Mrs. Cox said smilingly, “No. You didn’t make much noise. I found that both of you were rather quiet. However, after seeing the condition of your lips, I can say that Mr. Reed’s behavior doesn’t match his mannerism.”Deirdre was stunned and touched her lips subconsciously. She could feel that her lips were obviously swollen and even a little tender to the touch. At the thought of Kyran’s ferocity at the time, Deirdre’s cheeks burned with embarrassment. She felt rather shy in her head but also delighted. That seemed to be Kyran’s first time losing control of himself. It was a good thing. After all, a person in love was not always sensible enough. Mrs. Cox was delighted in her heart as she looked at Deirdre’s reaction. When she was done binding the rack, she asked Deirdre, “What would you like to have for lunch today? I reserved some pork from Alby, who lives at the village entrance. Shall we have it with roasted carrots today?”“Sure.”“Where’s Mr. Reed? Does he have any diet
“Thank you.”Hoyt felt bitter in his heart when she thanked him. “Don’t mention it, Miss McKinnon. Mr. Reed gave my family 72,000 dollars. Let alone buying medicine for him, it would be fine even if I were to give him my life.”Deirdre was unaware of the situation, so she was surprised when she learned about it. She said, “You deserve it.”Hoyt smiled and left in a hurry. Mrs. Cox boiled water while Deirdre got some cold water and placed a cold towel on Kyran’s forehead. She discovered that his entire body was icy cold, other than his burning face.Deirdre felt deeply remorseful as she held his hand tightly. “Get well, Kyran.”Mrs. Cox filled a hot water bottle with hot water to warm up Kyran’s body. She comforted Deirdre after seeing how pale she was by saying, “Don’t worry, Deirdre. Mr. Reed is going to be fine.”Deirdre nodded, yet she kept holding Kyran’s hand with hers and refused to let go. It was already dusk by the time Hoyt returned. He was sweating profusely when
“Kyran?” Deirdre said calmly, “He injured his vocal cords, so he became mute and can only communicate with us through the phone.” “Mute?” Hoyt frowned. “Are you sure?”“Yes,” Deirdre replied with a smile. “What’s the matter? Why does it sound like you’re implying something?”Hoyt did not know how to put the question in his head into words. ‘If Kyran is mute, then why did Dad say he can talk?’His father was very confident of it, so the probability of him lying was close to zero. In other words, Kyran was lying to Deirdre. Hoyt fell silent.Deirdre was confused and asked, “Mr. Leigh? Why aren’t you talking?”Hoyt looked at Deirdre. He did not know if he should tell Deirdre the truth or not. “Miss McKinnon, how long have you known Mr. Reed?” “How long have I known him?” Deirdre counted with her fingers and replied, “It isn’t long. About three months or so.”Even Deirdre herself was stunned for a moment when she said that. Deep inside her heart, she felt like she had known Kyr
“Deirdre!” Meanwhile, Mrs. Cox emerged from the room. “Mr. Reed has awakened. He said he wants to see you.”“He’s awake?” Deirdre was delighted. She decided to put everything else to the back of her head and pushed the door inside. “Kyran? You’re awake?”As she stood at the side of the bed, Hoyt stood at the door. When Kyran saw him, he froze a bit and asked, “How long have I been sleeping?”“14 hours? Or is it 15?” Deirdre heaved out a sigh of relief, “I don’t remember it anymore. In any case, you had a very high fever. Anyway, you need to thank Mr. Leigh. If it hadn’t been for him going to the market on his bike to get your medicine and IV drip, you might not have woken up so soon.”“I’m sorry for making you worry about me.”Even though he was sick, he blamed himself for making her worry about him. Deirdre’s heart skipped a beat when the thought surfaced in her mind, and she shook her head. “It’s okay. Everything is fine as long as you wake up.”Kyran turned his head to look
The room fell silent as soon as she asked the question.Her palms were filled with sweat, and her heart was hammering rapidly in her chest.“If you don’t want to answer the question now…”“I’m not.”Suddenly, a voice came over from the bed. It was not the cold and mechanical voice of the phone but the deep and magnetic voice of a man.Kyran continued. “I’m not mute.”His voice was raspy due to his condition. Even though Deirdre felt surprised at his answer, she was relieved at the same time.It was because his voice was totally different from that of Brendan.“If you’re not mute, then why didn’t you tell me about it? Why do you always use your phone when you’re talking to me?” Deirdre frowned and bombarded him with many questions. “What are you scared of?”Kyran looked at her and placed his finger on his neck. He had prepared in advance for a situation like this. There was a thing that looked like a button on his neck.“Listen to me, Deirdre. I’ve never told you before that I
“Yes.” Kyran got out of his bed. Even though he was still experiencing dizziness from time to time, he steadied himself and walked toward the living room.While Mrs. Cox was heading to the kitchen, she said, “I just made chicken soup, but you need to bear with it as my cooking skills aren’t as good as Deirdre’s. I don’t have her magical hands that can turn even something like Brussels sprouts into the tastiest dish in the world.”The light in Kyran’s eyes dimmed for a moment as he said, “Okay.”“I heard she has been honing her cooking skills daily because of you. Is that true?”Kyran was stunned, and Deirdre hastily turned around to look at Kyran when she heard what Mrs. Cox said. She couldn’t see Kyran’s expression right now, so she didn't know if Kyran would care about her past or not.After all, she had lived a long part of her life for another man.“Mrs. Cox—”When she tried to explain to Mrs. Cox, Kyran chimed in and interrupted her calmly. “Yeah. She has been trying to imp
‘I like you, and it has nothing to do with your previous marriage.’Deirdre’s eyes widened, and she had the urge to cry when she heard what Kyran said.Kyran collected her hair with his fingers and continued. “So, don’t worry about it. Don’t ever think you’re doing a bad thing because you’ve been hiding it from me. Everyone has secrets they don’t want to tell anyone, including me.”“Including you?” Deirdre looked at him.“Yeah.” Kyran gazed into her eyes fixedly and continued. “I have my secrets too.” Deirdre chuckled and was relaxed. “Are you referring to not telling me about the fact that you weren't mute?”Kyran fell silent for a moment and said, “Yeah.”“That’s normal. In that situation, even I would choose not to tell the truth. Besides, you’ve been looking for a chance to tell me about it. You weren’t planning to keep me in the dark forever.”“Then you didn’t plan to keep me in the dark forever, either, right? You’re confessing to me now.”Deirdre felt as if the fog in
“Mr. Reed, your medicine has been prepared.”Mrs. Cox served the medicine just in time to see the young couple hugging each other. She said, “Yikes, have I come at the wrong time? I’m sorry for bothering you. I’ll knock the next time.”Deirdre could not help feeling embarrassed while Kyran loosened his grip over her. “No, you came at just the right time. It is time for my medicine and rest, indeed.”Mrs. Cox served the medicine, and Kyran downed it in one gulp. Deirdre was surprised because she remembered her tongue going numb from the bitter medicine when she took it. Kyran took it well by finishing it in one gulp without stopping before he declared he was done.“Isn’t it bitter?”“It’s fine. It tastes much better than the one I had previously.”When he took it so lightly, his reaction made Deirdre’s chest tighten with anxiety. She realized that he must have endured hardships when he was previously severely ill. She said, “I had to suck on a candy when I took it in the afte