Aurora also shook her head. "It's too difficult and troublesome. I don't want it anymore. Let's go."Seeing this, the stall owner quickly said, "Hold on. I haven't finished my sentence yet. You don't need to pay if you don't miss 30 rounds. Our guns are all very accurate. As long as you have a basic foundation in shooting, we can guarantee that you can hit every shot!"Becoming more interested, Brendan weighed the toy gun in his hand."Are you sure you didn't do anything to the gun?"The stall owner said confidently, "No way, we're a serious business!"Brendan glanced left and right. "Is it okay if I try it? I'll start if I can confirm that nothing is wrong with the gun.""Of course, of course!" The stall owner nodded. Who would refuse such a profitable deal?When Brendan raised the gun, Deirdre realized that the two of them were still holding hands and subconsciously wanted to break free. Unexpectedly, Brendan grasped even tighter.Deirdre was stunned for a moment, then she ra
Brendan turned his head to look at Deirdre. She was momentarily stunned when she felt Brendan's earnest and burning gaze. She then heard his confident voice saying, "Deirdre, do you want to take a bet?""Bet?" Deirdre was puzzled. "What are you betting on?""If I miss even 1 of the 30 rounds this time, I will stop playing this game. If I succeed… you must agree to one condition."Deirdre was stunned. At this juncture, he was still thinking of betting with her. But it would be better to only lose once than lose money endlessly. She would rather end it sooner since Brendan couldn't hit everything accurately anyway."Fine."Upon receiving this answer, Brendan smiled and readjusted his gun-holding posture. He prepared himself and then pulled the trigger.This time, it was the sound of a balloon exploding."Uncle, you're amazing!" Aurora jumped up and down and cheered.The stall owner was taken aback and praised while grinning ear to ear, "Amazing! It's a good sign that you hit your
"What about you, Deirdre?"Taking advantage of the situation, Brendan cast his eyes on Deirdre's face with a teasing look in his eyes. "You haven't forgotten the bet you made with me, have you?"Naturally, it was impossible for Deirdre to forget it, but what surprised her even more was that Brendan was a capable marksman. She had assumed Brendan was bound to fail, so she agreed. Or was this his goal all along?Thinking that Brendan might ask her to accompany him for a night, Deirdre looked troubled. She was afraid she would never be able to return if she went out this time. She still needed to investigate the matter regarding Declan."I..."Brendan saw the vague conflicted look in her eyes, and his eyes darkened. "Deirdre, you won't go back on your word, will you?""Of course not." Deirdre denied it immediately and bit the bullet. "Since I promised you, I will never go back on my promise. As long as your request is not too excessive, I will agree to it.""Okay." Brendan leaned c
"Alright." At that point, Declan did not continue to ask any more questions. "Rest assured that I'll take care of Ms. McKinnon. I can't guarantee anything else, but I can at least guarantee her safety."Afterward, Deirdre got into Declan's car. Declan started the car engine and drove away under Brendan's watchful eye.Back at the villa, Brendan's words still echoed in Deirdre's mind. When he said that he would hurt her, was he afraid that what had happened that day would happen again? But why did Brendan suddenly become like this for no reason? He became afraid of his own actions as if everything was under Emily's control.After falling asleep with mixed emotions, Deirdre woke up very early in the morning. When she was in a daze on the bed, someone knocked on the door suddenly."Who is it?"Aurora whispered to the crack of the door, "Auntie, it's me!""Rory?" Surprised, Deirdre got up to open the door. The moment the door was opened, Aurora rushed in and closed the door very care
"I know Uncle Declan picked us up yesterday." Aurora had a complicated expression. "That's why I don't want Uncle Declan to be hurt. Mom is scary..."At the end of her sentence, Aurora couldn't help trembling.Deirdre grabbed her hand forcefully. "Rory, did your father leave because your mother did something?"Aurora bit her lip and nodded. Thinking about it, she couldn't help but shudder again.Feeling her anxiety, Deirdre held her in his arms. Aurora tried hard to take a deep breath and said, "The day my father committed suicide, I was in his room. I didn't take the initiative to go to his room. Dad discovered something. He said that he wanted me to reveal my mother's true colors. He told me to hide in the closet and asked the servant to lock me from the outside. But I could clearly see through the gap that my mother brought someone into Dad's room."Deirdre couldn't help being surprised. "She brought someone? A man or a woman?""A man." Aurora whispered, "It's a man I don't kn
Deirdre admired Aurora's logical thinking. "Yeah, she's a murderer."Aurora was silent for a while, then asked again, "Then will she go to prison and be punished?"Deirdre didn't answer immediately but tried her best to look at Aurora's face and stroked her hair. "Does Rory want her to get the punishment she deserves?"Aurora lowered her head and pondered for a while, then suddenly asked, "Will Uncle Declan end up like my father?"'Deirdre frowned. "Rory, I can't give you an answer because I don't know what Declan means to your mother. But judging by your mother's character, since she can make your father commit suicide, Uncle Declan will end up in the same way once he displeases your mother."Aurora's pupils trembled, and she shook her head violently. "I don't want Uncle Declan to become like that!"Deirdre kissed her on the cheek. "So I will find a way to stop this. I will not let this happen before my eyes."She needed to stop it for the sake of Declan and Glenna. After getti
"Doctor?" A figure flashed in Deirdre's mind, and she walked quickly in a hurry. Soon after, she caught a glimpse of that figure in the living room."Sterling?" Her mind went slightly blank, and she was surprised and pleasantly surprised. "Why did you come to Eastgene?"Sterling closed the book and came over. He looked Deirdre up and down, confirmed it was indeed her, then frowned and said, "Are you okay?""Why would I not be?" Deirdre didn't know what was going on.Sterling's expression turned dark. "I've heard that Brendan mistreated you during this period and brought Emily here. He has wronged you. He also forced you to live here."Deirdre was taken aback. Had word of this matter spread so widely? She knew that too many spies were in the room, like the servants and Laura. It was very likely that someone with malicious intentions would hear every word they said."This matter is too complicated. I plan to go out to pick up my niece. Did you drive here? Come with me.""I drove h
Deirdre felt a chill down her spine. Could one manipulate and subvert a person through hypnosis? That would be too scary. If one deprived that person of consciousness, wouldn't they become a walking zombie that was under control!?"And what a coincidence..." Sterling frowned. "That man is from Berth like me."Deirdre's heart thumped, and she took a breath. "What?"She was more frightened than surprised, but she still bit the bullet and asked, "Do you remember his name? He is probably the one who hypnotized Cillian! Maybe he also controls Declan with the same method to make him marry Laura!""Sorry." Facing Deirdre's urgentness, Sterling had no choice but to say, "I don't know him. That person is a traitor to the institute, so he is considered a taboo subject. No one dares to talk about him. I only heard of such a person when my professor was drunk."Deirdre opened her eyes in astonishment, lowered her head, and bit her lips tightly. "Then..." She raised her head and asked, "Do you