On the other hand, he had compelled her to become so non-confrontational and submissive. Deirdre was about to say something when Dr. Ginger returned from outside. He was stunned for a moment when he found Brendan sitting on the sofa with the transfusion fluid in his hand. “Mr. Brighthall, weren’t you undergoing transfusion on the second floor? Why did you get downstairs so suddenly?”Then, he noticed the blood backflow in Brendan’s transfusion line and felt his heart racing. He ran over and said, “Why is there so much blood backflow in the transfusion line? You shouldn’t be tormenting yourself no matter how strong your body is. The back of your hand is really swollen, and the transfusion site is blocked. Don’t you want to get better?”Dr. Ginger was furious yet speechless, as he had never encountered a trouble-making patient like Brendan. In comparison, Deirdre was a much more obedient patient. “We’re going to set up the transfusion line on your other hand this time. However, don
The man was so strong that she was actually incapable of budging when his arms were wrapped around her slender waist. Deirdre turned her head to the side and said, “Let go of me.”“Answer me first.” Brendan’s gaze was blazing hot. Their relationship had not progressed any further in the past few days no matter how intimate their interactions had been. ‘Is her heart still invested in Sterling? Is she having such a hard time getting over him?’Deirdre took a deep breath. She did not want to resist but she felt her body trying to escape instinctively and she had no control over it. “I don’t know.”“Let me guess.” Brendan’s gaze locked on Deirdre’s face. “Is it because of Charlene or Sterling? Or is it because of the child?”Deirdre’s pupils constricted instinctively at the mention of the child, and Brendan frowned when he noticed that. He was referring to the child in the car, but it was apparent that Deirdre had something else on her mind considering her reaction. It seemed tha
Brendan asked, but there was no response from Deirdre. He figured out that Deirdre was still awake, so he leaned next to her ear and whispered, “It was my fault for disappointing you in the past, Deirdre. I ruined your life and everything in it. If I could do it over, I’d want to keep the child and ask you to stay. However, I can’t turn back time, so please give me a chance to atone. If you still want to leave after meeting Ophelia, I’ll grant you the freedom to do so.”Upon saying that, he tucked Deirdre under the blanket and left. Deirdre opened her eyes and listened to her violent yet loud heartbeat. …The next morning, Brendan received some information from the company. One of the tourism development projects was facing some issues, and Brendan was needed urgently there to connect with the collaborators. The trip could take a week or five days at the very least. Brendan was well aware that Deirdre’s heart was already wavering, and it would be best to continue his victorio
Brendan loosened his grip, his expression puzzled. “What’s going on?”Deirdre took a deep breath. “Don’t you see it? I don’t enjoy being in public anymore. Walk a mile in my shoes. If you were me, would you still want to go out so you could be ridiculed by others? Even though I’m used to it, I still won’t put myself on the spot willingly.”Deirdre not only stunned herself when she made the remark, but she wondered if she had lost her mind. ‘How dare I tell Brendan my innermost thoughts and resist him? He has always wanted me to be obedient and submissive.’Only that way would he not take away the person that she cared about the most, Ophelia. Just as expected, the surrounding ambiance turned oppressive and dull abruptly. Deirdre’s face turned slightly pale, and she was about to explain herself when Brendan said, “Understood.”He added, “I’m sorry for not understanding the situation from your point of view earlier. You are right. They won’t say it to my face, but they will inevi
When the woman was done speaking, she went straight to the bathroom. The staff member let out a cough after noticing that Deirdre was still sitting in the same spot absentmindedly. She said, “Miss, since you’re working for Mr. Brighthall, it means that you’re no fool. You should understand the situation and leave. There’s a sofa in the lobby outside, and when it’s over, Mr. Brighthall will let you back in the room.”‘Understand what?‘Understand that Brendan has taken a fancy to a woman and that they’re going to carry out a transaction?’Deirdre felt nauseous, and her entire body felt unwell. She propped herself up on the sofa and stood up. If this was Brendan’s choice, she did not have the right to feel any resentment. After all, she was nothing to him. She walked out the door by feeling the wall, and her actions stunned the staff member. “You’re blind?”Deirdre did not answer the staff member but she continued to feel about the area right in front of her. The staff member w
It hurt. It hurt so bad that her entire body was shaking.Deirdre held back the urge to cry instinctively. She had already learned that her tears were worthless when she was in jail. “Are you alright?” All of a sudden, it stopped raining above her and a woman’s gentle voice was heard saying, “You’re all by yourself in the rain. What’s going on?”Deirdre turned around, and the woman was stunned for a moment. “You can’t see, huh?”Her eyes were unfocused and empty, which was an obvious sign of a blind person. The woman could not help heaving a sigh. Why would a blind person actually show up in the middle of the night?“It’s almost winter, and the weather today is not so good. It’s very chilly. What brings you to the mountains?”Before Deirdre could answer, someone called out to the woman and she answered the call. Then, she stuffed an umbrella into Deirdre’s hands. “Forget it. I believe that you’re trying to leave the mountain, right? The platform is on the right, and the last b
She looked at Brendan with her seductive eyes, just like a rose about to bloom. Brendan’s expression turned icy instantly, and he exuded an evil, foreboding presence. “Who are you? Who let you into my room?”The woman was so startled that she hastily got up from the bed. “Mr. Brighthall… Please don’t be angry. It’s Mr. Gull… Mr. Gull wants to be a part of this tourism project, so he sent me here…”“Get out of my room!” Brendan spoke through clenched teeth. He found the scent of the fragrance oil in the room so pungent that he was nauseated. He then pulled the bedsheet away from the bed. He refused to take a second glance at anything that the woman touched. “I’ll make sure you wish you were dead if you don’t leave at once!”The woman’s beautiful face turned ghastly. She was not properly dressed yet she did not have the courage to slow down in the slightest. She got out of the room in a haste. “Hold on!”Brendan called out to her. The woman’s heart was racing from anticipat
’I wouldn’t have attended the bullsh*t party had I known that this would happen.’Noticing that Brendan could not be stopped, the hotel manager ordered a bodyguard to follow him.Brendan ran into the rain, and his body was drenched in just a moment. The rain did not feel like water droplets anymore but more like blades. The coldness of the rain cut into his skin like sharp blades. He was terrified.“Deirdre! Deirdre! Come out!”He searched for her everywhere and he assumed that he would be able to locate her within half an hour. That was far from what actually happened. He ran a few tens of meters and found the woman that was constantly on his mind standing at the bus station. She was holding an umbrella to shield herself from the rain. Despite the umbrella, her entire body was drenched due to the strong wind. Her hair was stuck to her drenched clothes, and she was curled up in the corner like an abandoned kitten. Brendan felt piercing pain in his heart. He reacted to the s