Chapter 290 Fall in Love With Her âIâm fine.â
In fact, Brendan hoped that the wound would never heal so that he would never forget that he used to ruthlessly ruin a personâs life.
Quivering, he closed his eyes for a while before he reopened them. âGo back.â
Sam drove him back to the mansion. However, a figure at the door attracted Brendanâs attention as soon as he got out of the car.
He was rather dizzy when he saw that blurry figure. He thought it was Deirdre, who had come to see him. He hurriedly took a few steps forward, only to see that Charlene was standing there.
âBren!â Charlene went up to meet him while clenching her hands nervously. After receiving the news that Brendan was going to see Steven, she had been so worried that she had rushed there immediately without much thought.
It seemed that Steven hadnât exposed her.
For an instant, Brendanâs eyes darkened. Although his face was no longer that frigid, he still didnât show any emotion. âWhy are you here? Itâs too cold. Go back.â
âIf I donât come again, Iâm afraid youâll fall just because of Deirdreâ¦.â Charlene bit her lip.
When Brendan heard the name, he felt sharp heartache.
âBren, you havenât been to the company in almost a week. Even though you canât accept Miss McKinnonâs death, you canât let yourself be so decadent, can you? You are Brendan Brighthall! The CEO of the Brighthall Group! You shouldnât disregard the company for a woman!â Charlene yapped while grabbing Brendanâs arm.
âGo back if you are here just to persuade me. I know very well when the company needs me.â Brendan refused while trying to suppress the irritation caused by his splitting headache.
âBut you canât go on like this! Miss McKinnon is gone. Even if you keep looking, she wonât come back to you!â screamed Charlene hysterically out of jealousy. Immediately, her eyes met Brendanâs frigid gaze. The manâs black, empty eyes made Charleneâs heart skip a beat. Then, she heard Brendan say, âEven if sheâs gone, her corpse cannot disappear out of thin air. I just want Deirdre to come back, even if sheâs a corpse!â
Charleneâs eyes were red, and her lips quivered at his answer. âBren⦠Why do you care so much about Miss McKinnonâs death? Tell me⦠Have you fallen in love with her?â
As she shivered, the white vapor Charlene expelled dissipated, and her beautiful eyes were fixed on Brendanâs face.
She was expecting to find disgust on Brendanâs face again and hear him almost instantaneously deny this. However, she only saw a calm face and didnât hear him admit or deny it.
It was only after a while that Brendan said, âYou should go back now.â
Charlene had an emotional breakdown. Tears welled up in her eyes and began to drop one after another.â Bren, did you fall in love with Miss McKinnon just because she got in an accident? Then what if I was the one who died? How I wish I had died instead so that you would not be in such agonyâ¦â
âDonât say that! Thatâs impossible!â Brendanâs brows were tightly knitted. âYou will be fine.â
âBut what about our relationship?â Charlene cried, her eyes dull. âPerhaps we arenât destined to be together. When we were about to get married, I had a car accident. When I woke up, Miss McKinnon had taken my position as your bride. She captured your heart. If I had never woken up, if I had died in that fire to save you, wouldnât it have been a kind of relief for you?â 1 When Brendan heard her mention the fire, his expression changed. In any case, Charlene was his savior.