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?"

fear.She tried her best to weave

was coerced

She reeled in realization.

an alley before I could notice him and then took these pictures to threaten me! I had no choice but to sleep with him, Bren! Believe

he coerced

Brendan’s eyes as though he was watching a

panic doubled

Brendan asked, "Why didn’t you

"I...wouldn't dare!"

sobbed.She let her tears generously streamed down her

What would happen then? I thought it’d be over if I just

as if

in his ears, prompting Brendan to extinguish his cigarette

vanishing into the farthest end of the corridor and gripped the

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 elite in all of Neve! So why? Why did this happen? How did she allow herself to be set up like this!? Her mind raced to

room—where the trap was waiting.She felt a chill climbing up

Her ankles turned weak.

about to put her clothes back on when she heard