Chapter 86 Just Bear the Child To get to the bottom of it, the problem was still Brendan. Deirdre just had to ask Brendan a question, but she refused to.
If she couldnât even choose not to get pregnant, she doubted what she was to him. A tool?
After an unknown period of time, Brendan woke up from his drowsy state. His head felt heavy and painful. Besides, the fever he was suffering from had not subsided. Instead, it had worsened.
The first thing Brendan did as he opened his eyes with a splitting headache was take a look at Deirdre, who was supposed to be lying beside him. When he didnât see her, his heart skipped a beat, and he got up in a hurry. He glanced around the room and finally stopped when he saw Deirdre on the sofa.
Deirdre was crouching on the sofa while looking out the window, even though shel couldnât see anything.
The warm light of the setting sun embraced the tiny, thin Deirdre, making her appear rather pitiful.
Brendan felt guilty. Now that he had woken up, he admitted that he had acted impulsively in the morning. He regretted treating Deirdre that way. Deirdre had, after all, just come out of the emergency room.
Brendan got out of bed, took the coat by the bedside, and put it on Deirdre.
âArenât you cold? Even if you arenât willing to sleep with me on the bed, why didnât you get a blanket for yourself?â As expected, Brendan felt the coldness on Deirdreâs hands upon touching them. He frowned and his headache worsened.
To Brendanâs surprise, Deirdre grabbed his hand when Brendan was about to release her.
At that moment, Brendanâs heart skipped a beat, and he heard Deirdre say, âCan I get Sam to get me the morning-after pill?â
The little warmth and joy in Brendanâs heart dissipated in an instant, replaced by an icy chill. It was as if he had been up in the clouds before being kicked down by someone.
Suppressing his rage, Brendan asked, âWere you sitting here on the sofa just to wait for me to wake up and ask me this question?â
Deirdre didnât answer. She imploringly raised her head, tugged at Brendanâs finger, and pleaded.
âPlease allow Sam to get me the morning-after pill. Please, Brendan, it wonât be effective later.â
âItâs best if itâs ineffective!â Brendan suddenly shook off Deirdreâs hand. While half of his face was shrouded in the dark, he curled his lips into a sneer. âTaking that stuff hurts the body. Forget it. If you donât get pregnant, fine. Otherwise, just bear the child.â
Deirdre felt her chest suddenly tighten when she heard Brendan say âbear the childâ. She couldnât believe that Brendan would say that. However, her inability to see Brendanâs facial expression made her feel even more desperate.
It was because Deirdre could hear in Brendanâs tone that he was not kidding.
âA-Are you kidding?â
Brendan reacted by clasping Deirdreâs chin with a hand. Maybe it was because of the fever, but his fingertips were rather warm. But it was those warm fingertips that sent an icy chill throughout Deirdreâs body.
âWhat do you think?â Brendan asked in reply. âDo you think that Iâd lie to you? Deirdre McKinnon, donât you ever forget that you owe me a child. You aborted our first child without my permission. Hence, you must bear another one for me.â
Thinking of a childâs chubby face made a gentle smile appear on Brendanâs face.
However, Deirdre felt a chill down her spine.
To think that Brendan was talking about their child and blaming Deirdre for having an abortion without his permission? He had also said casually that she should bear him. another one in that case?
Like a sword, Brendanâs words stabbed Deirdreâs heart and twisted. She burst into tears, crying over the pointlessness of that childâs death and the pain she had suffered every day in prison.
Deirdre had anticipated welcoming that child. Even when she had been beaten up and pushed down the stairs, she had tried her best to protect that child, hoping to start a new life with that child after she got out of prison.
Deirdre had wanted to forget the past and Brendan and had been determined to be a loving mother.
However, that pill had severed all her hopes and sent her to hell. Now that everything had faded, Brendan naturally blamed her for what he had done.
Did Brendan think he could turn over a new leaf by just demanding that Deirdre give birth to another child?