“…” Naomi did not expect Niamh to be so tough. How could she show her weakness? She shrieked brashly, “That’s right. Lana’s the one who gave me the courage to do so. Eveline, so what if you’re the number one socialite in Glendale? Can you compare with Lana? If she just opens her mouth, you’ll die without a burial plot!”
“Then I’ll just get rid of the female lead of the private room who went viral all over the internet before I die.”
“…” When Naomi heard ‘female lead of the private room’, she felt anger rising in her chest. She lifted her hand to slap Niamh.
Niamh saw this coming. When she grabbed Naomi’s wrist, she gave a slap to Naomi with her other hand.
Her manner was imposing. “Naomi Lionel, listen here. I’m not scared of how Lana intends to come at me in the future. An illegitimate woman who lives in the dark like her will be punished by the law one day! And you, on the other hand, are not my rival at all.”
After she said that, Niamh pushed Lana’s hand away and walked to the side of the road to call a cab.
“…” Naomi clutched her face and stood where she was for a few moments.
When she saw Kendrick chasing after Niamh, she took out her phone to call Lana. “Lana, I went to stir sh*t with Eveline but I saw Kendrick with her. Plus, he was also siding with her the entire time.
“That woman said she’s not scared even if I have you supporting me. She said a shameless b*tch like you aren’t her rival! Also, she said she’ll steal Kendrick away from you and when that happens, she wants you to cry and beg her for forgiveness!”
Lana knew about Kendrick taking Niamh to the villa to stay the night from her subordinates who stood guard at the villa. She was already planning a way to get back at Niamh before Naomi’s phone call. Lana started having even crazier thoughts after Naomi triggered her.
Niamh rushed to the hospital as fast as she could. Then, she saw the nurse bathing the little boy, so she hurried over to give her a hand.
The little guy beamed when he saw Niamh. Even though it was an unconscious one, Niamh was extremely thrilled.
“Pudding, do you miss me? I’ll feed you after you’re squeaky clean, okay?”
“Coo.” The little guy let out an indistinguishable sound as if he was replying to Niamh.
After that, Niamh swaddled the little guy with a blanket and put him in her arms. She kissed him sweetly and asked, “Where are my parents?”
“Sir and Ma’am went out just now. They stayed the entire night with the little young master last night.”
Niamh nodded. “You should rest as well. I’ll feed him.”
“Okay.” The nurse exited the room after she heard that.
Kendrick followed Niamh to the hospital. When he got to the door, she saw Niamh breastfeeding the child through the small window.
The sunlight was bouncing off her skin, and she was smiling sweetly. At this moment, her face and eyes looked gorgeous.
The scene in front of him looked like a painting as it reflected in his eyes.
Suddenly, Kendrick felt his heartbeat accelerating. An indescribable feeling touched his heart. “Nia…”
Kendrick unknowingly uttered that one word.
He felt something tug on his heartstrings, making him shudder.
Nia.
Why did he just say ‘Nia’ out loud?
Niamh got up after the child was asleep. When she lifted her head, she saw someone standing at the door.
She walked over curiously and spotted Kendrick.
Niamh closed the door vigilantly. “Don’t come near my son.” There was a hint of contempt in her eyes. “I’ll give you the aromatherapy kit tomorrow. I have to be with my son today.”
Niamh expected Kendrick to reject her request, but to her surprise, he agreed.
After a while, Eloise and Sean arrived. When they found out about Kendrick’s condition, they felt troubled as well.
“I wonder when he’ll get better? I’m worried as he’s still with that Lana woman,” Eloise was concerned and said in a small voice, “Your father contacted his friend in F Country and got some information about Lana Johnson. She’s involved in an organized crime syndicate.
“Plus, her brother, Yorick Johnson, is extremely powerful in F Country. He dabbles in both the good and bad sides. It can be said that this woman had been tyrannizing everyone since she was young and would get everything she laid her eyes on.” Sean was worried as well. “Eveline, now that this woman is interested in Kendrick, she won’t give him up so easily.”
Niamh already knew about all of these.
However, in order to stop Eloise and Sean from worrying, she pretended she had no idea about any of it.
Sean was feeling sorry for his daughter, so he had already taken action. “Eveline, just endure this for the time being. I’ve already asked my people to look into the Stygian Johnson Gang. As long as we get some concrete evidence, I’ll report them to the police. When that happens, we’ll incarcerate Lana so that Kendrick can come back to you.”
Niamh stopped him when she heard this. “Dad, stop the investigation.”
“Why?” Eloise was puzzled. “Eveline, your father just hopes that you and Kendrick can get back together soon.”
“I understand.” Sean was smart. “Eveline, don’t worry. I’ll be careful with the investigation. I won’t let them notice anything.”
However, Niamh was still worried. “No, you can’t investigate them. You’ll be in danger. You can’t underestimate their power in F Country. The people you hire to investigate might be one of them. Anyone who can be bought with some goodies isn’t reliable at all.”
Eloise felt that this made sense after she heard it. “Sean, you should listen to our daughter. Stop the investigation.”
“Alright, I’ll put a stop to it,” Sean answered.
Niamh let out a sigh of relief. The next day, she went back to the office to pack the finished aromatherapy kit and personally delivered it to the villa.
However, when she entered the building, she saw Kendrick on a call with Lana. Then, she spotted a cigarette between Kendrick’s fingers.
He was smoking again.
She glanced at the cigarette box on the desk and walked over. She wanted to take one of them so that she could run some tests on it. However, when she picked up the box, Kendrick turned around after he ended his call.
Kendrick smirked demonically when he saw Niamh with the cigarette box. “You want a taste as well?”
Niamh tossed the box back to where she found it and put down the aromatherapy kit. “I did what you asked me to. Remember what you said to me and don’t cause any trouble for my family.”
Kendrick looked at Niamh with a small smile. Suddenly, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pressed his lips against hers.
Niamh smelled a special scent invading her nostrils and felt her consciousness drifting for a few seconds.
“Do you like this smell?” Kendrick’s charming voice glided into her ears.
Niamh looked at the faint smile on the handsome face in front of her. Then, she lifted her hands without being able to control herself and placed them on Kendrick’s cheek.
“Kendrick.”
Kendrick was sober as he watched Niamh looking at him like she was in a trance.
For some reason, his heart started pounding when he heard her calling him like that.
Niamh circled her arms around his neck and placed her face against his shoulder. “I’m so happy to see you come back safe and sound, but why did you forget me…”
Kendrick felt something sinking in his heart when he heard her confused voice. He felt his heart melt in that instant.
“I’m not Kendrick,” he answered coldly out of the blue.
Then, Niamh’s arms around him loosened abruptly.
This man was truly heartless.
She let go of him, and there was confusion in her eyes.
“If you’re not Kendrick, why did you kiss me?”
“I did it because I wanted to. There’s no reason for it.” His answer was simple and straightforward.
Niamh smiled. “So this is how you kiss Lana as well? Did you hold her to sleep every night for the past three months?”
While looking into Niamh’s eyes, Kendrick suddenly saw the images she mentioned in her beautiful orbs.
He saw himself holding a woman as they slept peacefully in the dead of night.
He did not have that kind of serenity and peace for a very long time.
However, he was very sure that he did not have any memories of holding Lana to sleep.
Niamh pushed him away dispiritedly after she saw him staying quiet.
She still had the image of him risking his life for her. However, he did not have proof of her existence in his heart anymore.
After Niamh left, Kendrick finally came back to his senses after quite a while. He picked up the aromatherapy kit she left. After he opened it, he put it under his nose to take a sniff.
The faint smell of Japanese roses invaded his nostrils, making him feel relaxed.
Before she left, Niamh had taken out a cigarette from the box when Kendrick was spacing out.
She went to the hospital to visit her son before going back to her lab.
Earlier, Kendrick had only pecked her on the lips while smelling like the cigarettes he smoked and it was enough for her to feel as if she was losing control of her emotions.
Her instincts told her that the cigarettes were not ordinary ones.
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.