Chapter 776 The Lead on Deirdre-Where Is It?

Julia felt both shock and worry roll into one. She lurched and helped her up, demanding, “What’s wrong, Deirdre? Why were you hiding in the closet? And God, why are you shaking so much!?”

Deirdre’s lashes were quivering. She desperately sought her voice, and when it finally came out like a leaky whisper, she exhaled, “I’m… fine…”

“Miss me with that bullsh*t!

You look like you’ve seen a ghost!”

Deirdre sputtered out a dry laugh. It was as if she had a brush with Death itself-and for now, she lived.

“I’m fine, really. I… I just need a favor. Please, Julia.”

“W-What kind of favor?”

her eyes. “Don’t ever tell anyone my

“Your name?” Something larger than confusion and questioning

“Why?”

under her breath, “I know you’re a good kid at heart, Julia, but there are some things I can’t tell you. What I can say is that I’m not a bad guy

‘You’re talking

on a believable lie to save herself. “It’s… It’s my boyfriend. He did something by accident and incurred Brendan’s wrath. It was

Brendan. Things got so heated up it left us no choice but to run to Surstate. But Brendan… he

If something happens to my boyfriend, I… I won’t be able to

to try gaining sympathy from others through her disability, but right now, she did not have

hesitation surfaced on Julia’s face. As a few had noted, she was never truly a bad person at her core-and now her innate kindness, combined with her personal affection for Deirdre, compelled her to help. She could not bear to

almost obsessive attitude Brendan displayed, she lowered

a lot with just that.” Deirdre

leave early today? I… I need to

“Alright.”

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