Deirdre’s eyelashes trembled. Even though she did not say anything, Brendan still placed the straw near her lips.

“It’s warm water. Hurry up and take a sip.”

Deirdre turned her head to the side. “How is Tobey? Where is he now?”

Brendan’s face sank. The doctor had said that Deirdre could not get too agitated again, so he replied, “He’s fine. Don’t worry about him.”

“I don’t believe you,” replied Deirdre. “I want to call him.”

“Deirdre!” snarled Brendan. He suppressed his anger and continued with a frown. “Do you realize where you are right now? In a hospital. Don’t you think you should ask about your own condition first?”

Deirdre let out a mocking smile. “Brendan, who do you think is the one that caused me to be hospitalized?”

Brendan was stumped.

Deirdre grasped tightly at the quilt and continued. “I can’t believe that you’d do something like that to a pregnant woman.”

“I didn’t want to do that to you either. I just… I just wanted to check your body.”

Deirdre was stunned. A l