Resent, Reject, Regret

Chapter 940 It’s All Deirdre’s Evil Plan!

Charlene regarded him as though he was her messiah.

Throwing her arms around his thigh, she launched a litany to explain why she was innocent despite the weight of evidence showing otherwise.

"Bren, you believe me, don’t you? Someone set me up! I don’t know who, but I know they’re trying to destroy me.You know I devote my heart and soul to you, Bren! How could I possibly want to be with any other guys!?" Brendan said nothing, even as Charlene tightened her arms around his legs.

He took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it up.

When white smoke started to swirl in the air around them, he finally looked down at her.

"How big of an idiot do you think I am, Charlene?"

Charlene considered the frigid look on his face and shivered.

"I’m willing to excuse your...orgy with the possibility that you’ve been drugged." He continued.

"But what about those pictures? How are you supposed to explain that away? Doctored? Deep fake?"

bleached Charlene’s visage.Her lips were quivering in fear.She tried her best

B-Bren— I was coerced on that one,

She reeled in realization.

That b*stard pulled me into an alley before I could notice him and then took these pictures to threaten me! I had

like he coerced you,

Brendan’s eyes as though he was watching a

doubled at the

"Why didn’t you tell me

"I...wouldn't dare!"

sobbed.She let her tears generously streamed down

What would happen then? I thought it’d be over if I just did what he wanted me to

silence as if he believed half

his ears,

the farthest end of

had happened thus far and felt an uncontrollable, dizzy spell attacking her.She was supposed to be Brendan's bride today! She was supposed to turn from an unknown Charlene McKinney, who nobody cared about, to Charli Brighthall, the most important and treasured

was the reason Charlene had hurried to this room—where the trap

Her ankles turned weak.

was about to put her clothes