Deirdre did not notice when Bliss got out of the box and moved close to her, whining to lick her fingers.

Her throat hurt so much that she could not speak, so she could only hold Bliss in her arms and bite her lower lip tightly to stop her body from shaking.

‘This is pure agony. When will days like this one end?’

She suddenly envied Bliss. She envied the dog because someone would hold it and give it warmth when it whined, yet she had nothing.

She walked out of the bathroom after cleaning up, but the door of the bedroom was open. Before Deirdre could respond to the situation, she was pinned against the wall. The pain she felt aside, she could not help shivering from the cold radiating from the wall.

“I’ve had enough of your act!” Brendan’s face was icy, and he was extremely furious. “What the heck is wrong with you today? Did you not take my warning seriously? Who were you trying to convince that you were disgusted by assuming that agonized expression after tasting Charlene’s co