Niamh did not drink the steaming coffee in front of her. She went straight to the point, resuming the original conversation topic from earlier.
“Fabian, you should know I didn’t come all the way here to F Country to have tea with you. I only want my daughter.”
Resentment appeared on Niamh’s delicate and small face.
“ If you’re unhappy with me or Kendrick, just say it. Lily is just a child, and ever since you knew her, that kid has innocently looked to you as her big brother. A good big brother. Please don’ t hurt a five -year- old child’s pure heart.”
Fabian finished listening to Niamh with a calm expression and picked up his cup of coffee for a sip.
“I can’t hurt a five -year-old’s heart, but you can recklessly hurt my heart, tearing it into pieces? Do I still deserve it then?”
Niamh’s furrowed slightly. “Why do you say that? Who hurt you?”
“Someone I used to trust. However, in the end, they were just using me this whole time.”
As Fabian spoke, he gazed knowingly at Niamh.
Niamh felt that the person Fabian was referring to was her.
“Are you saying that I used you? That I lied to you?” Niamh was baffled. She was very curious why Fabian would think that and simultaneously found this pathetic.
“Fabian, I don’t know where you’ve heard this or how you’ve got this weird idea. Could you tell me, when did I, Eveline, have used you? How could I have benefited from using you?”
Niamh looked steadily into Fabian’s cold, questioning eyes.
After a while, Fabian then spoke.
“It’s not you who are benefitting from this, but it’s your husband, Kendrick Waldburg.”
Niamh looked stunned upon hearing Fabian’s answer.
“What do you mean? How would Kendrick benefit?” Niamh was further confused by Fabian’s words.
Fabian sipped his coffee and suddenly chuckled.
“To be more precise, the person who benefited most, in the end, would be Kendrick’s uncle, Felipe.”
“What? ” Niamh was befuddled. “Fabian, could you make yourself clear?”
Fabian’s lips curled slightly as he spoke mockingly, “Kendrick is a high-level Interpol official. Back then, he only stayed with Lana to spy on her, isn’t that right?”
“You only got half of it right, ” Niamh corrected him; her expression was serious. “Kendrick is an Interpol official, but the reason he stayed with Lana, spying on her, was that Lana had tried to kill me by blowing up the yacht back then. She’d wanted to use Kendrick’s amnesia for some illegal business, so Kendrick merely played along.”
“Played along… Hmph.” Fabian scoffed. “He played along indeed. If Lana had deserved this, then what about my brother Yorick?”
“Yorick had violated the law, and he was punished by the law. He suffered the consequences of his actions, so why do you blame Kendrick for your siblings’ deaths?”
“If my brother suffered the consequences of his actions and only had himself to blame, what about Felipe? His crimes were the same as my brother’s crimes in F Country. Felipe even instigated a homicide, so why was he able to escape legal sanction?”
As Fabian questioned, there came a change in his emotions, and he became more worked up.
“Kendrick is from Interpol. He and his colleagues had set a trap to capture my brother. Don’t tell me that he doesn’t know that Felipe had also committed the same crimes? Of course, he knew.
“I’ve always thought that my brother had himself to blame for the outcome because of the crimes he had committed, but I know now—Kendrick used you, then used me. In the end, my brother became a trophy he got for working with Interpol.
“The reason Lana was killed by Ryan was also related to Kendrick. You two had planned all of this.”
Fabian vented out the dissatisfaction in his heart.
After hearing his words, Niamh could finally understand the reason Fabian had been intensely hostile toward them all this time.
Niamh did not know how to explain it, and she felt that no matter how she explained it now, Fabian would not listen to her.
That was why she did not want to waste her breath. She merely watched on calmly as Fabian was speaking.
“Fabian, I hope you can understand one thing. The reason your brother was executed was not that Kendrick had set a trap and captured him. He was captured because he broke the law.
“As for Lana, getting killed by Ryan was the consequence of her actions. She failed to harm others, so she was the one getting harmed in the end. Kendrick was the victim in this entire thing.”
Niamh too voiced the dissatisfaction within her heart.
“Kendrick was manipulated by Lana with the poison. Additionally, because of Lana, he was also accused of murder; because of Lana, he was also unable to help his daughter when she fell, causing Lily to be traumatized. Do you think my husband had asked for this?”
Recalling these incidents made Niamh feel aggrieved on Kendrick’s behalf.
“Fabian, ask yourself, could this truly be anything but the consequences that Yorick and Lana had brought upon themselves?”
As Fabian listened to Niamh, his brows furrowed further, and his grip on the coffee cup tightened further as well.
The air around them suddenly felt abnormally chilly, then there came a ringing from the entrance.
It was just the sound indicating customers entering.
“Fabian, my number has not changed. I hope that I’ll receive a call from you as soon as possible, and you’ll take me to see Lily. You can hate me, but don’t hurt a child that genuinely trusts you this much.”
After she had finished speaking, Niamh grabbed her bag to leave.
As she turned around, she almost ran into a young man who was walking in her direction.
Niamh hurriedly avoided him, then apologized and walked to the entrance.
A ringing sound came from the door again.
Meanwhile, this sound brought Fabian’s wandering thoughts back.
He lifted his eyes and looked over. He did not see Niamh but saw Evan sitting before him instead.
“When did you sit here?” Fabian looked confused.
Evan pushed his retro, gold -rimmed glasses and lazily leaned back on the sofa.
“I sat down when you were longingly watching that lady leave. What is it? Do you like older girls?”
After hearing this explanation, Fabian’s brows drew together, and he said flatly, “ She’s Lily’s mother.”
There was a slight change in Evan’s eyes upon hearing that. He then looked in the direction where Niamh had left.
“She’s Eveline?” Fabian nodded lightly.
Evan pensively contemplated. “She’s different indeed. I almost ran into her just now, and despite the distance, I could still smell the fragrance on her. A perfumer. Special indeed.”
When Fabian heard that, his brows furrowed further, and his expression darkened further.
A beautiful waitress brought Evan’s coffee over with a smile. He elegantly took a sip and continued, “I heard what she said before she left. She’s worried about her daughter’s physical condition. Did you not tell her about Lily’s condition?”
Fabian looked at the black tea latte, which was left untouched and still steaming hot, then gave a low chuckle.
“There’s no need for her to know.”
“Tch. ‘There’s no need’,” Even said, smiling while he repeated those four words. “You’ve saved her daughter’s life, and you’re saying ‘there’s no need’. When did you become so generous, Mr. Johnson?”
Even mocked, though the look on his face seemed more serious.
“I’m curious, actually. Back then, didn’t you tell me to stop caring about the little girl? You asked me to let her run her course. You also told me that there was no need to find a suitable bone marrow for her.
“Why did you suddenly change your mind then? Is it possible that you’re imitating that woman, speaking empty words, Mr. Johnson?”
This piqued Evan’s interest. All this while, he had always been confused about this, but every time he asked, Fabian would not speak anything of it. This time, he decided to try his luck again to see whether Fabian would relent.
However, Fabian still did not relent.
He got up, left the café, and drove straight to the villa. Evan drove too, following behind Fabian.
After they had parked, Fabian came straight to Lillian’s room.
Lillian would usually be asleep at this hour.
Fabian cautiously walked to the bedside. When he saw the faint blush on Lillian’s cheeks, he could not help but smile.
“The way you’re looking at her seems like you’re looking at something precious.”
Fabian averted his gaze and disapprovingly glared at Evan.
“Get out.”
Fabian said and turned around to leave.
Evan looked at Lillian, who was deep in slumber, holding her doll. He smiled knowingly before turning around.
In the study.
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.