Deirdre suddenly understood. She quietly boarded the car and fastened her seat belt.While the car was moving, Brendan was continuously coughing. Sometimes, it became so intense that he seemed to be coughing his lungs out.Even Sam couldn’t stand it and suggested, “Mr. Brighthall, shall we get some medicine from the pharmacy?”“Just drive the car.” Brendan gave the most indifferent reply. “Don’t waste time. We have to go back as soon as possible.”Sam had no choice but to speed up.The moment they arrived at the airport, it was boarding time. Sam gave Deirdre a flight ticket and said, “Miss McKinnon, do talk to the flight attendants so that they will lead you to your first-class cabin.”What did Sam mean?Deirdre was startled. “What about you two? Are you not boarding the plane?”“Of course we are.” Sam hesitated before he added, “It’s just that the first class has the last seat available, and Mr. Brighthall and I are taking the business class.”What a coincidence!Deirdre fe

Fortunately Deirdre didn’t have to go in.After unfastening the safety belt, Sam asked, “Mr. Brighthall, may I know where the documents are?”“I’ll get them,” said Brendan.“I’ll go. It’s cold out there. Moreover, I’ll be faster.” Sam tried to stop Brendan.After a sudden pause, Brendan said, “The marriage certificate is under the pillow in the bedroom.”‘Under the pillow?’Deirdre fell into a daze and quickly recovered her senses, but she kept feeling numb in her chest.To think that Brendan actually kept the marriage certificate under the pillow.Why?Deirdre was very confused.When they registered, Deirdre carefully wrapped her marriage certificate with a cloth while Brendan simply threw his on the coffee table in the dining room and sneered so much that he didn’t even feel like taking a second look.He had been tolerating the marriage from the start. The marriage certificate was just a tool to divorce one day, so it stood to reason that Brendan should have put it away in

Brendan slightly moved his fingertips when Deirdre took a deep breath and said, “About the abduction—”“Mr. Brighthall, Miss McKinnon.”Sam came out of the mansion at some point, opened the car’s door, and said, “I’ve got them all.”“Alright.” Brendan threw the cigarette butt and said, “Let’s go.”Sam slightly hesitated, but not for long. He restarted the car’s engine.When they got to the courthouse, it was just noon.Deirdre recovered her senses and got out of the car together with Sam. She felt surprised and dazed when she stepped on the ground.She was finally about to get a divorce.Even though they had just been married for two years, it seemed that it had taken most of her life. Perhaps she might need a lot of time to get through it in the future, but it ended so simply now.Deirdre closed and opened her eyes while Brendan got out of the car behind her. Following that, the two entered the courthouse together.“Are you two here to register? Please go to the counter in f

“The door is not locked.”Deirdre pushed the door in and heard the sound of Brendan coughing more clearly.Brendan didn’t know it was Deirdre who knocked on the door, so he demanded after a moment, “Sam, go get me a glass of water.”Deirdre turned and went downstairs without much thought.There wasn’t any hot water, so Deirdre got a kettle to boil some hot water. When she went back to Brendan, she brought along a first-aid box.When Brendan stood up to take the glass of water, he saw a woman's slender and fair fingers and looked up to the owner."Why is it you?" Brendan took a deep breath before realizing that because Deirdre was sleeping in the mansion today, Sam should have left by now.Deirdre didn’t reply to Brendan but asked as she put the first-aid box on the bedside table, “Where’s the coughing medicine?”Brendan didn’t want to answer. He merely drank half a glass of water and lay back on the bed. “Get out.”Deirdre pursed her lips. “Brendan Brighthall, it’s not like yo

Sam was fast. He took only about ten minutes to come.As Sam was on his way up, Deirdre was applying a damp cloth to Brendan’s forehead.When Deirdre heard the noises, her flustered expression finally regained some composure. “Sam, take a look quickly! How’s Brendan?”Sam hurriedly went forward and saw Brendan was delirious and had fallen into a trance. He was flushing, and his bangs were wet, sticking on his frowning brows.He obviously knew about Brendan’s current situation. After all, the hospital had tried to stop them from going through the discharge procedures.“Miss McKinnon, he has to be sent to the hospital.” Without delay, Sam got a jacket for Brendan and carried him down the stairs.After taking a few steps, he asked, “Miss McKinnon, it’s late now. Would you like to take a rest first? I’ll take you to the airport tomorrow morning.”Clenching her fist tightly, Deirdre forced herself to calm down. “How can I just walk away at this moment? I-I’ll go with you to the hospi

“I won’t take your words seriously, so it's fine. However, please don’t let Brendan hear it, or you’ll enrage him.”Sam choked, but Deirdre didn’t wish to continue with the topic.“It’s very late now. You may just go back to rest. Just leave Brendan to me. I’ve slept enough to stay awake, so I can stay here to take care of him.”Sam frowned. “But you’ll have to take care of him throughout the night. What about calling my colleagues here so you can have a good night's sleep?”“No, thanks.” Deirdre rejected his offer. Looking at the ward, she said calmly, “This is what I owe him.”She didn’t want to be involved in the relationship that had ended. However, Brendan had come to rescue her when she was abducted, so it became a thorn in her heart. Hence, she wanted to try her best to pull it out.She wanted the wound to be completely healed so she wouldn’t feel any scab when touched.After Sam left, Deirdre felt around to sit on the bedside.Brendan was short of breath. When Deirdre h

Deirdre was utterly stunned, not only because she had heard her name but also Brendan’s words.“Although he is never willing to show it, I’m clearly assured that he cares a lot about you. Sincehe cares, how could he be annoyed by your order? I’m afraid that he’d be happy about that.”At that moment, Sam’s voice seemed to be ringing in her ears.In a daze, she sat back in her seat. Brendan tightly held her hand until he completely fell asleep.-After some time, Brendan was finally awake. He wasn’t surprised when he saw the familiar ceiling because he clearly knew his body's health.Feeling his mouth so dry, he struggled to wake up. The next moment, he heard a voice from beside, asking, “Woke up? Would you like to drink some water?”‘This voice…’Brendan was shocked and turned to the source of the sound.He saw Deirdre was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, her hair was coiled up, and she was sitting near the window.Brendan was astonished. “Why are you here?”"Isn

’I don't owe you anything, and you shouldn't come to me either…’Brendan had never thought that such a light phrase would give him such a painful blow.His eyes reddened as he said, “What if I say… What if I say that I didn't know anything about what happened to you in prison?”“What?” Deirdre frowned blankly, and it took a long time before she could speak. “Brendan, I don’t know why you are asking such a question. But even if you didn't know, you can't change the fact. You were the one who forced me to prison and be the scapegoat. You also failed to protect my mother and made me an orphan in my early 20s.”Deirdre counted his faults and mistakes and said calmly, "So, even if you didn't know about it, you can never be innocent.”“Yes.” Brendan felt his heart was about to be torn apart. He smiled and nodded. “I am sorry.”Deirdre didn’t say anything else but took a deep breath. “Since you have woken up, and it’s late now, I should get going.”“Okay.”Deirdre walked out. The mome

After checking in, boarding the plane, and sitting on the seat, Deirdre felt so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open, yet she still couldn't fall asleep.The moment she was notified to turn off the phone before departure, she heard the sound of a text message coming from her phone. She was surprised that someone would send her a text message.Whoever knew her phone number clearly knew that she couldn’t see.She would have ignored the message in the past. But for no reason, she handed her phone to a flight attendant and requested, “Hi, I’m blind. Can you please help me take a look at the message and let me know the content?”The flight attendant took the phone, and the moment she saw the content of the message, she was startled.“What’s wrong?”“It’s a foreign language, and I think it’s Spanian. I don’t understand it. Can I ask around for you?” replied the flight attendant.“Spanian?”The flight attendant was unsure and apologetically said, “The languages of several count

"Thinking this means you aren’t treating me as a friend anymore. No matter how busy I am, I will rush over to pick you up as soon as you call me."Deirdre was touched. “Thanks.”“You’re welcome! C’mon, let’s go. Let’s go to the car first!”Upon sitting on the passenger seat, Glenna asked inadvertently, "Have you dealt with everything over there?"“Yes,” Deirdre replied in a calm manner as if nothing had happened. “Everything has been resolved.”“That’s great. Hmm? Shall we get some nice food to celebrate?”“No.” Looking tired, Deirdre smiled. “I’m quite tired from not sleeping for one whole day. Let’s talk about it later after I’ve gotten enough rest.”Glenna was quite surprised but didn’t insist. She hurriedly sent Deirdre to the door.“Do rest early!”“Sure.”Deirdre closed the door and stopped smiling only after Glenna had gotten into her car. Following that, she sat on the ground with her head in her arms.She had rested for almost two whole days.During this period, sh