Chapter 674
Kyran’s brows began to furrow as Deirdre asked gently, “Hmm? Who was it?”
“I don’t know. Must be one of those telemarketers. I’m gonna answer it for a bit.”
He rose and started toward the balcony. Unfazed, Deirdre resumed talking with Den for the rest of
the dinner. When Kyran’s food was starting to grow cold, she noticed he had not returned.
Den, perceptive as ever, could read Deirdre’s face. “It’s probably something from work. Since he
hasn’t been in his office these days, he probably has a mountain of affairs to which he has to nod off.”
“Yeah. You’re probably right,” Deirdre replied with a quick smile as a heavy sense of dread and
foreboding unfurled in her chest. The incident with the middle-aged woman earlier today seemed to
foretell something bad toe.
A low rumble groaned from overhead. Glenna looked up from her meal and muttered to herself, “Is it
gonna rain?”
“I think it is,” answered Den. ‘The weather hasn’t been ying nicetely.”
Glenna looked rmed. She snatched her bag and coat and made her way to the door.
“Oh no. Oh no! I got to go before it rains! Who knows how long this rain’s going tost? I still need to be
at work by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!”
Deirdre rose to her feet. “You know, you can always just stay the night here. We’ve got a guest room
and clean bedsheets. You don’t have to rush.”
“Uh, no. Myptop’s waiting at home, and there’s still a document in there that I need to amend before
tomorrow.” Glenna declined quickly.
As she moved, Den followed and swiped his coat from the rack. “My car’s right outside. I’ll drive you
home.”
That waspletely out of Glenna’s expectations. “No, thanks!” she answered instantly.
Eyeing the man’s unfinished te of chips, she shifted her eyes and added, “You should just continue
your dinner. I don’t need anyone to drive me home.”
“Getting an Uber now is not a good idea, Glenna. Get into my car.”
Den’s usual affability seemed to have vanished suddenly at the tail-end of his sentence. In fact, he
sounded somanding it was as if he would not ept any contrary opinions. Glenna had to swallow
her decline.
She quietly walked toward Den’s car and took the backseat.
The man smiled, but it did not reach his eyes at all. “Am I supposed to be your driver for the evening?”
Glenna turned, shot a nce at Deirdre by the door, and gnashed her teeth. She took the passenger
seat.
Deirdre waited until the sound of his car vanished into the distance before moving to close the door. It
was then that a pair of hands suddenly wrapped themselves around her waist.
The man’s broad, sturdy chest pressed against her back. His chin rested on her shoulder, close to her
neck. His breathing was a little off.
Deirdre quickly caressed his cheek before tilting her face toward him.” That was a long call. What
happened? You okay?”
After a brief silence, Kyran replied, “It’s nothing. It’s just work stuff.”
It was exactly as Den had said. Curious, Deirdre replied, “Didn’t you say it was an unknown caller’s
number?”
‘’That call ended quickly. Then the work call came. Been on it since then.”
“Really?”
Deirdre sensed something was amiss about Kyran today. His mood seemed a little gloomy ever since
they returned from the supermarket, but now, it seemed like his dark mood had reached a crescendo.
He could hardly disguise the fatigue in his voice.
But then again, there was no real reason Kyran should hide anything from her, right? His fatigue was
probably out of something mundane, like sheer weariness over his affairs.
Ever since Kyran returned from Germia, he had been busy. He even got sick these few days.
No wonder he was in a bad mood.
Deirdre turned on her heels. ‘The food’s gone cold, so I’ll make you a simple bowl of spaghetti instead.
You can take an early rest after that. How’s that sound?”
“Sounds good.”
Deirdre had no idea how long her sleep hadsted. All she knew was that she woke from her sleep and
sat up straight at the sp of thunder. Breathing hard, she could not stop
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