Kyran had spoken so quickly that Deirdre was stunned and only heard ‘didn’t know it was you’.

She furrowed her eyebrows and said, “What do you mean by not knowing it was me?”

Kyran clenched his fists tightly, and his gaze dimmed. “What if he didn’t know that the call was from you? Perhaps he would have commissioned someone to treat your eyes if he knew. It’s possible that he is not that merciless that he would seize your ability to see?”

Deirdre chuckled. “That is how I used to think. We were married, after all. He should have some feelings for me after being married for two years, at the very least, right? Yet, I was too naive.

“Charlene mentioned me when he took my call, and the impatience and disgust I heard in his voice were not feigned. I had no doubt that he would only scold me for ruining his mood on an important day if I were to tell him the truth at the time.”

She could still remember Brendan’s tone until today, perhaps because of how profound the incident was to her. She