Chapter 287 He Had Gotten Used to Her

“Shut up!” Brendan bellowed with all his might. His wound vibrated with his growl, making him cry out at the sharp pain in tandem.

His vision blurred. His knees buckled.

Her car had fallen into the sea? She had died?

Impossible! That was insane! She had been so alive yesterday when she had cursed his name, made how much he disgusted her plain, and screamed about avenging her mother! She had been so alive when she’d wished he was dead! And now… her fate was suddenly uncertain?

Brendan’s vision turned black and he toppled.

A nurse screamed nearby.

Before his consciousness faded out, he muttered, “Deirdre… Deirdre…”

He had a dream.

first few days after Deirdre’s incarceration, Brendan had been surprisingly unaccustomed to her absence. As soon as he’d return to the house, he would instinctively call out,

then stop himself, and the newly-hired cook would smile nervously. “Wow, Mr. Brighthall. This Deirdre girl must mean a lot to you, huh? But she’s been away for a while now, sir, so I’ll make you mushroom soup.

had realized her

a particularly heady load of work, his head would hurt. He would go to her room unthinkingly and

shadows in her unlit room would glare back at

had told himself it was just a force of habit. For two years of marriage, Deirdre’s presence had littered all over his life. She was just a part of his days, and nobody could be reasonably expected to change their habits at

he had told himself. Once he got used to her absence, he would forget who

the days had passed, he had realized he

how understanding she was. How docile and obedient she was. How perceptive she was.

him. She was like a telepath tuned only to him. Only she knew

believed she would come back sooner or later. She’d had his child,

He could always

suddenly, a woman’s face-crazed

disgust me! I wish I could peel off every part of my flesh that has ever been marked by you!

it away. She turned away from him and dove headfirst into. the roaring

“Deirdre-!”

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