“If you’re alright, then I’ll let go of you.” As soon as his voice fell, he quickly retracted his arms from her waist as though he felt no nostalgia at all.
Niamh then saw Kendrick turning around and leaving. Her heart suddenly froze.
She knew that Kendrick probably believed in her lack of feelings and indifference toward him three months ago.
Niamh impulsively wanted to tell Kendrick the truth. She stepped forward toward him. “Kendrick—”
“Eveline.”
Felipe’s voice suddenly cut in like a nightmare.
He seemed to be walking toward Niamh’s side with a gentle smile. He placed his hand gently on Niamh’s slim waist and bowed his head to put his thin lips close to Niamh’s ear. “If you want to tell Kendrick the truth, then you’ll never see Lilian again.”
Felipe’s voice was gentle and soft, but his words were full of threats and warnings.
Kendrick was certain he heard Niamh call out his name just now. He looked back and saw Felipe holding Niamh in his arms, whispering intimately to her.
“Eveline, don’t do something you’ll regret, okay?” Felipe reminded. “Be happy on an occasion like today. You must not know how beautiful you look when you smile.”
Niamh raised her finger but had to put on a smile to cooperate with Felipe.
She looked up and quietly glanced at Kendrick with her peripheral vision.
Kendrick was facing her with his back and seemed to be talking happily with someone.
Niamh turned around and left with Felipe. She made contact with those people from the industry.
Several people came over to make a toast with Felipe. They looked at Niamh and praised her appearance and temperament. They also praised Felipe’s insight and talked about how blessed he was to have such a beautiful wife.
Niamh was gracefully feigning her smiles. She wanted to find an excuse to get away when she saw Kendrick walking toward her.
“When did Uncle Felipe bring Aunty Eveline back? Why didn’t you tell me, your nephew?” he asked with a faint smile. No one could see what emotions he was carrying in those eyes of his at the moment.
However, Niamh was certain that he recognized her as Felipe’s woman when he called her ‘Mrs. Waldburg’ just now.
Aunty Eveline…
Niamh chuckled ironically.
“What’s Aunty Eveline laughing about?” Kendrick caught Niamh’s smile and asked with a puzzled smile.
Niamh curled her pink lips, pretending to be contemptuous. “I’m happy to have met my ex-husband here.”
“Are you?” Kendrick chuckled cooperatively. He took two glasses of red wine from the passing waiter and handed one to Niamh. “Then, I wonder if I can have a drink with my ex-wife? Uncle Felipe wouldn’t mind, right?” He glanced at Felipe.
“Of course.” Felipe smiled generously. “We’re family, after all. After drinking this glass of wine, consider your and Eveline’s past affairs to have completely ended.”
“Mhm.” Kendrick seemingly lifted the corner of his lips. He looked at Niamh, who was smiling like a flower, and took his wine glass to gently clink it against Niamh’s. “My ex-wife, here’s to our amicable separation.”
He said meaningfully before downing the wine in his glass.
Niamh was stunned for a moment. Her heart seemed to be cut into pieces.
However, she had to force a smile and swallow the liquid in the glass into her stomach. She swallowed it together with the grievance and helplessness that was about to gush out.
“Aunty Eveline really drinks well.” Kendrick praised, then glanced at his phone. “My girlfriend is here, so I won’t bother Uncle Felipe and Aunty Eveline anymore. See you two later.”
Girlfriend?
This word cut across Niamh’s heart like an invisible sharp blade.
She watched Kendrick turn around unhesitantly, not even sparing a glance from the corner of his eyes.
‘Kendrick, you really believed my cold, hard lie back then.’
“It seems that he’s not as affectionate to you as I imagined he would be,” Felipe said with a soft smile, “There’s an important customer who wants to talk to me. You can eat something here first. I’ll come look for you later.”
Felipe turned around and left, leaving Niamh to stand there in a daze.
She walked to the long table, picked up a glass of red wine, and drank again.
However, she could no longer taste the sweet and delicate fragrance of the red wine—only the bitter taste reached her heart.
“Isn’t this Eveline Montgomery?”
“Whose woman do you think she is? Didn’t she just marry Kendrick a few months ago? Why is she with Kendrick’s uncle, Felipe, now?”
“Wealthy families are messy. I also heard that Kendrick and Felipe broke their relationship as uncle and nephew just to fight for her. Now, they remain friendly in appearance but are estranged at heart.”
“Tsk, beauty is a disaster. Indeed, the more beautiful a woman is, the more vicious she is!”
“Well, look at her, she looks like a vixen.”
Malicious whispers could be heard.
Niamh turned around gracefully while holding the wine glass. She faced the ladies who were trashing her while watching her.
“I understand your implications. If you want to praise me for being beautiful, you can say it straight to my face. There’s no need to beat around the bush. Everyone knows that the face of a vixen is usually very beautiful.”
“…”
“…”
The few ladies were humiliated when they heard her. They murmured while walking away angrily.
Niamh did not know if it was because she was angry with those people, but her chest suddenly became stuffy.
She drank another glass of red wine to try to relieve the tightness in her chest, but her stomach felt even more uncomfortable.
She wanted to go outside to get some air, but as soon as she turned around, she saw Kendrick walking in with a woman in a long dress.
Niamh looked intently and felt that this woman was a little familiar, but she could not put a finger on it.
Her face was really pretty, but it leaned to those popular faces one often saw.
Was this Kendrick’s girlfriend?
She guessed silently, seeing Kendrick leading the woman straight to her.
“Aunty Eveline, this is my girlfriend, Yvette Charis.” Kendrick introduced to her.
Niamh lifted the corners of her lips and maintained a smile. “Hello, I’m—”
She was about to introduce herself but was suddenly interrupted by Kendrick.
“This noble, elegant, and beautiful lady is my ex-wife, Eveline Montogomery. She’s the one I couldn’t get even after I had hollowed out my heart.”
“…”
She did not expect Kendrick to introduce her like this. Niamh did not know whether to laugh or cry.
“It turns out that you’re the Miss Montgomery who Kendrick’s heart can’t let go of.” Yvette smiled and lifted her hand to hold Kendrick’s arm. “Miss Montgomery, you’re indeed very pretty.”
“Thank you.” Niamh glanced at their tightly linked arms and smiled faintly, but her chest felt more stuffy and her stomach more nauseous.
“I won’t disturb the two of you. I’ll head to the washroom.” She found an excuse and turned around quickly. She really did not want to see Kendrick being lovey-dovey with another woman.
However, Niamh did not go to the washroom. She ran to the terrace to get some air. However, she could not relieve her discomfort at all.
The feeling of nausea welled up more turbulently and Niamh could not help but retch.
After retching a few times, she suddenly realized something.
As she touched her belly while frantically guessing in her heart, familiar footsteps were suddenly heard behind her.
It was Kendrick.
She would not have mistaken the sound of his footsteps.
Niamh hurriedly tidied up her state. She gently stroked her belly and pretended to stand beside the railing to get some air.
She heard Kendrick approaching her step by step. Her heartbeat, accompanied by his pace, became more and more disordered.
“It seems that you’re really living a better life after leaving a scumbag like me, Mrs. Waldburg.”
His sarcastic words came from behind, making Niamh distressed.
Kendrick walked to her back. The moonlight was shining on her cold, fair skin. Her gown was swaying in the evening breeze while her beautiful back figure was reflected in his eyes.
Niamh held up her elegant mask before turning around to meet his deep eyes with a chuckle.
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.