Deirdre nodded, her head trembling.Tobey hesitated no longer. “We should pack up and leave right now.”“No, we don’t have to go!” Deirdre tugged on his arm. “I told Julia not to pass any information about me to Brendan. Even if he wants to know about me, Julia’s going to dig up some excuses to throw him off my scent.”More importantly, Deirdre knew they could no longer afford to run like fugitives. “Are you sure?” The frown on Tobey’s face refused to go. “You’ve only known the girl for a week. He’s known her for way longer. What if she accidentally let out the secret and…”“No, that’s not gonna happen,” Deirdre replied as the firmness in the girl’s voice returned to her mind. “I told her a reasonably good fib. Julia might still be a little on the green side, but she’s a perceptive, bright kid. She should be able to cover us well enough.”Tobey could not find much to argue with that, so he turned his attention to calming her down. “Okay. That aside, you should take a bath and ta
Deirdre took a deep breath. She did not expect Brendan to tell Julia everything. After all, he was the one who loathed their relationship the most.“Julia… Please calm down first. I’ll explain to you.”“Of course, you have to explain to me,” Julia said, her eyes widening. “That’s why I’m here! Why did you leave Brendan for this guy?”“No… You’ve got it wrong…” Deirdre let out a bitter smile. She was never the one who left Brendan. He was the one who had abandoned her. “This is a bit complicated, so I’ll make it simple for you. Long story short, we don’t love each other anymore. If you have been paying attention to Brendan, you should know that he already has a fiancee, and her name is Charli McKinsey.“We were indeed married before, but we've already gotten a divorce. He and Charli are the ones who really love each other. He cares about me because I'm pregnant. He wants my child, and that's something I won't let happen again.”“Again?”Deirdre gnashed her teeth and continued
“Deirdre!” The man hugged Julia, and he sounded anxious. The faint fragrance he wore and the smell of his sweat tickled her nostrils, but she did not find it disgusting.Julia was stunned for a moment, but Tobey suddenly realized something. He released Julia and asked with a frown. “Who are you? Why are you inside my house?”“I…” It was only then Julia came around to her senses. She realized that he was Deirdre’s boyfriend, and her face turned red. Biting her lips, she said, “I’m Julia. I’m Deirdre’s student.”“Julia?” Tobey knew who she was, but he did not have time to talk to her now. “Where is Deirdre?”Deirdre came out of the room. “Tobey…”Tobey hastily went up to her and grabbed her hand. “Deirdre, quickly! We need to go now.”“Go now?” Deirdre became nervous again. “What happened?”“Some strangers are wandering in the neighborhood. I think they’re Brendan’s men, and they’re looking for you,” Tobey said sternly. “We need to go now and find another safer place.”“This is a
Deirdre wondered when such days would end. Sensing her emotional state, Tobey handed her a bottle of water and comforted her. “Don’t worry. Brendan won’t be able to find us here since he doesn’t have any talons or fangs here. I’ll see if we can find another new place to stay in the coming next few days.”“But are we going to keep on doing this?” Deirdre raised her head and smiled mockingly. “Brendan is hunting us. We are hiding here and there and have lost our freedom.”She would not care about it if she was alone, but she could not bring herself to do this to Tobey.Tobey petted her head and said, “I’m sure he’ll give up at some point. When that happens, we can live here with our own identities.”“He won’t give up,” said Deirdre. “From the fact that he can track me here, it's obvious that he won't give up until he catches me.”She lowered her head for a moment, placed her hand on her stomach, and continued. “I know what he wants, so…”An idea surfaced in her head as she raised
After the doctor finished checking Deirdre, he looked at Tobey with a frown and asked, “Are you the father?”Before Tobey could say anything, the doctor gritted his teeth and said, “You’re an adult. How can you be so irresponsible? She had a miscarriage once. Do you know how hard it's for her to get pregnant again? And you want her to terminate her pregnancy? Do you know that she won’t have another baby anymore in the future if she has an abortion this time?”Deirdre’s eyes widened, and her lusterless pupils trembled. Tobey was equally stunned as well. “What do you mean by she can’t have any kids anymore in the future? Are you sure about it?” “Yes, I'm sure of it. There's nothing wrong with the report. You should thank God that you can have this baby. Your body can't handle another abortion.” Tobey clenched his fists. He grabbed Deirdre’s hand and said, “Let’s go, Deirdre.”In the next second, Deirdre withdrew her hand from Tobey’s grasp. Even though her face was pale, her voi
Deirdre only woke up at 12:00 p.m.When Tobey came over, she asked embarrassingly, “Why didn’t you wake me up?”“I knew you didn’t get much rest last night, so I figured I should let you sleep a little while,” said Tobey. “But you can’t eat anything right now. Can you stand it?”“Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”Deirdre was not hungry. After she packed her stuff, she went to the clinic with Tobey in a cab.When the nurse saw Deirdre, she understood what she had come for and led her inside.Even though it was just a small clinic, there were a lot of people who came here for an abortion. Deirdre was the second one, so she waited on the bench in the corridor.It was rather cold in the clinic. Tobey petted her head and said, “I’ll go get you a heating pad. Wait for me here.”“Okay.”The noise in the surroundings got louder after Tobey left.A woman was crying, and an elderly was scolding her. “I told you to stay away from him, but you wouldn't listen! You think you're young, so you ca
After Deirdre finished speaking, the nurse called her name. She rose to her feet and walked by, using the wall as her support. Only then did the woman realize that Deirdre was blind, and she was left gawking.After Deirdre walked for a while, she turned around and said, “Oh yeah, the man you saw just now… He’s not the baby’s father.” By the time Tobey returned, Deirdre was already inside the operating room. He handed the heating pad to Deirdre. Both of them listened to the nurse as she briefed them through the dos and don’ts during or after the operation. After Deirdre was ready, she lay on the bed. After that, Deirdre was transferred to the operating table. She did not know if she was affected by the surroundings or if it was because of her own feelings, but she felt cold.The nurse said apathetically and coldly, “Take off your trousers.” Tobey had already gone out of the operating room, so she should not feel embarrassed anymore. However, for some reason, she felt awkward.
Brendan flew into a rage when Tobey mentioned their first kid, and he glared at him coldly.Deirdre felt that something was not right, but it was too late for her to say anything.The bodyguard beside Tobey turned around and gave him a kick in his stomach.As a well-trained bodyguard, it went without saying that he would not go easy on Tobey. Tobey curled his body up and grunted in pain. “Tobey!” Deirdre wanted to rush over to Tobey’s side, but Brendan did not give her a chance. He grabbed her tightly into his arms—his expression was dark, and his gaze ablaze with anger. Deirdre could not break herself free from Brendan, so she just looked over in Tobey’s direction and asked, “Tobey, are you all right?”Tobey forced down the pain and said, “I’m okay, Deirdre. We don’t have to be scared of him. So what if he’s the great Brighthall? Can he kill me?”Brendan let out a cold smirk and said, “Tobey, I’m sure you’re well aware of the condition in this place, right? Otherwise, you wou