“Whether it's Brendan or not, why don't you go out and see it for yourself?”“Why should I listen to you?” said the man, grinning lecherously. Emboldened by the alcohol, he said, “Brendan has never had any women around him. I admit that you're pretty, but you can't simply say something like that. Besides, what’s so great about Brendan?“Even if you really are his woman, I’m sure you have been having a lackluster sex life. I’m better than him. Not only that, but I can give you money too. If you come with me, I assure you that you’ll be very satisfied.”The more the man said, the more excited he became. He stretched his arm forward to touch Deirdre’s body.“Stay away from me!” Deirdre shouted in disgust as she pushed him away.The man was stunned at first when he got pushed away. Then he flew into a rage and slapped Deirdre across her face. “B*tch! All of you here are to serve us! How dare you look down on me!?”Deirdre felt buzzing in her ears. She was in so much pain that her v

Deirdre came to her senses and shouted, “Mr. King! Stop! You’re going to kill him!” She had to stop Declan. They were in a crucial moment right now, so Declan must not get into trouble.It was just that she did not expect Declan to lose his cool. After all, he had been a very calm person.At that moment, Joan and Cillian came over. They had been under the impression that the middle-aged man had already succeeded, but they were stunned when they entered the washroom. The middle-aged man’s face was filled with bruises, Deirdre was being protected behind Declan, and the dress on her suggested that nothing had happened between her and the middle-aged man.A dark glint flitted across Joan’s face while Cillian’s face sank. “What have you done, Declan?”As if he had found the straw that could save his life, the man scrambled up from the floor and said with his nose bleeding. “Mr. King! You need to help me this time! Declan has gone mad! He was planning to kill me just now!”Cillian loo

“What?” Deirdre could not believe what she had just heard. She was so angry that she felt pain in her chest.A man had nearly violated her. If Declan had not shown up at the right time, Ronan would have succeeded already. Now, it seemed to her that Cillian was just going to take on Ronan’s side and that he was not going to do anything about it.“Don’t you think it’s unfair for me, Mr. King? If something like this can be resolved with an apology, why do we need the police?”Cillian squinted. “So, can I say that you… aren’t forgiving him?”“Yes. I’m going to call the cops.”Ronan was stunned. He growled, “B*tch! Know your own place!”Cillian also chimed in and said in a displeased voice, “Miss McKinnon, since it didn't happen anyway, we should just turn a blind eye to it and let it go. This party is to celebrate Laura's birthday. If you really call the police, you'll be stealing her thunder, and if it gets out, it'll damage everyone's reputation.”After that, he looked at her and

Deirdre was stunned.Declan replied calmly, “This is my first time seeing her.”“If this is your first time seeing her, then why are you so protective of her like she’s your wife? Could it be that you’re in love with her?”Laura’s face paled as soon as she heard what Cillian said. She clenched her fists tightly and looked at Declan fixedly.Declan was not going to hide it and said, “Well, it’s true that Miss McKinnon is my type, but I'm more disgusted with a jerk like Mr. Lane who takes advantage of his drunkenness to force other people to accept him.”The corner of Cillian’s lips quivered.Deirdre did not know why, but she sensed that things were getting a little bit heated over here.While all of them looked at each other in silence, Ronan came over to send the apology letter, and then he was taken away by Fionn. Meanwhile, Laura said, “Cillian, Decky, you guys should go out first. Miss McKinnon is injured. I need to help her to tend to the wound.”After Declan and Cillian

Brendan frowned and said, “Did you apply a new layer of concealer?Deirdre heaved out a sigh of relief and explained, “I messed up my makeup, so I went to fix it.”“Where is your purse then?” Brendan was cautious. He was not someone who could be fooled easily. “If you didn’t bring your cosmetics with you, how did you fix your makeup? “I borrowed them from someone I met in the washroom.”“Who is it?” Brendan squinted. He had the hunch that Deirdre was lying to him. He decided to follow his instinct and stretched his finger forward to pinch Deirdre’s left cheek. In the next second, the pain that erupted from her left cheek caused her to frown. Brendan let go of his hand and growled, “You’re hurt?” “Yes.” Deirdre knew she couldn’t fool Brendan anymore, so she had no other choice but to admit it.“If you’re hurt, then why didn’t you tell me about it?” Brendan could not hold his anger anymore. “Who did it? Tell me.”Deirdre was stunned for a moment when she realized how angry B

The sharp edges of the photos cut through Declan’s skin, leaving a sharp wound on his cheek.He frowned and looked at the stack of photos on the floor. In the next second, his pupils constricted. Holding Brendan’s arm, Deirdre asked, “What’s the matter?”Brendan looked at the photos and said, “Declan is hugging that woman in the photo.”“What? But how is that possible?” Deirdre was stunned. “Of course, it’s impossible,” replied Brendan. “So something is definitely fishy here, but these photos aren’t photoshopped.”If these photos were photoshopped, then it would be too easy to expose the lie. This was certainly not what Cillian wanted.Declan raised his head and said, “It’s true that the person in the photo is me, but I can assure you guys that nothing happened between us. I was drunk at that time and nearly passed out. There was no way I could’ve done anything. Fionn can be my witness.” “Everyone knows that Fionn is your assistant,” Cillian said impassively. “He’ll only hel

Mr. King Sr. was the first one to come around to his senses. He was overwhelmed by his rage as he covered his chest with his hand and said, “H… How dare you go against my words! If you refuse to do as you’re told, you can get out of the Kings now. You aren’t fit to be known as a King!”Declan said, “I’ve never touched her before, so I don’t need to bear any responsibility, and I’ll not marry her!”Cillian chuckled. “How bold of you to say that, Declan. Look at all the evidence in front of you. There’s nothing you can change, even if you don’t want to admit it. As a man, you should take the consequences of your own deeds. You shouldn’t make our family a laughingstock in the city.”Declan looked at him and clenched his fists tightly. “I can understand other people since they aren’t there when things happen, but you were there too. Look at this picture. This is the private room you brought me to during a celebration. You were also present at that time. Would I have done anything with t

Mrs. King’s expression was dark. Just as she was about to summon the security guard to get her out of there, Cillian spoke. “Miss McKinnon, I think this matter has nothing to do with you, right? You shouldn’t think that you can have everything your way just because you’re Mr. Brighthall’s plus-one. Whether or not there is another story in this matter, we’ll figure it out ourselves.”“She’s Mr. Brighthall’s partner? Is he talking about Brendan?”“I see. No wonder she’s so bold. So, she has someone to back her up.”When Mrs. King heard that Deirdre was with Brendan, she had no other choice but to swallow her anger.As for Brendan, he just dusted his sleeves and said, “Stop it, Deirdre.”Even though he sounded like he was admonishing Deirdre, everyone could see that he was actually supporting her.If he really did not care about her, he would have asked someone to get her out instead of asking her to stop. “No,” Deirdre replied gently. “If it was someone else, I probably wouldn't

“Of course I did!” Cillian smiled coldly at Deirdre as he waited for her to fall into his trap. “If you don’t believe it, you can check the surveillance camera. Wynne, go get the surveillance footage of Mystic Midnight for us.”Wynne went to do Cillian’s bidding. After roughly ten minutes, he came back and whispered into Cillian’s ear. Wearing a shocked expression on his face, Cillian said, “What? The footage has somehow been deleted?”Yes…” Wynne said, “The people from Mystic Midnight said…”“Just say it. Stop wasting our time!”Wynne gnashed his teeth and said, “They all said it’s Declan who ordered them to delete the footage.”Everyone gasped in surprise when they heard what Wynne said. “Isn't this enough to prove everything? If Declan really didn't do anything, why would he ask them to delete the footage?”“Yeah. It seems like he isn’t innocent.”A commotion broke out in the crowd.Deirdre knew that this was what Cillian was aiming for. After all, if he hadn’t struck a de

“What do you mean?” The woman was shaking with anger. “You're saying I'm slandering Declan while disregarding my reputation? He didn't ask to delete the footage on the spot. He did it later!”Declan, who had been silent the whole time, chimed in and said, “You’re wrong. I’ve never visited Mystic Midnight again after I left.”“What?” “Besides, it occurs to me that you don’t know a drunk man well. Based on the video, I was very drunk and could barely stand on my own. There’s no way I could get any reaction in that situation, so how could I have sex with you?”“I…” The woman was stumped. She was so nervous that beads of sweat were beginning to form on her forehead.Cillian frowned. He knew his plan had failed, so he turned around and said to the woman, “How dare you! How could you slander my brother with these photos?”“No! No! I didn’t!”Cillian looked at her coldly and continued. “You didn’t? There are plenty of loopholes in your story. If it hadn’t been for Miss McKinnon, the K