Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 318 The Celebratory Dinner

Mrs. Boebert was shocked. She could not even find the words to refute them. “W-Why you-”

Suddenly, a steady rhythm of footsteps approached them. Declan King’s jocular tone sounded. “Whoa! What’s going on here? Are you guys having a party here?”

Deirdre clenched her fists instinctively. She could not help but be worried. Kyran could not possibly be with him, right? If he were… Bobby might suddenly switch his target and name Kyran, the culprit. Then, because the young man was mute, Mrs. Boebert would bulldoze him even harder with a one-sided argument!

To Deirdre’s relief, Declan added, “Okay. Why does everyone look so intense? Is this because I’m crashing the party or something?”

He said ‘I’, not ‘we.’ Declan was alone this time.

Mrs. Boebert had seized the chance to slink away from the fray with Bobby in tow. Maybe she was afraid of taking up Deirdre’s medical costs after all. Either way, the rest of the crowd broke off soon enough. leaving a slightly nonplussed Declan with Deirdre and Eilis.

wondered aloud. “Uh…

some petty quarrel in the neighborhood. Don’t trouble yourself with it. How

handed her an invitation. “Our development plan is about to become official! To mark our first success, I’ve hosted a celebratory dinner in town,

be invited. “I don’t get it. I didn’t help much! I don’t think I deserve

to finalize our traffic and road designs. Besides, you’re one of

as earnest as Declan

the young man enough-despite his wealth and social standing, he displayed not even a whiff of a superiority complex.

for your kind invitation. But I’m afraid I can’t. Deirdre’s dinner depends

to Miss McKinnon too, then. There, problem solved.

Deirdre’s mind turned blank. She shook herself out of her stupor and forced a smile, shaking her head. “T-That won’t be necessary. You should go, Madame Russell. I’ll heat something up for

everyone around her. She was just not fit for events like

thoughts for a moment and decided to neither accept nor refute Deirdre’s refusal. “I’ll send someone to drive you to the venue by today’s late evening, so there’s time