Ryan tossed his phone aside and raised his eyes. It was as if he was looking down on everything on earth.
“Rye, I—”
“Mr. Jones. From now onward, call me Mr. Jones,” he interrupted coldly, glancing at the lady standing beside him. “Got it?”
“But, Rye…” The lady still intended to act coquettishly, but after seeing Ryan’s expression that suddenly turned dark, she quickly corrected herself. “Mister… Mr. Jones.”
Ryan felt satisfied but did not raise his gaze. “Spit it out. You keep asking me to come here, so what’s the reason?”
The lady heard Ryan and quickly got down to her knees beside him. She raised her eyes to look at the man who was sitting before her, looking all tall and mighty. She then spoke with a sorrowful look, “It’s nothing much, Rye. I mean, Mr. Jones. Actually, a lot of time has passed by but I still can’t let go of you.”
Ryan smirked and looked at Naomi who was squatting beside him.
“Are you sure you’re still unable to let go of me? I’m guessing it’s my fortune that you’re reluctant to let go of, right?”
“No, it’s not true, Rye. I really love you! Initially, when I saw Eveline and you getting so close, I thought of teaching her a lesson out of jealousy. But I didn’t expect to land myself into trouble in the end.” Naomi sobbed while putting on a remorseful expression.
“Rye, I know that I was wrong. Taking into consideration that we used to date each other, please give me another chance. I really love you. No matter how other people will look at us or how they’ll curse you, I won’t be bothered. To me, you’re always so perfect!”
As Naomi was talking, she got all excited and attempted to reach out to grab Ryan’s hand.
Ryan suddenly evaded and looked at her with disgust apparent on his face. “You stalked me, tracked down the villa’s location, and claimed that you want to look for me. You followed me all the way here just to tell me you still love me?”
Naomi quickly got up and walked behind Ryan, her eyes gleaming with admiration. She said, “Rye, please give me a second chance. Let’s start all over again, okay? No matter what’s going to happen in the future, I still hope to be with you!”
Naomi expressed her determination. “Eveline doesn’t even like you at all. She’ll only be a burden to you if you let her stay by your side. But I’m different from her. I’m willing to do anything as long it’s for your good.”
Ryan spun around and stared at Naomi who was looking forward to his reply.
“Then, I want you to help me out with something right now. To prove how much you love me.”
He inched a step nearer to Naomi and stated his request.
After listening to Ryan’s request, Naomi was dumbfounded. She did not expect Ryan to make such a request in order to prove her love for him.
“What’s wrong? You can’t do it?” He chuckled, then added impatiently, “Then get out of my sight if you can’t do it.”
Seeing that Ryan was about to leave, Naomi quickly caught up to him and yanked his arm forcefully. “I can do it, Rye! I’ll do it!”
Ryan was a man with an obsession with cleanliness. To him, Naomi was a very dirty existence, so her touching him made him angrier.
Just when he was on the brink of being infuriated, one of the servants who was serving Niamh came running to him anxiously. “It’s not good, Master.”
Ryan’s expression darkened. “What happened?”
The servant did not know how she should put it into words. “I think you should go and look with your own eyes!”
Ryan’s heart was pumping hard when he saw the maid being all anxious.
He was worried that something might have happened to Niamh. He shoved Naomi’s hand away and sprinted to the bedroom.
However, as soon as he entered the bedroom, there was a loud bang and a vase was suddenly smashed beside his leg.
Slivers of the broken vase pieces almost had slit his face, but Ryan did not dodge.
He stepped right on the pieces of the broken vase and walked into the room.
Niamh was standing by the floor-to-ceiling window. The dishes served by the maids were all scattered on the floor while fresh blood was dripping down beside Niamh’s leg. The blood came from her finger.
Nevertheless, she did not move an inch and kept standing under the blazing sunlight of summer like a noble statue.
“Get out,” Ryan ordered both the maids.
Despite him blurting out icy cold comments, he had a warm expression on her face. It was rather contradicting.
The maids did not delay any further and quickly ran out.
Naomi had followed after Ryan, but before she could even have a look at what was going on in the room, the maids were hurriedly running out and closed the door shut.
“What’s going on inside? What did that woman, Eveline, do?” Naomi asked out of curiosity.
The maids just looked at Naomi and got down to their knees to clean up the pieces of the broken vase at the doorway.
Naomi clenched her teeth and glared at the door that was closed shut, feeling dissatisfied. She changed her mind and thought back to the request Ryan mentioned earlier. It made her heart tremble. She gradually raised her hand and touched her face, then slowly, a wicked smile was plastered on her face…
In the room.
Ryan sauntered to Niamh’s side.
He saw that she was injured by the shards from the broken vase. Her finger was still bleeding. He stretched out his hand to grab hers. Niamh immediately retrieved her hand to evade him.
“Don’t touch me,” she said each word with a domineering vibe.
Ryan’s deep eyes became dark. He attempted for the second time and grabbed Niamh’s wrist by force.
While Niamh was trying to evade, she raised her hand and slapped Ryan’s face.
“Ryan, I don’t want to see you.” Niamh felt disgusted and pushed him away, then walked to the doorway of the room.
Ryan saw Niamh’s figure that was leaving him. Just when she was about to open the door and head outside, he went over and suddenly grasped her hand. He pulled her back to him, pressing her against the wall.
Niamh wanted to escape, but she did not have the strength to do so. Both her hands were being grasped tightly in Ryan’s hands.
“I’ve said it before. Don’t make me angry.” Ryan’s icy stare was fixed on Niamh’s eyes.
“You’re the one who’s making me angry.” Niamh looked straight back at him with an indifferent look. “Listen up, Ryan, no matter what you do, I’ll never change my mind and my perseverance.”
“So you’d rather let yourself bleed than accept my kind offer?” Ryan’s eyes seemed to be glistening with dissatisfaction.
Niamh turned around disdainfully, not willing to look at Ryan.
Ryan slowly inched closer while staring at her mesmerizing side profile. He attempted to kiss Niamh, but after he saw disgust in her eyes, it made him feel unpleasant.
Niamh was strong, like a plum blossom as she was not even fazed by Ryan’s existence.
“Do you know why I hate Kendrick so much? Do you also know what place this is?” Ryan’s tone seemed to have softened. Seeing that Niamh was still ignoring him, he extended his hand and grabbed her chin, forcing her to face him.
As they were inches apart, Ryan could even sniff out the fragrance on Niamh’s body. He admitted that it made his heartbeat racing.
At the end of the day, he was still defeated by his own affection for her.
“Eveline, there’s still a long time ahead. As long as I stop you from meeting Kendrick again in this lifetime, you’ll slowly become mine.”
Niamh raised her gaze when she heard Ryan’s comment and saw the gleam in his sparkling eyes that was expressing his urge to conquer her.
‘He’s really stubborn.’
Suddenly, Ryan grabbed Niamh’s finger that was bleeding.
She tried to pull back, not wanting Ryan to grasp her too tightly. He then lowered his head and sealed his lips over her injury that was still bleeding, as if he was trying to tend to her injury.
“What are you doing?” Niamh was feeling restless as she summoned her remaining force to push Ryan aside.
Ryan gently licked the bloodstain with his lip. The taste of the fresh blood from her fingertips put a satisfactory smile on his fair face, making him look almost devilish.
Niamh had never seen such a smile and it gave her chills throughout her body.
Ryan’s smile got wider when he noticed the fear in her eyes.
“I thought that you’re fearless, but it turns out there are times when you’re afraid as well.” He inched closer to her, and each step that he took made Niamh grow more resistant to him. “Your blood is very precious, have you forgotten? That’s why it’s best if you take good care of yourself.”
Niamh glanced at Ryan. She could no longer read what was going on in his mind.
Ryan was not concerned about Niamh’s orbs that were glittering with curiosity. He leaned forward to kiss her face, but Niamh got away from him. Ryan did not manage to touch her and just managed to sniff the fragrance emanating from her hair.
He pursed his lips, and his eyes seemed calm. “Have your wound bandaged and eat well. In another two days, I’ll bring you over to meet two people. I believe you’ll be thrilled to meet these two people.”
Niamh spun around, ignoring Ryan. She did not wish to face him.
Ryan did not stay much longer. He opened the door and ordered the servants to deliver a first aid kit and meal over to Niamh. He also told them to get the room cleaned up.
As Ryan looked out the window, his lips twitched.
‘No one’s going to find this place, and no one can stop me from obtaining the ultimate victory.’
…
Kendrick boarded the plane and headed to Y Country. He was unable to calm himself.
That was because up to that point, he was still unable to figure out the location in Y Country where Ryan had brought Niamh to.
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.