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?”

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

was fitful that night. Three days

so she was barred from contacting anyone or receiving calls. She could

heard a series of knocks on the

heart sank into her stomach. Opening the door became impossible. She peeled her eyes as wide as she could, hoping that she could tell if it was just a salesman outside. A while later, the knocks returned-this time even more

She should switch it back on and call Tobey to tell him to be careful. She took only two steps away when she heard a familiar female voice.

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

‘Julia?

She shook out of her

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 you can’t see, but do you have to be so self torturing

Had Julia seen the place she stayed before this one, she would have been too afraid to even step in. At least the rooms in western

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

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

Deirdre said, contrite.