Chapter 543 You Canât Do This to Me âIâm jealous of her, but Brendan⦠Isnât jealousy a normal thing? I just love you too much. When our emotions blind us, weâre prone to do many stupid things! Besides, I already know that Iâve done something wrong!â
Brendan lifted his head, and his eyes were filled with disappointment. He could no longer relate the face of the woman crying in front of him to the woman in the sea of fire.
Even until this moment, she was still defending herself. She still did not know her mistake yet.
âJust because youâre jealous of her, you hired someone to abduct her? So, does this mean you can simply kill someone and shrug it off as if nothing happens when youâre jealous of them?â
Charlene was stunned. âI didnât kill her! Sheâs still alive! I didnât kill her!â
Brendan placed his hand on his temples and said, âCharlene, do you think I donât know what you did?â
His voice was thick with rage, and his eyes had turned bloodshot. He looked at the woman in front of her fixedly and continued. âYou think those people you hired can keep their mouths shut for the rest of their lives? Have you forgotten why they chose to help you?
âCharlene McKinney, Iâm very disappointed in you. I donât even know who you are anymore.
âOr rather, Iâve never truly known you before. Your disguise has successfully deceived everyone around you, including me. Deirdre has never done anything wrong to you. She became someone elseâs scapegoat and was sent to prison. She had to fake her death to hide from the public, and not only did you not feel any guilt for her, but you even wanted to kill her. How can you be so vicious?â
Charleneâs face was ashen pale. This was the first time Brendan called her full name. She felt as if her entire world was falling apart.
âDoes he already know everything? He must know everything!â
âDid Deirdre tell you about these? Did she complain about her suffering to you?â Charleneâs voice was trembling. Her eyes turned red around the rims as she shouted hysterically, Yes! I was the mastermind behind her abduction, but what do you expect me to do? I was doing it for your sake!â
Brendanâs face was livid with rage. âWhat the h*ll are you talking about? You werenât doing it for me.
You were doing it for your own selfish reasonsâ¦â
âBut if you were willing to spare even a glance at me in the past six months, why should I fight with a woman whoâs not important to me? Why should I take the risk of doing something illegal?â she yelled.
âBrendan, Iâm your woman! Weâre meant for each other! Iâve already forgiven her for taking away two years of my life, but sheâs going to take you away from me now, and you expect. me to do nothing? Never! Iâll never accept that!â
She took a deep breath, and her eyes were filled with hatred. âShe should just die. She deserves it.â
At that moment, Brendanâs face lost all its color. His fingers were trembling slightly at Charleneâs words.
This was the woman he had trusted for eight years. This was what she had been thinking the whole time, and this was the first time Brendan saw who she truly was-a monster living under human skin.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, all of his emotions were gone.
âIf thatâs really what you think, then I believe you must be ready for the consequences.â
âBrendan⦠What do you mean?â Charlene froze. She finally regained her senses and looked at Brendan in disbelief. âYouâre not going to help me anymore?â
Brendan did not say anything, but she already knew the answer. She panicked and said, â No, Brendan, you canât do this to me! You canât!â