He touched the family portrait that he kept in secret and let the grief flow through his body. The clearer the pain, the deeper he could remember who the woman he loved was…
Niamh stood frozen in place for a long time, unable to understand Kendrick’s behavior.
She still hoped that he was having his own struggles, but his performance was extremely ruthless—so ruthless that she could not find any excuse for him.
In three days, she would be married to Ryan.
Karen was also counting down the days. Two days before the wedding, she went to look for Niamh while deliberately carrying Pudding in her arms. “Eveline, are you really going to marry Ryan? Is there no more chance for Kendrick?”
Niamh put the sorted clothes into the suitcase. She lifted the corner of her lips and smiled. “He and I have been going round and round for years but still can’t get together, which shows that he and I are destined for nothing.”
“How can you two be destined for nothing? If there’s no destiny between the two of you, you won’t have Pudding.” Karen still tried to persuade her.
Niamh was indifferent. “To be honest, I can’t completely let go of him now, but I also know very well that he and I will never be able to reunite with each other again.”
Niamh packed her clothes, pulled along her luggage, and took Pudding from Karen’s arms.
Pudding was almost three months old. He looked at her confusedly and laughed.
“Pudding, oh Pudding, what name should Mommy give you? Your brother is called Jackson, then what about you?”
She asked the little guy. In fact, she was asking herself, since such a small child could not speak yet.
At first, she wanted Kendrick to name the child, but now…
Niamh looked down at the naive baby, bowed her head, and kissed him.
“Mom, I want to make a bank account for Pudding early tomorrow morning. Can you please help me contact Kendrick? I need his ID card, but I don’t want to see him again.”
Karen nodded upon hearing this. “I’ll give Kendrick a call.”
She dialed Kendrick’s number and walked out. The call connected shortly after. Karen immediately asked before Kendrick spoke, “Kendrick, where are you now?”
“At the office. What’s the matter? Can Lillian speak already?” Kendrick sounded quite anxious.
“Lillian still can’t speak.” Karen lowered her voice and explained, “Eveline is going to register for a bank account for Pudding and needs your ID card. Kendrick, Eveline is going to marry Ryan the day after tomorrow. This is your last chance. Mom can only help you until here. Remember, don’t leave the office.”
Karen hung up the phone before Kendrick got the chance to speak. Then, she entered the room and told Niamh, “Eveline, Kendrick said he’s still busy at the office. Why don’t you go there while I look after Pudding?”
Niamh did not want to delay the child’s registration, so she handed Pudding to Karen and went out to Waldburg Corporation to look for Kendrick.
When Karen saw that Niamh had left, she immediately called Kendrick. “Kendrick, Eveline is heading over now. You have to seize the opportunity!”
Kendrick received the call from Karen. After hanging up, he looked at the dim night outside the window and made a call.
Around ten minutes later, Niamh reached Waldburg Corporation. She walked straight toward Kendrick’s office. At this time, the employees had already left work, so no one stopped her from looking for Kendrick.
However, when Niamh reached the door to his office and was about to knock on it, she suddenly heard a woman’s sweet laughter from the inside.
She was taken aback and looked through the transparent glass door. She had just glanced in out of curiosity, but after seeing the situation inside, her raised hand that was about to knock on the door stiffened instantly.
Although the sky was dark and the lights were off on the inside, Niamh could still see clearly.
A woman with short hair wearing a sexy dress was hugging and kissing a tall man.
The short-haired woman was of course Lana, and this man, who else could he be other than Kendrick?
Although Kendrick told her that he had slept with Lana, Niamh always doubted it.
Yet at this moment, seeing was believing. She did not want to believe it but had to.
She thought that she could face it calmly, but each beat of her heart only pained her while her breathing became all disordered. At this moment, she was feeling suffocated.
Niamh stared at the increasingly unsightly scenes happening inside. After hearing the sound of the woman’s charming laughter, she suddenly turned around and walked toward the elevator. She randomly pressed the elevator buttons with her fingers. Her stomach began to cramp, making her nauseous.
Kendrick clearly saw Niamh’s figure angrily leaving from inside the office, then turned on the lights in the room.
The two actors who were performing stopped immediately.
“You two can leave now.” He dismissed them and exhorted, “Remember to change your appearance first, then leave through the back door.”
The two actors took the checks from Kendrick and nodded joyfully. “Thanks, Boss. You can call us again next time if you want to put on another performance.”
“There won’t be a next time.” Kendrick coldly rejected. “Remember, this matter cannot be known by a fourth person.”
Both of them knew of Kendrick’s status and nodded repeatedly in response before leaving.
Kendrick sat back in front of his office desk and closed his eyes tiredly.
He felt that his physical condition was getting worse. He would feel his chest hurting from time to time.
The pain was even more obvious when he thought about Niamh marrying Ryan the day after tomorrow.
However, Ryan was a good man who could be trusted for life. He did not want Niamh to miss out.
In the end, he could only pray that the other man could give her what he could not.
The last thing he wanted to see was Niamh still having a slight expectation toward him, so he could only put on a show for her so that she would no longer have even the slightest expectation or continue to miss him after he was gone.
After pondering for a long time and feeling that his body was not that weak anymore, Kendrick got up and left the office.
However, when he came downstairs, he found Niamh standing alone at the entrance of the company.
Her back figure was very beautiful and attractive, but it looked so frail. He really wanted to go up and give her a hug, but he could no longer spread his arms to her.
It started drizzling from above the night sky. Accompanied by the evening breeze, the coolness hit straight to the bottom of Kendrick’s heart.
He took a deep breath and made his state look less haggard before walking toward Niamh.
“What are you doing here?” Kendrick pretended to ask unknowingly.
Only then did Niamh hear the footsteps behind her. She clenched her fists and turned around with a cold expression. “Are you free tomorrow?”
“What’s the matter?”
“I want to register a bank account for Pudding,” Niamh answered simply.
Kendrick nodded thoughtfully, then took out the ID card he had prepared ahead of time from his pocket. “I’m not free, but you can take this and settle it yourself.”
“I don’t want to take the things you’ve touched.” Niamh refused as a touch of disgust appeared in her eyes.
Kendrick’s hand that was holding the ID card stiffened in the air. He seemed to look confusedly at Niamh, but in fact, he knew the meaning behind Niamh’s words better than anyone else.
“If you don’t want it, forget it. Don’t come looking for me again in the future.” He spoke indifferently and put away his ID card before walking toward the main entrance.
There was rain falling on him. He did not seem to feel it at all and walked straight ahead.
Just when he reached the front of the car and opened the door, Niamh caught up and slammed his car door shut.
He looked at her. He did not know if the rain had become heavier or if his condition was not good, but her face before him was becoming blurry.
“Why on earth?” Niamh asked him, “Why did you suddenly become like this? Just because I can’t forgive you for being manipulated by Lana to kill my parents, you throw yourself into Lana’s arms?”
“Kendrick, what exactly are you thinking?”
The man looked at her with a calm and indifferent expression.
“Eveline, no matter what I think, I won’t think about you anymore,” he said coldly and took out his ID card again. “Take it if you want to. If you think it’s dirty, then I guess you don’t have to register an account for your son.”
“My son? Is he only my son?” Niamh laughed sarcastically. The drops of fine rain fell heavier, blurring her vision.
“Do you still remember what you said when you knelt before me? You said, ‘Nia, I’ll make you happy for the rest of your life.’ But it turns out that the happiness you gave me is so short-lived.”
She looked at the ID card that was wet from the rain. She restrained her emotions that were tethering on the edge of a breakdown and refused to shed a tear.
“I’m getting married to Ryan the day after tomorrow. I’ll return your ID card when you come for the ceremony.”
Niamh took the ID card and left decisively.
Kendrick stood in the rain and suddenly leaned against his car weakly. Seeing Niamh’s disappearing figure in the rainy night, he did not know whether he should laugh or cry.
The next day, Niamh went to settle the registration procedures for Pudding.
On the way back, she held the child and looked at the photo on Kendrick’s ID. The man had sharp eyebrows and dazzling eyes. He was incomparably handsome.
She still remembered that year when he ran with and chased her on the beach. Back then, he made a serious promise to protect her for life, but in the end, all his vows disappeared like smoke.
The weather was fine on the day of her marriage with Ryan.
Niamh had put on a wedding dress once more and was holding a bouquet of fresh flowers. She stood with Ryan, who was in a suit, in front of the priest for the wedding ceremony.
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