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
Deirdre found it incredulous because Brendan used to be such an arrogant person. He would never allow himself to show his weakness in the presence of others, even if it was just a stranger that he had never met before.Yet, he tolerated those strange glances now.Deirdre felt her chest wrenched in intense pain. She was in so much pain that she furrowed her eyebrows and could not refrain from taking a step forward.She stopped before Brendan. He was stunned for a moment and then raised his head, and his body became frozen soon afterward."Are you looking for me?" Deirdre made herself sound calm with great effort. Brendan's eyes were bloodshot. He stood up abruptly, and a moment before he wrapped his arms around Deirdre, his movements halted to a stop. "Are you not discharged from the hospital yet, Deirdre?"Deirdre behaved like her usual self. "I am discharged, but I'm waiting for Sterling to pick me up. He is getting the car."Emotions gathered in Brendan's eyes for two secon
"Deirdre, what happened?" Sterling got out of the car and walked in the direction where Brendan left.He did not expect that Brendan would come and leave so swiftly. Moreover, he could tell that something was very off with the atmosphere earlier.Deirdre put up with it by shutting her eyes, her eyelashes batting intensely. "Sterling, Brendan wants you to take me with you.""What!?" Sterling was astounded. "Did Brendan really say that?"Deirdre was weighed down with anxiety. "He said that he would hurt me if he was near me. Even if he didn't hurt me badly this time, he would hurt me badly one day. He refused to let that happen, so he left."Sterling furrowed his eyebrows tightly. He recognized that Brendan did not seem to be making up excuses for himself. However, he wondered if Brendan would make such a huge sacrifice willingly.The act of pushing away Deirdre did not seem like something Brendan would do unless…Sterling pondered with great effort but could not figure out how Br
"I'm not. I really am worried about you. It's only that I've been busy with something recently."Glenna could hear the gloominess of Deirdre's voice, so she asked in an exploratory manner, "What is it?"Deirdre hesitated for a short while and wondered if she should say it. "Glenna, do you know who Cillian King is?"Glenna paused for a moment and said in an unnatural tone, "Naturally, I know who he is. Cillian is that son of a b*tch's older brother. Isn't he dead already? Why did you bring him up?"'Son of a b*tch…'Deirdre almost choked on her saliva. She thought about how Glenna loved hard and hated harder. "I've been staying at Declan's villa all this time, and I've discovered that Laura caused Cillain's death through my investigation."The other end of the phone was quiet for a few seconds. Soon afterward, a sharp gasp sounded. "Hold on! It's possible that my mind is not so sober now. I will need to verify first, but have I misheard? Did you mention earlier that… Laura kille
Glenna ended the call quickly. In fact, one could even describe her as being resolute, as if she was not planning on being associated with Declan in any way for the rest of her life.Deirdre heaved a sigh but thought about Glenna's words in all seriousness.Since Declan could not possibly be hypnotized, what was his goal in doing this? Could it be that he loved Laura for real?She fell asleep in a daze, and Sterling had already arranged for a stylist's appointment when she woke up.Deirdre's pregnancy was already showing very much by now. Hence, she wore an empire waist dress with a shawl to cover her belly.Fionn waited for her downstairs. Deirdre got into the car and arrived at the wedding venue. The place was filled with guests just as before, and the ambiance was bustling as previously. It was as if they had all forgotten about the displeasure of the previous wedding.Deirdre knew that these businessmen cared about their collaboration with the King Group and interests more th
"That makes sense too. However, Brendan is really capable. He not only has a beautiful woman bearing his child, but he is also about to tie the knot with Collins Pharmaceuticals' heiress. In addition, the Brighthall Group has a bright prospect, so a boundless future awaits him!"The discussion ended, but many people engaged in small talk on the same topic of conversation.After all, Emily's identity as Collins Pharmaceuticals' heiress or the more deserving, soon-to-be Mrs. Brighthall was enough to make these people treat Emily differently.Soon, Emily became the guest who drew everyone's attention.Deirdre looked at the woman who was surrounded densely by people, and her expression grew solemn yet pale.'Brendan did not show up for Declan's wedding today?'She wondered if his condition had worsened or if it was Emily's intention to propagate public opinion and raise her status in Eastgene.If that were the case, Emily was definitely an ingenious businessman who would do anything
"It's all thanks to you that he is very obedient to me these days."I told him that he won't be able to sit through the wedding if you're around, so I instructed him to stay back at the hotel, and he agreed. I told him to pass his phone to me, and he agreed as well."This is all thanks to you."Emily whispered into Deirdre's ears when she uttered her last sentence. Deirdre's eyes were so bloodshot that she could not refrain from slapping Emily's face. "Are you still trying to blame someone else for your own offense when you're the one with the cunning tricks!? Had you not manipulated Brendan into hurting me, how would he lose control of his emotions?" Deirdre threw herself onto Emily. "I won't let you get what you want, Emily! I will definitely make Brendan distance himself from you!"The commotion at the balcony drew the attention of the guests soon enough. The waiting staff stopped the fight while Emily conducted herself sedately. "Forget it. Ms. McKinnon didn't do that on pu