Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 772 Any News About Her?

“Huh? What’s that about your dinner?”

Deirdre told Tobey how everything had gone down, and the young man chuckled. “Ha, I knew you’ve got the magic, Dee,” he remarked.

A cool evening wind billowed, and he smoothed her hair. “Too bad that cost you your dinner, though. But you’re in luck. There is a pretty good grill stall in town, and according to rumors, they have less oily and flavorful options. Wanna give that a try?”

“Sounds great! I happen to think today’s progress calls for a celebration.”

Tobey clapped the cushion of a share-bike. “Get into my sweet ride for the evening, miss. I am but your humble chauffeur.”

Deirdre got onto the backseat and tightly held the edge of Tobey’s shirt. He started to pedal, and the two set sail into the wind.

During a few seemingly trivial seconds, an Audi brushed past them.

Ward’s residence is right ahead,” Sam reported as he scanned the neighborhood. “Do you

addressing remained silent in the backseat. Compared to the dazzling neon lights outside, the crisscrossing shadows haunting the car interior only added more to the somber, lonesome air within. Half of the man’s face

The light from outside sprayed

as slick and tidy as ever, but none of that belied the fatigue in his face nor

sleep well. He would never be able to-at least

We’ll be disturbing an old man’s rest more than anything. Maybe some other time.” Brendan shut

“Any news?”

up straight. “Sir, Surstate is a… pretty chaotic place. It’s not as organized or developed as Neve is, and surveillance of its citizens is near non-existent here,” he explained slowly.” That’s not counting the constant flow of tourists and people from

simple.

clue, though. I managed to track down the hotel Miss McKinnon stayed in a few days ago. According to the staff, they arrived at the western part of the city via

“She would run all

Sam held his breath.

through all of them. Any clinic or institution that is large enough to provide abortion procedures is being watched by one of our own. If she visits any one of them, we’ll be notified immediately.” “Hmph.” Brendan was certain that Deirdre would do it to their child-she could not bear one that was