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?"

animal, Dee. I'm not going to take advantage of you

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

said he would. He gently poured some ointment on her injuries and rubbed

the process, though she would occasionally frown when it hurt. Brendan always caught it the moment her brows furrowed slightly and tweaked his motion to

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 at the moment, Brendan, is finding out whether

if one of the prices I have to pay is this. I'm used to a life like that," she said under her breath. "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

asked, 'You’re still worried about the

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 everything you have or become some image everyone out there spits on for some grandiose reasons like 'protecting me.' You're not some lowlife the board can just look down on. You're Brendan Brighthall! The man who's above

tried to frame her words to signal only tepid camaraderie at most, but Brendan could still detect genuine care and concern from her. His lips curled upward, and

murmured. Deirdre was no longer the same woman