“Nia!”
“Eveline!”
Kendrick and Felipe called out Niamh’s name at the same time.
The bullet passed through Niamh’s right shoulder. She let out a muffled sound due to the pain as the glaring redness invaded the two men’s vision.
“Nia!” Kendrick never expected Niamh to appear at this moment. He also did not expect Niamh to run in front of him without hesitation, taking the sudden bullet for him.
Kendrick’s heart was broken when he saw Niamh’s face turning white as she frowned in pain.
Dumbfounded, Felipe looked at Niamh who had suddenly appeared to take the bullet for Kendrick. “Why?”
He could not accept this nor could he understand this.
“Why are you still willing to risk your life for this man after everything he’s done to you?”
Niamh endured the debilitating pain. There was a tenacious and fearless glint in her clear eyes.
“I’m not saving him. I just don’t want to owe any of you anything.”
“What?” Felipe’s eyes darkened as he could not understand.
“Felipe, thank you for saving my life, but now, I’m returning the favor.”
When Felipe heard this, he was completely stunned.
Kendrick held Niamh who was bleeding out and ran to the car that was stopped at the side of the road without hesitating.
“Nia, you have to hold on!” His eyes were filled with tears as he ran forward.
Niamh opened her blurry eyes, seeing the worry and fear in Kendrick’s eyes.
It was the same look as when she had vomited blood during Nevaeh’s engagement party.
Niamh slowly started to understand. Kendrick was scared, but what was he scared of? Was he scared that she would die?
Hospital.
Kendrick sat outside the emergency room while feeling flustered.
Even though the bullet had only hit Niamh’s shoulder, it was still a gunshot wound and not a normal wound.
After a long while, the surgery was done.
The doctor told him that Niamh’s life was not in danger and they also took the bullet out. However, the wound on her shoulder was pretty deep, so she needed a long while before she could fully recover.
Kendrick’s suspended heart felt slightly grounded now.
After transferring Niamh to a normal ward, Kendrick stayed by her side the entire time.
Looking at her pale yet beautiful face, he could not help but sob in devastation.
He did not know when he started being so weak and vulnerable.
Perhaps it was when he realized he was in love with her a year ago.
…
Felipe went back to his place dispiritedly. He still could not forget the scene when Niamh risked her life to save Kendrick.
She said she was going to give him her life. However, from another angle, she was trying to save Kendrick.
Smash!
He was fuming as he pushed everything on the desk to the floor.
Cathy heard the commotion from outside and was so scared that her heart almost leaped out from her mouth.
She did not know what was going on, but she knew that Felipe was not happy.
She also knew that he was in the middle of his rage and if she went in now, she would only get burnt. However, how could she let him suffer all alone?
He might feel better if he was able to vent.
Cathy contemplated and walked in courageously without caring about the wounds on her body that were still in the process of healing.
She had never seen Felipe like this before. He was leaning against the chair in a decrepit way. His white shirt was damp with rain and loosely hanging to his body. On the other hand, his cold and handsome face was emitting a dark aura that made him unapproachable.
Cathy looked at him sadly. “Felipe, what are you…”
Felipe lifted his dark gaze in the middle of her sentence. There was a horrifying layer of frost in his undecipherable eyes.
Felipe stood up, his tall figure approaching her in an overbearing manner.
His long fingers lifted her chin. “You said you love me, right?”
Cathy’s eyes lit up as she nodded. “I do.”
“How much?” he asked before tugging his lips. “Do you love me so much that you’ll die for me?”
When Cathy heard this, her back went cold.
Her first thought was not about her, but it was about the child in her stomach.
She could die for him without a second thought, but now, she hesitated.
“Hmph.” Felipe scoffed and looked at the curious Cathy in a mocking manner. Then, he pushed her away forcefully. He did not look at her and only turned his back on her. “Get out!”
After Cathy was pushed away, her stomach hit the corner of the desk. Suddenly, the debilitating pain made her scalp numb. Then, warm liquid started flowing out from her body. She lowered her head in shock and looked at her stomach…
She held her breath and felt the wetness seeping through her pants.
She lifted her head to look at Felipe’s cold back. Then, she held her clothes and endured the pain before slowly walking out.
She did not even have the right to call out to him with his name, so how would she dare think he would give her even an ounce of pity at this moment?
After Cathy walked out of the room while enduring the pain, she held the wall and walked back to her room.
Mrs. Sawyer, the housekeeper, had just finished cleaning the room and was on her way out. When she saw Cathy walking over with a pale face, she was shocked.
“Miss, are you—”
“Don’t tell Felipe,” Cathy told her with all her might. “Please, Mrs. Sawyer, help me back to my room.”
Mrs. Sawyer did not dare to ask much about the affairs of her employers, so she hurriedly helped Cathy back to her room.
Mrs. Sawyer understood immediately when she saw the trail of blood on the floor.
After Mrs. Sawyer cleaned up the blood on the floor, she went into Cathy’s room. Then, she saw Cathy walking out shakily from the bathroom before collapsing on the bed.
“Miss, aren’t you going to the hospital? Are you sure you don’t want to tell Mr. Waldburg? Do you need me to call the doctor?”
Cathy shook her head and closed her eyes. “Thank you, Mrs. Sawyer. I just want to rest.”
Mrs. Sawyer did not dare to say anything more, so she left and carried on with her business.
Cathy stared at the ceiling with no emotions on her face, but tears were falling from her eyes silently.
She then remembered her first time meeting Felipe at the beach many years ago.
He was looking at the sea dispiritedly, walking slowly toward the open waters.
She ran over and pulled him back with a smile. “Hi, do you like shells? Do you want me to give one to you?”
His face was cold at that moment, but the second he looked at her, she was immediately infatuated.
She came from a village in April Hill. Her parents had a small villa near the beach and were not particularly rich. However, they could still be considered middle-class and lived a happy life.
She had no problems growing up, and every day, she would play with her friends by the beach cheerfully.
Then one day, she met Felipe.
All of the children had playmates except for Felipe. Even though she was young, her innocence made her approach Felipe voluntarily to become his playmate so that he would not be so lonely.
However, nothing good lasted forever. After they became friends, he had to leave.
Before he left, he gave her a bracelet and also promised her that he would definitely come back for her.
Cathy waited for him innocently, but even after a long while, Felipe never showed up. She even received terrible news that her parents had died from an accident and her relatives devoured their assets. Her relatives pretended to adopt her, but in the end, they abandoned her.
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