Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 884 I Won’t Let You Down

The sudden weightlessness bewildered Deirdre. She instinctively grabbed his collar as she grimaced in panic. She could feel him opening a door, and then, silently-she found herself gently plopping on the softness of her bed.

Her surroundings were too quiet, and she could hear her heart racing.

Helplessly, she cried out, "B-Brendan? B-Brendan!"

The man in question planted a gentle kiss on her forehead. "I'm here."

She withdrew her fingers into fists. "Please, don’t..."

The nervous dread on her face annoyed him enough that he snorted.

Please don't'? Really?"

Brendan continued before she could explain herself further. "I’m not an animal, Dee. I'm not going to take advantage of you when you're still injured. I'm only worried about you.

was so gentle that Deirdre blanked and tacitly allowed him to do whatever he

he would. He gently poured some ointment on her injuries and rubbed them carefully, his erstwhile cool

and braved through the process, though she would occasionally frown when it hurt. Brendan always caught it the moment her brows

it was over, Brendan told her gravely, 'The people who did this to you have all been punished... severely. From now on,

mind blanked, and she said, "The most important thing

"What I want in the end is news of my mother, so don’t throw yourself in danger for my sake. If you’re in a bind, then it frustrates what I

asked,

don't want you to act like an idiot for the sake of atoning for this or that because the best reparation you can ever give me is telling me, with certainty, if my mother’s still alive. I don't want you to lose

only tepid camaraderie at most, but Brendan could still detect genuine care and concern from her. His lips curled upward, and he pulled her into

Deirdre was no longer the same woman