Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 798 I Will Only Hate You More

All of a sudden, Brendan’s dark eyes glistened for a brief moment before dimming again. “How did he die?”

Sam was overwhelmed with emotions. “He got into a conflict with someone on the street, and he was…”

Brendan furrowed his eyebrows and fell silent.

Sam was a close acquaintance of Steven, so he was having trouble accepting the situation. “How did that happen so suddenly? Steven would never get into a fight so easily in view of his personality. In addition, he was living abroad, so he should be more vigilant and cautious. How did that…”

Brendan did not speak, but his dark eyes were glistening with emotions. After a while, he said, “Noted. You may leave first.”

Sam nodded and headed outside.

Brendan continued to read the documents, but he was distracted. He lit a cigarette and then put it out again, his dark eyes tainted with shock.

‘Dead… How did he die at such a coincidental time?’

Steven got into a mishap soon afterward. It

year because he knew very well that Steven would

Unless…

and his dark

clouds covered the sky when Brendan returned to the mansion. The light in the living room was on. He opened

“Where’s Deirdre?”

and is resting upstairs.” Mrs. Engel took Brendan’s jacket and noticed something. She said, “Have you been

“Hmm, a little.”

enlightened. “It’s inevitable for you to drink during social activities for work. Shall I prepare a

said, “I didn’t drink much, and I’ll be fine after resting for a night.

“Sure.”

really was sound asleep. Her breathing was slow and even, but her body

the sight of her calm, sleeping face enlivened his cold heart. He could not take his eyes off her and stretched out his hand to tuck a strand of her

Deirdre opened her eyes

I wake

spoke in an unprecedentedly gentle