Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 444 Those Are Some Familiar Eyes…

Deirdre backtracked into Kyran’s room and curled into herself on the bed after hiding under the blanket. She realized she could not face Madame Brighthall at all. If the old lady would ask her to see Brendan one more time-if she would even beg her without caring about her usual status and seniority-Deirdre could not be sure if she would say yes out of empathetic pain alone.

Fortunately for her, two days passed without many incidents. At most, she would overhear the nurses’ conversation while doing laundry as they discussed how low Brendan’s odds were at survival.

“Why must all geniuses die young, huh? He’s so young and brilliant and just a shining star! Why must every

star fall?”

“Girl, there were cameras around the door when I checked in for work. Someone must have leaked the news out to the press, and now even the reporters are flooding in.”

“Jesus Christ. Are they vultures or what? The surgery hasn’t even finished yet, and these sh*theads are already milking the story for money?”

Deirdre held her pail and walked past them when suddenly, a stranger approached her. “Good day, ma’am,” he greeted in a hushed, suspicious voice as though he was trying to evade attention. “Do you happen to know where Mr. Brendan Brighthall’s room is?”

and shook her head. “I’m

step forward, but the man cut into her path again. “Really? Mr. Brighthall’s room is on the same level as the one you’re heading to, so you must have seen him every once in a while now, right? Listen, I get it. Every information broker needs a tip. I can give you that as long as you provide

could be gathered by the foyer, so now they

sir. I’m blind. I rarely step outside my room, so

how glassy and unresponsive they were. No one would have noticed unless they paid a lot of attention. “God, I’m

She nodded slightly and felt her way out through

eyes out of his head. They looked… somewhat familiar. He swore he had seen them somewhere while he was gathering

But where?

his head and still could not remember a thing. His phone rang, so he picked it up.” Lily? Yeah, I’m here. No, you don’t have to worry about a thing because this time, I’m gonna get

“Anyway, before I go… Have you ever heard if Brendan Brighthall has

sounded downright stupefied. “Blind?

whose face also seemed kinda scarred or injured.

snickered. “If this isn’t you trying to be a funnyman, then you must be calling me while drunk or high. Do you even