When she walked into the room, she saw that the old master’s eyes were widened. She got close to him and heard him moaning and groaning aggrievedly. His eyes were also red.
Niamh was curious, so she lifted the blanket. She saw that the old master was drenched as if he had just wet the bed.
Plus, his clothes were unkempt like someone had yanked him forcefully.
She then grabbed the old master’s arm in curiosity. When she rolled up his sleeves, she saw the ghastly sight of his wounds and bruises.
“Ah! Oh my God!” Yvonne walked into the room unbeknownst to Niamh. She even started screaming. “Uncle Winston, Aunty Karen, Kendrick, come look! Grandpa’s being abused!”
Yvonne started screaming. Soon, she alerted everyone in the house.
However, Niamh was surprised by the word Yvonne had yelled out just now.
Abuse?
Karen and Winston arrived at the scene shortly after.
When they saw the bruises and wounds on the old master’s arm, their eyes widened.
“W-What happened?” Winston questioned. Then, he rushed forward to inspect the old master’s condition.
Karen walked over with worry on her face as well. When she got over, she pushed Niamh away. “Oh, Old Master, what happened to you? Did you fall from the bed?”
“Aunty Karen, they don’t look like they’re from a fall. It’s obvious that someone is deliberately abusing Grandpa!” Yvonne purposely fanned the flames to Niamh. “Niamh, you’re the one who’s been taking care of Grandpa after he got here. Were the wounds on Grandpa…’
“Watch your mouth.” Kendrick’s cold voice came from outside the room.
Yvonne quivered reflexively. She lifted her head timidly and saw Kendrick’s cold side profile. She did not dare to say anything anymore.
Kendrick walked next to Niamh, his icy gaze softening. “What happened? What happened to Grandpa?”
Before Niamh could say anything, Karen ran over angrily and accused Niamh. “Niamh, you’re too cruel! You look fragile on the surface, but you have such a dark heart! You paralyzed the old master and now you’re doing such heinous things!”
Kendrick’s eyes went cold. “How many times do I have to tell you that Nia has nothing to do with Grandpa getting poisoned?”
“If she’s not related to that, what about this?” Winston charged over while fuming. He pointed at the old master’s wounds with trembling fingers. “Kendrick, go look at your grandpa’s wounds. Do you think a human is capable of doing this?”
“Niamh, if you still hold a grudge toward the Waldburgs, you can just come at me! The old master is so old. Will you only be happy after you torture him to death?”
Niamh looked into Winston’s raging eyes calmly. “Even if you don’t believe me, I’m still going to tell you the same thing. I have nothing to do with the wounds on the old master’s body and I’ve never done something so immoral.”
“You didn’t? You’re obviously the one who did it!”
“If Nia said she didn’t do it, then she didn’t.” After Kendrick looked at the old master’s wounds, he went back to Niamh’s side instantly to defend her. His tone was certain and he was firm with his attitude. “Let’s just send Grandpa to the hospital. I’ll get to the bottom of this.”
Kendrick put on the old master’s clothes for him without saying anything.
Despite Kendrick’s promise, Niamh could still sense Winston’s suspicion toward her.
He was looking at her like he wanted to kill her.
Right, anyone would be devastated if they saw their father getting abused like this.
Kendrick and his parents sent the old master to the hospital while Niamh and Yvonne stayed back.
After they left, Yvonne started acting weird. “Niamh, there’s no one here anymore, so you don’t have to pretend to have lost your memories. You’re so cruel. You could even hurt an old person. When will you be satisfied with your revenge?”
Niamh lifted her gaze to look at her calmly. Then, she smirked all of a sudden. “It depends when you’re going to stop.”
“…” Yvonne’s face turned white when she heard that. “W-What are you bullsh*tting about?”
“You know what I said.” Niamh curled the corners of her lips. “I did lose my memories, but I’m not an idiot. No one can avoid wetting their shoes if they always walk along the riverside. You should know this.”
“…” Yvonne rolled her thieving eyes. She kept feeling as if Niamh knew something.
However, she also thought that Niamh might be fooling her. She could not panic.
When the sun started setting, Kendrick came back with the old master.
The old master’s wounds had been dressed. When he saw Yvonne, he widened his eyes and started moaning and groaning.
He wanted to say something, but no words came out.
When Yvonne saw the old master’s reaction, she started crying thief and pushed all the blame to Niamh who was standing at one side. “Uncle Winston, Aunty Karen, look! Grandpa is so emotional when he sees Niamh. She must be the one who abused him! Grandpa is so pitiful!”
Winston was immediately instigated. “Niamh, I’ll find the proof and send you to the police station myself!”
Niamh smiled magnanimously. “I think I’ll find the proof even faster to prove my innocence.”
“I’ll also prove that my wife is innocent.” Kendrick stopped the car and came over. He was still supporting Niamh.
“Kendrick, if you continue getting fooled by this woman, our family will be destroyed!” Winston boomed as he pushed the old master back into his room.
Karen purposely let out a loud sigh. “Kendrick, if you don’t want your grandpa to die under mysterious circumstances, then you should cut all ties with this woman soon!”
“Kendrick, Uncle Winston and Aunty Karen are…”
Yvonne wanted to chime in, but halfway through her sentence, she felt a chill down her spine.
She saw Kendrick’s icy gaze and did not dare to say anything. As such, she turned around and ran away.
Niamh looked at their backs and said slowly, “Do you really believe that I didn’t do it?”
Kendrick’s expression changed after he heard that. “Nia, what are you talking about? Do I still have a reason to not believe you until this day?” he questioned, his eyes full of emotions. “I trust you. Even if you’re lying, I’ll still trust you.”
After he finished saying that, Niamh curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
Two days later, an article appeared online.
It was about Miss Eveline Montgomery, AKA Niamh Delgado who married Kendrick Waldburg back then. She was brazenly abusing Old Master Waldburg and the degree of what she did was horrifying. There was even a report of the old master’s wounds attached to the article.
There was a comment down the article that was pouring fuel to the flame. It said that Niamh was doing that for revenge. She wanted to avenge the Waldburgs and the old master for forcing her to marry Kendrick back then.
After the appearance of this article, Niamh was successfully trending again.
Niamh’s popularity before this had been soaring due to the jewelry design competition, but after this, she was at the bottom.
Gossip was a fearful thing, and it was able to kill someone with no form.
After Kendrick saw this, he hired someone to get rid of the article from the trending page.
Back then, he could take care of this with just a phone call. However, the other party was asking for money from him now.
In order to stop Niamh from receiving hate comments and harassment, Kendrick was willing to pay as much money as they wanted. Even though the article had been taken down, it had already caused a great impact on Niamh’s reputation.
However, before this could blow over, new wounds were being found on the old master’s body.
Winston was so mad that he called the cops. The cops got here soon enough. Winston and the two women then accused Niamh of abusing the old master.
The police looked at OId Master Waldburg’s wounds and confirmed that they were pretty severe. As such, they decided to take Niamh back to the station for further investigation.
Yvonne was standing at one side. She was so happy that flowers started blooming in her heart.
‘Well done! I can finally get rid of this eyesore!’
However, when the handcuffs almost touched Niamh’s wrists, she suddenly said, “Wait.”
“Don’t touch my wife.” Almost in unison, Kendrick’s voice came from the door at the same time.
Yvonne was basking in schadenfreude as she waited for the police to take Niamh away. However, she did not expect Kendrick to come back just in time.
As she was worried that her plan would be foiled if they were to delay this, Yvonne could not help herself and said, “Kendrick, you’re back just in time. Niamh abused Grandpa yet again! Look! He has so many new wounds on his arm!”
“I called the cops. This woman is too evil. She has to be punished by law!” Winston’s face was green from anger. There were even flames of rage in his eyes.
Karen pretended to moan in devastation. “Niamh, everything is in the past, so why are you still so determined to take your revenge on us? Nevaeh was the one who harmed and falsely accused you. What did that have to do with us Waldburgs? You’ve already caused Kendrick to lose everything. Are you going to stop only when the old master is dead?”
She forced a tear from her eye as she put on a heartbroken and angry expression.
“The old master is so pitiful. He’s so old and he still has to suffer this kind of abuse. Officer, you have to punish this woman severely! She’s the abuser!”
Karen pointed at Niamh in certainty.
The police picked up the handcuffs again. “Niamh Delgado, witnesses have testified that you abused an old man. Please come back to the station with us for further investigation,” the police officer said, about to grab Niamh’s hand.
This déjà vu of being wrongfully accused flashed across Niamh’s head.
However, what was different than before was that Kendrick was siding with her now.
Kendrick reached out his hand even faster as he grabbed the officer’s.
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.