Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 780 Is This Who You Really Are!?

Deirdre nodded, her head trembling.

Tobey hesitated no longer. “We should pack up and leave right now.” “No, we don’t have to go!” Deirdre tugged on his arm. “I told Julia not to pass any information about me to Brendan. Even if he wants to know about me, Julia’s going to dig up some excuses to throw him off my scent.”

More importantly, Deirdre knew they could no longer afford to run like fugitives.

“Are you sure?” The frown on Tobey’s face refused to go. ‘You’ve only known the girl for a week. He’s known her for way longer. What if she accidentally let out the secret and…”

“No, that’s not gonna happen,” Deirdre replied as the firmness in the girl’s voice returned to her mind.

“I told her a reasonably good fib. Julia might still be a little on the green side, but she’s a perceptive, bright kid. She should be able to cover us well enough.”

Tobey could not find much to argue with that, so he turned his attention to calming her down. “Okay. That aside, you should take a bath and take a break. From now on, you should stay home and not go anywhere. Brendan will leave here after getting no results, right?”

that, too. Brendan could not possibly waste his attention and effort on an unimportant side-chick like herself. He had

Three days passed, and

so she was barred from contacting anyone or receiving calls.

on the door. It was not Tobey*s time to clock out

her stomach. Opening the door became impossible. She peeled her eyes as wide as she could, hoping that she could tell if

call Tobey to tell him to be careful. She took only two steps

you’re in there, Deirdre! I heard your footsteps! Open the

‘Julia?

startled. She shook out of her shock and opened

‘This is where you’ve been living? There isn’t even any actual piece of furniture, for Christ’s sake! And that mat is like, what, ten years old at least? I know

this one, she would have been too afraid to even step in. At least the rooms

“Why are you here, Julia?” “Why? Why!?”

phone! I couldn’t sleep for nights, okay? I had to contact that manager and ask

sorry,” Deirdre said, contrite.