Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 884 I Won’t Let You Down

The sudden weightlessness bewildered Deirdre. She instinctively grabbed his collar as she grimaced in panic. She could feel him opening a door, and then, silently-she found herself gently plopping on the softness of her bed.

Her surroundings were too quiet, and she could hear her heart racing.

Helplessly, she cried out, “B-Brendan? B-Brendan!”

The man in question planted a gentle kiss on her forehead. “I’m here.”

She withdrew her fingers into fists. “Please, don’t…”

The nervous dread on her face annoyed him enough that he snorted.

Please don’t’? Really?”

Dee. I’m not going to take advantage

so gentle that Deirdre blanked and tacitly allowed him to do whatever

he said he would. He gently poured some

her teeth and braved through the process, though she would occasionally frown when it hurt. Brendan always caught it the moment her brows furrowed slightly and tweaked his motion to

people who did this to you have all been punished… severely. From now on,

blanked, and she said, “The most important

a life like that,” she said under her breath. “What I want in the end is news of my mother, so don’t throw yourself in danger for my sake. If you’re in

befell Brendan gradually. After a while, he asked, ‘You’re still worried about the

you can ever give me is telling me, with certainty, if my mother’s still alive. I don’t want you to lose everything you

Brendan could still detect genuine care and concern from her. His lips curled upward,

the same woman who would detest him as though