However, when they were about to turn around, Mrs. Jones grabbed her hand all of a sudden.
“Mrs. Waldburg!”
Mrs. Jones grabbed Niamh frantically, her eyes filled with pleading and a rare look of apology.
“Mrs. Waldburg, please. Please go in to see Rye!”
Niamh could understand how Mrs. Jones was feeling right now, but she truly did not want to see Ryan.
“Mrs. Waldburg, I know I said a lot of horrible things to you back then. On behalf of our past relationship as mother and daughter-in-law, I hope you can forgive me for being rude and impetuous.
“Rye was wrong. He shouldn’t have hurt you that way. Whatever punishment he may face later will be his karma. However, Mrs. Waldburg, I’m begging you now. Can you please preserve Rye’s life for the time being?”
Mrs. Jones was bawling and holding onto Niamh’s hand while refusing to let go. “Mrs. Waldburg, you’re a kind person. You’ve saved him once, so please save him again. I’m sincerely begging you from the bottom of my heart!”
Mrs. Jones begged repeatedly. Her attitude right now was completely different from before. It was evident she was being extremely sincere.
“Mrs. Waldburg, please. Can you go in and see Rye, please?”
“Mrs. Waldburg, I’m begging you as well. Please give my son the hope to keep living.” Mr. Jones also walked over to beg her.
Niamh was moved. However, she suddenly remembered something. She should end this with Ryan.
She looked at Kendrick. When she was about to say something, the man smiled knowingly.
“Go.” Kendrick let go of Niamh’s hand gently. His deep eyes were filled with encouragement. “I’ll always support you no matter what you do.”
Niamh smiled softly. She did not say anything more before going into the room.
Ryan was lying in bed when his dull eyes suddenly reflected Niamh’s figure. Then, a flash of light appeared in his eyes.
The excitement in his heart was displayed clearly in his eyes. However, he was still in control of himself. “Eveline, you’re here.”
Ryan looked at Niamh who was walking slowly toward him. She said flatly, “Yeah, I’m here,” Niamh said calmly.
Ryan was shocked when he saw Niamh’s calm composure. Then, he was even more surprised when he saw Niamh’s wide and brilliant eyes.
“Eveline, you…”
“When I saw you collapsing in front of me after getting shot, I was greatly triggered. It seemed that it awakened my thoughts and memories,” Niamh explained slowly, “I’m back to normal now.”
Ryan let out a sigh of relief when he heard her answer.
His overly pale face was adorned with a smile. The guilt in his heart was finally lessened.
However, when he recalled what he did to Niamh, he still could not bear to think about it.
“I heard what you said to me that day,” Ryan said weakly and without strength. He then looked straight at Niamh. “You’re the one who pulled me back from death, and I remember that you have something to say to me. You said you’ll tell me after I’m awake. What is it?”
Ryan took a deep breath and asked again, “Eveline, what do you want to tell me?”
‘What do you want to tell me?’
Ryan wanted to know as he looked fixedly at the gentle and elegant woman in front of him. The sunlight outside the window was scattered all over her body and she was standing against the light like a person in a painting. She looked so earthly and yet so beautiful.
However, he could not have her in this way.
“Actually, does it matter what I want to tell you? I just wanted to give you hope at the time. It’s as simple as that.”
Niamh’s explanation caused the light in Ryan’s eyes to fade.
“No, you’re lying to me. You must have something to tell me.” His eyes were full of expectations. His appearance had returned to the former gentle and elegant air but it was now full of anxiety.
Niamh walked to the bed and looked at his pale and frustrated face. She also found it a bit ironic and ridiculous, but pity arose in Niamh’s heart from noticing his complicated emotions.
She looked at Ryan’s expectant face and parted her lips gently. “The day you said that you have no other requests… You said you’ll be happy as long as I obey you and do this last thing with you. You wanted me to watch the fireworks with you so that you could comfort yourself with the fact that I once belonged to you in the short period before the fireworks ended, right?”
Ryan did not say a word after Niamh accurately guessed what he had been thinking. However, he just stared at Niamh quietly.
“Before you were shot, you told me that you never thought of driving me crazy. You just wished I could stay by your side, but Ryan, feelings cannot be forced. Even if you control me and tamper with my memory, those are also fake and not real.”
Niamh’s words pierced through Ryan’s heart.
He finally understood this now and no longer had the ridiculous idea of wanting to force her anymore.
“Ryan, I really hated you initially and I also wanted you to die, but the moment you fell to the ground in front of me after being shot, I figured it out.”
“Eveline…”
“You said you’re sorry, so I’ll answer you now. Everything is over, so it’s fine.”
“…”
After she said that, Ryan’s Adam’s apple bobbed lightly. The corners of his eyes were also warming up as they turned red.
His thoughts were almost occupied with endless shame and regret.
Niamh was very calm at the moment, and she could see everything clearly now.
“Ryan, I’d be lying if I say that I don’t hate you or blame you, but I don’t want to be entangled in these things that have already happened and cannot be changed. Soon, you’ll bear the responsibility for all the things you did. If you really feel guilty toward me, then you’ll also be tortured by your conscience. These are the best punishments for you.”
After listening to Niamh’s words, Ryan felt even more pathetic, hateful, and ridiculous.
How could he have been so cruel to treat her like that back then?
He was not worthy of such a tough, tenacious, and wise woman.
Ryan laughed in self-mockery before sighing long and hard.
How did he forget that he once said to Yorick there was no other woman in Glendale who was a match for Kendrick? However, this still applied the other way round. Perhaps Kendrick was the only one in Glendale or even the whole world who could make Niamh fall head over heels with him.
They were the best match regardless of appearance, heart, or even wisdom.
“I’ve lost. I’ve lost completely.”
Ryan sighed weakly and smiled bitterly.
“For so many years, I’ve been trapped in a hatred that does not exist at all. Not only have I hurt the innocent and my parents, but I also lost myself in it.”
He closed his eyes, and everything in the past played back in his mind like a movie.
If he could do it again…
No.
There were no ifs in this world.
“Eveline, you’re right. People like me are not worthy of true love.” He laughed at himself. “Thank you for coming to see me and telling me this answer. I hope that you can forget the unhappiness I’ve caused you.”
As he said that, he finally smiled and said the last words.
“I wish you and Kendrick happiness.”
“Thank you for your blessing. My husband and I will be very happy,” Niamh said with a small smile and turned around, but before she could walk away, Ryan stopped her suddenly.
“Eveline.”
Niamh stopped. “Is there anything else?”
Ryan smiled gently. “I’ll entrust a lawyer to handle the divorce procedures. From now on, we’re no longer lawfully wedded. You can return to Kendrick’s side and continue to be Mrs. Waldburg.”
Niamh also thought about going through the divorce procedures with Ryan later, but she did not expect that he would take the initiative to bring it up.
She nodded and turned the handle of the door.
As soon as the door opened and she met Kendrick’s eyes, Ryan’s voice came from behind again.
“That time in the hotel, I was the one who orchestrated the situation so that you thought you had gotten in bed with me. When in fact, nothing happened to us. You’ve always belonged to Kendrick from beginning to end.”
Although Niamh had long guessed that nothing happened between them, Ryan’s honesty at this moment completely removed the thorn in Niamh’s heart.
Kendrick, who was standing at the door, also heard Ryan’s words clearly. To be honest, he was not bothered by it.
As long as the person he loved was Niamh, he would love her no matter what.
They had been through so much, and Niamh was the most unique and most flawless treasure in his heart that no one could replace.
After Niamh came out of the ward, Ryan began to accept treatment from the doctor.
Judging from what the doctor said, Ryan would no longer be in a life-threatening position, but it would take a long time for him to recover.
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.