“Kendrick!”
Niamh tugged her lips into a smile and called out to Kendrick. At the same time, she tried to run toward him.
Eventually, Ryan realized that Kendrick had already discovered his whereabouts. Seeing that Niamh was trying to run toward Kendrick, he quickly grabbed Niamh and pulled her to him.
Kendrick wanted to stop him, but he was a distance away, after all. As such, he could only watch as Niamh was restrained by Ryan.
“Ryan, let go of Nia!”
“Don’t say such naive things. I came especially for her, so do you think I’ll let her go?”
Ryan raised his dark gaze as a chuckle appeared on the corners of his mouth.
However, perhaps it was because of his injury, so Ryan did not look very good. He appeared to be enduring the discomfort this entire time.
“Kendrick, I know that me hiding now is just a struggle before being caught, but let me tell you, I’ll make you feel the pain of losing the love of your life before they catch me.”
After Ryan said that, he stuffed Niamh into the car with brute force before immediately getting into the car and ordering the driver, “Start driving!”
“Nia!” Kendrick rushed over and saw Niamh under Ryan’s control as she patted the window of the car vigorously. It seemed as if she was saying something to him with a panicked expression. Judging from her lip movements, Niamh was calling out Kendrick’s name the entire time.
Kendrick knitted his eyebrows and quickly hailed a cab from the side of the road to follow them.
Ryan, who was sitting in the car, glanced at the back. After knowing that Kendrick was following him, curled the corners of his lips into a shadow of a smile. Then, he turned his gaze to Niamh’s uneasy face. His stern gaze suddenly became much softer.
“Eveline, I won’t hurt you as long as you’re obedient.”
Niamh looked at Ryan in fear and shrank toward the window to try to stretch out the distance between her and Ryan as much as possible.
Ryan did not mind. He glanced at the car following him again and ordered the driver, “Speed up. The money will be yours after we reach the destination.”
He threw a thick pile of dollar bills to the passenger seat. The driver’s eyes lit up as he immediately slammed on the accelerator. He even ran a red light.
Ryan smiled in satisfaction when he saw the car behind farther and farther behind.
He wound down his tense emotions and leaned in the car seat in exhaustion.
The gunshot wound on his shoulder that had not been properly treated was extremely painful, but he could only endure it.
He looked sideways at the terrified Niamh and a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
After turning and swerving around, the car finally stopped at the door of a villa that looked very dilapidated.
Ryan forcibly pulled Niamh inside. As soon as he entered the room, he pushed Niamh against the wall. His dark eyes stared straight at Niamh aggressively.
His complexion looked bad since the wound was now inflamed and he was in debilitating pain.
He also knew that he would be arrested in a short time.
He knew very well that he was weak and at a disadvantage now, so he could no longer contend with Kendrick. Now, the only thing he could win was Niamh—the woman who was driven half insane by him.
Niamh was disgusted when she was held by Ryan against the wall, but she was more afraid of him.
She had forgotten many things, but she did not forget Ryan’s cruel and terrifying methods.
When she was looking at Ryan’s ominous eyes now, she felt cold all over.
It was also because of this fear that she gained some strength and she pushed Ryan away before bolting toward the door. However, Ryan was quick and grabbed Niamh’s arm to pull her to the living room.
“Let go of me, you b*stard!” Niamh struggled out of Ryan’s hand. However, due to inertia, she fell backward and accidentally fell to the ground.
Just when Niamh was about to get up, Ryan quickly walked to her, crouched down, and grabbed Niamh’s foot with the palm of his hand. Then, he pulled Niamh to his front with brute force.
In the next second, he leaned over and brought his crimson eyes close to Niamh’s eyes. A smirk then appeared on his lips, looking as if he was bound to win.
“Eveline, do you know that you’re my only chance of winning? Don’t blame me, blame yourself for falling in love with Kendrick.”
Upon hearing Ryan’s words, Niamh realized that she was in a serious crisis.
She turned sideways and tried hard to get up from the ground when Ryan pulled her over with brute force to make her face him.
“Eveline, I can’t let go of this last chance.” Ryan’s eyes were filled with unstoppable determination. His eyes were scarlet like a demon from hell as he stretched out his hand to tear Niamh’s skirt.
Niamh grabbed Ryan’s unruly hand and bit him without hesitation.
Ryan frowned in pain. He did not expect Niamh to still have a sense of resistance.
However, he ignored it and grasped Niamh’s hands with his. Then, he bowed his head to kiss her.
“You b*stard, let me go!” Niamh struggled with all her strength, but her strength was nothing compared to this man. “Kendrick!”
She called out to Kendrick, longing for this man to appear and protect her.
“You b*stard, you lied to me! You said you’ll bring me to see Kendrick!” Niamh angrily rebuked Ryan.
The kiss that Ryan was about to plant on her suddenly stopped mid-air.
Niamh’s words made him realize the problem of her mental state.
The normal Niamh would never say such a thing.
‘Oh, she really has been driven crazy by me.’
Ryan thought mindlessly, but at this moment, Niamh broke free of his clenched hands. Then, she pressed hard on his shoulders and pushed him away.
Ryan was caught off guard. Niamh’s push also affected the gunshot wound on his shoulder.
“Hiss.”
He covered the inflamed wound in pain as a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Niamh did not notice what was wrong with Ryan. She got up and walked quickly toward the door. The only thing she wanted right now was to escape from Ryan’s control.
However, when she walked to the door, she suddenly stopped.
Niamh looked back and saw Ryan sitting on the ground with a pained expression on his face. She could not help but frown at the sight.
Ryan was in severe pain at the moment, and he also found that the wound had started to bleed again.
He actually wanted to stop Niamh from escaping, but he did not have the strength now.
The wound on his shoulder was not a minor injury, and since he was not treated in a hospital that was up to standards, the injury worsened after a few days.
Ryan struggled to support his body to stand up. He thought that Niamh had already left, but then he caught Niamh’s graceful figure from the corners of his eyes.
He raised his eyes in surprise as he did not expect it to be Niamh.
This was such a good opportunity but she did not leave.
Ryan looked at Niamh in disbelief as she walked toward him. “Eveline?”
“Did I hurt you by exerting too much force just now?” Niamh asked, her gaze falling on Ryan’s left shoulder. She could see blood seeping from his clothes.
Ryan knew that Niamh had misunderstood. She merely pushed him, so how would he be hurt?
However, in order to prevent Niamh from leaving, Ryan nodded.
“Yes, you hurt me.” He lied solemnly, knowing that Niamh could be easily deceived because she was basically a half-witted fool after what he had done to her.
Niamh frowned when Ryan said this.
She saw the first aid kit on the coffee table. She walked over to open it and took a look before turning around to Ryan.
“Come here and sit down.” Niamh pointed to the sofa beside her.
Ryan looked at Niamh in surprise. He then followed her orders and sat down on the sofa.
Niamh walked to Ryan, raised her hand to unbutton two of his buttons, and opened his shirt slightly.
Seeing blood oozing from the gauze wrapped around his left shoulder, she mumbled inconspicuously, “Did I really use that much force?”
She was a little skeptical but did not hesitate nor delay things before decisively removing the gauze that had been stained with blood.
After seeing the bloody wound, Niamh was taken aback.
“You’re lying to me. I didn’t cause this.” Niamh stared at Ryan in dissatisfaction. “You’re despicable. You lied to me and told me that you’ll take me to find Kendrick, and now you’re lying to me again by saying it was me who pushed and hurt you.”
Ryan chuckled nonchalantly when he heard Niamh reprimanding him. “Yes, I was lying to you. So what are you going to do to me?”
Niamh pursed her lips while looking at Ryan with contempt in 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.