Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 745 Where Should I Run To?

Brendan had always been a master weaver of lies. "Declan has an ongoing project in Neve, but his project at Alnwick sets him back from finalizing the deal. I'm going there on his behalf."

Deirdre nodded. A moment later, she declared, "I don't want to go."

She began to shiver. "There are too many traumatic memories associated with that place. I can't even think about it without feeling fear. I worry that I might not even be able to sleep once I’m there. It’s that stressful."

An expecting mother's mental health would always be the top priority. The last thing Brendan wanted was for Deirdre feeling too tense and distressed. The excuse not to go with him practically wrote itself, and all Deirdre had to do was to use it. "So, I think you should go alone. I'll be fine here. Don't worry. If you're worried about me, then give me a call every once in a while when you're free."

Brendan kissed her hair. "What happens if you accidentally kick the table and get injured?"

close to labor or anything now, am I?" she quipped. "Look, I'm going to be extra careful when you're not around, but you really shouldn't worry. I’ve been doing fine even when you’re working,

anxiety and concern still managed to prompt him into taking some precautions. He instructed Sam to

that the young woman would become paranoid if he told her

days. He would remove the cameras as soon as he

not notice anything amiss. Her mind was too preoccupied with her escape. Next Monday was her only chance, though she had no inkling of where

her options and found

the heat down on the stove. "It's developing quickly enough, but it's nowhere near a metropolis like Neve or Eastgene. It's a pretty nice place

to, say, disappear there... Is it easy

for them. It has way too many people with complicated, messy housing distributions. If anyone

Deirdre nodded quietly.

table. "Here