Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 137 What Now?

Deirdre pushed herself to get out of bed.

The phone in the living room was still shrieking incessantly-almost like an audio representation of suffering without end. She got out of bed with great difficulty and walked through the door. She then picked up the phone-

And Brendan’s annoyed snarl greeted her. “Took you long enough!”

Deirdre’s fingers tightened around the receiver. As if he had not played a part in this! It had been cold the day he had stripped her naked in his study and forcibly had sex with her. She had felt both chills and at heat rush after that and had unsurprisingly come down with a fever. Even now, she was working her way through a brain fog.

Not that he would care, anyway. All he cared about was spilling his seed and making himself feel good. To him, she had always been a subhuman at best.

“I have a headache. I just woke up,” she croaked.

Brendan snickered. “Would it kill you to cut back on your malingering? It’s almost late evening, for Christ’s sake.”

decided to change the subject. Suppressing her headache, she asked,

the party. She needs that necklace because Mom gave it to her-it’s important. You’re at home, so come and deliver

Deirdre was taken aback. Had he just asked

of words before she knew it. “Brendan, I’m blind. Bringing her necklace to the party, unassisted, is a tall order for someone like me. It’d

matter-of- factly. “The main event is about to start. All you need to do is hail a cab and come to the old mansion-it will take only a few minutes at most! I’ll have someorfe wait for you by the main entrance, so that’s that. Get the necklace now-time

to the edge of the table. “Aren’t you scared

went quiet for a while. When he spoke again, his reply was undergirded with contempt. “Sure. Run as far as you like. Don’t worry about your mom. I’m sure she will

with Sterling gone, Brendan still had leverage against her. She took. a deep breath and

room. On her vanity table. It’s in a

warm coat before entering Charlene’s room. She felt her way through, found the vanity table, got the box, and left to hail a ride. The journey lasted about 20 minutes. Someone approached her

Charlene wanted. Give it

Miss McKinnon. Miss McKinney. told me that she would very much

inconvenience.”