“Yeah.” Niamh nodded, a faint light flashing across her dim eyes. “You stand up where you fall.”
Niamh suddenly said that sentence in a very serious tone. At this moment, she did not seem to be crazy nor half-witted at all.
Kendrick smiled and nodded before taking Niamh’s hand and heading to the hospital.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the ICU, Kendrick saw Mr. and Mrs. Jones standing at the door with panicked expressions. Mrs. Jones was even crying as she looked into the ICU through the glass window. “Rye! Rye! How could this happen?”
Seeing this scene, Niamh paused.
The scene of Ryan getting shot and collapsing in front of her appeared in front of her eyes once again.
The warmth of the blood splashed on her face seemed to be scorching hot on her cheeks.
Kendrick obviously felt the sudden drop in temperature of the hand in his palm. It became so cold.
“Nia, are you okay?”Kendrick asked worriedly.
Niamh returned to her senses after she heard his voice. She shook her head gently. “I’m fine. I just suddenly remembered that night. He said that he had to take me away, but I just wanted to return to you and then he—”
“Eveline Montgomery!”
Before Niamh could finish, Mrs. Jones suddenly rushed frantically toward her with red eyes, trying to drag Niamh.
Kendrick pulled Niamh into his arms to protect her. There was a sharp glint in his eyes.
Mrs. Jones failed to grab Niamh and was infuriated.
“Eveline, you fickle b*tch! At the end of the day, Rye became like this because of you! Initially, you thought your husband was dead, so you fell into Rye’s arms. Then, the man came back and you abandoned Rye again. I don’t believe for a second that it was a mission from Interpol!”
Mrs. Jones roared uncontrollably. “Eveline, you’re the one who killed Rye!”
Niamh listened to Mrs. Jones scolding her while in a daze. However, she did not respond.
Of course, Kendrick could not tolerate it. “I’ll say it again. Even if Ryan really dies, he’ll be the only one to blame!”
“Kendrick, you—”
“Do you know what kind of trade your son is doing? He’ll be locked up for the rest of his life just for this crime alone!”
“What are you talking about?” Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ faces looked more and more terrible. “Kendrick, are you still trying to slander Rye right now? You’re so despicable! All of the Waldburgs should go to hell!”
“Shut up!” Kendrick was furious.
Mrs. Jones was stunned, immediately shocked by Kendrick’s aura.
“Everyone has to be responsible for their actions, including Ryan. He killed someone and broke the law, so he should be punished. However, he wanted to abduct my wife and falsely imprison her. He asked for this gunshot.”
“You…” Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ faces were pale with anger, but they could not say anything to refute.
Kendrick did not care about Mr. and Mrs. Jones anymore. He held Niamh and walked to the ICU. Through the large windows, they could clearly see that the doctors and nurses were gathering around Ryan’s bed with solemn expressions while doing something.
Kendrick asked a police officer on duty next to him, “What’s his situation now?”
The police officer knew Kendrick and told the truth, “The convict’s condition suddenly deteriorated just now. The doctor went in not long ago and did first aid measures for him, but it’s not looking optimistic.”
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Jones angrily cursed at the police officer, “What do you mean by ‘the convict’? Our Rye has not been convicted yet! Who are you to say that he’s a criminal? Also, Rye is still breathing and has a heartbeat. The doctor is rescuing him in there. Are you trying to curse Rye by saying that?”
“He is the convict,” the police officer said unhurriedly, “The police have already obtained enough evidence to prove Ryan’s crimes. Just because you say he didn’t do it doesn’t mean he didn’t.”
“You…”
Mrs. Jones was angry, and when she was about to retort, the door of the ICU opened.
A nurse ran out anxiously and asked, “Is there someone named Eveline among the people the patient knows?”
After she said that, all eyes fell on Niamh. At the same time, Niamh was also taken aback.
Mrs. Jones wiped the tears from her face and asked hurriedly, “Nurse, how’s my son? Will he ever wake up?”
“His injuries are too serious and his life is still in danger for the time being. Plus, he doesn’t seem to have any desire to survive. He only calls out the name Eveline from time to time.”
The nurse looked at Niamh as she said that.
“Is this woman Eveline who the patient keeps mentioning?”
Niamh nodded. “It’s me.”
“Are you a friend of the patient? His will to survive is very weak, but he seems to be unable to let go of you. I don’t know if you’d like to go in and help him—”
“Did you make a mistake? My son is like this because of this woman. How could he still want to see her?” Mrs. Jones could not accept this fact.
When the nurse heard this, she looked at Mrs. Jones in surprise. “Madam, this is about the life and death of the patient. Your son has been calling out to Miss Eveline. If she’s willing to encourage and cheer for your son, then he might still have a chance at life.”
“Impossible! Impossible!” Mrs. Jones rejected her repeatedly. Her complexion became worse and worse. “I won’t let this woman near my son no matter what!”
“Hmph.” Kendrick sneered as he held Niamh tighter. “Do you think I’d let my Nia in there? Ryan deserves all the things that have been happening to him. I haven’t settled Nia’s account with him yet and he still wants to use Nia to get back to life? No way.”
Kendrick refused altogether.
Mrs. Jones, who was still confident, was panicking slightly when she heard this, but she was still stubborn. “I won’t let this woman see our Rye again!”
The nurse did not understand what Mrs. Jones was thinking. She emphasized, “Madam, do you want your son to survive, or do you want him to die? Do you know that your son’s only chance of surviving is the woman named Eveline? I’m not kidding! If you think your son’s life or death doesn’t matter, then so be it!”
After dropping this sentence, the nurse turned to leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ faces changed suddenly. Then, they ran over anxiously and called out to the nurse. “Is seeing this woman the only chance for him to survive?”
The nurse frowned and said, “Since you’re so skeptical, then just assume that I didn’t say that. However, you can rest assured that our doctor will do our best to help the patient regardless of whether Miss Eveline wants to go in or not.”
“Wait!” Seeing that the nurse was really going back in, Mrs. Jones hurriedly stopped her. Then, Mrs. Jones turned around and walked to Niamh, asking rudely, “Eveline, did you hear that? You did this to Ryan, so you should go in immediately and cooperate with the doctor to treat Rye!”
The nurse could not help being impressed by Mrs. Jones’ audacity. Most ordinary folk would not cause such a ruckus at a time like this.
“Even if you beg me today, I won’t let Nia go in, especially with your sh*tty attitude.” Kendrick refused again indifferently.
Mrs. Jones was even more anxious now. Her eyes were fixed on Niamh as she cursed and commanded domineeringly, “Eveline, if you don’t want to go to hell, go in now and cooperate with the doctor!”
Kendrick’s cold eyes pierced straight ahead. When he felt that Niamh was about to move forward, he pulled her back.
“Nia, they’re not worthy of this. Let’s go.”
Niamh looked at Kendrick and raised her eyebrows slightly. “Kendrick, I think—”
“Eveline, if Rye dies, you’ll be a murderer! You’ll be condemned by your conscience for the rest of your life!” Mrs. Jones’ words were more abominable than the last. Of course, she would not beg Niamh. If worse came to worst, she would just trigger her into accepting.
“Eveline, let me ask you, are you going…”
Mrs. Jones wanted to use her words to trigger Niamh again, but before she finished speaking, the doctor in a white coat came out from the room. Mrs. Jones ran over and asked, “Doctor, how’s my son? Is he really asking for a woman named Eveline? Will my son have the chance of surviving if this woman is allowed in?”
The doctor frowned. “Initially. However, it’s too late now.”
Mr. and Mrs. Jones felt chills in their hands and feet all of a sudden. Then, they yelled out in horror and doubt, “What do you mean it’s too late?”
Niamh and Kendrick also raised their eyes and saw the doctor sighing helplessly. “We’ve tried our best and our hardest, but the patient does not have the will to survive. You need to prepare yourselves.”
Upon hearing this, both Mr. and Mrs. Jones became lifeless.
Niamh glanced sideways into the ICU.
She thought about the words Ryan said to her before collapsing and the sincere look in his eyes at that time.
‘Ryan.
‘You haven’t atoned for what you have done. Are you really going to give up everything and give up the idea of survival just like this?’
“Eveline!”
Mrs. Jones’ emotional shriek pulled back Niamh’s thoughts.
She looked back and saw Mrs. Jones rushing to her in a hurry.
She thought that Mrs. Jones would vent her anger on her and continue to curse as well as berate her, but she did not expect that the moment Mrs. Jones ran up to her, she had a pleading look on her face. “Eveline, please go in and save Rye! I’m begging you!”
Mrs. Jones cried and pleaded, tears mottled all over her face.
“Eveline, I don’t care about what happened before. As long as you can save Rye now and let Rye have the will to survive, I’ll agree to whatever you ask!”
Niamh looked at the tearful Mrs. Jones and her heart was moved.
When she heard what the nurse said just now, she had already wanted to go in. It was Mrs. Jones who delayed it by being like this.
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.