Kyran’s hand trembled. “What did you call me?”

Something flickered in Deirdre’s eyes as she repeated, “Mr. Reed.”

Kyran took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, “Declan, can you give us a minute?”

Declan knew that he did not have any right to meddle with their affairs, so he did as he was told. Before he went out, he closed the door.

“What did I do wrong, Deirdre?” asked Kyran.

Deirdre’s eyes turned red when she heard what Kyran said. It took her a lot of effort to suppress the