When the man saw him in such a state, he could not bear it. “Doctor Lowell is already doing his best to develop the cure. He’ll inform you as soon as possible.”
Kendrick looked out the window calmly. “I have no other wants. The only thing I want is for you guys to protect my wife and children when the time arrives. That’s all.”
As soon as he said that, a loud pop sound followed behind him, followed by the sound of a little girl crying.
Kendrick and the man who was sitting across from him heard the sound. They both looked up at the same time.
When he saw Niamh squatting at the stairs, holding Lillian who was crying, Kendrick was very surprised. He quickly stepped forward and wanted to comfort the crying little girl but was held back by the man.
The man shook his head at Kendrick, giving him a hint with his eyes. He then turned away, walking out through the other door.
“Don’t cry, Lillian. Bad balloon! See, it’s okay. Don’t cry, don’t cry.” Niamh hugged the little girl sadly.
However, Lillian would not stop crying. Apart from crying, Lillian did not make any other sounds.
Kendrick looked at the little princess crying with tears streaming down her cheeks like the rain, his heart aching at the sight. However, he had no choice but to walk over to them coldly.
“Eveline, are you following me?”
Niamh, who was comforting Lillian, raised her sharp gaze to look at the man looking down at her.
“Lillian got scared by the balloon that suddenly popped and the first thing you ask is if I’m following you instead of how she is?” Niamh stood and picked up Lillian, who was still in shock, before walking over to him on the second floor.
“When you were on the yacht and thought you were going to die, do you remember what was the last thing you longed for?”
Niamh held onto the sobbing little girl tightly with pain in her heart.
“You wished that Lillian would call you ‘Daddy’. You said that your dying wish was to hear this child call you ‘Daddy’ at least once before you die.
“But now, she hasn’t even said ‘Mommy’ yet, let alone ‘Daddy’.”
Kendrick squeezed his fist that was hidden in his trouser pocket, showing an impatient expression on his pale handsome face.
“Stop telling me this, Eveline. Please remember that you and I are already divorced. You’re Mrs. Jones now and I’ve given you full custody of the three kids. I’ll never disturb you anymore, so stop bothering me. I’ve had enough of you, do you understand?”
He brushed past Niamh’s shoulder with a very unpleasant attitude. He then went downstairs without even looking at Niamh from the corner of his eye.
As soon as he went downstairs, he turned his head and looked at the little girl who was holding onto Niamh’s neck while weeping. His own eyes had turned red as well.
Lillian was looking at him with her red eyes, but her big eyes no longer showed trust and love like last time.
Kendrick’s eyes felt sore. He resisted the painful sensation from the sudden sadness that was overwhelming him as he quickly went downstairs and left.
Niamh stood at the same spot. She bit her lip and did not let her tears fall.
That day, she vowed that she would never shed another tear for that man again.
She comforted Lillian and was about to leave, but after her mind calmed down, she began to think about the reason why Kendrick was here. Who was the man who sat across from Kendrick earlier?
When she walked upstairs, she had heard parts of their conversation. She vaguely heard Kendrick mentioning Lana, but she did not hear clearly about the context.
The man from just now had also suddenly disappeared from the second floor of the cafe.
Niamh approached the place where Kendrick just sat. There were two untouched cups of coffee and a used napkin.
She picked up the napkin, and her keen sense of smell recognized the exclusive cold fragrance that belonged to Kendrick. However, there was also an unknown dark red liquid on the napkin. She could not tell what it was, but it smelled like rust.
Niamh took another napkin from her bag and wrapped it up.
She wanted to do a laboratory test on it.
As soon as Kendrick left the cafe, he received a call from Lana asking him where he was.
He casually said that he was buying a present for her and she was fooled.
20 minutes later, Kendrick returned to Lana’s villa with a box of chocolates he bought from the streets.
As soon as he entered the room, he heard Yorick’s dissatisfied questioning voice, “I told you to go back to F Country. Why are you still here?
“Yorick Johnson, I’m your sister. How can you treat me this way because of Eveline?” Lana sneered unhappily as she sat on the sofa. She lit up a cigarette and took a big puff like a lady gangster boss. “Yorick Johnson, I’m just curious. Who’s the man stopping you from hurting Eveline?”
Yorick did not care about how rudely Lana was speaking to him right now, even using his full name. He only solemnly reminded her, saying, “It’s better if you don’t know. If you knew, you wouldn’t benefit much from it.”
“Benefit? What are you talking about? The only important thing for the Stygian Johnson Gang is making money.”
“Then do you know why the Stygian Johnson Gang has been able to make so much money safely in the past few years? It’s because of this person.”
When Lana heard that, she paused while taking a puff, but a disdainful smile soon appeared on her face. “What kind of rubbish joke are you making? What does the Stygian Johnson Gang’s money have to do with this person? If you have the balls to say these sorts of things, then give it straight to me today, Yorick!”
Yorick was furious with Lana. He blurted out, “Fine, I’ll tell you now!”
When Kendrick heard what they were talking about, he took two steps closer to hear carefully what they were about to say when Fabian appeared.
“Lana, you should’ve gone back to F Country when Yorick told you to. You made him lose 100 million bucks. Why are you still here?”
When Yorick saw Fabian, he ended the conversation.
It seemed as if he did not want Fabian to know too much.
When Lana heard him, she immediately became angry. “Listen to me, Fabian! Yorick is not the only one making bucks in the Stygian Johnson Gang! I can do it too! It’s just 100 million, right?! I’ll earn it back for you immediately! Wait for me. Tomorrow, I’ll show you! I’ll get it back for you, just you wait! I’ll show you who’s the real useless pest in the Stygian Johnson Gang!”
Lana turned around arrogantly, and when Kendrick saw the scene, he pretended that he just came in.
As soon as Lana saw Kendrick, she ran to him with a sad look. “Baby, you came right on time. Let’s go to your office. I have something to give you.”
Kendrick had a hunch about what Lana was going to give him, so he brought Lana to Waldburg Corporation without saying a word.
As soon as she entered the office, Lana took out the USB flash drive containing Stygian Johnson Gang’s transaction accounts over the years. “Kendrick, the information I have inside here is very important. I’m passing them to you now to represent my trust in you.”
Kendrick glanced at the USB flash drive indifferently and acted as if it was no big deal. “If you still have your doubts about me, don’t give this to me.”
“Why would I?” Lana got closer to him. “Kendrick, you’re my man. What else have I not given to you? I trust you so much. You mustn’t let me down or leave me.”
Kendrick pointed to the cigarette. “Do you think I can get away from you?”
Lana said with a helpless and coquettish expression, “Kendrick, don’t blame me for doing this. I just want to keep you by my side. I really love you. I don’t want to lose you. Don’t worry, as long as you’re my man, I’ll never let anything happen to you.”
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand slowly and handed the USB flash drive to Kendrick.
“Kendrick, I’m handing this USB flash drive to you now. From now on, we’re on the same team.”
Kendrick took the USB drive smoothly and chuckled. “You’re mistaken. You and I are not on the same team.”
When Lana heard what Kendrick said, her smile suddenly froze as a trace of confusion flowed through her eyes.
“Kendrick?”
Kendrick saw the change in Lana’s flustered expression and his lips curled up with satisfaction.
He took his time and inserted the USB into the computer. He opened the files and copied everything inside.
Lana walked over uneasily. “Kendrick, what did you mean by that?”
Kendrick answered without looking at her, “I just wanted to see your reaction.”
“My reaction?”
Lana did not understand and continued listening to Kendrick’s explanation. “My life is in your hands, and you’ve given me the most important thing to handle. Now neither of us can survive without each other, right?”
When Lana heard his answer, her sadness instantly turned into joy. A shy smile appeared on her face. “Kendrick, I never thought that you’d make such a sweet joke. You almost scared me by saying that.”
“Is it?”
“Yeah.” Lana nodded and urged again, saying, “Kendrick, you must keep the accounts safe. This is very important for the Stygian Johnson Gang. If it gets leaked, Stygian Johnson Gang will face a lot of trouble.”
Kendrick raised a corner of his thin lips and grinned. “Don’t worry. I’ll keep it very safe.”
When Lana heard what he said, she felt relieved.
She was convinced that Kendrick would not betray her. After all, if he did, he would be dead.
No one would risk their lives that way.
“Kendrick, the client will arrive in Glendale one day earlier than originally planned, so we’ll be meeting each other tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow? Is it confirmed?”
“Yeah, it’s confirmed. We’ll be meeting in the restaurant in Central Square.”
“Central Square?”
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.