“Kendrick, Eveline, I only have one request. I hope you can spend more time with Cathy in the future. Apart from Adam, I’m afraid that there’s no one else to accompany her here.”
“What do you mean?” Niamh asked suddenly, her tone straightforward and sharp. “She still has two children to accompany her.”
As soon as he heard the mention of the two children, Felipe’s dim eyes lit up.
“The two children—”
“Are yours,” Niamh said these two words without hesitation.
Although Felipe had already figured this out, he was still taken aback when he received such a certain answer.
The light in his narrow eyes became brighter and it was as though it had lit up his gloomy heart as well.
“So, will you still stubbornly await death?” Niamh asked sharply.
Felipe was really stunned. He could no longer be as resolute and decisive as before. The light in his eyes that was getting brighter was the best proof.
“Actually, I can feel that Cathy still has feelings for you.”
“Really?” Felipe raised his wet and red eyes that were full of expectations.
Niamh nodded slightly. She was not lying to Felipe, she just told him candidly about what she thought.
“If Cathy didn’t have feelings for you, she would not have taken the initiative to withdraw the court’s accusation against you. Otherwise, with an additional charge of attempted homicide, you wouldn’t be able to escape the death penalty at all.”
“It turns out that Cathy was the one who took the initiative to revoke this…” Felipe sighed as he leaned back in the chair in exhaustion.
He closed his eyes and opened them slowly after a while.
“I want to see her again for the last time. Can you help me persuade her to come and see me again?” Felipe pleaded.
Seeing the strong hope in Felipe’s eyes, Kendrick agreed without hesitation. “I’ll help you arrange it.”
Felipe, who was sitting limply in the chair, immediately became more energetic. “Really?”
Kendrick nodded. “I’m a man of my word. Just wait, I’ll not only persuade Cathy to come and see you, but I’ll also let you have a special meeting. Just wait for me to arrange it.”
Kendrick’s promise suddenly imbued Felipe’s life in prison with meaning.
If there was truly anything or anyone that Felipe could not bear to part with, it would be Cathy.
If he could be granted any other unlikely wishes, it would be that he could see the two children again.
The children.
The thought of them kindled an extremely warm feeling within Felipe.
When he was the love of Cathy’s life, not only had he ignored her, but he had also killed those two children with his own hands.
He knew he would never be able to make it up to Cathy any more, but he certainly had not expected that she would be pregnant with his baby when the accident occurred.
This was God’s gift. Yes, this was God’s gift to him.
Now, he hoped that Kendrick could arrange for this day to come as soon as possible.
After they had left, Niamh went to stay with Adam. A few days passed, and the poison in her body did not flare up. Nevertheless, she did not forget how excruciatingly painful it had been when the poison had flared up.
As she sat in front of the window sill, basking in the rare, warm winter sun, her attention was focused on the small tube of anti-toxoid test reagent lying in her palm.
When she reflected on the relationship between Carter and Shirley, Niamh finally figured out exactly when she had been poisoned.
It was that night when Carter had so willingly agreed to cancel the marriage agreement. There must have been something amiss with the glass of red wine he had poured for her.
Since Carter would certainly have known about her keen sense of smell, the poison must have been colorless and tasteless. This would explain why she had not detected anything when she drank it.
They truly had planned this out far in advance, and had set their plot in motion ages ago.
Niamh clenched her fists. From the corner of her eye, she saw a figure approaching.
“She truly did take good care of me when I was young. She was a good sister.” Adam’s very gentle voice drifted to her ears.
Niamh lifted her eyes and saw Adam approaching her, a smile on his face.
“You mean your sister Shirley?” She asked.
“Yes.” Adam nodded. From the smile on his face, one could tell that he was thinking of something pleasant. “When I was young and heedless, I did a lot of ignorant and rebellious things. Every time something went wrong, she would always stand up for me.”
As he said that, his eyes filled with the scenes from his memories.
“I still remember the time in fifth grade when I had skipped class to catch frogs at a pond with a few of my classmates and she happened to spot us. Just as she was about to take me back to school, my parents, who were on their way home from work, caught sight of us.
“To save me from getting scolded, she said that she was the one who encouraged me to skip class. Even after my parents had punished her by making her copy out a 70,000-word medical book, she still came and comforted me, telling me that everything was fine.”
As Adam spoke, his eyes started welling up with tears.
“She was a good sister in the past, don’t you think?” Adam asked Niamh. Since the present-day Shirley had given him a different impression, he wanted to hear other people’s affirmations of Shirley.
Niamh slowly stood up. “Perhaps she used to be a good sister. However, ever since she ran away from home and left this family, I don’t think she’s the sister you knew anymore.”
“I’m sorry,” Adam said remorsefully. “I finally understand what kind of person could develop this sort of poison. If it was Shirley, it’s no surprise at all. She’s always been very accomplished in this aspect since she was young.”
“However, she’s using her talents and gifts in ways she shouldn’t.” Niamh could not help but sigh. “It truly astounds me. The sister hurts others while the younger brother saves them.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Adam, you didn’t do anything to wrong me, so there’s no need to apologize to me. On the contrary, I’m truly grateful to you.” Niamh conveyed her sincere gratitude. “Without you, I won’t be here today, and my son would’ve died long ago.”
“Saving others is a doctor’s mission. It is also my only conviction and aspiration ever since I’ve matured in thought.”
“You’re a very good person, Dr. Adam.” Niamh lauded him sincerely. As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt her temple throbbing uncomfortably.
Adam was very observant. He immediately noticed something was wrong with Niamh. “Are you feeling unwell?”
Niamh did not bother putting up a tough front. “My head is hurting a little…” she said. She wanted to head to the bedroom to sit and rest briefly, but as she lifted her gaze, everything in her vision seemed to be spinning.
Adam hurriedly stepped forward, supporting Niamh’s arm. “Are you feeling dizzy?”
“I think the poison’s flaring up. I was perfectly fine right before this, so it shouldn’t be possible that I’d suddenly get dizzy,” Niamh said, guessing.
However, this was insufficient for Adam to make a judgment call. There was only one test tube. Niamh’s current symptoms were completely different from the symptoms she first experienced. If he made a mistake, then Niamh would suffer.
As Adam struggled with this dilemma, Niamh’s phone rang.
It was an unknown number. Adam answered for Niamh, and the voice that came from the other end of the line surprised Adam.
“Eveline, it should be time for your second flare-up.” Shirley’s tone sounded extremely confident. She chuckled. “This experience should feel a tad better than one before, doesn’t it? While it can be a little uncomfortable, my control was on point, so no matter how uncomfortable you feel, your life will not be in danger.”
While listening to Shirley’s inhumane words, Adam’s heart suddenly trembled.
“Do you even know what you’re talking about?” Adam could not help but roar out in rage.
Shirley was stunned. She did not expect Adam to be the one answering the phone.
“You’d use your talents, and the gifts you’d inherited from our parents, to commit this kind of utterly heartless act. Shirley Brown, do you not feel any guilt?”
Shirley was a little lost when Adam yelled at her, but when she heard this, she suddenly sneered.
“Guilt? Ask the two dead persons whether they feel any guilt?” Shirley asked in a cold voice. Then, she followed up with a harsh warning, “I’m telling you, Adam, you better not interfere any further. Otherwise, I won’t show mercy, even if we are siblings!’
“Shirley, what do you want…”
Beep.
Before Adam could finish speaking, Shirley hung up.
Adam dared not be distracted or wasting time. He immediately injected the tube of test reagent that Niamh held in her hand into her vein.
Kendrick, who happened to be back, saw the scene unfolded as he reached his bedroom door. His expression changed as he quickly ran to Niamh’s side, holding Niamh, who was now slowly losing consciousness, in his arms.
“Nia, Nia!” Kendrick yelled a few times, but there was no response from Niamh. He cast an anxious look at a dazed Adam. “Adam, what happened to Nia? Why did she pass out?”
“It’s another flare-up,” Adam answered Kendrick’s question, quickly returning to his senses, and suddenly feeling the unusual heaviness of the syringe in his hand.
“She should just be asleep for a while. She’ll be fine when she wakes up. However, based on my many years of experience, Eveline’s condition might be…”
Kendrick’s heart skipped a beat at Adam’s sudden pause, but he quickly calmed down.
“Nia and I have been through a lot together, so there is nothing I can’t handle. Tell me what’s going to happen next, Adam.”
“I’ve just talked to Shirley,” Adam said. “Judging from what she had said, and the symptoms of Eveline’s flare-up, the symptoms may differ each time she experiences a flare-up. Furthermore, it might worsen each time.”
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.