“I shall take over the grocery shopping task as well. I’ll do it on my way home from work. You will only need to set your mind at ease and stay home. You don’t need to bother yourself with anything else. Don’t open the door to anyone other than me.”“Sure.” Deirdre’s face was ghastly pale. It was her only option now.Deirdre spent the next few days constantly in deep distress. Every time she heard footsteps outside, she would be scared out of her wits. However, it was fortunate that nothing bad happened.“You don’t need to worry too much. How can Brendan possibly be able to locate us when we’re in a huge place like Surstate? He’s not the director with the script of our life stories. You don’t need to be too worried.”Tobey took two bites of the meal and comforted Deirdre by saying, “You can go out for a walk to relax your mind once the dust settles. You don’t need to stay in the room all day long because that won’t be good for the baby.”Deirdre’s grip over her cutlery tightened
Madame Russell was still speaking, yet blood drained from Deirdre’s face. -Somewhere in a room, Sam took away Madame Russell’s phone and said to the man on the sofa, “The call has been hung up, sir.”Brendan sat on the sofa in the corner, and his chiseled jawline was perfectly separated into dark and light under the dim lighting. His dark pupils were hidden in the shadows and glistening like obsidian. His well-fitted suit complemented his tall, lanky figure, yet his entire person exuded a threatening yet cold presence. He tapped on the sofa’s leather with his finger.It was his first time hearing Deirdre’s voice in the past two weeks. She seemed to be living very well, judging by her voice, much better than when she was with him. At the thought of that, he could not help tightening his fist so strongly until his knuckles turned white.Yet, why would she live so well when she was away from him?She had no money and no lavish lifestyle, but she sounded like she lived every
‘How does one reach out to her when no number is displayed on the flier but only a symbol?’Brendan looked up and landed his gaze on the tightly-shut door of the supermarket. The proprietress drowsily opened the supermarket door and muttered, “Are you trying to get yourself killed? Why are you knocking on the door so early in the morning? If it’s nothing important, I swear I’m going to f*ck*ng—”In the next moment, her voice halted to a stop. The proprietress looked at the man standing at the door with a cold, tired face and a cigarette between his fingers. She was so startled that she did not feel drowsy anymore. It was mainly due to her lack of interaction with such a handsome, imposing man. She instantly assumed that the man was some celebrity and hastily tidied up her hair before she said with a flattering smile, “Hey, handsome. You were here on a shoot previously, right? What brings you to the supermarket so early in the morning?”Brendan raised his hand and showed the em
Henry Walker sized him up and said, “I’m just going to put this out there first. I will allow you to join my company but only because of our past friendship. You won’t be getting the paycheck like other ordinary employees, for sure. Moreover… If you were to commit any crime…”“Don’t worry. I won’t.” Tobey said, “I’m very grateful you’re willing to help me, Mr. Walker. Why would I implicate you? I understand that the medical scene in Substate is quite impressive, so I brought my girlfriend here to seek medical attention. I won’t do anything that is against the law.”At the mention of a girlfriend, Henry looked toward Deirdre and discovered that she had a gentle, beautiful face. Even though she had a blank stare and was dressed plainly, her mannerisms and facial features were extraordinary. His jaw dropped, and he almost dropped the cigarette in his mouth to his pants. “Deirdre? You’re Deirdre? We used to go to the same middle school too! Have you forgotten already?”Deirdre nodded
Tobey was actually drunk. Deirdre could not help furrowing her eyebrows tightly and draped a scarf over herself before opening the door. Henry fixed his eyes upon the sight of Deirdre, who still looked exquisite despite not having any makeup on, and he felt that he had sobered up substantially.“You’re still awake, Miss McKinnon?”Deirdre let out a forced chuckle and extended her arms to receive Tobey. “Leave Tobey with me. Thank you for sending him home, Mr. Walker. It’s late, so I won’t invite you in for a night cup.”Her act of rejecting Henry as a guest was obvious, but Henry appeared to be oblivious. He shoved the door and squeezed himself into the residence. “Tobey is drunk. How can you care for him when you can’t see? I’m here to offer myself as a high-school friend.”He entered the house and sized up the environment of the house first. He was surprised to discover something and said, “You’re boyfriend and girlfriend, but you’re still living in separate rooms?”Deirdre br
Deirdre felt drowsy the more she thought about it and shut her eyes as she drifted to sleep. All of a sudden, she felt her calf being touched by someone’s hands. She was jolted awake and opened her eyes to pitch blackness. She heard Tobey’s even breathing sound next to her. Could it be that Tobey touched her in his drunken state?She relaxed her racing heart and was preparing to shut her eyes again when the pair of hands touched her once again and crept upward to her thighs in a chaotic manner. “Who’s there!?” Deirdre was scared out of her wits and struggled in an attempt to get up. In the next moment, a man lay directly on top of her and breathed heavily. Deirdre became fully awake when she smelled the alcoholic stench on the man’s breath. “What are you doing!? Mr. Walker!”She was deeply terrified. ‘How did Henry get into the room? I didn’t hear the sound of the door being unlocked at all!’Henry caressed Deirdre with his hands eagerly and greedily smelled the scent of h
They could not stay here anymore. After tonight, perhaps Henry would send someone to punish Tobey, so they had to seize the opportunity to leave quickly when Henry was still alone. “Hold on.” Tobey pulled his phone out of his pocket and said to Deirdre, “You should go outside first. I shall come to see you when I’m done packing.”Deirdre kept quiet for a moment before she turned around and left. At the very moment the door was shut, Henry’s terrified voice was heard coming from the room.“Tobey… Tobey… I won’t do it again! Please spare me this time and consider that nothing has happened today. I promise that I won’t tell others… What are you doing!? Tobey Russell!”Afterward, Tobey got out of the house with his packed clothes. He held Deirdre’s wrist and said, “Let’s go.”Deirdre walked after him and asked, “Will Henry report us to the police?”“He won’t.” Tobey spoke through his gritted teeth. “What he did isn’t anything glamorous. In addition, I took some photos of him. If he
The manager’s interest was piqued upon hearing Deirdre’s final sentence. “Leave your number, and I’ll see if there’s anything up your alley.”Deirdre did not have a phone, so she left Tobey’s phone number. A few days passed, but there was no response. Just as Deirdre thought that she would not be able to land a job, Tobey returned from work at night and told Deirdre, “A woman called me today wanting to talk to you. Her name is Ms. Reed, and she is a manager somewhere.”Deirdre perked up. “What did she say?”Tobey said, “She did not explain in detail after learning that I’m not you. She told me to let you call her back when I’m home.”Deirdre hastily instructed Tobey to call the manager.The manager picked up the call after a while and said before Deirdre could speak, “Is this Miss McKinnon?”“Yes, it’s me!”The manager chuckled and said, “You hit the jackpot. I chatted with a highly-respectable professor with whom I have a rather close relationship, and he wanted to commis