Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 200 I’ll Lead You

Where to?

Not that she would receive an answer even if she asked. She rose and got changed. Then, when they reached the front door, Brendan removed his scarf and wrapped it around her neck.

They left.

Deirdre was a little uneased by the gesture. She waited for a while before removing the scarf and holding it in her hand.

After a while, she heard him announce, “We’re here.” He removed his seatbelt, and Deirdre followed.

They were in some bustling place. She could hear traffic and crowds of people all around her, so they had to be in the middle of a busy street. He caught her hand and said, “I’ll lead you.”

Brendan displayed unprecedented patience. With her in tow, he weaved through the sea of people, her confusion growing and her mind going blank. Then, finally, she heard someone say, “Welcome!”

They had entered some kind of shop.

“Where are we?” she asked, feeling confused. He was not acting like himself today.

in a

for a few seconds before she was surrounded by a

“This used to be a shelter before Mr. Brighthall supplied us with the money and resources to turn it

funding anymore!

a good man, isn’t he?”

chilly as it entered her lungs, but it did nothing to dispel the cloud of confusion over her head.

hated animals!

from the shock, she heard

told–and a puppy suddenly rested its weight on her elbow.

explained. “If you could just regain your sight for a minute, you’d notice how much

seemed to be agreeing with what he was saying. It grunted along before putting its paws on her chest, docile and

did you bring

had happened. That was what Brendan Brighthall would normally do-

of her eye, a single tear

mocked your misery. i was at fault for not protecting Bliss as well as I should have. But there is nothing I can do to reclaim what’s been lost. The only option I have left is

with all my