Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 809 stay With Me, Keep Me Company

“You’re wrong. You can help me.” Brendan’s lips began to loom close. His face seemed to be zooming in on her eyes. She still could not make out much of his features, but she could feel his breath washing over her.

She instinctively froze. “How was I supposed to help?”

“Kiss me to relieve me of my pain.”

Deirdre’s expression darkened. ‘This cr*p again?” she snapped and ignored him altogether, rising to her feet as though she was going.

Brendan reached out and caught her in the wrist, and the pain of something being torn open flared on his arm.

He took a shaky breath, and his fingers quivered. Still, he refused to let go.

“Brendan? Are you okay?”

He fixed his eyes on her alarmed expression and reacted with a helpless grimace. “I know you hate my guts, Deirdre, but my injury came from rescuing your friend. Can’t you at least be a little nicer to me while I’m recovering?”

much so that staying with him for more than ten minutes could suffocate her. At the same time, though, she had to

took a deep breath and lowered her eyes to the floor. “What do you want me to

a little force in his hand to pull her in. “Sit

She frowned. “That’s it?”

paused and said, “You mean I can ask for

If all you need is a companion, why not just ask Charlene? She’s the woman you love the most!

a surge of disgust in his eyes. “Who

going to tell

“She’s not.”

denial startled

the thread. This was a

breath and noticed how irregular its rhythms were, as though he was suffering great pain. It was a far cry from last

she

eyes widened in quiet joy. Deirdre showed

deeper than we thought. Maybe it was infected

man had raced to their mansion as soon as his operation was