‘However, if you think you can reunite with your family like this, you’re still too naive.
‘Perhaps it’s time you know what kind of person I really am.’
…
Hospital.
Cathy looked at the time and went to the manor according to the time set by Felipe.
However, when she turned around, she saw Felipe charging over to her.
His face gave off chills, and cold air was emitting from his body. It was obvious he was not in a good mood.
Cathy could sense that Felipe was here to cause trouble for Kendrick. As such, she blocked the door.
“What are you doing here? You said as long as I appear in the manor on time every night that you won’t come to cause trouble for Kendrick.” Cathy reminded him in a small voice. She was worried that Kendrick would overhear them.
Felipe scoffed nonchalantly. “You think too highly of yourself. Cathy, do you think you’re capable of protecting Kendrick?” he said, pushing Cathy away without even caring about how she felt.
“Felipe!” Cathy grabbed him. The last ounce of longing in her eyes was going to be overpowered by the disappointment she was feeling. “Felipe, don’t make me look down on you.”
However, Felipe was still looking at her in disdain. “Do you think I care about what you think of me? Cathy, I don’t. Even when I knew you killed yourself for me, I didn’t feel heartbroken nor did I pity you. The only person I care about is Eveline.”
The words coming out of his lips felt like glass shards that were slicing against Cathy’s heart mercilessly.
Cathy was dumbfounded as Felipe pushed her away. She fell against the wall at one side, her heart aching excruciatingly.
‘I guess I won’t elicit an ounce of emotion from you even after I die.
‘Felipe, the more I care about you, the more you don’t care about me.
‘I finally understand…’
Kendrick was undergoing physiotherapy when he saw Felipe. He was surprised, but at the same time, he did not think this was strange.
Felipe would come to cause trouble for him sooner or later.
“You finally know how you want to get rid of me?” Kendrick asked flatly, his face looking as calm as always. “Or perhaps you can shoot me like how you did before.”
Felipe could not stand it when Kendrick was confident and unruffled.
“I didn’t come here to cause trouble for you today. On the contrary, I’m here to tell you good news.”
Kendrick knew Felipe would not be so kind to him, so he exposed him instantly. “You can tell me about your evil plans. Don’t beat around the bush, Felipe. If you’re a man, you’ll direct everything at me and not at my woman.”
“Okay, I’ll direct it at you then.” Felipe looked at Kendrick in admiration. Then, a sinister smirk appeared on his face. “Do you remember what I said to you when we were in the warehouse at Third Street? I told you I’ll give you an unexpected gift before you died.”
Kendrick thought back, and indeed, Felipe had said something like that.
“Kendrick, you should’ve accepted it back then, because you would’ve felt that it was worth it even if you died after receiving the gift.”
When he said that, Felipe took out his phone and turned the screen to Kendrick. Then, he towered over Kendrick like an emperor to watch the gradual changes in his expression.
Kendrick thought Felipe was just bluffing. However, he saw something unbelievable on Felipe’s phone.
Kendrick could not believe what he was seeing, so he snatched Felipe’s phone over.
After looking at it properly, he noticed that this video had not been edited. The date on the video was clearly stated as well.
“So? Are you surprised?” Felipe looked at the changes on Kendrick’s expression in satisfaction. “Do you think that this is worth dying for?”
Kendrick ignored Felipe because his eyes were glued on the adorable little figure on the video.
He reached out his hand to touch the adorable doll-like face in the video as tears welled up in his eyes.
“Lillian.”
“Are you over the moon now that you know your daughter is alive and well?”
Felipe’s tone was sarcastic, and his eyes looked arrogant.
“Back then, I was able to fake Eveline’s death and take her to F Country to make her disappear from your life. Now, I have the same power to ‘kill’ Lillian once again.”
Kendrick held his phone and lifted his eyebrow. “Felipe, you even went as far as taking action against a child!”
“It’s because you’re her father.” Felipe pushed all the blame on Felipe. “If it isn’t for Lillian calling me her daddy for three years, I wouldn’t have gone easy on her.”
“Felipe.”
“Hmph.” Felipe scoffed. “Are you angry and jealous at the same time? Your daughter has been calling me her daddy. She thinks I’m her most beloved daddy.”
“Jealous?” It was as if Kendrick had heard a colossal joke. Then, he said calmly, “The woman I love loves me and we have a pair of cute children together. Soon, we’re going to welcome our third. Do you think I’ll be jealous of you?”
Felipe’s victorious smile froze immediately.
He could not deny that he was jealous of everything Kendrick had now.
Plus, Kendrick finally understood what Niamh’s secret trouble was.
Since Lillian was in Felipe’s hand, she had no choice but to grovel at Felipe and ignore him.
She accepted such a deal for the sake of their daughter.
Kendrick was heartbroken. Then, he looked up furiously. “Felipe, where did you hide my daughter? Why are you showing me this now?”
“You’ll know after you watch the latest video,” Felipe replied.
Kendrick swiped to the end and saw that it was a security footage.
It showed that about half an hour ago, Lillian was playing with building blocks in her room when two men barged in and kidnapped the confused Lillian.
“The people who’ve kidnapped your daughter are the Stygian Johnsons,” Felipe said firmly.
Stygian Johnsons?
Kendrick thought about Fabian.
“I was always their rival. Recently, we’ve been fighting over a huge business deal. Plus, this entire time they thought Eveline is my wife and Lillian is our child. That’s why they kidnapped Lillian. Do you understand now?”
Felipe looked at Kendrick as his face turned darker and darker. Eventually, Felipe smirked.
“If you want to reunite with your family, you have to go find the Stygian Johnsons. If not, I’m afraid Lillian will disappear from the face of the earth. This is their address.”
Kendrick took the address before tossing the phone next to Felipe’s feet. His eyes looked sinister. “If something happens to Lillian, I’ll bury you next to her.”
He turned around abruptly, took the coat on the hanger, put it on, and left without hesitating.
Cathy was stunned. When she saw Kendrick barging out, she stopped him immediately.
“Kendrick, don’t go. You’ll be in danger!” She stopped.
“I have to. Lillian is my daughter, and as her father, I’ve never done anything for her. I won’t let my daughter get into any danger even if I have to risk my life!” Kendrick’s mind was made up, but he did not forget to remind Cathy. “Don’t get too close to Felipe. Go back to your place and take good care of yourself.”
“Kendrick! Kendrick!” Cathy wanted to stop him, but he was too fast.
This was understandable.
Lillian was his daughter, so how could he be fine with someone else hurting his daughter?
However, not all fathers loved their children.
Cathy scoffed in sarcasm. When she thought about the two children Felipe killed, she felt debilitating pain in her heart.
Felipe walked out of the room. When he saw Cathy spacing out, his eyes darkened.
“Come with me,” he ordered. However, he only saw Cathy looking at him with resentment in her eyes. “What? Are you scared that Kendrick can’t come back? You know who the Stygian Johnsons are, and indeed, I want him to never come back.”
“You’re a devil.” Cathy’s eyes were filled with contempt.
Felipe pulled her to him, his handsome features looking icy. “The Waldburgs owe me this.”
“Even if Old Master Waldburg was at fault, you shouldn’t blame Kendrick. You keep thinking that others have wronged you, but now I see it all clearly. You’re just jealous of Kendrick, and you’re jealous that he’s better than you at everything!”
“Shut up!”
Felipe stopped her, suppressing the raging fire in his chest. Then, he brought her back to the manor forcefully.
Since she was pregnant, Niamh could only wait for Fabian’s news in the bar.
‘My darling Lillian, you’ll be fine.
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.