Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 139 A Leopard Never Changes its Spots

“Bren!” Charlene sputtered and fled right into Brendan’s arms in terror. She gawked at Deirdre, fear widening her eyes as she yelped, “She’s gone crazy, Bren! She’s lost it and she is trying to kill me!”

Remnants from Deirdre’s chokehold were still etched around her neck, sore and stark. A little up ahead, Brendan could see tears flooding the corner of her eyes. The sight provoked something ugly within him.

Exasperation. He had only left Charlene alone for a while, but it had been enough time for this to happen. Had he been there one second sooner

He lunged, his fingers digging into Deirdre’s shoulders like talons, his strength so totalizing that it could crush bones. “Deirdre f*cking McKinnon! You’ll never f*cking learn, will you?! Even after all this punishment, you still can’t stop harming Lena!”

Deirdre’s tears rolled down her cheeks endlessly, wetting the floor. Her chest was aching so much that even breathing had become hard. She glowered at Brendan, her eyes beet red, and retorted, “What should I have learned, huh? She’s the Devil behind it all! She’s the Devil behind everything! She Must Die?”

The agony-the despair-in her eyes was so overwhelming that even Brendan was taken aback. He could not find even a sign that she was faking this. He quickly recovered from his shock with a frown, however, and demanded, “What do you mean behind everything?”

stepped in hastily. I don’t understand her either! She gave me my necklace a few minutes ago Then, instead of leaving, she started having this weird puzzling rant, rambling on about everything that should have been hers, and then and then suddenly, she started to choke me… Her voice quivered. Thank God you were here, Bren. I. I was so sure I

she took felt like a knife making a gash across her bleeding heart. “Show us your phone, Charlene, if you even have the goddamned

expression darkened. “What

shook her head violently with tears in her eyes. “I

on your phone! You filmed it just

He extended his hand toward Charlene and ordered, “Give me

murmured, startled. Her pupils seemed to constrict.

trust you… Which is why I need you to hand me your phone. I want

phone to him. He began to search her media files but he did not find even a single video stored-let alone a video depicting

will you finally f*cking stop slandering Lena?!” he yelled. “Do you treat your blindness as some get-out-of-jail card? Do you think your disability puts

loomed over her and cupped Deirdre’s jaw with force. “There isn’t a single video on Lena’s phone!”

white. “That’s impossible!” she choked. She had heard it with her own ears! “W-What