Mrs. King’s expression was dark. Just as she was about to summon the security guard to get her out of there, Cillian spoke. “Miss McKinnon, I think this matter has nothing to do with you, right? You shouldn’t think that you can have everything your way just because you’re Mr. Brighthall’s plus-one. Whether or not there is another story in this matter, we’ll figure it out ourselves.”

“She’s Mr. Brighthall’s partner? Is he talking about Brendan?”

“I see. No wonder she’s so bold. So, she has someone to back her up.”

When Mrs. King heard that Deirdre was with Brendan, she had no other choice but to swallow her anger.

As for Brendan, he just dusted his sleeves and said, “Stop it, Deirdre.”

Even though he sounded like he was admonishing Deirdre, everyone could see that he was actually supporting her.

If he really did not care about her, he would have asked someone to get her out instead of asking her to stop.

“No,” Deirdre replied gently. “If it was someone else, I probably wouldn't