Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 848 You Disappoint Me

What is going on? Had Brendan been deceiving her all along!?

Mrs. Engel was trying her best to comfort the distraught young woman. " Miss McKinnon, please calm down! You can’t just listen to something she said and immediately believe her, right? Why is whatever she said automatically real? Mr. Bright hall's gunshot wound is real, you saw that. There was no lie about that!"

She was right. Brendan’s injury was real, or he would not have been so hurt he could not sleep. Henry's sister could have lied just to gain forgiveness and sympathy.

And yet, Deirdre's mind was in disarray. Any mood she had to stay in the shopping district was gone. She hailed a cab and quickly returned to the mansion.

She strode into the living room and found nobody there. She rose the stairs to where the study was, and right before she pushed the door open, she heard sounds-a conversation.

to sniff them out for the time

people wouldn't have jumped the gun and exposed themselves sooner if you didn't shoot yourself in the shoulder. Besides, thanks to this injury, Miss

side. "What time is it now?" "Over 3:00 p.m., sir.” "Pass me my car keys. I should take

up and found himself staring face-to-face with the woman he was

were red. She swung and decked her hand across his cheek as

Sam sprang out from the room frantically, 'This is

took a deep breath. Her brain felt like ground zero to a nuclear blast. Her body was trembling despite herself. She was livid-and so utterly disappointed. His duplicity was far from a white lie. This was a deliberate con where she was the butt of the joke. She believed

leveled a cold glare at Sam. "I thought you'd never lie

himself, "But Miss McKinnon, it’s true! Mr. BrighthaII-" "What? Got hurt for my sake? Or was he hurt for the sake of setting me up as the dunce? For the sake of gaining my sympathy and care when he doesn't deserve it? For the sake

eyes went icy. 'You