There were very few people attending the ceremony. Other than Ryan’s parents and some close friends, all who were left were Ava and Daniel—the bridesmaid and best man.
Kendrick had long arrived, but he was standing outside of the church.
When he heard the priest asking Niamh if she would be Ryan’s wife, he heard her answer in two words.
“I do.”
Kendrick’s tears almost poured out of his eyes, and extreme pain flooded his entire being.
‘Nia, my Nia, you’ve eventually become someone else’s wife.
‘If only you knew how much I want to love you, accompany you to grow old, and watch the kids grow up with you… But I no longer have the right nor time.’
The poison was spreading too fast, and it had reached the third stage.
After reaching the fifth stage, the poison would spread to his cells and organs. He would then be a lost cause.
The wedding ceremony ended successfully after Ryan pressed a kiss on Niamh’s forehead.
Niamh smiled faintly at Ryan, but she could not help looking at the church door.
She was still holding Kendrick’s ID card in her hand, but he had not come.
Come to think about it, how could he still be willing to come to see her?
Niamh planned on going to the washroom, but when she walked through the corridor, she heard the sound of constant coughing coming from the side.
She inexplicably felt that the coughing sounded familiar, so she looked over and unexpectedly saw Kendrick standing in a remote corner while coughing violently.
Actually, Kendrick wanted to leave right after Niamh said ‘I do’, but he suddenly felt uncomfortable. He coughed and coughed until he spat out blood.
The poison was indeed very powerful.
There was no way to restrain its spread.
He no longer remembered how many times he had coughed up blood now.
However, he did not have a tissue or a handkerchief with him at the moment.
He covered his bloody lips with his slender fingers and turned around, but he ran directly into Niamh who had already walked up to him…
Kendrick was surprised. He did not know when Niamh came up from behind him.
Niamh was also taken aback because Kendrick’s face was as pale as a sheet of paper.
The two looked at each other and time seemed to stand still at this moment.
Kendrick struggled to suppress the intense smell of blood and the dry itch in his throat. He turned his face away to avoid Niamh’s sight, coughing lightly.
Kendrick’s heart was very flustered at this moment. He was afraid that Niamh would discover that something was wrong with him and she would see through everything.
“Niamh, why are you standing there? It’s time for a photo.” Ava’s reminder came from a distance.
Niamh looked at the man who was facing her from the side and handed over the ID card.
“I’m giving it back to you,” she said coldly as she stretched out her hand to him.
Kendrick clenched his fists, knowing he could not reach out to Niamh.
The palms of his two hands were stained with blood.
Seeing Kendrick being indifferent, Niamh frowned. “If seeing me makes you bored, why come here to obstruct your view?”
“Niamh.” Ava’s voice came again.
Niamh saw that Kendrick was completely ignoring her—even the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were cold. She raised her hand all of a sudden and threw the ID card at him.
“Since you’re so disgusted, you can pick it up yourself.”
As her voice fell, Niamh lifted her skirt and walked away without any hesitation.
Kendrick’s fingers that were covering his lips gradually tightened as he crouched down. With his long, blood-stained fingers that were gently trembling, he picked up the ID card that Niamh had thrown at his feet.
He lifted his bleak eyes, looking at the beautiful image of the woman who was reflected in his pupils. He could not restrain himself from spitting out a big mouthful of blood from his lips.
‘Nia, I wish you happiness.’
When Niamh left, she saw Kendrick’s car parked across the road from the church.
She subconsciously glanced out of the car window. She vaguely saw a familiar figure standing at the same place where she had separated from Kendrick just now.
Niamh found it a little strange, and before she could think deeper into it, Ryan approached her. “What’s wrong?”
She came back to her senses and smiled, shaking her head.
“It’s nothing.” Ryan smiled softly and shook Niamh’s hand.
Niamh smiled and accepted Ryan’s warm care, but she inevitably thought of Kendrick in her heart.
She warned herself that she was already Ryan’s wife, so she should stop thinking about the man who had cut her off from him. Yet, her thoughts remained occupied by Kendrick.
After carrying out the outdoor shooting for the entire afternoon, it was then time to head to the hotel.
Niamh changed into a simple dress, and together with Ryan, they gave a toast to a few relatives and friends.
Ava was not behaving aloof at all and had already drunk several glasses in succession as she held onto a wine bottle.
Daniel was sitting next to Ava and had advised her not to drink so much, but Ava instead courteously filled Daniel’s glass with wine while drunkenly patting him on the shoulder. “Dan, today is a good day for Niamh. Drink more and be happy for her.”
Daniel recalled how Ava had behaved the last time she got drunk. He could not help but think of the accidental kiss between him and Ava back then.
As matters stood, only he knew about that time while Ava knew nothing.
“Dan, what are you thinking about?” Ava scrunched her drunken eyes and asked Daniel, “Come, have a drink.”
Seeing her face up-close, Daniel felt hot and somewhat hurriedly took the wine glass before drinking the contents in one gulp.
However, Daniel rarely drank alcohol, so after downing a full glass, he felt his entire body going warm. His head was a little dizzy now too.
After Niamh and Ryan returned from chatting with the guests from the Jones family, Ava was found flushed and drunk. She was muttering non-stop, “Niamh, this time, you must have a happy marriage. You must…”
Niamh was moved. Ava was one of the few people in this world who truly cared and was concerned for her.
At this moment, Niamh had no choice but to ask Daniel to send Ava back home.
However, Daniel was also slightly drunk. After helping Ava into the taxi, he leaned against Ava drowsily.
He wanted to bring Ava home at first, but the driver unexpectedly stopped the taxi at the entrance of a hotel. With a look of understanding, he opened the car door for Daniel.
Daniel was lazy to clarify the truth and helped Ava out of the car.
Ava was drunk till the point she almost could not stand still. It was as if her limbs had turned into jelly as she leaned weakly on Daniel.
“Ava, are you okay?” Daniel was quite worried.
“Okay?” Ava raised her blurry eyes. “Okay… Niamh needs to be okay.”
After she replied out of the topic, she fell into his arms almost unconsciously.
Daniel hugged Ava quickly. He looked at the busy traffic on the road, then carried Ava into the hotel in front of him.
He rented a room and went upstairs while holding Ava.
Ava blushed and began to mutter again.
“Dan…”
“I’m here.” Daniel still had his consciousness. He answered when Ava called out to him.
Ava suddenly raised her drunk eyes and touched his face with a silly-looking smile. She was completely unaware of what she was doing at the moment.
“Huh? It’s really Dan? I’m dreaming of you again.”
“…”
“Dan is also so good-looking in my dreams.”
“…” Not knowing whether it was because of the influence of alcohol or Ava’s praise, Daniel’s heart started beating very quickly while the temperature of his cheeks began to boil.
While he was still looking forward to what Ava would say to him next, Ava suddenly clung to his neck and started crying. “Dan, do you know that I’ve liked you all this while…”
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.