Resent, Reject, Regret by Aqua Summers

Chapter 901 What Must I Do?

Deirdre found his temperament almost too zig-zagging to make sense. In the past, she could ingratiate with him as much as she wanted, no questions asked. But now, the same things suddenly irritated him.

She ducked, squeezing her shoulders into herself, and cast her sight to the floor to begin feeling and salvaging the documents.

At that moment, Brendan suddenly yanked her arm toward him and, by extension, her entire body. Before she knew it, the force nailed her legs across his lap, her shocked expression facing his visage.

It was a.... rather suggestive position to be in.

Deirdre froze as she sensed Brendan drawing her into himself before he rested his chin on her shoulder.

"God. What must I do, Deirdre?" he asked, surprisingly defeatedly.

Deirdre blinked. Her fingers slipped gently before lacing around his strong, firm arm. She did not find their position repulsive-just awkward.

"You're not mad anymore?"

do? It doesn't matter how angry I am. You just don't get why

and spoke again, this time with more solemness. "Listen to me, Deirdre. I don't want you to do anything against your will just to ingratiate yourself with me. I’ll give

aren't willing to have s*x with me, so why pretend otherwise? Is this an insult to you or me? I never walk back on my promises, remember? News about

in concordance with each other-swarmed into her from all directions. It was as if

What did he say?

she forced herself against her own

he would grant her freedom to leave once the

he wanted the real

balance by her own emotions. Brendan was not mad because she was ingratiating with him. He was upset by the reason behind it-the fact that she was only doing it to

you sure?" "Sure of what?" "Sure that there isn't an angle here? Something you hope to gain from me, maybe? Brendan, you're a businessman." "And the father of my

long time just to finally say the last

feel to me. So, don't ever do

intimate position, yet it felt like there was an unbridgeable

used to seem impossible to heal-until today when for the