Deirdre’s mind buzzed as she heard her mother’s accusations.

‘Brendan went to buy clothes together with Miss Emily? And they acted intimately?’

Mrs. Engel rushed over, not even bothering to wipe her hands. “No, no! There was no intimacy. I think those photos look quite normal. Their arms didn’t even touch. Maybe it was just a trick of angles? Mr. Brighthall has always been very cautious and wouldn’t do something like this.”

Ophelia wanted to explode in anger. “Then what about him saying he was going to the office and ending up with another woman? What does he take Deirdre for?”

Mrs. Engel couldn’t defend Brendan any further.

Ophelia sat down on the couch and grabbed Deirdre’s hand.

“Deirdre, tell me, do you really want to be with Brendan? Is he really good to you?”

“Mom, he’s very good to me.” Although Deirdre didn’t know what had happened, her first reaction was calming her mother down. It would be meaningless for her mother to know too much because of her poor health.

“You’re