‘Is this client important?’
Niamh typed out: [Very important. He’s a person who I care about a lot.]
After typing out her reply, Niamh thought back to Lilian who got injured a few days ago.
She deleted her comment and reconstructed a new reply: [Just someone who’s very troublesome. I don’t categorize this person as someone important.]
After sending out the message, Niamh did not receive a reply.
She was not bothered about it. She glanced at the clock and realized that she had waited for half an hour.
Niamh went up to the front desk again, but the answer was still the same. Kendrick was still in a meeting, so she could only wait.
In fact, Kendrick was not even busy at all. The entire time Niamh was waiting in the hall, Kendrick was staring at her through the CCTV…
Without her realizing it, Niamh dozed off and there was a blanket over her.
It was past six in the evening. The lady at the front desk had long ago left her workplace.
She did not expect to have waited for the entire afternoon.
Niamh got up, about to head in to find Kendrick. As soon as she spun around, Kendrick came out from his office.
She walked over to him with a serious look. “Mr. Waldburg, are you done with your meeting? Can we talk about the design?”
Kendrick’s disdainful gaze swiped past Niamh’s face. “My fiancée is waiting for me to have a candlelight dinner. I’m not free at the moment. If you don’t find it troublesome, you can continue waiting here. After I’m done with dinner, I’ll be free.” He then walked past her.
Niamh stared at his back, then caught up to him. “I’ve drawn so many designs but none of it is up to your satisfaction. I’ve waited for you for an entire afternoon and you’re just going to leave like this? Kendrick Waldburg, are you kidding me?”
Staring at her frowning face, Kendrick curled his lips. “How could I be so daring to make fun of my aunt?”
He walked to her front. “I was done with my meeting a long time ago. It’s just that I saw you sleeping, so it would’ve been rather inconvenient to wake you up.”
“…” After hearing what he had to say, Niamh felt that she was the one at fault.
Seeing Niamh daydreaming, Kendrick stared at the blanket which Niamh was holding onto.
“Aunty, please don’t go making wild guesses that I’m the one who covered you with this blanket. It’s the lady from the front desk who did it. It’s none of my business.”
He denied that the incident had anything to do with him. His eyes did not show any sign of concern toward her nor could traces of missing her be found.
Niamh grasped the blanket tightly and smiled. “It looks like I’ve really misunderstood. If that’s the case, then can you please book an appointment, Mr. Waldburg? I don’t want to waste too much time on just your case alone.”
“Aren’t there any more jewelry designers in Waldburg Corporation? Do they have to rely on the wife of the director who’s currently pregnant to bear with this burden?”
“The company’s issues are Felipe’s issues, and Felipe’s issues are also his wife’s issues. I’m very delighted to carry out tasks for my husband,” Niamh replied.
Kendrick’s expression changed after hearing her reply. “I’m envious of my uncle for having such a good wife.”
His stunning face inched closer as he spoke. His low and attractive voice surrounded her ears.
“Say, if I knew how to appreciate you from the very beginning, would you have done anything for me just like you are now for Felipe? Will you be missing me?”
Niamh was at a loss for words.
“Eveline, tomorrow at nine in the morning, I’ll wait for you in the office,” Kendrick blurted out such a comment before leaving.
Niamh could not understand why she would bring upon herself such torture.
On the next day, she arrived at Kendrick’s office right on time. However, to her surprise, Yvette was present as well.
Kendrick gave Yvette the authority to make any decisions, and according to Yvette’s preferences, Niamh did the design on the spot.
Yvette stared at the design and admired it with satisfaction. “Mrs. Waldburg, you’re indeed a very capable designer in this industry. This design is just perfect.”
“If she’s really that great, she wouldn’t have needed so many tries to succeed,” Kendrick blurted out a very sarcastic comment as if he was dissatisfied with Niamh’s design.
“Kendrick, it’s because you have such a high requirement. Mrs. Waldburg’s design is very special.”
“It’s not because I have a high requirement. I just hope that the wedding ring I’m going to gift you is perfect,” Kendrick spoke in a loving tone.
Niamh did not wish to stay around and watch them both acting intimately before her. She packed up her stuff, got up to her feet, and left.
“Hold on, Mrs. Waldburg. The cheesecake that I’m baking is going to be ready. You’ve been busy the entire morning. Why not have some before you leave?” Yvette said with a smile, her words seemingly said out of good intentions.
Just when Niamh was about to reject her offer, Yvette had already made her way to the pantry.
Only Niamh and Kendrick were left in the office. In the end, she still decided to leave and not stay around.
“Could you please pass the word to your wife-to-be that I’m grateful for her good intentions? I’ll take my leave now.”
“Those days, you were always looking forward to my appearance. Right now, even the sight of me makes you feel disgusted?” She heard the man’s crystal clear voice sneering from behind.
Niamh stopped her footsteps and felt that Kendrick was coming nearer to her.
“I know you hate me. During the days when you were madly in love with me and waited for my return every day, I made you suffer. But Nia…
“Do you really not have any more feelings for me?”
‘Nia.’
He called out to her with that name again, and Niamh felt as if her heart was about to jump out from her throat.
While she was still absent-minded, Kendrick walked to her front and revealed his pair of passionate orbs. “I’ll soon be engaged with another lady. If you tell me right now that you still have feelings for me and you’re willing to give me another chance, I’ll immediately stop this engagement. As long you speak up, I, Kendrick Waldburg, will only have you as my only woman in my entire life.”
Staring at the pair of passionate eyes before her, Niamh felt that her emotions were a mess.
She obviously did not hope for him to get engaged with another lady, but just how on earth would she voice out her thoughts?
She could not afford to jeopardize Lillian’s safety anymore.
Seeing Niamh hesitating, Kendrick raised his right hand and pinched gently on her chin. His handsome face was getting closer to her.
Niamh stared at him blankly. Her long lashes blinked as she closed her eyes subconsciously.
However, just when her heart was pounding in delight, she heard a man chuckling in a low tone.
Niamh opened her eyes and saw Kendrick’s mesmerizing gaze revealing a playful expression.
“Were you expecting my kiss, Mrs. Waldburg?”
“…”
“How very unfortunate. Now, I only kiss the woman I love.”
A sense of tease could be seen in his smile while his eyes glittered scornfully.
Niamh felt heartbroken, but she replied in a composed manner, “Did you really think that I was anticipating your kiss? I was just going along with your act. Kendrick, all you want is to hear me saying that I love you and am missing you, right? Unfortunately, how much I used to love you has now become how much I hate you. Got it?”
She put on a smile, avoided his gaze, and left the scene.
Stunned, Kendrick left his hand hovering in mid-air. The sparkle in his smile and eyes gradually faded away.
…
Time had passed, and it was already Saturday.
Niamh put on a neat gown. Holding onto Felipe’s arm, they both arrived at Kendrick and Yvette’s engagement ceremony.
She thought there would be a huge crowd at Kendrick’s engagement ceremony, yet only a few showed up.
Aside from her and Felipe, there were no outsiders here.
“I don’t fancy a crowd, hence the simplicity of the engagement ceremony,” Yvette explained with a smile, “Kendrick said Mr. and Mrs. Waldburg are the two most important people in his entire life. That’s why we must include you both in our engagement ceremony.”
Felipe wore a smile. “Since Kendrick has said as such, I guess Eveline and I will witness it till the end.”
Just when he was done speaking, the chauffeur entered the hall at a fast pace.
The chauffeur whispered into Felipe’s ear, and the man’s expression instantly darkened
“Eveline, something urgent came up. I’ll just go out and make a quick call.”
“Alright.” Niamh nodded with a fake smile and sat at a corner by herself.
‘Wedding gown, bridal bouquet, and him.’
The scene before her made Niamh recall many things from the past.
The elegant man in a suit who once held her with their fingers interlocked also used to claim he only loved her alone.
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