“What?” Deirdre could not believe what she had just heard. She was so angry that she felt pain in her chest.

A man had nearly violated her. If Declan had not shown up at the right time, Ronan would have succeeded already. Now, it seemed to her that Cillian was just going to take on Ronan’s side and that he was not going to do anything about it.

“Don’t you think it’s unfair for me, Mr. King? If something like this can be resolved with an apology, why do we need the police?”

Cillian squinted. “So, can I say that you… aren’t forgiving him?”

“Yes. I’m going to call the cops.”

Ronan was stunned. He growled, “B*tch! Know your own place!”

Cillian also chimed in and said in a displeased voice, “Miss McKinnon, since it didn't happen anyway, we should just turn a blind eye to it and let it go. This party is to celebrate Laura's birthday. If you really call the police, you'll be stealing her thunder, and if it gets out, it'll damage everyone's reputation.”

After that, he looked at her and