Resent Reject Regret by Aqua Summers novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Saving Herself for Sterling… And Sterling Only

Any other emotions Brendan could have felt had been displaced by unrelenting ire. “God, I’m going home. I’ll see her tomorrow.”

That took Steven by surprise, but he nodded nonetheless. “Shall I drive you home now?”

“No. Pass me the keys. I’ll drive.”

He checked his suit and headed to the parking garage, almost a little too frantically.

His car zipped through the road, tearing through the air like a fired bullet. When he arrived, he immediately scanned the living room. Resentment flitted past his eyes – he had thought that it would at least be lit.

Because that would mean someone was waiting for him to come home.

He checked himself. She was blind. Whether a room was

lit or not did not matter. He was sure she would be reclining on the couch, just like she used to. Waiting.

Brendan strode toward the door and pushed it open.

The living room was completely empty. Even the dining table was empty-devoid of the warm supper that was once her staple form of welcome.

The days when Deirdre would curl into herself at the edge of the couch at night, waiting for hours to see him come home, were over. Gone was the way her face used to light up gingerly, her bashful joy the moment he stepped into the house, and the way she sidled up to him sheepishly and asked if he was hungry.