‘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