She thought she was the most stubborn person on earth, but she did not expect the man she loved to be even more stubborn.
No, perhaps this was not stubbornness.
However, this was his last ounce of dignity as a man.
Niamh gave up on talking to him. She looked at the haggard man with red eyes and allowed her tears to fall freely. “Kendrick, I promise we’ll meet again in the next life to continue staying with each other for the rest of our lives.”
Kendrick smiled while feeling at ease. Then, he pulled Niamh gently into his broad arms. “Nia, the biggest satisfaction and happiness in my life was meeting you, loving you, and being missed by you.
“However, even if I die, I won’t die while being labeled as a murderer.” He let go of his arms and threw the remaining anti-toxoid test reagents into the trash before holding Niamh’s hand to leave.
“Kendrick, where are we going?” Niamh asked curiously.
Kendrick carried her all of a sudden and got onto the motorcycle. “Nia, we can’t be so passive, so we need to take action now.”
Kendrick was right. However, since Niamh had been restricted by Ryan for too long, she was a little lost. She did not know how to take action on her own accord and reclaim her sovereignty.
“Nia, hold on tight.” She heard Kendrick’s confident voice saying.
Niamh held onto him. “Kendrick, you were in so much pain just now. Can you still ride?”
“I wasn’t in pain because I was riding.” Kendrick knew his body.
“Then, what was it? Kendrick, can you tell me where you went and what you experienced in those six months?”
Kendrick was slightly taken aback when she mentioned this topic again.
He did not answer her. On the contrary, he turned the handle and started the bike.
…
Ryan indeed went back to Interpol’s headquarters. After talking to the higher-ups, he even told the leader of the bureau that Kendrick had committed murder in Glendale and that they should sack him. Other than that, he advised them to help the police in Glendale to arrest Kendrick as well.
The higher-ups said they would take note of this issue and gave Ryan the responsibility of capturing Kendrick.
Of course, Ryan was more than happy to do so.
This way, he would be able to get rid of Kendrick once and for all.
As long as he got rid of Kendrick, he would be able to do whatever he wanted to do with no worries.
After he left the headquarters, Ryan came to the Stygian Johnsons’ underground warehouse that was hidden in the most secretive part of F Country.
The door of the warehouse was password-protected, and the only people who knew the password were him and Yorick.
Yorick was dead, so he was the only person who knew about it now.
After Ryan went in, his eyes were filled with ambition and arrogance when he saw the items stacked neatly inside the warehouse. At this moment, he felt as if he had a trump card up his sleeve.
“Kendrick, did you think you could destroy the Stygian Johnsons after joining Interpol, becoming a spy among the Stygian Johnsons, and getting your hands on the evidence of the Johnson siblings’ crimes? You don’t even know who’s the true boss behind the Stygian Johnsons.”
Ryan smiled as he inspected the goods inside the warehouse before turning around to leave.
However, the moment he stepped out of the warehouse, he saw a human figure flashing past the corner of his eyes.
Ryan’s eyes darkened before he chased out to take a look. Under the night sky, he could vaguely see a tall figure flashing past his eyes.
“Kendrick?”
He guessed in disbelief, but he quickly tossed that thought aside.
It was impossible that it was Kendrick. If he entered F Country, Ryan would definitely get news about it.
Furthermore, the police were hunting him down now, so he would not have the guts to leave the country on a plane.
However, who could this be?
The figure was similar to Kendrick’s.
Ryan did not contemplate this question for too long. The most important task he had on hand right now was to get rid of Kendrick.
Currently, Ryan felt as if God was helping him after knowing that the stocks of Waldburg Corporation and Montgomery Enterprise were plummeting because of Kendrick’s crime. Kendrick’s reputation was not only ruined, but he was also currently a fugitive.
If Kendrick got sent to jail right now, it would make things difficult for him.
However, if Kendrick was a fugitive, then he would be able to execute him on the spot anytime he wanted.
…
In the middle of the night.
Niamh and Kendrick changed before coming to Glendale Hotel once again.
There were no police outside the room where Lana was murdered.
Kendrick looked around, and after making sure it was safe, he grabbed Niamh’s hand before going into the room.
“Kendrick, the door is locked. How are we going to get in?” Niamh was feeling worried when she saw Kendrick taking out a multipurpose key card to open the door.
Perhaps Lana lost too much blood that day, so even though a few days had passed, Niamh could still smell the stench of blood.
Niamh saw the spot where Lana died while looking at the winding trail of blood.
After closing the curtains, Kendrick turned on the lights to start looking for evidence with Niamh.
Niamh knew that Ryan was trying to frame Kendrick when he asked her to the cafe to take the reagents while calling Kendrick to come here to the hotel.
The staff who appeared all of a sudden was also arranged by Ryan.
Ryan had ordered some food to this room beforehand, so after Kendrick came in, the staff became a coincidental witness.
At the same time, the security cameras in the corridor were ‘not working’.
This man’s strategies were all meticulously planned. He had planned out every single detail precisely.
However, Niamh refused to believe that Ryan was able to execute this perfectly.
She took out the torchlight she brought along with her and looked carefully at the places around where Lana died.
Ryan had been here that day and interacted with Lana, so he must have left something or took away something.
However, something confused Niamh. “Kendrick, how did they get your fingerprints on the gun?”
“Easy. As long as Ryan had something I touched, then he would’ve been able to get my fingerprints. This wouldn’t be difficult for him.” Kendrick could see through all of it.
Niamh was baffled. “Why does he want to target you like this? I don’t think he wants to push you to a dead end because of me.”
“You might be one of the reasons, but not entirely.” Kendrick looked into Niamh’s confused eyes. His deep eyes were filled with calmness and confidence. “Even though Ryan looks as if he knows everything, there’s something he doesn’t know—my true identity in Interpol.”
Niamh was shocked when she heard that.
She wanted to know more about this, but she knew this was not the time.
When she turned around to look for more clues, the light of her torch landed on the wall.
“Kendrick, look.” Niamh pointed at the wall. “Is that ‘RJ’ on the wall? Lana must have scratched it with her nails!”
“Lana’s blood is on it and if we run some tests, then we can know if it’s a message Lana left before she died. Ryan Jones, it’s him indeed!”
Niamh was furious, but at the same time, her heart was breaking for Kendrick.
Kendrick spotted the letters on the wall as well, so he took a photo of it with his phone.
“Kendrick, Ryan won’t be able to get away with this now that we have this evidence. Let’s go to the police.”
“No.” Kendrick stopped her. “This is not enough. Plus, Ryan is sly, so he’s definitely able to get away with this.”
Kendrick grabbed Niamh’s hand.
“Nia, we can’t stay here for too long. Let’s go.” Kendrick switched off the lights and opened the curtains to restore everything back to how it was before they came in.
Niamh felt a knot in her heart. She found such important evidence yet still could not pin this on Ryan!
No.
She could not let a devil like Ryan run free! She could not let Kendrick become the scapegoat for this!
An idea appeared in Niamh’s head.
After they got out of the room, she followed Kendrick to the stairs. After a while, she grabbed him. “Kendrick, I have a plan to make Ryan admit that he’s the one who killed Lana.”
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.