He never knew the wind in the summer could be so cold.
He lowered his hand that was holding the phone and looked at Eloise and Sean’s tombstones. Then, he looked at the nameless tomb that was half their size.
‘Nia.
‘Your voice is so sweet. I could feel my heart racing even when you were yelling at me.
‘However, this might be the last time I hear your voice.’
He lifted his lifeless eyes and looked at the sky at dusk. Then, his vision turned black slowly…
On the other end, Niamh held her phone as tears welled in her eyes.
It was not enough for him to not want to see her, but he did not even want to hear her voice.
‘Kendrick, do you really hate me now?’
…
After Lana stayed 24 hours in the custodial ward, she heard that someone was going to interrogate her today.
Perhaps it was all in her head but she started feeling horrible since last night. It was not because of her miscarriage, but rather, she felt that this was from the slow-acting poison that Adam created.
Lana did not expect that not only had Kendrick never touched her, but he also never liked her. Aside from framing her, he also came back to bite her in the bottom to let her get a taste of the slow-acting poison that had no cure.
As she was thinking about it, she felt her heart racing while her hands shook.
She wanted to smoke.
She longed for a cigarette to soothe the indescribable feeling in her chest.
“Hello? Anyone there?” Lana yelled hysterically.
Then, she heard muffled footsteps coming from outside the door.
After that, the door of the custodial ward was opened and Lana lifted her ferocious, pale face. When she was about to ask for a cigarette, she was stunned by the person she saw.
“You… Why are you here?”
Lana looked at the man in front of her in confusion.
“Why are you here? What are you doing here?” She glared at him, her eyes filled with disdain. “Why? Are you here to hit me when I’m down now that I’ve been arrested?”
She mocked while leaning against the wall lazily.
“Hmph, Eveline Montgomery is really something else. Both young masters from the Waldburgs and Jones treat her as the love of their lives. I heard the only son of the Grahams had a crush on her as well. How is she better than me?”
When she asked this question, she gritted her teeth. Her eyes and heart were filled with envy and jealousy for Niamh.
“You’ve already lost all qualifications to compete with Eveline now that you’re like this,” Ryan said slowly.
He was wearing an ink-colored suit that made him look poised and refined. The gentleness on his handsome face was nowhere to be seen. On the other hand, he looked stern and dignified.
Lana cackled cockily when she heard what Ryan said. “Ryan, who do you think you are to speak to me like this?” she said arrogantly. She was still acting smug even when she was a prisoner.
“Get out now! Who do you think you are? You won’t get a chance even if someone came to visit!”
Ryan ignored Lana’s shrieks and walked toward her. “Lana, let me tell you this. No one else is more qualified than me to stand here. I think you should know what’s coming for you.”
“Hah! Ryan, who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that? The Stygian Johnson Gang is not finished yet! So what if I and my brother have been arrested? Do you know there’s still someone backing my brother up? None of you are able to touch this person!”
When Ryan heard that, there was a thought-provoking smile on Ryan’s refined face.
When Lana saw Ryan smiling, she thought the man was mocking her.
She gritted her teeth and clenched her fist as she yelled at the door, “Are all of you dead? Why did you let him in here? I don’t know him! Tell someone to kick him out now!”
She screeched hysterically, and instantly, someone opened the door before entering the room.
Lana knew the man. He was one of the Interpol people who arrested her that day.
Lana pointed at Ryan and yelled angrily, “Just how are you doing your job? Do I know this man? Did I agree to let him come visit me? Tell him to get out!”
After the man heard what Lana said, he roared at her with a stern look on his face. “Lana Johnson, stop yelling. You’re not in the Stygian Johnson Gang now.”
After he spoke, he looked at Ryan who was remaining silent. “This is the commissioner who’s going to interrogate you. It’s best if you cooperate with him, Lana Johnson.”
Lana’s expression changed, then she laughed. “What? Commissioner? What kind of commissioner is he? He’s just a nameless painter! What does he have aside from family money?”
Ryan was unperturbed when Lana laughed at him.
On the other hand, the man roared at her sternly. “This is the highest commander in Interpol. He’s responsible for the Stygian Johnson Gang’s case.”
Lana was completely stunned when she got that answer.
“W-What? You’re the highest commander in Interpol?”
She looked at Ryan with shock on her face. No matter which angle she looked at him from, he just looked like a soft-spoken and refined young master from a wealthy family.
However, she did not expect Ryan to hide this secret so well.
Ryan looked at the shocked Lana and said slowly, “So, can I start now?”
“…”
“Lana Johnson, there’s no point in resisting. We’ve already got our hands on the proof of Stygian Johnson Gang’s crimes. Plus, seeing as how you’ve killed two people, you’ll never get a chance to go back into society now.”
Looking at Ryan’s sharp eyes, Lana felt the feeling of defeat once again. However, she was still stubborn.
Ryan interrogated Lana for half an hour, but she denied all of the charges and requested a lawyer.
Technically speaking, she would have a chance to get a lawyer to defend her for every crime.
However, Ryan would not let Lana get the chance.
The moment he walked out of the custodial ward, his colleague received Kendrick’s phone call.
After speaking for a while, the man told Ryan, “He wants to know who are the people inside the Stygian Johnson Gang.”
Ryan nodded, to which the man nodded back to show that he understood.
Kendrick was sitting alone in the cafe as he basked in the light of the sunset. He looked at the people walking past the window before looking away slowly.
There was a flight ticket to somewhere far away next to the steaming coffee he had in front of him.
Suddenly, he heard a ding and saw someone walking upstairs after pushing the door of the cafe.
Not long ago, Kendrick had just finished talking to his colleagues from Interpol. His colleague told him that the commissioner who managed to get into the Stygian Johnson Gang would come to see him in the cafe now.
Kendrick looked at the stairs and saw the man who was now married to the love of his life—Ryan Jones.
Jealousy arose in his eyes, but he suppressed it quickly.
Kendrick stood up as he looked at Ryan who was approaching him. He was surprised, but at the same time, he remained calm. “I didn’t expect it to be you.”
Ryan smiled politely. “I thought you’d punch me in the face and teach me a lesson for stealing your favorite woman.”
Kendrick lowered his head. “She’s not my woman anymore. She’s your wife.”
Ryan did not fight back. Then, he sat down in front of Kendrick. “Why are you still here? You’ll be in trouble if you don’t get treatment soon.”
“There’s no way out. If I drag this on, it’ll only buy me some days to struggle on while I continue standing at death’s door, so I don’t need it.”
Kendrick had seen everything. He knew if Adam could not find a cure for the poison he created, then no one else could.
“I’ve asked someone to look for Adam Brown.” Ryan gave Kendrick some hope. Then, he lowered his head to see the ticket in front of Kendrick. “Are you going to leave Glendale?”
“I’ve arranged for what’ll happen after I die,” Kendrick said nonchalantly as if he was talking about something unrelated to him. “I wanted to ask you out to talk, but you’re already here.”
“Do you want to tell me something?” Ryan asked in a friendly and warm tone as usual.
Kendrick looked out of the window and lowered his bright eyes. “I don’t have any requests. I just hope that you’ll love her and take care of her. I hope you can give her the life I can’t give her.”
He turned his face away, not wanting anyone else aside from Niamh to see this side of him that was crying so weakly.
“I don’t expect you to treat the three children like you’re their father, but the least you can do is not let them feel any grievances, especially my daughter Lillian,” Kendrick said and looked at Ryan solemnly.
“Ryan, I hope you can agree to fulfill my last wish as their father.”
Ryan’s expression became grim after he heard what Kendrick said.
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.