“As a mother, I would rather suffer than watch my children suffer any sickness or misery. The biggest blow for me right now is my daughter’s disease. Shirley, just as you’d hope, I, Eveline Montgomery, truly am in a lot of pain and suffering right now.”
“…”
Shirley was dumbfounded as she had completely not expected Niamh’s words.
While she was still out of sorts, she still caught sight of Niamh’s unshakable resolve in that sharp glare of hers.
“However, don’t think you’ve won just like this, Shirley. Eveline Montgomery will never crumble in the face of hardship and danger.”
When she heard Niamh’s words and saw the tenacity in her eyes, Shirley asked, “Eveline, are you truly not scared?”
“No one could be unafraid of misfortune and the unknown, but not everyone would surrender to the fear of the unknown.
Upon hearing this, Shirley’s expression changed, but a corner of her red lips lifted again.
“No, you will surrender. The reason I’m here today is to make you surrender.”
As Shirley was speaking, she looked at Lillian who was leaning against the hospital bed with a confused face.
She placed the baby’s breath, which had been in her hand, on the bedstand. A moment ago, Shirley’s eyes had been full of hostility and sarcasm. Her eyes were gentle as they scanned Lillian’s small face, then, with an arrogant and disdainful look, fell back onto Niamh.
“Eveline, I know you’re a special woman. You’re so special that you’re unyielding and tenacious. However, she should also know that I’m an evil woman. That is why I had especially concocted the poison in your body.”
“What about it?” Niamh asked indifferently.
Shirley’s beautiful eyes narrowed. “You already had three flare-ups. After these three stages, the poison in your body will slowly reach the final stage.”
As she spoke, she stopped for two seconds, taking two steps toward Niamh.
As Shirley confronted Niamh’s naturally stunning face which wore no makeup, Shirley’s eyes were tinged with a hint of regret and pity.
“Eveline, you won’t be able to endure the final stage.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.” Shirley decisively gave her a firm answer. “Eveline, let me ask you a question. What’s the most terrifying and mortifying experience that you’re most reluctant to relive in your life?”
The most terrifying and mortifying experience that she was not reluctant to relive…
For some reason, Niamh felt as if her emotions were being drawn out by Shirley’s words. She immediately thought of the experience from years ago. Those extremely painful and dark memories…
At that moment, Shirley caught the uneasiness that flashed across Niamh’s eyes.
“Nia. Nia.”
Upon hearing the man’s gentle voice calling out to her by her side, Niamh abruptly returned to her senses. She blinked in surprise as she noticed that, unbeknownst to her, Shirley had already left, and Kendrick and Jackson were before her eyes.
Niamh forced a smile on her face quickly. “Kendrick, Jack, you’re here.”
“Mommy, what were you thinking about just now? Daddy and I were calling you the entire time, but it’s like you didn’t hear us.” Jackson lifted his handsome little face, peering at Niamh curiously.
Kendrick too was confused. “Nia, what were you thinking about?”
“Nothing,” Niamh denied it. She did not want Kendrick to worry about her when he was already so vexed, so she came up with a random lie. “I was just thinking about Lily’s condition.”
Kendrick held Niamh’s hand to comfort her. “I’ve managed to contact the most prestigious doctor in the field. Lily will recover.”
“Really?” Joy immediately appeared on Niamh’s face.
Kendrick nodded affirmatively. “I promise. Our daughter will definitely be fine.”
The man’s firm promise immediately made Niamh feel much more optimistic.
Jackson ran over to the bedside and held Lillian’s hand.
“Lily, are you in pain?” Jackson asked, pointing at the needle on Lillian’s neck.
Lillian shook her head. There was a small smile on her fair yet pinkish little face.
“It really doesn’t hurt?” Jackson was still uneasy. He felt that it must be very painful to have such a thick needle in one’s body.
Lillian pursed her lips. When she was about to shake her head, she nodded this time instead.
It hurts. How could it not?
Seeing this scene unfolded, Niamh and Kendrick felt as if their hearts had been pricked.
Kendrick patted Niamh’s shoulder. As he lifted his gaze, he noticed the bouquet of baby’s breaths next to Lillian.
“Did someone come to visit Lily?”
Niamh could not deny it now that Kendrick had asked.
“Yes, I guess so.”
“You guess so?”
“I… I was at the nursing station. The bouquet was already on Lillian’s bed when came back.”
Niamh avoided Kendrick’s gaze when she spoke. She knew that she was being untruthful, but she had to lie to him.
It was because she truly could not make someone up out of thin air.
If she had told him that Shirley was here, Kendrick would certainly be angry.
“Could it have been Fabian?” Kendrick guessed.
Niamh immediately followed along. “Fabian? It’s possible.”
“We’re the only people who know that Lily likes powder blue baby’s breaths. Apart from Fabian, I can’t think of anyone else,” Kendrick said, giving his analysis.
Niamh very much agreed.
Indeed. Besides their parents, who else would understand their children’s preferences?
This shows how thorough Shirley had been in researching them.
On this day, Shirley’s words Niamh kept appearing on her mind from time to time.
This poison was made especially for her. When the poison reached the final stage, there would be no way for her to endure the symptoms.
Dread, fear, and the experience she was reluctant to relive.
Niamh did not want to be affected by her words, but she could not stop herself from taking this to heart.
Based on her calculation, all three flare-ups had happened within a month. Niamh’s hunch and estimation were that this fourth flare-up would happen within this week.
Niamh did not tell Kendrick about this, but she did not know that Kendrick had already known about this.
Kendrick would go to Adam’s place every day because he was expecting Adam to develop the anti- toxoid test reagent that could cure Niamh.
Even if it could not cure Niamh, it would be fine if it could alleviate Niamh’s pain.
However, as the days went by, Adam was still unable to make good progress.
The thought that Niamh’s suffering might be even more led Kendrick to a decision.
In the evening, after notifying Niamh, Kendrick left the hospital.
He drove his car to a street away from Carter’s villa. Kendrick calmly waited in the car from sunset until nightfall, waiting for the right moment with the utmost patience.
Four to five hours later, Kendrick finally saw a car driving toward Carter’s villa.
After a few seconds of careful observation, he quickly started the car.
Shirley was just returning from elsewhere, and thinking that she was nearly home, she took out her phone to read her messages. Suddenly, there was strong light beaming at her from afar.
She reflexively raised her hand to block the light, then saw Kendrick’s unique thin eyes from the corners of her eyes.
Shirley immediately understood what was happening. Unable to block the light in the distance in time, she frantically steered the car around.
Kendrick stepped on the pedal, chasing after her. He had anticipated Shirley to be panicking now, so he further accelerated, using his car to force Shirley’s car to a dead end. He then crashed the front of his car into Shirley’s driver’s seat door.
Bang! Shirley’s car suddenly lost control and crashed into the railings, white fumes quickly rose from the car hood.
Kendrick quickly stopped his car, strode toward the door of the passenger seat of Shirley’s car, then opened the door.
Shirley was now lying on the steering wheel, unconscious. Kendrick, without hesitation, yanked Shirley out of the car, then stuffed her into his car trunk.
Carter’s villa.
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.