Resent, Reject, Regret By Aqua Summers Chapter 12
Chapter 12 She Smiled to the Other Man
Charlene could not help bing panicky and clenching her teeth. ‘Damn it! Why would this lingering
b*tch show up here?’ She took the prescription written by Sterling, tossed the money to him, and ran
outside in a haste. She was attempting to conceal her expression to the best of her abilities despite
feeling like she would lose it soon. She could not help panicking and she had a feeling that something
was about to change, yet she was trying to calm herself with great effort. ‘Those people in jail did a
rather good job. Deirdre is already hideous beyond recognition. It would be fine even if Brendan were
to encounter her. ‘How can a woman who disgusts anyone who steals an extra nce at her be worthy
of Brendan’s attention?’ At this thought, she calmed down and went after Brendan’s furious
silhouette. Deirdre was frozen in the same spot in the office. ‘Why do I feel that the man who mmed
the door and left had a familiar presence about him? ‘It feels like…’ Deirdre’s gaze was filled with
chaotic emotions, but she was clenching her hands tightly to make herself calm down. ‘It can’t be… It
can’t be…’ “Are you okay, Deirdre?” Sterling’s concerned voice was heard, and he took her ice-cold
hands in his. “Did that startle you?” He furrowed his eyebrows in the direction of the departing people.
“I don’t know what is going on with these two and why they just left so suddenly. That was really
strange.” “It’s fine.” Deirdre recovered from her surprise and said in a self-mocking manner, “Perhaps
they were petrified by the sight of my face? Most people react that way the first time they see me. Don’t
mind that.” Sterling still felt that something was off, but there was no other logical exnation for the
situation other than Deirdre’s. Therefore, he diverted the topic of conversation by saying, “The rope
swing snapped?” “Yes.” Deirdre suppressed the ineffable emotion in her chest and chuckled. “The
children were really vexed because they thought that they were so heavy that they broke the rope
swing.” Sterling rubbed her silky hair. “Let’s close up the clinic earlier since there are no more patients.
I’lle with you to get the rope and fix up the backyard.” “Hmm.” They left the clinic together. Sterling
handed Deirdre her white cane and locked up the clinic before they walked side by side. However, they
failed to notice the car parked not far away, right under a tree behind them. Brendan was in the driver’s
seat, and his dark pupils were staring straight at the departing silhouettes of those two people. HeContentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!
clenched his fists tightly as he watched their intimate interaction and he was so furious that he felt like
his chest was about to burst. “Brendan…” Sitting in the passenger’s seat, Charlene was shaking
fearfully upon sensing Brendan’s ice-cold presence. She took a deep breath before she attempted to
speak. “Is that woman really Ms. McKinnon? I remember her still being fine before she moved to
another country. How did she turn into this… out of nowhere? She has been disfigured. I wonder if…”
Charlene paused for a moment. “She disfigured herself willingly to avoid being found by you so she
could be with Dr. Fuller?” When her voice died away, Brendan threw a punch at the steering wheel,
producing a piercing noise. Deirdre had gone missing suddenly without a trace after moving to another
country for three months. He had never given up on looking for her all this time. In fact, he had thought
that Deirdre woulde back with the child one day. However, he would never let her off the hook if he
found out that she had run away just so she could cheat on him with another man and would even
disfigure herself just to avoid being found! His sudden reaction startled Charlene. She recovered from
her surprise and responded by holding Brendan’s arm tightly. “Brendan, won’t it be better if she really is
Ms. McKinnon? Dr. Fuller seems to treat her well, and they seem happy together. If that’s the case, we
don’t need to feel guilty about her anymore and we can live out our lives in peace…” “That’s not her.”
Brendan caught Charlene by surprise when he pulled back his arm, a storm of emotions brewing within
his dark pupils. “That woman is not Deirdre.” ‘Deirdre loves me so much that she couldn’t love anyone
else, so how can she be with another man? ‘It’s fake. It must be fake! ‘I must have mistaken someone
else for her, or she’s just feigning being disfigured to trick me. ‘I’m going to figure out what she is
doing!’ … A few dayster, Deirdre did not feel that presence anymore. She believed that it had been
only an illusion the other day. Deirdre was sitting on the newly-repaired rope swing during lunch, having
no idea that a man was leaning on his car bo and watching her from the backyard fence. Brendan
screened through the information on the document through narrowed eyes while he smoked, his eyes
filled with hatred. It turned out that she had never moved to another country, but she had made up a
gross ploy to hide from him and get together with Sterling. As for her disfigured face and loss of
eyesight, Steven imed that there was no detailed report on that. Brendan had no choice but to
associate these things with Deirdre’s deception. However, he had no choice but to acknowledge that he
felt very agitated at the moment. “Deirdre.” A gentle voice disrupted his train of thought. Sterling walked
out of the clinic with dessert in his hand. He handed it to Deirdre with a smile on his face. “Give it a
try.” “What is it?” Deirdre lowered her head and gave it a sniff before she beamed with joy. “It smells
very sweet.” “Mrs. Engel sent it. She mentioned that it is Coral’s birthday, so she sent two slices of the
birthday cake for you to taste. Let me know if you like it and I’ll serve you the other slice.” “Hmm!” The
woman’s smile was an eyesore to Brendan, and Sterling’s intimate treatment infuriated him even
more. He remembered very few asions of the woman smiling when she had been with him, yet she
was smiling so sweetly at this other man?