Karen was about to look for Niamh when she suddenly saw Kendrick who was leaning against the wall with a pale face and furrowed eyebrows. She hurried over.
Just as she was about to speak, Kendrick stopped her, turned around, and entered the study.
“Kendrick, what’s wrong with you?” Karen was extremely worried.
Kendrick was sitting on the sofa without saying a word. Seeing the fine beads of cold sweat oozing from his forehead and veins bursting on the back of his clenched hands, he was obviously enduring severe pain.
“Kendrick, tell Mom, what’s wrong?”
Kendrick did not answer. After a while, he coughed. Dark, red blood stained his lips.
Karen was shocked and frightened.
“You, Kendrick… You’re vomiting blood! This… How can your blood be this color?!”
Kendrick had no qualms about raising his hand to wipe the bloodstains on his lips. He parted his lips gently, saying, “She’s going to marry Ryan.”
“What?” Karen was puzzled. “You mean Eveline is going to marry Ryan?”
Kendrick seemed to have not heard what Karen said and laughed softly in pain.
“She’ll slowly fall in love with Ryan and gradually forget about me, the man she used to love so desperately. She’ll soon become someone else’s bride…”
“Kendrick, Kendrick, what’s the matter with you? Are you ill? Don’t scare your mother.” Karen was panicking till tears flowed from her eyes. Seeing Kendrick’s discomforted appearance as he spoke to her, she also felt it difficult to bear.
Kendrick picked up the tissue and wiped the blood off his lips simply. Seeing Karen looking so worried, he found an excuse. “I’ve had a discomfort in my throat recently. It’s because I’ve been coughing more often that it’s like this. You don’t have to worry so much.”
“Is it really just that?” Karen still had her doubts. Even if it was coughing up blood, the color of blood should not be like this.
Kendrick did not give Karen the chance to ask questions, however. He got up and left.
In order not to disturb Niamh, Karen did not call out to Kendrick again.
Seeing Kendrick enter Jackson and Lillian’s room, she did not follow him in so as to not bother them.
Kendrick hugged the two little babies who were asleep. Looking at the two calm faces, his heart was filled with resentment and guilt.
He set his eyes on Lillian’s sleeping face, his deep eyes gentle and watery.
“Lillian, I’ll never have the chance to hear you call me ‘Daddy’ anymore, but you’re the only little princess in my heart.”
He bowed his head and wanted to kiss her cute little cheek, but thinking of the blood he had just coughed up, he felt that he was not even qualified to hold the child.
Kendrick left sadly, looking at Niamh’s door quietly for a long time before he was ready to leave. When he turned around, however, he saw Jackson standing in front of him. Those clear and simple eyes were looking at him very seriously.
“Daddy, you haven’t been home for a long time.” The little guy’s eyes were a little lonely.
Kendrick walked to the child and crouched down to touch his cute little head. “Jack, listen to your mother in the future.”
“I’ve always listened to Mommy.”
“Jack is a man now. You have to help me protect your mother and sister.”
Jackson blinked his eyes. “What about Daddy?”
“Daddy… Daddy is going to a place far, far away,” Kendrick said, holding the little boy to his chest tightly. “Jack, do you love Daddy?”
“Of course Jack loves Daddy,” Jackson answered without hesitation, “Jack also loves his mother, his sister, his brother, his grandfather… And Grandpa and Grandma, but Jack hasn’t seen Grandpa and Grandma for a long time.”
The little boy’s unintentional words pierced Kendrick’s heart.
As he was still young and ignorant, he did not know that Eloise and Sean had passed away.
The murderer who caused the child to lose his grandfather and grandmother was his own father.
“Daddy, you said you were going to a faraway place. Where are you going? Can Jack go?” the child asked innocently.
Kendrick touched his small face, feeling distressed. “Little fool, Jack must be with Mommy and love Mommy in place of Daddy.”
“Where’s Daddy going?” Jackson obviously wanted to get to the bottom of things.
Kendrick thought for a while only to answer, “Daddy is going to look for Jack’s grandfather and grandmother far away.”
“Did Grandpa and Grandma also go to a place far away?”
“Yeah.” Kendrick’s eyes were bitter, and his thin lips were slightly pursed. “That’s why Jack, when Daddy is away, you must remember that you’re now a man and take good care of your mother. Always listen to what she says.”
“Jack will do it.” Jackson blinked earnestly, raising his arms to hug Kendrick before kissing him with his small mouth. “Daddy, no matter how far away you go, Jack, Mommy, Little Brother, and Little Sister will wait for Daddy to come home. Remember to bring Grandpa and Grandma back together too.”
Kendrick smiled, but after hugging the little boy, he could not help the tears that wet his eyes.
After taking Jackson back to the room to sleep, Kendrick left.
The next day, Niamh made breakfast for the children as usual, but when she came to bring the plate away, she saw that Jackson seemed to be lost in thoughts.
“Jack, what’s the matter with you? Did Mommy make a bad breakfast today?” Niamh touched the little guy’s head gently and asked.
Jackson bit the toast. “Mommy, Daddy said he’s going to see Grandpa and Grandma. Jack also misses Grandpa and Grandma. Can I go with Daddy?”
Upon hearing what her son said, something seemed to be fiercely tugging at Niamh’s consciousness.
She returned to her senses and calmed down, asking with a smile, “Jack, did he really tell you that? When did he tell you this?”
“Daddy came to visit Lilly and me last night, but he left really quickly.” Jackson’s big eyes were filled with loneliness and reluctance. One could see that his feelings for Kendrick were very deep.
Niamh’s heartbeat became very irregular after listening to her son’s words.
As if nothing had happened, she kissed his cute little cheek and comforted him. “Jack, have breakfast first. Look, even Lilly is almost done eating.”
When Lillian heard Niamh mentioning her, she raised her lively big eyes and smiled.
Niamh’s broken heart was healed a little by this warm smile, but she was still bothered about what her son said just now.
After sending the two children to school, Niamh hesitated while holding the mobile phone before finally dialing Kendrick’s number.
Kendrick, who was on the other end of the phone, was accompanying Lana to meet with a so-called guest when he suddenly received a call from Niamh. He was quite surprised, but when Lana looked over, she glanced at the screen coldly before simply hanging up the call.
Seeing that her call had been disconnected, Niamh did not continue making more calls like what she used to do before just to get a response from him.
She sent a message with a decisive tone: [See you at Waldburg Corporation’s office at one o’clock in the afternoon.]
When Kendrick saw the message, so did Lana.
After successfully discussing their business, Lana clung to Kendrick’s side and behaved like a spoiled child. “Kendrick, what’s the matter with Eveline? You’ve already divorced her, so why is she still bothering you? If she pesters you like this, I’ll be angry.” Lana expressed her dissatisfaction.
Kendrick lifted the corners of his lips slightly, his gaze filled with mock contempt. “She’s just a woman who I no longer want. Are you still afraid that you’ll be compared to her?”
Hearing this, Lana then looked confident in her own charm.
Looking at Kendrick, who was disdainful toward Niamh’s attitude, Lana’s gaze became even more obsessive.
It seemed that the more ruthless and cold he was, the more fascinated she became.
Niamh appeared at Waldburg Corporation at one o’clock in the afternoon.
Seeing her at the front desk, the receptionist blurted out, “Madam, Mr. Waldburg is waiting for you in the office.”
Madam.
Niamh found it ironic when she heard the receptionist addressing her like this, and at the same time, she felt her heart ache a bit more.
She did not have anything else to say and took the elevator up.
The place that was once so familiar suddenly became so unfamiliar, and it was this man who was even more a stranger.
Niamh entered Kendrick’s office. He was sitting at his desk. Against the sun, his black shirt added a bit of abstinence and the vibe that he was difficult to get close to. Even so, he still appeared as noble and elegant as ever.
“Mr. Waldburg, the madam is here,” the lady at the front desk informed.
Kendrick, who was reading the file, looked up coolly. His handsome expression sank slightly. “Miss Montgomery and I are already divorced, so don’t address someone so simply.”
“Yes, my apologies.” The lady from the front desk glanced at Niamh in fear. “Miss Montgomery, please come in.”
Niamh listened to Kendrick’s dissatisfied correction and walked in slowly.
It was only after entering that Lana, who was sitting leisurely on the sofa drinking coffee, looked at Niamh with a teasing look.
Niamh clenched her fists quietly, shooting an arrogant and cold gaze at Lana as she walked straight to Kendrick’s face. “I have something to tell you.”
“Then, speak,” Kendrick said indifferently.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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