Chapter 602 Why Is He So Important?

"Either you jump, or your family business is wiped out of the face of this city. Your call,” Brendan sneered. He pulled Deirdre even closer in his arms and smirked. "I bet someone who knows I'm a Brighthall would also know who I am, right? I can destroy a small-fry company with a snap of my finger, so maybe don't try my patience."

"N-No, Mr. Brighthall! No!" Zinerva pleaded, alarmed.

Deirdre had almost died just now because nobody helped. Judging by Brendan's tone, nobody would dare to even rescue Zinerva unless he allowed them to! "I can't swim, Mr. Brighthall- I'll die if I go down there! Please, show some mercy! It was just an accident!"

Brendan’s tone was as frigid as permafrost. 'Three. Two."

Zinerva’s lips trembled. Everything she had worked hard for-her image, her reputation, everything-was going to ruins. If news of this got out... she would become the joke of the circle. She could kiss her dream of becoming a socialite goodbye!

But Brendan would punish her family's company if she refused to jump!

Zinerva had never been so devastated by regret in her life. Then, before Brendan counted to one—she took the leap, nerves frazzled.

the bystanders. She flailed, struggling to keep herself afloat, and screamed at the

tried to rat her out at

Wood, huh?" Brendan narrowed his eyes. What a familiar name. It suddenly occurred to him that this was the name Declan had mentioned in their call earlier. While Ronan's drunken

that someone had told him where the washroom was in the first

That someone? Joan Wood.

a coincidence if it happened once. But the fact that she was here when

Brendan's expression darkened.

should not be outside any minute longer. Drawing her into his arms, they left under the commotion Zinerva’s shrieks made. The staff only dared to rescue her after Brendan vanished from sight. By that point, the young woman had lost at least five years out of her life to trauma. All she could do

into the crowd, quietly shaken by the

the bathroom door open and fill the tub with hot water. He then quickly moved to undress Deirdre, who snapped back to her senses as soon as he removed the first button. "I can do it

against her chest as hard as she could, obviously not letting the man sneak even an inch

"Be careful not to slip. There’s a clean towel on

waited until he was gone to remove her wet clothes and submerge herself into the welcoming embrace of a warm bath. When she

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