Niamh slowly got out of bed after Ryan left the room.
There was no one to restrict her movements on this small island, but it was impossible for her to leave.
That was why Ryan was at ease with allowing Niamh to freely roam about here.
As Niamh walked out of the bedroom, a cool sea breeze blew toward her. It was accompanied by the scent of flowers. The air here could put one’s mind at ease.
However, Niamh had no care for that. She just wanted to leave.
A few days had passed and Niamh did not know what the woman who was impersonating her had done.
Niamh looked down at the wedding ring on her ring finger. The woman who wanted to impersonate her should have also thought about taking the ring, but she failed to do so.
‘Kendrick, I know you definitely won’t fall for it.
‘Definitely not.’
“You’re here.” Ryan’s voice came from beside her.
Niamh looked past him indifferently, not even bothering to acknowledge Ryan.
Ryan did not mind it either. He knew that the current Niamh would reject him or maybe even loathe him.
However, his affection for her only increased, especially since that time when Niamh had willingly stayed behind to help him with his wound.
It was also then when he realized that he was wrong, especially in his treatment toward her.
“I said I wanted to give you a gift just now.” Ryan took the initiative to approach Niamh, stretching his hand out to her expectantly. “I won’t make you wait any longer. Come with me.”
Niamh looked at Ryan’s hand that was outstretched toward her and looked away indifferently.
She looked toward the landmark building in the direction of Glendale, missing in her heart her home and the people she cared about the most.
Seeing that Niamh was ignoring him, Ryan stretched out his hand and grabbed her wrist.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
“Even if you don’t want to, you still have to do it at least once.”
“…”
Just as Niamh was about to struggle, Ryan had already forcibly pulled her and moved to the other side of the island.
The night sea breeze carried with it layers upon layers of coolness while the waves crashing against the coast sounded.
“Ryan, let me go,” Niamh ordered firmly.
Ryan pretended not to have heard her. He pulled Niamh as he walked straight forward and only after a while did he stop.
Niamh took the opportunity to break free from his hand. Just as she was about to turn around and walk away, she heard Ryan open his mouth to say, “The dream that wasn’t realized that day can finally be realized now.”
Ryan said as he looked back at Niamh. His features looked gentle under the moonlight while that smile of his looked pure.
Niamh did not understand the meaning behind Ryan’s words. She looked at him as he walked forward alone before crouching down.
Not a few seconds later, Niamh heard the sound of something being ignited.
After a few seconds, Ryan got up and returned to her side. It was at that moment Niamh heard the sound of fireworks going off. Above her head, multiple colorful and dazzling flowers bloomed in the dark blue night sky.
Niamh then understood what Ryan meant earlier. It turned out that he was brooding over the unreleased fireworks from the trip the other day.
“So this is what it feels like to watch fireworks with someone you like,” Ryan thought aloud with a sigh.
“Did you even consider the emotions of the person whom you’re forcing to watch the fireworks with you?” Niamh asked sarcastically before turning around and leaving.
Fireworks were still blooming in the night sky and the brilliant colors illuminated nearly the entire island.
Seeing Niamh having turned around and left, the smile on Ryan’s face gradually disappeared. Even so, he still stood there alone to watch the fireworks bloom. Finally, the magnificent and fiery display gradually dissipated.
He turned his head and saw that Niamh was standing on the coast looking in the direction of Glendale. Ryan walked until he reached behind her.
“I still have a month’s time,” he said this suddenly. Seeing that Niamh was ignoring him, Ryan continued speaking to himself, “Murder, absconding, illegal trading, illegal imprisonment, hurting innocent people, and violating laws and regulations of multiple countries… In the end, the court has sentenced me… the death penalty.”
Death penalty.
Even though Niamh no longer had feelings for Ryan, she more or less still felt her heart stir when she heard about his death sentence.
However, in the end, this outcome was of Ryan’s own doing.
He inevitably had to pay for all the things he did.
“Do you know what’s the happiest moment in my life?” Ryan laughed as he asked before answering his own question. “It was when I was still unaware of everything, sitting by my grandfather’s legs and listening to him telling me stories.”
He paused for a bit, then looked at Niamh’s face with a deep gaze.
“It was also when you considered me a close friend of yours, treating me as someone you could rely on.”
Ryan sighed after saying this.
“Eveline, I really do like you.”
Niamh remained unmoving upon hearing Ryan’s confession.
She raised her left hand and pointed at the wedding ring on her ring finger. “I love the man who personally put this wedding ring on me, from the beginning till the end.”
Niamh was too lazy to explain anymore, so she left after saying that.
However, after she took a few steps forward, Ryan suddenly grabbed her.
Niamh was annoyed. When she was desperately trying to get away, she did not expect Ryan to grab her by the waist and pick her up bridal style.
“Don’t be scared. I won’t do anything to you.” Ryan comforted her. He was worried that Niamh would do something extreme while resisting him.
He carried Niamh to the bed in the bedroom. When he saw her trying to get up, he grabbed her shoulders and pushed her back down.
“Eveline, I don’t want to hurt you again. As long as you sleep quietly, I won’t do anything to you.” Ryan had a serious look on his face as he stared into Niamh’s sharp and obstinate eyes. “I just hope the woman I love can accompany me obediently for one night. We don’t have to do anything. I just want you by my side.”
“Ryan, you’re still so selfish,” Niamh mocked but had already stopped resisting.
After experiencing the pain that caused her to be riddled with scars, she did not want to let her body experience any harm again.
She wanted to go back to Kendrick healthily and in one piece.
Ryan noticed that Niamh’s eyes were gradually starting to soften. He lay down on the other side of the bed in relief.
Niamh turned her body sideways with her back facing Ryan.
Ryan turned his body as well and looked at Niamh’s back as she was lying sideways. Then, he reached out his hand slowly. When he was about to touch Niamh’s hair, he retracted his fingers inch by inch.
“You should know what it feels like to love but not get it in return,” Ryan said flatly to Niamh’s back. “How did you feel the years when Kendrick let you down?”
“I think I felt differently from you. At least, I didn’t force things like you,” Niamh replied coldly and proceeded to ignore Ryan.
Even though Ryan said he would not do anything to her, Niamh was constantly on high alert.
In the middle of the night when she felt Ryan’s steady breathing after he fell asleep, she got up and got out of bed.
Niamh did not have anything to communicate with the outside world, but she hoped Ryan had one.
She carefully approached Ryan’s side of the bed and reached out her hand to feel the pockets of Ryan’s coat and pants. However, she found nothing.
Ryan did not have a phone with him as well.
Niamh got up and walked to the door quickly. Ryan would only come over in the morning, but today, he came over at night. It was impossible for him to just appear out of nowhere.
Niamh ran to the side of the house and came to the seaside where she tried to find the boat Ryan came here with. Eventually, she found a small yacht.
She walked over, but when she saw the controls on the yacht, she was lost.
She did not know how to drive a yacht, so it was obvious she could not escape using this method.
However, if she did not utilize this opportunity, she did not know how long she would be stuck here.
Niamh was looking at the controls. When she was trying to figure out how to start the thing, she heard footsteps approaching her from the back.
“Are you trying to escape again?” Ryan’s voice slowly sounded.
Niamh knew it was Ryan, so she was not nervous. She turned around calmly. “Do you think I’d stay here to bill and coo with you instead of running away?”
Ryan laughed after he heard that. “I just want you to spend my final month with me here.”
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.