Chapter 306: Resent Reject, Regret By Aqua Summers Chapter 307

Chapter 307 You’ll Find Someone Better Yet, Deirdre could not feign the agony and hatred shown in her body language.

She could not bring herself to answer his question within a short period. Tobey expressed his dejection.

So, you do have someone already?”

“No,” Deirdre blurted and exhaled a breath.

She suppressed the tremble caused by the resistance she felt in her heart and forced a smile with great effort. “I was only caught by surprise Why did you suddenly ask me this? You also know about my current situation and how I don’t meet many people. How can I possibly have someone I like, huh?”

“Really?” Tobey’s eyes glistened with a glint. He leaned closer to her and asked in a lowered voice, “So, Deirdre, can I?”

Deirdre was stunned.

Tobey continued to say, “Deirdre, I’m not scared to make a fool of myself, but I have liked you since high. school. You were very outstanding, and I could not help being attracted to you because you were like the sun. Yet, you were too young, and I was ashamed because of that. I strived to get accepted into the best university in an attempt to lessen my feelings for you, and I only discovered that I failed when I heard your name again.

“I dated over the years, but my relationships ended without reason every single time. They claimed that I lacked the yearning for love. I did not understand initially but understood after seeing you.”

Deirdre’s hand that was placed on the seat was held by Tobey gently. He did not hold her tightly, and she would be able to struggle free just by pulling away.

“It is fate for us to meet again this time. Would you be willing to be with me, Deirdre?”

Deirdre’s mind went blank, and she could hear soft, chaotic noises in her ears. She was having a hard time orienting herself now.

She was surprised. Yes, she was.

Even though she could not see how disheveled her face looked, she could figure it out based on the outsiders’ mannerisms toward her. She was under the assumption that Tobey had changed his mind at the very moment he saw her, yet she did not expect…

After not receiving a reply for a long time, Tobey could not help feeling disappointed. He perked up with great effort. “Did I scare you, Deirdre? I’m not trying to force you into a relationship. You don’t need to feel any obligations.”

“Tobey…” Deirdre inhaled sharply and said, “I know, and I’m very grateful that you like me, but…”

But she would only be a burden to him now.

She was blind and a disgrace who could not be shown to the outside. She would only be a burden to him even if he were to support her to stay home. She appreciated Tobey and Madame Russell’s kindness, and it was precisely due to this reason that she refused to repay their kindness with ingratitude.

Deirdre raised her head and said in all apparent seriousness. “You’ll find someone better.”

Tobey said with a bitter smile, “Deirdre, you can reject me with the reason of you not liking me, but you shouldn’t force this excuse on me to sweeten the deal. No one else is better than you in my heart.”

‘No one else is better than you in my heart.”

Deirdre’s eyes reddened with tears upon hearing that. She lowered her head and would be lying if she were to claim that Tobey’s sincere confession did not move her after experiencing too many taunts.

Moreover, she knew that Tobey would end up being the next Sterling. His life would be ruined in an effort to protect her.

Deirdre bit her lower lip tightly.

Tobey could see her hesitation, and he said in an exploratory manner, “Deirdre, do you hate me? Or is it because you have feelings for someone else?”

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Tobey’s phone rang all of a sudden. He hung up the call and apologized to the disrupted viewers before he checked the caller ID. He frowned and said, “Hold on, Deirdre. I have a work call that I need to return.”