Many pairs of eyes were fixed on Kendrick, yet he remained calm as he stared at Niamh on the stage.
Niamh turned to face him as well. However, her gaze was much colder than her tone. “Kendrick Waldburg, thanks for letting me understand that in a woman’s life, it’s not necessarily all about love. Without you, I can still live a better life.
“Today, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you one last thing. I, Eveline Montgomery, will no longer be your wife. From today onward, we won’t owe each other any favors and we’ll each go our separate ways.”
‘We’ll each go our separate ways.’
That phrase that sounded familiar was like an icy spear piercing through Kendrick’s heart.
He thought back to that fateful day three years ago.
She had lost her vision and came to his and Nevaeh’s wedding ceremony.
At that moment, she was gravely ill and was on the brink of death.
However, she summed up every bit of strength left within her to support herself and say to him firmly, “Kendrick, thanks for coming into my life. Thanks for all the wonderful memories you’ve given me in the past. However, I hereby return everything to you, including my ashes. From today onward, we don’t owe each other any more favors. I hope I won’t bump into you in the next life…”
Now, she had blurted out the same phrase.
He felt a pinch in his heart. Kendrick fixed his stare on Niamh’s gorgeous face, speechless.
‘Nia, you’ve recovered all your memories, right?
‘In the end, you’ve decided to leave me, is that right?
‘The sweet memories that you’ve given me during this short time will vanish into thin air at this moment, gone for good.’
After Niamh left the stage, Eloise and Sean immediately went to the back of the stage to look for her.
The couple quickly halted her. “Eveline, the comments you made up on the stage… You… Do you remember everything about the past?”
Niamh smiled. “Judging from the way you’re asking me, that means I really hated Kendrick before I lost my memories, am I right?”
“This…” Eloise and Sean were speechless. They let out a sigh. “Indeed, he has made you suffer in the past, but he regretted it since the day you had the incident three years ago.”
“Regret?” Niamh sneered, “I don’t need his remorse. Anyway, he has nothing to do with me anymore.”
After spouting her comment, Kendrick appeared before her eyes.
Kendrick remained elegant except for his stunning eyes that were now brewing with sorrow.
Niamh glanced at him, then spun around and left.
“Nia,” he called out to her with a low and attractive voice that was like a soothing wind.
Nevertheless, Niamh ignored him and seemed unconcerned about him.
She grabbed her coat, put it over her body, and continued heading to the main entrance.
On that first night of summer, a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the dark navy blue sky as though a storm was about to occur.
Kendrick caught up to Niamh at the entrance and saw her standing at the roadside, perhaps waiting for a cab.
He strode toward Niamh, but a car suddenly came to a halt before her. It was Felipe who stepped out of it.
Niamh immediately put on a smile when she saw Felipe as if she was expecting his arrival.
In Kendrick’s eyes, that smile sparked a strong sense of stubbornness and selfishness within him.
He took quick steps and came to Felipe, grabbed hold of Niamh. “Nia, you’re not allowed to go with him.”
He yanked her to his front and said in a domineering tone, “You’re my wife and forever will be!”
“Pfft.” Felipe laughed softly. “Kendrick, stop doing all these things that will only make Vera hate you even more. Let go of her.”
Kendrick raised his cold orbs. “I’ll never ever let go of Nia. It’s you behind all this right, Felipe? You’re the one who turned Nia into this state!”
“Enough.” Niamh cut him short, crossed.
Her shape gaze gave off an icy stare under the moonlight. Her gaze was so cold that it sent chills down Kendrick’s spine when she looked at him.
“Kendrick, perhaps the old Niamh used to love you madly to a point she would sacrifice herself, to a point where she would think she was blessed even if she was physically tortured, but I’m not that woman.
“I’m no longer that foolish Niamh! I’ll never be like her, thinking that you’re my everything and making you my only aim and belief!”
After hearing her words, Kendrick suddenly felt his fingers losing their strength.
Niamh seized the opportunity to shove him away and added with a much colder tone, “I’ve no recollection of what happened before I lost my memories, and I’ve no intention to recall them. Now, I only have hatred for you, do you understand? Don’t come and look for me. I don’t want to see you anymore.”
Her eyes were stony as she spun around mercilessly. “Let’s go, Felipe.”
“Alright.” Felipe was being a gentleman as he opened the door for Niamh. Before entering the car, Felipe glanced at Kendrick who was keeping quiet amid the gusty winds. Felipe’s eyes were glinting as if he had emerged victorious.
Boom!
The first storm landed on the first night of summer.
Those without an umbrella were sprinting to prevent getting caught in the rain, except for Kendrick whose soul had left his body. He was still standing in the middle of the rain.
His eyes moistened as he got drenched with rainwater.
He sealed his eyes tight and saw only the wounds deep in his heart.
However, he firmly believed that the scar on Niamh’s heart had to be way bigger than his.
…
Soon, the storm was over, but the wound within Kendrick remained unhealed.
He received a notification that Niamh would be taking a flight back to F Country the next day.
She would bring Jackson along and was not planning to come back.
Kendrick knew that Niamh had no more feelings for him, but she still had feelings for Jackson.
Even though she could not recall her memories before the car accident, she could still remember everything after she lost her memories as the memories of both her personalities overlapped. Hence, she could still remember that Jackson was her biological son.
Kendrick quickly headed over to the kindergarten and fetched Jackson.
In the evening, Niamh went over to the kindergarten only to realize that Kendrick had fetched the kid.
She was not satisfied, and just when she was about to make a call to Kendrick, he showed up in front of her in his car.
“Nia, I know you’re going to leave this place tomorrow. Nevertheless, Jack is our biological son and I want to spend the last night together with both you and Jack.”
Niamh stared at him coldly. “What if I don’t agree to it?”
Kendrick glanced at her and let out a smile helplessly. “For Jack’s sake, you’ll agree.”
His eyes sparkled with confidence. Before Niamh could answer, he got down from the car and offered to open the car door for her.
Niamh went straight into the car, not intending to waste her effort and time.
Along the journey, Kendrick kept driving the car straight ahead. He went away from the city and into an unfamiliar road.
Niamh felt that something was wrong. “Kendrick, where is this leading us to?”
“To our home, of course,” he replied with a low and attractive voice. He was smiling.
Niamh’s sixth sense was telling her that something fishy was about to happen. She ordered in an indifferent tone, “Stop the car, Kendrick.”
“Stop fooling around, Nia. We’re almost there.”
“Don’t call me Nia. I’m not your Nia.”
“You are. You’ll forever be my Nia. Forever.” He then turned around to face Niamh. His brows narrowed passionately as his eyes gave off a sturdy sense of stubbornness and possession.
Niamh found that Kendrick was not being his usual self. She quickly unbuckled her seatbelt and threatened him, saying, “Stop the car, Kendrick, or I’ll jump out from the car!”
However, Kendrick did not stop the car. Instead, he sped up.
Niamh felt her back being pressed against the seat as she reached out to open the car door.
“Don’t leave me, Nia.” Kendrick suddenly extended his right hand and grasped Niamh’s shoulder, holding her in his arms. “Don’t leave me, Nia…” He kissed her on the cheek and pleaded by her ear, yet he did not slow down the speed of the car.
“Let go of me. You’re out of your mind, Kendrick! Let go!”
Niamh struggled, but Kendrick hugged her even tighter. At that moment, a car suddenly showed up from a corner. Kendrick quickly turned the steering wheel as a loud crash sounded.
“Nia! Nia!”
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.