Niamh wanted to comfort the pessimistic Shirley, but suddenly she heard Lillian cough.
Niamh knelt in front of Lillian nervously. “Lily, are you feeling unwell?”
Lillian blinked her pure, crystal-clear, big eyes, shook her head slightly, and said one word, “ Daddy.”
“Do you miss Daddy, Lily?” Niamh asked with a gentle smile.
Lillian nodded seriously and opened her mouth slightly. “Mommy, Daddy.”
“Lily, you should stay with her, and behave. I’ll come to pick you up in a few days. Then, you’ll be able to see your father, brother, and younger brother.”
Niamh soothed her softly. It was hard to tell such a small child that she could not actually bring her away.
However, Lillian was really sensible. Although she did not know what the situation was, she was very obedient. Niamh asked her to stay with Shirley, so she would stay with Shirley.
When she saw Lilian, nodding obediently. Niamh felt more distressed and hugged the little princess.
“Lily, I promise I will come and take you home. You have to wait for me obediently, ” Niamh promised Lillian repeatedly. She was extremely reluctant to let go, but for Lillian’s safety, she truly could not act rashly.
“Don’t worry, I will protect your daughter, ” Shirley assured Niamh. “I think Carter hasn’t completely lost his humanity. He won’t really take action on such a young child. The person he wants to take action against the most should still be Kendrick.”
Even so, Niamh was still a little worried.
“I know you’ll do everything you can to ensure Lily’s safety, but Carter said he will make Kendrick experience the same pain of losing a child. ” This was what worried Niamh the most.
“Shirley, I hope you can tell me immediately if Carter acts strangely.”
Shirley sighed helplessly. “I wish I could contact you too, but Carter has gotten rid of all methods by which I can contact outsiders.”
When Niamh heard this, she did not even think for two seconds before she took out her phone to hand it to Shirley.
“If there’s something amiss, you can use this phone to contact Kendrick.”
Shirley was slightly stunned, and she heard the sudden sound of the door opening, so she quickly reached out her hand and grabbed the phone in Niamh’s hand to put it in her pocket.
At the same time, Carter pushed the door open and entered the room.
“Eveline, you should go,” he said, chasing Niamh away with a dark face.
Niamh caressed Lillian’s small face reluctantly; Niamh still maintained a gentle and benevolent smile on her face. “Lily, I’ll be leaving now. You have to be a good girl and listen to Miss Shirley. ”
Lillian blinked and nodded.
Niamh smiled knowingly. She then turned her head to look into Shirley’s eyes before turning around. At the same time, her gaze became sharper and cooler.
“Eveline, I shall remind you not to try to ask Fabian and his gang to save them. Otherwise, you’ll bear the consequences.”
“You don’t have to threaten me.” Niamh lifted her sharp and cold eyes to look at him. “Carter, I shall also remind you not to hurt my daughter in any way. Otherwise, I’ll make you regret it as well. ”
Carter warned her, and Niamh warned him in turn.
Having said this, Niamh did not forget to put on her gentle and affectionate smile before turning around to smile at the little princess who had been looking at her.
“Bye—bye, Lily.”
Lillian raised her tender little hand and waved at Niamh.
“Mommy.”
She called out to Niamh again, her voice tender and crisp.
Niamh felt satisfied but distressed. She had a lot of reluctance in her heart, but now she had to leave.
Carter closed the door as soon as Niamh left, but he did not move away.
Shirley looked at Carter as he walked toward her, and she felt a little nervous.
She was worried that Carter had heard whatever noise that was made when Niamh was handing her the phone.
Nevertheless, at this moment, what touched Shirley more was Carter’s real purpose for bringing her to F Country.
Carter did not notice the anomaly in Shirley’s mannerism. He asked straightforwardly, “What did you say to Eveline?”
Shirley came back to her senses suddenly and looked at the man with a stifling gaze.
“What can I say to Eveline? She just wants to spend more time with her daughter.”
“Really?” Carter obviously did not believe it. “ Aren’t you good friends who worked together to take action against me? I think you would’ve discussed how to deal with me just now, didn’t you?”
Carter’s tone seemed to be joking, but Shirley knew that he was actually serious. Moreover, his guess was not wrong.
She and Niamh had discussed something just now, but Carter appeared before they could speak any further.
“I really didn’t expect you and Eveline to have something to talk about. Not only that, but you two also joined forces to push me from a high position to the bottom of the abyss.”
Carter said sarcastically before looking at Lillian who was standing aside with a chuckle.
“Are you happy to see your mother? Do you want to see your father too?”
Lillian blinked. She seemed indifferent to Carter’s words.
Despite being such a young child, she seemed to know that Carter was being unkind.
“Why? You don’t want to see your daddy?” Carter coaxed softly. “You haven’t seen your daddy for a long time, have you? If you’re good, I can take you to see your daddy.”
Lillian looked at the soft-spoken Carter, but she turned her smiling face away calmly and then walked up to Shirley and pointed at the bedroom.
Shirley quickly understood and smiled. “Lily, come with me to the room to rest.”
Lillian smiled sweetly and followed Shirley into the room.
After entering the room, Shirley sat by the French window and her thoughts wandered.
After some time, Shirley felt a warm little hand gently holding her hand.
She looked down and saw that Lillian holding a small paper sailboat and that she was thrusting it into Shirley’s hand, lightly tapping the palm of Shirley’s hand.
Shirley did not quite understand what Lillian meant, but she could feel that Lillian wanted to comfort her and hope she could be happy.
“Lily, what do you want to say to me?” Lillian then handed her a small note.
Shirley took it and saw that four neat words were written on it. “Miss Shirley, be happy.”
She never thought that there would be a day when she would feel warmed by a child.
Tears pricked Shirley’s eyes, as she held Lillian’s hand.
“Thank you, Lily. I will be happy, and you must be happy too. I believe that you will be reunited with your parents soon.”
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something and then immediately took out the phone from her pocket.
Shirley wanted to mute the phone, but then she realized that Niamh had already muted the phone when she handed it to her. Her worry just now was unnecessary.
Since she did not have a charger, she put it on low power mode to prevent the battery from running out when she needed it.
However, when she saw the family portrait on the lock screen, envy started to pour out from Shirley’s eyes against her volition.
What a happy picture of a family of five.
had sent back and forth.
He truly cared about her and the child.
However, Niamh had given Shirley her phone, so at the present, she could only use Fabian’s phone.
The call quickly connected, and Kendrick’s tone was full of concern and eagerness.
“Nia, is there something wrong with Lily’s physical condition? Why do you keep ignoring my calls and calling me back with Fabian’s phone?”
“I left my phone at where I stayed last night. I’ll look for it later.” Niamh had to make up an excuse. “Kendrick, sorry for making you worry.”
After listening to Niamh’s explanation, Kendrick did not think much about it and felt relieved instead.
“It’s fine, Nia. What about Lily? How is she? Will Fabian let you bring Lily back?”
“He will,” Niamh said confidently and glanced at Fabian. “Kendrick, just wait for me for a few days, and I’ll definitely take Lily home. There’s an incoming call, I have to return the phone to Fabian now. We’ll talk later.”
Before Kendrick could ask anything, Niamh hung up the phone with a guilty conscience.
Tired, Niamh returned the phone to Fabian and leaned back onto the seat. Even the sight of the quick-moving scenery outside the window did not lift her spirits.
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