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?"

were quivering in fear.She tried her best to weave a convincing excuse despite

I was coerced

She reeled in realization.

before I could notice him and then took these pictures to threaten me! I had no choice but to sleep

like he coerced you,

filled Brendan’s eyes as though

doubled at the

didn’t you tell me

"I...wouldn't dare!"

let her tears generously

would happen then? I thought it’d be over if I just did what he wanted me to do that one time, but h-he showed up

sank into silence as if

then that Sam whispered something in his ears, prompting

farthest end of the corridor and

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

this room—where the trap was

Her ankles turned weak.

her clothes back on when she