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

took the tissue and cleaned her wrist under

rubbed against her injury, and a little of that

of her face and make

She finished her meal as quickly as she could and

back.”

could give him more time, but he had to admit it was

not risk being too forward in rekindling their relationship

could get somewhere was through

If there’s anything you’ll like me

I will help you.

glint flitted through Deirdre’s eyes as she nodded a little anxiously.

her back to the room where the other ten

boring into her.

warden left after a few words, they relaxed. One of

by her hair. “Did

she shook her

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

not being a snitchin’ b*tch, darling,

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

spread it wide on

got back to his car. He was about

and yet his mind kept conjuring scenes of Deirdre’s

did not

with him for far longer than

out of his car and

not staying in that

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

in has grown so big that the top