“What’s wrong with her? Sean, what’s wrong with Eveline?”
Sean hurriedly held Eloise’s shoulders and gently soothed her. “It’s okay. Eveline is okay. She’s just asleep, don’t worry.”
Eloise glanced at Kendrick suspiciously. “Is that true?”
Kendrick spoke cooperatively, “It’s true. I’ll take Eveline back to her room for her to get some rest. I’ll ask her to look for you after she wakes up.”
Eloise nodded. “Then hurry up and take Eveline to bed. Let her have a good rest.”
Although she could not recognize the woman Kendrick was holding in his arms to be her baby girl whom she talked about every day, her consideration and concern for Niamh was still evident.
After Kendrick carried Niamh to bed, he called his colleagues to ask about Ryan’s situation.
The colleague who was waiting outside the operating theatre informed him of the latest situation. “The bullet hit him pretty close to the heart and he has lost a lot of blood. I’m afraid the situation is not looking too optimistic.”
Kendrick furrowed his eyebrows when he heard the words. “Why did you shoot him? I was confident that I could make Ryan let my wife go.”
“The police saw that your wife and Ryan seemed to be in a dispute and Ryan looked as if he wanted to forcibly take your wife away. In order to ensure the safety of the hostage and also since Ryan was a wanted criminal, they opened fire.”
Kendrick did not say anything anymore after knowing this.
In fact, he had already thought about it at the time. He was ready to explain to Ryan about the grievances from the previous generations. When that happened, Ryan would naturally release Niamh.
However, he did not expect the police to fire.
Ryan was still in the emergency room and his chance of survival was slim.
Kendrick’s gaze landed on the woman who was asleep on the bed and his eyes softened.
‘Nia, you must’ve been so frightened at the time.
‘A living person just collapsed in front of you like that.
‘It must’ve been triggering.’
Kendrick stayed by Niamh’s side for a while when suddenly, he saw Sean walking to the door of the room. He called out to him softly, “Let Eveline rest. Kendrick, come out for a bit.”
After Kendrick put the blanket on Niamh, he walked out of the room quietly.
Sean asked straightforwardly, “Is Eveline really okay? Has Ryan been caught?”
Recalling the scene not long ago, Kendrick frankly told him, “Ryan wanted to take Eveline away forcibly. The police were worried about Eveline’s safety, so they shot Ryan. It’s currently unsure whether he’ll make it or not. He’s being rescued in the hospital now.”
Sean was surprised, but he was more concerned about Niamh’s situation. “Could it be that Eveline fainted because she saw Ryan getting shot in front of her?”
Kendrick nodded sadly. “I’m guessing so.”
“Ryan Jones!” Sean said resentfully, his eyes full of worry. “Eveline isn’t in the best state of mind now but she received such a scare as well! We don’t know if her condition will deteriorate after she wakes up.”
Kendrick was also very worried about this.
When he was trying to comfort Sean, Eloise hurried over. “Kendrick!”
Seeing Eloise’s panicked face, Kendrick was puzzled. “Why are you so anxious?”
“Is Ryan dead? Is it true?” Eloise said in a hurry, “Was it you who shot him in the heart? Is it true?”
Upon hearing this, Kendrick asked calmly, “Where did you hear this?”
“Just now, a friend of mine called and told me. I watched the video that’s going viral on the internet and the man who fell to the ground was really Ryan!”
Kendrick did not expect that the situation at that time would be photographed by tourists and passersby who then uploaded the content to the internet. He also did not expect that they would think that he was the one who shot Ryan.
Kendrick took a look at the video circulating on the internet and also read the comments left by the netizens.
Many people believed that Kendrick shot Ryan for Niamh.
Others even ridiculed the love triangle between them.
Kendrick furrowed his eyebrows tightly after he saw that. He could ignore them thinking that he was the one who shot Ryan, but he could not tolerate them adding a third party to the two-way relationship between him and Niamh.
They only had each other in this relationship.
“You should take care of Eveline. I need to take care of some things,” Kendrick said, walking to the door.
However, as soon as he walked to the living room, he saw the maids blocking two people while stopping them helplessly. “Sir, madam, please don’t do this. Mr. Waldburg won’t—”
“Kendrick Waldburg, get out of here now!”
The man’s furious voice came from the hallway harshly.
Kendrick raised his eyes to see the people who had barged in and instantly understood their intentions.
He signaled the maids to go on with their business and then said in a light tone, “If you have time, you should go to the hospital and not come here to expose your low IQs.”
“What? Kendrick, you killed Rye and you still dare to pretend that it has nothing to do with you?! Kendrick, let me tell you, I’ll never let Rye die like this without doing anything about it!” Mrs. Jones cursed with tears in her eyes, looking extremely distressed.
Mr. Jones was also furious as he gritted his teeth. “Kendrick, even if our Rye really killed the woman named Lana Johnson, it should be the police convicting him! Who are you to shoot Rye just like that?
“Do the Waldburgs have a habit of persecuting the Joneses? Not only did you people kill my dad, but now you even killed my son!”
Kendrick furrowed his eyebrows as indignation appeared in his eyes. He emphasized with a serious expression, “No matter in the past, present, or future, the Waldburgs have never harmed anyone.”
He looked imposing with his eyes looking magnanimous.
“I will only say this once. The death of the old master has nothing to do with my grandfather. If Ryan really dies from this gunshot, then he only has himself to blame and it has nothing to do with others.”
“Y-You’re actually saying that our Rye is the one to blame?!” Mrs. Jones could not accept this. Out of frustration, she pushed the blame to someone else. “You and that Eveline Montgomery are clearly the ones who killed our Rye! Eveline is a fickle woman who played with our Rye’s feelings. You’re even more hateful. In order to vent for that woman, you shot Rye to death!
“Kendrick, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because the Waldburgs are the number one family in Glendale. I’ll definitely seek justice for Rye!”
“Do you even know what justice is?” Kendrick was enraged all of a sudden.
Mrs. Jones’ words seemed to have triggered something in him.
She could berate him all she wanted, but she just had to involve Niamh.
His deep eyes froze over immediately and coldness swirled in his eyes. “It was your son who approached my wife with an ulterior motive from the beginning. My wife treated him as a friend, but what did he do? He was just using her for revenge!
“Nia was a healthy, imposing, and confident person. Now, she has been turned into a half-witted fool by your son. Who do you think you are to stand here and blame my wife?
“Let me also tell you this. Even if Ryan really dies, this matter will not be over. Nia has suffered so many injuries and torment that I want the Joneses to pay the price!”
After Kendrick finished warning them, he strode toward the door.
His impeccably strong aura stunned both Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
“Hmph, you still have the cheek to criticize him so violently?” Karen sneered, “Your son killed someone and pushed the blame to my son, even causing my daughter-in-law to be in the state she’s in now. We didn’t even ask you to settle accounts, but you came to us first? Kendrick is right. Your son is the one to blame if he really kicks the bucket!”
“You…”
Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ faces were green with anger. Flames of anger were burning inside their chests.
However, when they suddenly recalled what Kendrick had just said, the couple turned around in a hurry.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones also followed after Kendrick when they saw that he was about to drive away.
“Rye might still be alive! If we follow him, we’ll definitely know where Rye is now!”
Kendrick knew that Mr. and Mrs. Jones were following behind him, but he did not want to bother about them. As such, he drove straight to the hospital where Ryan was undergoing surgery.
When he arrived, the red light in the operating theatre just went out and the surgeon stepped out.
Kendrick glanced at Mr. and Mrs. Jones who were following him before striding forward and asking the doctor, “What’s the situation of the person who was shot? Can he still be saved?”
After hearing Kendrick’s question, Mr. and Mrs. Jones felt as if something was clenching at their hearts tightly. It was getting difficult for them to breathe.
In the next second, they saw the chief of surgery shaking his head helplessly. “The bullet was taken out, but the injury is serious. He has been transferred to the ICU now. If he can wake up, then there’s still hope, but the probability is very small.”
After listening to what the doctor said, Mrs. Jones was stunned for a second. Then, she wailed in pain. “Rye!”
With tears streaming down her face, she suddenly raised her finger to Kendrick. “Kendrick Waldburg, you murderer! You’ll die a horrible death! Eveline Montgomery will also die a horrible death! Your whole family will die horrible deaths!”
Mrs. Jones cursed viciously.
Hearing this, Kendrick instantly raised his eyebrows. When he was about to warn her, Mrs. Jones seemed to be overstimulated and suddenly passed out.
Kendrick suppressed his anger before walking to one side to make a call.
He blocked all of the videos that were being spread on the internet and handled all the comments mentioning Niamh.
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.