“Why not?” Kendrick’s fair face grinned. “She’s already married to Ryan. She’s Mrs. Jones now. She has no ties to me. If that’s the case, what right does she have to interfere with which woman I’m with? It’s my free will.”
His heartless words rang in her ears repeatedly as she felt quite suffocated.
After Kendrick said that, he went back to Lana to comfort her softly.
Lana leaned against Kendrick weakly, not forgetting to look up at Niamh triumphantly.
After some time, the ambulance arrived.
Lana was carried into the ambulance while Kendrick followed behind closely. Suddenly, Jackson sprinted out.
“Daddy,” Jackson called out to him.
Kendrick paused for a while but did not look back.
“Daddy,” Jackson called out again.
Kendrick pressed his lips tightly, and after a few seconds, he forced out the words. “I’m not your daddy anymore. From now on, Ryan’s your daddy.”
“Ryan isn’t my daddy. I only have one daddy.” Jackson ran to Kendrick and looked up sadly. “Daddy, don’t you want me anymore? Don’t you want Mommy and Pudding and Little Sister? Are you really going to leave us for this bad lady?”
Kendrick could not ignore the little face that looked so much like his own. He wanted to say something, but he felt that nothing he said would do anything.
When he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of Lillian’s small figure standing not far away from the corner of his eyes. The little girl looked at him quietly with a trace of expectation in those big and round eyes of hers.
Kendrick swallowed down his reluctance silently as the corners of his eyes felt sore.
He did not say a word to Jackson nor glanced at Lillian. He walked toward the door, but when he took two steps, Niamh’s calm and ethereal voice sounded from the back.
“You’re right. It’s because I love you too much that I just can’t seem to forget you. So that’s why I still can’t wrap my head around why you’re acting this way.”
As Niamh spoke, Kendrick’s footsteps slowed down to a stop.
He still did not look back. He choked the sadness down and only parted his lips coldly after keeping his emotions in check. “Eveline, do you really want a reason for my indifference toward you?”
He smiled and turned his face away from her. The tips of his eyebrows curved upward, filled with contempt. “It’s because I don’t love you anymore.”
After he said that, he laughed sarcastically. “Mrs. Jones, aren’t you afraid that Mr. Jones will feel jealous if you say that you have such feelings toward me?”
Despite Kendrick’s sarcastic tone, Niamh did not mind it. She looked at his smiling face and asked him, “I gave Pudding a name. Do you know what he’s called?”
Kendrick smiled indifferently. “Does your child’s name have anything to do with me?”
He said mercilessly before turning away his face indifferently. “Eveline, have a good life with your husband. Stop imagining that I still have feelings for you. Perhaps I used to have a touch of feelings for you, but that’s all in the past.”
Kendrick looked into the distance, tears forming in his eyes. Despite that, his tone was still filled with mockery.
“I hope that this is the last time. I really don’t want to see you again.”
He threw those cold words to Niamh and walked off freely.
He never thought that those words would one day be true.
This was going to be the last time he saw her.
Niamh stood at the same spot, quietly watching the man’s distant figure as everything in front of her seemed to darken.
‘You and I once promised each other a life-long commitment. Over the years, we were split apart, then got back together. It happened again and again, but in the end, we’re still going our separate ways.
‘Kendrick, from now on, although we live in one city, may we never meet again.’
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The hospital.
Lana came out soon after entering the emergency room.
Although she had bled, the fetus was still attached to her womb.
At that moment, she was lying on the bed leisurely, thinking about Kendrick’s words and actions toward Niamh not long ago. She was overjoyed in her heart and was even more convinced that Kendrick’s feelings for Niamh were gone.
Kendrick walked into the ward with a cup of warm milk, and as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Lana talking smugly on the phone with someone.
“I thought Eveline still had a lot of weight in Kendrick’s heart, but it’s nothing like that. You should’ve seen how domineering and handsome Kendrick was when he was teaching Eveline a lesson for me just now.”
“I’ll never let go of this man for my entire life! He’ll always follow whatever I say! He’s my man!”
Lana showed her determination and chirped happily.
“After tomorrow, I’ll prove it to Yorick and Fabian. Even without the Stygian Johnson Gang, I, Lana, will be able to make it on my own!
“By then, I’ll get Kendrick to propose to me in public. I want to give Eveline the last fatal blow and make her wish that she was never born! Hahaha…”
Kendrick stood at the door and listened to Lana’s words. He clenched his fists, his nails almost piercing through the flesh of his palm.
He stabilized his emotions and coughed on purpose.
When Lana heard that someone was at the door, she immediately hung up the phone.
She had completely fallen head over heels in love with Kendrick, so she did not want to show her vicious and narrow-minded side to the man.
She wanted Kendrick to think that she was a beautiful, intellectual, and gentle woman.
After Kendrick entered the room, he handed the milk to Lana.
“Drink some warm milk and have a good rest.” He seemed very considerate and gentle.
“Kendrick, you’re so kind to me. I never ever want to leave your side, not even for a moment.” Lana was overjoyed and reached out her hand to touch her belly. She frowned. “I can’t believe how despicable Eveline was toward me just now, pushing me so that I’d fall. It’s a good thing our kid is strong enough to endure it. Say, Kendrick, do you prefer a boy or a girl?”
Kendrick thought of the three children who Niamh had given birth for him and his eyes were tender. “I wouldn’t mind either.”
It was the first time Lana saw such warmth on Kendrick’s face, and she became even more excited. “Don’t worry, Kendrick, I’ll take care of the baby and give birth to it safely. When the transaction is completed tomorrow, I want you to be on stage in the middle of Central Square. Come up and propose to me then, okay?”
The way she spoke was seductive, and she acted coquettishly to Kendrick.
Kendrick retracted his thoughts and saw Lana’s expectant look. He promised her, saying, “Lana, I promise that tomorrow will be the most memorable day of your life.”
After receiving that response, Lana felt as if she was on cloud nine. Her heart fluttered happily.
At that moment, Niamh was still at Waldburg Manor.
Lillian and Jackson seemed to be in a bad mood. Niamh could guess why the siblings were sad. It was because they still could not get the cold-blooded indifference Kendrick displayed earlier out of their minds. The same went to her as well.
Not long after, Ryan came to Waldburg Manor.
Niamh said that Jackson and Lillian were in a bad mood, so she asked if she could spend more time with them.
Ryan was very reasonable and told Niamh that she could stay with the children at the Waldburgs’.
It was a good thing for him because he had been trying to come up with a good reason for Niamh to stay at the Waldburgs’ for the next two days.
After Ryan left Waldburg Manor, he sat in the car and made a phone call. “Arrange Team A to stay near Waldburg Manor these next two days to ensure the safety of the family.”
The other party immediately followed the instructions after receiving them.
Since the children were in a bad mood, Niamh personally made dinner for them. She saw that they had finished the food and were playing together now. Later, she took the two children back to the room to take a bath. They soon fell asleep after washing up.
Even though Jackson was lying on the bed, he did not close his eyes even after a long time. The little guy looked at Niamh with a trace of worry in his innocent eyes. “Mommy, will Daddy ever come back? Does Daddy really not want us anymore?”
Niamh was taken aback, but she smiled and soothed him. “Jack, don’t you like Uncle Ryan?”
“He’s just an uncle, not my daddy. I want my own daddy.”
These words cut through Niamh’s heart, and she felt helpless. However, she continued smiling. “Silly boy, of course you’ll only have one daddy for the rest of your life. He’ll be back. Don’t let that little head of yours think too much. Come, let’s go to sleep now.”
“Really? Is Daddy really going to come back?”
“Yeah.” Niamh nodded. “Daddy will definitely be back.”
After getting the promise from Niamh, the little guy closed his eyes with peace of mind.
Niamh kissed Jackson on the cheek and turned to look at Lillian who was already fast asleep.
When she thought about the cheerful and innocent child ending up becoming a mute who did not speak, it felt as if invisible drops of blood that no one else could see were bleeding from her heart.
When Niamh closed the door and was about to have some quiet time by herself, she suddenly received a call from Ava.
When Niamh heard how sad Ava sounded, she did not hesitate and immediately went to look for her. However, when she drove there, she felt as if a car was following her.
After she parked the car, she wanted to look around to make sure, but when she looked up, she saw Ava standing on the shore next to Glendale Bridge with a sorrowful look.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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