Chapter 568 Gambit

It was as if Deirdre had been submerged in freezing water.

Not getting any response, the voice continued. "Bren? Are you there?"

Still as gentle and chummy as ever. The only thing that changed about his tone was a slight hint of confusion caused by Deirdre's prolonged silence.

She felt as though her chest had exploded. Her eyes were red.

It was Declan. It was Declan's voice!

She thought she had mistaken his voice for another, but the second time he spoke dispelled any of her uncertainty. Her brain blanked, and in a fit of anxiety, she accidentally slid the screen and caused the call to end.

Her teeth were chattering. Crouching low, she felt

What was going on!?

Brendan? Had he not claimed that they were now even less familiar with one

was with that call? What was with that... tone? That

Deirdre would have never been able to accept his call

that only brought out more questions. Why would Declan lie to her? Why would he do that? Why would he claim not to be friends with Brendan only to contact him as

seized her, the phone rang again. Deirdre was so startled her grip loosened, and the phone fell onto the floor, still ringing. She took a deep

sounded downright perplexed. 'Why did you hang up, man? You

A grudge?

lips and

startled.

he managed to calm down from

I'll explain it to you, but I need you to come clean before that. Why are you calling Brendan today, and why do you sound

possibly calm down. Charlene had revealed that Brendan and Declan not only knew each other, but

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