Kyran ignored Declan and turned his face to Deirdre, asking, “Are you done?”His chest was still left exposed to the air.Deirdre's ears were burning hot. Even though she couldn't see anything, she spun her head to the other side. "It's done." Kyran pulled his shirt down and buttoned it up again. After that, he typed and asked, "Did that friend of yours look a lot like me?"Deirdre was stunned for a moment, and the light in her eyes dimmed. “Yeah, but there’s still a slight difference between you and him.”“What kind of person is he?”‘What kind of person is he?’He was domineering, cold-blooded, and heartless. When Brendan's face appeared in Deirdre's mind, he would always look at her with a condescending and icy gaze.When she gave it a second thought, Kyran and Brendan were two completely different people. Something must have gone wrong in her head that she thought they were similar to each other.“I’ve forgotten about it.” The last thing Deirdre wanted was to recall anyth

Deirdre froze for a moment when Kyran did the same thing. However, she soon snapped herself back to reality by shaking her head. ‘Why am I thinking of him again? It isn’t that Brendan is the only man in this world who would do that.’The snow was getting heavier as they moved forward, and small piles of snow were on their shoulders. Deirdre did not know if it was because Kyran was holding her hand that she did not feel that cold.When they arrived at the door, Kyran stopped and typed on his phone, “We’re here.”Deirdre patted the snow on her body and said, “Thank you.” She went forward to open the gate, but Kyran kept standing still. She hesitated for a moment and asked, “Mr. Reed, do you want to come in and have a cup of tea?”“Maybe next time,” Kyran quickly typed a few words on his phone. After that, he thought for a while and asked, “Didn't you ask me if I had something to say to you last night?“Yes, I indeed had something to say to you, but let's talk when we meet next t

“Can you give us a lift?” Eilis asked, “We’re going to town to buy some winter clothes for Deirdre.”“Sure,” said Declan. However, when he looked at his car, he suddenly said, “But my car is fully occupied now. What about you go ask Kyran? He’s over there.”“Mr. Reed?” Eilis hesitated for a moment. She no longer held any hostility toward Kyran, but she was not very familiar with him. “I’m worried that he might not want to give us a lift.”“Oh, don’t worry about that. I’m sure he will,” said Declan. “We're all family. I'm sure he'll be happy to help out.”“Alright then.”Eilis grabbed Deirdre, and they walked toward Kyran’s car. She knocked on the window, and the window was rolled down, revealing Kyran’s perfectly chiseled face.He glanced at Eilis before focusing on Deirdre.Eilis froze for a moment and said, “Mr. Reed, Deirdre and I want to go to the town to buy some clothes. Can you give us a ride?”Kyran observed Deirdre. Apparently, the shirt Deirdre was wearing right now d

“Stop teasing me, Madame Russell…” said Deirdre, her face turning red with embarrassment as she bit her lower lips.Suddenly, the car stopped again, and a mechanical voice rang out. “We’ve arrived.”“Thank you so much, Mr. Reed,” Eilis said as she hastily opened the door. She did not know why, but she felt suffocated when staying in the car with Kyran. He had set his jaw tightly throughout the way, and it seemed to her that he was kind of unhappy. Suddenly, she realized something. She went to the back of the car and helped Deirdre get out of the car. Kyran asked through his phone, “How are you going back later?”Deirdre replied, “There will be a bus trip to Alnwick at 5:00 p.m.”“At five? That’s too late.” Kyran frowned. Seeing that there was still some time left before 5:00 p.m., he continued. “I don’t have anything to do now, so I’ll go with you guys. After that, I’ll send you back.”Deirdre said, “You don’t have to do that—”Before she could finish her sentence, Kyran interr

When Deirdre was putting the clothes back, Eilis came over and asked, “What’s wrong? You don’t like them?”Deirdre lowered her voice and said, “Let’s go to another place.” “Why? Tobey told me to bring you to this store. He said that the winter clothes in this store are the best in town,” said Eilis. Suddenly, she realized something and chuckled. “You don’t have to worry about the price. Tobey just transferred 3,000 dollars to me. He told me to use the money to buy clothes for you, so I have to do as I’m instructed.”When Eilis dragged Deirdre over to the counter, the shopkeeper said, “That man over there has already paid for the clothes. Do you need a bag? Otherwise, you can leave us your address, and we'll deliver them to you.”Eilis and Deirdre were stunned, especially the latter. She already felt they had troubled Kyran too much when he sent them to the town. She did not expect him to pay for her clothes at all and did not know what to do now. “How much did he pay?” asked De

“But…” Deirdre lowered her head. After falling silent for a while, she said, “I might not be able to pay you back so soon.”She had nothing left. She did not even have the ability to take care of herself, let alone find a job to earn money. Under the circumstance where she couldn’t find any job, she could only depend on others for survival.“You should take the money. I can pay Tobey back at any time, but aren’t you leaving once the project is done? I don’t think I can get so much money in such a short time.”Deirdre did not think that Kyran would stay in Alnwick for his whole life. Alnwick was not his home, and he was not the kind of person who would stop at one project. She was certain that another Alnwick was waiting for him.Kyran did not take the money. Instead, he asked, “So, can I say that you’re asking me to stay in Alnwick for a while longer?” The mechanical voice from the phone was cold. She could not tell whether Kyran was joking or being serious.Before Deirdre could

Dierdre was forced to lean her head on the man's broad chest, his nice scent tickling her nostrils. She couldn't tell what kind of cologne he was wearing, but she found it rather pleasant to smell.It was just that other people might misunderstand them when they saw their posture right now.The woman harrumphed and said, “Jeez! So you guys are a couple? I don't know what is going on with people nowadays. Why are all of the handsome men matched with ugly women? This is so frustrating!”She stormed off angrily.Kyran tightened his grip when he heard what the woman said.Deirdre could sense his feelings. She did not want him to get angry because of a stranger, so she said, “It’s okay. I’ve already gotten used to it.”Kyran’s face was dark. He stroked Deirdre’s face with his hand and wrote on her palm. “You’re prettier than her.”He was not lying. In his eyes, Dierdre was prettier than the woman, and Deirdre could sense his sincerity from how he wrote on her palm.Deirdre laughed a

The seed of suspicion began to sprout in Charlene’s heart after listening to Elaine's speculation. However, she had seen Brendan at Neve yesterday, and Neve was pretty far away from Alnwick, so what was going on?When Charlene did not say anything, Elaine added, “What are you still waiting for, Charlene? Do you really want to hand over the man who you’ve been in love with for so many years to that woman?“She got it easy and became his wife because she looks like you. Not only that, but she’s also the reason you can’t appear in public. Now she’s going to steal your fiance away from you again! If you don’t do anything right now, you’ll lose what you have today!”The things Elaine said reminded Charlene of her bitter past. A hint of coldness crossed her eyes. She was not going to go back to those days again.“Alright, I know what I should do. Thank you so much, Elaine,” Charlene said gently. “I’ll get someone to send you the purse that just got released this year.” Elaine’s eyes gl

To be honest, Charlene did not care who the man was. All she ever cared about was Deirdre.She had been trying to get Deirdre's news from Brendan but to no avail. Little did she expect that Deirdre had returned to Alnwick. A hint of coldness crossed Charlene’s eyes. After she came out of Brendan’s house, she called Elaine.-“I don’t like you mentioning another man in front of me.”Deirdre’s head went blank for a moment when she heard what Kyran said. Even though he was typing on his phone, she could sense that he did not like Tobey at all through the mechanical voice of his phone. Her heart clutched a little as she pressed her lips and asked, “Why? Is it because you haven’t seen Tobey before? You should see him first. He’s a very nice person…”“Not because of that.” Kyran looked fixedly at Deirdre. “You wouldn’t want to know about it.”‘I wouldn’t want to know about it?’Deirdre’s brain went blank again. Anyone would be able to get what he was trying to say easily, but Deir

Kyran felt they were right. He looked at the road and replied with his phone, “Okay.”As soon as he stopped the car, the snow got heavier.Deirdre opened the door, and the icy wind that gusted across the courtyard felt like knives cutting into her skin.After they got into the house, Eilis went to take some charcoal to set up a brazier in Kyran's room. As for Deirdre, she helped Kyran make his bed. She took off her snow-laden jacket and got to work.Kyran looked around and picked up the picture on the table. There were four people in the picture, two young women, a boy, and a girl.The girl was looking at the camera with two of her fingers stuck out. There was a bright smile on her face, and she was the one who stood out the most among the four people in the picture. The boy standing next to her was looking at her. Even though he tried to hide his emotion, Kyran could still see from his eyes that he had a thing for her.Kyran looked at the girl and fell into contemplation. “M