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
Deirdre quickly understood his meaning, and her ears turned red. It turned out that Brendan wanted to go to the toilet… That made sense. It had been so long."How am I supposed to look for a man in the middle of the night? Not all the doctors on duty are free, and you are an adult man, so a man can't move you alone," Deirdre said, feeling a little guilty. "I'll help you go find the bedpan. You just have to make do with it."Brendan's brows furrowed. "You're asking me to use that kind of thing?""What's wrong with that kind of thing?" Deirdre was upset. "Your legs are already like this, so why do you still have a sense of superiority? You should be grateful that you can even use a bedpan."Brendan was at a loss for words. Why had this woman become so sassy after four years? Her words were all direct jabs at him."I can't get it up now."Deirdre was stunned for a moment, and then it suddenly dawned on her that Brendan was impotent now. So things were different now. He had to find t
Deirdre's phone rang while the two doctors attended to Brendan. It was Sterling calling.Deirdre hesitated before answering and heard Sterling's concerned voice on the other end. "Dee, what's going on? Did something happen to you on the way? Why haven't you returned for so long?"Accompanying his words was the sound of a little girl crying, which tugged at Deirdre's heart."I'm sorry, Sterry..." She glanced back at the bathroom. "Something unexpected came up. I... was in a car accident.""A car accident!"Sterling sounded surprised, and Deirdre hurriedly reassured him. "Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that the other person involved is in the hospital, so I need to handle things.""Are they giving you a hard time? Why didn't you call me earlier and let me take care of it?"Deirdre was troubled. If Sterling got involved, the situation would escalate."It's a minor matter. I can handle it myself, and I'll be back soon. Just wait for me at home."As she uttered the second part of
[Are you free?]The person on the other end quickly responded: [Yes, what's the matter?]Deirdre: [If you have time, help me find out the name and gender of Brendan's child. I need this information.]The other party responded with an "Ok" emoticon. Deirdre put down the phone, her eyes filled with confusion.When she was in Germia before, it wasn't that she didn't want to know about the child's situation. But since she was already suffering enough, knowing about the child would only bring more pain. As such, she had tried to avoid confronting that pain as much as possible.That's why she had waited until now. After returning to Neve, she planned to get in touch with the child. However, Brendan had unexpectedly claimed that the child was missing. She had no way of knowing if it was true or if Brendan was using this as a tactic to prevent her from getting the child back.Regardless, she needed to confirm the child's situation. She looked at the thin writing on the whiteboard, lost i