“Kendrick, what you said to me back then, I’ll return them to you. If I’ve loved a man like you once, I’ll never love you a second time. That’s because you’re not worthy.”
Niamh got into the car on her own and left quickly.
The car tires ran over the baby’s breath that had fallen to the ground, leaving a bewildered Kendrick behind.
Niamh’s words were like ice cones, stabbing his heart harshly.
How could it be?
He could not believe that what happened just now was real.
She obviously cared so much about him during this time. She had embraced him sweetly last night, but now…
Niamh drove the car, looking at the man who was in a daze through the rear-view mirror as tears slipped quietly from her eyes.
She gripped the steering wheel tightly and slammed on the accelerator.
Niamh arrived at Felipe’s villa in no time.
Unlike yesterday, he had returned to his usual calm, elegant, and noble appearance.
He seemed to have expected Niamh’s arrival. His deep smile was paradoxical. “Eveline, I knew you’d come, so I’ve already prepared a gift for you to enjoy.”
He smiled and turned on the computer again…
Niamh saw the computer screen lighting up, followed by the sound of Felipe’s voice.
This time, what was displayed was no longer a surveillance image but a real-time video session.
Niamh saw the unfamiliar environment again, and immediately afterward, an innocent, cute, smart, and well-behaved doll-like face appeared on the screen.
“Lilian!” Niamh yelled out uncontrollably.
On the screen, Lilian could hear Niamh’s cry. She fluttered her clear big eyes, rushed to the computer screen confusedly, and yelled, “Mommy! Mommy!”
This voice was indeed Lilian’s.
Niamh lifted her hand to cover her lips in disbelief as tears instantly fell.
“Lilian, Lilian can you see Mommy? Is it really you? Lilian!” she questioned anxiously, wishing that she had the magic to pull out the little cutie from the computer screen.
Lilian was still young and did not know much about video calls, but she saw Niamh on the computer screen and even heard her mother’s voice.
“Mommy, Lily misses you. When will Mommy come to pick Lily up? Lily also misses Jackie and that handsome mister.”
“Lilian, Mommy will come to pick you very soon. Wait for Mommy… Lilian, Lilian!”
Felipe suddenly cut off the video before Niamh could finish speaking.
She looked back in dissatisfaction and saw Felipe’s cold expression.
“Felipe Waldburg, where exactly are you hiding my daughter? How could you use such a cruel method just to separate Kendrick and me? Do you know how painful it was when I thought Lilian was dead?!”
Felipe smirked vaguely and raised his black orbs slightly. “I’m cruel? If I’m really that cruel, you wouldn’t be standing here and there would be no Lilian in this world.”
He walked up to Niamh with an oppressive cold aura.
“Eveline, you seem to have forgotten that the people who did the cruelest things to you in this world are Kendrick and your biological parents.”
“They’re not like you! At least they did irrational things because they were unknowingly deceived by others. But you’re different. You’re actively planning, deliberately setting traps and contradictions!”
Felipe chuckled upon hearing this. “Sure enough, you already have a deep prejudice against me. But it’s alright. As long as you follow me back to F Country, I’ll make you change your mind.”
He looked at Niamh’s tough, intelligent eyes. “If you still want to see your precious daughter, keep your mouth shut to everyone around you. Otherwise, Lilian will really disappear in this world.”
“Felipe!”
Niamh raised her hand, wanting to slap Felipe. However, he grabbed her wrist.
“Tidy up. We’ll return to Country F in two days and build our new family, okay?” He let go of Niamh’s hand with a smile, then turned around and left.
Niamh clenched her fists and looked at the already dimmed computer screen. She knew she had no choice.
Felipe had this planned a long time ago.
Now, he no longer had the elegant demeanor of a gentleman. What was left was only a touch of paranoid possessiveness and an aggressive desire to win.
Niamh received a call from Kendrick on the way back.
Looking at the display name, she wanted to pick up but could only let it continue ringing until Kendrick ended the call.
She returned to Montgomery Manor. Eloise was very happy to see her and intimately pulled her to sit down on the sofa.
“Eveline, why did you come alone? Although it’s not the first time you and Kendrick are getting married, today is still the important day when you return home after your marriage. Why did he let you come alone?”
Niamh’s heart hurt a little, but she laughed indifferently. “It doesn’t matter whether he comes or not. It’s not like I really want to be married to him.”
“…” Eloise’s smiling face stiffened slightly. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion and said, “Eveline, what are you talking about?”
Niamh stared blankly, absent-minded. As she was about to speak, she suddenly heard familiar footsteps walking hurriedly toward the entrance.
She clenched her fingers, turned her back to the hallway, and said indifferently, “What I mean to say is that the reason I married Kendrick is just to get my revenge on him. I’ve never actually considered starting over with him.”
She said those words contemptuously while her tone became duller.
“Such a man who humiliated me and made me suffer during my best years, how is it even possible for me to still like him earnestly? Hmph! I’m just playing with him.”
After hearing these words, Eloise could not believe it and replied, “Why? Eveline, didn’t you…” While she was speaking halfway, she noticed a figure in sight. “Kendrick?!”
Eloise shouted the name while looking toward the entrance.
Niamh’s heart skipped a beat, but she still appeared calm.
Sure enough, she had not mistakenly recognized his footsteps.
Niamh pretended to only then realize his presence. She got up as if she did not care for him at all and sneered softly at the frowning man.
“Since you’ve clearly heard it, let me reveal the truth to you.”
She walked up to him confidently. “Kendrick, I don’t have any feelings for you anymore. The one I love now is Felipe. My purpose for marrying you is to just play with your feelings. Do you understand?”
Kendrick looked at the cold and beautiful face in front of him. As his heart tightened, he said, “No.”
He stared at her cold gaze and took her hand nervously. “Nia, something must have happened, right? Did Felipe threaten you? What did he do to you? He hypnotized you, didn’t he? “
“Cathy is already dead and she’s the one who knows how to do hypnosis. No one can hypnotize me nor have I been hypnotized. What I’m saying are facts and my true feelings.” Niamh broke away from Kendrick’s hand forcefully. “Two days later, I will leave Glendale with Felipe. I don’t need Jackson anymore and I will not fight you for his custody either. Both of you will have nothing to do with me in the future.”
After she spoke her extremely cold words, she turned around instantly.
Kendrick stood still at the entrance, stuck in a trance and feeling a coldness digging into his limbs and bones.
Eloise hurriedly pulled Niamh who was headed upstairs. “Eveline, what’s wrong with you? Why do you suddenly want to go away with Felipe again? You don’t even want Jack?”
“Why can’t I go with Felipe? He saved my life before and loves me so much. What about you all? What rights do you have to make me stay? What did Kendrick do to me when I loved him so much back then?
And when I was suffering so much pain, what did my dearest and most beloved parents do to me? Did you guys really think I’d forgive you?”
Niamh’s question caused Eloise’s palms to become cold. She let go of Niamh’s hand guiltily, her eyes turning scarlet. “Eveline I’m sorry—”
“I have never forgiven any of you at all. I hate you all!”
Niamh pretended to be hostile and glared at Eloise with hatred. Then, she went upstairs.
However, the moment she turned around, her eyes turned wet.
Yet from the sight of her back, she appeared to be free and easy in Kendrick and Eloise’s eyes.
As she returned to the room, she leaned against the wall, seemingly licking her wounds alone.
‘I’m sorry.
‘For Lillian’s safety, I have no choice but to do this.
‘Mom, I’m sorry.’
Niamh bit her lip tightly and raised her hand to wipe away the tears. When she was about to go to the bathroom and wash her face, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open. Kendrick’s resolute and cold face was instantly reflected in her wet, scarlet eyes.
Seeing his appearance, Niamh then realized that she had forgotten to lock the door.
While Kendrick walked up to her in an awe-inspiring manner, Niamh did not manage to clean up the tears that overflowed from the corner of her eyes. Her wrist was then held by the man.
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.