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."

and bit her lips in uncertainty.

spoon down. Steeling herself against her growing embarrassment, she showed

After a few days of rest, he could not catch a single flaw. His

asked

of his

now?" "Well, the injuries on your arms were the least serious ones. But the ones on your waist and around your ribcage were pretty bad

to be burning. She wished a hole would crack open from the ground and swallow

see. Then we should, uh, ask Shea to check-" "She's busy with errands

by the door, ready to enter. She heard Brendan’s claim and wisely withdrew her hand from the doorknob.

told her to leave us alone and nothing else," Deirdre replied skeptically. No matter how

raised an eyebrow. "Told

should ask