Kendrick had also seen Lillian.
His battered heart, which was already riddled with holes, was instantly soothed.
‘Lillian.
‘My little princess.
‘So you’re alright. That’s great!
‘Daddy was afraid that something had happened to you. If something happened to you, your mother would fall apart completely.’
Kendrick thought silently, then heard Fabian scolding Lana again. “You asked your subordinate to kidnap Lillian, didn’t you? You actually threw such a small child into the pool with no care about whether she lives or dies. Are you still human?”
“Fabian Johnson! Shut up!” Lana was outraged. “When did I kidnap this little thing? Stop speaking nonsense!”
“Who else if not you?” Fabian scolded sternly. He turned his head and looked at the little cutie in his arms. “Lillian, tell me, did this evil woman throw you into the pool? Tell me, so I’ll call the shots for you.”
“Heh! You’ll call the shots for her? Who are you to her? Fabian, don’t tell me you want to be like those celebrities and find someone who’s more than a decade younger than you to be your future wife? Are you a groomer?”
“Lana, you shut up!” Fabian was really offended now. He wanted to slap Lana to wake this woman up, but the little cutie in his arms suddenly struggled and wanted to get down.
The little kid’s watery eyes were looking straight at Kendrick who was behind Lana.
Fabian understood and immediately let go of Lily.
Lily’s eyes shone as she ran toward Kendrick with her little feet.
Lana really wanted to kick Lily, but she did not want to be that vicious in front of Kendrick.
Just then, Lily fell down as she hoped she would.
Although Fabian had already cut the T-shirt, it was still too big. Lily’s little feet accidentally stepped on the hem of the shirt and with a plop, she fell down in front of Kendrick.
The fall was like an ice cone pounding on Kendrick’s heart. His heart hurt so much that he felt uncomfortable, but he did not reach out to Lily.
Only by pretending not to care could he keep them safe.
Kendrick’s embrace that Lily waited for did not come, but she did not cry. She just lay on the ground and looked up helplessly and confusedly at an unresponsive Kendrick with her big, watery eyes.
After a while, Lily slowly propped up her little hands and got up on her own.
Kendrick’s heart was as if it was being cut, but he still remained his indifferent attitude.
Fabian saw this scene and went up to pick up Lily even more angrily.
“Kendrick, what’s wrong with you? This is your biological daughter! She fell right in front of you, but you’re still so indifferent?!” Fabian questioned.
Kendrick glanced at a silent Lillian indifferently. “Eveline and I have divorced. This is her daughter and she has nothing to do with me.”
“What are you saying? Is she not still your daughter even after you’ve divorced Eveline? Isn’t your blood flowing in her?” Fabian carried Lily dearly as the young girl kept on looking at Kendrick without saying a word.
“Lillian, these are all bad people. They don’t care about you, but I do! I’ll take you back home to your mom!” Fabian picked up Lily angrily and wanted to leave.
Lana went up to stop him. “Fabian, if you still want me as your sister, you have to throw this little thing out and ignore it!”
Fabian’s eyes were sharp. “Lana, I think you’re mistaken. I stopped wanting an inhumane sister like you long ago! I want to see what else you’re going to do to Lily. If you dare touch her again, I’ll double it back at you!”
What?!
Lana was so angry that she got dizzy.
“You… Fabian, what did you say?!”
“Lana, I don’t have a sister like you!”
Fabian carried Lillian in his arms, turned around, and walked toward the garage.
Lillian, who was in his arms, kept her sights on Kendrick who had been ignoring her.
Her big, innocent eyes blinked lightly, but they gradually dimmed and shut close.
Kendrick looked at Lillian who was being carried away in his peripheral vision. He was certain that Fabian would not harm Lillian.
He muttered thousands of apologies on the inside, but he could not relieve the pain in his heart.
She was his and Niamh’s only little princess, but he could not even help the precious little princess up when she fell down in front of him.
What kind of father was he?
Niamh and Ryan had just returned to Waldburg Manor from the police station. They were still worried about Lillian’s whereabouts when they saw a sports car parked at the door.
She fixed her gaze on it and saw Fabian sitting in the passenger seat with a child in his arms.
“Lillian?”
Niamh walked over in disbelief. When she got closer, she clearly saw that the little bun in Fabian’s arms was Lillian.
She was wearing a shirt that was poorly fitted. Her eyes were closed and she was sleeping peacefully against Fabian’s chest.
Niamh was agitated, but she did not want to disturb the sleeping little bun.
She glanced at Fabian, and through a look, they tacitly understood.
“My lady, please open the door for me. I’ll carry Lillian into the house,” Fabian said in a low voice. His tone was soft and steady like never before.
Niamh nodded and opened the car door.
Fabian guarded Lillian’s head and carefully carried her back to the room to sleep. He even put a blanket over Lily before leaving with Niamh.
Niamh asked about Lillian, but Fabian did not dare to tell Niamh that Lillian had been thrown into the pool by Lana and nearly drowned. He merely brushed it over, saying, “My lady, I’ll retrace what happened to Lillian. Don’t be angry, I’ll teach a lesson to those who have bullied Lillian.”
Fabian’s expression was serious but not perfunctory.
Niamh thanked him and felt touched. “Fabian, I thought that there was no way for you and me to be friends, but I think I was wrong. You’re a friend worth making.”
Fabian scratched his head as if he was embarrassed upon hearing this. “Perhaps it’s fate. I really like Lillian, but don’t misunderstand. I don’t have any perverted quirks, I just simply like this kid.”
Listening to Fabian’s explanation, Niamh smiled in relief. “I believe you.”
She turned her head and glanced at Ryan. “Let me introduce you to my fiancé, Ryan. We’ll be getting married soon. Do attend my wedding when the time comes.”
Fabian looked at Ryan for a bit and showed a regretful expression. “And here I thought I would have a chance when my lady is single. I didn’t expect someone else to be quicker.”
Fabian suddenly looked serious as he continued, “You have to treat my lady well. Don’t be like that Kendrick, so cold-blooded that he didn’t even spare a glance at his own daughter when she fell down.”
When Fabian’s unintentional words fell, the lake in Niamh’s heart surged. She looked at Fabian and asked, “You said that Kendrick didn’t even look at Lillian when he saw her fall down?”
“Yes. Before I brought Lillian back here, she wanted a hug from her dad but Kendrick seemed to have been brainwashed by Lana. It was as if he could only see Lana in his eyes.”
Niamh’s heart sank, but she was suddenly reminded by the word Fabian said.
Brainwashed.
She then remembered what she had forgotten before.
Cigarette.
The ingredients in the cigarette!
Niamh recalled the cigarette she had gotten from Kendrick’s cigarette box that time. She had taken the cigarette to run a components test on it.
However, too many things happened all of a sudden after that. Both her parents passed away, and it was Kendrick who caused their deaths. She had fallen into chaos all of a sudden and totally forgot about the test.
After Fabian and Ryan left, Niamh returned to the room to watch over Lillian.
When she thought about Lillian wanting Kendrick to carry her after she fell down but only saw him turn a blind eye to her, the little girl must have felt very upset.
Although the child was still young and could not express herself well, she would still be able to sense that Kendrick did not like her.
Niamh felt more and more suspicious.
‘How did a person become so cold-blooded? The answer might be lying within the cigarette.’
Niamh stayed with Lillian the entire night and fell asleep unknowingly.
When she woke up the next day, she saw that Lillian had not woken up yet. She felt a little worried. As she was about to wake the child up, the girl opened her eyes.
“Lillian.” Niamh hugged her and asked, “Lillian, tell Mommy, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
Lillian still did not speak. She only looked at Niamh, then stretched out her hands and hugged Niamh.
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.