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."

didn’t have a good

calm down, but Glenna’s words haunted her like

her trembling fingers, she asked, "Where were you,

"Me?"

could not decide if it was better to tell the truth or fib.It was Deirdre who went straight to

"Is Brendan awake?"

seemed to have

candor somehow made him feel even

these days.This fever he had was really bad, too.It only got slightly

eyes and opened

about him? I thought the two of you had a falling-out.If you hate him so much, why

himself a cup of water and mulled

really don’t 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 find it in me to abandon him at this hour.If! did that...wouldn’t that make me the

He made sense.

had only come to

could not possibly respond to that with cruel

that dispelled

her head as whispers, haunting

then who was she to Declan? Who was Kyran to