Shirley solemnly promised at Carter’s back.
Carter did not stop. He merely continued walking without a second glance.
…
When Kendrick had chased Niamh to St. Piaf, he had not brought much luggage, so there was not much for him to pack.
However, the problem now was that there were no flight tickets back to Glendale for the night. The earliest flight was scheduled for tomorrow evening.
Since it was still early, Kendrick decided to take Niamh outside for a meal.
With the marriage agreement canceled, Niamh felt a lot freer and more relaxed. She too wanted to have a meal with Kendrick, to hold his hands and clear her mind.
The streets of St. Piaf were very lively at night. The people here seemed warm and friendly.
However, as Niamh was walking with Kendrick on the streets, more than a few people seemed to be looking at her.
“Isn’t that the woman who got married to Mr. Carter a few days ago?”
“The one who seduced Mr. Carter even though she has a husband.”
“I think it’s her. I saw her videos online before. She’s very pretty.”
“Didn’t she get arrested for bigamy? Why did they let her out so soon? The handsome man next to her might be her first husband.”
“…”
First husband.
Niamh and Kendrick felt their heads hurting when they heard this description.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Kendrick and Niamh tacitly sped up their pace, distancing themselves from those condemning and judging eyes.
As they walked, they sped up until they were running.
The two of them held their hands and darted through the crowd in the bustling street. As they passed multiple dimly lit streetlights in succession during this cold winter night, they suddenly felt as though they were back on campus all those years ago, returning to their teenage years where they could be reckless and indulgent.
However, it was a pity that she had not held his hand, running around during her youthful teenage years.
Niamh felt an ache in her heart, unsure whether her thoughts made her feel regretful.
She thought that feeling would flash past in an instant. Instead, the pain worsened.
Following Niamh’s footsteps, Kendrick slowed down, and he noticed that there was something wrong with Niamh’s complexion.
“Nia, are you feeling unwell?”
Niamh clutched her chest and lifted her pale face. “Kendrick, my heart’s hurting a lot.”
Kendrick’s heart felt like it tightened similarly after hearing Niamh’s answer.
Without any hesitation, he held Niamh in a bridal carry. He hailed a cab by the roadside and went to the nearest hospital.
Kendrick ran until he reached the emergency room door. Once the red light had lit up, he could not do anything but linger in the empty corridor, feeling restless.
He knew that Niamh did not have any heart issues, so how did it get so painful so suddenly?
‘Was it because we were running?’
‘I shouldn’t have dragged Nia into running around like that.’
‘I shouldn’t.’
Kendrick started beating himself up harshly.
The door of the emergency room opened suddenly, and a young nurse walked out hurriedly.
Kendrick wanted to halt the nurse to ask about Niamh’s condition, but he was worried about interfering with her work.
Barely a moment after the nurse had walked away, two professional-looking middle-aged doctors, wearing serious expressions, came over and entered the emergency room.
This turn of events further rattled Kendrick’s state of mind.
‘Nia, what’s happening to you?’
‘Why is your heart hurting suddenly?’
Kendrick was perplexed, his thoughts whirling. His eyes were glued to the red light by the emergency room door.
He did not know how much time had passed before the door opened once again, the doctor and nurse coming out simultaneously.
Kendrick immediately ran over to ask, “Doctor, how’s my wife? Is she still in pain?”
Seeing the concern and worry on Kendrick’s face, the doctor amiably comforted him. “We’ve given your wife some stabilizers, so her condition has stabilized for the time being. We’ve already done a full-body checkup on her. We’ll only be able to know the cause of her sudden heartache once the results are out.”
Kendrick did not ask any further questions when he heard this answer. Aside from staying by Niamh’s side in the hospital room and waiting for the results, there was little else he could do.
The next morning, Niamh woke from her weary dream with a perplexed look in her eyes.
Kendrick had stayed with her the entire time she was asleep, not even daring to close his eyes for a moment’s rest, lest something happened to Niamh again.
When Niamh recalled her sudden heartache the night before, she found it strange.
She was drinking the warm water Kendrick had poured for her now, one hand holding her cup and the other laying on top of her chest.
When Kendrick saw her movement, he anxiously approached her. “Nia, are you in pain again?”
To avoid worrying Kendrick excessively, Niamh quickly shook her head and smiled at the man whose eyes were filled with apprehension. “No, I’m not in pain anymore. Don’t worry too much, Kendrick.”
“How could I not be?” Kendrick, brows furrowed, anxiously asked again, “Are you sure you’re not in pain?”
“Really, I’m not.” Niamh shook her head again. While touching her stomach, she emphasized, “I am a little hungry though.”
Kendrick smiled and his brows relaxed when he saw that Niamh did not seem to be lying. “I’ll buy you some breakfast then. I’ve heard St. Piaf has pretty good bagels. I’ll go buy some now.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for you.” Niamh smiled and nodded, enjoying how Kendrick was taking care of her.
Even though Kendrick had not rested for the entire night, when he saw that Niamh had recovered, he felt relieved. More energetic, even.
After Kendrick left the room, Niamh was about to get out of bed to walk around when she saw a doctor and a nurse walking in.
“Miss Montgomery, we have your checkup report.”
“Report?”
Niamh was unaware of what had happened after she had passed out earlier.
The doctor nodded and handed the reports to Niamh.
“Miss Montgomery, the circumstances of your heart attack last night were very strange. We ran some tests for you, and we did not find any heart-related diseases. Therefore, the pain you felt was not attributed to heart diseases.”
Niamh was not sure if she understood. “Um, doctor, why was my heart hurting then? Plus, I felt that I could barely breathe toward the end.”
The doctor frowned in puzzlement as he explained, “To be honest, Miss Montgomery, we don’t know what’s wrong either. Based on the report, there’s nothing wrong with your body. The only strange thing was your blood test.”
“Blood test?”
“That’s right. There’s an unknown component in your blood, and the hospital equipment couldn’t analyze it. I’d surmise that this unknown component to be the cause of your heartache and breathing difficulties last night.”
The doctor’s explanation sounded clear, but Niamh felt as if she had fallen into an unknown terror.
For some reason, she started to feel somewhat uneasy.
Something unknown had appeared in her blood. What would it be?
“There’s no need to be too worried, Miss Montgomery. Perhaps the equipment we have in the hospital isn’t advanced enough. You can go to the royal hospital in St. Piaf. The medical equipment there is the most complete and advanced in the country. You and your husband can have a look there.”
“Thank you, doctor.” After thanking him with a smile, Niamh lowered her gaze and looked at the report in her hand.
Niamh could not help but frown as she looked through the expert data on the blood test report.
After looking at it for some time, a glint of realization flashed across Niamh’s eyes, and her heart started to race.
She remembered the series of circumstances that happened to Kendrick instigated by the poison.
He also had experienced pain in his heart and breathing difficulties. Additionally, he had vomited blood when it got severe.
Niamh’s fingers tightened somewhat on the report. Without much forethought, she immediately ripped the report into pieces and threw it into the bin, not wanting Kendrick to find out.
More than ten minutes later, Kendrick returned. When he saw that Niamh was already up, he handed the hot breakfast over to her.
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.