âMom, it wasnât entirely his fault.
It was just a misunderstanding.
I lost my balance and accidentally ended up kissing him.
â
Deannaâs words faded into a whisper.
Noemi swiveled her head to gaze at her daughter, anger still etched on her face.
Brian understood what she meant.
Keegan and Deanna had shared an unintentional kiss, and Doreen happened to witness it.
âMom, Keegan works under me.
Heâs a decent man.
Letâs not give him a hard time.
â
Noemi shot a glance at Brian, and then at Rosalynn and Keegan.
âRosalynn, your plotting runs deep.
Everyone seems to be on your side.
You and he are friends? Isnât it enough that youâve hurt my son? Now, you plan to get this man to hurt my daughter too?â
Rosalynn found herself at a loss for words.
She knew Noemi had a tendency to overthink and come up with absurd things.
Brian finally intervened.
âMom, arenât you tired? Would you like to return to the hotel?â
Noemi shot him a hostile look and said, âBrian, if you keep deluding yourself, youâll end up regretting it!â
Seeing that the three of them walked forward, Brian pursed his lips and addressed Rosalynn, âGrandma and Dad are still in the private room.
Iâll drop Mom off at the hotel.
â
There was a cold, unreadable Look on his handsome face.
Rosalynn nodded and watched as he left.
âIâm sorry, Rosalynn.
It seems Like Iâve caused some trouble for you,â
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Keegan apologized.
Rosalynn gave him a glance and patted him on the shoulder.
âWell, itâs not the first time youâve stirred up trouble for me, Iâll head back to the private room.
â
With that, she acknowledged Doreen with a nod and walked away.
Keegan rubbed his forehead and noticed Doreenâs blank stare.
âAre you happy now?â
Doreen locked her eyes on him and asked, âKeegan, whatâs the nature of Rosalynnâs relationship with Brian?â
She had heard what Brian told Rosalynn.
So their relationship wasâ¦
âThey are a couple,â Keegan admitted.