It was a long, lustful night.

Deirdre opened her eyes after batting her eyelashes and sensed Brendan’s even breathing next to her. She got out of bed cautiously and opened the pill bottle that she had prepared in advance. She hid a pill in her palm and headed to the bathroom.

Brendan had his eyes open and watched her throughout the entire process.

It was all too obvious that she did not wish to get pregnant with his child.

It was so obvious that she could not hide it. Even though her weak body might not necessarily be able to withstand the contraception’s side effects, she consumed the pill over and over again.

Compared to her actions two years ago, when she would rather have gotten rid of the pill in secret just to get pregnant, her extremely appropriate actions now made Brendan wonder if Deirdre would be delighted to get pregnant with Sterling’s child.

At that thought, Brendan felt a knot in the pit of his stomach.

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Deirdre swallowed the pill without water and took a