Tears rolled down Niamh’s cheek immediately. She held Jackson and smiled in despair and relief.
The corners of Kendrick’s eyes were wet as well.
After a while, the atmosphere became less tense.
Jackson got into a bumper car happily while Niamh and Kendrick watched and waited for him patiently at one side.
Kendrick did not waste this chance to show Niamh the evidence he found. “Nia, I found some clues to prove that Lily was not kidnapped by the human trafficker. Someone else kidnapped Lillian.”
Niamh did not want to talk to Kendrick, but after experiencing the helplessness of not being able to find Jackson just now, she was able to sympathize with Kendrick regarding his negligence.
She lowered her head to look at the screen. Then, she saw a woman who was dressed similar to her luring Lillian out of the shop from the footage that Kendrick had magnified.
She was still wondering which woman would do that when she spotted a peculiar detail.
Niamh held the phone tightly in her hand. Then, she zoomed in on the woman’s reflection again.
Despite the woman intentionally wearing the same style of clothes as her, Niamh still noticed her shoes.
She recalled the hotel that Kendrick and Felicity had gone to that day.
When she entered the room, she saw this exact pair of shoes on the shoe rack by the door.
Even though she had just glanced at it, she was sure that she was not mistaken.
It was Felicity.
She was the one who impersonated her and kidnapped the innocent Lillian.
Since Felicity looked like her, Lillian must have thought Felicity was her dear mother. That was why she had run out without hesitation.
Plus, Felicity had interacted with Kendrick before.
When Niamh thought about this, she was conflicted.
Kendrick noticed the changes in Niamh’s expression and got closer to her. He asked in concern, “Nia, did you notice anything?”
Niamh did not say anything after she came back to her senses. She only focused on watching Jackson who was playing happily.
Even though Niamh was still not speaking to Kendrick, he could clearly sense that Niamh was not so repulsed by him anymore.
After Niamh sent Jackson to Montgomery Manor, she went to Felipe’s place.
She knew the passcode to Felipe’s study, so she pushed the door and went in.
Niamh came to the front of the desk and started rummaging through the notebook next to Felipe’s laptop. She knew Felipe had the habit of writing everything down.
After only going through a few pages, Cathy walked in.
“Evie, why are you here?” Cathy walked over to Niamh curiously.
Niamh pretended to glance at the notebook before putting it down. “One of my drafts is missing and I was wondering if I left it in here. That’s why I came in to look for it.”
“Is it important?”
“Yeah, it is.” Niamh nodded and placed the notebook down. “I don’t think it’s here. I should look in other places.”
“I’ll help you, Evie.”
“Thanks, Cathy.” Niamh thanked and left the study.
Cathy looked at the hidden camera on the left corner of the room and let out a sigh of relief. Then, she closed the door of the study.
Niamh had wanted to look for clues in Felipe’s study, but now, she could not continue her search.
Although, she spotted a lot of medical records hidden in Felipe’s notebook.
Doctor’s visits?
Was he sick?
When she pondered upon that, she saw Cathy covering her mouth from the corner of her eyes. It was as if she was trying to hide something.
She remembered how Cathy had dry-heaved twice yesterday.
It looked like morning sickness.
“Cathy, are you dating someone?” Niamh asked probingly.
Cathy did not expect Niamh to ask her this, so she suspected that Niamh might have found out something. She wanted to keep it a secret, but she realized that she might not be able to lie to Niamh.
After contemplating it, Cathy admitted, “Yeah, I like someone, but Felipe won’t let me stay with him. So, this is all one-sided.”
“Is something wrong with that guy? Why won’t Felipe allow you two to be together?”
Cathy avoided Niamh’s concerned gaze. “The person I like already has someone he loves. Felipe’s worried that I’ll fall deeper and deeper into the mud, so he asked me to stop liking him.”
Niamh looked at Cathy as if she was in deep thought. “But it seems that you’re currently carrying his child?”
“…” Cathy’s expression changed as she looked around nervously. When she saw that the bodyguards and maids were not around, she grabbed Niamh’s hand and walked to one side. She begged, “Evie, please don’t tell Felipe. He’ll kill me. Please, you can’t let him know about this, Evie. I’m begging you!”
Niamh did not expect Cathy to react like this.
She also did not expect Cathy to be so scared to the point of thinking that Felipe might even kill her.
Felipe was always a graceful and composed gentleman to her. From the looks of it now, it seemed that he had a lot of sides that she had not seen before.
When Cathy saw that Niamh was pondering about something, she asked nervously, “Evie, Evie? You won’t tell him, right?”
Niamh shook her head. “I won’t. But he’s bound to find out on his own as time goes on.”
Cathy let out a sigh of relief. However, Niamh saw her past self on Cathy’s face. She used to be so dumb and stupid.
Cathy smiled and touched her stomach. “When that day comes, I’ll find an excuse to leave this place. I won’t let him know.”
“Even though I know Felipe will be mad at me for doing this, I really want to give birth to this child. Although the person I love can’t love me back, this will be the best gift between me and him.”
Niamh thought about Lillian when she saw the happy smile on Cathy’s face. She felt a sudden ache in her heart as tears started welling up in her eyes.
For a woman, not only was a child a link between her and her man, but it was also one of the reasons for her to continue living.
Actually, Felipe knew about Niamh’s presence in his study the moment she went in.
He had also arranged for Cathy’s appearance.
As he had been in a hurry last night, there were some things in the study that he could not let Niamh see. That was why he needed to stop her from digging through his documents.
However, he still saw Niamh picking up his notebook and flipping through a few pages.
He took care of his matters at hand hurriedly and came back to Glendale on a flight the next day.
Cathy had no idea that Felipe would come back so soon. She hid the baby clothes that she bought flurriedly and also kept the pregnancy report under her pillow.
She walked out of the room hurriedly when she heard footsteps walking upstairs.
The man walked over to her. She could not see any warmth on his handsome face. A domineering aura enveloped him, making him look extremely unapproachable.
Felipe quickly walked into his study and looked through his notebook. When he looked at the notes he had written down, there was a glint in his dark eyes.
“Felipe, why did you come back so fast?” Cathy approached him carefully and asked.
Felipe looked at Cathy coldly. Then, he tossed his notebook to one side. “Do you remember what I asked you to do before I left? I told you that no one’s allowed to come into my study, but did you follow through?”
Cathy’s heartbeat quickened. She did not dare to look into Felipe’s eyes.
When she heard his approaching footsteps, Cathy clenched her fingers unnaturally and backed away in fear.
Felipe grabbed Cathy’s chin with his cold fingers and forced her to look into his eyes.
However, his eyes were too alluring and charming. It was like they had the power to make her fall deep into them.
“Do you know what you’ll get for making a mistake?” His eyes darkened.
Cathy was terrified. She felt chills coming from the bottom of her feet. “Felipe…”
“You don’t have the right to call my name like that. Only Eveline is allowed to call my name in that tone.”
His voice carried no warmth, and it felt like an iceberg was crashing down on Cathy. At that moment, she was struggling to breathe.
She knew Felipe did not have her in his heart. She also knew that she would receive severe punishments if she did not carry out the task he gave her properly. However…
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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