Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 526 Did You Smoke?

Deirdre was all smiles and joy, her tone playful and adorable. But Declan sniped a concerned glance at Kyran and saw an icy visage shadowed by guilt. His eyes were so hollow and devoid of light they could have belonged to a corpse.

“Let me do the honors, Miss McKinnon. Kyran’s a little tired from the drive.”

She stopped, stunned for a moment, and smiled. “Well, I won’t say no to that. Thanks!”

Declan rolled up his sleeves. “Pleasure’s all mine. Working in the kitchen could probably help me sober up.”

He stepped into the kitchen and began looking. He found it easily enough, but as he passed it to Deirdre, she thanked him and asked, “Did you really drink?”

He paused. His smile became a little mechanical. “What do you mean?”

“You don’t smell like you had booze. You smell like cigarettes.”

sighed in relief. “No, I drank. The smell probably left on the journey, and then I smoked a cigarette outside. The smell must have

noncommittally. “I get the necessity of social events with customers and clients, but I sure hope you’d drink and smoke

Honestly? I don’t even like those poisons.

talks like that while they worked in the kitchen. Declan helped Deirdre lay it out on the table when the meal was ready. The young woman said,

There was no answer.

found no sign of him. “The man told me he didn’t have enough rest yesterday, so I

be.” Deirdre looked at the stairs and said. “Let him rest. We can always reheat dinner later. We’re not in the middle of the summer, so

because he and Deirdre had a very lively

didn’t quite manage to settle back in Eastgene when it happened, right? Sorry. You had to rush all the way

want to stay in that dump, and you gave me the perfect excuse to hightail out of there. But well… Now is not the time to talk about that. We should

the stairs, ready to take a break

took him a long while to answer the door. As soon as it opened, a smoke wave crashed onto Deirdre’s face, causing

a little,”

stench was so thick

Deirdre asked, “Why?