything else."Declan spoke in a righteous tone and was not bothered by Deirdre's disturbance at all. On the contrary, he was asking if a doctor was at the scene. Deirdre felt strange in her heart because Declan was behaving like a normal person. Why was he acting not like himself when he was with Glenna?The guests at the scene were growing impatient as time passed. Meanwhile, the sound of footsteps was heard coming from the outside. Laura was pleasantly surprised when she asked, "Is the ambulance here?"She raised her head and looked toward the door, yet everything was silent when that person entered the hall. Laura's eyes widened, and there was a tinge of panic in her expression. Declan furrowed his eyebrows ever so slightly and stood up to shield Laura. Holding his cane, Mr. King Sr. walked forwar
It was unclear whether Declan had listened to him or not, but Brendan took Deirdre onto the ambulance.As soon as they got in the vehicle, Deirdre released the fragment from her hand, revealing a long gash on her palm. Fortunately, it wasn't deep, but it still looked terrifying.Brendan suppressed his anger and waited for Deirdre to completely deal with her wound and have it stitched up at the hospital before he coldly demanded, "Deirdre, explain."He held onto her wrist tightly. "Aren't you afraid of becoming handicapped? How could you hold onto something so dangerous like that? Do you know how worried I was?""I'm sorry." Deirdre was filled with guilt. "I had my reasons for doing so."She explained why she had no choice but to do what she did.Brendan's face became somber. "So, you're saying that Laura has influenced Declan?" he asked.Deirdre nodded. "Whether it's hypnosis or something else, it's undeniable that Declan has suddenly turned cold toward Glenna. And don't you thi
"But Declan remained calm and collected when I interacted with him, so I'm wondering… whether there's any misunderstanding between you, and that's why he treated you that way," Deirdre said."Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding could there be between us?" Glenna lowered her head, lost in thought.Deirdre suddenly realized something and said, "I used to spend some time alone with Laura at the rest area, and she mentioned you. She said you did something that broke Declan's heart, which caused him to be seriously ill, and that he was devastated by it."Glenna was stunned for a moment, then shook her head. "It's impossible!"She became agitated and continued. "Declan and I were separated because his brother was involved in a car accident. I gave him enough time to settle everything, but everything had changed when we finally met again! If I really did hurt Declan at the beginning of our separation, how could he…"Glenna blushed.Although Deirdre didn't really understand,
One of the police officers held up his badge as he said, "You're Glenna Glaser, right? We found flammable materials in your work area and have evidence that you intended to commit arson. Please come with us."Glenna's heart sank. She looked at Declan with disbelief.Declan remained calm, even with a condescending expression, as if sending her to the police was something natural.Deirdre's mind went blank. Grabbing the sheets, she said, "Declan King! Are you sending Glenna to the police station? Are you nuts? She has never done anything to harm you! Everything she did was for you!"Declan remained impassive and ignored her. The police officers behind him moved forward to take Glenna away.Glenna struggled frantically and threw herself at Declan. "Declan King! Look at me! Who am I to you? You said you loved me and would marry me! Is it all fake!"A hint of change appeared on Declan's face, but under Glenna's glare, it gradually vanished and was replaced by a sarcastic and mocking e