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.

told her he would never play

had said it like he meant it. When he

made her wonder… that maybe Brendan was

incarcerated.

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

was wiser. That delusion

it took to reverse his stance and see Deirdre as the sinner was Charlene overdosing on sleeping pills and the words of a

feel pity for you, Brendan. You’re so blind and dense. I think you deserve

say a word more.

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

veins before emanating from him like

perfect!” He scoffed. “You chose this, Deirdre!

She’s gonna have to find her way up there if we leave her on her devices, and that will be wasting all our time, won’t

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 eyes fixed on the

them began recording just so they

cheers and shrieks of her audience faded into white noise. Her trembling hand fell