Niamh escaped from Kendrick’s embrace and used all of her might to pull the man down to lie down on the bed.
After she did all of that, Niamh was exhausted. Therefore, she lay down beside Kendrick and fell asleep.
Looking at his gentle sleeping face, Niamh lifted his hand gently and placed it on her stomach. “Kendrick, when I had Jack, I longed for you to believe me. I longed for you to touch my stomach and feel Jack’s existence, but not only did you not believe me, you even yelled at me and ignored me. Can you feel it now? This is our child, and it’s growing in my stomach.”
Her eyes were red and filled with tears as she got closer to him.
“I really hope that you can watch the birth of your child this time. I want you to see how our child looks like as a baby.”
Niamh hoped and closed her eyes as she leaned against Kendrick.
The next day.
When Niamh woke up, she was the only one on the bed.
She did not know where Kendrick went.
After she cleaned herself, she realized that the door of the room was not locked.
She was about to go downstairs when Ken limped into the room with breakfast.
“You’re up, Madam. What a coincidence. Come and have some breakfast.”
“Where’s Kendrick?”
“He needed to go out to take care of some things. He’ll be back soon.”
“Did he go to find Felipe? What does he want? You’ve been by his side for so many years, so you should know what he’s planning to do. Tell me!” Niamh asked hurriedly. She was worried that Kendrick would go looking for Felipe.
If they were in Glendale, she would not be as worried. However, they were in F Country now and Felipe had a lot of power here.
Ken furrowed his brows awkwardly. “Um… I really have no idea.”
“I won’t force you if you don’t want to say anything.” Niamh walked past Ken and the food.
“Madam, where are you going? Hiss.” Ken wanted to stop Niamh, but the gunshot wound on his calf prevented him from moving too much.
Niamh realized it was raining the moment she got to the door.
The morning wind in April felt humid yet cooling.
She took the umbrella at the side of the door and walked into the rain.
However, the moment she walked out, Kendrick’s car stopped in front of her.
When he saw Niamh leaving, he got out of the car and walked in front of her with a solemn expression. “Where are you going?”
Niamh let out a sigh of relief when she saw him coming back safe and sound. However, she looked cold on the surface. “I don’t think it’s your business where I want to go.”
Kendrick’s face darkened even more. Then, he held Niamh’s hand and pulled her back to the house.
When Ken saw this, he felt slightly relieved.
If Niamh had left just like that, he would not know what to say to Kendrick.
Kendrick looked at the untouched breakfast and frowned. “Go eat something and don’t try to leave again. I won’t allow you to go back to Felipe.”
After he finished saying that to Niamh, he turned to Ken and said, “Come with me.”
“Alright.” Ken limped up to him.
Niamh did not have a chance to say anything before she was ignored.
However, she did not go to eat breakfast. On the contrary, she tiptoed to the second floor.
When she got to the end of the stairs, she heard Kendrick’s voice from the bedroom. “We don’t have enough evidence now, so I have to go to the warehouse to get more.”
“Mr. Waldburg, it’s too dangerous. Why don’t we go back to Glendale before we do anything?”
“Do you think we can go back to Glendale now?”
Kendrick knew very well that Felipe had already marked his location.
The best proof was him firing at Ken yesterday.
Felipe already knew his whereabouts.
Felipe even knew that Niamh was with him.
“Mr. Waldburg, so what now? I can’t help you now that I’m like this.”
“You should stay here and recover. He won’t want to kill you now as I’m his biggest target.” Kendrick’s eyes looked calm as he made the final decision. “If I don’t come back before seven tonight, you should bring Eveline and go back to Glendale. Make sure she doesn’t go back to Felipe no matter what.”
“Got it,” replied Ken. When he turned around to leave, he saw Niamh at the door.
Kendrick saw Ken freezing in his tracks before he spotted Niamh.
“Go back to your room to rest,” said Kendrick as he dismissed Ken. Then, he looked at Niamh. “You’ve finished your breakfast?”
Niamh ignored him and looked at him with a solemn look. “Kendrick, don’t do anything stupid. Don’t try to cause trouble for Felipe. This is my last advice for you as your ex-wife.”
“Heh.” Kendrick scoffed and walked up to Niamh to hold her face. “Eveline, are you concerned about me?”
His deep voice sounded so gentle. Then, his eyes darkened. “If I can’t return and end up dying from Felipe’s gun, will you be sad for me just like how you used to? Will your heart shatter like how it used to when you couldn’t see me?”
“Kendrick, don’t you dare—”
He pressed his lips against her in the middle of her sentence.
He kissed her passionately before letting go of her reluctantly.
“Even though you’re in love with another man, I still love you. I’ve never let you go even for one second.” His voice glided past her ears as gentle as the spring breeze.
Niamh was stunned for a second. When she came back to her senses, Kendrick had already gone downstairs.
It was obvious that he was on his way to some warehouse to gather more evidence, so Niamh chased after him.
She heard the sound of the car engine outside and increased her speed. However, since she was in a rush, she ended up slipping. She quickly held the wall next to her for support.
She stopped herself from falling, but when she steadied herself to walk to the door, Kendrick had already left.
Niamh was in a perturbed state of mind. Therefore, she went to Ken. “Tell me where the warehouse Kendrick mentioned is.”
“Madam, I won’t let you risk your life.” Ken followed Kendrick’s order and kept his mouth shut.
“The person risking his life now is Kendrick! He’ll die!” Niamh’s heart started beating erratically. She was terrified.
“Tell me! Where is the warehouse? If you don’t tell me, I’ll go look for Felipe now!”
“Madam!” Ken called out to Niamh. In the end, he had no choice but to tell her. “I’ll tell you.”
…
Kendrick sped to the warehouse on Third Street.
The moment he got out of the car, three people walked in front of him. “Mr. Kendrick Waldburg, Mr. Felipe Waldburg has been waiting for you. Come with me.”
Kendrick was not surprised at all. He already knew that Felipe had been tracking him the moment he brought Niamh away.
Felipe was only using Niamh as bait to be able to track him easily.
Kendrick calmly walked into the warehouse. Felipe was sitting on the sofa sipping on his tea. When he saw Kendrick, he curled the corners of his lips. “Kendrick, I’ve been waiting for you. You’re finally here! Before you die, I brought you a gift that you’ll never expect.”
Kendrick was unperturbed when he saw the thought-provoking smirk on Felipe’s face. “I’ve already received the best gift.”
For Kendrick, he was satisfied since he was able to say goodbye to his most beloved woman before he came here.
“Really?” There was a hint of mockery in Felipe’s eyes. “Your love for Eveline is so deep, but unfortunately, she belongs to me now.”
Kendrick was infuriated after he heard those provoking words. He did not want to accept the fact that Niamh was in love with Felipe. He also did not want to see her carrying another man’s child while suffering so much.
“What’s wrong? Are you mad? Just blame yourself for not appreciating Eveline back then,” Felipe said, picking up the pistol on the coffee table. He changed the magazine slowly and loaded it with fresh bullets.
“Back then, my parents were killed by your grandpa, and after that, I became an orphan.”
“When I was at my weakest moment and when I needed someone the most, he sent me to F Country and told me that he’ll let me attend the best school here. In reality, he just left me here to fend for myself. He gave all of the best resources to you—the eldest grandson of his eldest son!
“I fended for myself for so many years here before I finally built my own foundation. I won’t allow you to destroy it just like that.
“I’ll take back everything owned by the Waldburgs, and as for Eveline, she’ll also belong to me,” Felipe said, slowly lifting the pistol to aim at Kendrick’s heart.
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.