Back then, she had hired someone to induce labor on Niamh. Then, she kept that premature child that she stole as her own.
After Niamh was released from prison, she lied to her that Kendrick was the one who killed the child.
After Kendrick knew about Niamh’s delivery in prison, Nevaeh hired someone to fake a report to make him believe that the child died from some complications during the birth.
Only Rose, Jon, and she knew about this secret. She would not allow a fourth person to know about this!
Niamh had an anxious expression on her face downstairs. “Kendrick, I’ve sacrificed so much just to be with you. I’m so scared that Nevaeh will do something extreme to hurt me. Did she really strangle your child with Niamh to death back then?”
Kendrick felt a pang of pain in his heart. He looked into her suspicious yet concerned eyes with an intense gaze. “If I tell you I’m not sure, will you believe me?” he asked her back.
On the surface, Niamh looked curious, but there was already a sarcastic smile in her heart.
‘Kendrick Waldburg, how dare you tell me you’re not sure?!
‘I saw with my own two eyes how you had asked someone to break open the tombstone and crush the child that I carried for ten months into dust. You didn’t even leave the child’s ashes alone and now you’re telling me so nonchalantly that you’re not sure?’
“You should live with me from now. Don’t leave my sight. I’ll protect you.”
The man’s gentle voice caressed her ear.
Niamh recalled that particular memory that was filled with hatred. She looked at the second floor. “Will Nevaeh stay here as well?”
Kendrick smiled gently at Niamh. “Trust me, you’ll become the only matriarch of this house soon. In addition to that, you’ll also become my only wife.”
The only matriarch and wife?
Niamh laughed. She found it ironic, and at the same time, pathetic. However, she would still put on this act until the very end. “Okay, I believe you.”
‘No, Kendrick, the only person I believe is myself.
‘I believe that soon enough, I’ll let you and Nevaeh get the punishment and retribution you deserve!’
She looked at him as she swore in her heart. Then, he grabbed her hand.
“I want to take you to a place now.”
The moment Niamh came back to her senses, Kendrick led her out of the door.
Niamh was curious when she looked at his profound gaze.
Where was he taking her?
Nevaeh stayed in the guest room for some time before she heard the sound of a car engine.
She looked out from the balcony and saw Kendrick driving Niamh away.
She grabbed her bag while mumbling curses. Then, she called a car to go back to the Delgado family home to discuss her next move.
After getting more information from Nevaeh, Rose and Jon started screaming profanities at Vera. Then, there were looks of worry on their faces.
“How dare that btch slap you?! She even barged into the house to steal Kendrick from you! She’s even more despicable than Niamh! Trust that I’ll rip her into pieces with my bare hands!” Rose glared and clenched her fists angrily. “Nevaeh, is that woman carrying Kendrick’s child? If it’s true, then you should kill that bstard child immediately!”
“Of course, I know that!” Nevaeh already had a plan for this. “But it’s like Kendrick’s been possessed. He’ll listen to everything that b*tch says!”
“Why?” Jon was curious.
Nevaeh gritted her teeth and said reluctantly, “That b*tch Niamh is dead, so he has placed all of his longing and love on Vera instead!
“Kendrick only cared about me the most this entire time. However, now that the b*tch is dead, he told me that he has never loved me. He only has the innocent fondness of when he first met me when we were kids toward me. Hmph, fondness? That fondness is also toward Niamh and not me!”
When Rose saw Nevaeh shaking from anger, she came up with a plan. “Nevaeh, don’t be mad. Don’t you have another bargaining chip at hand?” She lifted her eyebrow. “That brat Jackson is the best bargaining chip now.”
“That b*stard child?” Nevaeh asked in disdain. “I should’ve strangled him to death back then! He’s just a sore sight now.”
“If he’s such a sore sight, you should make him disappear! However, you have to push all the blame on that wh*re. That way, you’ll be killing two birds with one stone!”
When Nevaeh heard that, there was an extremely sinister glint in her eyes.
“Mom, you’re so smart. There’s a parent-child hike this afternoon. That b*tch Vera will definitely show up. That’ll be such a good opportunity!”
There was an evil smirk on her face.
She was an expert in shifting the blame to others after killing someone!
…
Niamh did not expect Kendrick to bring her to that familiar cemetery when he said he wanted to take her somewhere.
He bought another bouquet of fiery red roses. However, this time, he gave the flowers to Niamh.
Niamh did not count how many there were. She glanced at it and guessed that there were about 99 roses like last time.
She held the roses while leaning against the side of the car. She smiled and said, “Kendrick, are you taking me on a date here?”
Kendrick looked at her and said, “I never thought that this place was scary. Until that day three years ago when a woman stood in front of me and told me that she’d give everything back to me, including her ashes. It was then I finally realized that a person’s death is the scariest thing in this world.”
Niamh’s heart started racing after she heard that.
‘Is he talking about me?
‘Did he realize the terror of ‘death’ from my death?
‘Hmph.
‘Kendrick, are you afraid of death?
‘Then, have you ever thought that my child would also be scared when you killed it?’
She lifted her gaze with a pejorative smile.
Under the glow of the sunset, the man’s eyes looked dazed and deep.
“Vera, you truly love me, right?”
Niamh smiled bashfully and answered without thinking, “Of course. Of course, I ‘love’ you.”
Kendrick smiled. He looked at the breathtaking beauty in front of him. Then, a glint appeared in his eyes. “That’s enough for me.”
The evening mist hung low when Kendrick brought Niamh back to his place.
When he opened the door, the smell of food spilled out from the kitchen.
“Kendrick, you’re back. I made dinner.” Nevaeh smiled and walked out.
When she saw Kendrick back with Niamh, the smile on her face froze. She displayed a sad expression on her face.
“Kendrick…”
“Vera and I have already eaten. You should eat on your own,” said Kendrick coldly. He looked at Niamh, then said, “Let’s go back to our room.”
“Kendrick!” Nevaeh chased after them and stopped him. “Kendrick, I know you have a deep misunderstanding toward me. You might even suspect that I’ve done a lot of things to hurt Niamh back then. However, I have a clear conscience.”
“Miss Delgado, your conscience was eaten by a dog a long time ago, so how can you have a clear conscience?” Niamh asked slowly.
Nevaeh frowned as a fire of rage burned in her heart. However, she had to endure this for the sake of carrying out her plan.
“Kendrick, there’s a parent-child hike in Jack’s kindergarten this Saturday. It requires the parents to take part with the children. No matter what misunderstanding you have with me now, at the end of the day, Jack is still our child. I hope you can take part in that activity with me and Jack.”
“You can just go by yourself.” Kendrick rejected straightforwardly.
Nevaeh’s expression froze. When she wanted to beg Kendrick to agree to this, she heard Niamh saying, “Kendrick, you should go. I’ll take part with Lily as well. When the time comes, we can be together again. Just think of it as accompanying me, okay?”
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.
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