Deirdre still could not see the man's face clearly. Kyran felt her stiffness and asked, "What's the matter? Deirdre shook her head, but her heart was pumping rapidly in her chest. “I… I’m not feeling well today.”Kyran nodded understandingly. He draped his jacket over her shoulders and said, “Let’s go upstairs and rest then. It’s cold here, and you might get sick.”“Okay…”After they went upstairs, Deirdre told Kyran that she was going to take a shower and locked herself up in the bathroom.She splashed her face with cold water, yet her head remained a muddled mess.‘Why would Kyran have Charlene's body scent on him?’Suddenly, she remembered the thing that Charlene had said to her. ‘Since both of us have known each other for so long, let me give you a hint. Are you sure the Kyran who shares the same bed as you is the real Kyran?’If it were in the past, she would never believe in Charlene. She would only take it as one of Charlene’s tricks to sow discord between her and Kyr
The staff member said, “My manager told you to wait in the room. Miss McKinney has been waiting for you. She’ll be there shortly.”Deirdre nodded and entered the building stiffly.After a while, Charlene appeared. When she saw the woman on the couch, a smile appeared on her lips as she said, “It seems like you’re not that stupid after all. At least you understood my hint.” Deirdre was not in the mood to argue with Charlene right now. She got down to business and asked, “What’s your relationship with Kyran?”“What’s my relationship with Kyran?” Charlene chuckled. “Deirdre, do you really not know, or are you just pretending that you don't know?”“What do you mean?”“Kyran is Brendan, and Brendan is Kyran. They’re the same person!”Rumble—Deirdre’s pupils constricted, and she froze on the couch as if she had been hit by a bolt of lightning. The answer felt like it was ripping open her heart and pulling out her soul. After she came around to her senses, she lifted her head and he
After ending the call, Deirdre wiped her face and hailed a cab to head to Glenna’s residence. She looked forward to having someone to deny the answer she had in her heart. When she arrived at the door, she rang the doorbell repeatedly with a shaky hand. After a while, Glenna opened the door drowsily and said, “Who the h*ck ruined my wonderful sleep early in the morning?”She paused for a moment when she saw Deirdre. “Deirdre?”She also noticed Deirdre’s reddened eyes, but before she could respond to the situation, Deirdre had already clutched her arms tightly with reddened eyes that looked like she had just cried.Glenna was stunned instantly. “What’s going on? What happened to you?”Deirdre suppressed her breathing sound with all her might and gnashed her teeth ferociously to force herself to calm down. “Glenna, tell me the truth, please… Who the h*ll is Kyran Reed?”Glenna’s expression changed for a moment, and Deirdre’s eyes reddened even more. She said in a pleading tone,
“Mother… isn’t your daughter pitiful?”Deirdre’s expression was filled with dejection and panic she could not hide, and her eyes were tainted with despair and self-mockery.“I thought that I had finally broken free from that man, yet I’m still marching on the same spot in the end. Not only have I failed to avenge you, but I’ve been running around in circles from being tricked…”The most sorrowful part was that she had fallen in love with the same man. It was no wonder that Charlene would mock, tease, and ridicule her so much. She was idiotic indeed. Had Charlene not enlightened her, she would have never realized that the man sharing a bed with her was the man that she loathed the most for the rest of her life.She raised her head with tears streaming down her face. She wanted to confront Brendan so badly and query him on why he would trick her this way, yet she knew that it would not produce any fruitful result.Just like Brendan’s usual erratic behavior, his roleplay was just a
‘Two hours?’Deirdre felt relieved because there was still time. She stood at the most eye-catching spot and had people striking up conversations with her frequently, yet none of them was Tobey. After checking the time on her phone a few times and numerous people walking past her in succession, Deirdre could not stand it anymore and grabbed someone next to her to ask, “Do you know if the flight from Eastgene’s arrival has been delayed?”“Delayed?” The woman came from Eastgene. She said, “It landed more than half an hour ago.”“What?”Deirdre did not have the time to feel shocked before her phone buzzed. She hastily picked up the call and heard Kyran’s voice. There was the faint sound of breathing that belonged only to Brendan. It was calm, composed, yet unfathomable.“Deirdre, didn’t you say that Tobey has already gotten on a flight?”Deirdre widened her mouth and felt a pricking pain in her throat. She pinched herself ferociously so she could calm down and asked, “What’s goi
Brendan sounded and behaved as if he was asking about the weather today. Deirdre felt a sense of intense fear.Brendan could stir fear with his imposing behavior, even when he was not angered. He could speak in the calmest tone and would still exude the greatest sense of oppression.It was possible that Kyran seldom lost his temper previously, which was why she only realized the similarity between Kyran and Brendan now. It was always there, but it was well hidden.“I…” Deirdre took a deep breath and suppressed all the emotions she felt. Then, she raised her head and said to Tobey, “You’ve misunderstood, Tobey.“I know you fancy me, and that is why you have the idea to take me with you, but Kyran and I have already decided to migrate to Germia and settle down there. I don’t know why you’d misunderstand, but we’re only as close as siblings and nothing else.”Tobey widened his eyes in surprise. “Deirdre! What are you talking about? Don’t you know that he—”“Tobey!” Deirdre interrupt
“Why would I do that?” Deirdre forced a smile and said, “I was feeling troubled about how to deal with Tobey initially. Now that this has happened, I’m glad I got to resolve the issue perfectly.”She explained softly, “He turned around and claimed that he could not go without me even though he was already boarding the plane today. He claimed he wanted to see you so he could take me with him. I urged him not to do that, but he refused to listen to me. If he were to do that over and over again, it would be troubling indeed.”“Yes. He is being really strange today. I thought that he had already made peace, yet he did not. He told me to set you free in a threatening tone when he met me.” Brendan let out a muffled laugh. “I didn’t understand what he meant and why he wanted me to set you free. Aren’t we in love?”He asked in a carefree tone, but Deirdre felt troubled in her heart. What was Brendan’s intention when he said that? Was he trying to sound out her intention?Or had Brendan n
Deirdre was hesitant. “I’m not too sure if it’s true. I’ll still need to get myself checked.”She did not lie about her irregular menstrual cycle recently.However, she was well aware that she was not pregnant because she was already diagnosed with infertility. Her irregular menstrual cycle was a result of her being under pressure because of the events she had recently experienced. Brendan hugged her tightly, and the joy in his voice could not be concealed when he said, “Really? Really? You’re pregnant, Deirdre! You’re pregnant with my baby!”Deirdre was caught in a daze.She could not tell if the joy in his voice was real.If he really wanted her to get pregnant so eagerly, why did he cause her miscarriage in prison so mercilessly in the past? Why did he have to do it in such an unforgettable way without giving her time to mentally prepare herself?Brendan was so happy that he was slightly frantic. He picked her up and twirled a few rounds while he muttered, “Deirdre… a baby.