Deirdre leaned on his side and answered, “Nothing much. Mr. King is here to thank me for his younger brother’s incident.”At the mention of Declan, Brendan furrowed his eyebrows and said in an extremely displeased tone, “It was inappropriate for me to speak in the witness of everyone earlier. What is your relationship with Declan that you have to help him like that? You made up a poor excuse even.”He sounded jealous, as if he was extremely displeased about his woman showing herself in public to defend another man. Cillian’s expression was unfathomable, while Deirdre said in a coquettish tone, “What do you mean by I made a poor excuse? You can ask Mr. King whether Declan helped me if you don’t believe me.”“She’s right.” Cillian recovered from his surprise and nodded. “A drunkard charged into the female toilet and behaved unkindly toward Miss McKinnon. My younger brother went to stop the drunkard after hearing the commotion. I immediately sent someone to deal with the drunkard as

Brendan was still as arrogant and proud as usual. His dark, jewel-like pupils were burning with wild anger, yet Cillian was incapable of refuting him. It was because Brendan did have the capability to be all-domineering indeed. “Why do you want to have an extra enemy when you can have a friend?” Cillian chuckled forcefully. “When Mr. Lane comes to realize this, he will acknowledge that he owes you a favor and will certainly figure out ways to compensate you by then! Please do it out of respect for me too, Mr. Brighthall—”In the next moment, Cillian was rendered speechless by Brendan’s cold gaze. “I’m afraid that you’ve misunderstood, Mr. King. I always get what I want with my own capability, and there is no reason I need to do it on someone’s charity. Since he did this, he will need to pay the corresponding price.”Brendan pulled out his phone. Deirdre came to realize the situation and spoke to stop him. “Forget it, Brendan.”She furrowed her eyebrows and did not wish that Br

Deirdre did not drink, indeed. She would only put on an act by holding a glass without taking a sip.She was afraid that she would get drunk, make a fool of herself, and do something strange in Brendan’s presence. She was even more afraid that the man would behave indecently toward her and that she would not be able to resist him. Yet now, there was no telling if she was trying to help out Declan or if she wanted to get a drink. She smiled and said, “It’s fine. I’ll be fine with just a few sips.”Cillian narrowed his eyes subconsciously upon hearing that. His gaze dimmed bit by bit as he watched them clink glasses until only a veiled glint glistened in his eyes.They did not manage to chat much before Brendan came back. His flawlessly handsome face was filled with coldness.Brendan had his hands in his pockets, and he took a glance at Declan before looking away coldly. “We should leave, Deirdre.”“Sure.” Deirdre placed down the glass. “Mr. King, Declan, it’s getting late. We’r

“You were only lucky that Declan noticed that in a timely manner. What if Declan hadn’t noticed in time? You should have told me at once when something so risky happened so I could deal with it. I know how to make the man regret his action for the rest of his life better than you, yet what happened in the end?”Deirdre batted her eyelashes and lowered her eyes ever so slightly while she listened to the man recounting his worries.“All you gave me are lies and deceit. You treat me and your identity like a joke. You still choose to lie even when I’ve seen through your lie. Do you feel that I’m of no help to you, or do you just don’t take me seriously?”Deirdre felt her throat burning. “I feel that I shouldn’t trouble you.”In the next moment, she furrowed her eyebrows tightly. Brendan exerted strength in his fingers, and she inhaled sharply from the pain. “Shouldn’t trouble me? Who gives you the right to think that you’re troubling me?” Brendan said in a loud and clear voice.De

“Are you afraid that the family will make a fool of itself, or are you worried that you’ll feel for her?” Cillian tutted and said, “It’s a waste that she is already your sister-in-law, even if you feel for her. She is a toy that I can fumble with when I like while you can’t even lay a finger on her!”“Cillian…” All of Laura’s blood drained from her face. “Don’t say that.”“What’s wrong with me saying that? Could it be that everything I said was false?” Cillian said in an arrogant tone and provocatively stared at Declan.Declan looked away and did not speak. He turned around to get himself water when Cillian said unexpectedly, “You’re acquainted with that McKinnon girl, right?”Before Declan could answer, Cillian said with narrowed eyes, “You didn’t react for the slightest bit back then, yet you didn’t mind offending Ronan just to help a girl you’re not acquainted with?”Cillian still remembered clearly when Declan ran into the room to find Laura and him on the same bed. He had ass

“He has been a lunatic from the start!” Cillian scolded in anger before he ordered Wynne, “Handle the projects that we’re collaborating on with Ronan first by getting someone to take over as soon as possible. As for Mystic Midnight, I’ll reach out to my connections to help as much as I can. “Sure!”“As for Brendan…” Cillian suddenly remembered something, turned around to look in the direction of the living room, and found Declan sitting alone. His gaze dimmed abruptly, and a sharp glint glistened in his eyes.“Leave it to me.”-The next day, the news of Ronan’s detainment reached Deirdre’s ears. She did not look into it on purpose, but it caused such a huge commotion that the news was reporting it as soon as she turned on the television.Mystic Midnight was in trouble as well.Deirdre was well aware of who did this. She felt rather surprised and found it slightly strange. When Brendan got out of the bathroom, she asked, “Mr. Lane’s case, did you do it?”Brendan furrowed h

Deirdre was distracted from her thoughts. She was about to get up when Brendan took the lead to open the door and saw the bellboy standing at the door.The bellboy smiled and said respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Brighthall. Our hotel is organizing a party at the pool. The scenery there is amazing. Our manager sent me to inquire whether you’re interested in having dinner there. We can book a reservation for you.”“Party?”“Yes, it’s a fun event that we organize once every six months.”Brendan turned his head to take a glance at Deirdre. It was bad for her to stay in the room frequently, and she needed to walk around more often, so he nodded. “Book a reservation for me tonight. I’ll be there.”Brendan and Deirdre headed to the pool area during dinner time. They were very quiet all the time when they had nothing else to talk about. Even when they were seated at their seats and listening to others chatting leisurely, Deirdre did not have the desire to speak.She abided by Brendan’s ord

Deirdre took a deep breath and said, “I can’t convince you then.”“You can convince me,” Brendan said in a meaningful tone. “Use the advantage that you take the most pride in.”Deirdre’s expression froze on her face. On the other side, Joan Wood and friends were chatting by the poolside. She took a glance past the man before she realized she could not take her eyes off him.She was feeling blue initially and had agreed to her friend’s invitation to join the party. She attempted to recall but could not remember anyone mentioning Brendan Brighthall’s presence here.She became distracted instantly. Could it be that it was fated for them not to end their relationship so rashly?“Joan, what are you looking at? You’re so distracted that you don’t even respond when I talk to you.”“Precisely. Everyone is here to keep you company and cheer you up. Why are you so distracted when you’re the main character?”Joan was jolted back to reality. “I’m sorry, I didn’t hear what you said.”“Did

After all, that man was Brendan Brighthall!Apart from having no concern about living a good life after marrying him, she would be respected and envied by others no matter where she was. She would not need to suck up to the Woods, be subservient to Joan, and live on Joan’s leftovers. “It’s no pity. My family still has a strong hold in Eastgene without Brendan,” said Joan. “I hope that one of you can get on with Brendan. We’re besties, so we can help out each other when one of us marries Brendan. It’s a waste that…”She heaved a sigh. “It’s a waste what?” Zinerva’s interest was piqued, and she grew restless in her heart when she heard Joan’s sigh. “It’s a waste that Brendan is already in a relationship.” Joan looked toward Deirdre. “It’s the woman seated opposite Brendan. She’s beautiful, isn’t she? She is a nobody and blind. Yet, she managed to make Brendan take her to an upper-class party just with her beauty. He is very affectionate to her.”Zinerva stared at Deirdre’s face

‘That must be it. Kyran wouldn’t be gone for two days in a row.’She wanted to seek the help of a waitress to check on the text messages on her phone, but she raised her head to find a woman with a slim figure walking into her visual field.“Hello.” Deirdre got up and passed the phone to the woman. “Would you please help me check if there are any missed calls on my phone? I’m blind and can’t see it.”She spoke in a pleading tone, but the person did not respond at all. Deirdre could not help feeling dejected and forced a smile. “I’m sorry for troubling you.”She walked away in an attempt to seek help from a waitress when Brendan was away. She had just walked past the woman when she tripped over a foot in high heels that suddenly extended under her. Soon afterward, she felt her body being shoved forward and lost her balance before toppling into the water instantly.The intense, ferocious feeling of drowning overwhelmed her. Her body sunk into the icy cold pool water while the pani