Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 850 Pregnancy Check-Up

"Mr.Brighthall, if I may?"

Mrs.Engel began worriedly.

"I don’t know what happened between you and Mrs.Brighthall, but I haven't been blind to how you’ve been treating her.I’m hard - pressed to believe anyone who says you don’t care about her, okay? I also don’t really understand why you had to lie to her, but if I may ...Mrs.Brighthall is a very sensitive person.She needs security, Mr.Brighthall.Lying to her once is enough.Please, don’t do it again...before her heart turns to stone."

A fog seemed to have dawned on Brendan’s eyes.

"I understand what you say, but I’m afraid this is more complicated than you might have imagined.For now, please focus on taking care of Deirdre."

Mrs.Engel raised her head.

"Are you leaving?"

Brendan remembered the things Charlene had said that day, his expression darkening.

"No, not leaving.I simply have something important I must settle."

He went upstairs.

Naturally, the door to Deirdre’s room was locked, so he knocked.

"Can I come in, Dee?"

There was no answer—just as he expected.

His first instinct was to forcibly open the door with a key, but his mind quickly conjured Deirdre’s sneering, snickering face and her comment about being denied the most basic of freedom and agency.

to that imagery and decided against his

meant he had to hasten

retreating footsteps as she lay

from agony to numbness, though

joke

under the impression she was manipulating him, but it turned out she almost

she would have slowly and gradually wished that this cursed relationship would continue the way it was, would she not?

was still bright, but she was already too tired to live through

managed to sleep at 4:00 or

seen Deirdre for

work, or maybe he

knowing Brendan, the man would always find a way

if he wanted

bored of her or got bored of cooking up another

had no grasp of

returned to what

put a guard on her words just like

be the

would listen to audiobooks every day or enjoy some fresh air in

it seemed to have failed to leave a single stain

an outdoor chair, her eyes closed, as she

sensed someone drawing near

getting a little colder

you please grab a blanket for

so she