Even after Cathy took a shower, she still felt unwell. The current Felipe was making her heart grow cold. He felt extremely foreign to her.
However, in order to not make Kendrick worry about her, she went back to the hospital room as if nothing happened.
When Kendrick saw her, he felt relieved. “Where did you go?”
“It’s been a long time since I came back, so I went for a walk.” Cathy forced out a smile on her face, but her heart was racing.
Felipe’s domineering actions were still replaying in her head. He was a completely different person and was not gentle anymore.
Kendrick was too caught up in missing Niamh, so he did not notice anything wrong with Cathy. He asked, “Cathy, I won’t go back to Glendale for the time being. Can you go back and look for a doctor named Adam Brown for me?”
“Adam Brown?”
Kendrick nodded. “Eveline has started showing the same symptoms as last time. She needs to have surgery as soon as possible. However, she insists on keeping the child, so Adam is the only person who can help me now.”
Cathy started worrying after she heard that. “I can go back now, but you—”
“I won’t go. I’ll be wherever Eveline is.” Kendrick’s gaze was firm.
Cathy felt envious at first, but when she thought about the man she loved, her entire body went cold.
The manor.
Felipe was thinking about what he did to Cathy just now when someone told him about Cathy leaving.
When he figured that she might be doing this to run away from him, he felt a fire of rage burning in his heart.
He never showed his feelings on his face, but after everything that happened recently, he could not keep his calm composure anymore.
After the sky turned dark, Felipe came to Kendrick with a cold aura around his body.
His elegant and handsome face was filled with dark clouds. “Kendrick, what did you do to Cathy? Why is she so obedient to you? Are you going to steal everything I want from me, be it my woman or career?”
Kendrick lay on the bed without even batting an eyelid. “Things that were stolen, be it people or items, will slip away sooner or later. Felipe, Cathy loved you deeply back then but you didn’t appreciate her.”
It was as if Felipe had heard a colossal joke. “Did you appreciate Eveline back then? Why is she still not willing to let a scumbag like you go after you almost caused her to lose her life?”
Kendrick widened his narrow eyes and looked at Felipe coldly. “We’re the same in that we’re both scumbags. However, at least I reflected. What about you? Did you ever feel an ounce of remorse after knowing Cathy killed herself for you? You didn’t. If you did, you would’ve stopped pestering my wife.”
“Your wife?” Felipe snorted. “Your wife is now in another man’s arms.”
Kendrick sat up abruptly, his movement pulling on his wound. However, he did not care. “Felipe, what did you say? What did you do to my wife?”
“I won’t do anything to Eveline. She’s the one who ran into another man’s arms and this person—”
“And this person is me?”
A man’s clear voice came from the door of the ward.
Kendrick looked over while furrowing his brows.
Fabian had his hands in his pockets, looking like an arrogant and hedonistic yuppie. “Let me introduce myself. I’m the second-in-command of Stygian Johnson Gang. As for who we are, well…” He looked at
Felipe. “Whatever he’s doing, that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
Felipe’s face fell in displeasure. “Fabian, why are you here?”
“I want to take a look for myself at the man that cutie pie likes.” Fabian looked at Kendrick up and down without respect. “So-so. I think I have a bigger chance at winning.”
After he said all those provoking words, Fabian flipped his silver hair and peered at Felipe. “Mr. Waldburg, there’s a commercial dinner party at Prosperity Hotel this weekend. Are you interested in talking business?”
After he finished saying that, he turned around. Then, after staying silent for a few seconds, Felipe followed after him.
Kendrick could not sit still anymore. He was too bothered by what Fabian said just now.
He could not get into contact with Niamh these few days. He did not have another way of getting a hold of her aside from looking for her in person.
However, when he dragged his wounded body to the door, the person he had been missing this whole time appeared in front of him.
“Nia?”
“Go in.” Niamh grabbed his arm and helped him back to his room.
Kendrick could not describe how he was feeling at this comment. He sat down obediently according to Niamh’s wishes.
“You haven’t eaten, right?” Niamh opened the lunchbox she brought and slowly took out the food she prepared.
She knew it would be hard for Kendrick to use his hands, so she picked up the fork to feed him.
Kendrick chewed on the food while his eyes were on Niamh’s face the entire time.
“Nia, you’re so good-looking.”
“…”
“Nia, did you really make this yourself? I think I taste love in here.”
“…”
Niamh did not have anything to say to that. She had no idea why Kendrick would say this.
She did not know that she would get to hear something like this when two people were in love with each other.
After she helped Kendrick eat and take his medicine, she helped him lie down.
When he saw Niamh packing so that she could leave, Kendrick pulled her to his side. “Don’t go, Nia. I don’t want to let you go.”
How rare. There was a hint of aggrieved childishness in his charming eyes. “I don’t know why you’re so cold to me. You said you only remarried me to get revenge on me. I can let all of those matters go, but I just want you to stay with me now.”
Niamh sighed softly after she heard that. “Kendrick, I know you’re troubled and upset that I purposely ignored you and was cold to you. But I did all that for a reason.”
Kendrick’s grip on Niamh’s hand tightened. “Tell me. Why?”
Niamh could feel Kendrick pressing her. Hence, she grabbed his hand. “Kendrick, do you trust me?”
“I do.” He did not hesitate before answering her. There was a gentle look in his eyes. “But Nia, let me share the load with you.”
Niamh told him after she felt his sincerity, “Kendrick, everything will be taken care of soon. You just have to know that the reason I was cold to you is that I have some troubles I need to keep a secret.”
Kendrick was confused. Then, he asked, “Nia, why won’t you tell me the truth?”
“I don’t want to take the risk.” Niamh suppressed the urge to tell him that Lillian was still alive. “I can’t risk it.”
Kendrick did not dare ask again after looking at the determination in Niamh’s eyes.
He held Niamh’s hand and placed it next to his lips before kissing it. “It’s enough knowing that there’s another reason why you’ve been ignoring me and giving me the cold shoulder.”
“When you find out, you’ll be ecstatic.” Niamh smiled.
She believed that if Kendrick knew that their daughter was still alive, he would be over the moon.
Even though Lillian had never called him ‘Daddy’ before and she did not know that he was her real father, to Kendrick, it was already extremely meaningful.
“I think I’m already ecstatic now.” He smiled and pulled Niamh into his arms to let her lean against his chest. “Nia, I was so scared that you’ll hate me.”
He still had remaining fear in his heart. Then, he caressed her cheek with his fingers before they lay down together.
On the tiny bed, he was lying on his side as he enveloped Niamh into his warm embrace.
“Nia, what’s going on with that Fabian Johnson guy?” he asked.
Niamh told Kendrick everything she knew without missing any details.
Kendrick immediately knew what was going on. “So he was saying that to purposely steer Felipe away? Why is he helping you?”
“Because we have a deal.”
“A deal?” Felipe looked suspicious. “Are you sure someone like him will keep his promise?”
“He looks frivolous, but at the end of the day, he’s still a businessman. Businessmen are all about money.” Niamh knew what she was doing, but when she saw Kendrick still feeling suspicious, she lifted her hand and touched his furrowed brows. “Kendrick, trust me.”
Kendrick was still contemplating. However, at this moment, his attention and gaze were on Niamh’s body.
The bed was small and they were very close to each other. It was as if they could hear each other’s heartbeat in the silence.
“Nia, I love the way you say my name. Can you say my name again?”
Niamh was stunned when Kendrick made such a request. Then, she said, “Kendrick.”
“How nice.” Kendrick curled his lips and touched Niamh’s cheek. He could feel tears stinging the corners of his eyes.
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.