“Your hair is also a part of your body. I’m unwilling to harm even a hair of yours and he cut it just like that. Nia, I know you’re kind, but I’ll never forgive that person.”
As he said that, Kendrick lowered his gaze and a deep apology appeared in his eyes.
“Back then, I had hurt you so deeply as well. I also thought that I wasn’t worthy of your forgiveness. However, I was selfish in hoping that you’d give me another chance. Nia, you’ve suffered too much in your life.”
“But meeting Kendrick is the sweetest thing in my life,” Niamh smiled and said. This sentence healed the desolation and regret in Kendrick’s heart instantly.
‘Nia, to be honest, meeting you is the sweetest and luckiest thing in my life.
‘However, I only knew to appreciate and protect you when it was too late.’
After they left the hospital, Kendrick wanted to take Niamh to the kindergarten to pick the children up. However, the moment they got into the car, he got a call from his colleague from Interpol.
Hence, he brought Niamh to Interpol’s branch in Glendale.
Ryan was the true boss of the Stygian Johnson Gang and they had proof that he was the one who shot and killed Lana. However, they still had no progress regarding one thing and it was Ryan’s secret base in Glendale. They had no idea where it was, and this was also one of the important pieces of evidence they needed to convict him.
Kendrick recalled how Felipe was the Stygian Johnson Gang’s rival in F Country back then. They dreaded the other party becoming better than them, so he thought that Felipe might know something about this.
However, after Felipe knew the truth about his parents’ death, he vanished.
Before Felipe left Waldburg Manor, Niamh had asked him what he wanted to do. However, he only told Niamh one sentence. He said he was going to repent for his sins and said that Cathy would know what he was going to do.
However, Cathy was dead.
Niamh and him were unable to guess Cathy’s thoughts and feelings.
On the way home, Niamh sat in the car as her thoughts started to wander. “Cathy was such a great girl.”
Kendrick held Niamh’s hand. “Don’t think about the sad things.”
Niamh sighed in remorse. “It would be great if Cathy could be as lucky as I was back then. I know Felipe regretted this and he was upset to only realize the person he loved was Cathy when it was too late and Cathy had already…”
“Nia.”
“Yeah.” Niamh knew Kendrick was concerned about her. “I’m fine. I just feel pity when I think about Cathy. If she’s still alive, she would be so happy…”
After she sighed, the car stopped in front of the red light.
Niamh looked over to the crosswalk in front of them nonchalantly. However, in that instant, she thought she saw a familiar figure.
She was unsure, so she looked closer. However, the person in her vision was gone in a blink of an eye. It was as if what she saw just now was merely an illusion.
Kendrick was about to start the car when he noticed Niamh’s strange expression.
“Nia, what’s wrong?”
“I-I think I saw Cathy.” Niamh looked outside the car in a daze.
After Kendrick heard that, he looked over to where she was looking. However, there was not a familiar face as far as he could see.
Then, when the light turned green, the car behind them started urging them.
“Nia, did you really see Cathy?” Kendrick wanted to stop the car and go look for her around the place with Niamh.
In order to prove that it was not an illusion, Niamh got out of the car with Kendrick. However, after they looked around, they did not see anything.
Niamh recalled the face she saw in just a glimpse. Suddenly, she started chuckling helplessly.
“How could I forget that Cathy was disfigured? She didn’t look like how she used to in the end. But what I saw just now was a face with Cathy’s features. I must be seeing things.”
Niamh lowered her gaze while feeling a sense of loss. Then, she returned to the car with Kendrick.
After he started the car, Niamh looked at the door of a florist not far away from them. A woman with short hair and a thin body was turning around before walking forward with a bouquet of yellow roses. There was also a little boy and a little girl following behind her.
Niamh felt her heart aching when she saw the back of this figure.
‘Cathy, do you know that the woman Felipe loves has always been you this entire time?
‘If you could feel it, I guess you wouldn’t feel so remorseful anymore, right?’
Niamh pondered about this and sat in the car absent-mindedly as they drove back to Waldburg Manor.
After Kendrick stopped the car, he went over to open the door for Niamh considerately before holding her hand and walking into the house.
However, after they got to the entrance, Niamh and Kendrick saw a man sitting on the sofa in the living room at the same time. The man looked extremely familiar from the back.
Niamh was shocked as she looked at Kendrick. “Kendrick, I’m not seeing this wrongly, right?”
“I don’t think you’re seeing things.” Kendrick gave an affirmative answer. His gaze once again fell on the back of the man not far away.
This figure used to be so familiar to him, so he would not see it wrongly.
However…
Kendrick took Niamh’s hand and walked in. Old Master Waldburg suddenly got up from the other side of the sofa. He looked at Kendrick and said with surprise, “Kendrick, look who’s back!”
After the old master said that, the man who was sitting with his back to them slowly stood up, tall and straight.
Then, he turned around. His once gentlemanly and elegant face looked more mature and calmer now.
He and Niamh looked at each other. Then, he smiled slightly before turning his gaze to Kendrick’s body.
Seeing Kendrick’s short, flax-colored hair and his pupils that were close to the color of amber, the man seemed surprised.
“I knew you wouldn’t die a long time ago. It’s just that I haven’t seen you for so long and you even changed your image.” Felipe’s tone was very calm and there was mischief between his words.
“It has been so long, so a lot of things have happened and there were a lot of changes around here, including you.” Kendrick grabbed Niamh’s shoulder intimately and walked in front of Felipe. Then, he showed a friendly smile. “Welcome home.”
Then, Felipe gave a warm smile. “Thanks.”
After he said that, his eyes landed on Niamh’s face.
Even though he knew Felipe did not feel that way about Niamh anymore, Kendrick still could not help but say in jealousy, “Do you not know my wife anymore, uncle?”
Felipe could sense Kendrick’s jealousy from his words. He smiled lightly, his eyes still on Niamh’s flawless and stunning face.
“Eveline, do you still remember me?” Felipe asked. He knew because he saw a lot of gossip about Niamh online.
Some of them said she had become stupid while some said she had gone insane. Plus, more people were saying that she could not remember anything that happened to her in the past anymore.
However, Felipe showed up just in time.
Some of the rumors online were true and some were false. However, it was also true that Niamh was more clear-headed now.
Niamh curled the corners of her charming pink lips and smiled. “Of course, I remember you. You’re Kendrick’s uncle. You’re also my savior who pulled me back from the doors of death.”
When Felipe heard Niamh’s answer, he let out a sigh of relief. “I guess I can’t believe what’s being said on the internet. I’m relieved that you’re still fine.”
One could hear the concern Felipe had toward Niamh from his words.
However, they had gone through so much previously, so Niamh and Kendrick would not misunderstand what Felipe meant anymore.
Felipe’s concern toward Niamh now felt more like friendship and familial love. It had nothing to do with romantic love anymore.
“An old man like me can finally have one less thing to worry about.” A joyous smile appeared on Old Master Waldburg’s aged face. He walked over to hold Felipe’s hand. “Felipe, this family is only complete with you in it. Don’t leave now that you’re back.”
Old Master Waldburg’s eyes were filled with expectations and his grip on Felipe’s hand tightened.
Felipe could feel that the old master was truly sincere in wanting to keep him around and he was genuinely concerned about him. However, he only smiled for lack of a better reaction.
“Uncle, I’m afraid I’m going to have to disappoint you.”
Old Master Waldburg’s eyes became duller. “Felipe, you’re still going to leave? Why don’t you want to stay?”
“I came back this time to take care of something very important. After I finish this, I have to go somewhere that I should go.”
Felipe said before looking at Kendrick. There was a flash of victory in his eyes.
“Kendrick, do you want to know where Ryan’s secret base in F Country is?”
Kendrick lifted his deep eyes. “Do you know where it is?”
Felipe nodded firmly. “I do.”
Kendrick was surprised. He briefed Niamh before going to Interpol’s branch in Glendale with Felipe.
Felipe provided the related address and information. Then, the people who were in charge quickly contacted the colleague over at F Country. Indeed, they instantly found the place where Ryan hid his illegal goods in F Country.
Felipe’s clue played an exceptionally important role in this case.
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.