Chapter 508 Yes, Iâm Not The room fell silent as soon as she asked the question.
Her palms were filled with sweat, and her heart was hammering rapidly in her chest.
âIf you donât want to answer the question nowâ¦â
âIâm not.â
Suddenly, a voice came over from the bed. It was not the cold and mechanical voice of the phone but t he deep and magnetic voice of a man.
Kyran continued. âIâm not mute.â
His voice was raspy due to his condition. Even though Deirdre felt surprised at his answer, she was relieved at the same time.
It was because his voice was totally different from that of Brendan.
âIf youâre not mute, then why didnât you tell me about it? Why do you always use your phone when youâr e talking to me?â Deirdre frowned and bombarded him with many questions. âWhat are you scared of?â
Kyran looked at her and placed his finger on his neck. He had prepared in advance for a situation like this. There was a thing that looked like a button on his neck.
âListen to me, Deirdre. Iâve never told you before that Iâm born mute.â Kyran looked at her alluringly. âMy vocal cords were damaged because of an illness, so I couldnât speak. Iâve been treating them, but the r esults arenât satisfactory. So I never told you about it. I planned to tell you about it when I recovered, bu t then something happened to you.â
Deirdre closed her eyes and asked, âBut you were still using your phone to talk to me when you met m eâ¦â
âDo you still remember how much you resisted my company back then?â Kyran smiled bitterly. âYou tho ught I was someone else and that I was lying to you, so how should I open my mouth and tell you abou t my condition? If I had opened my mouth and spoken, I would have only made you even more suspicious of me. After all, itâs hard to explain something like this.
âIn the end, I decided to talk to you through my phone. Then I planned to tell you that my vocal cords h ad recovered when the time was right.â
Deirdreâs tightly set jaw relaxed a bit as she asked, âThatâs all?â
âThatâs all.â
Deirdre pressed her lips tightly. Kyran was right. If she knew that Kyran could speak, it would only mak e her even warier of him.
She felt a bit embarrassed and said, âIt must be very inconvenient to talk through your phone, right?â
Kyran chuckled. âNot at all. I like it very much, and I plan to talk like this for the rest of my life.â
âWhy?â
âBecause youâre the reason I started to talk with my phone. I always used pens and notes when I was t alking to Declan in the past. If I continue to communicate this way, itâll remind me of the days we spent together.â
His words had more emotions when he started using his voice instead of the mechanical voice of his phone. Each word spill ed out of his lips made Deirdreâs face turn red to the tips of her ears.
dodot vot At that moment, Mrs. Cox popped her head in and asked, âDeirdre, are you talking on the phone? Why is there another personâs voice in the room?â
Deirdre turned her head, but she was tongueâtied. She did not know how to explain to Mrs. Cox at all.
Kyran nodded at Mrs. Cox and said, âMrs. Cox, itâs me. Iâm the one whoâs talking.â
âMâMr. Reed?â Mrs. Cox was stunned. She covered her mouth. âArenât youâ¦â
âMy vocal cords have been recovering, so after a night of rest, I can talk now,â explained Kyran.
Even though Mrs. Cox was surprised, she still nodded. âReally? Thatâs great! This way, you wonât have t âYeah.â
Deirdre placed her hand on his chest. She never expected Kyranâs voice to be so gentle at all. She felt t kitchen?â âNo, itâs okay. Iâve already finished. Itâs just chicken soup. Can Mr. Reed stand up?â asked Mrs