“You’re talking about Joy? She’s fine…”“I’m talking about you,” Deirdre said sternly as she looked at her. “Are you all right?”Laura was stunned for a moment, and understanding soon dawned on her. While she was surprised, she gulped hard and said, “Thank you for your concern, Miss McKinnon, but I… I’m fine. He just has a short temper. But he's actually very nice to me.”“He’s nice to you?” Deirdre fell silent for a moment and asked, “Is this the answer from your heart, Ms. Smith?”Laura was stumped. Seizing the chance while she was tongue-tied, Deirdre said, “Ms. Smith, I don't know what made you give up on Declan and choose Cillian. But I really want to tell you that if you're willing to wait for Declan, he still loves you and will accept you. However, the premise is that you have to come to your senses and help him.”A surge of emotions flitted across Laura’s eyes as she couldn’t help herself and asked, “What’s your relationship to Decky, Miss McKinnon?”“I’m just his friend.

Deirdre needed cold water to keep herself awake.She went around groping the wall frantically. Suddenly, she bumped into the cabinet and gasped in pain. Cold beads of sweat were streaming down her forehead, and she felt her head spinning as the sensation of cold and hot assaulted her.It took her a great effort to reach the bathroom. Meanwhile, Declan’s mind was a chaotic mess under the drug's effect. When he saw Deirdre, he had an illusion and stretched his arms to drag her into his embrace. “Laura… Is that you?”-Meanwhile, Cillian was introducing the upcoming projects of his office while extending an olive branch to Brendan.“What do you think, Brendan? These projects are unique to me, even in the whole country. If the two of us cooperate, our companies will be at their peak in the next ten years!”Brendan looked over the projects and memorized them in his heart. He did not answer his question directly and asked, “What time is it now?”“It’s three now.”It had been nearly

No one knew how long it had passed. When everything ended, Brendan draped his clothes over Deirdre.Deirdre curled herself up silently like a frozen shrimp, trying her very best to keep herself as far away as possible from Brendan.Brendan lit a cigarette, but he snubbed it out the next second. “I told you. You’re going to regret it.”Deirdre remained silent, her body shaking. Brendan heaved out a sigh and opened the door. “I need to go do something.”He got out of the car and turned around. Deirdre still remained motionless. After he closed the door, she bit her lips tightly, and tears streamed down her face.Deirdre had done something terribly wrong. She felt she was the most loathful person in the world. When she thought of Kyran, she felt so much pain that it felt like someone was pulling her heart out of her chest.However, she could not blame anyone, not even Brendan, for what had happened. After all, she was the one who had asked for it.Her head was swimming. While wip

Deirdre waved her hand in reply to Brendan’s question. However, she still felt weak all over her body. A second earlier, she felt cold, and one more second later, she felt hot. Her head was swimming as well, and she felt like she was walking on a cloud. Brendan placed his hand on her forehead and a hint of surprise crossed his eyes. “You’re sick?”“Maybe.” She had not been feeling well from the moment she had confronted Mr. King Sr. She had just been enduring it. After all, she could not be a drag to Brendan in a situation like that. She mustered all her strength and stood up. Then, she asked, “What are you going to do about the Kings? Are you really going to fight them?”“It isn’t something you should be worried about. Let’s get in the car. We need to take you to the hospital right away,” Brendan said as he ordered Fionn to take them to the hospital.She did not say anything. She just went along with Brendan. As soon as she entered the car, she fell unconscious.By the time sh

Laura was stunned for a moment. After a while, she shouted, “I had my own reason for doing that! I didn’t have any choice!”“You didn’t have any choice?” A hint of disgust crossed Deirdre’s eyes. “I really don’t understand. Why do you always make it look like you’re the victim? Is it because you’ve pretended to be one for so long that you’ve already gotten used to it? You take advantage of other people's trust and make everything go your way. And now you act like you're forced to do it? Are you saying that you didn't have a choice, so we could only blame our own bad luck for believing in you and walking into your trap?”Perhaps she had gotten too agitated, as she could feel a throbbing pain in her temples again.She could not stop thinking about the things that had happened inside the car. Even now, she did not know how she should face Kyran. As a victim, she had to act as if she had not been hurt by the incident, while Laura, the accomplice who had started it all, had adopted a s