Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 269 Don’t Hate Me

‘You still have me.’

In the past, Deirdre would not have been relieved. Instead, she would have been haunted by Brendan’s remark. However, Deirdre lowered her gaze now and felt her heart, which was sealed in ice, begin to crack slowly.

She actually found Brendan’s remark convincing; perhaps it was due to Ophelia’s presence that her withered heart had been restored. She had found a way to pursue her dream and she was no longer living like a zombie.

Similarly, she would not attach any hope to Brendan, like she had in the past.

She felt that her current life was pretty great. Her mother would return to her when her illness was cured, and she would be working in the meantime. That was already enough for her, and she would be able to leave without feeling any disappointment. and live a life that belonged to her when Brendan was bored of her.

“Hmm.”

She answered nonchalantly in a very soft tone, as if the voice came from her throat. However, Brendan managed to hear her reply, which lasted a brief moment, and his dark eyes were tainted with joy.

‘Did she answer me? Has she responded to my remark?

turn a deaf ear to

his chest was burning hot, as if something was

and asked in

I shaking? Am I actually

tightly without answering her question. He exhaled and caressed her hair as

replied to me. I promise you that I will

anything that will hurt you again to make up for the pain resulting from Ophelia’s

for a

so exhausted that he chose to squeeze into Deirdre’s bed to

bed was not huge, so they were sleeping so close to each other that they were connected. Brendan held her hand throughout the

“Ms. McKinnon, are you alright? The hospital bed is so small that your arm might get

“It’s fine.”

did not have the courage to move too much, so she kept her

Deirdre’s remark,

on his nose

why she wanted to feel him with her hand to confirm that he was