Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 749 You Love Being the Third Wheel, Don’t You?

‘That’s more like it,” Deirdre said quickly, relieved. He believed her now, did he not?

Dread refused to leave her alone. She had thought that with everyone leaving the compound, Tobey could come right at her door and still be relatively safe. She was wrong-Brendan had somehow made her neighbor his mole, too. The only small solace was that the neighbor did not recognize Tobey.

Deirdre bit her lips tightly. She should insist on bringing Tobey inside the next time.

“Dee.”

She snapped out of her thoughts. “Oh? What’s the matter?”

“I want to go home. To see you.”

Deirdre was stunned. She chuckled. “Alright, it’s a little too late for jokes now, Kyran.

There’s no flight coming home right now, and you’re not driving in this state. What you should do is rest. Go to sleep.”

always ask someone to drive me

won’t be able to sleep knowing that!” she said,

finally relented. “Okay. But only if you tell me you love me,” he said softly… almost wistfully. “I haven’t

a deep breath. “Kyran, I… I love

“Kyran? Kyran!”

Charlene’s voice rang, “Oh, soooo sorry, Miss McKinnon. Bren’s fallen asleep, so I guess he’s never gonna answer your

face paled. Emotions overcame her like a deluge-she felt both a chill and a fever coursing through her bloodstream. It was like being in two different kinds of hell

“Oh? He fell asleep?”

sleeping face.” He looked so relaxed in his sleep… and so adorable too, just like before. He’s gotten himself drunk because he was drinking in my place, you know.

showing off her status-she

wheel, Miss McKinnon? Or is being his sex partner what makes you happy? See, I’m not as nasty and selfish as you think. If you want it hard enough, I guess I

was what this was about! What she said was

shake despite herself as Charlene continued. “Go ahead and give my offer a thought. Now, please excuse me… He

deliberately emphasized