Chapter 185 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

After the man said those sternly out of a sense of justice, he took out an envelope and tossed it to Niamh’s feet.

“I’m giving you your money back!”

Niamh did not expect the sudden plot twist. However, she was not worried.

“Vera Quinn, what else do you have to say?” Eloise was fuming. There were sparks of anger in her eyes. “You’re so despicable! I’m going to call the police right now and make you repent for your sins in prison! Don’t even think about getting out!”

“Kendrick, did you hear that? It’s all a trap set by Vera. Even the person who she bribed couldn’t take this anymore.” Nevaeh continued pursuing.

Kendrick turned his head coldly. “Really?” he asked in an icy tone. There was a sharp glint in his narrow eyes.

Nevaeh was slightly taken aback as her conscience was guilty. “Kendrick, do you still not believe me?”

“It’s indeed pretty hard to believe,” said Niamh slowly.

Nevaeh and Eloise glared at her. “Vera, we’re at this stage already and you’re still…”

“You said that this is the money that I bribed you with, correct?” Niamh interrupted calmly. She pointed at the thick envelope at the side of her foot. Then, she asked the man, “And I was the one who gave it to you?”

“Yes!” The man asserted arbitrarily. “It’s you! You’re the one who asked me to kill that child! However, I thought that the child was too cute, so I couldn’t do it. That’s why I let him go. I thought this would end here, but you still want me to slander an innocent person. I really can’t do it.”

“You’re so kindhearted,” Nevaeh said sarcastically, “However, why would someone so kindhearted take someone’s money to do that kind of thing?”

“…” The man was speechless.

Niamh slowly took out a tissue from the pocket of her waterproof tracksuit. Then, she bent down and picked up the envelope from its corner.

“Did you call the police, Mrs. Montgomery?” She smiled, her eyes turning into crescent moons.

Eloise glared at her. “Vera, the police will be here soon. Don’t even think about quibbling about this.”

“You should leave the chance of quibbling to your precious daughter.” Niamh shook the envelope in her hand. “Thank you for giving me the evidence. I think the fingerprints of the dealer should be on this.”

“…”

“…”

The man’s expression froze as he looked at Nevaeh subconsciously.

On the other hand, the corner of Nevaeh’s lips were twitching. She looked as if she was at a loss.

Niamh smiled wider when she saw their expressions. “Mrs. Montgomery, you can hire a lawyer for your daughter now. I’m curious about what you’re going to tell them when they ask you why your daughter’s fingerprints are on the envelope?”

“What nonsense are you spewing? How would Nevaeh’s fingerprints appear on the envelope?” Eloise denied in certainty.

“You’ll know if it is soon enough.” Niamh did not want to argue with her anymore. She handed the envelope to Kendrick. “Kendrick, I feel safest if you’re the one who’s holding on to this.”

She looked at him with gentleness in her eyes. “When I fell from the incline, I was so scared that I won’t be able to see you again.”

Kendrick looked at her with a gentle gaze. There was an unreadable profoundness rippling in his eyes. “No, I won’t let you disappear from my life.”

Nevaeh’s eyes almost fell out of her sockets when she watched Niamh and Kendrick bill and coo at each other.

After a while, the police arrived.

After they were updated on the situation, the police told everyone that they had to go into the station to make statements.

Niamh got into the car without hesitating. On the other hand, in order to show that she had nothing to hide, Nevaeh also quickly got into the police car.

When she got into the place that gave her the most nightmares, Niamh felt oddly calmer.

She was not the weak and helpless Niamh Delgado anymore.

Even if someone decided to harm her today and push her down a cliff, she would still be able to climb up from the abyss.

After taking her statement, the moment Niamh got out of the room, Kendrick took a clean coat from his car and draped it across her shoulder. At this moment, Eloise and Nevaeh also came out from another room.

She was setting when Nevaeh saw that Kendrick was about to leave while holding Niamh’s hand, but in order to make Eloise stand up for her, she pretended to be sad and lowered her head.

Eloise pulled Nevaeh over when she saw that. “Kendrick, Nevaeh is your wife and you’re billing and cooing with this woman so brazenly. Who do you think Nevaeh is?”

Niamh stopped in her tracks when she heard that. “If Kendrick doesn’t take me away, then should he take your precious daughter away?” she smiled and asked. Then, she lifted her gaze. “Nevaeh, do you still think that you can leave tonight?”

“Vera, what do you mean?”

After Eloise said that, two police officers walked in front of Nevaeh.

“Nevaeh Delgado, you’re involved in an attempted murder. Please cooperate with our investigation.”

Nevaeh made a surprised expression. “Officer, did you make a mistake? I didn’t do such a thing!”

“My daughter would never do that! Did you investigate it thoroughly? You can’t arrest someone because of someone’s one-sided story!”

“Madam, you’re slandering us and questioning our abilities by saying that. Of course, we’ll only arrest someone after we have sufficient evidence,” the officer said seriously.

“Evidence? What evidence? That envelope?”

“Of course, it’s not just the fingerprints on the envelope,” Niamh said slowly. She took out a phone from her pocket and opened a video. Then, Niamh and Nevaeh’s voices from the forest sounded from the speaker of the phone.

Nevaeh’s eyes were wide when she heard the conversation as her expression froze. Eloise’s expression also started changing rapidly.

Niamh lifted her gaze, her eyes looking stern. “Nevaeh, you didn’t expect this, right? I recorded everything!”

“…”

“I knew you wouldn’t be so kind, so I came prepared. If I wasn’t worried about Jack, do you think you would have had the chance to push me down the incline? You’re so heartless. It’s understandable why you would want to kill me, but you didn’t even want to spare your son!”

“H-How is that possible…” Eloise could not accept what she was hearing from the conversation on the phone.

Nevaeh’s sinister and malicious words… How she had called Jackson ‘that damned child’…

“No! It’s impossible! That’s not Nevaeh’s voice!” Eloise denied in certainty. “Vera Quinn, how dare you fake evidence?! You must’ve had someone pretend to be Nevaeh!”

Nevaeh came back to her senses. She did not expect that when Vera got close to her, she had already started recording.

However, she would not admit to her dirty deeds with just this.

“Mom, you have to believe me. That’s not me. That person in the video is not me!” Nevaeh denied. “Kendrick, someone must be trying to harm me. That video must be fake! Why would I want to harm Jack? He’s our flesh and blood!”

Nevaeh turned around and looked at Niamh with tears in her eyes.

“Vera Quinn, you really can do anything just to get Kendrick. That man has already pointed you out and you still want to twist the truth to blame me. The woman who’s talking in the video isn’t me!”

“I knew you’d say that,” Niamh said calmly, “However, maybe you don’t know about voiceprints that like fingerprints, everyone’s voiceprints are unique. Everything will come to light after we run some tests on the video.”

After Niamh said that, Nevaeh’s tears stopped. Her jaw dropped, and she had no comebacks.

Voiceprints.

Such a thing existed?

“Run the tests, then! I refuse to believe that Nevaeh would do this kind of thing!” Eloise sided with Nevaeh until the very end. “Nevaeh, I believe you!’

“…” Nevaeh was completely stunned. Before this, she was still confident and arrogant, but now, all of those were gone.

Niamh chuckled lightly. “Can’t you see, Mrs. Montgomery? Your precious daughter has such a guilty conscience that she can’t even speak anymore.”

“…” Eloise turned around after she heard that. When she saw Nevaeh’s pale face, she had a bad feeling in her heart. “Nevaeh…”

“Continue your conversation tomorrow. Nevaeh Delgado, follow us now.” The police urged. Even though they were at the entrance of the station, the police still produced a pair of handcuffs as a formality. Then, they cuffed Nevaeh before taking her inside.

Nevaeh looked as if she had been jolted awake from a dream. She stared straight at the handcuffs while shaking her head violently. “I’m not going to prison! I didn’t do it! I was wrongfully accused!”

“Kendrick, trust me. Vera was the one who framed me! Mom, you have to save me! I didn’t do it!”

“Nevaeh, Nevaeh!” Eloise was frantic, and she immediately called Sean.

Niamh stood where she was calmly and looked at Nevaeh who was still yelling about her innocence while in handcuffs. There was a pleased smile in her lively and clear eyes.

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