Chapter 70 Iâll Provide for You for the Rest of Your Life It was a long, lustful night.
Deirdre opened her eyes after batting her eyelashes and sensed the manâs even breathing next to her.
She got out of bed cautiously and opened the pill bottle that she had prepared in advance. She hid a pill in her palm and headed to the bathroom.
Brendan had his eyes open and watched her throughout the entire process.
It was all too obvious that she did not wish to get pregnant with his child.
It was so obvious that she could not hide it. Even though her weak body might not. necessarily be able to withstand the contraceptionâs side effects, she consumed the pill over and over again.
Compared to her actions two years ago, when she would rather have gotten rid of the pill in secret just to get pregnant, her extremely appropriate actions now made. Brendan wonder if Deirdre would be delighted to get pregnant with Sterlingâs child.
At that thought, Brendan felt a knot in the pit of his stomach.
Deirdre swallowed the pill without any water and took a shower before she headed out.
Just as she was preparing to return to bed, she discovered that the man sleeping on the right side of the bed was already gone.
Deirdre opened the door in confusion and heard the sound of clinking glass coming from downstairs.
She walked downstairs in her bedroom slippers and smelled the alcoholic stench that filled the air. He was drinking.
âArenât you going to rest?â Deirdre had no clue what to do. She knew that Brendan would only drink when he was in a bad mood, unless a social situation called for it.
He had done it once during those two years, and it was because Charleneâs health had suddenly been in a critical situation.
âWhat is the reason today?â
âCome and sit here.â He ordered her in a cold, distant voice.
When Deirdre walked forward, Brendan grabbed her arm and pulled her to sit on his thigh.
She accepted everything, including the sitting posture and the manâs alcoholic breath.
It was intimate.
Deirdre shifted her body out of discomfort, yet Brendan held her even tighter. âSit properly.â
She did not have the courage to budge anymore, yet she could not help asking, âAre you in a bad mood?â
Brendan did not answer. Instead, he asked, âWould you like a drink?â
He sounded like he was drunk, and Deirdre had no idea how to answer. She clenched. her fists and did not utter a word. Brendan did not seem to mind either and finished his final drink, hugging her tighter while he leaned his head on her chest.
âWhy are you so skinny? Why wonât you eat more?â
He could not help furrowing his eyebrows when he touched her body and felt that she was all bones.
Deirdreâs gaze was lowered, her body rigid. She answered after a long time, âI donât have an appetite.â
âWhy donât you have an appetite?â
Deirdre listened and found it amusing.
âWhy? Because Iâm trapped in a prison thatâs suffocating me, of course. Iâm doing. nothing every day, so how could I have the appetite to eat?â
However, she answered in the end, âItâs because I donât feel like eating.â
Brendan sneered. âYou feel like eating when Sterling is here, right?â
Deirdre pursed her lips at the mention of Sterlingâs name but did not answer.
Brendan shut his eyes, his expression fatigued. He leaned on her for a moment before he said in a deep voice, âDonât meet Ophelia, Deirdre. Iâll provide for you for the rest of your life if you stay with me.
As for Ophelia, just think of her as someone from your past. Iâm the only family you need.â
Deirdreâs entire body stiffened, as she had been caught off guard by his remark. She looked at Brendan incredulously, and Brendan noticed as well. His gaze swept past her shocked face, and his dark eyes dimmed. âWhy? Are you unwilling?â
âItâs not that Iâm unwilling. You donât understand, Brendan. My mother is the reason Iâm alive.â Deirdre controlled her breathing and attempted to keep calm with all her might. âThe reason I promised Charlene to be her scapegoat was so I could provide a good life for my mother, Brendan. She endured too many hardships to raise me, so I wonât allow myself to abandon her. As for your remark about your willingness to provide for me for the rest of my lifeâ¦â
Deirdre found it amusing as she repeated it.
âAre you trying to deceive me, or are you deceiving yourself? Even if I were to accept your offer, would Charlene accept it?â