"I'm not putting you under house arrest." Brendan lowered his eyes, and when he looked at Deirdre, he had a look of affection and pity. "I just want to protect the woman I love. Mother, didn't you say that you don't want me to be a person who abandons his wife and children like my father? I will naturally obey your words and never allow Deirdre to suffer."

"Are you crazy?" Madame Brighthall's voice trembled. "You're doing this just for such a woman?"

She pointed at Deirdre and said, "Do you kn