Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 848 You Disappoint Me What is going on?

Had Brendan been deceiving her all along! ? Mrs.Engel was trying her best to comfort the distraught young woman.

"Miss McKinnon, please calm down! You can’t just listen to something she said and immediately believe her, right? Why is whatever she said automatically real? Mr.Brighthall’s gunshot wound is real, you saw that.There was no lie about that!"

She was right.

Brendan’s injury was real, or he would not have been so hurt he could not sleep.

Henry’s sister could have lied just to gain forgiveness and sympathy.

And yet, Deirdre’s mind was in disarray.

Any mood she had to stay in the shopping district was gone.She hailed a cab and quickly returned to the mansion.She strode into the living room and found nobody there.She rose the stairs to where the study was, and right before she pushed the door open, she heard sounds—a conversation.

"Have you found our wanted person?"

"We're close.The mole hides well, so it’s not easy to sniff them out for the time being."

"Hmph.What’s the rush? The prey is well within our reach." Sam smiled.

"It went exactly as you predicted, Mr.Brighthall.Those people wouldn’t have jumped the gun and exposed themselves sooner if you didn’t shoot yourself in the shoulder.Besides, thanks to this injury, Miss McKinnon also stopped being so hostile to you."

Mentioning Deirdre immediately summoned Brendan’s gentler side.

"What time is it now?"

"Over 3:00 p.m., sir."

my car keys.I should take her home

of his footsteps before the door was yanked

himself staring face-to-face

black eyes

her eyes

and decked her hand across his

McKinnon!"Sam sprang out from the room frantically,

not

"Shut up, all of

took a deep breath.Her brain felt like ground zero to a nuclear blast.Her

was livid—and so utterly

far

where she

and believed him when he claimed he had gotten hurt for both her sake and

looked up and leveled a cold

thought you’d never lie

"But Miss McKinnon,

the sake of setting me up as the dunce? For the sake of gaining my sympathy and care when he doesn’t deserve it? For the sake of making me the punchline because watching

Deirdre’s eyes went icy.

"You disappoint me, Sam."

exchange tellingly excluded Brendan—as though he had ceased to exist after she

a look She was no longer disappointed