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Chapter 521 Are You That Afraid of Him?
The police officer wanted to ask for more, but Kyran stepped in. “Sorry, but I think we’ll have to stop here. She
hasn’t exactly recovered from falling off the cliff. Coupled with the abduction incident, it’s only natural that her
trauma is affecting her memory recall,” he said. “Once she has some time to process the entire thing again, she
might remember something. We’ll come back and give new information by that point.”
Although the police officer found the resolution quite disappointing, he could get behind Kyran’s
explanation. Nodding, he said, “We’re counting on you, Miss McKinnon. Please contact us as soon as you remember
anything more.”
They shook hands, and Deirdre left with an icy feeling in her gut. She wondered how long she was supposed to hide
from the public. Was she doing right by hiding?
Was it right to accept injustice without raising any alarm or standing up against it so she could move to Germia with
Kyran and start all over again?
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She mulled over her thoughts quietly. Kyran held her fingertips, his hand emitting a little warmth throughout the
cold. “You okay?”
She flashed him her teeth. “Oh, I’m fine. It’s just that recalling that abduction incident kind of makes me depressed
a little.”
He comforted her placidly. “You don’t have to hide anything from me, Deirdre. I know it’s about something else.”
She froze as a lump formed in her throat. He knew her so well, or rather, he cared a lot about her.
Kyran led her into the car first before she could get tormented by the unforgiving winter. He started the engine and
feigned nonchalance, deciding not to stress Deirdre out. “The abduction, huh? I think you knew who masterminded
the whole thing, but you wouldn’t say it for some reason. Is something compelling you to keep quiet? Is the culprit
someone you knew, or…”
Deirdre did not expect Kyran to see through her mind and gave a mirthless laugh. “Fine. You’re right. I’m aware of
the mastermind’s identity.”
Kyran frowned. “Then why say nothing? Why protect evil? Whoever they are, they deserve to get their
comeuppance and be served justice. They don’t deserve mercy.”
Deirdre cast her eyes down. Naturally, she knew all of that! She wished she could pack Charlene’s *ss into the
justice machine and watch her suffer her sentences! But the problem was…
She gave a deep sigh. “Kyran, do you know one Charlene McKinney?”
Kyran’s eyes darkened, and his expression stiffened. “Heard of her.”
“She’s Brendan’s fiancee and the love of his life. She’s also the mastermind.”
Although Deirdre’s tone was even, Kyran’s face paled. His fingers tightened around the steering wheel.” Are you
sure?”
“I’ve never been more sure,” she replied. “She made a personal appearance that day and even talked to me. She
mistook you for Brendan and thought I was somehow reconnecting with him. Thus, she arranged the abduction in
retaliation.”
An overcast shadowed Kyran’s visage. His eyes started to look unfocused, as though he was lost in
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thoughts. It was only when he noticed the red light on the traffic light ahead he managed to shake himself out of a
trance and stepped on the brake.
“If you’re sure it was her, then you should have told the police and let them deal with it.”
Deirdre smiled bitterly. “I can’t.”
Kyran frowned. He thinned his lips. “Why? Did she threaten you into silence?”
“No. I don’t give a d*mn about her threats. It’s… Brendan I’m worried about.”
There was a subtle crack in Kyran’s voice. “Why him?”
“Because as far as he knows, I’m dead. I used my death as an elaborate ruse to evade him. If the police arrest
Charlene, Brendan will receive the news soon enough,” she whispered. She closed her eyes, and her lips quivered.
“And then… he’ll find me.”
Every time her thoughts drifted to Brendan, a primal chill would pour out of the shadows of her mind and freeze
every inch of her chest. Nobody could win against that demon. She could never forget just how hard he had
destroyed Sterling’s life.
A jolt of pain struck Kyran. “You’re that afraid of him, huh?”
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