Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 314 Love at First Sight

As for the man’s looks….

The anxiety bubbling within her mind made Madame Russell frown. She had always believed her son to be handsome, so much so that he could sit comfortably among typical male leads in a romantic drama. But this guy?

He looked like what happened when God decided to show her just how premature her conclusion was.

Madame Russell quickly took up Deirdre’s hand. “Mr. Reed?”

The man did not answer.

Deirdre spoke on his behalf. “He can’t speak, Madame Russell. He’s mute.”

“Mute?” The older woman parroted. A new hint of pity colored her gaze. She could not help herself-she had imagined a man who looked as gorgeous as this young one would speak with a dulcet voice.

“Yea. He helped me, Madame Russell. Some of the kids in the village threw rocks into the yard while I was walking, and it was Mr. Reed who chased them away. Then he helped me plow.”

At that moment, Madame Russell turned her attention away from Kyran to the bandage on her forehead. Her heart ached. “What the… What happened? Did those brats do this to you?”

bear to stress her out, so she fibbed smilingly, “Oh, no. This was

to buy a lie as undercooked as this one. “Oh, those punks are gonna get it this time! I’m telling the village head!” she snarled, gritting her teeth. “Trouble-making imps! Someone should glue their backsides to the chairs in a

Deirdre smiled.

a decorous grin. “Thank you for sticking up for my Dee Dee, Mr.

stranger would help Deirdre out of pure-hearted altruism, and since Tobey had gone away, she had

eyebrows furrowed despite himself. He thinned his

older woman. She nodded to

pace was

“S-Slow down a bit, Madame Russell! Why are we going so

distracted. A moment later, she regretted

thoughts on this Mr. Reed?” she asked

widened her eyes, nonplussed. “Er, he’s a really

He was steadfastly gentle even

Overreaction.

react to someone like that with

was not