Brendan glanced at Deirdre’s red lips with desire, raised his head, and greeted, “Aunt McKinnon.”

Ophelia said, “I saw both of you hugging each other from upstairs. Have you made up with each other?”

“Hmm.” Brendan nodded and held Deirdre’s hand. “I explain everything that happened clearly to Deirdre, so she forgives me.”

There was no way to tell Ophelia’s mood from her expression, but she cracked a rigid smile as if she was still infuriated by the incident earlier.

“Alright then. I can’t meddle with both of you when you’re in a couple’s quarrel. However, I will never let you off if you do a disservice to Deirdre, even if she forgives you.”

Brendan’s expression was extremely sincere when he said, “Yes, Aunt McKinnon. Deirdre is everything to me. I swear that I will never let her endure any injustice, and I won’t allow other women to challenge her place.”

Deirdre was stunned for a moment while Ophelia did not comment further.

She came to stop Brendan when he was preparing to ent