She despised Lana.
That heinous woman had tortured him into this state.
Kendrick did not go into details. On the contrary, he said softly, “No matter what happens to me, you’re still the woman I love the most.”
He cradled her cheek softly and looked deep into her eyes. “Eveline, do you still love me?”
Niamh felt tears welling in her eyes as she looked into the man’s inquisitive gaze. “Why are you asking me this question? Do you think I still hate you?”
Kendrick did not know how to answer Niamh’s question. He let go of his hand and walked to the window in misery.
“I’ve been gone for half a year, and you’ve been with Ryan throughout this period.”
Niamh could sense Kendrick’s passion and jealousy from his words.
The reason he suspected her change of feelings toward him was because of Ryan.
Niamh walked behind him and circled her arms around his waist.
“Kendrick, no matter what becomes of you, you’ll always be the person I love the most.”
Kendrick narrowed his eyes and looked at the moon. Then, he turned around to look at her.
Niamh lifted her hand to caress his features, her brows furrowing.
What poison could cause his pupils to change their color?
Even so, he still looked charming and attractive this way.
She only wanted him to be safe and sound.
Niamh stood on her tiptoes and pressed a kiss on Kendrick’s lips.
She lifted her head and looked into his eyes.
“Kendrick, I don’t want to be away from you anymore. I won’t look into what happened in the past anymore. I just want to grow old with you.”
Kendrick did not reply. He smiled softly and grabbed the back of Niamh’s head before kissing her domineeringly.
This beautiful face only belonged to him.
However…
A moment later, Kendrick furrowed his brows and let go of his arms like he had lost interest.
Niamh opened her blurry eyes in confusion to see Kendrick examining her with his eyes.
“What’s wrong, Kendrick?”
“I’m tired,” he said flatly before going into the bathroom.
Then, Niamh heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom.
She lay on the bed in puzzlement.
Why did it feel like he was refusing to touch her?
Was it because of Ryan?
After Kendrick came out of the shower, he did not say anything to Niamh before getting into bed to play with his phone.
“Kendrick, you should sleep early if you’re tired.” Niamh picked up her pajamas and was about to go take a shower.
However, after she said that to him, Kendrick did not react and only grunted in response.
Niamh felt her heart sinking at this response.
She felt as if a cold wind had penetrated her heart. At that moment, she felt her heart getting so cold.
Niamh showered with her mind full of questions and concern.
She was worried that the poison in Kendrick’s body was not completely expelled, so that was why he was acting weird and refusing to be intimate with her.
After showering, Niamh put on her bathrobe and went back to the room, only to see Kendrick lying on the bed.
However, he had his back toward her and was sleeping on his side.
Niamh quietly got into the bed and looked dispiritedly at the man’s back.
They had not seen each other in half a year.
After she was informed of his death, she never imagined reuniting with him again.
However, now that such a day had come, she did not think he would be treating her so coldly.
Niamh was sad as she imagined what he had gone through in these six months. Then, she got close to him and held his shoulders while feeling sorry.
She knew he was not asleep, so she said softly, “Kendrick, has your body completely recovered?”
“Yeah,” replied Kendrick. He did not turn around to face her.
“How?” Niamh asked.
She wanted to know where Kendrick went, what he went through, and whether he was in pain throughout those months of his disappearance.
She was concerned about him, so she wanted to know everything about him.
“The things that happened weren’t great, so I don’t want to talk about it,” Kendrick said briefly. It was clear he did not want to talk about what happened to him in those months.
Niamh could sense Kendrick’s avoidance, so she stopped asking. She pressed her face against Kendrick’s neck and took in the smell of grass on his body before closing her eyes in bliss.
“Kendrick, did you come to visit me in Rye’s house when I had a fever half a year ago? I could smell you, but why didn’t you want to see me?”
Rye.
When Kendrick heard that name, his eyes darkened.
He turned around and looked at the smiling woman who was snuggling up to him. Then, he lifted his hand to hold her shoulder as his eyes looked into hers passionately.
“I was scared that you’d hate and dislike me if you saw me like this.”
“No way!” Niamh frowned and looked at the man’s handsome face. Her eyes were shining with her love toward him. “Kendrick, I don’t love you because of your looks.”
Kendrick smiled, pulling Niamh into his strong and warm embrace. “It’s worth suffering all that pain now that you’ve said that to me.”
“Kendrick…”
Niamh enveloped herself in Kendrick’s embrace as she took in his scent. Then, she started drifting to sleep unbeknownst to her.
It was already noon when she woke up the next day.
Niamh had not gotten such a good night’s sleep in the past six months.
However, when she saw the empty half of the bed, she started worrying.
She was scared that last night was just a beautiful dream.
Niamh got out of the bed to look for Kendrick. When she was putting on her clothes, she heard screams from the balcony.
After Niamh hastily put on her clothes and cleaned up, she rushed downstairs.
When she was at the front door, she saw Kendrick standing cool in the courtyard.
He was wearing a coat, and his refreshing ash-colored short hair was fluttering in the wind. On the other hand, his smiling amber eyes were looking at the completely stunned Jackson.
“Daddy?”
Jackson had his backpack on while he ran toward Kendrick in surprise and joy.
Kendrick bent down and picked Jackson up.
“Daddy! It’s you! You’re finally home!” Jackson widened his beautiful eyes. Despite the changes in Kendrick’s appearance, Jackson was not suspicious of anything at all.
This was his daddy!
Kendrick looked at his son and smiled. “Did you miss me?”
“Of course!” Jackson answered without hesitating. Joy flooded his handsome face. “Lily missed you too,” Jackson said, pointing at Lillian who was walking toward them.
However, when Kendrick saw Lillian walking toward him, the smile and softness on his face disappeared.
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.