Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 877 I've Seen It All Already-Including Some Pretty Private Places

Deirdre shook herself out of her trance and nodded. "They have recovered nicely." "But that's not what you'll say if the police come and ask the same question, okay? Tell them you're hurting everywhere and remain in the hospital."

Deirdre froze. "Is that even allowed?" "Of course, it is," Brendan replied matter-of-factly. "You’re at your safest when you're staying here. Nobody can ruffle you while I get to be close to you till my heart's content." 'Close to me?'

Ever since Brendan came clean about his true feelings, he had been acting way too candidly. Deirdre could not even tell what it was making her feel, so she pretended she did not hear that.

"Are the bruises still there?" he asked.

Deirdre snapped out of her thoughts and shook her head. Hesitantly, she admitted, "I mean... at least I think they're gone." "Let me have a look."

Pink hues tinted her cheeks. "What?" "The police’s going to send someone to examine your injuries, right? They'll only let you stay here if those blue-black bruises remain obvious enough," he explained matter-of-factly. "Since you don’t know, then I'll have to be the one to examine them."

his voice and bit her

down. Steeling herself against her

gorgeous as porcelain. After a few days of rest, he could not catch

heard no answer and asked

out of

least serious ones. But the ones on

to be burning. She wished a hole would crack open from the ground and swallow her whole. Why did they have to be there? She was not wearing her bra at

to check-" "She's busy with errands right now," Brendan answered immediately, his eyes fixed on her. "She’s not

wisely withdrew her hand from the doorknob. Maybe she should return after running three laps in the hospital’s massive

unlikely. You told her to leave us alone and nothing else," Deirdre replied skeptically. No matter how often she tried to call out for her, Shea

an eyebrow. "Told you. She

we should ask