"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
The hotel's receptionist answered softly, "Mr. Brighthall forcefully requested to check on the surveillance footage a week ago. There's no telling what he saw, but he smashed up everything in the surveillance room all of a sudden. The equipment in the surveillance room is costly. Mr. Brighthall promised to get someone to pay the compensation, yet he has not paid up to this day. Mr. Brighthall's phone can't be reached…""Brendan broke the things in the surveillance room? Why?""We are not too sure of the specific details, but we only know that he lost his temper. It was Ms. Collins who calmed him and performed the check-out." The receptionist suddenly remembered something and said, "It seemed that he saw a man and woman hugging each other in the surveillance footage before he went berserk. That is because I heard Ms. Collins tell him that he should not go and look for that person because he might hurt someone. I'm not too sure who the person is."Deirdre was stunned.If she was not
Sterling looked at the address on the phone and said slowly, "Perhaps we don't need him anymore.""Why?""Emily just called and told me that she would send me Brendan's current address. The address has already been sent to my phone."Deirdre's pupils were shaking, and her face was filled with disbelief. Soon afterward, she furrowed her eyebrows ferociously and said in confusion, "Why is she so kindhearted?""It's possible that the address is fake. It might just be a trap."Sterling fell silent. 'It would be best if it's not a real address, or else…'"Regardless of its authenticity or falseness, whether it's a trap or a prank, we are left with no other options at this point."Deirdre hastily asked, "Where is the location? Let's go over there quickly!"Deirdre exercised caution by getting Fionn to assign his people to wait at the address on the way there.The address was a house in a residential area. By the time Sterling and Deirdre drove over, the people assigned by Fionn were
“The father of the… child?” Brendan repeated the remark with great effort and felt his chest burning.Deirdre had actually referred to him as the father of the child. She would never acknowledge that in the past.He was caught in a daze all at once.Deirdre inhaled a deep breath, raised her head, and tried to persuade Brendan. "Why can't two people share the burden of something? Especially when it is a mental health issue. You need more care and concern. You won't be suffering from the illness for the rest of your life. I will keep you company. I will keep you company while you receive treatment, alright?"Brendan looked at Deirdre's sincere gaze. He almost blurted out the words, ' great then'.In the next moment, he lowered his head and said, "No."He was not a fool and could tell from Deirdre's gaze that she was doing it so he would not feel guilty. However, it was precisely due to her kindness that he refused to be selfish anymore. "Deirdre, you have no idea about my current
Deirdre felt conflicted before she said those words. However, she felt as if she was relieved of a heavy burden after uttering those words.Perhaps she had already known the answer in her heart for a long time, but she was feeling so torn all this time because of the past events that she did not have the courage to move forward."Deirdre, you said it yourself. Don't leave me."Deirdre shut her eyes and leaned on Brendan's shoulder. "I won't."After hugging for a while, Deirdre realized that numerous people were watching behind her. She felt very embarrassed, but those people said casually, "We can set our minds at ease knowing that Ms. McKinnon has such a good relationship with Mr. Brighthall. Since there's nothing else, we shall make a move first.""Alright."Those people walked away, leaving behind only Sterling.Brendan looked at Sterling without any hostility in his eyes. However, he behaved like a puppy with food aggression after receiving Deirdre's love with great effort
It was one of the ideas she had come up with. Brendan was worried he would act wrongly out of impulse and hurt Deirdre as well as the baby in her womb. Hence, Deirdre had given the order to release Sam from the organization.Firstly, she did it because she owed it to Sam. She was supposed to look for an opportunity to free him.Secondly, she did it because Sam was the only person she could trust. He had helped her so much in the past."I've rested way too long in the organization, so I rushed over without stopping as soon as I learned that Mr. Brighthall assigned me to protect Ms. McKinnon. I would like to show myself."Sam was still as cheerful and had a nimble tongue as he did in the past. Deirdre felt gratified, but at the same time, she could not help laughing. "I was planning on giving you two days of rest first, yet you're more eager to get back to work than me. It's possible that you won't be receiving any days off in the next few days, you know.""It's all that I could
"I know. I've already instructed Brendan to work remotely and hold virtual meetings while I've been holding his phone. I will notice if Emily is playing some sort of trick at once.""Hmm." Sterling felt more at ease after learning that and left after preparing medicine for Deirdre.In the next few days, Brendan received psychotherapy for two hours per day in good order, and his condition was improving at a visible speed.Brendan's condition was becoming more stable. He would bump into Sterling and Deirdre chatting to each other and sit down to listen to their conversation calmly.Two more days passed when Deirdre suddenly received a call from an unknown number.She put the phone on her ear, confused. "Who's this?"The other end kept quiet for a while before a nonchalant chuckle sounded. "Have you forgotten about me, Ms. McKinnon?"'Emily?'Deirdre's entire body suddenly turned stiff, and her expression tensed up. She knew that no one else was around her, so she pulled a long fa
Brendan was stunned by her series of questions. He recovered from his surprise, tilted the woman's chin to look at her concerned face up close, and smiled in satisfaction."Even though I want to lie to you badly, my body is completely fine." Brendan said in a strong voice, "Not only that, but my mental state is much more refreshed than before. But if I have to say something…"He attractively lowered his voice, and Deirdre waited for him to finish his sentence nervously. Then, she felt Brendan's lips rubbing against her lips. "I feel like succumbing to my appetite, and my urge is growing stronger by the day."Deirdre was stunned. She came to realize the situation a few seconds later and was extremely shy. She poked at Brendan's arm and said, "Will you please behave more decently, Brendan? Where is your serious demeanor that you used to have?""With you around, I only care about enjoying myself and nothing else."As Brendan spoke, his hands ran along Deirdre's garment and under her