Chapter 474 Your Punishment for Falling in Love With Me Deirdre spoke softly as if she was sad. The woman pitied her even more. She kept her head lowered while she bandaged Deirdreâs hands and then said, âYou can stay at my place for a while then. My son and daughter are working elsewhere anyhow, and I donât have anyone to keep me company. Youâre not going to eat much anyway, so weâll just set the table for one more person. Weâll talk again when you remember who you can call.â
âThank you.â Deirdre was grateful.
The woman waved her hand dismissively and said, âItâs fineâ. Then, she prepared the room next to her and put up some warm sheets for Deirdre.
âItâs cold under the mountain. Just make do with the current bed, and when the sun is out tomorrow, Iâll hang the blankets in the closet in the sun so I can add another layer of Enter titleâ¦
blanket for you.â
âSure.â
The woman left after reminding Deirdre.
Deirdre could not sleep. She heard Kyranâs voice as soon as she shut her eyes.
She heard his promises, confession of love, and tender words for herâ¦
She fell asleep in the end but still had a nightmare.
In the dream, Kyranâs blurry face gradually grew clearer until his well-chiseled facial features were shown. His dark eyes were icy cold, and he looked at her arrogantly the way he did when he got down from the third floor in the past with hidden contempt and exploratory behavior.
He said, âDeirdre, I told you that youâd never escape from my control.â
Deidre felt her throat swollen and in pain. She could only speak after exhausting every ounce of strength in her body. âWhy? Why wonât you let me off!?â
The man approached her step by step, and she could feel his cold gaze on her. âItâs very simple. I will not allow you to live such a happy life because I enjoy seeing you in pain. Iâll show you my true identity once weâre in Germia. The more terrified you are, the more delighted I am.
âDeirdre, donât even think about breaking free from me for the rest of your life. This is your punishment for falling in love with me in the past!â
Deirdre woke up in fear and found that her surroundings were still blurry. Her body was drenched in a cold sweat, and she clenched her fists tightly. She opened the curtains and found that the light peeking through the curtain was very bright.
She could not see the scenery outside the window, no matter how hard she tried. Her vision could only reach as far as centimeters, and she still could not see clearlyâeven the outline of an object looked blurry to her.
She let out a cough and opened the door to walk outside. The woman had just placed a basket at the door when she realized that Deirdre was awake. She asked, âWhy are you up so early? Is it because youâre hungry?â
Deirdre rubbed her belly and answered truthfully, âStill okay.â
âThen you must be so famished that you donât feel hungry anymore. Wait for me. I just foraged some wild mushrooms from the mountain. Iâll pan-fry them, and theyâll taste great. Moreover, mushrooms are rich in anti-inflammatory components.â
The woman walked into the kitchen with the basket while Deirdre followed her and helped prepare the wood-burning stove.
âOh right.â The woman said as if she was making a casual conversation, âThere were many police officers on the mountain when I was out foraging today. They were holding some tools and bustling about by the cliff. Are they looking for you?â
Deirdreâs movements of adding firewood stopped for a moment.
âHow can that be?â She calmed herself and said with a nonchalant expression, âIâm not important enough that a bunch of police officers would come looking for me. No one would even frown if an orphan like me were to die.â
âYikes, you shouldnât say that, silly girl.â
Deirdre raised her head and said smilingly, âHmm. I was only saying it as a metaphor.â
The woman cleaned and pan-fried the mushrooms, but she continued to mutter, âFrankly, it looks like a huge lineup. If it really is you that theyâre looking for, they will most probably find you here. The village is right under the mountain.â
Deirdre did not answer. She waited for the woman to serve the mushrooms before going ahead to help the woman to bake some sandwich bread.