Deirdre was utterly stunned, not only because she had heard her name but also Brendan’s words.

“Although he is never willing to show it, I’m clearly assured that he cares a lot about you. Since

he cares, how could he be annoyed by your order? I’m afraid that he’d be happy about that.”

At that moment, Sam’s voice seemed to be ringing in her ears.

In a daze, she sat back in her seat. Brendan tightly held her hand until he completely fell asleep.

-

After some time, Brendan was finally awake. H