He had one hand in his pocket, and his eyebrows were tightly furrowed. However, he said in a soft voice as he listened to the woman’s complaints, “Your body is frail, and you’re constantly experiencing dizzy spells that you still can’t recover from after seeking treatment for a year. It’s apparent that your body has yet to recover fully. Even though this place is tiny, the doctor who runs it is highly reputable. He will certainly be able to cure you.”“This tiny little clinic?” Charlene was filled with disbelief, but she saw Brendan’s displeased expression out of the corner of her eye. She bit her lower lip to brace herself before assuming a different expression immediately and wrapping her arm around the man’s strong arm. “I’m only worried that this is some swindler and you’re going to waste your money and time on this. Do you know how guilty that makes me feel, especially when you’re such a busy man?”“I won’t.” Brendan’s gaze landed on her arm, and he furrowed his eyebrows in an u

Charlene could not help becoming panicky and clenching her teeth. ‘Damn it! Why would this lingering b*tch show up here?’She took the preion written by Sterling, tossed the money to him, and ran outside in a haste. She was attempting to conceal her expression to the best of her ability despite feeling like she would lose it soon. She could not help panicking, and she had a feeling that something was about to change, yet she was trying to calm herself with great effort. ‘Those people in jail did a rather good job. Deirdre is already hideous beyond recognition. It would be fine even if Brendan were to encounter her. ‘How can a woman who disgusts anyone that steals an extra glance at her be worthy of Brendan’s attention?’At this thought, she calmed down and went after Brendan. Deirdre was frozen in the same spot in the office. ‘Why do I feel that the man who slammed the door and left had a familiar presence about him?‘It feels like…’Deirdre’s gaze was filled with chaotic

Sterling returned to the clinic and got back to work. Brendan clenched his fists tightly and pried open the fence eagerly to enter the backyard. He then made his way to Deirdre in a rage. Deirdre was enjoying the treat by herself. When she sensed the commotion, she was under the assumption that Sterling was approaching her again. “Why are you back? The cake does taste good indeed, and it’s even better than the one before. Would you like a bite?”She held the cake in her hand, her lips stained with cream. Brendan could not help making blind conjectures and wondering if Deirdre was kindly inviting Sterling to taste her lips. ‘Has their relationship already progressed to that base?’Brendan could not stand watching anymore, so he raised his hand abruptly and slapped the dessert off Deirdre’s hands. Deirdre was stunned by the unexpected violent force that knocked over the dessert and then heard the devil-like voice that came from above her saying, “Deirdre McKinnon, you’re really g

Brendan clenched his teeth and said, “Deirdre, I’ll be back tomorrow.”In the end, Brendan left, getting into his car and driving away. Deirdre’s knees buckled, and she fell on the lawn when she relaxed at last. Sterling held her while she sobbed and said in despair, “I’m sorry, Sterling. Don’t ask me anything. I just want to go home and calm down for a while. I’ll tell you the truth when I’m ready.”“It’s fine.” Sterling wrapped his arms around her, his eyes filled with sympathy and pity. He had been aware that Deirdre came with her own secrets. “What happened between you in the past is not important to me at all. It’s fine with me as long as you’re Deirdre.”-The next day, Deirdre did not go to the clinic, while Brendan was there as promised. He stood at the door and looked at the clamorous children in the corridor, his gaze tainted with a tinge of tenderness. If his child was amongst them, he believed that the child would be mischievous too. At the thought of that, Bren

The room was poorly ventilated and humid. It was an attic of the lowest quality without any decent furniture. Deirdre curled up under the blanket, her eyelids batting shakily in a piteous manner. Brendan felt his heart wrench in pain abruptly as he was about to approach her. All of a sudden, Deirdre opened her eyes shakily. The room was pitch black, but she could hear someone coming clearly. She asked in confusion, “Is that you, Sterling?”She spoke in a very gentle tone because she was ill, especially when uttering Sterling’s name. However, it felt like needles to Brendan’s ears. “Sterling? Your tone sounds really promiscuous. It seems that you have a rather close relationship with him, huh.” Brendan clenched his fist tightly and sniggered all of a sudden, his prior sympathy vanishing instantly. Deirdre’s face turned ghastly pale at once, and she clutched her blanket tightly. “Brendan! How did you get into my place?!”“If Sterling can come, why can’t I!” Brendan was infuri

Brendan punched a wall when Deirdre was sent to the hospital. He punched it so hard that he began bleeding from his knuckles, yet the anger in his heart was not vented. ‘Run away? Why is she still trying to run away?‘She wanted to entrap me with the child two years ago. She was so loving and unwilling to part with me at the time, so what changed?‘What the heck happened!’“Brendan! Are you alright?” Charlene came rushing over and held his hand when she saw the blood on his knuckles. She instructed a nurse to bring over a bandaid. “You’re not even concerned that your hand is bleeding. What’s the matter?”“I’m fine.” Brendan pulled back his hand. “Why are you here?”Charlene would never reveal that Steven had called to notify her, of course. She made up an excuse and said, “My friend, who was having a checkup at the hospital, saw you and notified me.”She took a glance at Deirdre, who was receiving a transfusion in the ward. “Is that Ms. McKinnon? What happened?”Brendan was gr

“Don’t move! Do you want the entire back of your hand to swell up?” Brendan furrowed his eyebrows, took a step forward, and clutched her wrist. Deirdre wanted to struggle free, but Brendan immediately said, “Don’t blame me for doing something to you if you insist on moving!”Hearing that, Deidre didn’t dare to move an inch. Her eyes were clouded with fear and bewilderment as she uttered hoarsely, “What the hell do you want from me?” She truly didn’t understand his intentions. She had already lost everything she held dear. ‘What else does he want from me when I have already lost my face, the one that looked similar to Charlene’s?’ thought Deirdre inwardly.Brendan clenched his fists tightly and said in a cold, mocking tone, “Deirdre, you should check your reflection in the mirror. Did you really think that I’d still want to see you? I’m only doing this to find my child. I would like to meet him and introduce him to my family. I promise that I won’t lay eyes on you even once from

Steven hung up the phone and assumed a guilty expression. Next to him, Charlene was filing her nails when she darted a look at Steven and said in a carefree manner, “Steven, you and I are in this together. If you don’t handle this matter thoroughly, both of us will end up meeting a bad end when Brendan finds out that we’ve been involved in this. Do you understand?”Steven nodded with difficulty. He had always abided by Brendan’s orders, and Brendan had ordered him to obey Charlene’s instructions. However, he had not expected that the situation would grow more and more serious until it could not even be dealt with properly. Deirdre was disfigured, she had lost her child, and her eyes were now blind. “That damned Deirdre is still creating problems even after being disfigured and blinded!” Charlene clutched the nail filer so tightly that it cut her palm and made it bleed. Her eyes were filled with resentment when she said, “She’s still trying to seduce Brendan and use her disability

Deirdre wanted to hurt him even more. “I found it disgusting! I kept feeling disgusted about being pregnant with your child! I regretted being with you in the past, and if I could turn back time, I’d wish I’d never met you in my life!”Brendan felt as if he had been stabbed in his heart. Soon, he was struck by rage and astonishment. ‘Deirdre adored me deeply, and that is an indisputable truth. ‘However, she is actually claiming that she was disgusted and that she regretted being with me because of Sterling?’“Good, very well! Deirdre, you’re trying to challenge me, right? Do you think that I’m a good-natured person just because I haven’t punished you?”Brendan pinched Deirdre’s chin. “I don’t care if you really mean what you said. I’m going to make you regret saying those words to me!”Brendan left after slamming the door on her. Deirdre held her chest with her hands tightly. She was in so much pain that she felt suffocated, yet she remembered Brendan’s remark before he left.

Sterling’s expression grew solemn while Deirdre burrowed her face into his chest. He said through clenched teeth, “I have no idea what you’re talking about, but you already violated the hospital’s privacy policy when you recorded a video in the hospital. Please make way! We’re leaving!”Someone shouted aloud amid the chaos, “They’re all equally bad!”Soon, heavy objects were flung at them. These people had actually begun to attack them!Someone grabbed the drip stand on the side and swung it at Deirdre’s back. Sterling hastily turned Deirdre to the other side, yet his back was inevitably struck. Deirdre heard Sterling’s muffled grunt and asked hastily, “Sterling? What happened? Are you alright? Which part of your body is injured?”“I’m alright.”“You’re lying!” Tears streamed down Deirdre’s face. “You should go! These people are here for me. Please leave, I’m begging you! Don’t get injured because of me again!”Instead, Sterling hugged her tighter and said, “Deirdre, it would b