Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 644 Who Is She to Him, Then?

Deirdre released her grip, and Glenna rubbed on the sore spots.

Too sheepish to look directly at Declan, she gave an awkward laugh and replied, "R-Right! We were… b-both too excited to show off our c-cooking skills."

Declan snickered.

"God, what did I do to deserve having two attractive women dying to feed me good food? It’s not even my birthday yet!"

Hearing Declan call her "attractive" caused Glenna’s brain to eject everything that had happened between herself and Deirdre just seconds ago.

Sheepishly, she announced, "I’ll be in the kitchen!"

She brought the bags to the kitchen while Deirdre stood still on her spot, unmoving.

Declan considered her as he hung his coat and asked tentatively, "Miss McKinnon?"

She raised her head, and he smiled.

"What’s the matter? Didn’t you have a good rest last night? You’ve been wearing a long face since I got here."

a good rest,

deep breath and forced herself to calm down, but Glenna’s

trembling fingers, she asked, "Where

"Me?"

decide if it was better to tell the truth or fib.It was

"Is Brendan awake?"

have been

made him feel even more

not yet.He hasn’t been in the best of health these days.This fever he had was really bad, too.It only got slightly better before I

her eyes and

you care a lot about him? I thought the two of you had a falling-out.If

a cup of water and mulled her question for a

like Brendan, and we haven’t been friends for along time now.But he’s alone here and was only here because he helped me.His fever is at least a little tangible connected to me.I could be a cold-hearted man if I wanted to, but I can’t

He made sense.

come to Eastgene for Declan’s

same vein, Declan could not possibly respond to

that dispelled what Glenna

words swirled in her

was Kyran to him? Deirdre shook her head.Her chest still felt like it was being pricked