Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 804 In the End, You Can’t Bear to See Me in Pain, Too

Sam shot a worried glance at Deirdre and left. The door closed behind him, but Deirdre was still one step away from opening it again.

Brendan gritted through his pain and beckoned. “Come here, Deirdre.”

She did not move. Instead, she asked, “Doesn’t your wound need to be addressed?”

Brendan’s eyes glinted. “Are you concerned about me?”

Deirdre snickered. “Is that even possible?”

Brendan’s eyes dimmed. “No,” he remarked with a slight hint of self- deprecation.

Deirdre clenched her hands. “Glad we’re on the same page. Now, I’m going if there’s nothing else for me here.” “Where to? It’s late at night.” “Downstairs where I can sleep. Or maybe share a bed with Mrs. Engel.”

Brendan’s eyes turned cold. His tone turned firm, like an order. “Come here.”

say something when he interjected warningly, “You know how I’m like, right? Don’t

could be, but she knew it was going to be unbearable. Casting her eyes to the floor, she made her way slowly

and pulled her

until his nerves calmed. “Aren’t

me, maybe?”

for a second or two and said, ‘Your wish

he meant when he claimed it was her wish, but she was too disinterested

what you sow. I have a hard time thinking you didn’t expect something like this

Brendan felt a hint of resentment as he fixed his

You won’t even spare me a neutral consolation even when I

stunned for a moment before pushing him away. “I am not Charlene! If you want someone to kiss your wound, you should ask her. You should stop wasting your

Brendan’s fingers were stubbornly locked between hers. She struggled for a while

She stopped.

if it meant

over charges like injuring Mr. Brighthall again. But if you want to think that’s the reason, go ahead. It’s not like I can