Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 810 Hemorrhage

A sharp sting spread out from his heart to the rest of his innards. It hurt so much even his injury on the right arm paled in comparison.

“Alright. If you won’t, then I won’t ask for it either.”

He assented instead of demanding his request be met.

Deirdre’s eyelashes trembled. She was surprised to see him showing no anger. She was surprised he managed to calm himself and not make it an issue.

On the top floor of a hotel in Neve, a man knocked on the door of the luxury suite before reporting to a man standing in front of the floor-to- ceiling window.

“Sir? Brendan Brighthall has left the hospital.”

The man played with the wineglass between his fingers and watched the light reflecting off its rim. He set the glass down.

“Oh? Did he notice it?”

Disdain animated the underling.

him, meaning he was not sharp enough to notice things like that. I doubt he knew we bribed the operating doctor into introducing medicines that could make his injuries worse

“Deirdre McKinnon. The first thing Brendan did after waking up was to run away to meet her. It seems obvious that he

are lost, though.” The underling

action, sir. Dr. Lang administered the drug to his wounds just today. The dosage may not be much, but it’s only a matter of two

away and watched the unsuspecting crowd going about their days on the streets far below his

escape our ambush means Brendan’s not a foe to be trifled with. We should ensure he’s too distracted

in another one of our

older woman glanced at the stairs. “Mr. Brighthall hasn’t eaten anything since the afternoon, has he? And now, he’s all cooped up in his study with Sam. Should we send him some

today. He had left almost half of his food

was full from Deirdre’s pasta. Either way, he should be coming downstairs for dinner instead of skipping

him some,

“Okay.”

she was told. Before she could enter the study, though, Sam suddenly clambered out of the door with bloodied bandages

Deirdre heard the commotion and ascended the stairs, asking, “What’s wrong,