Deirdre remembered something, and her expression changed for a moment. She said swiftly, “Unless you don’t want me anymore.”“Why would I not want you anymore?” Kyran chuckled casually as if he had just heard a joke. Deirdre could not bring herself to smile all along. She knew that the warm, affectionate time would pass anyhow. She knew that she would have to tell Kyran about the situation in the end, no matter how long she could drag this on. ‘How can a man allow his girlfriend to be with another man when they are still dating…’Deirdre’s lips trembled at that thought. She turned around and pretended as if nothing had happened. “You should go to the living room. The kitchen’s fumes are not good for you. I’ll serve the food when I’m done cooking.”“I’ll keep you company here.”Deirdre was extremely vexed. “Be good. How about you go out and get us some drinks?”“Drinks?” Kyran furrowed his eyebrows. “What do you need that for?”“I feel like drinking all of a sudden. Will you

Before Deirdre’s voice died away, Kyran’s lips kissed hers. Deirdre wrapped an arm around his neck and sobbed for the last time with her trembling lips. When the kiss ended, she said calmly, “I’m leaving tomorrow.”Kyran took a deep breath, and his astounded, dark eyes turned bleak. “Stop joking with me.”“I’m not joking with you.” Deirdre was solemn. “I’m telling the truth.”“I shall believe you didn’t take it upon yourself and do it on purpose.” Kyran wiped away the tear streaks on her face affectionately. “Deirdre, I won’t let you go. I’ll never do that again.”Deirdre was stunned. Soon afterward, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, and her shoulders were bouncing from how profusely she cried.Kyran wrapped his arms around her while Deirdre asked in a muffled voice, “Why? Why do you trust me so much?”Kyran said, “It’s because you’re Deirdre, and that is all the reason I need.”He loosened his embrace and asked when she grew tired from crying, “So, are you going to

“It’s fine!” Deirdre said quickly. She wished she could bury herself in embarrassment and said softly, “I can walk… I haven’t touched the ground for a long time, so my legs are slightly weak…”“Is that so?” Kyran held back his laughter when he spoke. “It must be because I was too hard on you last night. I didn’t know that you were so fragile. Should I be more gentle next time?”Deirdre was extremely embarrassed. “What do you mean next time? I don’t understand.”She wanted to run into the bathroom, but Kyran wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace first.“Why are you running away?” He kissed her forehead smilingly. Deirdre bit her lower lip. “You’re mean. You tease me when you know I’m shy.”“What’s there to be shy of when you’re going to be my wife in the future, and it’s only perfectly justified for us to do this?” Kyran bit her lip once and said, “Or are you telling me that I didn’t please you enough?”Deirdre had a hard time speaking. She had no id

”Why are you so careless?” Glenna heaved a sigh and could not refrain from asking, “Have both of you reconciled?”“Us?” Deirdre was confused. “Who? Kyran and I? Haven’t we always been very good with each other?”“But—”“Glenna, come with me outside. I have something that I would like to talk to you about.”Declan caught Glenna by surprise by interrupting her such that her words were stuck in her throat.Deirdre was utterly confused. She could only feel Kyran’s grip on her hand growing stronger without his notice.“Kyran, my hand hurts.”Kyran loosened his grip abruptly after he was reminded by Deirdre and said gently, “I’m sorry.”Deirdre shook her head smilingly and said to Declan and Glenna, “Why do you have to talk outside? It’s so cold outside. You should come inside and talk. It’s almost time for lunch anyway. Stay so you can have a taste of my cooking together.”Declan said smilingly, “It seems that I came at the right time today. I’m in luck for a feast.”“Yes.” Deirdr

“Is that all?” Kyran stared at Deirdre closely with his dark eyes and felt relieved when he noticed there was nothing strange about her expression. He hugged her tightly. Deirdre wrapped her arms around his back and felt the man’s wide, muscular back shaking ever so slightly.She asked, “Are you shaking, Kyran?”Kyran did not answer, but the door of the room opened up. Glenna and Declan did not express any surprise after seeing them, as if they had already heard the commotion outside the room.Deirdre explained shyly, “I wasn’t eavesdropping on purpose, but I came for some flour. However… Since I’ve already overheard your conversation, I won’t beat around the bush anymore. Are you… quarreling? Are you okay?”Glenna’s expression was ghastly pale and very unpleasant. Her red lips were tightly pursed, and she took a glance at Kyran before she asked with her fists clenched, “Deirdre, you and him… Him being Mr. Reed, are you happy being with him?”Deirdre had no idea why Glenna wou

‘Kyran… Brendan…’Charlene’s pupils shook violently. “Get someone to keep watch on Deirdre, quickly! Look into the man named Kyran, who is always with her while you’re at it!”“Uh…” Mitch leaned against the chair and expressed his amusement. “Charlene, you must be joking with me, right? Do you know that someone is protecting Deirdre? Let alone keeping watch on her. I don’t even f*ck*ng know where she is.”“I know you have your ways of doing it!” Charlene was extremely agitated and struck the table while she shouted, “Mitch! We’re in the same boat. Don’t you dare be unappreciative after helping you frequently in Brendan’s name!”Mitch had his legs crossed and said in a cynical tone, “It seems that you’re of no use to me now. Brendan has left you, so why should I stay? Besides, do you think that you can still seduce me with your beauty like you did in the past? Eight out of ten of the hostesses at the club have a plastic-surgery face like yours.”“You!”Charlene was furious that Mi

“Handsome man?” Glenna was stunned for a moment. She thought about her recent suitors and figured that it could only be that unshakable rich kid and said shyly, “You’re kidding me. How is that a handsome man… I shall buy you dinner tonight if you can get rid of him for me. Thanks!”“You can’t be getting rid of a fine, handsome man like that, right?” The colleague covered her mouth, chuckled to herself, and said, “Can I have him if you don’t want him?”“Hold on…” Glenna called over the colleague because she knew her colleague’s beauty standard for men. “It’s not Joshua West?”The colleague said in contempt, “What? How can you compare that man to my Adonis? Ms. Glaser, I highly advise you to apologize to my Adonis at once. Otherwise, I’m going to punish you for slandering my Adonis!”It was possible that Glenna would become a harmonious whole in the past, but she was not in the mood to do so recently. However, she had come to realize immediately that the incoming person was not Joshu

Glenna had just realized that Declan was really waiting for her downstairs.She could not bear to go through the reports anymore because she could not figure out Declan’s goal in coming here.‘He’s not going to choose to let Deirdre find out the truth, nor is he going to change anything. Is he here to convince me, then? Am I really that important?’At that thought, Glenna patted her face and suppressed the ineffable feeling in her chest. She headed to the restroom to wash her face. It was already time to get off work by the time she returned to the office. A group of colleagues were discussing the dinner location and asked for Glenna’s opinion.She shook her head and said, “Count me out. I still didn’t get around to amending the project, so I’m going to put in the extra hours for a while. You guys can go ahead.”“You shouldn’t trouble yourself too much either. If you really can’t finish it, you can do it tomorrow morning. We will only need to hand it in next week anyway, so ther

Declan came up with a rather standard answer. “Miss McKinnon needs you still.” He said, “She called me today and told me about how you’ve been acting off recently. She’s very worried about you as a friend. I feel that we shouldn’t affect her usually calm life anyhow, don’t you think so?”Glenna felt her heart sink. She had naively assumed that Declan perhaps cared about her at the very least, which was why he would try to explain the painful topic to her willingly. “So…” Glenna’s voice was shaky when she said, “So, you’re only here to see me to solve this issue. You’ve never found yourself to be at fault, right?”“A deceit will always be wrong. However, as I’ve said, we don’t have a right to intervene as outsiders.”Declan looked at the tears she held back in her eyes calmly. “Glenna, you’re an adult and a childhood friend of Fionn. I hope you won’t ruin your friendship with Miss McKinnon because you’re doing it out of momentary spite.”Glenna clenched her fist tightly and lo

“Glenna, how are you?”Glenna chuckled dryly and said, “I’m fine. I feel bad for making you worried. I was too busy with work… a while back.”Deirdre accepted the excuse and said smilingly, “It’s fine that you’re busy with work for a short while, as long as you’re still willing to call me.”“Why would I not be willing to call you? I treat you like a friend from the bottom of my heart.” Glenna felt choked up upon saying that. Deirdre said, “Are you free today? Would you like to come over for dinner at my place tonight?”“Will Kyran be there as well?”“Of course. He’s living with me.” Deirdre paused for a moment. “Or would you like to meet me with just the two of us?”“No, I’m only asking casually.” Glenna chuckled forcefully. “I’ll be there tonight. Remember to cook me my favorite stuffed eggplant. It’s been a long time since I last had it, and I miss having it.”Deirdre could not help laughing. “Sure.”After ending the call, Kyran came upstairs. He tilted her chin and kissed