"It's a pleasure to meet you." Declan took it upon himself to extend his hand without any arrogance of a powerful person.Sterling had a rather good impression of Declan. He could see that Declan's eyes were filled with craftiness and that he was extremely intelligent, so it was hard for him to associate Declan with being a victim of hypnosis. Declan did not seem like one."I'm here today to check on Ms. McKinnon's condition. Are you doing alright, Ms. McKinnon?"Deirdre nodded. "I haven't felt any pain since I regained consciousness. I think that I should be discharged from the hospital tomorrow."Fionn said in a friendly tone from outside, "Dr. Fuller, you're a doctor, so can I seek your help on my small health issue in private? I would like to talk to you."Sterling was summoned away, so Declan took the opportunity to shut the door and said in a joking tone, "Both of you are really unlucky that you are sick together."Deirdre could not help clutching the blanket tightly. "What

"It's because even Brendan didn't know what was happening to himself. He didn't dare to meet me after the incident. He is ridden with self-guilt and dispirited. It's very apparent that his mental health is not doing so well—"Sterling interrupted her with a soft voice. "Deirdre, are you really willing to accept this explanation?"I witnessed him hurting you today with my own eyes. He behaved like a madman and injured others without any concern for others in the street just because he was jealous. If you were to claim that he behaved that way because he was sick, he should be receiving psychiatric treatment in an institution then. Why is he still living a good life out there?"Sterling heaved a sigh. "Or is it because you still can't move on in your heart?"Deirdre was stunned. Soon afterward, she bit her lower lip and said, "That is not the case, Sterling. Brendan is having some issues with his mental health…only that it's not that serious. He is also looking for a psychiatrist to

"Even though I'm going back to my city, it doesn't mean that we won't see each other anymore in the future, right?" Deirdre bent over to appease Aurora. "You can come to visit me at my place during the festivities, and I'll take you to many fun places and eat all the desserts you want."Aurora's eyes were shining brightly. She was still a child, so she got distracted by the fun places and delicious food quickly. Deirdre nodded. "You may ask Uncle Declan if you don't believe me."Declan smirked and answered, "That's right. I'll take you there myself by then, I promise."Aurora loosened her grip over Deirdre unwillingly in the meantime. She waved her hand with great effort at Deirdre before she got into the car.Deirdre could only see Aurora's blurry movements and nodded to express her acknowledgment.After the car drove away, Declan looked behind Deirdre and asked, "Where's Sterling?""He's going to drive over the car, and he's bringing me breakfast on his way here."Upon heari

"Deirdre, what happened?" Sterling got out of the car and walked in the direction where Brendan left.He did not expect that Brendan would come and leave so swiftly. Moreover, he could tell that something was very off with the atmosphere earlier.Deirdre put up with it by shutting her eyes, her eyelashes batting intensely. "Sterling, Brendan wants you to take me with you.""What!?" Sterling was astounded. "Did Brendan really say that?"Deirdre was weighed down with anxiety. "He said that he would hurt me if he was near me. Even if he didn't hurt me badly this time, he would hurt me badly one day. He refused to let that happen, so he left."Sterling furrowed his eyebrows tightly. He recognized that Brendan did not seem to be making up excuses for himself. However, he wondered if Brendan would make such a huge sacrifice willingly.The act of pushing away Deirdre did not seem like something Brendan would do unless…Sterling pondered with great effort but could not figure out how Br

Glenna ended the call quickly. In fact, one could even describe her as being resolute, as if she was not planning on being associated with Declan in any way for the rest of her life.Deirdre heaved a sigh but thought about Glenna's words in all seriousness.Since Declan could not possibly be hypnotized, what was his goal in doing this? Could it be that he loved Laura for real?She fell asleep in a daze, and Sterling had already arranged for a stylist's appointment when she woke up.Deirdre's pregnancy was already showing very much by now. Hence, she wore an empire waist dress with a shawl to cover her belly.Fionn waited for her downstairs. Deirdre got into the car and arrived at the wedding venue. The place was filled with guests just as before, and the ambiance was bustling as previously. It was as if they had all forgotten about the displeasure of the previous wedding.Deirdre knew that these businessmen cared about their collaboration with the King Group and interests more th