Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 881 There Won’t Be A Next Time

Brendan held Deirdre even more tightly. "Dee... You're worried about me." "You... idiot!" Deirdre’s eyes felt warm. God, she had to admit-being in his arms, by his side, made her feel so, so safe. But if the price of this safety was an armageddon of a media firestorm, then she would rather not have any of it.

"I.. I am not worried about you! I'm just concerned about myself!"

He caressed her hair. "It’s okay. Don't be scared."

There was no sign of him letting go. He simply held her tightly against his chest.

His action ignited a stack of kerosene. The mob rioted.

you do this to Miss McKinsey!? This b*tch pushed her down the stairs to kill her, and you, the f*cking fiance, chose to side with the criminal and protect her instead of helping your own fiancee!" "Oh, I get it! She’s here in the hospital instead of appearing in the detainment center because of you! F*cking billionaire spitting on the law and order the rest of us had to abide by just because he has some money and influence! What the f*ck do we need laws for

The only reason they had not surrounded Brendan and Deirdre and beaten them up was that Brendan had brought his security detail for crowd

the mob continued to jeer and shout.

sir. The tip came too late, and I failed to recognize the imminent threat at the first

"You'll get your punishment back

was cupping her abdomen and trying to grit through

exchange, though, her eyes snapped open, and she said, "No!

took a few breaths in. 'They came so suddenly... Nobody would have been able to know it was going to happen! Then, when we realized something bad was going on, she immediately tried to help me, but my condition dragged us both down. You can't

it. The two of you have become chums who are just gonna keep covering each other while I'm the bad guy, right? Fine.