“Oh, thank you.” Laura felt flattered. Her presence at the banquet was so minimal that it was neglectable. As such, it was rare for someone to care about her preferences.She said with a smile, "Miss McKinnon, with you being so beautiful, your sense should be good too. I'm very honored."Deirdre returned Laura’s compliment with a smile.What followed was business networking. Deirdre minimized her presence by just standing aside, smiling, and nodding.Cillian seemed to have a strong intention to cooperate with Brendan. He mentioned his intention many times, but Brendan indirectly rejected them. Following that, Cillian talked about Declan.“My younger brother is too ignorant. He's as naive as a child. He actually broke his relationship with you just because he didn't agree with you about one thing and kept talking about you behind your back."As soon as Cillian said that, Brendan showed a trace of disgust and impatience on his face. "We are not suitable to be friends, but I don't b
Let alone if someone like her fell into Laura’s position, Deirdre might not survive at all.At that moment, she felt fortunate to have Kyran.“What do you want to say next?” Brendan knew her words had implicit meaning and sneered. “When you married me, at least before that incident, I never made you feel wronged for a moment.”“Yes.” Deirdre smiled wryly.Brendan had never let her feel wronged in front of outsiders. Not only that, but he always looked like a good husband, and even Madame Brighthall loved her very much.Everything was good when it came to marrying him, except that Brendan didn’t love her."Is there any snack here? I'm quite hungry." She changed the subject appropriately. Her stomach was indeed empty.Brendan looked around and led her to a corner. At that moment, someone came up to greet her.“Mr. Brighthall, it’s been a long while since we last met. I thought that I would be lucky enough to see you only in Neve, but I didn't expect to see you here at the birthda
“Are you lying, Mr. Brighthall? I have not heard anyone talking about this woman before. How could she be your wife suddenly!?”The smile in Brendan’s eyes gradually faded away, and his handsome face became calm as he rebutted, “Why would I lie to you?”“But—”“Joan!” Mr. Wood reprimanded Joan before he turned to Brendan and said smilingly, “My daughter can get excited easily. It’s a good thing that you’ve got yourself a wife. Please do invite us when you organize a wedding.”Only then did Brendan curl the corner of his lips. "That’s for sure."After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mr. Wood took away Joan, whose eyes were reddened. Joan’s dissatisfied complaint was heard as they were leaving. “She is blind. Why…”Deirdre remained very calm upon hearing it. She only tilted her head as she said, “Since you aren’t interested in this girl, you can just refuse directly. Why did you use me as an excuse and make me an enemy?”Brendan didn’t care. “Because you’re easy to be utilized.”D
“Ms. Deirdre, are you truly Mr. Brighthall’s wife?” said Joan in a tone full of disbelief and contempt.Deirdre’s smile froze for a second before she regained her calm expression. “Didn’t you ask this question before? I remember that Brendan answered you truthfully.”Biting her lip, Joan insisted. “I want to hear the truth!”“The truth?” Deirdre smiled. “The truth is what you already know. I’m indeed Brendan’s wife.”Deirdre didn’t lie. She was indeed Brendan’s wife, even though they would file a divorce in a few days.“How is it possible?” Joan snarled, her voice shivering, “A woman like you—““What’s wrong with a woman like me?” asked Deirdre. The aura she was emitting at this moment was surprisingly similar to Brendan’s.Joan was taken aback, but because of her intense unwillingness to reconcile, she said impolitely, “You have neither a good family background nor any capability. What do you have?”Deirdre replied with a faint smile, “Ms. Wood, you’re right. I don’t have a fa
“Whether it's Brendan or not, why don't you go out and see it for yourself?”“Why should I listen to you?” said the man, grinning lecherously. Emboldened by the alcohol, he said, “Brendan has never had any women around him. I admit that you're pretty, but you can't simply say something like that. Besides, what’s so great about Brendan?“Even if you really are his woman, I’m sure you have been having a lackluster sex life. I’m better than him. Not only that, but I can give you money too. If you come with me, I assure you that you’ll be very satisfied.”The more the man said, the more excited he became. He stretched his arm forward to touch Deirdre’s body.“Stay away from me!” Deirdre shouted in disgust as she pushed him away.The man was stunned at first when he got pushed away. Then he flew into a rage and slapped Deirdre across her face. “B*tch! All of you here are to serve us! How dare you look down on me!?”Deirdre felt buzzing in her ears. She was in so much pain that her v
Deirdre came to her senses and shouted, “Mr. King! Stop! You’re going to kill him!” She had to stop Declan. They were in a crucial moment right now, so Declan must not get into trouble.It was just that she did not expect Declan to lose his cool. After all, he had been a very calm person.At that moment, Joan and Cillian came over. They had been under the impression that the middle-aged man had already succeeded, but they were stunned when they entered the washroom. The middle-aged man’s face was filled with bruises, Deirdre was being protected behind Declan, and the dress on her suggested that nothing had happened between her and the middle-aged man.A dark glint flitted across Joan’s face while Cillian’s face sank. “What have you done, Declan?”As if he had found the straw that could save his life, the man scrambled up from the floor and said with his nose bleeding. “Mr. King! You need to help me this time! Declan has gone mad! He was planning to kill me just now!”Cillian loo
“What?” Deirdre could not believe what she had just heard. She was so angry that she felt pain in her chest.A man had nearly violated her. If Declan had not shown up at the right time, Ronan would have succeeded already. Now, it seemed to her that Cillian was just going to take on Ronan’s side and that he was not going to do anything about it.“Don’t you think it’s unfair for me, Mr. King? If something like this can be resolved with an apology, why do we need the police?”Cillian squinted. “So, can I say that you… aren’t forgiving him?”“Yes. I’m going to call the cops.”Ronan was stunned. He growled, “B*tch! Know your own place!”Cillian also chimed in and said in a displeased voice, “Miss McKinnon, since it didn't happen anyway, we should just turn a blind eye to it and let it go. This party is to celebrate Laura's birthday. If you really call the police, you'll be stealing her thunder, and if it gets out, it'll damage everyone's reputation.”After that, he looked at her and
Deirdre was stunned.Declan replied calmly, “This is my first time seeing her.”“If this is your first time seeing her, then why are you so protective of her like she’s your wife? Could it be that you’re in love with her?”Laura’s face paled as soon as she heard what Cillian said. She clenched her fists tightly and looked at Declan fixedly.Declan was not going to hide it and said, “Well, it’s true that Miss McKinnon is my type, but I'm more disgusted with a jerk like Mr. Lane who takes advantage of his drunkenness to force other people to accept him.”The corner of Cillian’s lips quivered.Deirdre did not know why, but she sensed that things were getting a little bit heated over here.While all of them looked at each other in silence, Ronan came over to send the apology letter, and then he was taken away by Fionn. Meanwhile, Laura said, “Cillian, Decky, you guys should go out first. Miss McKinnon is injured. I need to help her to tend to the wound.”After Declan and Cillian