Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 284 You’re A Cutthroat

Deirdre was writhing despite their hold as she whimpered unintelligibly. Brendan realized what was going on with her and picked up the phone, his pain forgotten as he yelled, “Stop! You’re hurting her!”

The cops met his eyes and loosened their grip, causing Deirdre to fall forward on the floor. Her eyes were unfocused, as though the sheer magnitude of her sorrow had made it impossible to pay any attention.” You’re a cutthroat, Brendan. You’re so good at it, aren’t you?” she croaked tearfully.

He had treated her love for him as an invitation to use and abuse her. Then, even after all the sins he had committed, he had squawked about pretending none of this had happened. It was all… for nothing.

He had always been openly disdainful of her love back then. As it turned out, he was still spitting on it right now.

No one abused others quite like Brendan. No one.

was broken-shattered and trampled by the b*stard yelling into the phone behind the

Brendan’s incessant shouts on the phone and felt along the wall. Then, trembling, she made her way out of

into his chair, his face as white as a sheet. It was the cop beside him who noticed his state and called

time Madame Brighthall heard the news, Brendan had just gotten a blood transfusion. She trained a shaking finger on the sickly man, bellowing, “Have you lost your mind?! That vixen plotted to imprison you-she wants you dead! But what did you do after you finally recovered from your injury slightly? You went to see her again! Do you have a death wish, huh? What

from the side with her hands clenched into fists. She had never imagined Brendan would care so much about that

mulishly insist on making this whole incident go away, that vixen insists on destroying you and Lena! That’s it! I forbid you to get involved in this entire ordeal! We have

active again. His voice came out as a whisper more than a shout, but his eyes revealed an almost monkish conviction.

Brighthall was incredulous. “You idiot! You’re still trying to

the one who insists on dragging us through hell with her! Why