Felipe’s gaze was glued on Cathy, his face growing grim. “Come with me.”
He ordered her with the same tone as before. Then, he asked the two bodyguards at the door to watch Niamh and Kendrick before he left.
Cathy wanted to ignore Felipe, but she also wanted to create some alone time for Niamh and Kendrick. Therefore, she walked out and closed the door behind her.
The two of them were left in the quiet room with Niamh carefully helping Kendrick back to the bed.
When she saw his pale and cracked lips, she wanted to pour him a glass of water. However, before she could do that, Kendrick wrapped his hands around her from behind.
“Kendrick, don’t make such a big gesture. Your wound is still inflamed,” she reminded him.
However, he held her even tighter. He pressed his face on her neck and said, “I’m all healed the moment I saw you.”
“If that’s true, you wouldn’t be here in the hospital.” Niamh escaped from his arms and poured a glass of water for him.
Kendrick obeyed obediently. He reached out his right hand out of habit, but the marks on his wrist stopped him.
If he lifted his right arm, it would also affect the gunshot wound on his shoulder.
Niamh frowned when she saw this. She sat down next to the bed and lifted the glass to his lips.
“Drink up.”
Kendrick did not expect Niamh to take care of him like this one day.
He recalled how he had been so cold to her when she was sick. As he drank the water, he started sobbing.
When he was done, Niamh took the first aid kit from the cabinet. “Did you take your medication today?”
“No.” Kendrick looked at Niamh. “Feed me.”
“…”
Kendrick sounded like he was simpering when he said that, so Niamh obliged and brought the pills to his mouth calmly.
Kendrick lowered his head to take the pills. However, after he dry-swallowed the pills, he kissed Niamh gently on her palm.
The numb and tingling feeling caused Niamh’s heart to race. She wanted to retract her hand, but Kendrick was holding it tight.
His lips felt like feathers as he kissed each and every one of her fingers appreciatively. In addition to that, the places he kissed were burning lightly.
Niamh looked at the man in front of her dumbfoundedly, but she did not shy away.
Ken lifted his gaze and positioned his face in front of Niamh. “Nia, Yvette and I are not like you think. This whole time, you’re my only wife and you’ll be the only person I love in my life.”
His deep voice tickled her ears seductively. “Eveline Montgomery, I love you.”
He pecked her lips softly. “Nia, I want you to tell me the truth. Do you still love me?”
Niamh grabbed Kendrick’s hand and placed it on her stomach. “Are you happy with this answer?”
Kendrick was stunned. His brain could not register what was happening at the moment.
However, gradually, he began to understand what Niamh wanted to say.
His hand rubbed against her small bump softly, and he felt a surge of joy that he had never felt before rising in his chest.
‘My child.
‘My child with Nia.’
Kendrick felt remorseful that he had never appreciated her or taken care of her when she was pregnant before this.
He had never even touched her stomach before.
However, when he thought about her condition, he felt an ache in his heart again.
He would choose Niamh without a second thought if he had to choose between her and the child.
Kendrick decided to tell Niamh about her condition when he heard her saying, “Kendrick, when I was pregnant with Jack and Lily, you weren’t by my side. You have to carry out the responsibility as a father for this child no matter what. So, listen to me and go back to Glendale.”
Kendrick furrowed his brows and thought of Lillian.
He had not sought revenge for Lillian yet, so he could not go back like this.
Niamh asked in concern when she saw him being so down. “Kendrick, did you hear me? Didn’t you say that you won’t make me sad anymore? If so, you should listen to me.”
“I heard you.” Kendrick nodded as he smiled gently. “Nia, I’ll listen to you.”
Niamh let out a sigh of relief. When she saw Kendrick’s dispirited look, she knew he was reluctant to go back. She touched his face and kissed him on the corner of his lips.
Kendrick was stunned, but at the same time, he lifted his head joyfully.
Niamh smiled at him as dimples appeared on the sides of her face. Her radiant smile blossomed in Kendrick’s eyes.
He had never seen Niamh smiling like that before.
It was so sweet and magnificent.
He felt tears prickling the corners of his eyes while his chest was filled with remorse.
He hated himself for letting the villains fool him back then. He also hated himself for hurting the person he loved the most during the best years of his life.
‘Nia.
‘I won’t make you sad anymore for the rest of your life.’
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The end of the corridor.
Felipe’s cold aura enveloped Cathy who was unperturbed.
“What’s going on with you and Kendrick? Why did you get engaged to him and why do you take care of him with so much concern?”
Cathy burst out laughing. “Kendrick is my fiancé, so of course I’m concerned and care about him. Mr. Waldburg, don’t you think this question is a little strange?”
“Kendrick?” The tone in which Cathy was addressing Kendrick irked Felipe. The smile on his face disappeared. Then, he grabbed Cathy’s hand. “Do you have a crush on him?”
“A crush is too superficial. My feelings for Kendrick are more than that of a crush.”
“What did you say?” Felipe furrowed his brows and scoffed. There was mockery in his eyes. “Do you still remember the person who begged me saying that as long as I let her stay with me, she’d do anything? She even said that I’m the only man she loves in this world. She’d be more than happy even if she becomes my illicit puppet.”
Cathy looked into his angry eyes confidently. “I remember. Of course, I remember. It was snowing so heavily that day as well. You asked me to stand in the snow to repent. You knew I had your child but you didn’t care at all.”
Felipe was stunned when he heard that and recalled what happened that day. His heart felt as if it was being stabbed by something sharp.
“I was willing to stay and be the puppet that you release your anger on when you’re angry. I could endure how you ignored me and how you looked at me in disdain again and again. However, I stopped loving you the moment our second child left my body.”
“Felipe, I don’t love you anymore.”
That statement penetrated through Felipe’s heart, and in that instant, he felt a chill spreading across his back. It was as if something had shattered inside his body.
Cathy pushed Felipe’s hand away firmly without a trace of longing in her eyes. “Felipe, you’ve disappointed me so much. I’ll repay you for the sponsorship for the past ten or so years. From now on, there will be no debt between us anymore.”
She wanted to turn around and leave when she suddenly remembered something.
She looked at the man who was standing at the same spot with a solemn expression. “Don’t try to take action against my fiancé again. If not, I’ll send the video to the police.”
Felipe’s eyes darkened when he heard this. He stared at Cathy’s back coldly. “Cathy Jordan, are you threatening me for another man?”
Cathy stopped and replied coldly, “For me, you’re the irrelevant man now.”
Felipe stared at Cathy’s figure in disbelief. A fire of rage and jealousy was burning brightly in his eyes.
‘Cathy, how dare you betray me for Kendrick?
‘I guess you don’t love me as much.’
Back in the room, Niamh heard the sound of footsteps, so she got up and backed away.
Kendrick held her hand with a serious expression. “Nia, go do a body check-up as soon as possible. Don’t delay it anymore.”
Niamh looked at Kendrick in puzzlement. At this moment, the door was pushed open and Cathy walked in.
Looking at the familiar face, Niamh smiled politely. “Miss Charis, please take good care of your fiancé. I’m going back now.”
“Don’t worry, Evie. I’ll take good care of Kendrick.”
Niamh stopped in her tracks. She finally understood what was going on when she heard Cathy calling her ‘Evie’.
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.