“Don’t deserve it, you say?”Brendan clutched the glass and burst out in laughter upon hearing that, but his eyes had no joy. “It seems that you’re not the one to determine if I deserve it, Mr. Griffin.”“Brendan! You’re still unrepentant at this point!” One board member angrily pointed at Brendan and berated him, “How will the Brighthall Group be in a crisis if not because of you? Everyone is discussing how to handle the situation with great effort so we can support the Brighthall Group through the crisis, yet you’ve actually brought a criminal with you! You brought in the police as well! You’re creating trouble for the Brighthall Group and bringing dishonor to your family!”“He’s right, Mr. Brighthall. You used to be outstanding and capable in the past. Even though you were young and reckless, the board of directors chose to tolerate you because we wanted the Brighthall Group to grow and expand. Yet, you disregarded the company because of a woman, and you’ve created such a big mes

“That’s right!” Everyone assumed that the police officer was mistaken. “These two people here are the offenders! One of them is Deirdre McKinnon, who pushed someone down the stairs, while the other… is the criminal’s accomplice who harbors said criminal! It would be best to capture both of them! They have no affiliation with the people in the hall!”The police officer furrowed his eyebrows and asked, while looking at Desmond in handcuffs, “Are you Desmond Griffin?”Desmond hastily nodded. “Yes! I am!”“There’s no mistake then. We’re taking you precisely. Someone reported you for tax evasion. Not only that, but our other team found poison in your mistress’ home. You’re coming with us at once!”The police took Desmond forcefully, and Mr. Church hastily stopped them. He pointed at Deirdre and asked, “How about her then? She is a criminal! Why aren’t you taking her first?”“Criminal?” The police officer frowned. “Firstly, even if she is guilty, she will be charged with intentional ass

Brendan smiled and approached him. “Uncle Zimmer.”Mr. Zimmer was stunned for a moment. He walked over and said, “Well done.”“I was hoping that you wouldn’t mind it, Uncle Zimmer. I had to hide from everyone before the situation came to an end.”“Why would I mind?” Mr. Zimmer appeared to be in a daze for a moment. Soon afterward, he smiled and patted Brendan’s shoulder. “You saw through Desmond and the others before me. I’m delighted you have a keen sense of people and can implement solid measures. It seems it is totally fine to hand over the company to you so I can set my mind at ease and retire…”As he was speaking, he took a glance at Deirdre. “I’m sorry, Miss McKinnon.”Deirdre was surprised that a senior like him would lower himself to apologize to her. She lowered her eyes and said, “You don’t need to apologize, Mr. Zimmer. I remembered you helping me previously too.”“No, that is not the same thing. At the time, I thought that you were… I treated you in a very poor manner

Declan was amused. “Why are you being so childish? I’m not going to fight you on this. You can have all the credit. How have you been feeling recently, Miss McKinnon? Are you doing alright after enduring hardships in the detention center during your pregnancy?”“No. I have already fully recovered after resting in the hospital for a few days.”Deirdre had mixed feelings toward Declan because he was an accomplice who had deceived her, but Declan had put his heart and soul into doing things for her other than this particular situation. “Great then.” Declan smiled and said, “My trip is worth it.”Deirdre could tell that Declan was leaving, judging from his tone. “Will you still be returning to Eastgene, Mr. King? Are you not going to stay for a few more days?”“I would like to stay for a few more days too because I’ve been thinking about your cooking constantly these days. However, I’m needed there. I’ll be back to gather with everyone when I’m done dealing with everything.”Declan

‘Out all night, huh?’Deirdre was under the assumption that he was back but sleeping in the next room. She said in frustration, “It’s possible… that I slightly pissed him off…”“Angry with you, Mrs. Brighthall? That can’t be possible.” Mrs. Engel was astonished. “How can Mr. Brighthall possibly be angry with you when he loves you so much? Or… did something happen last night?”Deirdre had a hard time finding the right words. She could not tell Mrs. Engel that she had failed to seduce Brendan and that he found her cheap, right?It would be humiliating.“Nothing much… We got into a small quarrel, and Brendan was angry, so he left.”Mrs. Engel was curious. “Small quarrel? For real? Mr. Brighthall would actually be angry with you…”She muttered to herself while she headed to the kitchen to serve breakfast. Deirdre nibbled on the fork and thought, ‘I’ll just apologize if nothing else works. I can’t just let this situation continue until more conflicts are triggered. If he isn’t fo