Resent Reject Regret by Aqua Summers novel Chapter 568

Chapter 568 Gambit

It was as if Deirdre had been submerged in freezing water.

Not getting any response, the voice continued. “Bren? Are you there?”

Still as gentle and chummy as ever. The only thing that changed about his tone was a

slight hint of confusion caused by Deirdre’s prolonged silence.

She felt as though her chest had exploded. Her eyes were red.

It was Declan. It was Declan’s voice!

She thought she had mistaken his voice for another, but the second time he spoke

dispelled any of her uncertainty. Her brain blanked, and in a fit of anxiety, she

accidentally slid the screen and caused the call to end.

The heater was working in full force, yet she felt her body ravaged by jolts of chill. Her

teeth were chattering. Crouching low, she felt a nest of hornets being unleashed inside

her skull, buzzing.

What was going on!?

Hadn’t Declan said he was no longer talking to Brendan? Had he not claimed that they

were now even less familiar with one another than strangers?

Then what was with that call? What was with that… tone? That address?

Had it not been for Brendan’s fever, Deirdre would have never been able to accept his

call and realized she had been played for a fool this whole time!

But that only brought out more questions. Why would Declan lie to her? Why would he

do that? Why would he claim not to be friends with Brendan only to contact him as

friends behind her back?

As confusion and panic seized her, the phone rang again. Deirdre was so startled her

grip loosened, and the phone fell onto the floor, still ringing. She took a deep breath,

calming herself the best she could, and answered it.

Declan sounded downright perplexed. ‘Why did you hang up, man? You still hold a

grudge against me?”

A grudge?

She bit her lips and answered, “Mr. King, it’s me.”