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?”

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 was

like a knife making a gash across her bleeding heart. “Show us your phone, Charlene, if you even have the goddamned courage to do that, you snake!

darkened.

in her eyes. “I don’t know! I don’t know what

lying! There’s a video of Bliss’ stomach being cut open right there on your phone! You filmed it just to show it

eyes turned stormy. He extended his hand toward Charlene

pupils seemed to constrict. “You… don’t

I trust you… Which is why I need you to hand me your phone. I want Deirdre to be proven wrong, without a shadow of a doubt, about all of this! Give me your

but he did not find even a

heart turned into steel. “When will you finally f*cking stop slandering Lena?!” he yelled. “Do you treat your blindness as some get-out-of-jail card? Do

force. “There isn’t a

her own ears! “W-What about