Chapter 235 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

At this moment, Niamh was sitting next to Felipe and they were ready for a press conference.

After a while, the change of ownership of Waldburg Corporation started trending online.

The rumors about Kendrick’s debt and fall from grace started increasing as well.

A lot of people were waiting for Kendrick’s response. However, after a long while, his Twitter was never updated.

Felipe was also predicting what Kendrick would do. However, even after one day, Kendrick never appeared.

It was as if he had gone missing. He even switched off his phone.

On the other hand, Niamh knew Kendrick was in her apartment. However, it had been a day. Was he still unconscious?

It would be impossible for him to not react after seeing today’s press conference. Did he get even sicker?

Niamh was contemplating about this in silence. Then, she followed Felipe to the most luxurious restaurant in Glendale. To celebrate, Felipe opened a bottle of the most expensive wine.

“Congratulations on finally achieving your goal. Now, Waldburg Corporation is yours.” Niamh lifted her wine glass in celebration.

Felipe was smiling from his eyes. “Before I met you, my biggest wish and goal was to avenge my parents. However, now you’re the one wish that I want to grant the most,” he said, taking out a wedding ring that he had prepared beforehand. The pea-size diamond reflected dazzling rays under the bright lights.

Looking at the ring, Niamh suddenly recalled the day she married Kendrick.

Even though he was frigid, he still held her hand and put on the ring for her.

“Vera, I truly want to take care of you forever. Will you marry me?”

Niamh knew she did not have a reason to reject Felipe’s sincere and gentle proposal.

However, she had spent all of her love and passion on Kendrick. She did not know how it would feel like to love someone again.

Then again, if she could marry a man who would sincerely take care of her, then it would be another kind of blessing.

Niamh thought about this and smiled. Then, she reached out her hand to Felipe.

Felipe smiled softly and took Niamh’s hand to put the ring on her ring finger.

“Mommy.”

Suddenly, the silence was broken by a childish voice.

Niamh retracted her hand abruptly before lifting her gaze to see Jackson running toward her. She got up quickly. “Jack?”

The atmosphere of the proposal was ruined. Felipe looked at the diamond ring in his hand as an ominous glint flashed across his eyes.

“Jack, why are you here? How do you know I’d be here?” Niamh squatted down and asked while holding Jackson in her arms.

Jackson nuzzled Niamh while simpering to her. “Mommy is my goddess, so that’s why I’ll always follow you closely.”

Niamh smiled and caressed the little guy’s head. “Silly.”

After she said that, her phone rang.

When she looked at the caller ID, she saw that it was from Eloise.

She pondered before answering her phone. Then, she heard Eloise saying cautiously, “Eveline, it… It’s your mother. Jack is missing. He said that he missed you and ran out all of a sudden. Your father and I can’t find him anywhere.”

“He’s with me, so don’t worry. I’m hanging up if there’s nothing else.”

“Eveline, wait!”

Eloise stopped her. However, after she calmed down, she started sobbing.

“Eveline, I miss you too…”

“If you don’t have anything better to say, Mrs. Montgomery, then I’m hanging up.” Niamh hung up the phone without hesitation.

On the other side, when Eloise heard the dial tone of the phone, she started bawling in remorse once more.

Felipe initially wanted to enjoy some time with Niamh, but because of Jackson’s appearance, their candlelight dinner could only be cut short.

Jackson said he was hungry and he had never said that in such a simpering tone. He said he wanted to eat mommy’s food, so Niamh could only turn Felipe down and bring him back to the apartment. Niamh also wanted to know if Kendrick was still there.

“Mommy, do you know what day it is tomorrow?” Jackson asked all of a sudden when they were at the door to their apartment.

“What day is it tomorrow?” Niamh asked with a smile. However, she stopped opening the door when she remembered something.

‘Tomorrow is a special day indeed.’

This was the sixth year.

Six years passed in a blink of an eye.

Niamh placed her finger down on the ID fingerprint lock and opened the door of the apartment. At this moment, her thoughts had wandered. She recalled how she was wrongfully imprisoned and how she was tortured during all those years there.

She could not forget how she was forcefully induced into labor by those female inmates on that stormy night.

How could she forget that tomorrow was her child’s birthday?

However, this year would be different because she would not cry at the empty grave.

She knew that her child was not dead.

“Mommy, tomorrow is my birthday,” Jackson said. His voice that was as clear as bells brought Niamh back to reality.

She was slightly taken aback and could not suppress the pain in her heart.

Jackson was Nevaeh and Kendrick’s child. The ironic thing was that her child was born on the same day as Jackson.

“Mommy, you’ll celebrate my birthday with me tomorrow, right?” The little guy tugged on the corner of her coat.

Niamh lowered her head, smiling when she looked into those expectant and pure eyes. She caressed his hair.

“Of course, I’ll celebrate your birthday with you.”

There was a spark of delight in Jackson’s eyes. He lifted his adorable pinky at Niamh before saying, “Mommy, pinky promise.”

Niamh smiled and went along with it, pinky promising Jackson.

A huge joyous grin appeared on Jackson’s good-looking face. When Niamh saw that, she felt at ease as well.

She removed her coat and was about to make Jackson something to eat.

When she walked into the kitchen, she remembered something before walking back to the guest room.

Niamh thought the room should be empty, but she spotted Kendrick on the bed. He was in the same position as he was this morning before she left.

‘Has he been sleeping for the entire day?

‘Even if he has a fever, he shouldn’t be like this.’

Niamh felt puzzled as she quickly walked to the side of the bed where she lowered her gaze to look at the man’s sleeping face. She reached out her hand and touched his forehead.

His temperature had gone down and there was some color on his face now.

When she was sure that Kendrick was fine, she retracted her hand. However, when she was about to turn around, a familiar hand grabbed her wrist.

She was stunned. Then, she turned around to see that Kendrick’s eyes were open and he was smiling at her. Niamh swung his hand away in agitation.

“Were you awake this entire time?”

Kendrick did not answer her. He sat up slowly, his eyes were filled with tenderness. “You’re still concerned about me.”

“Concerned about you?” Niamh scoffed, her tone cold and emotionless when she said, “I just didn’t want you to die here and dirty my place.”

Kendrick’s smile cracked instantly. He saw his heartless self in Niamh’s cold eyes.

“Go now. I don’t want to see you.”

Niamh chased him away with ice in her eyes. Then, she turned around to walk away.

Kendrick looked at Niamh’s back dispiritedly, moving his thin lips slightly but not being able to say a single word in the end.

He knew Niamh was back when he heard the sound of the door. He pretended to be asleep because he wanted to know how she would treat him.

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