“I’m not referring to your relationship with Miss McKinnon, but I believe that it should be very difficult for you to go public with the relationship, right?”

Emily’s remark reminded Brendan there was nothing he could do to make his relationship with Deirdre go public.

He was bound to Emily now. If he were to be seen interacting with Deirdre, the latter would most certainly be under attack, and his reputation, which he had salvaged with great effort, would be affected as well.

It was possible that the next step would be what those people wanted him to take.

Moreover, Brendan discovered that those people were not just targeting him after Ophelia’s incident.

The doubt in Brendan’s eyes faded bit by bit.

Emily smiled just as gracefully as she usually did. “Mr. Brighthall, I understand your concerns. An outstanding person of any gender would be noticed by others, let alone someone as exceptional as you. I wasn’t aware of your relationship initially, so I had feelings for you for