Deirdre kept her head lowered and appeared to be embarrassed. "Is the situation that big of a deal already?""Not really," Laura said in a comforting tone. "I was at the company's entrance when I saw a beautiful woman by Mr. Brighthall's side. Their actions were intimate, yet you were nowhere to be seen.""What?" Deirdre furrowed her eyebrows tightly. She was really surprised that it happened for real this time. "Did you mention that Brendan was with that woman?"Laura stared at Deirdre's expression and was very pleased by Deirdre's sorrow."Yes, the woman walked out of the shopping mall with shopping bags in her hands. Hence, I speculated that Mr. Brighthall went on a shopping spree with that woman and asked about you from Fionn while he was at it…"Deirdre took a step back in a daze, and her initially pale face turned ghastly pale. She clenched her fists and inhaled a deep breath. Laura heaved a sigh. "I really can't bear to see it anymore. I heard from Decky about your stor

"A child doesn't know how to regulate her sense of security, so she throws a tantrum and seeks the adults' attention by talking back defiantly. Moreover, Rory didn't do anything that is harmful, and I don't care about the underserved title of 'father'."Laura could hear Declan's complaint in his remark, and she was ashamed. She cupped her cheeks and said, "So I'm being overly eager, huh? Decky, I'm just worried that you won't accept her…"Declan patted her shoulder. "Rory has always been a good child, and I will never reject her. On the other hand, you should provide her with a sense of security as her mother. Only then will she begin to accept the change.""Hmm…"They hugged for a while. Declan expressed his apology when they got downstairs. "I'm very sorry that you had to see that, Ms. McKinnon."Declan knew that Deirdre was caught in an awkward situation as an outsider. Deirdre smiled empathetically. "Every family has its own problems. Moreover, she's just a child. She'll und

Aurora was stunned, as if it was the first time anyone had ever told her that her gender was not her fault. However, she shook her head soon. "You don't have to console me. If my gender is not my fault, why do they loathe me then?"Deirdre could see that Aurora had her head raised and her probably clear eyes were bright, but there was a thirst for knowledge in her words. "My grandparents and parents loathe me. My mother constantly reminds me that she was neglected by others and beaten by my father because of me.""That's not the case." Deirdre inhaled a deep breath. "That's just an adult's twisted bias. Since they gave birth to you without your permission, why would they put all the blame on you?"Deirdre held Aurora's hand and placed it slowly on her belly. "Rory, can you feel the little girl kicking in my womb? When she is born, I will exhaust my ability to provide the best life for her and give her all my love."It's good to have a girl because girls are meticulous in thinki

Fionn was smart enough to choose not to continue his sentence, so Deirdre pretended as if she did not hear that. Deirdre did not have time to be bothered about Brendan when she was at this critical juncture."I believe that you should know the reason I'm here."Fionn was stunned for a moment. Soon afterward, he remembered something, and his pupils constricted. "Ms. McKinnon, you…"Deirdre nodded. "All in all, just hang back and support me. I'll come to you if I need something, and I'll do it before you pick up Declan."On the other hand…" Deirdre kept quiet momentarily before saying, "Do you know how Cillian got into the accident?"Fionn heaved a sigh and appeared to dread the conversation. "Ms. McKinnon, why are you asking about this all of a sudden?"Deirdre said in all seriousness, "Just tell me."Fionn heaved a sigh softly. "Mr. Cilllian King died of his own cause."Deirdre was astounded and raised her head abruptly. "Died of his own cause?"Fionn did not find Deirdre's

“Who am I involved with?” Brendan was incredulous. Then, an idea occurred to him and he frowned deeply. “Are you talking about Emily?“Fionn, Deirdre refused to listen to my explanation. Are you going to make blind accusations as well? Emily is my attending physician, and there’s nothing between us.”Fionn’s body turned stiff for a moment when he heard that. He gave him a bitter smile and said, “Mr. Brighthall, if there’s nothing between you and Ms. Collins, why were you hugging each other?”“What are you talking about?” Brendan raised his head abruptly. His eyes were filled with astoundment, and his expression was solemn. “Speak properly. What do you mean we were hugging each other!”Brendan exuded such a powerful presence that he scared Fionn into taking a step back. He swallowed a gulp of saliva with great difficulty and braced himself before he said, “I saw it with my own eyes, Mr. Brighthall. I didn’t make it up.“I came downstairs with Ms. McKinnon and found Ms. Collins lyin