Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 107 Forced Choice

Brendan was forcing her to make a choice. She could save whatever remained of her dignity, but Sterling would have to lose his on her behalf. She would have to doom him to save herself.

Brendan’s sadism knew no bounds. How could he be so heartless?

Deirdre sobbed. She felt faint spells, yet her heart was ironically much calmer than before. “It’s alright,” she said, her eyes as empty as her tone. “I’ll do it.”

The room cheered. It was what everyone wanted. Amid the revelry, though, was Brendan’s increasingly stormy expression. His eyes were cold.

“Do you understand what you’ve just said? You’re going to strip yourself clean and dance in front of a crowd of strangers. If you call Sterling, the most I’ll make him do is

make him drink.”

The most he would do?

Deirdre smiled between her tears. To hell would she even believe that!

She would never believe him ever again.

her he would never play favorites and stand

that night, he had said it

maybe Brendan was not the one who had

incarcerated.

them had been played by Charlene. He was simply in the

wiser. That delusion

was Charlene overdosing on sleeping pills and the words

You’re so blind and

to say a word more. I’ll

eyes were ruined to the world. What else did she have? Why did

apoplectic. Disbelief practically coursed through his veins before emanating from

Deirdre! You lost the

her to the stage! She’s blind as f*ck. She’s gonna have to find her way up there if we

crowd was beyond excited. Sofia was particularly ecstatic. She was eager to make as much impression on Brendan as she could, so she led Deirdre up the stage. The colors of the lighting changed the moment the music played. Everyone looked at the stage. Their

them began recording just so they could share some entertainment with their

of her audience faded into white noise. Her trembling hand