Chapter 37 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

Hiss.

His furious words penetrated Niamh’s heart like bullets that she was unable to dodge away from.

“Don’t even think about coming out after going in now,” Kendrick said, hitting the dial button of his phone. He still called the cops in the end.

It was the end of summer and nearing the start of fall. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck as a clap of thunder rumbled loudly.

Niamh shuddered subconsciously while her face turned white instantly.

The memories of the nights when she was beaten violently and the night when she was inducted into labor appeared in her brain again.

She felt her heartstrings snap as she knelt before Kendrick’s feet while having an emotional breakdown. “Kendrick, please believe me! I didn’t do it!”

Niamh was terrified.

Despite being strong, she was still a woman at the end of the day.

Niamh knelt in front of Kendrick as she grabbed his pants tightly. Tears drenched her eyes. “Kendrick, please believe me!” She roared. She was almost in a state of despair.

She did not forget how she used to beg him like this and yet, he had kicked her away mercilessly.

However, this time, he was hesitating.

When Niamh thought Kendrick was about to let her off the hook, Nevaeh’s cries triggered Kendrick at the right moment. “Kendrick, will Jack leave us forever?”

Kendrick sent Niamh to prison again without a moment’s more hesitation after Nevaeh said that.

Inside the interrogation room, Niamh kept on repeating that she did not do it. However, no one believed her.

This scene was exactly like what happened back then.

Niamh had lost all hope.

Fate loved to torture her. She recalled what she had done and realized she only loved the wrong man. However, she had to pay such a huge price for it.

When she was on the brink of giving up, the officer released her.

When she walked out of the station, she saw Kendrick’s car waiting for her.

It was already dark and it was raining cats and dogs. Niamh did not care. She ran straight to the car.

When she was about to say something, Kendrick rolled down the window and threw her phone at her face. Then, he grabbed Niamh’s collar and yanked her close to him. “Did you work with this man to kidnap my son? Niamh, why are you still trying to argue when it has come to this?”

Niamh’s vision was blurred by the rain, but she could clearly feel Kendrick’s wrath.

He grabbed her collar tightly, making Niamh almost unable to breathe.

Looking at her red face that was on the brink of suffocation, he finally let go of his hands as if he was releasing his anger. Then, he pushed her away.

Niamh gasped for air as her body was drenched in the rain.

She picked up her wet phone and saw her messages on the screen.

There was a message from an unknown sender at the top of the list. ‘The kid refuses to listen to me, so I beat him up good. He’s not making a sound now. When can you make the Waldburgs pay up to get this kid back?’

When she read this message, Niamh’s brain exploded. Then, her mind went blank.

It was obviously a message about the kidnapping, but why was this message sent to her?

“Niamh, you’re really something else. You even went as far as working with a ruffian to kidnap my son. If my son is hurt in any way, I’ll slice a piece of your flesh off you.”

Niamh shuddered. When she was about to stand up, she felt debilitating pain in her stomach.

She could not stand, so she could only kneel next to Kendrick’s car while lifting her head and gritting her teeth. “Kendrick, I don’t know this person! I didn’t kidnap your son. This is slander!”

Rain fell on her face and she was in so much discomfort that she could not open her eyes.

“Slander? Did Nevaeh slander you again? She’s using the life of her own flesh and blood to slander you again and again, huh?”

Kendrick’s eyes looked like they were hungry for blood.

“Niamh, I’m telling you now. If I don’t see my son right this second, I’ll help you accomplish your aim of accompanying your dead b*stard child!”

After he warned furiously, he sped away.

The wheels picked up the rainwater and mud on the floor, splashing Niamh. The words he left her felt like a million arrows aiming for her heart.

Hiss!

Niamh clutched the part of her stomach where it hurt and bent down to curl up her body. However, she could not get any relief from the bone-piercing pain at all.

The rain was getting heavier and the cold air almost drowned Niamh’s heart.

The three years of imprisonment was not enough to make her come to a realization.

She was still so weak and fragile.

She clenched her fist and bit her lip to make herself stand.

She called Kendrick. However, not only did he not pick up, but he even hung up immediately.

Niamh’s fingers shook as she read the message about the kidnapping. She called the number immediately.

The person on the other end picked up the phone almost instantly. A man’s voice said, “Niamh, is the money ready?”

The man was asking her like it was a matter of course. Niamh’s mind went blank. However, she vaguely felt like she had heard this voice before.

“Who are you? Why did you say that?” Her heart was beating erratically.

“Niamh, what nonsense are you talking about? I’m your close friend! You’re the one who called me about this business,” the man said smoothly. “Get the money quickly. That kid is so annoying. I’m worried that I might kill him.”

When she heard that he would kill Jackson, Niamh felt a dull pain in her heart.

“Don’t hurt Jackson!” she yelled without even hesitating.

“I know, I’ll get less money if I hurt this kid. Come over quickly! I can’t wait,” the man said as he was about to hang up.

“Don’t hang up! Where are you? I’m going over now!” Niamh was scared to lose any information on Jackson, so she asked quickly.

The man told her his location before hanging up.

Niamh called Kendrick instantly, but she noticed that he had probably blocked her number.

Then, she looked at her empty contact list. The only number she could dial now was Old Master Waldburg’s.

However, after thinking about it, Niamh gave up that thought.

Time did not wait, and Niamh did not have any other choice. She called a cab and told the driver the address.

The driver was a friendly-looking man. When he saw that Niamh was pale and in pain, he wanted to send her to the hospital out of kindness. After Niamh thanked and rejected him, they continued their way to their destination.

About half an hour later, she finally reached the location the man gave her.

It was somewhere in the countryside that was surrounded by mountains and bodies of water. Trees with yellowing leaves were everywhere.

The night wind blew past her, the bone-chilling coldness invading her entire body.

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