“What?”

“I’m asking you if your condition involves only a date, right?”

Brendan could not refrain from chuckling as if he was making fun of her sensitive emotion. “Or else?”

“At night… I’m not going to sleep with you.”

The other end of the call was quiet momentarily as soon as she made the remark. Soon afterward, he laughed sarcastically and said, “Are you doing this so you can keep your chastity for the man?”

Deirdre shut her eyes tightly. She did not want to quarrel with Brendan on this issue.

“I just don’t want to be touched by someone like you.”

Brendan was stunned for a moment before he sneered and said, “Someone like me? What kind of person am I?”

Deirdre did not answer, and he did not inquire further. He said, “Don’t worry about this, Miss McKinnon. I’ve encountered way too many women who are prettier than you with better bodies. I’m not interested when they push themselves against me, let alone you. We’re just going on a date, and that is all.”

He said it in contempt,