Niamh analyzed it this way because something like this had indeed happened before.
Moreover, she felt that while the man was muddleheaded, it would be hard for him to do anything to a woman.
However, Niamh did not get the answer she wanted to hear.
She saw Kendrick furrowing his brows in annoyance. This meant that her analysis and imagination were wrong.
The light in Niamh’s eyes dimmed, but she did not want to blame Kendrick.
“Carter really knows how to exact his vengeance on us, ” Niamh lamented and chuckled softly. She lifted her eyes to look at the apologetic man. “ Kendrick, I want to be alone for a while.”
When Niamh said that, Kendrick suddenly felt like he was at a loss.
However, it was understandable that she wanted to be by herself.
“Nia, I’ll be outside the study. Call me if you need me, ” Kendrick said and was about to turn around and go out.
However, Niamh grabbed his hand. “Kendrick, your injury isn’t healed yet, so move as little as possible. I’ll wait in the room for a bit.”
After she said that, Niamh let go of Kendrick’s hand and walked toward the door to the study.
Kendrick’s heart suddenly became empty.
If his leg hurt, so, too, did her scalded foot. However, at this moment, nothing hurt more than her heart.
Kendrick was truly irritated. He really had been careless back then. He had not kept his guard up against the maid, so he did not think that there was a problem with the cake.
He recalled the situation in detail, and there was still a particular scene in his mind that he did not want to remember. How could he touch a woman other than his Nia?
He could not accept this matter no matter what, let alone Niamh.
Once Niamh returned to the room, she sat quietly on the bed and flipped through the wedding photos of her and Kendrick.
After a while, Karen brought her toddler son into the room and said that the little guy wanted his mother to hold him.
Niamh picked up her son. Upon seeing the little guy’s innocent and cute face, the sadness on her face gradually dissipated.
Knock, knock, knock.
There came soft and gentle knocks on the door.
Niamh, who already knew who was knocking, lifted her eyes and looked toward the entrance.
“Come in.”
She said, and the door was pushed open the next second. Kendrick then walked in through the entrance with light footsteps.
When he saw Niamh playing with Pudding, a look of love and tenderness naturally appeared in his eyes.
Kendrick walked up to the side of the bed and sat down. When the little guy saw him, he childishly parted his lips and called out, “Daddy.”
The clearly enunciated word warmed Kendrick’s heart when he heard that.
He lifted his hand and caressed the adorable little head. “Pudding is becoming such a good boy.”
He praised the naive little boy, and the little boy, who certainly had no idea that Kendrick was praising him, had a silly grin on him, giving him a naive and pure look.
Kendrick’s gaze quickly shifted from the little boy to Niamh’s face.
When he saw a slight smile on Niamh’s petite face as she looked at their precious son tenderly, he felt a pain in his heart instead.
“Nia.”
Kendrick called out to Niamh. “I know apologies are useless…”
“Then don’t, ” Niamh interrupted him, and her tone sounded so carefree.
Kendrick’s heart sank. He felt that this matter was so serious that he might not get Niamh’s forgiveness.
During Kendrick’s moment of worry, however, Niamh gave him a gentle and soft smile.
“You’re not the one to blame for that, so you don’t have to apologize to me.”
Kendrick was surprised by what Niamh was saying right now.
“Nia?”
‘Is Nia not mad at me? ‘How can she not be mad?
‘This is so serious, yet Nia isn’t blaming me?’
‘Are you so disappointed in me that you don’t want to care about this?’
Countless questions appeared in Kendrick’s heart. He was so conflicted that it hurt.
Niamh, who seemed to see through what Kendrick was thinking, smiled and held Kendrick’s slightly stiff hand.
“I’ll be lying if I say I don’t mind, but this isn’t your fault. Carter was the one who had deliberately done this. His goal was to cause a misunderstanding between us, but I won’t let him get what he wants. ”
Niamh’s heart was clear.
“Kendrick, we’ve been through far too much throughout this journey, and it’s been very challenging. It’s impossible for me to not feel the feelings you have for me up to this day. And that’s why I don’t want to let other people influence us. Just let time wash away those unhappy memories, okay?”
After listening to what Niamh had said, Kendrick was slightly moved.
His Nia understood him, and instead of blaming him in any way, she still comforted him.
Kendrick, however, blamed himself even more after that. At the same time, his heart ached on Niamh’s behalf too.
Regardless, he also knew that they had to let this thing pass. Although he could not be that optimistic, he did not want to let this affect his relationship with Niamh.
It was extremely difficult and challenging for them to get to where they were today after all this time.
After a long while, Kendrick looked into Niamh’s eyes and nodded.
“Okay.”
“Okay.” Niamh patted Kendrick’s hand. “Alright, you should go play with your son. I need to go to the office.”
“I’ve wasted a lot of time in St. Piaf. I still haven’t finished the client’s customized perfume from the other day. I’ll be breaching the contract if I still don’t get it done.”
Niamh smiled. Before she turned around, she bent down and planted a soft kiss on Kendrick’s cheek. “Take good care of our son, and wait for me to come home.”
Kendrick’s heart started racing when he saw Niamh’s charming smile.
When he saw her back after she turned around and left, he felt as if his heart was leaving with Niamh too.
Niamh had not been to Waldburg Corporation for a while, but the employees were still respectful and polite when they saw her.
Niamh changed into another set of clothes and put on the white robe she would wear when she did the fragrance blending. She then started working seriously.
However, after a while, her train of thought was disturbed. The scene she saw in the Royal Palace of St. Piaf kept appearing in her mind without warning.
Her mind was occupied with the maid’s pitiful and domineering look. The words the maid had said about wanting Kendrick to take responsibility also repeated in her mind.
However, it had already happened, so they could not go back anymore.
She knew Kendrick must feel even worse than her right now, but there was no choice.
The more Niamh thought about it, the more conflicted she felt. She put down the work she had in her hands and was about to go to the pantry to take a break when her secretary, Coco, knocked on the door and entered.
“Ms. Montgomery, there’s a woman here looking for Mr. Waldburg. Since Mr. Waldburg is not here, I came to you instead.”
Niamh walked over slowly. “A woman? Is she a client?”
Coco shook her head. “She’s not. It sounded like she has some important things to tell Mr. Waldburg.”
“I got it. I’ll go take a look now.” Niamh did not have time to take off her coat as she walked to the reception room.
On the way to the reception room, Niamh felt very anxious. It sounded as if there was a voice in her subconscious telling her that something was about to happen.
The moment Niamh entered the room and saw the woman waiting on the soda, she finally knew what her anxious and frightened intuition was trying to tell her.
When the woman on the sofa saw Niamh, she stood up abruptly. “Eveline? It’s you.”
Niamh looked at the dissatisfied look on the woman’s face and curled the corners of her lips into a calm smile. “It’s me. I heard that you’re here looking for my husband. I’m sorry, my husband is taking care of the kids at home. You can tell me if you have anything to say.”
Niamh said and looked at Coco.
“Coco, please make a cup of coffee for her. I have something to discuss with her.”
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