“Stop teasing me, Madame Russell…” said Deirdre, her face turning red with embarrassment as she bit her lower lips.

Suddenly, the car stopped again, and a mechanical voice rang out. “We’ve arrived.”

“Thank you so much, Mr. Reed,” Eilis said as she hastily opened the door. She did not know why, but she felt suffocated when staying in the car with Kyran. He had set his jaw tightly throughout the way, and it seemed to her that he was kind of unhappy.

Suddenly, she realized something. She went to the back of the car and helped Deirdre get out of the car. Kyran asked through his phone, “How are you going back later?”

Deirdre replied, “There will be a bus trip to Alnwick at 5:00 p.m.”

“At five? That’s too late.” Kyran frowned. Seeing that there was still some time left before 5:00 p.m., he continued. “I don’t have anything to do now, so I’ll go with you guys. After that, I’ll send you back.”

Deirdre said, “You don’t have to do that—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Kyran interr