Kyran put up with it for a while before he relaxed his frown and answered, “I won’t let her associate me with him, even for the slightest bit. I want to separate myself from Brendan and be the Kyran that she knows.”

“Yet, you’re not Kyran. You’re Brendan.”

Kyran took a glance at Declan upon hearing that and found Declan’s expression to be unpleasant. “Brendan, I hope that you can keep a clear head. I understand that you are determined to get Deirdre to trust you, but if you continue to behave like this, you’re going to have a hard time. Your body is utterly incapable of tolerating meals of this spice level. If you can endure and finish the meal today, how about the next time? How about in the future?”

“I’ll get used to it in the future.”

“Used to it?” Declan was incredulous and could not help laughing from anger. “Can you guarantee that you won’t give yourself away for every day that follows? Even if you force yourself to get used to eating spicy food, how about your face? You can’