Dierdre was forced to lean her head on the man's broad chest, his nice scent tickling her nostrils. She couldn't tell what kind of cologne he was wearing, but she found it rather pleasant to smell.It was just that other people might misunderstand them when they saw their posture right now.The woman harrumphed and said, “Jeez! So you guys are a couple? I don't know what is going on with people nowadays. Why are all of the handsome men matched with ugly women? This is so frustrating!”She stormed off angrily.Kyran tightened his grip when he heard what the woman said.Deirdre could sense his feelings. She did not want him to get angry because of a stranger, so she said, “It’s okay. I’ve already gotten used to it.”Kyran’s face was dark. He stroked Deirdre’s face with his hand and wrote on her palm. “You’re prettier than her.”He was not lying. In his eyes, Dierdre was prettier than the woman, and Deirdre could sense his sincerity from how he wrote on her palm.Deirdre laughed a
The seed of suspicion began to sprout in Charlene’s heart after listening to Elaine's speculation. However, she had seen Brendan at Neve yesterday, and Neve was pretty far away from Alnwick, so what was going on?When Charlene did not say anything, Elaine added, “What are you still waiting for, Charlene? Do you really want to hand over the man who you’ve been in love with for so many years to that woman?“She got it easy and became his wife because she looks like you. Not only that, but she’s also the reason you can’t appear in public. Now she’s going to steal your fiance away from you again! If you don’t do anything right now, you’ll lose what you have today!”The things Elaine said reminded Charlene of her bitter past. A hint of coldness crossed her eyes. She was not going to go back to those days again.“Alright, I know what I should do. Thank you so much, Elaine,” Charlene said gently. “I’ll get someone to send you the purse that just got released this year.” Elaine’s eyes gl
To be honest, Charlene did not care who the man was. All she ever cared about was Deirdre.She had been trying to get Deirdre's news from Brendan but to no avail. Little did she expect that Deirdre had returned to Alnwick. A hint of coldness crossed Charlene’s eyes. After she came out of Brendan’s house, she called Elaine.-“I don’t like you mentioning another man in front of me.”Deirdre’s head went blank for a moment when she heard what Kyran said. Even though he was typing on his phone, she could sense that he did not like Tobey at all through the mechanical voice of his phone. Her heart clutched a little as she pressed her lips and asked, “Why? Is it because you haven’t seen Tobey before? You should see him first. He’s a very nice person…”“Not because of that.” Kyran looked fixedly at Deirdre. “You wouldn’t want to know about it.”‘I wouldn’t want to know about it?’Deirdre’s brain went blank again. Anyone would be able to get what he was trying to say easily, but Deir
Kyran felt they were right. He looked at the road and replied with his phone, “Okay.”As soon as he stopped the car, the snow got heavier.Deirdre opened the door, and the icy wind that gusted across the courtyard felt like knives cutting into her skin.After they got into the house, Eilis went to take some charcoal to set up a brazier in Kyran's room. As for Deirdre, she helped Kyran make his bed. She took off her snow-laden jacket and got to work.Kyran looked around and picked up the picture on the table. There were four people in the picture, two young women, a boy, and a girl.The girl was looking at the camera with two of her fingers stuck out. There was a bright smile on her face, and she was the one who stood out the most among the four people in the picture. The boy standing next to her was looking at her. Even though he tried to hide his emotion, Kyran could still see from his eyes that he had a thing for her.Kyran looked at the girl and fell into contemplation. “M
Deirdre made her way to the left side of the yard and stood against the wall while she said, “It should be here.”Kyran turned on the flashlight on his phone and saw it. He opened up the switchboard and discovered that it was a little more complicated than a tripped breaker. It was fortunate that the toolbox was nearby. “Can you hold the phone?”He needed someone to shine the light. Deirdre nodded. “Sure.”She took the phone and was assigned to stand at a suitable position by Kyran. It was fortunate that there was no wind in the yard, but she was still shivering in the cold. Kyran removed his jacket suddenly and draped it across Deirdre’s body. Deirdre felt no longer cold when she was wrapped in the man’s jacket with his warmth. Yet, she remembered that Kyran did not dress warmly either, so she wanted to remove the jacket. “It’s fine, Mr. Reed…”Kyran insisted and helped her to button the jacket before he continued his task. Deirdre felt comforted for some unknown reason
”Yikes, yikes!” Eilis said in astonishment while she ate her oatmeal, “An influential person like him is injured? How did that happen? Aren’t influential people like them constantly being protected by bodyguards? It’s not some cancer, right?”Deirdre was stunned and felt her heart wrench in pain. She laughed at how silly she was in her heart and kept her head lowered to consume the oatmeal.The news report was replaced by something else, and Eilis was having a delightful time watching the entertainment news. Deirdre washed her face and grabbed her gardening tools before she said, “I’m heading to the yard.”It had been a long time since she had done gardening. Due to the snow, there was nothing much for her to do, yet she could not allow herself to remain idle. She would need to find something to do because it was the only way she could stop herself from thinking and asking.Eilis knew Deirdre’s personality very well, so she concerningly reminded Deirdre to be careful. “Hmm, I’l
Kyran did not know her number, but he could call up the village head or the villagers. She refused to believe that Kyran could not get her number in view of Declan’s connections.‘Or is he trying to get here, but the heavy snow blocks his route?’At that thought, Deirdre decided that she would wait a little longer. A moment later, the door of the lounge opened suddenly.Deirdre raised her head in pleasant surprise only to hear the villager’s voice. “It’s nine, Deirdre.”“I’m sorry for holding you up.” Deirdre felt an ineffable feeling in her heart and walked outside with the medicine bag.It had already begun to snow outside, and a thick layer of snow was on the ground, almost to her ankles.The villager said, “I’ll send you since it’s on my way. It’s inconvenient for you to head home in this weather.”Deirdre hesitated for a moment before she said with a forced smile, “It’s fine. You should go home first.”“You’re not going to wait still, right?” The villager inhaled sharply
At that point, Declan was amused. “Both of you are the same, and one of you is more stubborn than the other. One insisted on coming, while the other insisted on waiting. Are both of you trying to get yourselves killed?”The first thought that came into Deirdre’s mind was the news report about Brendan’s collapse in the morning, of him being sent to the hospital for treatment that very night. Kyran too… It felt a little too coincidental.However, she discarded that idea immediately. These people had totally different personalities. Brendan was domineering, while Kyran was gentle. If Brendan were to find out that she was talking to Tobey on the phone, he would snatch the phone and hang up domineeringly before humiliating her. Yet, Kyran would not do that. He would never force her to do anything against her wish when he was displeased.Perhaps he had really caught a cold from fixing the switchboard last night?It was no wonder she had not received any update from Kyran, but the first