Niamh smiled. There were determination and courage in her eyes. “The people who deserve to die are the vile low-lives who want to harm me.”
Nevaeh charged over at her like she was crazy after she heard that. Then, she grabbed the iron bars of her cell and snarled resentfully at Niamh’s delicate face. She wanted so badly to stab her with her glares.
“Niamh, just you wait. I won’t forgive you even if I turn into a ghost!”
“Is this the nonsense you want to say to me?”
Nevaeh gritted her teeth while feeling unconvinced. Then, her eyes became peculiar. “Niamh, do you really think you can defeat me? Actually, you’ve lost! Hahaha! You’ve lost!”
Niamh felt that Nevaeh had gone insane. She did not have the patience to play along with her anymore, so she turned around to leave.
“Niamh! There’s something you might not know. The boy you fell in love with at first sight at the beach in April Hill isn’t Kendrick!”
Nevaeh’s piercing screeches invaded Niamh’s eardrums.
Niamh felt something pull her heartstrings, but she did not stop walking.
Nevaeh was seeing red when Niamh was not affected by what she said. Then, she yelled even more hysterically, “Niamh, you’re investing your emotions into the wrong person! You think you’ve gotten together with the boy from back then, but in reality, Kendrick is not that boy! He’s not!
“He doesn’t remember making any promises because he’s not that boy! That’s why he tormented and tarnished you so cruelly! Do you think he treated me well back then because he thought I was you? Hahaha! No! It’s because he truly loves me! He’s only good to you now so that he can avenge me!
“Niamh, you’ve been looking for that boy for so many years and at the end of the day, you still got the wrong person! You even let down the boy who made that promise to you! I want to see how you’re gonna enjoy your life with Kendrick in the future! Hahaha!”
Niamh walked out of the front door of the prison. However, she could still hear Niamh’s crazy talk lingering in her ears.
She loosened her fists that were clenched tightly unbeknownst to her. Then, she took a deep breath.
‘I can’t get fooled by Nevaeh again.
‘How is it possible that Kendrick’s not the boy?
‘If he’s not the boy, then how does he know what happened back then?’
Plus, Niamh remembered clearly that the boy’s name was Kendrick.
Niamh recomposed herself. She was certain that Nevaeh was just trying to mess with her before she died so that she could ruin her relationship with Kendrick.
She could not fall into her trap.
Niamh went home and saw the old master still in the wheelchair in the garden.
When the old master saw her, he started making sounds at her. He looked straight at Niamh with eyes filled with worry.
“Grandpa.” Niamh walked over quickly and comforted him. “Grandpa, I’m sorry for worrying you. I’m fine.”
…
After Kendrick sent Jackson to school, he went straight back home.
When he got home, Niamh was drafting in the study quietly while the old master was napping in his room. Everything looked so peaceful and serene.
Kendrick let out a sigh of relief. When he went into the study after brewing some black tea for Niamh, his phone rang.
He looked at the unknown number for a few seconds before answering. Nevaeh’s voice came from the other end of the phone.
“Kendrick, I’ll be executed tomorrow and I want to see you for the last time.” Nevaeh’s voice was hoarse and lifeless. Her tone was flat as well.
Kendrick did not even want to waste any effort in rejecting her and was about to hang up straight.
“Kendrick, there’s something you want to hear from me right? If you don’t hear this, I’m afraid there will always be a wall between you and Niamh.”
Nevaeh’s voice was oddly confident. She chuckled. “Kendrick, I’ll wait for you.”
Before she could finish talking, Kendrick hung up the phone.
He held the tea and looked at the woman who was drawing in the study. His eyes gradually became softer and softer.
“Nia, I don’t want any regrets between us,” he looked straight at her and mumbled. Then, he turned around slowly.
Kendrick sped to the prison as fast as he could. Then, he met Nevaeh who was being locked inside her cell.
When Nevaeh saw him, her lifeless eyes lit up. “Kendrick, you’re finally willing to see me.”
Kendrick did not have any patience. He said, “I’m not here to see you. Just tell me what you want to say.”
Nevaeh laughed in self-mockery. Then, she looked at the handsome face that she had been longing for every day. “It’s been six years. I’ve been by your side for six years. Have you ever liked me? Just for a little bit?”
Kendrick lifted his cold gaze. His icy gaze froze over Nevaeh’s passionate and expectant heart.
“I’ve only loved one woman in this life and that woman is Nia. As for you, do you think that any man would like a sinister and despicable woman like you?”
“Heh!” Nevaeh laughed bitterly. Then, she clenched her fists. Her eyes were also filled with intense jealousy and hatred. “Alright, what a straightforward answer. It’s so straightforward that I’ll die with remaining grievance!”
She bit her lip tightly, tearing the flesh. She did not let go even when blood started pouring from her wound.
Kendrick had no interest in seeing her in this wretched state, so he asked impatiently, “I don’t have time to waste. Just spit it out.”
Nevaeh laughed bitterly at herself when Kendrick refused to look at her. “Kendrick, I’ll die tomorrow. Why won’t you look at me? Am I so hideous? Back then, you always told me that I’m the most beautiful and kindest woman in the world.”
The disgust in Kendrick’s eyes was even more evident now.
“If I hadn’t mistaken you as Nia, do you think you’d even be worthy of those praises? Nevaeh, don’t try to gross me out even before your death.”
“Gross you out?”
Nevaeh’s expression changed as her rough and yellowish hands grabbed the iron bars. “I’m gross, but why did I do all those disgusting things? I did them all for you! I gave up my reputation for you, so why are you still not looking at me? Why did you never touch me for all those years I was with you?”
Kendrick was surprised when Nevaeh suddenly admitted herself that they had never been intimate before. There were some changes in Kendrick’s handsome face after he heard that.
Even though he had already guessed that he had never touched her before, it was still amazing to hear her saying it out loud.
…
Niamh finished her draft in the study and was about to go check on the old master.
She got up and looked out of the window subconsciously. Then, she noticed it had started drizzling unbeknownst to her.
The rain was not heavy, but the sky was grey.
Niamh walked to the old master’s room to shut the windows in case the rainwater got into the room.
When she was about to close the window, she saw a familiar figure from the corner of her eyes. That person was walking to the front door with a black umbrella.
She turned around to go to the front door. When she was about to open the door, she bumped into Felipe who was just about to knock on the door.
“It’s you?” Niamh looked at him.
Felipe smiled at her softly. “Niamh.”
Niamh currently did not know Felipe. Therefore, she looked at him cautiously. “Are you here for Kendrick?”
Felipe smiled and shook his head. “I’m just here to check on you. I want to know if you’re doing alright.”
“It’s none of your business how I’m doing.”
“Of course, it’s my business,” said Felipe in a gentle voice. Then, he walked closer to Niamh. “Niamh, you need to know that you’ve lost your memories. Before you did, you resented and despised Kendrick.”
Niamh listened to what Felipe said and her face was calm. “I only know that I love Kendrick very much now.”
“Do you still love him even after he has used you and lied to you?” Felipe asked calmly with a hint of desolation in his eyes.
Niamh answered firmly, “Yeah, I love him.”
Felipe sighed in disappointment. “Niamh, I’ll wait for you to recover. I’ll wait for you no matter what.”
After he made his promise, he held his umbrella and turned around in the rain.
Niamh did not pay much attention to him anymore. However, when she was about to go back to the house, she heard a subtle ding. It seemed like something had fallen from Felipe’s pocket.
She subconsciously turned around to look at what had fallen from Felipe’s pocket. At that instant, her expression changed.
Niamh got down to her knees and picked the items that had dropped to the floor. She was much quicker than Felipe.
“Why do you have this with you?” Niamh frowned as her eyes glinted with curiosity and astonishment.
Felipe reached out for the colorful shell from Niamh calmly and held it dearly in his hands. “More than ten years ago at the beach of April Hill, there was a little girl who gifted this colorful shell to me personally. She even said that she hoped I’ll always be happy and wished to be with me forever.”
Felipe said as he looked at Niamh in the eye, revealing his pair of orbs that were giving out a sense of loneliness and sorrow.
“However, after over ten years, that girl came to fall in love with another man.”
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.