“If it’s not for you, hiring someone to monitor her and lock her up in that house, would something like this have happened to Lillian?”
“I did that just so you’ll stay by my side.”
“I promise you, Felipe, that I’ll stay by your side as long you don’t harm my kid, alright? If you’re unsatisfied, then divert your dissatisfaction to me.”
Felipe stared at her without answering.
He took off his coat and placed it over Niamh’s shoulders gently.
“It’s getting late, and you’re pregnant, so don’t catch a cold. I’ll send someone to fetch you home first.”
“Thanks for your kindness, Mr. Waldburg.” Niamh shoved his hand. “But I’m going to stay here to guard my daughter.”
“You know I don’t want to place you in a tough situation, Eveline. Be a good girl and head home to rest.”
‘You claim you don’t want to put me in a tough spot, but your attitude doesn’t speak the same way.’
Niamh looked at the little girl in ICU while clenching her hands into fists. In the end, she headed home.
Niamh stayed at F Country for a week until after Lillian had fully recovered before heading back to Glendale with Felipe.
Actually, she did not want to come back so early as she wanted to keep Lillian accompany. However, Felipe insisted she head back to Glendale with him. For the sake of Lillian’s safety, she had no other options left.
She boarded a three hours’ flight, then continued her journey in a car. Niamh started feeling nauseous.
The car came to a halt and Niamh rushed to a rubbish bin where she retched. Felipe was concerned about her. He came up to her, gently tapping her back. “Are you alright? Do you want to go to the hospital?”
“Not necessary.” Niamh rejected him flat out. Just when she wanted to avoid Felipe’s hand, two outlines appeared in her visual field.
She then heard Kendrick’s voice that would catch anyone’s attention…
“Newlywed couples are indeed so loving.”
His words were like a sharp sword that pierced through Niamh’s heart.
She suppressed herself while her stomach was writhing with acidic juices. Staring at Kendrick and Yvette who were holding hands, she let out a smile. “Same goes to you, Mr. Waldburg. You and your fiancée are also so loving to each other.”
“That’s a given.” Kendrick chuckled. He placed his gaze on Yvette’s soothing and smiling face before saying, “Vetty was the ray of light during the darkest time of my life. I’ll always appreciate her after being lucky enough to meet such a good lady like Vetty in my life.”
“Kendrick, I’m not as good as you say.” Yvette put on a bashful look, leaning against Kendrick’s shoulder. “Oh yeah, hurry and give them our invitation card.”
‘Invitation card?’
Niamh was puzzled. The next moment, she saw Kendrick handing over an invitation card that had been meticulously prepared to her.
“Kendrick and I will be having our engagement ceremony this coming Saturday at the hall of Glendale. I’m looking forward to Uncle and Aunty coming to give your blessings to us.”
Niamh’s eyes sparkled when she took over the invitation card.
‘They’re really going to be engaged.’
“Eveline and I will be there on time.” Felipe took the invitation card and promised while smiling. His bottomless black eyes were looking at Yvette’s delighted face.
He was experiencing a deja vu. His calm composure was once again disrupted as his heart started pounding.
Yvette noticed Felipe’s gaze and looked straight into his eyes. “May I know why is Mr. Waldburg looking at me this way?”
“You really look familiar,” Felipe answered straightforwardly.
“Oh really? Maybe it’s because I have a common face, so that’s why Mr. Waldburg finds me familiar.” Yvette let out a smile, then grabbed Kendrick’s hand. “Let’s go, Kendrick. Come, accompany me to choose a wedding gown.”
“Alright, let’s go.” Kendrick lifted his head with a smile and allowed Yvette to continue holding onto his hand as they spun around.
From the way Kendrick looked at Yvette, Niamh could tell that Kendrick was treating her sincerely.
‘He’s not putting up an act. He’s treating Yvette sincerely.
‘He’s really in love with another woman.’
Niamh felt a pinch in her heart. Unable to suppress the acid reflux in her stomach, she covered her mouth and retched.
Felipe retrieved his gaze from Yvette and walked to Niamh’s side worryingly. “I think it’s best to pay the hospital a visit.”
After Kendrick got into the car, he witnessed the intimate behavior shown by Niamh and Felipe through the rear-view mirror. He felt suffocated and reached out for his phone to call Niamh.
Niamh was still suffering from severe morning sickness when she suddenly received Kendrick’s call. She beamed at Felipe, trying to hold on to the urge of vomiting. She then answered the call. “Is there anything, Mr. Waldburg?”
“Remember to design our wedding rings properly. It’s alright if you can’t finish it before the engagement, but you have to complete it before the actual wedding ceremony.”
“…”
‘He’s calling just to remind me to design his wedding rings.
‘You’re really eager, Kendrick.’
Niamh smiled to herself and said with a composed tone, “Rest assured, Mr. Waldburg. As long you don’t make that ludicrous request, I’ll try my best to complete the design as soon as possible.”
“That’s a relief to hear.”
Before Niamh could speak another word, Kendrick hung up the call.
Upon returning to the office, Niamh immediately took up the pencil and started designing.
However, a day had passed and she failed to come up with a satisfactory design.
Her mind was flooding with images of Kendrick treating Yvette warmly.
Niamh picked up the engagement invitation card. Flipping it open, she saw the names of the bride and groom which were extremely eye-piercing.
Thinking back to the day in F Country when the streets were full of snow, Kendrick had discarded all his dignity and got down on his knees before her, pleading miserably, “Nia, please give me another chance.”
However, she had chased him away mercilessly. “Get lost! I don’t want to see you anymore.”
She could still vividly recall the hopeless look in Kendrick’s eyes.
‘But how could you know about it, Kendrick? That time, I chased you away just to save you.
‘Now, you think that I’ve changed my mind and I’m making fun of you.’
She touched the name on the card, smiling with her eye reddened.
“Kendrick, you’ll surely be happy if you know that Lilian is still alive.”
After having these painful thoughts, Niamh picked up her pencil once again and drew all her thoughts into the design.
On the next day, she submitted the design to Kendrick.
A long time had passed, but he still did not reply. This felt just like those days back then when he used to ignore her.
When it was almost evening, Niamh finally received Kendrick’s reply. In his reply, he mentioned his dissatisfaction and requested her to create a new design.
Following Kendrick’s idea, Niamh constructed a new design. However, even after editing it a few times, Kendrick was still not satisfied. He emphasized to her he was extremely busy and did not wish for her to submit such low-quality designs to him as it would only waste his precious time having to go through all the drafts.
Niamh felt that Kendrick was intentionally trying to trouble her. She made up her mind, packed up her iPad and drawing papers, and headed straight to Kendrick’s current office.
It was a company that Kendrick set up using his name. The building was near Waldburg Corporation. After crossing a few streets, she arrived at his office.
She strolled to the front desk and introduced herself politely. “I’m a designer here to help Mr. Waldburg design his wedding rings. This is my name card. I’ve already notified Mr. Waldburg that I’m here to discuss the design with him. Could you please forward this message to him?”
“Alright, please wait a moment.” The lady at the front desk took Niamh’s name card and walked into Kendrick’s office.
Soon, the lady returned. “I’m sorry, Miss Montgomery. Mr. Waldburg is currently having a live meeting. If you’re not in a hurry, you can wait here for a moment.”
“Alright, I’ll just wait here then.”
While staring at the clock, Niamh sat quietly and waited.
Kendrick was sitting in his office, staring at the CCTV tapes of the hall in a carefree manner.
Niamh appeared on the screens. She was sitting in the hall, waiting endlessly.
Kendrick, wearing an emotionless expression, picked up his phone and clicked into a messaging app.
Niamh was thinking about her designing issues when her phone suddenly received a message. It was from the female stranger who had just broken up.
[Are you busy, miss? I want to chat with you.]
[I’ll be meeting a client later. Well, we can chat for a moment since I’ve got some spare time now.]
[A client? Is this client an important one?]
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.