When Niamh saw that Eloise had finally stopped, she was overjoyed.
“Mom, stop running. I can’t chase you any further.” Niamh, enduring the pain in her twisted ankle, smiled warmly at Eloise.
As she spoke, she supported herself with her arm, trying to stand up.
Kendrick hurriedly ran over from one side, just in time to see Niamh sitting in the middle of the road, trying to get up.
“Nia.”
Without thinking, he ran toward Niamh’s position.
Coincidentally, at this moment, a huge truck was speeding out from a junction and heading toward them.
The truck driver, not expecting anyone to be sitting in the middle of the road, was driving at a high speed. When he saw the stationary Niamh, the driver honked furiously.
Niamh was doing her best to stand when she heard the truck’s honks. She only then noticed that a huge truck was speeding toward her from her side.
If she did not stand and get out of the way, it would run into her in mere seconds.
In this moment of life or death, Niamh saw Eloise running toward her, and at the same time, an anxious scream followed. “Eveline…”
Although Eloise would also normally call her Eveline, this time, Niamh felt that something was different.
She was distracted, then she finally remembered her current situation.
“Mom, don’t come over! ” Niamh yelled at Eloise.
However, Eloise seemed to turn a deaf ear and ran even faster toward Niamh.
Niamh looked at the truck that was about to run into her. She used all her might, enduring the pain, using her arm to support herself into standing.
At this moment, she felt a familiar warmth behind her and, at the same time, a pair of strong arms holding her.
Niamh turned her head in disbelief and saw Kendrick’s worried face.
“Kendrick.”
“Nia, are you okay?”
“I…” Niamh was about to explain, but she remembered the truck, and effortfully pushed Kendrick away. “Kendrick, get out of the way! The truck’s about to run into us! ”
As Niamh’s voice fell, Eloise’s powerful voice immediately followed.
“Stop!”
Eloise spoke with a commanding voice.
Niamh then heard the truck breaking urgently. She turned and saw the truck stopping approximately two meters away from her and Kendrick. Meanwhile, Eloise was standing but centimetres away from the truck; head raised, chest puffed up, and arms wide open as she stopped the truck.
Niamh was shocked by Elois’s actions, and so too was Kendrick.
Niamh surveyed the scene before her, her back covered in a layer of cold sweat. She could not imagine what would happen if the truck did not stop in time.
She looked at Eloise’s unyielding figure, and the corners of her eyes turned hot against her volition.
“Mom.”
Eloise was vehemently glaring at the driver when she heard a sudden call from behind.
She was staring blankly ahead, then her gaze instantly softened.
Eloise turned around abruptly and sped toward Niamh.
Eloise, still very emotional, reached out her hand to touch Niamh’s cheek. “Eveline, how are you? Are you okay? How’s your leg? Let me see.”
Eloise squatted as she spoke, reaching out her hand, gently touching Niamh’s twisted ankle. It was clear that Niamh’s ankle was red and swollen.
“Are all of you sick in the head? If you want to reminisce, go home! Don’t get in the way of my delivery! ” snapped the truck driver, his head poking out from the window.
Kendrick lifted his cold, stern eyes. “Do you think you’re still in the right when you’re the one speeding? Someone had clearly fallen on the road, yet not only did you not stop, but you continued to speed. Do you want your license to get revoked?”
Looking at Kendrick’s cold, steadfast, handsome face, the truck driver immediately realized that this was not someone he could afford to offend. After all, he was indeed speeding, and he would be in trouble if they were to investigate this. He then turned his steering wheel and timidly drove away.
Niamh looked at Kendrick, feeling glad that he showed up just in time.
She then noticed that Eloise was still examining her wounds, so Niamh bent down and held Eloise’s hand.
“Mom, I’m fine. Get up now, quickly. We’ll head home.”
“How can you be fine? It’s so swollen!” Eloise’s expression showed that she was very worried and very stern. “Kendrick, where is your car? Take Eveline to the hospital now. It’s no small issue if she broke her bones.”
Kendrick nodded as he heard that. “ I’ll get Nia to the nearest hospital now.”
As he spoke, he swooped Niamh into a bridal carry.
Eloise followed closely behind.
However, before they could go far, Niamh forcefully tugged Kendrick’s collar.
“Kendrick, wait.”
She called out to Kendrick.
Kendrick, who was very compliant with Niamh, then stopped.
“What’s wrong, Nia?” he asked hesitantly.
Niamh and Kendrick looked into each other’s eyes, and a light shone in her beautiful eyes.
She shifted her gaze toward Eloise who was following closely behind, then her heart started to race.
Kendrick seemed to suddenly understand.
However, Eloise was confused. She quickly walked toward Kendrick and Niamh with a concerned and anxious look on her face.
“Kendrick, why are you stopping? You must quickly take Eveline to the hospital. What are we going to do if we were to miss the best time to treat her and thus leave her with permanent damage with long- lasting effects? Hurry up, go!”
Eloise ordered sternly.
Niamh pressed her lips together as warmth spread around the corners of her eyes.
However, she reined back her emotions and lifted her head to look at Kendrick. “Kendrick, listen to mom. We’ll go to the hospital first.”
“Okay.” Kendrick, who would naturally listen to Niamh, quickly walked toward the location of his parked car, Niamh in his arms.
It just so happened that there was a hospital nearby that specializes in orthopedics.
When they arrived at the hospital, Eloise immediately went to help Niamh with the registration.
Since it was the evening, there were not many people, so Niamh was able to quickly meet with a doctor.
After examining Niamh, the doctor confirmed that it was merely a common ligament tear.
Although it was not serious, they could not be careless about it.
After treating the injury, the doctor then permitted Kendrick to leave with Niamh.
When Kendrick was picking up Niamh to leave, Eloise, still worried, went to the doctor. “Doctor, is my daughter’s leg fine? Will there be any permanent effect?”
“Don’t worry, madam. If your daughter recuperates properly, she’ll definitely recover.”
With the doctor’s confirmation, Eloise was finally more at ease.
Upon seeing this scene, Niamh asked Kendrick to put her down.
Eloise too walked quickly toward Niamh with loving eyes and a smile on her face.
“Thankfully it won’t be much of a problem. I was truly scared just now. Let’s go home now.”
Niamh gave Eloise an earnest look and smiled. “ Mom.”
Eloise nodded at that. “Yes, Eveline. Let’s go home now.”
“Mom,” Niamh called out again.
Eloise was about to respond when she suddenly felt that something was not quite right.
The smile on her face froze, and her expression too was dazed.
It seemed that, at this moment, she realized it.
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.