Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 219 She Should Be Warming Up to Him by Now

Brendan lost track of time but he noticed that the whole corridor was dark when he walked out of the study after completing his work. The only source of light was the gap between the door and Deirdre’s room.

He opened the door and found Deirdre sitting on the bed in a daze. He furrowed his sharp eyebrows at the sight of Deirdre still fully dressed. “It’s midnight. Why are you still awake and sitting on the bed?”

Deirdre was jolted back to reality. She reached for her clothes and said anxiously, “I was trying to recall what type of clothes my mother likes to see me in. I’m planning on wearing something that she likes when I meet her in the morning but I really can’t remember her preferences.”

She felt rejected as she talked. She forced a smile, and her head was lowered. “I’m not a good daughter.” Brendan felt a knot in the pit of his stomach, as if the scene before his eyes had triggered something in him. He was astonished that Deirdre was about to meet the woman in the blink of an eye.

There was no telling if his lie would be exposed when Deirdre met her mother or if the event would progress smoothly. Brendan felt his heart wrench in pain at the thought of the lie not lasting a long time and his speech became chaotic as well. “Whatever you wear will be fine. Why are you troubling your mind over this? She won’t mind anyway. You’re her daughter, so she would never reject you”

“You’re right…” Deirdre’s gaze became distracted for a moment.

the door. He took a glance at the clothes placed on the bed and picked up

on and show it to

the bathroom. She had only taken two steps forward when Brendan said, “Stop right there.

Why do you need to hide? Is there any part

had already passed, so she should

used to this but she changed her mind and figured that Brendan was right. She had already slept with Brendan many times,

found her sneaky ways

stopped being awkward and placed the garment aside before she removed her sweater with

back facing Brendan. The very moment the sweater was removed, Brendan saw the woman’s emaciated back. Her figure, which used to be fair, clean, and

took a step forward and

at his touch She turned around and said shyly, “Brendan please wait.