Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 69 The Price of Being an Adult

Deirdre was not in the mood to eat after contacting Brendan had yielded no result. She lay on the bed and lost count of time before she realized that the edge of the bed had sunk down in her drowsy state.

“Who’s there?” She jolted awake in confusion and stretched out her hand to feel about the bed, only to feel a well-defined, huge hand.

A moment later, her hand was grabbed abruptly and a man said in a mocking tone,” Are you so horny, Deirdre? I was only sitting here, yet you groped me in such a haste…”

Deirdre was stunned for a moment before she immediately pulled back her hand, her expression full of astonishment. “No… Why are you here, Brendan?”

“What do you mean why am I here?” Brendan furrowed his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to pinch her chin, leaned over, and then narrowed his eyes in a dangerous manner. “Who else could be in this villa other than me? Or are you so bold that your invited another man here without telling me?”

Deirdre’s expression became distorted from pain. “Aren’t you… Aren’t you with. Charlene? What brought you here all of a sudden?”

She had never expected that Brendan would show up today. Besides….

“You’ve been drinking.”

not smell his usual scent. It was the reason she had not recognized him and why she had attempted to figure out who it

and removed his jacket. “Let’s put an end to this quickly so I

fingers trembled and she blurted, “Don’t!

a stop, and his expression turned so unpleasant that Deirdre could feel it without seeing it. “You claim that you don’t want it, yet you called me and asked me to keep you

“I didn’t call you so you’d

willing to bring my mother

as soon as he heard the

up a cigarette. Deirdre choked on

me just for

appeared to be infuriated once again. Deirdre, who was confused, pursed her

you mean just for

proper status badly all this time? I

said