Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 874 You Can't Take Her Away!

The sight stung Brendan in the eyes like thorns. Murderous air began to pool around him like the onset of a nuclear explosion. He slammed his hand against the bars, thundering, "What the h*ll am I seeing!?"

The warden's face turned as white as a sheet. He knew all too well what this was-bullying between inmates. What he did not expect was Brendan catching it right when it happened.

His hoarse commotion woke the inmates. When they saw who it was, their minds turned blank. They had no idea that a man whose very status would equate him to a modern-day prince would deign himself to visit a dirty cell in a detainment facility!

"M-Mr. Brighthall! W-Why are you here? N-No, this is a misunderstanding! It's all Miss McKinnon's idea! She found us filthy and decided to sleep in her own clean little corner instead of huddling with our grime. She said it herself! The corner's clean, she said!" "Exactly! She’s the one w-who's ostracizing us! Thus, we chose not to force her against her wish!"

Their desperate ruckus to clean themselves off suspicion woke Deirdre. She stirred and groggily listened to their defenses for a while before looking ahead. There, she saw a familiar figure in her blurry sight.

Her heart seemed to stop beating for a second. 'Is that... Brendan!?

'But why is he here!? He was supposed to have left!' "Shut the f*ck up!" growled Brendan, his features twisting into a horrifying grimace.

Sheer wrath had consumed his reason-he had to grit his teeth just to stop himself from being a monster. He stepped inside the cell, intending to bring Deirdre out of it. Before he could grab her wrist, though, he saw the bruises.

exhaled and yanked her

blue-black bruises. Against her porcelain skin, they looked even more harrowing

the

could come up with seemed

his eyes steely. "I trust

order, like a police station!? We'll immediately begin

Everyone shivered in fear.

carried Deirdre into his

his colleague began to crowd around. "

trouble your entire station will be in if I bring this up for legal scrutiny? A pregnant woman, innocent before an official charge,

and exchanged

a single one of you, would be able to handle the responsibility. I'm just bringing her to the hospital to receive the medical care she deserves. If you’re worried about

he strode back out to the hall and to the parking lot, his steps frantic but stable. The popped veins crawling

"B-Brendan..."