"Killed?" Brendan's expression turned cold as he spoke. "If you consider your current condition as being killed, countless people will admire you for your ability to do so, right? But after all this time, have you not missed the child? Why are you only showing up now to see the child?"Deirdre finally lost her cool. She wished she could kill Brendan. How dare he mention the child in her presence at this point? She had never met the child since it was born, and afterward, she was almost poisoned to death. What was she supposed to do?Ignoring the hatred in Deirdre's eyes, Brendan furrowed his eyebrow. "It's fine if you loathe me, but you shouldn't have taken the child without informing me.""What did you say?" Deirdre managed to remain sensible despite her anger. "Please clarify your statement. What do you mean by me taking the child without informing you? What have I taken?"Brendan narrowed his eyes. "Didn't you take the child?""Have you lost your mind? I haven't even seen the c
"What else can you be other than shameless?" Deirdre seethed, turning her head away stubbornly. "I won't tell you where I live. Figure it out yourself if you can and drop me off at my residential area."Deirdre narrowed her eyes and added, "But I suggest you not do that because I don't live alone. I live with a hot-tempered man who doesn't appreciate me associating with outsiders. Besides, he doesn't work in Neve, so no one can protect you if he decides to confront you."Brendan was displeased with Deirdre's claims about living with another man and referring to him as an 'outsider'."Sterling?" he questioned, giving her a cautious glance.Brendan sneered. "Don't worry. I'm not interested in spying on you. I simply believe that the only man who still cares enough to be with you must be him and no one else."Deirdre spoke slowly. "We have had feelings for each other for a long time, and we got together after facing numerous hardships. I suppose we are fortunate in that way. It's all
Deirdre was momentarily stunned. She knew exactly who Brendan was referring to, which filled her with anger and amusement."Brendan, how can you be so heartless? How can you shamelessly bring the child up in front of me? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been forced to leave the child! There's no mother in the world who doesn't want to be with her child!"Brendan fell silent and started the car without saying another word.As they drove out of the underground parking lot, he finally spoke. "If you don't leave, even if you can't be the child's mother, I won't stop you from seeing the child. Deirdre, it was your choice to give up. You were the one who first walked away from this child."The sound of the wind rushing past filled the car as Deirdre's eyes filled with a mix of confusion and resentment.She found it absurd. Brendan still believed that she had left first, that she couldn't endure and had abandoned their child. But it was Emily who had drugged her! If she hadn't left
Deirdre momentarily froze upon hearing the question.After a moment, she replied calmly, "Sterry and I are currently focused on our careers. Marriage is not important to us at this stage of our relationship. Perhaps we will choose to get married when we have more free time or opt for a destination wedding."Brendan's forehead veins bulged."How can you do this to the child? Does the child know that you found it a father for no good reason?"Deirdre frowned and was about to argue, but in the next second, she sensed that something was wrong with the car's speed."What are you doing!?"Brendan tightly gripped the steering wheel, his usually calm face now showing urgency and a mix of emotions."Your car has been tampered with.""What?" Deirdre was startled for only a moment before she realized who the culprit could be."There's an issue with the brakes. They've likely been tampered with. They failed just now. Fortunately, I wasn't driving fast. Otherwise..."Brendan didn't finish
"Brendan!" Deirdre felt a chill run down her spine, but the car door on his side was deformed and couldn't be opened. She had no choice but to go to the passenger seat, squeeze in, and unfasten his seat belt."Are you crazy? Why didn't you say that your leg was stuck!?" Deirdre panicked.Why did the collision happen to impact the driver's side? It seemed too coincidental. Or did he... do it on purpose?Deirdre was confused. If it were the old Brendan, he would have sacrificed himself, but she didn't think the hypnotized Brendan would be so selfless. Moreover, the dent in the car would likely only cause minor injuries to her, but it could significantly impact Brendan."I'm fine." Brendan's voice remained unchanged. "Just my leg is stuck. I tried to pull it out, but it's a bit difficult."It was definitely more than just "a bit difficult".Deirdre was furious. "Is it really just your leg? Are you bleeding? Does it hurt? Do you feel any discomfort?"Brendan stared at her intensely
"Forget it."Deirdre was determined to find evidence. She couldn't just let it go that easily. The problem now was that Brendan wouldn't believe it even if she presented evidence.The two of them remained silent as they made their way to the hospital.Brendan had an X-ray of his leg taken, but fortunately, there were no muscle or bone injuries. However, due to the severity of the injury, he still needed to be hospitalized.Upon seeing the medical report, Deirdre breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Brendan, who was sitting on the bed. "I've already consulted with the doctor. It will take about a week before you can get out of bed and walk. I'll contact a nurse right away to take care of you.""Nurse?" Brendan immediately understood what she meant and narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean? Are you abandoning me?""What do you mean by 'abandon'?" Deirdre didn't want to entertain his question. "Brendan, we were both victims of a car accident, but only one of us was injured. Now, y
After Brendan picked up the phone, Emily spoke urgently. "Bren! Where are you? I heard from the security guard that you got into Deirdre's car. Are you okay?"Brendan's eyes darkened. "What could possibly happen to me? You're talking as if something terrible is going to happen. Do you already know that something will happen to me?"Emily remained silent for a moment, then quickly came up with an excuse. "I'm just worried that Deirdre might retaliate against you. She's so cruel to you, and she can be very unpredictable. I was afraid that she might conspire with others to harm you after you got into her car.""Whether she plans to harm me with others, I don't know. But her car was indeed tampered with.""Really?" Emily felt guilty. "Did anything happen after you got into her car?""There was a car accident, and I'm currently at the hospital.""How could this happen..." Emily bit her lower lip tightly. "Is it serious?""If it were serious, I wouldn't be able to talk to you now. How
"Okay, thanks. Got it."After the nurse left, Brendan continued to moan in pain. Deirdre felt a mix of worry and speechlessness. Just moments ago, he seemed fine when they were arguing about who was at fault. Why did Brendan's condition deteriorate as soon as she was about to leave?"The nurse mentioned that the pain is normal, and there's no way to alleviate it. I'll have to endure the discomfort," Brendan said softly. "Indeed, if I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have intentionally taken the hit to protect someone. Now that I'm in pain, that person is being heartless toward me."Deirdre was at a loss for words. This was going too far! She couldn't comprehend when Brendan had become so pretentious."What do you want me to do now?" Deirdre was troubled. "It's impossible for me to feel your pain on your behalf."Brendan looked up at her. "You can't experience the pain for me, but you can at least do something to distract me from it.""Do something… to distract you?" Deirdre was