Niamh knew that lady was trying to stir trouble on purpose and did not bother wasting another second at the parking lot.
She focused all her attention on listening to what the researcher had to say. “Miss Montgomery, the results show that the ingredients in the anti-toxoid test reagent are all harmless. However, there are two elements in it which none of our researchers have seen before.”
“If these two elements are injected into the human body, will it have any deadly effects?”
“All of the elements are harmless,” replied the researcher in a confident tone.
Niamh quietly let out a sigh of relief.
“Thanks so much.” She expressed her gratitude and hung up the call. Then, she entered the elevator.
When she was almost approaching the entrance of the ward, Niamh saw Kendrick pacing back and forth with a serious look on his face. She quickly ran over to him.
“Kendrick.”
Kendrick raised his eyes which were full of concern.
“What’s wrong, Kendrick? Did something happen to Lillian?” Niamh asked anxiously, sneaking a peek into the ward.
“Lillian will be just fine, don’t worry.” Kendrick comforted.
However, when he touched Niamh’s hands, she noticed that his hands were icy cold. ‘It seems that he’s worried too.’
After more than ten minutes, the doctor came out.
“Doctor, how’s my daughter doing?” Kendrick rushed to ask at the very first moment.
The doctor replied honestly, “The child’s blood pressure isn’t coming up. Maybe it’s because of the hemorrhage. For now, she’s in a stable condition. She’s awake now, so you guys can go and see her.”
Niamh and Kendrick’s eyes sparkled when they heard that Lillian was awake.
Kendrick held onto Niamh’s hand as they entered the ward together.
The little girl lying on the hospital bed opened her big eyes halfway. She appeared to still be in a daze. With an awful expression, she looked at Kendrick and Niamh who were rushing to her.
“Lillian.” Niamh grasped the little girl’s hand, feeling heartbroken as she attempted to warm her daughter’s cold hands.
Lillian looked at Niamh and blinked her eyes, looking tired. She seemed as if she wanted to call out to Niamh, but after moving her mouth, no words came out.
The scene hurt Kendrick.
‘She’s such a beautiful girl, but because of me, she ended up like this. She was thrown into the pond by Lana, and that left her traumatized, causing her to become mute.’
Kendrick never once regretted his last-minute decision at that time to add some slow-acting poison into Lana’s drink.
He felt there was a need to make such a cruel woman experience the feeling of being in hell.
He would not be able to vent out his hatred if she were to just drop dead so easily.
“Lillian, tell me if you’re not feeling well,” Niamh spoke in a gentle tone. She turned around and looked at the man behind her. “Kendrick, come and talk to her.”
Kendrick composed himself, put on a gentle look, and strolled to the front of the bed. “Lillian.”
He spoke gently and reached out to her little hand. However, as soon as they came into contact, Lillian retreated her hand as if she was in shock. She frowned and started crying.
Kendrick felt a chill deep down in his heart. His hand was still hovering in mid-air.
Lillian, feeling aggrieved, turned around and dived into Niamh’s arms. Her tears were like a broken pearl necklace as drops fell to the floor one by one.
Niamh was puzzled by Lillian’s reaction as well. She quickly brought her into her arms.
“What’s the matter, Lillian? Don’t cry. Mommy and Daddy are right here.”
However, Lillian only shook her head and started crying even harder.
Kendrick felt his heart shattering into pieces when he saw the little girl’s tears.
‘This little girl must be utterly disappointed with a father like me.’
He smirked to himself, thinking this was all the consequences of his doings.
Lillian cried for a very long time in Niamh’s arms. Finally, she dozed off. Perhaps she was fatigued.
The doctor showed up once again to check on Lillian and noticed there was nothing odd with her.
After the doctor excused himself, Niamh comforted Kendrick who was sitting at the side. “Kendrick, don’t be too upset. Lillian is still a little kid.”
“It’s exactly because she’s still a kid that all the emotions she expresses are the most genuine,” said Kendrick. He looked at the little girl who was sound asleep, feeling depressed.
“Kendrick.”
“Nia, I won’t let myself be depressed again.” Kendrick held Niamh’s hands. “I’ll take good care of Lillian. I’ll let this child know that her father truly loves her.”
Niamh smiled after she heard his promise. She then spun around to get the daily necessities arranged.
That day, Kendrick and Niamh were at the hospital taking care of Lillian.
Lillian seemed to have composed herself as she no longer cried at the sight of Kendrick.
However, she still treated Kendrick coldly. She ignored him and would not look at him at all. All she wanted was for Niamh to carry her.
Kendrick could only endure the sadness by himself as he was aware that it was all a result of his doings.
After having dinner, they put Lillian to sleep. Just when Niamh was cleaning up the utensils, Ryan suddenly called her.
She did not want Kendrick to misunderstand her, hence she immediately picked up the call and replied, “Got it. I’ll go have it done now…”
After hanging up the call, she took in a deep breath and lied to Kendrick, saying, “Kendrick, something urgent came up in the company. I need to make a trip back. You take care of Lillian.”
Kendrick did not suspect her and saw her off.
As soon as Niamh exited the entrance of the hospital, she saw Ryan’s car at the roadside. She went over and got in.
Ryan saw Niamh and curled his lips into a satisfied smile. The moment Niamh fastened her seatbelt, he suddenly placed his face in front of her.
Niamh quickly inched back. “What are you doing?”
“There’s something on your hair.” Ryan had a smile on his face. He then raised his hand and made a gesture around Niamh’s ear as if he was about to get something.
Disgusted, Niamh avoided him. “Stop wasting any more time. I still have to rush back to look after my daughter.”
Ryan was not the slightest bit bothered by Niamh’s behavior and just smiled. “Then wouldn’t it be too easy for you to get your hands on the anti-toxoid test reagent?”
Niamh glanced at Ryan coldly. “Scumbag.”
Ryan smirked matter-of-factly before slamming on the gas pedal.
…
After approximately one and a half an hour later, Niamh returned to the hospital by cab.
She sauntered her way to the entrance of the ward, feeling tired. After recomposing herself only did she push the door open to enter.
After entering, she realized Kendrick was placing one of his hands over his temples while his other hand was holding onto Lillian’s little hand. They had both dozed off.
Seeing the man who was asleep, Niamh walked over to him when suddenly, something struck her mind.
She scanned the outside of the ward. Seeing that there was no one walking about, she took out a disposable needle and a bottle of reagent. After getting everything prepared, she walked up to Kendrick.
Niamh knew how to do injections, but at that moment, she felt a sense of anxiety she had never experienced before. It was even to the point of feeling guilty.
However, this was a rare chance. She breathed in deeply and searched for the location of Kendrick’s veins. Then, without further delay, she injected the needle.
Kendrick, who felt the prickling sensation, suddenly opened his sharp eyes.
Kendrick was about to react when his orbs suddenly reflected the transparent liquid that was flowing into his body.
He was unaware of the liquid, but he noticed Niamh looking very tense.
Besides, he was feeling an icy sensation that went into his bones. It started from his arms and slowly spread to every part of his body. After the cold sensation was gone, what followed was a painful sensation taking over his body.
It was very uncomfortable.
Kendrick kept himself still and endured the pain. Seeing that Niamh was about to get up after completing the injection, he quickly shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Nevertheless, his mind was all jammed up.
He was puzzled at the liquid Niamh injected him with. He was even more curious as to the reason Niamh did it only when he was asleep.
Nonetheless, he was willing to accept it even if it turned out to be poison.
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