Lillian broke away from Niamh’s grip before running to his side, holding his hand tightly. “Daddy!”
Time seemed to freeze the second the little girl said that word from her mouth.
Niamh and Kendrick were stunned at the same time. They were unable to believe what they were hearing at this moment.
Kendrick even wondered if he was hallucinating. Did his little princess just call him ‘Daddy’?
However, Lillian was feeling confused. At this moment, what she saw was her father ignoring her. Her big eyes looked up at the motionless Kendrick while her thick eyelashes lightly fanned. Then, a trace of loneliness flashed across her clear eyes.
“Daddy,” Lillian opened her mouth and called out again.
The childish and clear ‘Daddy’ echoed in Kendrick’s ears clearly.
At this moment, he was sure that he had not misheard.
It was not an illusion.
Kendrick squatted suddenly and looked at the tiny doll-like face in front of him. His eyes were brimming with tears.
“Lily.”
He raised his restrained hands and gently stroked Lillian’s small face.
“Lily, you can talk. You can call out to Daddy now.”
His heart was racing while his voice was trembling.
His Lillian could speak again!
He had waited for so many years, waiting for the child to call him ‘Daddy’!
When Lillian felt Kendrick’s acceptance of her, a sweet smile blossomed on her doll-like face.
However, she did not understand why her daddy’s eyes were red.
‘Is Daddy crying?
‘Why?’
Lillian blinked her huge eyes and stretched out her fair, tender little hand to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of Kendrick’s eyes. Then, she smiled innocently. Her sweet and adorable dimples healed Kendrick’s bitter and cold heart.
“Mr. Waldburg, visitation is over.” The prison guard reminded him.
Kendrick wanted to hug the child right now, but he had no choice but to let go.
However, the moment he let go, the dimples on both sides of Lillian’s face also disappeared. There was no smile on her face as she looked at Kendrick, who was about to leave, in confusion.
She stepped forward again and grabbed Kendrick’s shirt tightly.
Kendrick lowered his head to see those clear eyes full of expectation and reluctance. He really did not want to hurt the child anymore, but he had no choice now.
Moreover, he should leave now because he was feeling more and more uncomfortable.
He did not want Niamh and the child to see him when he was being tortured by the poison.
Kendrick looked back at the stunned Niamh.
Niamh finally came back to her senses before wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes. She then quickly walked to Lillian’s side and brutally pulled her little hand from the corner of Kendrick’s clothes.
“Lily, go home with Mommy. Daddy is busy now and can’t play with you.” Niamh picked Lillian up.
Lillian pressed her small mouth tightly together and watched Kendrick as he walked away. Tears of grievances started falling uncontrollably from her eyes.
“Lily, don’t cry.” Niamh comforted, but her own eyes started to fill with tears as well.
She carried the crying little girl as they both looked at Kendrick’s frail back. She too started sobbing.
‘Kendrick, wait a little longer for me.
‘I will let everyone know who’s the true murderer behind Lana’s case.’
Niamh promised quietly and left with Lillian.
However, Lillian was still crying. Niamh comforted her patiently and tried to coax the little girl into talking again.
However, the little girl did not make a sound no matter how much she coaxed.
Niamh was helpless. Maybe Kendrick was the only one who could heal their daughter now.
After sending Lillian back to Waldburg Manor, she immediately returned to Ryan’s place.
Ryan was not there, so Niamh went into the bedroom because she wanted to take the suit from the closet.
This was the key evidence to prove that Ryan killed Lana.
Niamh opened the door of the closet, but the closet was empty and there was nothing inside.
Did Ryan take the clothes away before she could?
Niamh was upset, then she quickly started looking for it.
After looking around, she could not find anything.
She wanted to go to the cloakroom again, but as soon as she stepped out of the room, she collided head-on with Ryan who had suddenly come upstairs.
Seeing Niamh’s hurried expression, Ryan glanced in the room. “What’s wrong? You seem to be looking for something?”
“The rose badge that my son made for me is missing,” Niamh explained calmly as sadness crept up her face.
“You can look for it after we come back,” Ryan said, grabbing Niamh’s wrist all of a sudden. “I’m taking you to my parents’ place. We’re going to have dinner together.”
Niamh was stunned. She knew she could not refuse, so she had to follow Ryan back.
Niamh felt uncomfortable as soon as he entered the gates of Jones Manor.
When she saw Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ horrible expression, Niamh could only greet them with a smile.
“You don’t have to do that, Miss Montgomery. How can we be qualified to be your father-in-law and mother-in-law?” Mrs. Jones said sarcastically, “I wonder if our Rye is insane? How can he take you back home when you’re still the talk of the town?”
Mr. Jones agreed with his wife. He did not even look at Niamh before advising Ryan earnestly.
“Rye, have you thought this through? If a woman like her could betray Kendrick Waldburg, then she’ll be able to run away with another man sooner or later. You can’t have a woman who won’t stay with you in times of trouble!”
Niamh could only endure silently while she listened to all kinds of contemptuous and insulting mockings from Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
On the other hand, Ryan was still the perfect gentleman as he defended Niamh. “Mom, Dad, Eveline has always been my wife as stated on our marriage certificate. Kendrick has killed someone and there’s no chance for him to come out again. Eveline is just a woman. The only thing she wants is a peaceful life.”
Although Mr. and Mrs. Jones were still very dissatisfied, they did not say anything for Ryan’s sake.
However, the two of them had horrible expressions the entire time and never once smiled at Niamh.
After the meal, Mrs. Jones even asked Niamh to wash the dishes and clean up the kitchen.
Mrs. Jones felt slightly better when she saw Niamh busying herself in the kitchen.
“You shouldn’t be nice to a woman who only knows how to act pragmatically. She ran back to Kendrick when he was fine. Now that something bad has happened to him, she ran back to Rye again. What the hell is this?”
“A married socialite with children who has fallen from grace is no match for our Rye!”
Mr. and Mrs. Jones deliberately spoke loudly so that Niamh could hear them.
After she went back to the mansion, Niamh collapsed on the sofa in exhaustion.
Ryan sat next to her. “You don’t need to take what my parents said to heart.”
“Maybe I’m destined to be alone. It seems that I won’t be happy no matter who I’m with.”
Niamh laughed at herself and lowered her eye in anguish.
“I’m so tired…”
Seeing Niamh in a depressed state, Ryan somehow felt his heart tighten.
“You can lean on me if you’re tired. Maybe you’ll find that I’m the best person for you.”
As he said that, he gently raised Niamh’s chin and looked into her misty pupils. Ryan could not help but feel a little moved.
He grabbed Niamh’s shoulders and suddenly pushed her against the back of the sofa.
The gentleness on his face disappeared and was replaced by a touch of possessiveness and dominance.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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