When she let go of her arms and wanted to ask for details, Kendrick kissed her lips.
Niamh was stunned for a moment. When she wanted to close her eyes and kiss back, she felt someone pulling her pants.
“Mommy.”
“…”
Niamh’s cheeks turned burning red instantly.
She almost forgot that there was a little guy beside her.
Kendrick also heard Pudding calling out to his mother, so he could only let go of his embrace.
Niamh blushed and picked up the little boy who was now full. She gently wiped his cute mouth.
“Are our parents not here because you got them out of the house?” Niamh asked in confusion.
Kendrick pursed his lips and smiled. “I don’t want you to feel uncomfortable. I thought it’d be more appropriate for us to talk about this when it’s just the two of us.”
“Where’s Naomi? You probably already know that the woman posing as me is Naomi, right?”
“Yeah.” Kendrick nodded. “I went to Y Country to investigate this incident. It turned out that Ryan had arranged for her to undergo plastic surgery. Ryan must’ve planned a lot of things at that time, but they were all forced to a halt now.”
“Ryan…”
Niamh would still inevitably feel emotionally moved when she heard this name.
Perceiving the change in Niamh’s mood, Kendrick held her hand. “Nia, did Ryan have anything to do with why your face got hurt?”
Niamh met the man’s caring gaze and immediately told Kendrick about what had happened before.
What Kendrick did not expect was that Ryan would sneak out of jail every day through some illegal means. He even trapped Niamh on a small island that no one cared about.
However, no matter how much dissatisfaction and resentment he felt right now, all of it disappeared.
Ryan was dead.
He did not want to quibble about something with someone who had disappeared from this world.
“Actually, Ryan was not too far gone, but he was prejudiced in this matter.” Niamh sighed and stopped thinking about it.
“Because of that, you suffered so much. As such, he still can’t be absolved from his guilt.” Kendrick frowned, but soon, he unfurrowed his eyebrows again. “He paid the most painful price. Maybe this is just karma.”
As Kendrick spoke, the look in his eyes when he looked at Niamh became more doting. “Nia, it’s really great that your face has recovered. I was so afraid that you wouldn’t dare to face me if your face never recovered.”
“I didn’t even dare to face myself with my previous face, let alone face you.” Niamh smiled and sighed. “I really appreciate Adam for what he has done. He’s amazing.”
“He is, indeed. The poison in my body hasn’t been acting up in the past month or so.” Kendrick was also thankful for Adam and glad that his body was not suffering from any problems anymore.
Niamh was relieved when she heard that, but looking at the color of Kendrick’s hair and his pupils, it seemed that there were no obvious changes.
“Nia, who is the man pretending to be your lover? He’s not an ordinary person, is he?” Kendrick asked the question in his heart. When he first saw Carter, he felt that something was wrong.
Although Carter had deliberately dressed plainly and simply at that time, his temperament came from within and could be seen from the outside. Some things could not be concealed even if he wanted to.
“Have you looked into him?” Niamh was also very curious about Carter’s background. “He saved me when the yacht exploded. However, he’s very mysterious. I’ve been in contact with him for a while, but I still don’t know his background.”
“Nia, don’t go back to him. I keep having a feeling that this person is problematic.”
“No, I want to go back to him.” Niamh’s attitude was very firm.
Kendrick was puzzled and inexplicably anxious. “Why go back? Could it be that after getting along with him these days, plus the fact that he saved you and took care of you, you’ve…”
“Kendrick Waldburg.”
Niamh pretended to be angry and interrupted him. Her eyes that looked like the stars were staring fixedly at him.
“In this life, you only have feelings for me, and it’s the same for me as well.”
The melancholy between Kendrick’s eyebrows disappeared for a while. “I only pretended to be jealous just to hear you say this, Nia.”
“Uh-huh, were you?” Niamh raised her eyebrows. “If that’s the case, I want to tell you one more thing.”
“What’s up?”
“I’m engaged to him.”
“What?” Kendrick was shocked, and his expression changed transiently. “What do you mean by that?”
“Didn’t you say you’re not jealous?” Niamh’s face showed a rare but playful smile.
Kendrick was anxious now. “Nia, tell me what’s going on.”
Seeing the man’s anxious appearance, Niamh explained in a neither too fast nor too slow manner, “In order to not owe him any favors, I cooperated with him to put on a show.”
After Kendrick listened to Niamh’s explanation, the sadness on his handsome face did not disappear. It only became more intense.
Niamh got closer to him. “Are you jealous now?”
Kendrick raised his deep and electrifying eyes. “Even if you’re just playing along according to the circumstances, you can’t put on such a performance.”
He was indeed bothered.
However, it had not been Niamh’s intention to do this. It was just that she did not have the right to choose. More importantly, she had to gain Carter’s trust this way to figure out what he wanted to do to Kendrick.
After seeing that Kendrick was still very upset, Niamh took the initiative to approach him.
“Kendrick, don’t worry. I’ll protect myself. Besides, his personality is very strange. Sometimes, he’ll be very dissatisfied with me and treat me coldly, so don’t worry about him falling for your wife, okay?”
Niamh shook the man’s arm.
“That’s enough. Don’t be angry. I’ll tell you one more thing.”
“What is it?”
“Carter has been investigating you.”
“Investigating me?”Kendrick’s expression began to become more serious. “Why is he investigating me?”
“I also want to know the reason, so I have to go back to him for the time being.”
“Nia, this is too risky.” Kendrick disagreed. “If he knows that you’re the real Eveline Montgomery, you can’t predict what he’ll do to you.”
“But I want to figure out what he wants to do to you.” Niamh expressed her concern and determination. “I promise you that if I find myself in a dangerous situation, I’ll notify you as soon as possible.”
“No.” Kendrick still refused.
Niamh wanted to keep persuading the man, but the phone rang.
Niamh knew that it must be from Carter without even guessing.
She made a shushing gesture to Kendrick. Then, she picked up the phone and turned on the loudspeaker.
Carter’s voice sounded cold and indifferent. “Did you go out early in the morning? Are you back in Waldburg Manor?”
“Yes, I’m back in Waldburg Manor,” Niamh replied calmly, then she heard Carter chuckling faintly.
“Come back now.” Carter’s tone did not give her any room for negotiation. He was requesting and ordering her.
Niamh saw the dissatisfaction on Kendrick’s face but immediately agreed regardless. “Okay, I’ll go back soon.”
After saying these words, Niamh hung up the phone in a hurry for fear that Kendrick would directly grab the phone and fight Carter head-on.
However, what she did not expect was that Kendrick suddenly took the initiative to say, “I’ll drive you there.”
Niamh was taken aback.
Kendrick suddenly smiled and held her hand gently. “I told you before that I’ll support you in everything you want to do.”
Niamh felt relieved that Kendrick was able to be so understanding of her.
She leaned over and kissed Kendrick’s cheek lightly. “Kendrick, wait for me to come home.”
“Okay.” Kendrick smiled back.
After handing Pudding to the servant’s care, Kendrick drove Niamh to the vicinity of Carter’s manor.
The rain was not so heavy now, and Niamh entered the manor alone holding an umbrella.
Carter was sitting on the sofa in the living room while reading a book. He saw that Niamh was back and no longer wearing a mask as she was before. His eyes stayed on her face for a few seconds before speaking.
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.