Ava was confused. “Niamh, who’s this?”
“I’m Eveline’s close male friend,” Fabian said mischievously. Then, he lifted his eyebrow and walked over to Niamh.
“Am I right?” he asked with a smile. Then, he noticed Niamh’s eyes were red and she looked as if she had just cried.
Fabian’s smile disappeared as he became serious.
“Eveline, are you upset because of what happened to your parents?” Fabian asked gently. “I came here to apologize to you about that, actually.”
“Apologize? For what? Who are you?” Ava was even more puzzled.
“He’s Lana’s brother, Fabian,” Niamh explained.
Ava was enraged when she heard this. “So you’re that witch’s brother! How dare you come here and apologize? Do you think everything will be fine and dandy again after you apologize? Let me tell you, this is a lawful society and you’ll have to pay for murdering someone!”
“Ava.” Niamh got up and grabbed Ava who was fuming. “Fabian isn’t the same as Lana. He helped me before and even saved Lily.”
Ava was shocked and surprised. “He saved Lily?”
“She’s right. Lily and I are best friends.” Fabian tried to build connections with Ava, then displayed a look of disdain on his face. “Just like you guys, I hate that opinionated woman as well. If she’s not my sister, I would’ve…”
He made the gesture of a gun with his fingers.
Ava was still feeling some contempt toward him. “So a human life is nothing to the both of you?”
Fabian did not mind Ava berating him. He said seriously to Niamh, “Eveline, I’m here because my brother asked me to. He knows what Lana is doing in Glendale and wants to apologize to you in person.”
“What? You have a brother too?” Ava was even angrier. “Why? Are the mouths of your siblings made out of diamonds? Do you think you can get back the two lost lives just by apologizing?”
Fabian did not quibble with Ava and placed the roses down. “Eveline, I’ll pick you up tomorrow at six o’clock. Don’t worry. Even if Lana is rash, she won’t dare to do anything impulsive in front of my brother. As long as I’m here, I’ll make sure you’re safe.”
He promised, his frivolous-looking face filled with seriousness.
Before Niamh could answer him, he left.
Ava tried to talk Niamh out of this, saying, “Niamh, you can’t go. It must be a trap.”
“No, I have to.” Niamh decided right then and there. She went to the mall to buy a new set of clothes and even did her hair.
Fabian showed up at six o’clock.
When he saw Niamh, his eyes lit up. “You’re indeed the number one socialite in Glendale. I can already feel myself falling for you.”
Niamh ignored him and got into the car without saying a word.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped.
They were at Lana’s place.
Niamh got out of the car, following Fabian inside.
Kendrick walked downstairs and spotted Niamh entering the place. His eyes darkened as he froze in his tracks…
His eyes were glued on her, and his heart started racing all of a sudden.
She was looking breathtakingly stunning in front of him right now.
She had an icy aura around her, and there was no smile on her small face. However, the colder she was, the more charming she looked.
Even though she did not dress up, it was evident that she did put on a little makeup.
He could also see a red line around the ring finger on her left hand that was holding her clutch.
It was the wound from when she removed the ring forcefully.
Fabian brought her to the second floor. When they walked past Kendrick, Niamh pretended as if she did not see him and just breezed past him.
Kendrick grabbed her thin arm with a look of sadness in his eyes. “Why are you here?”
Niamh did not even look at him. “It’s none of your business,” she replied coldly and continued walking upstairs after she removed his hand from her.
Kendrick was just left with emptiness in his hand while his heart started beating erratically.
The living room on the second floor.
Right now, Yorick was sitting on the sofa with a stern look on his face. There was intense agitation in his piercing eyes.
The man’s features were handsome, and he had a pair of eyes as sharp as an eagle’s under his perfect eyebrows.
“What were you thinking? How dare you thoughtlessly set fire to kill people? This is Glendale. Do you know the Montgomeries’ status in this place?”
Lana scoffed nonchalantly. “They’ll never compare to the Stygian Johnsons no matter how powerful they are!”
“Do you think the Stygian Johnson Gang is something to be proud of? We’re not the same as the Montgomeries. You have to apologize to Eveline Montgomery when she gets here later.”
“Apologize to her?” Lana cackled. Then, her eyes became sharp. “I’ve been extremely kind to allow her to live this long.”
“Shut up!”
Yorick scolded angrily.
“Do you think you’re the person in charge now? If you can’t settle Eveline, you won’t be one of the Stygian Johnsons anymore!”
“What?” Lana leaped up from the sofa abruptly. “Why? Just because of that woman?”
However, Yorick did not say anything. It was as if he still had some considerations. After that, he warned coldly, “Don’t try to interfere with the Joneses’ business. From now on, just stay in F Country obediently and stop causing trouble!”
How would Lana accept such an arrangement? After that, she heard Yorick ask, “Are you taking those things again? Did Adam give them to you? Did you give Kendrick those things too?”
Lana avoided his eyes, but in the next second, she said cockily, “That’s right. I did give Kendrick that. If not, how would he think that he’s the one who set the fire? Hmph! I want him to depend on me forever. He won’t be able to leave me even when he regains his memories in the future!”
After she finished saying that, Fabian led Niamh into the living room on the second floor.
When Lana saw Niamh, a fire of rage started shooting out from her eyes.
Yorick got up and walked toward Niamh with outstretched arms. Then, he displayed a gentlemanly smile. “Miss Montgomery, let me introduce myself. I’m Yorick Johnson.”
This was the first time Lana saw Yorick being so patient and gentle to a woman. Immediately, she started feeling agitated.
Niamh did not shake Yorick’s hand. However, compared to when she saw him previously, he gave her a feeling of a modest man this time—not a cruel leader of a mob.
“I heard you came all the way from F Country, Mr. Johnson. Did you come here just to apologize to me?” Niamh asked in a flat tone. There was no smile on her charming and icy face.
Yorick nodded. Then, he said gently, “Miss Montgomery, I’ll cover all of the losses the Montgomeries suffered. Your parents have already passed and I hope you can restrain your grief and accept fate.”
“Accept fate?” Niamh snorted. Then, she glanced at Lana who was looking extremely dissatisfied. “Sure, but I want this woman to kneel and apologize to me.”
When Lana heard that, she barged in front of Niamh as her face fell entirely.
“Eveline, do you know that my brother has never talked to a woman so nicely before, let alone apologize?! So don’t be so shameless and so unappreciative!”
“Shut your mouth!” Yorick roared at Lana.
“Yorick!” Lana started simpering in dissatisfaction, but Yorick only gave her the cold shoulder.
“Miss Montgomery, if you want Lana to apologize to you, sure.” Yorick was still smiling warmly. Then, his face changed as he ordered Lana sternly. “Go and apologize to Miss Montgomery.”
How could Lana agree to that? However, she was petrified when she saw Yorick’s dark eyes.
She looked at Niamh and bit her lip. Then, she said reluctantly, “Eveline, you want me to apologize to you so desperately, huh? Alright, I’ll apologize to you!”
“Wait.” Niamh stopped her.
Lana was frustrated. “What else do you want?”
“I told you I want you to kneel and apologize,” Niamh emphasized, her eyes looking stern.
“You… Eveline, don’t win an inch and want a foot!” Lana was infuriated.
However, Niamh’s expression remained unchanged. “What’s kneeling and apologizing compared to two lives?”
“Yeah, it’s nothing!” Fabian chimed in next to Niamh.
Lana glared at Fabian before looking at Yorick.
However, Yorick was firm on his decision. If Niamh wanted her to kneel, then she had to kneel.
Lana had never experienced this kind of humiliation before. She bit her lip and knelt in front of Niamh without a choice.
Niamh towered over her, peering down at her in disdain. Then, she heard Lana saying reluctantly, “I’m sorry, Miss Montgomery.”
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.