Ada saw this and immediately ran to the police. “She’s Eveline Montgomery!” Ada yelled while pointing at Niamh.
Several police officers focused on Niamh. “Are you Eveline Montgomery?” one of them asked.
Kendrick, eyebrows furrowed, subconsciously stepped in front of Niamh to shield her.
However, Niamh pulled Kendrick’s hand away lightly and walked nobly toward the officers. “Yes, I am Eveline Montgomery.”
The officers studied Niamh. “Is it true that you have a marriage contract with two men at the same time?”
“Yes! She is!” Ada emphasized loudly. Then, she pointed at Kendrick. “This man is her husband, but she signed a marriage contract with Mr. Gray while she is still married to her husband.”
After hearing that, the officers looked at Carter who was standing a short distance away. Almost everyone in St. Piaf knew Carter Gray.
Talented and handsome, he not only possessed outstanding skills but also has an extraordinary background and social status.
Despite this, the officers still proceeded with their standard questions. “Mr. Gray, are you aware that Miss Eveline Montgomery signed the marriage certificate with you when she’s still wedded to another man?”
Carter looked coldly at Niamh and shook his head calmly. “This is news to me too. I didn’t realize that she was already married.”
Niamh was not surprised to hear this kind of answer. She saw through him and knew his true personality.
She also knew that even if she pointed out that this was a trap set by Carter, no one else would believe her aside from Kendrick.
“Eveline, this is St. Piaf. You are hereby under arrest for committing bigamy. You will then be prosecuted in court. Once you are convicted of the crime, you will receive a severe punishment.”
The officers moved to handcuff Niamh as they spoke. The sight of handcuffs brought Kendrick back to the scene many years ago.
He could not stand by and watch Niamh getting taken away by someone this way. Not again.
He could not let it happen no matter what!
Kendrick grabbed Niamh’s hand, his eyes as cold as ice, and firmly led her through the crowd.
“They’re running away! Get them!” The officers quickly chased after them.
Ada was completely baffled. “Are they throwing away their lives, running off like that? Heh, does he think he’s still in Glendale?”
Carter looked in the direction where Kendrick took Niamh. He glanced sideways at his bodyguard, signaling them to give chase.
The bodyguards promptly understood what Carter meant. They immediately followed the police, chasing after Niamh and Kendrick.
Niamh followed Kendrick out of the gates of Gray Manor. She looked behind her and saw the police and bodyguards on their tails.
“Kendrick, we can’t do this. I have to go with them. I was framed by Carter and I can appeal,” said Niamh as she tried to convince Kendrick to let her go.
However, Kendrick gripped her hand even tighter. “No, Nia, I can’t! I can’t do what I did before. I knew you’re being framed and yet I still watched as you were sent to a place like that! I can’t do it!”
“Kendrick…”
Niamh felt tears prickling the corners of her eyes. She could understand and comprehend how Kendrick was feeling right now.
“Stop!” The police were catching up to them.
Kendrick gave them a cold and stern gaze. Then, he pulled Niamh into the car he rented, and then slammed down on the accelerator.
Through the car window, Niamh saw that the police and bodyguards were planning to chase after them in their cars as well.
However, before the car got any further, Niamh heard Kendrick letting out a grunt of pain.
”Hiss.”
Niamh turned her head hurriedly and saw Kendrick’s face gradually turning pale.
She quickly noticed that Kendrick’s right leg trembled slightly when he stepped on the accelerator. The thought of Kendrick’s injury pained her heart.
“Kendrick, stop the car by the roadside. I’ll drive.”
Kendrick glanced at the rearview mirror. After confirming that the coast was clear, he followed Niamh’s instructions and stopped the car by the roadside.
After the car had stopped, Niamh and Kendrick decisively exchanged seats. Niamh then started the car.
She was not familiar with the roads of St. Piaf, so she continued onwards, following the road the entire way until they reached a deserted path. After ensuring that there were no cars following them from behind, Niamh stopped the car.
“Kendrick, how are you doing?”
Niamh’s heart ached as she approached Kendrick’s side. When she saw the wound on his ankle bleeding again, she immediately got off the car and helped Kendrick out of the passenger seat.
She looked around but could not find a place at which to stop off. Niamh could only help Kendrick sit on a rock by the roadside.
She rolled up the legs of his trousers. The sight of the bleeding wound made her feel as though her heart was cut by a knife.
Although she had provided a cursory treatment on Kendrick’s injury last night, the wound seemed to have gotten bloodier overnight.
“Kendrick, let’s go to the hospital.” Niamh was really worried. She was not scared of getting arrested and sent to jail. The only thing that scared her now was Kendrick’s wound getting infected and advancing to a more severe state if he did not get treated in time.
However, just as she tried to pull him into the car, Kendrick pulled her into an embrace and held her tightly.
Niamh froze. “Kendrick.”
“Don’t speak.” Kendrick’s soft voice bloomed into Niamh’s ear. “Let me hold you.”
His low voice sounded a bit hoarse. Niamh felt as if her heart was being torn, the pain indescribable.
She raised her hand and held Kendrick tightly, pressing her face against the side of his face.
There was so much she wanted to say, but she felt that silence was better than any words right now.
“Nia, I’m so scared that you will always be trapped in that deep sleep, always under Carter’s control, always thinking that he is the one you love, unable to ever wake again.” Kendrick voiced out the concerns and fears in his heart, hugging her even tighter.
Niamh stroked Kendrick’s head as if she was coaxing a child, comforting him patiently and tenderly.
“How is that possible? I will never forget the man I love the most,” she said soothingly. “Kendrick, listen to me. Let’s go to the hospital.”
“No, I won’t let you go into such a place again. Absolutely not!” Kendrick denied stubbornly. His eyebrows knitted together tightly.
As he continued speaking, he let go of his embrace and grasped Niamh’s shoulders.
“Nia, you didn’t do anything wrong. You don’t need to bear such a crime.”
Niamh’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Kendrick, listen to me. I know this is a trap planned by Carter, but in a sense, I did violate the marriage law of St. Piaf and Glendale. I should go and explain this to them clearly.”
“You won’t be able to.” Kendrick’s gaze became deeper. “Do you know Carter’s background in St. Piaf? Do you know St. Piaf’s marriage law? You don’t know how serious bigamy is here.”
Niamh was slightly stumped for words. “I stayed at the Gray Manor for a while. I don’t know his exact identity, but I know that he has a viscount title.”
“His identity is not that simple, Nia. I must take you back to Glendale first,” Kendrick said, pulling Niamh to her feet.
As soon as he got up to leave, however, there came the sounds of the chasing cars nearby.
The arriving cars surrounded them quickly.
Kendrick grabbed Niamh’s hand tightly and firmly pushed her back into the car.
“Kendrick!”
“Nia, go on ahead!” Kendrick said in a stern tone, “I won’t let them come near you.”
The determination on Kendrick’s face made Niamh breathless.
The police officers and bodyguards stopped their cars. They strode up close toward Kendrick. The police in the lead showed Kendrick their work permits.
“Kendrick Waldburg, your actions just now have violated the law of St. Piaf. You and Eveline Montgomery are under arrest in the name of the law. Let me make this clear, no matter what status you might hold in Glendale, this is St. Piaf!”
As the officer finished speaking, he approached to handcuff Kendrick.
Niamh slammed the car door and rushed to Kendrick’s side at once. She gazed sternly at the police officers who wanted to arrest her and Kendrick.
“Running from the wedding was my idea. I instigated Kendrick. He didn’t violate any of your laws in St. Piaf. I was the one who forced him to take me away.”
Kendrick knew that Niamh was doing this for his sake, but he did not want to be the reason for her being charged with a heavier crime.
As he was about to step forward and take the blame, Niamh, however, lifted her beautiful eyes, using that subtle look to force Kendrick to give up on that idea.
“Arrest me. I’ll come with you.” Niamh voluntarily stretched out her hands, facing the handcuffs.
Watching this scene unfold made Kendrick feel as though his eyes were being pricked by needles, which was extraordinarily painful.
Years ago, he had already made her suffer such a serious and unwarranted disaster.
Now, he still could only standby and watch her getting impeached by others, feeling powerless.
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.