Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 602 Why Is He So Important?

"Either you jump, or your family business is wiped out of the face of this city. Your call,” Brendan sneered. He pulled Deirdre even closer in his arms and smirked. “I bet someone who knows I'm a Brighthall would also know who I am, right? I can destroy a small-fry company with a snap of my finger, so maybe don't try my patience.”

"N-No, Mr. Brighthall! No!” Zinerva pleaded, alarmed.

Deirdre had almost died just now because nobody helped. Judging by Brendan's tone, nobody would dare to even rescue

Zinerva unless he allowed them to! "I can't swim, Mr. Brighthall- I'll die if I go down there! Please, show some mercy! It was just an accident!"

Brendan's tone was as frigid as permafrost. ‘Three. Two."

Zinerva’s lips trembled. Everything she had worked hard for-her image, her reputation, everything-was going to ruins. If news of this got out... she would become the joke of the circle. She could kiss her dream of becoming a socialite goodbye!

But Brendan would punish her family's company if she refused to jump!

devastated by regret in her life. Then,

the bystanders. She flailed, struggling to keep herself afloat, and screamed

colored Joan's eyes. This idiot tried to rat her out at

familiar name. It suddenly occurred to him that this was the name Declan had mentioned in their call earlier. While Ronan’s drunken intrusion into the women's washroom was made to look like an accident,

That someone? Joan Wood.

coincidence if it happened once. But the fact

not be outside any minute longer. Drawing her into his arms, they left under the commotion Zinerva’s shrieks made. The staff only dared to rescue her after Brendan vanished from sight. By that

crowd, quietly shaken by the look on

with hot water. He then quickly moved to undress Deirdre, who

do it

as hard as she could, obviously not letting the man sneak even an inch of a peek. He could only look away and murmur, “Be careful not

until he was gone to remove her wet clothes and submerge herself into the

feeling better, she climbed out, put on a bathrobe, and

avail. He heard the bathroom door opening