“When was it?”“When we returned from the pet shop. Anyway, I came here to clean up after I finished my work not long ago. I’m almost done now. Miss McKinnon, do you need me to clean up the fur on your clothes with the vacuum cleaner?"“Okay…”When the nurse had done cleaning, she notified Deirdre and went out.After Kyran had taken a shower, he came out while wiping his hair, only to see Deirdre standing at the door alone.He looked for his phone, picked it up, and typed, "What's wrong?""Nothing." Deirdre smiled. "Have you finished taking your shower?"“Yes.”“Then, it’s my turn.”"Be careful not to burn your face with the hot water."Deirdre paused while she was pushing the door open and nodded. "Sure."When she entered, she leaned her back against the door, feeling rather feeble.If Kyran knew that they had been to the pet shop and had taken allergy medicine in advance, he would probably not have shown allergic symptoms. In other words, her test had failed.She still c
“Your phone, someone called you earlier.”Upon hearing the answer, Deirdre’s face, which was blushing from the heat, instantly turned pale.“Who?”Kyran didn't answer but paced toward her step by step.Before Deirdre could speak again, Kyran took the towel from her hand and gently patted her hair. His movements were infinitely gentle, but the air pressure around him was inexplicably suffocating.Deirdre clenched her fists tightly, and her palms were sweating. She asked again, "Who called?"Kyran finally stopped his movements. With his face unexpectedly cold, he took out his phone and typed, "Who do you think it could be?"Deirdre swallowed her saliva. She couldn't think of anyone else apart from Tobey, but she didn't know what they had said over the phone and why Kyran was in a bad mood.“W-Was it Tobey?”Kyran replied with a sophisticated feeling in his eyes, “Yes, it was him.”As predicted...Deirdre felt uncomfortable.Kyran asked, "Is there any secret between you and hi
Deirdre knew Kyran was angry.It was just that, considering his personality, instead of having a hysterical fit and demanding an explanation, he would just force himself to calm down. Therefore, it was difficult for Deirdre to relate Kyran to Brendan, who was very possessive.However, she couldn’t forget what the woman had said to her. Kyran could be anyone but Brendan. Taking a deep breath, Deirdre picked up her phone and made a call to Tobey.Tobey waited for a few seconds before accepting the call. He asked, “Are you Deirdre?”“Yeah, it’s me Tobey.”Tobey chuckled and replied, “I called you earlier, and Kyran accepted the call.”“Kyran has told me about that.”“So… Since he helped you to answer your call at such a late hour, does this mean that you guys are living together now?" Deirdre was stumped for a moment. She did not reply to the question directly. After all, they were no different from living together now.“Did you call me to tell me about the photo, Tobey?” De
Deirdre was stunned. “Yeah?”“I think I’ve done something wrong, so I think I should tell you about it,” Tobey said, chuckling helplessly.Deirdre was stunned. “What is it?”“It wasn't you but Kyran who answered the call when I first called, and you know that. But what you don't know is that I actually said something terrible to him.”“What do you mean?” “I told him that you guys aren’t going to last long because you said yes to him on the spur of the moment. I also told him that there is a secret between us.”Deirdre’s heart skipped a beat. It was only now she saw the light of Kyran’s anger. She thought he was angry with her because she had lied to him. She never expected this to be the reason.“Even though I don’t like him, he’s your boyfriend. I shouldn’t have said something like that, and I apologize for letting my emotions get the best of me,” said Tobey.“Tobey, I can forgive you this time, but… I hope the same thing won’t happen again. This isn’t you. You’re not someone
Deirdre felt that there was a lump in her throat.Why would that woman say Kyran was Brendan? Before she could figure out the woman’s intention, she felt like there was a prick inside of her. If she couldn’t get to the bottom of this, she couldn’t open her heart up and be together with Kyran.“Okay, I promise you, Kyran. I won’t leave your side, I… I just need you to give me some time to figure something out,” Deirdre said after taking a deep breath. “After I’ve found the answer, I’ll accept you wholeheartedly.”Kyran did not say anything in return. He just tightened his arms around her.Deirdre buried her head into his chest. Suddenly, something crossed her mind, and she asked, “Oh yeah, Tobey told me that he said something terrible to you. Is that true?”Kyran was stunned. He paused for a moment and typed, “I don’t care.”“Are you sure?” Deirdre chuckled. “If you really didn’t care, you wouldn’t have reacted like that. Anyway, Tobey and I are just friends. I'm asking him to h
“Okay.”Declan closed the door as he was on his way out.At that moment, Kyran noticed the dirt on Deirdre’s hand and typed, “Why is your hand so dirty?”Deirdre took a tissue paper and wiped the dirt off. “My phone dropped on the floor just now. I guess that’s when I got it dirty,” she explained.“You should have let me know about it. Don’t you know how dirty and cold the floor is?” Kyran went to take a towel and helped Deirdre clean her hand seriously.“You were talking about work with Mr. King. If it were a normal time, I would’ve asked you for your help,” Deirdre said with a chuckle.After cleaning her hand, Kyran picked up his phone. “Next time, you can come to me and ask for my help even if he’s here. He’s not as important as you.”“If Mr. King heard what you said, he'd be very sad.” Deirdre laughed.“Putting a girlfriend in the first place is what all boyfriends should do. He shouldn't be sad at all. Instead, he should be envious. But even if he's envious about it, t
Dr. Engle was surprised. He had assumed Deirdre wanted to relieve her discomfort or ask about the condition of her face. It was never in his wildest imagination that she was asking him the brand of a cigarette.As if she could read his mind, Deirdre explained, “I smelled it occasionally and thought its scent was good, so I wanted to buy it and give it to Kyran as a gift.”“Ah, I see.” Dr. Engle chuckled. “It seems like you guys are ready to announce your relationship. Does this mean that I can expect your marriage news soon?”Deirdre was stunned, and her face turned red with embarrassment. “How did you know about that, Dr. Engle?”“I’m not dumb. You two were holding hands so tightly when you came to me yesterday. I can’t think of any other explanations if you two aren’t a couple.”It was only now that Deirdre realized they had been holding hands the whole time yesterday.Her face turned even redder, and Dr. Engle laughed. “There's no need to feel embarrassed. I can see that both
Deirdre felt as if all her strength had left her body. She remembered that the flower on Winston had four petals. All of the petals were closed. It was in the budding stage while signifying undying wills.‘It isn’t Winston, is it?’When tears streamed down from her eyes, Dr. Engle was stunned.“What happened, Miss McKinnon? Why are you crying?”Deirdre clenched her fists. Her body was still shaking profusely, and she explained, “Nothing. I am just sad that I can’t buy this brand of cigarettes for Kyran.”“You want to get this as a gift for Mr. Reed, right? But he already has it, so there’s no point for you to buy it for him anymore. Besides, judging from how much Mr. Reed loves you, I think he’ll be very happy even if you give him a flower you picked from the roadside.”Deirdre wiped the tears off and smiled. “You’re right. I’ll go figure something else out then.”“Alright.”Deirdre felt as if a weight had been lifted off her chest after coming out of the office. However, the f