Resent Reject Regret by Aqua Summers novel Chapter 401

Deirdre’s cheeks burned. If she admitted to it—well, would it not make it seem like she cared a lot about what Kyran thought of her?

The end of Kyran’s lips curled. His sincerity bled as he typed, “I’m stoked to hear that you care about what I think.”

Deirdre lowered her head, but no amount of searching provided her any good counterargument. “So? Why didn’t you say anything, then? Unless both Mr. Engel and Mr. King were lying…”

“Maybe they were, but what about the man who flirted with you? Do you really think he was lying?” Kyran argued, his eyes nailed to the blind woman’s own. They were unfocused and glassy, but her eyes had always been so clear and transparent.

He lowered the phone’s volume. “You’ve always been beautiful, Deirdre. I didn’t react back then because—”

Silence. His phone stopped speaking for him. Deirdre had not had the time to wonder what had happened when she felt him slowly inching close.

She could feel his breath beating on her. She felt a tightening in her chest. Her eyelashes were trembling—and then, she felt his soft lips gently caressing her lashes.

It was as quick as a dragonfly’s touch on a pond—his warmth faded as quickly as it descended. But she could feel how much care he put into her. His breathing had become a bit more labored.

He released her. “Because my reaction would have been inappropriate… It would have been intimate. Like just now.”

Deirdre’s mind blanked. Her grip tightened around the tickets.

“So, I tried my best not to think about how beautiful your eyes are,” he typed. “Don’t ever put yourself down, Deirdre. You’ve always been wonderful.”

She had always been… wonderful?

Deirdre’s chest was glowing with warmth. He lit a fire in her, and it was taking away her breaths. She had thought her life was over and done. She never expected herself to be found, cared for, and loved. She never expected anyone to think she was wonderful.

“I m-made up my mind,” she murmured, her quiet voice unable to disguise her resolve. The edge of her eyes was wrinkled. “Kyran, would you like to go to the amusement park with me?”

Kyran gazed at her softly. There was not a moment he wasted in his reply. “The pleasure is all mine.”