He wanted to hide the moisture in his eyes but could not do it flawlessly.
Niamh looked at the flowers he placed down just now and placed the sunflowers she bought in front of the tombstone as well.
“Do you know why I named this child Lillian?”
Niamh smiled softly and looked at Kendrick with a solemn look on her face. Then, tears started pouring from her eyes.
“It’s because you gave me too many dark, cold, and painful experiences. That’s why I didn’t want my daughter to be like her mother. Her name Lily signified rebirth. I wanted her to always receive warmth from the sun. Why did she have to get into an accident when she was under your care and die in such a bitter way?”
Kendrick’s tears fell along with Niamh’s after he heard what she said.
The unbearable memories appeared in his head as his bloody past appeared right in front of his eyes. He could not get away from them.
“You should go.”
Niamh said those three words flatly. Then, she turned around so that she would not look at him.
“When Lily was trapped in the burning car and was almost burnt alive, I could tell that you genuinely wanted to save her. However, it still can’t change the fact that she died because of your negligence.
“Kendrick, I can’t forgive you and I don’t want to see you again.”
Kendrick looked at Niamh’s back and stood there for a very long time. Finally, he turned around while bearing the blame.
A gust of cold wind blew over, going straight into his heart. Then, more tears started to fall from his eyes.
Niamh stood in front of Lillian’s grave and heard Kendrick’s footsteps as he walked away.
Her eyes were red as she looked at the words on the tombstone. Then, she swallowed back her tears.
‘Lillian, at the end of the day, I still couldn’t be the perfect mother for you.
‘I was not around when you were calling out to me and wanted me to protect you.
‘I’m sorry.’
Niamh stood in front of the grave dispiritedly and faced the cold wind of fall as she endured the debilitating pain in her chest.
…
After Kendrick went home, he still could not forget what Niamh said to him in the cemetery and the sight of her dull gaze.
It was as if everything was back to square one after she came back to life.
Their relationship had started to get better when all his efforts went down the drain once more.
Kendrick washed his face and recomposed himself. After that, he looked back at the security footage of the dessert shop again.
He believed that there would be a loophole when it came to something that was planned.
Just as expected, he finally saw a figure reflected on the glass of the fridge in the dessert shop.
This figure was standing outside the shop, and coincidentally, their reflection was showing on the glass.
Kendrick looked closely and noticed that it was a woman. Plus, that woman was waving to the little girl.
Lily went over after the woman waved at her. It was obvious that she was not the human trafficker who was captured by the police.
After Kendrick zoomed into the footage, he saw that the woman was dressed similar to Niamh and was also wearing an English-style hat. Kendrick was unable to see her face because of it.
After Kendrick found that clue, he went to Montgomery Manor to look for Niamh.
He knew she would not pick up his calls, so he could only go straight to her.
However, when he arrived at Montgomery Manor, Eloise told him dispiritedly that Niamh had gone out to look for Felipe.
Plus, it was evident that Eloise did not want to talk to him as well.
Kendrick could understand that. Even if he was not the one behind Lillian’s death, it was a fact that she passed away under his care.
He did not hesitate before driving to Felipe’s place. However, perhaps it was because he had barged into his place before, so this time, there were more security guards in black guarding the gates.
Kendrick called Niamh, but she hung up on him.
He sent her a message telling her that he had something important to tell her, but unfortunately, she did not reply to his message.
Time passed and the sky started to turn grey. Then, it started drizzling.
Kendrick could not wait. He got out of the car and was about to barge in when he saw Cathy walking toward him with an umbrella.
Kendrick remembered Cathy because she was the one who had shown him directions the last time.
His instinct told him that Cathy was someone he could trust.
Cathy walked in front of him and advised him, saying, “Mr. Waldburg, you should go. Evie doesn’t want to see you.”
“I have to see her. I have something important to tell her.” Kendrick insisted, his gaze unflinching. “Tell her that I’ll wait for her here until she wants to see me.”
Cathy frowned as she found this difficult to manage. When she saw the resolution in Kendrick’s eyes, she felt so envious and heartbroken at the same time.
“Mr. Waldburg, Evie really doesn’t want to see you. She won’t want to see you even if you wait here until nightfall.”
“Then I shall wait until nightfall.” Kendrick insisted. He lifted his head to look at the luxurious building. “I will wait here until Nia wants to see me.”
Cathy felt that it would be useless even if she were to continue advising him, so she could only go back to the house while feeling helpless.
After a long while, Cathy went to look at Kendrick again. She saw him standing in the rain, staring straight at the building.
“If Felipe would do this for me, I wouldn’t have any regrets even if I were to die today.” She smiled and lowered her head to look at her stomach. Then, she walked into the living room on the second floor and saw Niamh sitting there drawing.
Felipe was in an online meeting in the study right now. Cathy felt that this was a rare chance for her to be alone with Niamh.
She was wondering what Niamh had that made her so charming that two near-perfect men like Kendrick and Felipe so deeply in love with her.
After walking into the room, Cathy saw that Niamh had completed a draft.
There was an angel on the paper. Cathy was taken aback when she saw the angel’s face. At the same time, she felt her heart aching.
That was Lillian’s face.
Cathy took a deep breath and walked over with a smile on her face. “Evie, this angel is so beautiful.”
Niamh’s pen stopped when she heard that. Then, she smiled softly and did a finishing touch.
“I think she’s beautiful as well.” Niamh picked up the paper, her eyes softening. “In my heart, she’s the most beautiful and most adorable little angel.”
Cathy saw that despite Niamh having a smile on her face, her eyes were wet.
She could imagine how painful Niamh’s heart must be feeling right now.
Something was stuck in her throat. She wanted to tell Niamh but did not know how.
“Is he gone?”
Suddenly, she heard Niamh ask. Cathy immediately thought of Kendrick, so she shook her head. “Mr. Waldburg said he has to wait for you. It seems that he has something important to tell you.”
Niamh blinked and lifted her head to look at the rain that was getting heavier outside the window.
“Do you want to listen to him?” Cathy asked. “Maybe he really has something important to say.”
Niamh lowered her head to look at the angel on the paper and fell into deep thought. Then, she heard Cathy say, “I think he’ll keep waiting for you. He said he’ll even wait for you until nightfall… Blegh!”
Before Cathy could finish talking, she covered her face and dry-heaved.
“What’s wrong?” Niamh looked at her curiously and asked in concern. Then, she realized that Cathy’s dry heaving looked familiar.
“Eveline.”
Felipe’s voice sounded and Cathy lifted her head. Then, she saw Felipe walking over. Immediately, her expression changed.
Cathy placed her hands down and pretended that nothing happened. She stood up and smiled. “Are you done, Felipe? Then, I won’t disturb you and Evie. I’ll just… Blegh!”
Cathy started to speak when suddenly, she had an acid reflux and could not control herself. Hence, she dry-heaved in front of Felipe.
Niamh and Felipe both looked at Cathy at the same time. Niamh already had some speculations in her heart.
However, she saw Cathy shaking her hand in embarrassment and pretended that it was nothing.
“I ate too much just now and had too many oily snacks, so that’s why my stomach isn’t feeling so good.”
She rubbed her stomach and burped. “Felipe, I’ll go back to my room now.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.