“Who?”
“Cathy,” Niamh answered definitively, “I’m sure that it was Cathy’s voice. Kendrick, Cathy might still be alive. However, I can’t imagine what kind of relationship Cathy would have with Adam.”
However, Kendrick suddenly remembered something. “Could it be because of that time…”
“That time?” Niamh got closer to Kendrick in curiosity. “Kendrick, do you know the relationship between Adam and Cathy?”
“I’m not sure.” Kendrick shook his head lightly. However, there was a look of joy in his narrow eyes. “Nia, if that’s the case, Cathy might really be alive. Adam is not an ordinary doctor. He has the ability to make Cathy live.”
Niamh’s heart started beating faster. “It’ll be great if Cathy is still alive.”
She beamed and circled her arms around the man. ‘Kendrick, it was so difficult for us to get the chance to start over. I really hope that Cathy and Felipe would have this chance too.”
“As long as Cathy is still alive, I think Felipe will be happy even if they don’t have a chance to start over.”
“Yeah,” Niamh replied and leaned against Kendrick’s chest.
Niamh felt as if she was free from anxiety when she indulged in the warmth and strong support of the man’s chest.
The next day, Niamh wanted to tell Felipe about the possibility of Cathy still being alive after she woke up. However, Kendrick stopped her.
“Nia, let’s not talk about it if we’re not completely sure in case we give him hope and then disappoint him right after.”
Niamh felt that Kendrick had a point, so she did not say anything for the time being.
After breakfast, Niamh wanted to find an excuse to go look at the situation at Adam’s house, but Eloise was sticking around her like a child.
“Eveline, are you free later? Can you go out to buy some things with me?” Eloise looked at her expectantly, the smile on her face as innocent as a child’s.
Niamh had almost fully recovered, but when she saw her mother still acting like she was demented, she was naturally heartbroken.
“Alright, I’ll go with you,” she agreed. She knew Sean would need to manage the business in Montgomery Enterprise and he also needed to rebuild their family, so he truly had no time.
As his daughter, Niamh felt she had the responsibility to share the load with her father. At the same time, she also had the responsibility of taking care of her sick mother.
When Kendrick saw Niamh going out with Eloise, naturally he would choose to go with them.
He already had a taste of losing Niamh all because of some sudden occurrence, so he did not want to risk this at all. However, when they were about to leave the house, Kendrick received a phone call. The person on the other end told him that Ryan was awake.
After Ryan woke up, he refused to cooperate. He only asked to see Niamh and before she arrived, he would not utter a word.
In the hospital.
Last night, Ryan was transferred from the ICU to a normal ward.
Even though he looked pale, his life was not in danger anymore.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones were relieved because at least their son’s life was not in danger anymore. As for his crimes, they had pulled some strings to try to help Ryan get away with it. They even paid a lot of keyboard warriors online to target Kendrick and Niamh to make Ryan into the victim instead.
At this moment, Mrs. Jones was bringing a flask of soup to Ryan’s room. When she was about to go in, she was stopped at the door by the person who was standing guard.
“Ryan Jones is a felon, so no one can visit him.”
Mrs. Jones’ face fell. “My son is not a felon. He’s being framed by Kendrick Waldburg! The Waldburgs have harmed us so many times, so why don’t you arrest them? Is it because they’re the number one wealthy family in Glendale and that’s why you don’t have the guts to do so?”
After she said that, Kendrick appeared behind her with an imposing aura.
Mrs. Jones shut her mouth in terror.
Kendrick was not interested in wasting his time arguing with Mrs. Jones, so he went into the room immediately.
Now, Mrs. Jones was even more unhappy. “Why can he go in but I can’t go in to see my son?”
“Mr. Waldburg is from Interpol’s Internal Investigation Unit and he’s the senior agent who’s looking into your son’s case. So tell me if you think he can go in?”
“…” Mrs. Jones had nothing to say, so she could only back away.
However, the longer she waited, the more frustrated she became. After thinking about it, she went out to make a call.
Inside the room.
Ryan was like a lifeless statue as he stared emotionlessly at the man who was walking toward him.
“I want to see Eveline, not you,” Ryan said. It was as if he had exerted a lot of force before he could say that sentence.
Kendrick’s gaze scanned across Ryan’s face coldly. “Do you think you’re worthy to see my wife now?”
Ryan lifted his gaze, and his tone was still filled with hostility toward Kendrick. “She’s the one who woke me, so she has the responsibility to finish what she wanted to say to me.”
“Ryan, do you really think that my wife will have something to tell you?” Kendrick chuckled coldly. “My biggest limit is to let Nia give you the will to survive. She won’t see you anymore. Just stop being hopeful.”
A look of loss dashed across Ryan’s face. Then, there was extreme dissatisfaction in his eyes. “Kendrick, I didn’t lose to you! I just didn’t want to hurt an innocent person.”
After Kendrick heard that, his handsome face was filled with dark clouds.
“You hurt my wife so badly and you’re finally realizing that she’s innocent?” His face was filled with rage while his eyes were like piercing icepicks. “Ryan, you said you’re seeking revenge for your grandfather but have you ever investigated the true reason behind your grandfather’s passing?”
After Ryan heard this, a cold smirk of disdain appeared on his face.
“Kendrick, are you trying to prove that old fart’s innocence using this opportunity? Let me tell you, stop being delusional.”
“Ryan, my grandpa never did anything outrageous. You’re so desperate to avenge your grandfather, but at the same time, I won’t allow my grandpa to bear any false accusations,” Kendrick said with a stern look on his face.
“Back then, Waldburg Corporation and Riverdawn Corporation were competing for Project ZF. My grandpa successfully got the winning bid for the project, and because of the completion of the project, Waldburg Corporation built its foundation in Glendale and became stronger and stronger.
“However, your grandfather told you that my grandpa stole his proposal so that was why he lost the bid. Because of that, your entire family thinks that my grandpa betrayed your grandfather who ultimately died in melancholy, is that right?”
After Kendrick recounted that, a spark of hatred appeared in Ryan’s eyes.
“Your grandfather killed my grandpa!” Even though he was weak, he was still insistent to express what he wanted to say.
Kendrick did not want to bicker with Ryan, so he threw a letter in front of Ryan. “If you insist on thinking that’s what happened, then open your eyes and read this.”
Ryan peered at the letter in disdain. However, he spotted the words ‘written by Hank’ on the envelope.
Hank was the name of Ryan’s grandfather.
Ryan’s expression changed when he looked at the handwriting.
“I think you should know your own grandfather’s handwriting, right?” Kendrick reminded him. “This is a letter your grandfather wrote to my grandpa after the bidding of the project. Open it and take a look for yourself.”
Ryan did not want to pay attention to what Kendrick was saying. However, this was a letter handwritten by his grandfather, so he could not ignore it.
He lifted his head challengingly and touched the letter before opening it slowly. When he read the contents of the letter, Ryan was instantly shocked…
Ryan took the letter in his hand and his eyes scanned the familiar handwriting. Each and every word was reflected in his eyes clearly.
“I-Impossible…”
Ryan’s breathing started to become erratic.
He grabbed the old letter and read the words on it again. However, no matter how he read it, those words would not change.
“No, Grandpa wouldn’t do something like that…”
Ryan could not accept this. His pale and dried lips started mumbling repeatedly. His gray eyes were also filled with endless loss.
“Ryan, I know it’s hard for you to accept this but it’s the truth,” Kendrick parted his lips and emphasized calmly.
“Impossible!” Ryan used all of his strength to roar out that word. In the next second, he clutched at his heart with a pained expression.
Kendrick could see the changes in the data on the equipment and he knew Ryan must have been triggered. However, he did not feel sorry for him.
In his mind, Ryan was only like this today because he brought this upon himself.
Being able to wake up was already a huge blessing for him.
Despite this, Kendrick still called the doctor over for Ryan.
However, the moment the door opened, a huge crowd of journalists appeared out of nowhere and were fighting to know the situation inside the room.
When Mr. and Mrs. Jones saw the doctor rushing over with a solemn expression, they started to panic.
“Did something happen to Rye? Something must have happened to him!” Mrs. Jones guessed in horror. Then, she saw Kendrick walking out of the room so she rushed over to him. “Kendrick, it’s you! You went in to purposely cause trouble for Rye, right? You want to kill Rye and you don’t want him to have a good life! How can you be so cruel?
“15 years ago, the old man from your family used a heinous method to steal the opportunity from the Joneses bidding on Project ZF in order to solidify Waldburg Corporation’s status in Glendale. He caused our old master to die in melancholy. Today, the descendants of the Waldburgs are still trying to harm the descendants of the Joneses, huh? You’re so sinister!”
After the journalists heard this, they all exclaimed while feeling shocked.
“So this is the beef between the Waldburgs and the Joneses!”
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.