Chapter 1079


    With a yful glint in her eyes, Rosalynn queried, “Deanna, are you fond of Brian?”


    “| do have a soft spot for him,” Deanna admitted. Yet, as she prepared to affirm with a nod, she caught the teasing light in


    Rosalynn’s eyes and paused. She chose silence, fixing her gaze firmly on Rosalynn, her response left hanging in the air.


    Rosalynn’s grin didn’t waver. “See, that’s how | feel about Keegan.


    Just a sisterly affection, nothing more.”


    For a moment, Deanna found herself lost for words. Rosalynn’s reasoning was like a swiftly moving river; it was impossible to


    find a foothold to argue against. So, she chose to turn away, her silent defiance the only protest she could muster.


    Rosalynn nced at her wristwatch, waited patiently, then removed the silver needles.


    “Time for you to hit the hay,” she announced. “ve got to head out.”


    As she prepared to Leave, Rosalynn tucked the needles away and nudged the temperature up on the air conditioner.


    ALL the while, Deanna watched, her thoughts asplex and Layered as the scene unfolding in front of her.N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner.


    As moments slipped by, the difort Lessened.


    Rosalynn’s thoughtful and skilled touch made it all the more bearable.


    Her genuine concern, her efficiency, maybe these were the qualities that drew Brian to her, Deanna mused.


    Downstairs, Rosalynn was caught in a reverie, her gaze flitting between the ticking hands of her wristwatch and the door. Would


    Brian return soon?


    He had gone to meet a client with Selina, and would Likely drop Selina home.


    Caught in her own thoughts, Rosalynn wondered if she should linger here, or retreat to solitude.


    Weighing her options, she decided to reach out to Brian


    Meanwhile, Brian and Selina emerged from a hotel.


    The effects of a few drinks made the world around Brian spin slightly.


    He craved theforting solitude of closed eyelids the moment he nestled into the car seat.


    Next to him, Selina was stealing nces at hispelling visage, her eyes brimming with hidden affection.


    She leaned in, her voice softening to a whisper. “Brian, is your head throbbing?”


    “A bit,” Brian answered, his eyes still closed against the intrusive world.