“Yeah, I want to dominate everyone. If you have what it takes, then be like me.”
“Eveline, you…” Naomi was apoplectic with rage and reached out to grab Niamh’s hand that was holding a fork.
Niamh was able to struggle a little, but perhaps it was due to the two injections, so she did not have the strength to fight back.
Naomi noticed that Niamh was weak. She smirked and took the opportunity to hit Niamh on her face. “B*tch!”
“Let go of her!”
Ryan’s roar was heard coming from the entrance. Chills were sent down Naomi’s spine as she quickly retrieved her hand.
Niamh was drained. She wanted to raise her hand to the wall to help herself up, but Ryan sprinted to her and helped her.
She evaded him, feeling disgusted. “Don’t touch me.”
Naomi looked at the scene with an unpleasant look. “Rye, look at her attitude. She doesn’t even love you! You’re perfect, so why bother lowering your standards to go for a lady who has been married, given birth to children, and slept with another man?!”
“Shut up!” Ryan got infuriated. “Get out of here!”
“Rye…”
“Get lost!”
“…”
Naomi dared not speak another word as she was afraid making Ryan angry would land her in trouble. She had no choice but to leave the scene.
Ryan took in a deep breath and composed himself. He looked at Niamh who had a stony expression. “Eveline, stop opposing. You’d better listen to me. Or else, you’ll never be able to meet the two people I want you to meet.”
Niamh glanced at Ryan coldly, then spun around. “I won’t meet anyone. I only want to go home.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to meet these two people?” Ryan spoke in a suspicious tone, “I think you’ll regret it if you don’t meet these two people.”
‘It seems like Ryan is serious about it.’
Niamh looked at the confident man with a puzzled look.
However, Niamh did not know anyone in Y Country. How would it be possible that she would regret it if she did not meet with those two people?
“Do you think I’m lying to you?” Ryan noticed Niamh was doubting him. Ryan suddenly placed his hand into his pocket and took out an item. “Do you still remember what this is?”
Niamh glanced over at the item and saw that there was a jade bracelet in Ryan’s hands. Her expression changed for the worst.
She went up to Ryan and took the bracelet.
Touching the cold bracelet made her feel as if she could suddenly smell a certain someone’s scent.
“Mom…”
Niamh quickly snapped out of it and looked at the words carved on the bracelet, absent-minded. She confirmed that it was Eloise’s bracelet!
It was Sean’s wedding gift to Elosie during their marriage. Hence, for so many years, Eloise never took off the bracelet from her hand.
Niamh held onto the bracelet tightly and was astonished. Her eyes reddened.
“What’s the meaning behind this, Ryan?” she asked, her tone becoming anxious. “Why do you have my mom’s bracelet? Why?!
“The two people you want me to meet. Who are they?!” she asked desperately, grasping Ryan’s arm.
She had an idea in her mind, but she dared not even think about it.
‘I really don’t dare to think about it.’
Ryan lifted his hand and wiped off the tears around Niamh’s eyes. He brushed away the hair over her ears. “As long you heed my instructions, I’ll give you a surprise.”
‘Surprise…’
Niamh’s heart was thumping hard. She glanced at Ryan’s arrogant and confident smile, clenching her fists.
At that moment, Adam appeared.
He brought another needle and was walking over to her.
Niamh wanted to reject, but the words Ryan spoke earlier flashed in her mind.
She wanted to meet those two people.
Even though Ryan did not specify who those two people were, she somehow could figure out their identities.
Ryan noticed Niamh’s change of heart.
This time, Niamh did not show any signs of opposing. She gave full cooperation and stretched out her arm.
Adam was flustered, wondering what Ryan told Niamh that made her so tame.
As he thought to himself, he injected the contents in the syringe into Niamh’s arm.
As the icy cold liquid seeped through her layers of skin till her bone marrow, Niamh did not let out a shriek and endured the suffering.
“Ryan, can you tell me now what you’re injecting me with?” she asked. Her gaze was still gleaming with determination.
Ryan placed both his hands into his pockets and lifted his eyes to look out the window. “Do you know anything about hypnosis?”
‘Hypnosis?’
Niamh thought of Cathy.
Back then, Cathy had used hypnosis on Kendrick.
‘So, this reagent is the same as hypnosis? It can disrupt one’s feelings?’
Ryan spun around and looked at Niamh, smiling. “You’re right. It’s almost like what you’re thinking.”
Niamh quickly got up, unable to bear with the thought that her mind would one day be in Ryan’s control.
“Ryan, you’re mad!”
“Yes, I’m mad.”
Ryan smiled and agreed with Niamh’s comment.
“I can tell you this clearly. Slowly, your mind will be just like a newborn baby’s—blank. Your memories will all be wiped off. In the end, be it your world or your senses, I’m the only one who’ll feel real to you.”
Niamh looked at the man who was speaking, astonished. “Ryan, do you think you’re able to get me with this? What’s the point of it?”
“As I said before, I don’t care about the process. All I care about is the result.”
He curled his lips. His smile remained devilish, and one could not grasp his thoughts.
Once again, Niamh felt lethargic, but she tried her best to open her eyes.
If she had known that this reagent would wipe off her memories, she would not have behaved tamely like what she did earlier.
‘But, Dad, Mom…’
Sean and Eloise’s faces were reflected in Niamh’s mind. She had no idea whether Ryan was lying to her or not, but she knew she needed to give it a shot.
‘But Kendrick, how could I forget about you?
‘No, I’ll never let myself forget you. Never…’
In the end, Niamh still passed out. Ryan carried her to the bed and gently covered her with a blanket.
“How many more doses needed before we are able to wipe off her memories?” Ryan asked Adam.
“It all depends on her determination.”
Ryan was not satisfied with Adam’s answer, but he did not have any other options.
Ryan stepped out of the room and saw Naomi standing by the doorway. His emotionless, murderous gaze was fixed on her.
“I shot the previous lady who kept pestering and giving Niamh trouble to death. Do you want to give it a try as well, the experience of having a bullet pierce through your heart?”
Naomi could feel a chill crawling from her toes upward.
She knew Ryan was talking about Lana.
He was the one who shot Lana to death.
Back then, when she was with Ryan, she could only sense that Ryan was a gentleman who always behaved elegantly and was polite to others.
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.