At that moment, he was convinced that Niamh had to compromise with Ryan for some very important reason.
Although Kendrick did not know what Ryan threatened Niamh with, he guessed that it was most likely for him!
“Nia, don’t do such a stupid thing!”
Kendrick drove the car, speeding and passing through one street after another to rush to Glendale Hotel as quickly as possible.
He took the elevator straight to the presidential suite. As soon as he reached the room, he found that the door was ajar and there was a metallic, fishy smell coming from inside.
Kendrick was too worried about Niamh and did not think twice before pushing the door and entering the room.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw a winding blood trail from the entrance to the coffee table.
He looked up and saw a woman wrapped in a bath towel with her back to him. She was lying in a pool of blood.
Kendrick strode over and avoided stepping on the blood as much as possible.
However, his calm heartbeat told him that the woman was not Nia.
He could always tell if it was Niamh even if it was just from her back view.
Upon walking closer, he saw Lana’s scarily pale face in his pupils.
He was not as frightened as he was confused.
Lana was serving her sentence in a prison in F Country, so why was she found dead in a hotel in Glendale?
He checked for a pulse in Lana’s jugular vein but it was clear that there had not been a pulse for a long time.
She was already dead.
Kendrick remembered Ryan’s call, and sure enough, it was a set-up.
He did not stay long and walked toward the door. When he passed by the bathroom, Kendrick made sure to check it.
The worry in his heart surged up again.
‘Nia, where are you? Why can’t I get through your phone?’
Just when Kendrick wanted to leave, the door was suddenly opened as a female hotel attendant came in with a set meal. She stood face to face with Kendrick.
The female hotel attendant was first startled by Kendrick’s handsome appearance for two seconds before she noticed the blood on the ground. A second later, she saw Lana lying motionless not too far away. She was immediately shocked and dropped the tray of dishes onto the ground.
“Ah! A murder! Help!”
She screamed while running out of the room when a couple happened to pass by in the hallway and heard the call for help. When they did, they looked at the room that the female hotel attendant pointed at. It was the same room Kendrick was coming out from.
“Isn’t that Mr. Waldburg?”
“Did you say Mr. Waldburg killed someone?!”
The couple rushed to the door of the presidential suite in disbelief. When they saw the situation inside, they all backed away in shock.
Scarlet red blood was reflected in their pupils. The scene was too shocking.
After they recovered from their fright, the couple immediately called the police. It did not take long for the police to arrive and began investigating the situation.
Viral news began to appear on the internet and Kendrick’s name suddenly dominated all the headlines.
[Kendrick Waldburg Is A Killer.]
[Richest Man In Glendale Becomes A Murderer.]
When the female hotel attendant saw him, Kendrick knew that he was going to bear the fault.
Nevertheless, he did not care about any of it. All he cared about were the whereabouts of Niamh.
Niamh got the box of one month’s worth of anti-toxoid test reagents at the coffee shop where Ryan mentioned.
When she arrived, there was no one in the cafe and the box of anti-toxoid test reagents was placed on the bar. There was only a note on it that read, ‘For Ms. Montgomery.’
Niamh did not know why Ryan wanted to make such a show. If he wanted to give it to her, he could have given it to her in the morning.
She could not figure it out. When she got back into the car, she turned on her phone.
Upon turning on her phone, she found that she had gotten a few missed calls from Kendrick.
Niamh was afraid that Kendrick was worried about her, so she was about to call him back when she got another call from him.
As soon as the call was connected, Kendrick’s worried voice fell into Niamh’s ears before she could say anything. “Nia, where are you? Are you okay?”
Niamh heard the disturbance and anxiety in Kendrick’s tone. She tried to calm him down immediately. “Don’t worry about me, Kendrick. I’m fine. My phone ran out of battery just now. I’m sorry I made you worried. I’m coming back home immediately.”
“Are you alright? Are you alone right now?” Kendrick pestered, feeling worried.
Niamh quickly answered, “Yeah, I’m about to drive back home.”
Kendrick was relieved after obtaining her answer. “Alright, then hurry back home. I’ll wait for you.”
Niamh hung up the call, but she felt that something was off.
‘Did something just happen? Why is he so worried about me?’
While she was deep in her thoughts, some news popped up on her phone’s news feed. Before she could even look at the news, Ava called her.
Ava’s tone was even more anxious compared to Kendrick’s. “Niamh, is this for real?! Kendrick killed Lana?!”
Niamh felt a wave of shock coursing through her as she stood absent-minded. A moment later, she asked, “Ava, why are you asking such a thing?”
“Haven’t you seen the news on the net? It’s spreading like wildfire!” Ava said in an exaggerated manner, “I thought that Lana was imprisoned in F Country. I didn’t think she’d be released so soon. Yeah, she’s cruel and she deserves to be dead, but with Kendrick killing her off like that, he’ll be implicated in her affairs. Then, what’s going to happen to you in the future? Why is he acting without thinking ahead?”
Niamh’s mind went blank. She was lost regarding what Ava was trying to convey to her through this phone call.
Niamh knew that Lana was indeed in Glendale. Besides, back when Niamh saw Lana, she almost lost control and nearly attempted to choke that cruel lady to death.
‘Did Kendrick find out that Lana is in Glendale as well? Did he lose control just like I did?’
Niamh held onto her phone, not knowing what to do next. She wanted to call Kendrick, but the news just kept popping up.
She clicked into one of the news and saw the content that Ava had talked about earlier. It was stated that Lana was found dead in a presidential suite in a big hotel in Glendale. Her death had been a brutal one. Her body was found to have three gunshot wounds, and the shot at her heart was the one that cost her life.
Niamh even found a short video that was about three to four seconds long. In the scene, it showed a glimpse of Kendrick making an appearance at the presidential suite after the incident.
She was not mistaken. That was indeed Kendrick.
Even though the video was shaky, it was almost impossible to miss out on Kendrick’s easily identifiable face.
Niamh took in a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
She could not bring herself to make a call to Kendrick. She was afraid that if she did, she would lose all her will to drive back home.
Kendrick was on his way to Waldburg Manor, and he was receiving calls from all sorts of media. He turned off his phone and continued his journey to Waldburg Manor.
Once he entered the house, Karen came up to him while looking anxious. “Kendrick, what’s with the news on the net? Why are they accusing you of killing Lana? I thought that witch was already arrested?
Why did she appear in Glendale Hotel?”
Kendrick was about to answer Karen’s questions when Niamh’s voice was suddenly heard from behind.
“Kendrick would never kill Lana!”
Kendrick immediately spun around, his eyes glistening. “Nia.”
“Kendrick!” Niamh ran to Kendrick.
Kendrick walked to her at a fast pace as well. He held her in his arms, asking, “Where have you been? I was worried about you.”
He brushed through her long hair and kissed her face. His worried emotions were displayed on his face.
Niamh felt sorry, but as of this moment, she felt rather awkward to express her apology.
“I’m fine, Kendrick. Don’t be worried.” Niamh freed herself and put on a worried look on her face. “What’s up with Lana’s case? She was murdered out of the blue, but why is it related to you?”
Right after Niamh asked her questions, the siren of the police car was suddenly heard from the doorway.
Niamh’s heart started pumping hard when she thought that the police officers might be here to arrest Kendrick.
Seeing Niamh’s anxious look, Kendrick grasped her hand. “Don’t worry about me, Nia. I’ll be fine.”
“Everyone on the net is saying you’re the one who did it. How can I not be worried?” Niamh felt utterly anxious. “Lana kept harming you when she was alive, and now that she’s dead, she’s still harming you!”
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.