“No!” Niamh rejected this method. “It’s too dangerous!”
“We have professionals on our side. There won’t be any problems. Your daughter might fall at any second if we drag this on,” said the police before asking their personnel to prepare the rescue.
However, Lillian seemed to understand what was going on. She took a step back in repulsion, but there was nothing under her foot now. Her tiny body was like an angel that had lost its wings as she plummeted.
At that moment, Niamh’s heart shattered as she charged forward. “Lily!”
“Lily!” Fabian’s heart also leaped into his mouth at that moment. He ignored everything as he charged forward.
“Oh my God, the little girl fell!”
“It’s 28 stories high! She’ll definitely die falling from here!”
The reporters gasped, but at the same time, they still tried to capture this moment on camera.
In the blink of an eye, Niamh felt a gust of wind on her side.
The wind smelled familiar as it engulfed her.
Niamh could not see Kendrick before he zoomed past her as fast as lightning. As he pushed her away from the danger zone, he leaped down without thinking.
“Ah!” Someone screamed when they saw a figure of a man appearing before jumping down with no hesitations. They were completely shocked.
Niamh was pushed to one side where she looked dumbfoundedly at the figure who zoomed past her. She felt debilitating pain in her heart as she felt all of her senses and consciousness fading away from her.
“Kendrick…” she called out to Kendrick’s name absent-mindedly as tears poured from her eyes.
Niamh wanted to run over, but before she could do it, she felt her legs giving out under her.
“Eveline!” Fabian supported her quickly.
Looking at Niamh’s pale and panic-stricken eyes, he understood why she was reacting like this.
“No. Don’t leave me, Kendrick. Lily…”
Niamh looked at the empty edge of the roof as her consciousness started to drift.
The police were stunned for a long while as well before rushing over to look in the direction where Kendrick jumped.
They thought they would see a bloody and gory scene, but surprisingly, they saw the two of them safe and sound.
“They didn’t fall!”
“It’s Kendrick!”
“Kendrick? Get ready to capture him later!”
When Niamh heard that, she felt like her world was lighting up again.
She ignored the wounds on her body as she ran to the edge of the roof, looking down.
It was then she realized that there was a ledge down there. Kendrick was squatting on the ledge and holding the railing as he held Lillian who was dangling in the air.
Since the ledge was narrow, Kendrick could not pull Lillian up straightaway.
Niamh saw the layer of sweat on the man’s forehead. His complexion was horrible, and she was wondering whether the poison was acting up in his body again and whether it was tormenting him.
She felt her heart aching when she saw such a scene. “Kendrick.”
Kendrick lifted his head to look into Niamh’s eyes when he heard her voice.
The moment his eyes met hers, he gave her a gentle smile.
“Don’t be scared. I won’t let anything happen to our daughter,” he promised while tightly grabbing the little hand in his.
Kendrick lowered his head, his gentle and loving gaze falling on Lillian’s lovely face.
“Lily.
“Lily, this time I won’t let go of your hand no matter what. If you’re going to fall, I’ll fall with you.”
Kendrick looked into those innocent big eyes of hers, his gaze filled with pity and apology for this child.
Lillian did not know what was going on and neither did she sense any danger. She just stared straight up, her eyes focusing on Kendrick.
“Lily, I’m apologizing to you now. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have pretended not to love you. I should’ve let you know that you’re my only princess and the little angel who I will use my whole life to protect and love.”
After Kendrick said that, he felt the railing he was holding onto starting to loosen.
Lillian’s body fell a few inches and Kendrick’s shoulder started to slant. However, he did not let go of his hand. He held onto her even tighter.
Niamh’s heart leaped into her mouth when she saw this. She felt an impending doom coming at any second.
She could not stand here and wait for the personnel to do something. Suddenly, she reached out her hand and grabbed Kendrick’s arm.
“Nia, what are you doing? Let go! I’ll drag you down with me if the railing comes loose!” Kendrick yelled at Niamh to stop her actions.
However, she gritted her teeth and did not let go. She was looking at the man and child with determination in her eyes.
“Then let’s just fall together. I won’t be able to live if I lose you and Lily at the same time anyway.”
“Nia!”
“Stop telling me what to do!” Niamh shrieked. She did not have time to pay attention to the wound on her arm that was breaking open. “Kendrick, home is when I’m with you.”
“Nia…”
Kendrick knew he could not stop Niamh anymore.
At the same time, he saw Fabian coming over to help him as well.
“Nothing will happen to all of you!” he said sternly while urging the people who were waiting to capture Kendrick in agitation. “You’re seriously not rescuing him and just waiting to capture him to get a pat on the shoulder? Is this how you serve the people?”
When they heard Fabian berating them, they finally started taking action. However, they did not stop watching Kendrick closely as they were still waiting for the right moment to capture him.
However, how would Kendrick care about himself at this moment? The only thing in his head right now was to save his little princess.
At this moment, he felt as if he could not hold on anymore as the poison was tormenting him non-stop.
Kendrick looked at those pure eyes before his. He gave his darling a promise to keep her heart at ease while accompanied by his frantic breathing and heartbeat.
“Don’t be scared, Lily. I’ll be with you no matter what happens.”
Lillian blinked her pristine and huge eyes. Then, the fondness and dependence that she had for Kendrick from before started to resurface in her eyes once again.
She moved her lips like she was trying to say something, but no matter how hard she tried, she could not make a sound.
When Kendrick saw what his daughter was doing, he felt tears welling up in his eyes. His heart started aching.
He knew the little girl was trying to say something, but she seemed to no longer knew how to make a sound.
“Lily.”
Kendrick felt a dull ache in his heart. Then, the railing shook again. His arm had lost all feeling from the ache and pain.
The police finally let the safety buckle down. As such, Kendrick stabled himself before attaching the safety buckle on Lillian’s wrist.
After securing the buckle, Kendrick finally pulled the dangling Lillian up and held her in his arms.
“Lily.”
He held the warm and soft little princess restlessly. Finally, he was free from anxiety.
Kendrick did not waste any time before lifting the little girl and handing her to Niamh and Fabian.
After Lillian was safe, Niamh reached out her hand to Kendrick.
Kendrick spotted the blood on Niamh’s arm. However, at this moment, he could not do anything else other than give his hand to her.
The moment he reached out his hand, the police suddenly put the handcuffs on his wrist.
“Kendrick Waldburg, you’re suspected to be involved in a murder. You’re arrested.”
Niamh did not expect the police to arrest Kendrick right this second.
When the handcuffs were on Kendrick’s wrist, she felt her vision turning black.
Kendrick did not even frown. Using the extra support, he leaped over the railing and went back to the roof.
When the media saw Kendrick getting back up, they started aiming their cameras at him while furiously taking pictures.
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.