Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 69 The Price of Being an Adult

Deirdre was not in the mood to eat after contacting Brendan had yielded no result. She lay on the bed and lost count of time before she realized that the edge of the bed had sunk down in her drowsy state.

“Who’s there?” She jolted awake in confusion and stretched out her hand to feel about the bed, only to feel a well-defined, huge hand.

A moment later, her hand was grabbed abruptly and a man said in a mocking tone,” Are you so horny, Deirdre? I was only sitting here, yet you groped me in such a haste…”

Deirdre was stunned for a moment before she immediately pulled back her hand, her expression full of astonishment. “No… Why are you here, Brendan?”

“What do you mean why am I here?” Brendan furrowed his eyebrows, stretched out his hand to pinch her chin, leaned over, and then narrowed his eyes in a dangerous manner. “Who else could be in this villa other than me? Or are you so bold that your invited another man here without telling me?”

Deirdre’s expression became distorted from pain. “Aren’t you… Aren’t you with. Charlene? What brought you here all of a sudden?”

She had never expected that Brendan would show up today. Besides….

“You’ve been drinking.”

of alcohol that she could not smell his usual scent. It was the reason she had not recognized him and why she had attempted to figure out who it was

sniggered and removed his jacket. “Let’s put an end to this quickly so I can go

on top of her, her fingers trembled and she

it, yet you called me and asked me to keep you company. Deirdre, you’re really good at playing this cat- and-mouse game with me. Do you think that everyone is at your service,

explained, her face ghastly pale, “I didn’t call you so

you’d be willing to bring my mother back to the country

soon as he

up a cigarette. Deirdre choked on the

called me

infuriated once again. Deirdre,

do you mean just

you wanted to give Charlene a proper status badly

she said softly. “I would like to