Not that they would be together again when Kendrick was the ‘culprit’ behind Niamh’s parents’ deaths.
Niamh had no idea that Lana was back in Glendale as she had spent the month spending time with her kids and working. Sometimes, she would join Ryan for a meal as well.
She would still end up thinking about her late parents and missing Kendrick Waldburg when she was alone in bed in the dead of the night. As of this moment, her eyes were closed and she was ready to sleep.
Her mind drifted over to Kendrick’s text: [Find a good man and marry him. It’s alright if Lillian doesn’t know that I’m her biological father. There’s no need for her to know.]
‘There’s no need?’
Niamh shot up in bed. Had he thought of a way to atone for her parents’ death?
Niamh’s heart raced uneasily.
‘He wouldn’t.’
He would not go to such extremes.
‘He wouldn’t.’
Niamh repeated to herself quietly as she hugged her blanket and lay down again.
In the dead of the night, the nightclub was bursting with activity.
Having had a few drinks, Lana began to fool around with a few strangers on the dance floor.
Under the flashing lights, her eyes fell on the man sitting alone in the corner.
The lights over him were dim, but one look was all it took for Lana to know that it was Kendrick!
There was no other man with such an ethereal appearance.
Still, Lana was wary as she remembered the forceful look in Kendrick’s eyes when he poured gasoline over her and tried to burn her alive.
While she still wanted to approach him, the hellish persona he took upon that day gave her shivers. She made her way to leave.
She feared that Kendrick would try again since he did not succeed in burning her alive the previous time.
She could not believe that despite knowing he had been slowly poisoned, Kendrick would rather wait for death than be her man.
Was she that horrible a choice?
Could she not compete with Eveline Montgomery?
Indignant, she decided to leave the bar.
It had only been a few steps when the man she was thinking about suddenly appeared in front of her.
Lana staggered backward. “Ken-Kendrick Waldburg!”
Afraid, she wanted to run but was surprised to hear the singular word Kendrick said…
Lana thought she misheard him, but she watched clearly as Kendrick’s pretty thin lips parted to speak. “Cigarette.”
Cigarette.
He had come to ask her for a cigarette.
Lana’s eyes shone, the franticness within them vanishing at that moment.
She chuckled to herself. Not even the most determined man would be able to survive the torture of poison slowly killing them from the inside.
Lana walked toward him to smile appreciatively at his slightly hollowed features.
“I can give you the cigarette if you want, Kendrick, but you must willingly become mine.” Lana gave her requirement as she stared at Kendrick with desire in her eyes.
Kendrick stared at the heinous smile and replied, “Fine.”
Lana was elated, staring at him with her intoxicated eyes as she lowered her voice. “If that’s the case, then how about you prove your determination? I’ve gotten a little scared of you since the day you treated me that way because of Eveline. Console me?”
Her words heavily hinted at Kendrick, and he understood.
“Hotel. Your pick,” Kendrick replied curtly.
Lana was ecstatic. She never expected she would get the chance to sleep with Kendrick.
She immediately picked a hotel and booked a room before leading him over.
Entering the room, Lana immediately went to take a bath.
After taking a quick bath, she shook her head.
She felt a little dizzy from the drinks she had in the bar, but it was a nice buzz.
Wrapping herself in a towel, Lana then opened the bathroom door and was hit with a special scent. Kendrick must have lit an incense.
In a daze, she saw the man she dreamed about sitting by the bed. Impatient, she pounced at him…
The night ended and morning came.
Turning around, Lana stared at Kendrick as he put on his clothes by the bed.
The morning sun shone on the man’s handsome brows as Lana stared at him, not able to get enough of his attractive features.
“It no wonders that Eveline loves you so much, Kendrick. You’re the most charismatic man I’ve met.” She stared besottedly at him.
Kendrick put on his clothes and went to light a cigarette on the side.
Admiring Kendrick as he smoked, Lana thought back to what happened last night.
Perhaps it was because she drank too much that she blacked out midway. Last night felt like a dream, but the dream felt real—real enough that she still felt sated.
She wanted Kendrick to stay, but he said that he had matters to tend to her.
Lana washed up and left the room, only to see an unattractive and ragged thug staring at her flirtatiously.
Lana rolled her eyes disgustedly. The fact that such people found interest in her made her want to vomit.
However, she was in a good mood today and decided to ignore it.
…
It was still early, and Niamh was making breakfast for Jackson and Lillian.
The siblings were obedient kids. Having had their breakfast, they then took their school bags and held hands as they hopped on the nanny van to school.
Niamh had offered to move out of Waldburg Manor a month ago, but Karen managed to persuade her to stay.
She would not be able to take care of all three children if she moved out.
Turning to walk back inside, she suddenly received a call from Ava.
“Did you see it, Niamh? I thought Kendrick already got his memories back? What’s he doing this time?” Ava’s voice was filled with anger. “How could he hurt you again and again?”
Niamh did not understand but quickly found the news about Kendrick entering a hotel with a short- haired woman in the middle of the night before leaving separately.
It had been a month since Niamh received any news of Kendrick. She never expected to receive it in such a way.
Others may not recognize her, but Niamh knew that it was Lana with just one look.
Niamh felt her vision darken for a while, but she was soon pulled back to reality when Ava called her name through the phone.
“Is Kendrick crazy, Niamh? Why would he get together with Lana?” Ava pitied Niamh.
Niamh gripped her phone and forced herself to calm down. “We’ve already gotten a divorce, Ava. Who he decides to spend his time with has nothing to do with me.”
Niamh hung up nonchalantly despite the shaking in her heart.
‘Why, Kendrick? Have you truly gone mad?’
Dazed for the entire morning, Niamh only came back to reality when Ryan came to bring her out for lunch.
They arrived at that restaurant.
Niamh’s gaze instinctively fell on the seat she once sat with Kendrick, only to find it occupied by another woman.
Niamh turned to sit but was knocked into by someone from behind.
“Sorry.” She quickly apologized but was hit with the cooling scent that tugged at her heartstrings.
She looked up in disbelief, her eyes reflecting the man’s attractive features.
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