Deirdre was still caught in a daze after arriving at the hotel.

Brendan wrapped her in his arms and shielded her from the wind while they were waiting for the car ride.

“What’s going on? You’ve been spaced out from the time you dropped the glass earlier. What’s on your mind?”

Deirdre suppressed her astonishment and said, “When did Cillian pass away?”

“Five days ago.”

Deirdre furrowed her eyebrows. “Didn’t you say that he was involved in a motor vehicle accident two months ago?”

Brendan pushed away the messy hair from her face with a smile. “He was involved in a motor vehicle accident two months ago but didn’t die at the time. He was diagnosed with a persistent vegetative state, and he was put to rest in the Kings’ family home. Laura was tasked to care for him.

“However, he didn’t pull through in the end and passed away. However, I think that it is a relief for Cillian in a sense. After all, it would be very hard for him to regain consciousness from his vegetative state, so it