Sterling fell to the ground, causing exclamations.Deirdre yelled, "Stop!" She looked at the person who did it in disbelief, but she didn't expect to see a familiar silhouette.Sterling wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and before he could get up from the ground, he was suddenly pulled up by Brendan, who was holding him by his collar with reddened eyes."Sterling, is the lesson I taught you not enough? Who allowed this? Who allowed you to be with Deirdre!?"Deirdre's mind went blank, and when she came back to her senses, she rushed over. "Brendan! Are you crazy!? Let go of Sterry!""Sterry, Sterry... Is he the only one in your mind!?" Brendan threw the clothes on Deirdre's shoulders to the ground. He pressed his palm against his forehead but couldn't hold back the surging anger. "Deirdre, don't forget, you still have my seed in your womb! Who allowed you to hang out with him on the street? Come back with me right away!"Brendan gripped Deirdre with such bone-crushing
"I won't let you escape! You beat up someone and even hurt a pregnant woman! You are not allowed to leave until the police come!"Emily immediately got out of the car and explained, "The pregnant woman is his wife! This is a family dispute. Please, don't call the police!"As soon as she finished her sentence, the onlookers showed disgust. "Since the pregnant woman is his wife, why did he go mad and beat her? I didn't expect someone as handsome as him to beat his wife as if he's gone mad. He's an embarrassment of a man.""What family dispute? Just because they're husband and wife, it doesn't mean that beating her up was a minor matter. We've already called the police. We'll wait until the police arrive!"When Brendan came out of the police station, it was already dark. Declan threw away the cigarette butt and gave him a hard fist on the shoulder. "Are you awake now? How can you beat people up in the street? You even hurt Ms. McKinnon. You deserve a worse punishment than death!"Bre
"Is that so?"Declan maintained his smile, but his gaze was so deep that one could not figure out his intentions. Emily felt a shiver down her spine from his staring gaze and felt uneasy in her heart. 'Why does Declan seem to be targeting me?'However, she remained graceful and composed. She was well aware that Declan was the pawn in the current situation. No matter how smart he was and how far he could run, he was still a prisoner that could not escape from that person's control. "Ah." Emily smiled. Soon afterward, she said to Brendan, who was feeling deeply remorseful and vexed, "Mr. Brighthall, shall we head home? I will make proper arrangements for your treatment today, and I assure you today's incident won't happen again if you follow my instructions."Brendan left.Fionn approached Declan and heaved a sigh. "What's going on with Mr. Brighthall? Is his mental health condition really that serious? I watched the surveillance footage, and he seemed to have turned into someo
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Declan took it upon himself to extend his hand without any arrogance of a powerful person.Sterling had a rather good impression of Declan. He could see that Declan's eyes were filled with craftiness and that he was extremely intelligent, so it was hard for him to associate Declan with being a victim of hypnosis. Declan did not seem like one."I'm here today to check on Ms. McKinnon's condition. Are you doing alright, Ms. McKinnon?"Deirdre nodded. "I haven't felt any pain since I regained consciousness. I think that I should be discharged from the hospital tomorrow."Fionn said in a friendly tone from outside, "Dr. Fuller, you're a doctor, so can I seek your help on my small health issue in private? I would like to talk to you."Sterling was summoned away, so Declan took the opportunity to shut the door and said in a joking tone, "Both of you are really unlucky that you are sick together."Deirdre could not help clutching the blanket tightly. "What
"I think it would be very easy for someone to do something to him out of ill intentions."Deirdre raised her head abruptly, and her pupils were shaking intensely. "Where is he now?'"Emily took him away, so I don't know his specific location either."Deirdre clenched her fists tightly and had an uneasy feeling in her chest. She knew that hypnosis could be used to overload anyone's mental state so much that it could be fatal. It would be as easy as breathing for Emily to get to work now indeed, but…Deirdre inhaled a deep breath. "Are you sure that you're telling the truth, Mr. King? Is Brendan really dispirited?"Declan smiled nonchalantly. "Deirdre."The term of address brought both of them closer instantly. It felt as if they were parting ways after their previous meeting."I am Brendan's good friend, but I'm your friend similarly. I wouldn't come and talk to you if Brendan was not behaving strangely. Could it be that you don't find it strange when he picked a fight at the s
"It's because even Brendan didn't know what was happening to himself. He didn't dare to meet me after the incident. He is ridden with self-guilt and dispirited. It's very apparent that his mental health is not doing so well—"Sterling interrupted her with a soft voice. "Deirdre, are you really willing to accept this explanation?"I witnessed him hurting you today with my own eyes. He behaved like a madman and injured others without any concern for others in the street just because he was jealous. If you were to claim that he behaved that way because he was sick, he should be receiving psychiatric treatment in an institution then. Why is he still living a good life out there?"Sterling heaved a sigh. "Or is it because you still can't move on in your heart?"Deirdre was stunned. Soon afterward, she bit her lower lip and said, "That is not the case, Sterling. Brendan is having some issues with his mental health…only that it's not that serious. He is also looking for a psychiatrist to
Brendan could be hurt by someone's revenge, but she would not allow this to happen to him.If that was the case, she would feel that she played a role in his demise."Sterling… I'm sorry." Her head was humming for a long time, and she could only utter that when she was jolted back to reality. "I've disappointed you."Sterling shut his eyes and felt mixed feelings surging in his chest. "Forget it."Deirdre raised her head. Sterling said softly, "If you insist on returning to him, I have nothing else to say. You care for him, and I won't make you leave him."Sterling looked at her and said in a righteous tone, "However, if Brendan hurts you, I won't just idle around and do nothing either."Deirdre raised her head in astonishment. Sterling said in a self-mocking tone, "Or do you find that I'm meddling with your matters?""No." Deirdre shook her head strenuously and smiled in a gratified manner, with tears welling up in her eyes. "I just thought that you'd be utterly disappointe
"Even though I'm going back to my city, it doesn't mean that we won't see each other anymore in the future, right?" Deirdre bent over to appease Aurora. "You can come to visit me at my place during the festivities, and I'll take you to many fun places and eat all the desserts you want."Aurora's eyes were shining brightly. She was still a child, so she got distracted by the fun places and delicious food quickly. Deirdre nodded. "You may ask Uncle Declan if you don't believe me."Declan smirked and answered, "That's right. I'll take you there myself by then, I promise."Aurora loosened her grip over Deirdre unwillingly in the meantime. She waved her hand with great effort at Deirdre before she got into the car.Deirdre could only see Aurora's blurry movements and nodded to express her acknowledgment.After the car drove away, Declan looked behind Deirdre and asked, "Where's Sterling?""He's going to drive over the car, and he's bringing me breakfast on his way here."Upon heari