Seeing the bandage on her left wrist, he took Niamh’s hand before putting it to his lips. He left a long kiss on it.
“Kendrick, I’ll wait for you…”
He suddenly heard Niamh talking inaudibly in her sleep.
Kendrick could not hold back the tears in his eyes. It felt as if his heart was being tightened inch by inch and he was being suffocated.
“Sorry, I’m late, Nia.”
“It’s not too late.” Adam’s voice sounded beside the car.
Kendrick recomposed himself and gently carried Niamh out of the car. When he carried Niamh out, Kendrick saw another man lying in the driver’s seat. He seemed to be the driver.
He was not interested in understanding this person’s situation. Kendrick was filled with anxiety when he looked at Niamh who was still asleep.
“Adam, what’s wrong with Nia? You didn’t tell me everything in the car just now.”
“You don’t have to worry too much. She’s just asleep now. I gave them all injections, including the driver. Otherwise, how could I have turned back so quickly?”
Adam explained, “Take Eveline back to where you live first. I’ve already called the police, and someone will soon arrest this driver of Ryan’s.”
As he said that, he took out a business card and stuffed it into Kendrick’s jacket pocket.
“Here’s my contact information. If you have any questions, you can call me again. I have to go back and deal with some personal matters.” Adam turned around carefreely after speaking.
“Adam.” Kendrick stopped him. “Why did you stay with Ryan? What are you doing? Are you a good person or a bad person?”
Adam stopped in his tracks after listening to Kendrick’s question. He smiled faintly and curled the corners of his lips.
“Everyone has their own story that they can’t tell anyone, and so do I.”
He smiled while looking back at Kendrick’s probing gaze.
“I don’t think I’m a good person, but I think I’m a good doctor.”
After he said that, Adam walked away as the breeze swayed a corner of his white coat. Kendrick looked at Adam’s cool figure and suddenly saw something in Adam that was worthy of his admiration.
Perhaps Adam had never harmed them.
On the contrary, he had been saving them.
However, Kendrick could not make a complete conclusion regarding this point because there were still too many questions. There might be some hidden secrets about the poison and reagents.
Kendrick stopped thinking about this and immediately took Niamh back to the apartment where he was staying in Y Country.
Kendrick received a call from a colleague just after he carried Niamh to bed.
He glanced at Niamh who was still asleep before going into the living room to answer the phone.
“Have you caught Ryan?” Kendrick asked bluntly.
“He escaped, but I’ve asked the others to continue going after him. He’ll definitely not be able to run away this time.” A decisive answer came from the other end.
Kendrick frowned and said, “Send someone to pick up my parents-in-law and bring them here. As for Ryan, I think there’s a high probability that he’ll come looking for me.”
“I’ll send someone to keep watch at where you live.”
“Yeah,” Kendrick responded. He could not help but look at Niamh who was lying on the bed.
He hung up the phone and returned to Niamh’s side. His affectionate eyes were glued on her face.
“Nia, I made you wait such a long time.” His warm fingers stroked her delicate eyebrows.
“I’ll take you home soon, and our family will never be separated again,” he promised softly in her ears.
Time passed quietly, and Kendrick did not know how long Niamh would be asleep. He wanted to prepare some food so that he could give her something to eat when she woke up, but the moment he walked to the kitchen, he vaguely heard some noises coming from the door of the apartment.
Kendrick walked to the door vigilantly and glanced outside through the peephole, but there was nothing unusual.
When he was about to open the door to take a look at the situation outside, he suddenly heard movement in the bedroom.
Guessing that Niamh might be awake, Kendrick quickly turned around and ran back to the room.
When he saw Niamh slowly sitting up and trying to get out of bed, Kendrick ran to her with joy. He put his arms around her shoulders. “Nia! You’re finally awake!”
However, when Niamh was hugged by Kendrick, she reacted fiercely and pushed him away. She hurriedly retracted her legs back to the bed and pulled up the blanket to wrap it around herself.
Niamh’s eyes were full of trepidation as she held her arms tightly, muttering to herself, “Don’t come here. I’ll do everything you say, I’ll listen to you. Don’t force me…”
Kendrick stared at Niamh with a frightened expression. As he listened to what she was saying at the moment, he gradually understood why Niamh was having such a reaction.
It was because Ryan had tortured her so much that she became like this.
Kendrick clenched his fists. A storm raged in his deep eyes. Soon, the darkness and coldness in his eyes dissipated for Niamh’s sake, leaving only gentleness and warmth that were like the spring breeze.
“Nia,” Kendrick gently called out to Niamh before raising his palm to caress her head, but Niamh shrank her neck and was obviously avoiding his touch.
“Nia, I’m Kendrick. Look at me, I’m your Kendrick.” Kendrick patiently and tenderly coaxed her while slowly bringing his face closer to hers.
Niamh lifted her blank and dispirited charming eyes to look at Kendrick seriously.
“Kendrick?”
Kendrick nodded with a warm smile. “Nia, it’s me.”
After Kendrick answered her affirmatively, Niamh furrowed her eyebrows. She looked at Kendrick for a while but later shook her head.
“You’re lying. Kendrick hasn’t come yet. He told me he’ll come for me and I’m waiting for him,” Niamh spoke seriously and looked away from Kendrick’s face.
Kendrick felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured into his heart. He looked at Niamh who was silently ignoring him and left the room while feeling choked.
He took out the card that Adam put in his pocket and immediately called him. “Can you come over now? Eveline is up, but she’s behaving strangely.”
Adam seemed to have expected Kendrick to call him. “I’ll be there soon.”
“Are you almost here? How do you know where I live?”
“Ryan has a clear grasp of your movements in Y Country.” As soon as Adam finished saying this, Kendrick heard the doorbell of the apartment ringing. “I’m here. Open the door.”
Kendrick did not expect Adam to arrive so fast. Kendrick tossed the phone away and walked over to open the door.
Adam had changed into casual clothes, but the only thing constant with him was that he was still wearing those glasses. Plus, he looked calmer on top of his gentle image now.
“Is she in the room?” Adam asked.
Kendrick led the way forward while his eyebrows furrowed more and more. “I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but she doesn’t seem to recognize me anymore.”
“When I brought her out of Ryan’s villa, I also found something amiss with her, but I didn’t expect that she would not recognize you as well.” Adam followed Kendrick into the room.
Adam held his glasses thoughtfully when he saw Niamh holding the blanket on the bed.
“You should go and talk to her. I want to observe her reaction.”
Kendrick nodded. Then, he sat down by the bed and carefully raised his palm before putting it on her head. “Nia.”
Niamh abruptly avoided him and even glanced at Kendrick in annoyance. “Don’t disturb me while I wait for him. Go away.”
“Nia, I’m the one you’re waiting for,” Kendrick explained patiently in a soft voice.
Niamh looked at him fixedly. “No, you’re not.”
“Nia.”
“Don’t call me Nia. Only Kendrick can call me that.” Niamh corrected, but her tone was not as aggressive as before.
Kendrick’s eyes became more desolate when he was faced with Niamh’s avoidance.
He and Adam looked at each other. Then, Adam nodded before turning around and walking outside.
Kendrick tentatively pulled Niamh’s blanket for her as he was scared of being disliked by her.
Seeing that Niamh did not dislike him as much as just now, his heart started to feel more at ease.
Inside the living room.
Adam analyzed Niamh’s current situation before saying, “Her situation seems to be a bit more serious than before. It doesn’t rule out the possibility that she’ll forget you completely.”
Kendrick’s thin lips were pressed together tightly. He was restraining the anger that was almost gushing out.
“Is Ryan the one who forced her to be like this? What did that lunatic do to Nia?” Kendrick slammed his fist down on the table. He was already trying to control his emotions, but he really could not remain calm and composed.
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.