Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 353

Chapter 353 We’re Not Like That

“Good call, Dee Dee. It’s a snowstorm here, Dee Dee. The roads have been blocked for the time being! I feel better knowing that Mr. King and Mr. Reed are taking care of you.”

Eilis’s lecture went on for a little longer. Her wide–ranging topic included Deirdre’s safety and how she should never run off alone. Finally, the call ended.

Deirdre sat on her bed, indecisive. After mulling it over, she punched Tobey’s numbers. The recipient practically answered it on the first beep, “Dee?”

Deirdre was still a little surprised at how fast he was. “Toby! You’re… quick. Aren’t you supposed to be resting or something?”

“I rested,” Tobey replied, massaging his temples. “I went to work after a short few hours of rest.”

Deirdre felt a pang of guilt. “Sorry. I cost you last night, didn’t I? And you still have to work the next day.”

calling me just to say you’re sorry, then I wish I didn’t answer you at

laugh. She never knew

a reason, I bet.

smile, but it did not reach her eyes. “I could never hide anything

of itself. And yet, Deirdre could not help but be reminded

all. She had no inkling of his family background, where his home address was, or who his siblings were–nothing. He

put Deirdre at a

around her phone. She breathed deeply. “You’re at Eastgene,

a bell,

back. His tone, however, took a turn

“Why?”

he returned to the city recently. He’s a mysterious man, Dee. He doesn’t socialize much, so I can’t get a handle on the kind of person he is. Either way, you shouldn’t be too close to him.

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