“Nia, there are several wounds on your body that can’t get in contact with water. Do you want me to go in and help you?” Kendrick asked worriedly, but he did not hear Niamh’s answer aside from the sound of running water.
“Nia,” he called out again, but still, he did not get a response.
Kendrick was worried. He was afraid that Niamh had fainted or something might have happened in the bathroom. As such, he opened the door and rushed in without hesitating.
Niamh was drying her body when she turned her head curiously upon hearing movements behind her. All of a sudden, she saw Kendrick with a nervous expression appearing in front of her eyes.
She was stunned, and the towel she was holding in her hand fell to the ground. In that instant, warmth started crawling from the base of her ears to her cheeks.
However, Kendrick was more concerned about Niamh’s physical condition at the moment. He walked straight to her and took her hand. “Nia, are you okay? Why didn’t you respond when I called out to you?”
Niamh pulled her hand back, her expression changing drastically. “Y-You…”
Her small face turned red immediately as she turned to grab the bath towel. However, since she was in a hurry, she forgot about the injury on the sole of her foot. After stepping heavily on the ground, she shuddered in pain.
“Ah.” Niamh gasped in pain.
Kendrick dashed behind Niamh to support her shoulders with both hands.
The moment he touched Niamh’s skin, Kendrick’s heart started racing. It was as if he had only realized his current situation now.
He had barged in when she was completely naked.
If it was before, of course, there would be no problem.
However, Niamh was treating him as a stranger now.
Worried that Niamh would react excessively, Kendrick immediately let go of her after stabilizing her.
“Nia, I’ll be waiting for you outside. Scream for me if you need anything.” Kendrick hurriedly left for fear of making Niamh unhappy.
However, after he exited the bathroom, his heartbeat became more excited. Plus, the blood in his whole body seemed to be ignited as it began to boil.
“Kendrick Waldburg, what are you thinking about at this time?!” he scolded himself and forced himself to stop thinking about it, but he could not get rid of what he just saw in his mind.
As his heartbeat sped up wildly, Niamh’s soft voice came from the bathroom.
“Can you come in for a bit?”
Kendrick thought he had heard it wrong, but soon after, he heard Niamh calling him again.
“Are you there?” she asked. There was no longer the sound of running water coming from inside, so her voice was particularly clear.
“You said you’ll be keeping watch at the door, but now you’re not answering me when I’m calling you, you liar.”
Niamh’s complaints fell into Kendrick’s ears.
He never knew that he would be so happy even after being accused of being a liar.
Kendrick did not hesitate anymore. He opened the bathroom door again and walked straight in.
Niamh had finished showering and was wearing a loose bathrobe while sitting on the edge of the bathtub.
There was still some lingering mist that had not dissipated in the bathroom. Under the hazy mist, Niamh’s red face that was covered with water droplets looked like an untainted lotus as it beautifully reflected in Kendrick’s pupils.
Kendrick would be lying if he said he was not moved, but he could only endure it at this moment.
Seeing Kendrick staring at herself intently, Niamh slowly stretched out her foot. “The wound is bleeding. Can you bandage it for me?”
She did not pursue the incident of Kendrick barging into the bathroom just now. Instead, she was even calmly speaking to him.
Kendrick squatted and gently lifted Niamh’s foot to see that the gauze wrapped around the wound was soaked. In addition to that, the gauze was also stained with blood.
He picked Niamh up in his arms and walked out without hesitating for even a second.
Niamh was picked up unexpectedly, so she instinctively wrapped her arms around Kendrick’s neck.
She raised her indignant eyes to look at him all of a sudden. When she was just about to reprimand him, she was a little stunned when she saw the firm and graceful outline of Kendrick’s jaw.
At this angle, the line of his side profile seemed familiar.
The dissatisfaction in Niamh’s eyes immediately disappeared, and she involuntarily tightened her arms around him.
Kendrick carried Niamh onto the bed in the bedroom. Then, he brought over a small first aid kit to treat Niamh’s wounds before redressing it.
During the process, he was very cautious as he did not want to hurt Niamh.
When he was done, Kendrick gently took Niamh’s foot and suddenly bowed his head to press his lips to her foot.
Niamh widened her beautiful eyes in surprise. When she wanted to retract her feet, Kendrick had already let go of her.
He squatted in front of her and raised those nice amber eyes of his.
Those eyes were filled with piety and affection as they stared straight into Niamh’s eyes.
Niamh seemed to be stunned by this gaze. She was staring blankly at the man as he slowly approached her.
He was satisfied as she was not resisting him anymore. He planted a kiss on the center of her forehead.
“Nia,” Kendrick called Niamh’s name out and sat down beside her.
“Yeah.” Niamh could not help but reply.
He did not expect Niamh to respond to him so tamely, hence Kendrick was a little overjoyed.
His warm palms stroked her flushed cheeks before he softly said, “Nia, I know you have suffered a lot during this time and you’ve been waiting for me. You’ve been waiting for me to save you and take you home, but I was late.”
As Kendrick said that, his eyebrows started to furrow.
He was feeling sorry for his Nia.
However, at this moment, Kendrick could not stop the affection from filling in his eyes as he looked at the obedient Niamh who was focused on listening to him.
“Nia, I missed you so much.”
His low magnetic voice somewhat bewitchingly passed through Niamh’s ears like a summer night breeze.
Niamh stood still as if she was caught in a trance as she watched the handsome face slowly approach.
Kendrick tentatively pecked Niamh on the lips, and just as he expected, Niamh did not dodge him.
Kendrick’s heart rate started to get irregular. He grabbed Niamh’s waist and kissed her again.
With her eyes wide open, Niamh let Kendrick take over without a hint of resistance.
Kendrick felt a little happy that Niamh was submissive to him.
He could feel something. Maybe Niamh did not remember what kind of person Kendrick was, but Niamh still had feelings for him through contact. Therefore, she did not resist him as much as before.
Kendrick lay down with Niamh in his arms. He pulled the belt of Niamh’s bathrobe, but she suddenly pulled away from him.
He opened his eyes to see her looking flustered, and her eyes were full of panic.
“Nia, what’s the matter?” He stroked her cheek worriedly.
Niamh broke free from his arms. “What am I doing? What the hell am I doing?” she asked herself in confusion before jumping out of bed and running to the door. “Kendrick, I’m going to Kendrick! Kendrick!”
“Nia.”
Kendrick immediately tried to catch up with her. He was upset about why he could not help himself. If he had not done that to Niamh, she would not be reacting the way she was now.
‘Why did I provoke her at such a time?’
Kendrick hated himself for it.
Niamh was about to run to the door and leave when Kendrick suddenly felt a pang in his heart. It was suffocating him.
He could feel the poison taking effect in his body again.
“Nia.”
Kendrick struggled toward the entrance. He tried to grab her and keep her here, but his physical condition would not allow it.
Niamh was provoked by Kendrick’s behavior earlier. Now, she just wanted to find Kendrick—the man who could make her feel secure.
However, just as her hand touched the doorknob, she heard a thump behind her.
Niamh paused and looked back to see Kendrick on the ground.
She immediately withdrew her hand that was about to turn the doorknob.
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.