Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 746 Two-Timing B*stard!

Despite being visually impaired, Deirdre could still make out who the figure could be. 'Tobey? Is that you?”

"Dee!"

Deirdre was startled. She scanned around cautiously before continuing. "I thought you said we'd contact each other over the phone! Why are you suddenly here, in person? What if Brendan’s moles-"

"Don't sweat it, Dee," he replied, smiling. "I would only come here in person after being 100% sure both he and his people were gone. It’s just you and me here."

Deirdre breathed a sigh of relief, though some of her anxiety and paranoia refused to go. She unlocked the door hurriedly and stepped inside. Turning around, she called out to him, 'We'll talk inside."

"I'll pass." The young man looked at the mud caking around his soles. "I'll talk here."

Deirdre stopped by the door as Tobey scowled. "Brendan left for Neve, didn’t he? I saw the news. He's engaged to some woman named Charli McKinsey!"

A beat later, Deirdre answered him placidly. "You're right.”

these crazy schemes to be near you because he at least genuinely likes you, but

quiet. Nothing Brendan did could ever

thought of him

"I was never the one he loved. I wouldn't end up like this if I

shackle you to himself if he doesn't even like

not come up with an answer either. "Maybe... he hates me so much he can’t bear to see me happy and

rage.

We can't go

'Why not?"

fail to find a place before we go, we'll be stuck here, and it's only a matter

Tobey's expression turned grave.

him with a smile. "But... I have a destination in mind. Sorry for the trouble, Tobey, but please look up Surstate. See if it's a good place to hide for us and how we can get there. My ID and everything are under Brendan's control, so I can't buy plane tickets without alerting him. The only way to get there for me is through boats and ships... and not the formal way where

look it up today and start asking for help from my network.

you, Tobey. I'm sorry to trouble