“Kendrick, if you dare resist, then something interesting will happen next.”
Ryan said while pointing the gun at Kendrick. However, in this split second, Niamh rushed forward and snatched away Ryan’s gun when he was least expecting it. Then, she immediately turned the situation around by aiming the gun at Ryan.
In a blink of an eye, she turned from the person in the passive role to the one who was in control of the situation.
Ryan never expected Niamh to do this.
He looked at his empty hands and could not help but feel at a loss.
Kendrick was shocked as well. Niamh’s swift and unwavering action was out of his expectation. At the same time, it caught his eyes as well.
However, Niamh was unperturbed. She pressed her lips together and stared straight at Ryan. At this moment, her courage and grandeur were impeccable.
Niamh did not say anything to Ryan. She turned her face slightly and said to Kendrick gently, “Kendrick, leave now.”
“Nia.”
“Go!” Niamh pretended to be mad as she chased Kendrick away. “Kendrick, I trust that you won’t kill anyone. I also trust that the true murderer will be exposed one day!”
She looked at Kendrick who had reluctance in his eyes. “Go.”
Kendrick felt that he could not let this woman down after he saw the determination and concern in her eyes.
He looked at Niamh longingly before his deep eyes scanned Ryan’s face.
Then, Kendrick dragged his body that had been defeated by the poison and quickly left the roof.
Even after that, Niamh did not let go of the gun in her hand. She was still pointing it at Ryan in an overbearing manner and contemplating whether Kendrick had already left the building.
“He’s very far away now. So, shouldn’t you put the gun down now?” Ryan reminded her. There was intense dissatisfaction in his voice. “I really hate it when someone points the gun at me. Including you, Eveline,” he said in annoyance. Suddenly, he reached out to snatch the gun from Niamh’s hand.
When Niamh was fighting back, she accidentally pulled the trigger and the gun went off with a loud bang.
Kendrick had just left the building when all of a sudden, he heard the loud gunshot breaking the silence of the night.
He started feeling anxious as he turned his feet around immediately.
“Nia!”
Despite not knowing what happened, Kendrick’s heart was beating frantically. He lost his cool.
Ryan did not expect Niamh to pull the trigger. When he saw the blood on her arms, he threw his umbrella away and wanted to carry Niamh to the hospital immediately.
However, Niamh rejected Ryan’s kindness. She stood in the rain as she looked at the man with concern on his face. Her breathing was extremely erratic.
“Ryan, I won’t let you hurt Kendrick. You promised that you’ll give me the anti-toxoid reagent, and you promised you’ll help me find the person who killed Lana. If you go back on your promise, I’d rather die here today.”
This was the first time Ryan saw Niamh being so stubborn.
Now, he finally realized that he had underestimated Niamh’s feelings for Kendrick.
At that moment, he was engulfed by jealousy.
He was jealous of Niamh’s feelings for Kendrick.
There was a dark shadow on his handsome face. As he looked at Niamh’s bleeding arm, he pressed his lips together and had no choice but to give in.
“Alright, I won’t tell the police where Kendrick is and I’ll give you the anti-toxoid test reagent. I’ll do everything you say as long as you listen to me.”
Niamh endured the burning pain. When she got that answer from Ryan, she smiled.
She looked like she was at ease when she smiled. At the same time, her eyes were filled with confidence and joy of victory.
Ryan frowned and carried Niamh without caring whether she was resisting or not.
At this moment, the police who received Ryan’s tip-off arrived. When they saw Ryan carrying Niamh who had already passed out, they started searching the roof despite feeling shocked.
“No need. Kendrick has already escaped.”
As he said that, Ryan lowered his head to look at the unconscious Niamh. He said coldly, “Kendrick did this to his wife to escape. He has lost all humanity. If you guys see him next time, just execute him on the spot. Interpol will be responsible for all consequences.”
After he said that, he carried Niamh and left.
Kendrick was in the elevator and was coming up to see what was going on. Coincidentally, he saw Ryan carrying Niamh into the elevator.
When the door was about to close, he spotted Niamh’s bloody arm and unconscious pale face.
“Nia!”
Kendrick felt his heart leaped into his throat. However, when he was about to chase after them, the police on the roof spotted him.
“It’s Kendrick Waldburg!”
“Get him! Shoot if he resists!”
Kendrick only had Niamh in his mind right now, so he could not stay put and let them arrest him.
If he was arrested, he would not be able to check on Niamh and he might get framed by Ryan once again.
He chose to take the stairs. Then, he endured extreme pain and discomfort as he left the building of Waldburg Corporation.
He got out from the side door, and when he was about to go to the entrance to see what was going on, he spotted some police standing guard. As such, he could only call a cab by the side of the road and opened an app on his phone.
He knew Niamh always wore the crystal bracelet their son made her and the GPS on the bracelet never failed.
In the end, Kendrick noticed that Niamh was being brought to a hospital nearby. He did not know what was wrong with Niamh, but the sound of the gunshot earlier made Kendrick feel as if his heart had been penetrated by a sword. It was causing him debilitating pain.
Combined with the influence of the poison and the rain, Kendrick felt like he could not hold on anymore.
However, when he saw the ring on his ring finger, he was fueled with power once more.
“Nia…”
After Niamh was treated, she was sent to the ward. Luckily, the bullet only grazed her arm and she was already awake now.
However, she had lost too much blood recently and it caused her to be lethargic. She could not exert any force even if she wanted to.
Ryan stood by the side of her bed, looking at Niamh who had an icy expression on her face.
“A tough woman will only elicit feelings of possessiveness of a man. Eveline, I advise you to stop being so stubborn. If not, you’ll be the one who’s going to get hurt.”
His words sounded like a reminder, but at the same time, it sounded like a warning and a threat.
Niamh lifted her head calmly. Even though she was in a horrible condition, one could still see the sharp glint in her eyes.
“I wouldn’t have come looking for you if I was scared of getting hurt, Ryan. I’m a presumptuous woman who’s not afraid to go anything. I’ll do anything to get what I want.”
“Anything, huh?” Ryan snorted. “Your goal is to get the anti-toxoid test reagent and absolve Kendrick of the crime, no? You love him so much.”
“I’m not trying to absolve him from the crime because he’s innocent, after all. Lana’s death has nothing to do with him.”
“If it has nothing to do with him, then who’s the one who has something to do with it?” Ryan was trying to probe Niamh by saying that.
Niamh looked into his ominous eyes and pretended to avert her eyes in sadness. “I don’t know, but I know he must be someone special because a normal person wouldn’t have a gun.”
Ryan let out a sigh of relief when he heard that. “Rest well. I’ll come to see you first thing in the morning.”
He did not say anything more before leaving the room.
Niamh looked coldly at Ryan’s back, caressing the ring on her ring finger gently.
‘Kendrick, I’m one step closer to my plan.
‘I will expose Ryan and prove your innocence.’
As she thought about it, she let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly, she saw the door opening as a doctor in a white coat entered the room.
Niamh turned her face in exhaustion and said flatly, “Doctor, I’m fine. You don’t have to check on me. I just want to sleep now.”
However, after she said that, the doctor on the side of the bed held her hand all of a sudden.
Niamh wanted to get her hand away from his grip reflexively, but she felt a warmth that she was longing for.
She felt her heart skip a beat as she turned around in disbelief. When she looked into the man’s gentle gaze, she was worried and anxious. “I told you to leave. Why did you come back?”
Niamh sat up. She ignored the searing pain on her arm and removed her hand from the man’s grip. “Go now!”
However, after she was finally out of Kendrick’s grip, he pulled her close and held her tightly. “Nia, don’t chase me away.”
“…” Niamh felt a wave of sadness crashing against her heart. She felt tears falling from her eyes.
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.