Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 318 The Celebratory Dinner

Mrs. Boebert was shocked. She could not even find the words to refute them. “W-Why you-”

Suddenly, a steady rhythm of footsteps approached them. Declan King’s jocular tone sounded. “Whoa! What’s going on here? Are you guys having a party here?”

Deirdre clenched her fists instinctively. She could not help but be worried. Kyran could not possibly be with him, right? If he were… Bobby might suddenly switch his target and name Kyran, the culprit. Then, because the young man was mute, Mrs. Boebert would bulldoze him even harder with a one-sided argument!

To Deirdre’s relief, Declan added, “Okay. Why does everyone look so intense? Is this because I’m crashing the party or something?”

He said ‘I’, not ‘we.’ Declan was alone this time.

Mrs. Boebert had seized the chance to slink away from the fray with Bobby in tow. Maybe she was afraid of taking up Deirdre’s medical costs after all. Either way, the rest of the crowd broke off soon enough. leaving a slightly nonplussed Declan with Deirdre and Eilis.

Raising his eyebrow, he wondered aloud. “Uh… What just happened?”

quarrel in the neighborhood. Don’t trouble yourself with it. How can we help

To mark our first success, I’ve hosted a celebratory dinner

have expected the village chief to be invited.

and road designs. Besides, you’re one of the

was as earnest as Declan was,

complex.

King, thank you for your kind invitation. But I’m afraid

see.”

have another invitation extended to Miss McKinnon too, then. There, problem solved. Here

forced a smile, shaking her head. “T-That won’t be necessary. You should go, Madame Russell. I’ll

she was a liability to everyone around her. She was just not fit for events like

to neither accept nor refute Deirdre’s refusal. “I’ll send someone to drive you to the venue by