“Not only did you fail, but you broke Eveline’s heart by believing in Lana and you even burned down our home, almost killing Ellie and me! You only lost your memory. How could you even lose your basic humanity?”
Kendrick did not want to defend himself. It was true that he had failed to protect Niamh, but he felt the need to tell Sean the truth about the fire at Montgomery Manor.
“Dad, I didn’t start that fire.”
Sean was stunned for a moment before chuckling coldly.
“Are you saying that Lana used you? Hmph, that doesn’t take away the fact that you started the fire! Did you forget how obedient you were to Lana? You wouldn’t even glance at Eveline!” Sean was mad.
At the end of the day, Sean could not forgive Kendrick for his coldness and indifference to Niamh back then.
“Eveline thought you were dead and cried every night. As her father, I know it full well!
“She labored to carry a child for you, but what did you do? Didn’t your heart ache when you let that crazy woman make Eveline so mad that she went into early labor and gave birth to Pudding unassisted?”
Kendrick furrowed his long eyebrows slightly. ‘How could I not be heartbroken?’
When he saw her bleeding and suffering, he realized how important she was to him.
It was just that he was blinded by the memories Lana had been feeding him.
“Kendrick, ask yourself how much Eveline loves and cares about you. You said you’d spend the rest of your life trying to make up for the things you didn’t do for Eveline. Now, look what she has become.”
A heavy melancholy filled Sean’s eyes as he spoke.
He did not want to criticize Kendrick anymore because he knew Niamh’s feelings for him were still intense.
“I don’t want to go after you for setting fire to Montgomery Manor. Kendrick, I’m not going to trust my daughter to you anymore if you can’t protect her!”
Sean did not seem to be in the mood to know the truth behind the arson.
Kendrick stopped talking about anything else. He just promised Sean, “Dad, I’m not going to let Nia get hurt again.”
“I’ll take your word for the time being,” he replied disapprovingly as if he had lost faith in Kendrick.
Kendrick could understand what Sean was feeling, so he did not mind his attitude.
Hours later, the plane landed at Glendale Airport.
Niamh woke up from her slumber. She looked around in confusion and found herself in another city.
She walked over to Kendrick and gently approached him. “Is this Glendale?”
Kendrick nodded and realized that Niamh still remembered some things. She might only be confused about some people and things.
Kendrick took Niamh’s hand and answered confidently, “Yes, this is Glendale, our hometown. Nia, I’m taking you home.”
Niamh stopped in her tracks when she heard this. “Didn’t you say you were taking me to Kendrick?”
Kendrick looked at Niamh gently with a romantic tint in his gaze. “Yes, I’m taking you to the man you love the most.”
He promised her, and after bidding Sean goodbye, Kendrick took Niamh back to Waldburg Manor.
Old Master Waldburg immediately left his room after learning that Kendrick was back with Niamh.
“Kendrick, you guys are back!” Old Master Waldburg seemed worried. After learning about what Ryan did and Niamh’s current situation, he felt the need to tell Kendrick about the hidden past.
Kendrick learned why Ryan hated the Waldburg family so much afterward.
When Karen came home after picking up Jackson and Lillian from school, she found that Kendrick was back with Niamh. The kids excitedly ran over to her.
“Mom! You’re finally back! I missed you so much.” Jackson ran up to Niamh and hugged her thigh to tell her how much he missed her.
Lillian ran to Niamh’s other side and grabbed her leg too.
Niamh pulled Kendrick’s hand with a confused look on her face. “Who are they? Why did this little boy call me his mom?”
Karen was stunned after hearing what Niamh said. “Eveline, what… What are you talking about? This is Jack and Lillian. What’s the matter? You don’t recognize them?” she asked in disbelief. Her eyes shifted from Niamh’s confused face to Kendrick.
“Kendrick, Eveline…”
Kendrick had a distressed frown on her face. “Ryan drove her insane.”
“What?!” Karen was shocked and instantly furious. “What did Ryan do to Eveline? How could someone be driven insane?”
Kendrick frowned deeper. However, for fear of upsetting Niamh, he spoke nothing and told Karen to hold off the questioning.
He made Jackson take Lillian away to play on their own while he took Niamh back to their bedroom.
When Niamh walked into her and Kendrick’s room, the familiar furnishing was unfamiliar to her.
However, Niamh seemed to be interested in the room’s furnishing. She picked up a photo album next to the bedside table. After opening it, she saw a photo of herself wearing a wedding dress next to a delicate-looking and elegant man.
Niamh raised her hand and caressed the man in the photo. “Kendrick.”
She called out with a smile on her lips.
Kendrick noticed what Niamh was doing. ‘Nia recognizes me in the photo?’
The photo was taken years ago at his and Niamh’s wedding. His pupils and hair color were normal back then.
‘Nia, do you not recognize who I am now because of the poison that has changed my appearance?’
Kendrick thought about it quietly and did not interrupt Niamh.
However, Karen could not keep calm. She asked the servant to take care of the kids and immediately asked the driver to fetch her to Jones Manor.
There were a lot of reporters waiting at the entrance to Jones Manor these days. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were distressed all day long, and they had to go to the police station to help with the investigation from time to time. Besides, they could not get in touch with Ryan. The couple was distraught.
There was a crowd at the entrance, but Karen could not care less. She angrily pushed past the crowd and rushed in.
The reporters contended with each other to get the exclusive scoop when they saw this.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones heard the noise and looked at the entrance only to see Karen storming in.
“What are you doing here?” Mrs. Jones asked rather angrily as she frowned.
Karen chuckled coldly. “What am I doing here? Have you ever asked your son what he did? Not only did he frame my son for murder and take my daughter-in-law hostage, but he drove her insane too!”
“What did you say?” Mr. and Mrs. Jones both cried out in shock. “Rye drove Eveline insane? Hmph. It serves her right to go mad! How dare she play with my son’s feelings?!”
Karen was even more annoyed as she did not expect Mr. and Mrs. Jones to behave like this. “Eveline and Ryan were never a real couple! We made it clear in the announcement. Are you trying to play dumb?”
“Play dumb?”
Mr. Jones seemed irritated by the words. His expression changed immediately, and he shouted angrily at Karen.
“Who on earth has been playing dumb all these years? 15 years ago, the Waldburg family killed my father and paid to get rid of the charges. Even if Rye did drive your daughter-in-law insane, the Waldburg family deserves it!”
Karen came to stand up for Niamh, but she heard such a thing instead.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Is there such a thing?” She was puzzled but did not stand down. “Even if there’s bad blood between the Waldburg family and the Jones family, that’s not a valid reason for your son to hurt my daughter-in-law! Wait and see. I’ll get justice for my daughter-in-law!”
With that, Karen angrily pushed through the crowd of reporters outside and quickly returned to Waldburg Manor.
She immediately found Old Master Waldburg and asked about it. “Dad, do the Waldburg family and the Jones family have any bad blood? Why did the Jones family say we killed their old man?”
Old Master Waldburg wondered why Karen would suddenly ask about this. He furrowed his gray eyebrows. “Where did you learn about this?”
Infuriated, Karen told Old Master Waldburg that she just came back from Jones Manor. “The Jones family is unreasonable. Look at what Eveline has become. How dare they say we deserve it?!”
“We deserve it? Did the Jones family say that?” Old Master Waldburg’s face darkened. He was visibly displeased.
Karen nodded. “How could I joke about something like that? There were a lot of reporters outside and they all heard it.”
Old Master Waldburg’s brows furrowed when he heard that. Just as he was about to say something, Kendrick’s voice rang.
“In that case, the media will break the story online soon.”
“Kendrick.” Karen quickly got up and walked over to Kendrick, her eyes full of confusion. “You know about this? What the hell is going on? Why do I have no idea that there’s bad blood between the Waldburg family and the Jones family? What do the Waldburg family have to do with their old man’s death?” Karen asked curiously, but she saw Niamh coming down the stairs just as she finished speaking.
“Hey,” Niamh called out to Kendrick.
Kendrick looked back and quickly walked to Niamh’s side.
“Didn’t you say you were going to sleep? Why are you up?” His tone was soft, and even his eyes were warm like the spring breeze.
Niamh stared intently into Kendrick’s deep eyes. “When will you take me to Kendrick? You’re not fooling me, are you?”
“Eveline,” Karen called out to Niamh and walked up to her. She pointed to Kendrick and replied assertively, “Eveline, he’s Kendrick, the man you love the most throughout the years.”
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.