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?”

continued before she could explain herself further. “I’m not an animal, Dee. I’m not going to take advantage of you when you’re

blanked and tacitly allowed him

poured some ointment on

would occasionally frown when it hurt. Brendan always caught it the moment her brows furrowed slightly

people who did this to you have all been punished… severely. From now on, nobody’s going to harm you ever

serious. It was no lie. Deirdre’s mind blanked, and she said, “The most important thing at the moment, Brendan, is finding out whether

this. I’m used to 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 a bind, then it

a while, he asked, ‘You’re still worried about

best reparation 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 have or become some image everyone out there spits on for some grandiose reasons

camaraderie at most, but Brendan could still detect genuine care and concern from her. His lips curled upward, and he pulled her

longer the same woman who would detest him as though he was the