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

She quietly took

times, she accidentally rubbed against her injury, and a little of that

would break out of her face and make

meal as quickly as she could and rose.

back.”

more time, but he

he could not risk being too forward in rekindling their relationship by

could get somewhere was through slow, steady, baby

early rest, okay? If there’s

hesitate. I will

eyes as she nodded a little anxiously. The

her back to the room where the other ten inmates waited in the corner, their

boring into her.

warden left after a few words, they

by her hair.

Calmly, she

was rather pleased. She clapped Deirdre’s

a snitchin’ b*tch,

there. Anyway, you’re sleeping in the corner but leave your blanket. I’m

spread it wide on

from the table and got back to

the engine, and yet his mind kept conjuring scenes

Something just did not feel

him for far longer than she

of his car

she’s not staying in that individual

else?” the warden replied haplessly.

big that