Mrs. Cox was not belittling Hoyt. It was just that there was such a big gap between Kyran and Hoyt. She had seen a lot of men in her life, and none of them was better than Kyran.

Deirdre chuckled and lowered her head. “But I’m sure Mr. Leigh is treating me as one of his friends.”

“Really? I don’t think so,” said Mrs. Cox. “You didn’t come back with Hoyt yesterday, so I asked him where you had been. He was kind of dejected while explaining the whole story to me. He looked very sad, and I’ve never seen that kind of expression on his face before.”

Deirdre was stunned, but before Mrs. Cox could say anything further, Kyran returned.

She stopped saying anything and changed to another topic. “Why don’t you two stay for a meal? I’ll go prepare some food for you.”

“Okay, but Kyran and I still have to go somewhere else.”

“Where are you going?”

“We’re going to Mr. Leigh’s house.”

“I see,” replied Mrs. Cox. “Well, he has helped you a lot as well, so you should go and say thank you to him