“Why do I have to bet with you? I decide how I want my life to go. You don’t get to control it,” Niamh replied curtly, her eyes filled with confidence.
“You don’t have to sign the papers since I can appeal for one on grounds that we’ve been separated for more than two years. As for Jack’s custody, I won’t give it up.”
Niamh then turned and left.
Waiting by the side, Eloise and Sean could do nothing as they watched Niamh leave Kendrick with distaste on her face.
While Kendrick was their son-in-law, he had hurt Niamh deeply as well.
They had no right to berate Kendrick, for their mistakes were worse as parents.
…
Nevaeh’s case climbed the trends rather quickly, angering countless netizens with her brutal personality.
Hidden away in a motel, Rose and Jon shook with infuriation as they watched the news of Nevaeh’s court case. They dropped the remote on the floor.
“Nevaeh’s penalty is in a month! What are we going to do? I can’t believe that Kendrick would have such a piece of evidence up his sleeve!” Rose groaned uneasily.
Jon remained silent, prompting a push from Rose. “Say something!”
“What do you want me to say? That we should break her out of jail?” Jon opened his palms helplessly.
“So you’re just going to watch Nevaeh die? She’s still our daughter.” Rose clenched her jaw in displeasure. “What a useless daughter. Nevaeh spent years with Kendrick and you’re telling me she hasn’t even gotten a spot in that man’s heart at all? She wouldn’t need to be shot dead had she been a little more useful!”
“What’s the use of saying all this when Nevaeh killed two people? How do you expect us to save her?” Jon showed no desire to help Nevaeh. “We’ve done all we can already. Nevaeh was just stupid enough to confess killing Brittany in court!”
Rose frowned and balled her fists in indignance.
“Nevaeh was so close to being Mrs. Waldburg and Miss Montgomery. We were so close to living the rest of our lives without worrying about our bank accounts! Who would’ve thought that dmned btch would come back alive? This would never have happened had it not been for her!”
Jon’s fury rose as well. “Exactly! It’s all because of her! She was the one who hurt Nevaeh, so she’s the one who deserves to die!”
“Yeah! If our daughter can’t live, then I won’t let this b*tch walk free either!” Rose’s eyes glinted ferociously.
Jon jumped up to stand by Rose’s side. “What do you have in mind?”
The corner of Rose’s lips tilted to a sinister degree. “Two lives will pay for the taking of my daughter’s!”
…
Niamh’s heart felt much lighter now that the issue with Nevaeh was over.
All she had left to do was to bring Jackson away and start her new life.
She arrived at the villa to make breakfast for Jackson the next morning and got into Kendrick’s car so they could send Jackson to kindergarten.
Kendrick voiced his desire to send Niamh back, but she refused.
Standing by the car, Niamh’s tone was chilling. “Stop wasting time, Kendrick. Sign the papers. The court will still rule a divorce even if you don’t sign them.”
The man replied with a tight smile, “I’ll take any additional day I can to have you as my wife. I don’t want to let go of you, Niamh, nor do I want to let Jack go.”
“What touching words, Mr. Waldburg,” Niamh replied ironically, “What a shame your words were spoken a few years too late.”
Niamh scoffed and turned around coolly, leaving Kendrick to stand alone rooted in place as he watched Niamh’s figure walk away while his heart sank.
Returning to the shop, Niamh’s mouse hovered over the nameless file after she was done with her work.
Staring at the list of documents, she was certain that these were diary entries Kendrick had kept over the past three years.
Yet ever since the first entry, she had not found the courage to read the next.
Just then, a message notification appeared on her phone.
Tapping in, Niamh realized that Felipe had still taken Waldburg Manor away in the end.
She rushed to Waldburg Manor only to find its gates bolted. She felt her body grow cold.
Standing by the door, all Niamh had in mind was Old Master Waldburg who supported and protected her silently.
“Grandfather…”
She thought to herself. After asking around about Old Master Waldburg’s current settlement, Niamh immediately drove over.
She arrived at a high-end district around the suburbs.
Losing Waldburg Corporation had not made Kendrick completely useless, for it seemed like he still had quite the savings.
Niamh parked her car and got ready to make her way inside when she heard someone yell her name from behind. “Niamh Delgado!”
It was a voice Niamh was familiar with.
Turning around, she was met with Karen running furiously toward her with Yvonne in tow.
“How dare you come here, Niamh? Do you think you haven’t hurt us enough? When will you be satisfied? Until you and Felipe force us to a corner? How could you be so cruel?!”
Karen pointed a finger and raged at Niamh. Realizing they were attracting passersby, Yvonne joined in on the accusations.
“Aren’t you too much, Vera? I can’t believe you joined forces with another man to steal all of Kendrick’s assets! You’re inhumane!”
Pedestrians and residents began to gather and whisper among themselves as they took in the scene.
Niamh turned to Karen and Yvonne with an unimpressed look. “Me, hurt you? I’m cruel?”
She smiled.
“My dearest mother-in-law, perhaps I should remind you it was you who joined forces with another woman to replace my position as my husband’s wife, hmm? You hit and scolded me on a whim while creating chances for the woman to spend time with my husband. Have you forgotten the time you listened to that woman’s lies and pushed me onto the floor? My forehead bled, do you not remember?”
At that, the pedestrians now sided with Niamh.
“Wow, how could such a mother-in-law exist?”
“I would have slapped her long ago if she was mine.”
“Exactly! What kind of mother-in-law sides with the mistress against her daughter-in-law? This is atrocious!”
“…” Not expecting the situation to take such a turn, Karen flushed red from frustration. “What are you saying, Niamh? Since when did I hit and scold you? Don’t make yourself look like the victim so that others would pity you!”
“My wife didn’t though. Everything she said is the truth.” Kendrick suddenly appeared and stood in front of Niamh to defend her. He called her his wife.
Karen and Yvonne were stunned, flushing in embarrassment as the people around them began to point fingers.
Kendrick turned to Niamh with a gentle look. “Did you come to look for Grandfather?”
One look was all it took for him to see that she had something on her mind.
Niamh did not deny it.
“Grandfather isn’t here. I can show you the way if you want to see him,” Kendrick spoke as he pointed at Niamh’s car by the road. “Although, you have to be the one driving.”
She gave Kendrick a confused look but did not ask further and turned around. “Let’s go.”
Kendrick smiled and followed, leaving Karen and Yvonne to huff and turn away.
Kendrick had never seen Niamh drive before. Sitting in her passenger seat was an interesting experience, one that reminded him of how cruel he used to be when he forbade Niamh from sitting in his car.
Feeling Kendrick’s gaze on her, Niamh brushed it off and started the engine only to have her phone ring before she could.
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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