Niamh’s eyes glistened with tears.
Every tear that escaped the corners of Niamh’s eyes cut into his heart like knives.
Without further thought, his body moved on its own. He suddenly leaned down to kiss the tears away from the corner of her eyes before he straightened to look at her.
“Okay,” he replied instinctively despite the voice in his head telling him that Felicity should be the woman he loved the most.
His heart took control at that moment and it told him to treat the woman in front of him with gentleness and warmth, to do everything within his capabilities so that she would not cry again.
The corner of Niamh’s eyes burned as she buried herself into Kendrick’s arms with a teary smile. “Kendrick…”
“Nia,” he called out her name. “That’s your name, isn’t it?”
“Hmm.” Niamh hummed. “You’re the only one in this entire world who calls me by that name.”
Kendrick tightened his hold on her, their cheeks almost touching. As the feeling of weightlessness grew, they leaned into each other to regain their sense of center.
The feeling lasted for another ten or more minutes before the plane slowly steadied itself. The cries and howls outside came to a stop as well.
“I think it’s over now.” Kendrick patted Niamh’s hair comfortingly.
Niamh slowly loosened her grip as well now that danger seemed to have passed, but Kendrick seemed reluctant to let her go.
Just then, the toilet door was flung open, revealing a pale-faced Felicity who stood before them. Her hair was a wild mess.
Staring at Kendrick hugging Niamh, shock filled Nevaeh’s eyes.
How… How did this happen?
How could it be?
How could Kendrick be hugging Niamh?
Had he already broken out of the hypnosis? That was impossible!
Frantic, Nevaeh shouted anxiously, “Why are you here, Kendrick? Why are you hugging this woman? Did you mistake her for me again?”
Kendrick snapped back to reality and turned to look at Niamh. Two seconds later, he let go.
Nevaeh immediately ran to pull Kendrick away as she glared at Niamh with animosity. “Please mind your behavior, Miss Montgomery. Stop trying to seduce my fiancé. You’re still a fake even if you’ve gotten plastic surgery to look like me. Kendrick won’t fall for it!”
Regaining her footing, Niamh gave her an elegant smile. “You’re accusing me of plastic surgery? That I changed my looks to replicate yours so that I could seduce Kendrick?”
“Are you finally admitting it now, Miss Montgomery?” Nevaeh fired back.
Niamh remained unfazed. “If you’re so certain, Miss Walker, then how about we do it this way. We look too similar, so one of us has definitely done plastic surgery. Let’s swear on it, then. The b*tch who got the procedure done and tried to seduce Kendrick will suffer the karma of having their appearance mutilated and their organs failing before they end up dying a horrible and tragic death.”
“…”
Nevaeh had not expected Niamh to shoot back at her like that. Still, there was no way she would willingly swear such a thing and curse herself.
“What’s this? Are you afraid, Miss Walker?”
“Hmph. Me, afraid? I did nothing wrong, so I have nothing to be afraid of. Only fakes like you would come up with such moves to prove your innocence.”
With such an excuse, Felicity turned to look at Kendrick. Her aura immediately shifted to that of a harmless little lamb. “Let’s go back to our seats, Kendrick. I was so scared just now without you there.”
Kendrick nodded lightly before turning to look at Niamh.
“Don’t forget the words I told you, Kendrick.” Niamh reminded.
Nevaeh frowned distastefully as she turned to speak coquettishly at Kendrick, “Don’t listen to that woman, Kendrick. She’s lying.”
Kendrick turned around and followed Felicity back to their seats after responding to her.
Niamh made no move to hold them back, for she was no longer the same foolish girl who would wail and beg the man to believe her.
She was not the person she used to be.
Upon their arrival at Glendale, the first thing Niamh did was to seek Adam out. Having relayed Kendrick’s situation, Adam stated that he needed to observe Kendrick’s behavior first before he could provide an objective conclusion.
However, Adam had also somewhat evaluated the situation. “You say that Kendrick doesn’t remember you but somehow also claims this other woman as the person he loves the most. It doesn’t seem very much like amnesia to me, let alone a dissociative identity disorder. It’s more likely that someone has implanted a false memory into him and removed original memories as well.”
“Could something so outrageous be done?” Niamh asked in disbelief.
“More outrageous things have been done throughout history. However, I’m not inclined to believe that Kendrick has undergone neurosurgery.” Adam concluded. “Try to get him to see me if you can. I’d like to give him a full check-up myself.”
Niamh felt that bringing Kendrick over seemed too difficult a feat.
It was evident that Kendrick’s care for her when the plane ran into turbulence was an instinctive action. He may not remember her, but it seemed that somewhere deep within, Kendrick still loved her and felt the need to protect her.
Just like how despite his cold words, he had still shared her bed and gotten intimate with her back then.
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Karen had not been able to contact Kendrick at all over the past few days. When she saw him return with Felicity, she found herself relieved.
Karen was elated as she accepted the expensive skin and health care products from Felicity and began to rant about how horrible Niamh was.
“You have no idea how evil that Niamh is, Kendrick. She even deliberately frightened me the other day telling me that you’ve died!”
“What? Did Miss Montgomery really say that?” Felicity wore an expression of utter innocence.
“I’ve always hated that woman ever since the beginning. I can’t believe that she’d team up with that damned b*tch Yvonne to kidnap me!” Karen pursed her lips into an expression of distaste before she turned her head to smile at Kendrick. “I’m glad to see that you’ve chosen the right woman, Kendrick! Felicity’s a great girl. This time, you’ve got to sever all your ties with Niamh!”
“Niamh? Isn’t her name Eveline?” Kendrick was confused.
“Her name used to be Niamh, but that was when she was adopted by the Delgado family. On the topic of the Delgados, that was a family full of heinous people, especially that Nevaeh. Just what kind of misfortune have our family garnered to meet such a b*tch? I will never know!”
Karen spouted in disgust. Looking up, she found Felicity frowning. Her face was dark as she appeared to be deep in thought. Then, Karen continued, “You might not know this, Felicity, but that Nevaeh Delgado is so much worse than Niamh!”
“Nevaeh might look obedient to the eyes, but she was truly abominable and vile underneath. She had no morals at all and even killed people! Good thing she’s dead, though. People like her are a waste of oxygen.”
“Is that so?” Nevaeh smiled lightly, suppressing the anger within.
Karen nodded with certainty. “Kendrick’s luck was horrible to have met such horrible women before, but it’s a relief that he’s found such a wonderful woman like you now, Felicity. I’m sure our family will only be getting better now that you’ve become a part of it.”
While she was displeased, Nevaeh reveled in the fact that she was about to officially be Kendrick’s wife. Not wanting to delay it any further, she tugged on Kendrick’s sleeve with a coquettish remark. “It’s still early, Kendrick. How about we go get registered in the town office now?”
Staring at her, Kendrick’s mind echoed with the words Niamh told him on the flight.
“What’s wrong, Kendrick? Do you not want to get married to me?” Nevaeh pretended to look disappointed.
Kendrick smiled faintly. “How could that be? Let’s go.”
“Okay!” Nevaeh broke into a joyful smile.
Watching Kendrick go upstairs to take his birth certificate, Felicity took the opportunity to hand Karen a check worth 200,000 dollars. “We’re a family now, Aunty Karen. It’s my first time being someone’s daughter-in-law, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes.”
Karen pretended to be reluctant as she accepted the check. “You’re such a good kid, Felicity. Kendrick sure lucked out this time.”
Nevaeh sneered internally. Oh, she was going to wreak havoc once she married into the family! She would make Karen’s life a living hell!
Niamh went to look for Kendrick the moment she left the hospital. She was just arriving at the villa when she watched Kendrick and Felicity drive away in the same car.
Following behind them, they arrived at the entrance of the town office.
Was Kendrick really going to get registered with Felicity?
Just what did Felipe do to Kendrick that would make him listen to Felicity so obediently?
Staring at the impatient expression Felicity wore, Niamh refused to allow this woman to continue holding control over Kendrick. A fierce glint sparked in Niamh’s eyes as she made a decision.
Felicity and Kendrick walked toward the doors. They were just about to enter when Felicity suddenly received a message.
Her expression changed as she stared at her phone. “I left something in the car, Kendrick. I’ll be back soon.”
Kendrick nodded. “I’ll be right here.”
Felicity smiled and turned around.
Watching Felicity walk back to the car park where her car was, Niamh quickly tied her hair up into a fresh ponytail and draped a jacket over her shoulders before she went to meet Kendrick by the doors.
“Kendrick,” she called out with a smile.
Kendrick was dazed for a few seconds as he stared at Niamh before he parted his lips. “Did you change?”
“The outfit just now didn’t seem right, so this one is better. Let’s go and get registered.”
“Let’s go.” Kendrick turned around and took the initiative to grab Niamh’s hand, intertwining their fingers.
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.