Brendan headed downstairs and walked over quickly upon hearing that. His dark eyes were locked on Deirdre’s face, and he was relieved to see she did not look too ill.

“Belly hurts? Since when? Why haven’t you told me that?”

Deidre shoved at him.

How could she tell him that? Apart from constantly ignoring each other, she did not feel the pain so obviously in the past two days, but the pain grew stronger yesterday when the man indulged in…

Deirdre found it embarrassing just by thinking about it, and she did not wish to speak to him more.

The doctor said, “I shall examine you briefly, Miss McKinnon.”

“Sure.”

Deirdre sat on the sofa while the doctor auscultated her. He noticed the marks on her neck during the process and let out a cough.

“Uh… Frankly, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything unusual with your body based on the auscultation, Miss McKinnon. I think that it is possible…”

The doctor wanted to speak but stopped himself.

Brendan grew anxious. “What is it?”

“It’s…” The