At that time, all the workers in the department had already left. Only the two of them were left on the entire floor.
Kendrick sat opposite Niamh. He did not even glance at her and just buried his head into his phone. He spoke, “I totally acknowledge Mrs. Waldburg’s ability in designing jewelry. I’m going to marry my fiancée. So, I hope you’ll give it your all to design a pair of wedding rings for us.”
‘So, it turns out that Kendrick is willing to offer a price of a million to have me design him a nice pair of rings.’
Niamh replied calmly, “Can you please state your preference for the design, Mr. Waldburg? I’ll follow strictly to what my client requests for their design.”
“I’ve only one request.”
“And what’s that?”
Kendrick raised his gaze, matching up to Niamh’s calm one.
“I hope you’ll be able to design a pair of rings that will really show what marriage symbolizes and the true meaning of this union. I hope my new wife will not be like my ex-wife who ended up being with another man even after wearing a so-called wedding ring that’s meant to indicate a lifetime together.”
Niamh understood that Kendrick was trying to tease her.
She smiled while keeping the contract booklet. “I’m afraid only a designer with a sorcerer’s power will be able to take on the challenge. I’m sorry, I can’t accomplish it.”
Niamh then got up to her feet and left.
“How dare you call yourself a designer if you can’t even make this happen?”
“…”
Niamh finally realized that Kendrick was trying to infuriate her. His trip here this time was to go against her.
‘What a narrow-minded man.’
Gritting her teeth, she spun around. Just when she was about to reply, there was a flash of lightning seen outside the window. With a loud roar, the lights in the conference room went out and the entire building was now pitch-black.
Niamh attempted to take out her phone to turn on the flashlight, but her hand slipped and her phone dropped on the ground. She quickly went over to retrieve it, yet her head bumped into the man who was approaching her.
Niamh grabbed onto Kendrick’s collar when she was about to topple over, and Kendrick instinctively caught hold of her waist.
Niamh’s heart was pounding hard when she noticed him breathing so close to her. An idea darted through her.
‘Right now, the circuit has been cut off and it’s pitch-black everywhere. Does it mean that Felipe can no longer keep an eye on me?’
The thought of it made Niamh take the initiative to hug Kendrick. Leaning her body against him, she said, “I’ve something to tell you, Kendrick.”
Kendrick was utterly flabbergasted when Niamh hugged him on her own accord.
Amid the pitch-black environment, he ran his fingers around Niamh’s waist subconsciously and said in a faint tone, “Aside from the contract, what’s there for us to talk about, Mrs. Waldburg?”
Niamh could not blame him for speaking in such a manner as she was the one who spoke in such a disdainful way in the first place.
“Kendrick, I really have something important to talk to you about.”
With the faint ray of light, Kendrick lowered his gaze to look at the person in his arms. “Speak.”
Niamh took in a deep breath. Cautiously, she scanned through the entrance of the conference room to reaffirm that no other people were eavesdropping. She grasped onto Kendrick’s arms with a slightly firm grip.
“Kendrick, actually, our—”
Buzz, buzz.
Niamh had just said a few words when the phone on the floor started vibrating.
Her heart missed a beat. She looked down on the lit screen that displayed Felipe’s remark.
‘The words have already reached my mouth. I can’t swallow them back.’
Clenching her fist, Niamh felt as if she was being teased. She was feeling even more irritated now.
It seemed that she was not able to shake off being monitored by Felipe.
“What do you want to tell me?” Kendrick pressed on the topic with a much more soothing tone all because she had called him ‘Kendrick’.
Ding!
Suddenly, the lights in the conference room were turned on again. However, the light within Niamh seemed to have extinguished.
Anxiously, she released Kendrick’s hands and quickly picked up her phone.
Just when she was about to answer Felipe’s call, Kendrick grasped Niamh’s wrist.
Niamh raised her eyes with a lost look. “Let go of my hand, Kendrick.”
“You have yet to complete what you were about to say earlier.” Kendrick stared at her with a pair of passionate eyes as he continued pestering her. “What in the world are you trying to tell me?”
Glancing into his deep eyes, a surge of impulse dwelled within her.
She wanted to give it a shot, thinking that even if Kendrick was no longer in love with her, at least she had put in some effort to protect their child. However, Felipe was calling her once again.
Niamh had no choice but to swallow all the words that she was about to spit out.
She put on a stony expression and stared at Kendrick who was revealing a smile.
“Didn’t you say before that you no longer love me? Why are you so desperate to know what I was about to say, Mr. Waldburg?”
Niamh’s teasing comment made Kendrick’s anticipated expression diminish slightly.
‘So, she was just trying to make fun of me?’
Niamh yanked her hand from him. “About the contract, if you insist on such a ridiculous request, then please hire another person with a much higher caliber. I can’t design your desired wedding rings.”
She spun around and headed to the exit.
“Eveline,” Kendrick called out to her. “Right now, what are you thinking about in your heart?”
Niamh came to a halt and tilted her head to look at him. “No matter what I’m thinking, it’s never going to be about you.”
Kendrick felt a weight pulling him down.
When they were engulfed in darkness earlier, he clearly felt Niamh depending on him.
However, currently, he thought that her expression and tone were so scornful that it humiliated him.
Niamh left the conference room and received Felipe’s third call.
Without further delay, she answered it. “Is there anything?”
Felipe’s faint voice was heard over the phone. “Something happened to Lillian.”
Niamh’s expression changed drastically. “Something happened to Lillian? What do you mean by that?!”
“Lillian accidentally tripped and hit her head. She’s bleeding heavily. I just sent her to Royal Hospital to be treated,” Felipe said calmly. Then, he asked, “Are you with Kendrick?”
“I’m not with him. I’m going to book a ticket to fly back to F Country now!”
Kendrick came out from the conference room and saw Niamh running to the elevator. His eyes went dim as he put on a jealous expression. “You’re so desperate to meet him after just a call. Eveline, were you this concerned about me in the past?”
Niamh boarded the flight overnight to hurry back to F Country.
When she arrived at the hospital, Lillian was being admitted to the ICU for further observation.
Through the glass window, Niamh glanced at the pale doll-like face. The sight only made her heartbroken.
The servants claimed Lillian was having fun by herself when she accidentally knocked her head, but Niamh was not convinced.
‘This must be a warning from Felipe.
‘He’s trying to warn me not to have the impulse to tell anyone about the truth, or else, the one who’s going to be injured is Lillian.’
Exhausted, Niamh sank into the chair. She was mentally drained.
Felipe’s towering physique soon approached her. She felt that he was just like an enormous mountain, suppressing her to the point where she was breathless.
She could not estimate how much longer she would have to endure such terrifying days.
Felipe walked up to her. “Lillian is no longer in any life-threatening scenario. Actually, you didn’t have to purposely fly back here.”
Niamh stared at the gentle expression and gradually got up. “Right now, the one who’s lying inside is my biological kid who I carried in my stomach for ten months. Do you think I’ll be able to stay at Glendale and not be bothered by any of this?”
Niamh’s stern yet sharp gaze matched up Felipe’s mysterious, unpredictable eyes.
“Felipe, you’re just trying to prevent me from being together with Kendrick, right? I, Eveline Montgomery, will promise you that I’ll never be involved in anything related to Kendrick. All I request is for you not to harm my daughter!”
Felipe frowned. “You think that I’m the one who ordered someone to harm Lillian?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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