Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 873 Where is She?

“What’s that on your wrist?”

Deirdre’s heart skipped a beat. She retracted her hand immediately as if she had

touched something hot, her heart racing. “What’s what?”

Her reaction was unexpected; Brendan was stunned. “Uh, why is it so dirty?

It looks like dust.” “Oh!” Deirdre exhaled a breath of relief. He did not see her injury

after all. After all the trouble the scandal had brought to him via the Brighthall Group,

the last thing she wanted was for Brendan to be distracted by her affair. “Er, the wall

was a little dusty when I accidentally rubbed my skin against it.”

Brendan produced a piece of wet tissue. “I’ll help with that.”

He gingerly held her wrist with his one hand, but before the wet tissue even made

contact, Deirdre suddenly withdrew hers in a state of nervous panic.

“What’s the matter?”

Deirdre went quiet, but Brendan thought he understood why she balked.” Sorry. I

genuinely only wanted to clean your hand for you. If you’re not comfortable with it,

you’re welcome to help yourself.”

He was upset-Deirdre could hear it in his voice. That hurt feeling did not make her

her lips, though. She quietly took the tissue and cleaned

table. At times, she accidentally rubbed against her injury,

out of her face and make

She finished her meal as quickly as she could and rose. “I’m finished. I

back.”

give him more time, but

could not risk being too forward in rekindling their relationship by

only way they could get somewhere was through slow,

“Alright. You get an early rest, okay? If there’s anything

please don’t hesitate. I will help you.

eyes as she nodded a little anxiously. The

her back to the room where the other ten inmates waited in

boring into her.

the warden left after a few words,

by her

Calmly, she

leader was rather pleased. She clapped Deirdre’s cheeks. “Good girl.

for not being a snitchin’

bullet there. Anyway, you’re sleeping in the corner but leave your

it wide on the

from the table and got back to his

his mind kept conjuring

Something just did

She even stayed with him for far longer than she usually

of his car and returned to

staying in that individual

not?” ‘Why else?” the warden replied haplessly. “The

has grown so big that the top