Resent Reject Regret by Aqua Summers novel Chapter 321

Chapter 321 The Damsel in Distress

A villager thought he was familiar with Deirdre and impolitely stuffed a glass of beer into her hand. “Come on! Let’s make a toast. If mountain tourism booms, and we build some kind of resort, our Village Alnwick will become famous! With this, we shall celebrate!”

Deirdre was put in an awkward situation because she couldn’t drink.

Because Eilis wasn’t around, Deirdre hesitated. It took her a while before she finally decided to ask, “I’m sorry. I can’t drink. Can I replace the beer with tea instead?”

“Replace the beer with tea?” The man grimaced as he insisted, “How can you not know how to drink when you’ve been out of the village for so long? Are you trying to despise me for refusing the drink I offer?”

“No, I don’t mean it!”

“Drink if you don’t mean it!” demanded Archie. “What are you afraid of? It’s just half a glass of beer. Moreover, no one would molest you if you were drunk.” Archie scoffed.

Archie ended up bursting out into such boisterous and contagious laughter that the other villagers followed suit, ignoring Deirdre’s problem.

Archie couldn’t stop laughing until he sensed the frigid gaze of a man beside him, who was known as Kyran.

Archie’s expression turned stiff as he could clearly sense Kyran’s hostility. He simply interpreted the hostility as the result of him neglecting Kyran and said with an apologetic smile, “Mr. Reed, Mr. King, the Village Alnwick welcomes both of your presence. Cheers!”

Mr. Reed didn’t do anything even after Archie finished his glass.

Archie felt rather awkward and asked tentatively, “Mr. Reed?”

“He cannot speak,” replied Deirdre on Kyran’s behalf.

“Cannot?” Archie rolled his eyes upon realizing that Kyran was mute. He jeered, thinking that both Kyran and Deirdre were a perfect match as they were mute and deaf, respectively.

Deirdre was half-joking, but Archie felt guilty.

Archie was indeed into Hayley, but the latter had become his buddy’s wife. The sense of guilt dissipated half of his desire to drink. He could only force a fake laugh as a response to Deirdre’s question.

When it was time for the dishes to be served, Eilis returned with a handful of candies, which she stuffed into Deirdre’s hand.

“These candies taste good. I got them from the waiter. Have a try.”

Deirdre knew Eilis loved candies more than herself. Hence, she wrapped them in a napkin, thinking of giving them back to Eilis when they got home.

When the waiters served dish after dish, Eilis would ask Deirdre for her preferences and take them onto her plate accordingly, just because Deirdre was blind.

Eilis took a glance at the latest dish served and asked, “Deirdre, would you like to have some pastries?” Deirdre nodded. Eilis took one and put it on Deirdre’s plate.