“When you called my name back then, I kept pretending that I didn’t hear you. I hate myself so much.”
He looked down at her face. Her bangs and long hair were intertwining together.
“My wife is so beautiful and so smart. Plus, she’s so gentle and kind too. Why did I keep pretending to not see those things?”
“Do you see them now?” Niamh looked into the man’s charming eyes.
“I do, and I’m the only one who can.” He did not want her best qualities to fall into the eyes of other men. He wanted to keep them all to himself.
Niamh smiled. “Kendrick, I thought I was the luckiest and happiest woman in the world when I married you. Even though you didn’t look too happy when we got married, I was still ecstatic.
“I didn’t expect that you were the one who asked for the wedding from Grandpa.”
“Because I didn’t want any man to steal you away before I could.”
He told her what he was truly feeling and made a promise to her.
“Nia, you’ll be the luckiest woman in the world. From now on, I’ll give you the happiness you want.”
“I’ll wait. I’ll wait for you to make me happy.” Niamh held his hand, their fingers intertwining.
Kendrick lowered his head to kiss Niamh’s forehead before looking at her with love in his eyes. Finally, he pressed his lips against hers.
Niamh was worried that she would hurt Kendrick, so she did not push him away.
She closed her eyes and kissed him back somewhat shakily. Their breaths intertwined in the air. Niamh was getting pulled deeper into Kendrick’s embrace.
Niamh wanted to show the man a good time after knowing about all the hardships he went through, but it was as if he had started to lose control.
Niamh opened her eyes and grabbed his hand. “We still have time, so let’s not do this now.”
Kendrick could not control himself, but he could not go against Niamh’s wishes either. Therefore, he could only hold her and go to sleep.
…
Felipe did not know Niamh was in Kendrick’s room.
He thought Niamh was still at Fabian’s place.
Fabian Johnson.
Felipe felt an extreme repulsion toward that man.
It was not just because Niamh was siding with Fabian, but it was also because Cathy was disfigured by the Stygian Johnsons.
He pulled open his drawer and took out an album.
The album was filled with Cathy’s photos.
It was all photos of when he first sponsored her until the day she graduated. All of her photos were kept in this album.
Cathy looked sweet and naive, giving others the impression of a good girl. However, her personality was the complete opposite.
Due to her personality, she never hid her feelings toward Felipe.
Felipe looked at the girl who was beaming in the photo and felt himself clenching his fists.
They ruined such a beautiful and innocent face, hence he could not let this go just like that.
A cold murderous aura appeared on his handsome face.
‘I’ll make them pay dearly for making you bleed.’
Felipe found Fabian’s brother, Yorick Johnson. This man was the same as Felipe as he also dabbled in both the good and evil sides. Compared to Felipe’s gentle appearance, this man was more savage.
Felipe voluntarily handed one of his business deals in the black market and also a business deal that was worth over 100 million over to the Stygian Johnsons. However, the only condition was that they had to hand the person who disfigured Cathy to him.
These conditions were too lucrative, and Yorick was a businessman who dabbled with the dark side. As such, he agreed to this deal immediately.
The thug who was handed over was standing in front of Felipe while shivering in terror.
Felipe held the loaded gun in his hand emotionlessly. Then, he shot both of the thug’s legs directly.
The thug wailed in pain, his face immediately flushing white as blood poured from his wounds.
However, Felipe was unperturbed. He personally disfigured the thug using the same methods he had used on Cathy previously.
After doing this, his angry heart finally received some solace.
Yorick was shocked when he saw Felipe like that.
Perhaps Felipe really did care about his sponsored sister unlike what the outsiders said.
It was obvious that he cared deeply about her as seen from the few hundred million that he spent just to release his anger.
…
Niamh stayed the night in Kendrick’s room.
That entire night, the man held her close to him. He would also kiss her occasionally and stick to her like glue.
The next day, Niamh ate breakfast with Kendrick. When she was about to leave, she felt a pang of pain in her lower abdomen. She thought it was related to her pregnancy, then she remembered how Kendrick kept insisting on having her abort the child.
Kendrick walked over and held her to ask for a kiss. However, he saw a solemn expression on her face.
“Nia, what’s wrong?”
“Kendrick, are you hiding something from me?” Niamh finally realized something was amiss. “Is something wrong with my body? Is it in such bad condition that I can’t get pregnant anymore?”
Kendrick knew he could not hide from her anymore. Even so, he did not nod. On the contrary, he explained softly, “Nia, it’s not as bad as you think. It’s just that…”
“What?”
“You’re having symptoms of a relapse.” Kendrick found those words extremely difficult to say.
A relapse?
Niamh remembered how she got sick when she had Jackson.
The pain still felt fresh now that she thought about it.
She touched her stomach gently and finally understood why Kendrick had been insisting on having her abort the child.
“Nia, don’t be too pessimistic. I asked the doctor and as long as you have the surgery, you’ll be fine. There will be a near 100 percent chance of recovery as well.”
He held her hand and felt remorseful. There was a forced smile on his handsome face.
“Nia, actually… Actually, it’s fine even if we only have Jackson. I don’t want to see you suffer again. The doctor said maybe it’s the condition of your body, so as long as you don’t get pregnant, you won’t have this problem again.”
When Niamh heard that, she lifted her head to look at him.
“Actually, you want this child too, right?”
Kendrick’s eyes were firm and there was no room for discussion in his voice when he said, “I just want you to be healthy.”
“I got it. I promise you that I will be.” Niamh looked into his eyes and smiled.
“Nia, if that’s the case, then we shall arrange for surgery as soon as possible.”
“Okay.” Niamh agreed.
Niamh’s straightforwardness made Kendrick feel relieved. However, he was still slightly hesitant.
He felt that Niamh only answered him so quickly to make him stop worrying about her.
However, Niamh soon proved that she was not lying to him because she really went on with the surgery.
With Fabian distracting Felipe, he had no idea that Niamh was undergoing an abortion.
Niamh was back on the operating table again. She touched the bump on her stomach numbly and remembered the excitement in Kendrick’s eyes.
‘He wants this child, right?
‘But I…’
Niamh searched deep in her heart and found that she was reluctant as well.
Kendrick was sitting nervously outside the operating theatre.
He hoped that he was standing outside the delivery room instead. He hoped that after this, the doctor would come out with good news and tell him that the mother and child were safe.
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.