Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 873 Where is She?

"What's that on your wrist?"

Deirdre’s heart skipped a beat. She retracted her hand immediately as if she had touched something hot, her heart racing. "What's what?"

Her reaction was unexpected; Brendan was stunned. "Uh, why is it so dirty?

It looks like dust." "Oh!" Deirdre exhaled a breath of relief. He did not see her injury after all. After all the trouble the scandal had brought to him via the Brighthall Group, the last thing she wanted was for Brendan to be distracted by her affair. "Er, the wall was a little dusty when I accidentally rubbed my skin against it."

Brendan produced a piece of wet tissue. "I'll help with that."

He gingerly held her wrist with his one hand, but before the wet tissue even made contact, Deirdre suddenly withdrew hers in a state of nervous panic.

"What's the matter?"

why she balked.” Sorry. I genuinely only wanted to clean your hand for you. If you’re not comfortable with it, you’re welcome to

was upset-Deirdre could hear it in his voice. That hurt feeling did not make her loosen her lips, though. She quietly took the tissue and cleaned her wrist under the table. At times, she accidentally rubbed against her injury, and a little of that pain would break out of her face and

she could and rose. "I'm finished.

he had to admit it was getting late. Besides, he could not risk being too forward in rekindling their relationship by this

me to help with, please don’t

nodded a little anxiously. The warden led her back to the room where the

the warden left after a few words, they relaxed. One of them approached her and pulled

shook her

rather pleased. She clapped Deirdre's cheeks. "Good girl. You should be proud of yourself for not being a snitchin' b*tch, darling, ' cause you just dodged a bullet there. Anyway, you’re sleeping in the corner but leave your blanket. I'm going

back to his car. He was about to start the engine, and yet his mind

stayed with him for

his car and

she’s not staying in that individual cell

has