Deirdre felt conflicted before she said those words. However, she felt as if she was relieved of a heavy burden after uttering those words.

Perhaps she had already known the answer in her heart for a long time, but she was feeling so torn all this time because of the past events that she did not have the courage to move forward.

"Deirdre, you said it yourself. Don't leave me."

Deirdre shut her eyes and leaned on Brendan's shoulder. "I won't."

After hugging for a while, Deirdre realized that numerous people were watching behind her.

She felt very embarrassed, but those people said casually, "We can set our minds at ease knowing that Ms. McKinnon has such a good relationship with Mr. Brighthall. Since there's nothing else, we shall make a move first."

"Alright."

Those people walked away, leaving behind only Sterling.

Brendan looked at Sterling without any hostility in his eyes. However, he behaved like a puppy with food aggression after receiving Deirdre's love with great effort