On the cold winter night, it snowed once again.
Niamh had stayed in the bathroom of the room the entire afternoon, adjusting and testing the fragrance.
When a servant came by and told her to go downstairs to eat, Niamh went as if nothing was going on.
“Madam, this is the dinner that Master Waldburg specially asked me to prepare. These are your favorite dishes from before.” The servant reminded her with a smile.
Niamh nodded and asked, “When will Felipe return?”
“I’m not sure about this. Master Waldburg seems to have something important to deal with.” The maid smiled and turned to the kitchen.
Niamh simply took a few mouthfuls of the meal before returning to the room.
An hour later, Felipe returned.
His entire body was quite chilly, so he took a shower after returning to the room.
He pushed open the door to Niamh’s room and saw Niamh sitting on the sofa, quietly reading a book. He approached her.
“Are you ready?” Felipe asked straightforwardly while he checked out Niamh’s attire.
She was wearing a white bathrobe with her tender and delicate calves exposed. It was as if she was already prepared.
“Can we drink some wine first? Doing this with a man I don’t love makes it difficult for me to get into the mood.” Niamh held a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses as she walked toward the bar.
Felipe’s eyes darkened. “You don’t love me now, but sooner or later, I will still make you fall in love with me.”
“Then, let’s wait and see if there will be such a day.” Niamh opened the red wine in front of Felipe, then poured it into two glasses.
Felipe seemed to suspect that Niamh might have done something to the red wine. He asked for the glass of wine that Niamh was about to drink and finished it immediately.
Niamh chuckled indifferently. As she was about to drink from the other glass in her hand, Felipe held her hand.
He approached her gently. A light and unique fragrance penetrated the tip of his nose. At that moment, his eyes were restored to the ones of warmth and tenderness from back in the day.
“Eveline, do you know? The happiest time in my life was when I met you and the three years when you and I lived here together.”
Felipe grabbed Niamh’s hand, then gently kissed the back of it while holding her slender waist tightly.
“Eveline, as long as you promise me that you will no longer have any contact with Kendrick and follow me wholeheartedly, I will give you and Lilian the best life.”
As he was saying these words, his eyes became hazier and dimmer.
His slender fingers tore off the belt of Niamh’s bathrobe and after the bathrobe was loosened, he could smell a more alluring fragrance.
Facing Niamh who did not resist him, he curled his lips and smiled with satisfaction. His thin lips fell onto the side of her lips as he carried her up to the bed…
The snowfall was getting heavier, and Niamh was wrapped in a bathrobe, sitting calmly by the window.
She glanced sideways at Felipe who had fallen asleep on the bed and gave a sigh of relief in silence.
It was a successful escape this time.
‘Lilian, Mommy will be able to see you soon.’
She said secretly in her heart. Then, as she raised her eyes, she suddenly saw a car that seemed to be parked outside the manor.
She stood up and found that there was indeed an unfamiliar car that was parked outside. From the street lights, she vaguely saw the figure of the man sitting in the driver’s seat.
“Kendrick?”
Her eyes widened in surprise. When she was about to take a closer look, a bodyguard had gone out from the manor.
The car left quickly at this moment.
‘Was it Kendrick?’
Niamh was a little worried. She could not believe that he had actually come after her to F Country.
However, F Country was part of Felipe’s area of influence. Kendrick would only end up suffering here.
She glanced at the man who was deep in sleep on the bed and left for the living room.
…
The next day.
Felipe woke up naturally from his dream. He opened his eyes and noticed that the other side of the bed was empty, However, he could still breathe in Niamh’s sweet smell through his breaths.
Thinking of all the things that he did with Niamh last night, he fell deep into his thoughts.
He did not know why even after he had gotten Niamh that he still did not feel happy or satisfied.
Instead, he had a dream that made him unwilling to wake up from it.
He dreamt of Cathy, dreamt of making love to her. That feeling made him unable to extricate himself from it.
This dream was so surreal, making him feel as if it had actually happened last night.
He looked at the hairband around his wrist and got up in a depressed mood.
Felipe then went downstairs after cleaning himself up and saw Niamh sitting calmly at the dining table enjoying her breakfast.
Seeing that Felipe had gotten up, Niamh stood up and asked, “Felipe, can you take me to see Lilian now?”
Looking at the beautiful face in front of him, Felipe smiled and replied, “Yes.”
“Really?”
“Why would I lie to you? I’ll take you to see Lilian after this meal.”
Niamh smiled with relief and was convinced that Felipe believed that something had really happened between them last night.
She sat back down in her place and quickly finished her breakfast. From the corners of her eyes, she noticed a bodyguard walking to Felipe’s side before reporting, “There was a car that parked outside of the manor for more than ten minutes last night.”
Felipe opened his mouth lazily. “Have you found out who it was?”
“It’s Kendrick.”
Niamh’s hands that were holding the knife and fork paused for a moment. ‘It was really Kendrick.’
Felipe observed Niamh’s reaction and said with a light smile, “Eveline, are you full? I’ll bring you to see Lilian now if you’re full from your meal.”
Niamh put down the knife and fork. “I’m full. You can take me there now.”
“Okay,” Felipe responded and immediately arranged for Niamh to get into the car with him. He wanted to accompany her along the way.
The snow was still falling, and the car was speeding on the main road. Felipe looked calmly at the car that was closely following behind them through the rear-view mirror, then he looked sideways at Niamh. “Eveline, it seems that before we meet Lilian, someone must be rid of first.”
Niamh felt that the person Felipe was referring to was Kendrick.
Right at the moment when she had this thought in her mind, the car suddenly made a sharp turn, driving into a secluded alley before abruptly stopping.
“You have two choices now. One, have him give up on you completely and I will take you to see Lilian right away. Two, tell him the truth and don’t even think to see Lilian in this lifetime anymore.” Felipe’s voice was like a nightmare ringing in her ears.
Niamh pressed her pink lips together and replied, “I know what to do. I don’t need you to tell me about it.”
After saying these words closely, she then opened the car door.
“If you can’t make him leave here obediently, then I will use my way to make him disappear,” Felipe said as Niamh got out of the car.
Niamh paused before proceeding to get out of the car. Her feet stepped onto the snow and made soft creaking noises.
She walked toward the car that was parked not far away from them and clearly saw the outline of the man who was sitting inside.
Although it was a little fuzzy, Kendrick’s eyebrows were already carved deep into her eyes.
Kendrick, who had followed her all the way here, was not familiar with the roads of F Country. He did not expect that Felipe would have his subordinate turn into the alley all of a sudden and park there.
Therefore, he did not have time to react and just followed along.
Seeing Niamh walking toward him, Kendrick opened the car door.
Niamh took a deep breath and walked toward Kendrick. “Stop following me, okay? Don’t you know that you’re seriously annoying?”
She spoke with ruthless and cold words from the start.
Kendrick looked at Niamh without being startled, but his heart felt as if it was being severely smashed by ice skates.
“Nia, what difficulties are you facing?” he asked patiently.
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