Resent, Reject, Regret

Resent Reject, Regret By Aqua Summers Chapter 137

Chapter 137 What Now?

Deirdre pushed herself to get out of bed.

The phone in the living room was still shrieking incessantly-almost like an audio representation of suffering without end. She got out of bed with great difficulty and walked through the door. She then picked up the phone-

And Brendan’s annoyed snarl greeted her. “Took you long enough!”

Deirdre’s fingers tightened around the receiver. As if he had not played a part in this! It had been cold the day he had stripped her naked in his study and forcibly had sex with her. She had felt both chills and at heat rush after that and had unsurprisingly come down with a fever. Even now, she was working her way through a brain fog.

Not that he would care, anyway. All he cared about was spilling his seed and making himself feel good. To him, she had always been a subhuman at best.

“I have a headache. I just woke up,” she croaked.

Brendan snickered. “Would it kill you to cut back on your malingering? It’s almost late evening, for Christ’s sake.”

pressed her lips and decided to change the subject.

her necklace at home instead of bringing it to the party. She needs that necklace because Mom gave it to her-it’s important.

he just asked a blind

it. “Brendan, I’m blind. Bringing her necklace to the party, unassisted, is a tall order for someone like me. It’d be better to

the house if I weren’t desperate?” he retorted matter-of- factly. “The main event is about to start. All you need to do is hail a cab and come to the old mansion-it will take only a few minutes at most! I’ll have

by holding on to the edge of the table. “Aren’t you

contempt. “Sure. Run as far

felt a lump in her throat. Even with Sterling gone, Brendan still had leverage against her.

room. On her vanity table. It’s in a

coat before entering Charlene’s room. She felt her way through, found the vanity table, got the box, and left to hail a ride. The journey lasted about 20 minutes. Someone approached her as soon as she got out of the car. “Is

it is-what Charlene wanted. Give it to her. And now, excuse

person balked with an awkward smile. “Hold on a moment, Miss McKinnon. Miss McKinney. told me that

inconvenience.”

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