“Why not? I’ve been hiding these things in my heart for a very long time! I want to say them out today!” Ava was drunk and being as stubborn as a cow. Not only did she ignore what Niamh said, she even wanted to fight Kendrick head-on.
“Kendrick, I say that you’re not worthy of Niamh! She’s so beautiful and talented. Most importantly, she only has you in her heart. She’s been waiting for you for so many years and she has kept the promise between you two. What about you? What did you do to her?
“Niamh suffered so much before she could finally start a new life. She even has a new job now and you want to meddle in her life again. Who do you think you are? Do you think no one wants Niamh? Let me tell you, there are hundreds of men waiting to take Niamh’s hand even if you don’t want her!”
Niamh realized Ava’s last sentence had completely offended Kendrick.
He suddenly put out the cigarette and looked like Satan from the underworld. Then, he pulled Niamh into his arms.
Ava, who had lost Niamh’s support, faltered and fell to the ground with a loud thud.
“Ava!”
Niamh shouted nervously as she tried to run over and help Ava. However, Kendrick forcibly pushed her into the car.
The man was full of hostility. “Niamh, is this what you did? You lied to your good friend that I let you down and portrayed yourself as a victim? You’re really something else.”
Kendrick stared at Niamh angrily. It was as if he was trying to penetrate her with his eyes.
“The promise between us? What promise did I make to you? Can you stop dreaming?”
Once again, he erased the promises and agreements he had made to her back then.
Niamh did not expect Kendrick to remember those beautiful vows anymore.
Those memories had long been left with only a black outline. They would disappear into nothing with a gust of wind.
She stopped thinking about that. At this moment, she was worried about Ava.
“Kendrick, let me go down and take Ava home. The weather is so cold and it’s late at night. What if something happens?”
“Everyone should be responsible for what they say.”
Kendrick’s words were meaningful, and his anger was obvious on his icy face.
Niamh realized that Kendrick might take action against Ava. When he was about to start the car, she stretched out her hands and grabbed his arm abruptly. Her eyes were red.
“Kendrick, Ava is just seeking justice on my behalf. Everything’s my fault, and you can come at me with any dissatisfaction you have!
“I’ll accept whatever you do to me as long as you stop being angry with Ava. You can even send me back to prison or you can ask someone to beat me again. If one round of beatings isn’t enough, then you can hit me again. Please don’t target Ava! Kendrick, Mr. Waldburg, oh great Mr. Waldburg! I’m begging you! Please!”
If it were not for the environmental restrictions, Niamh would have knelt.
Kendrick looked at Niamh as she kept begging for mercy while on the brink of an emotional breakdown. Suddenly, he felt as if he was in a trance.
In his memory, Niamh was stubborn and strong. He did not know when she started begging him like this. She had begged him to believe her and begged him to let her go.
Kendrick was a little annoyed when he unlocked the car. “Three minutes.”
He went easy on her, and tears stung Niamh’s eyes. “Thank you, Mr. Waldburg. Thank you so much, Mr. Waldburg!”
She thanked him profusely and quickly got out of the car. She struggled to lift Ava who had fallen on the ground. Then, she pulled her back to the apartment.
When Niamh left, Ava kept muttering, “Niamh, don’t be fooled by that man anymore. He’s not worthy of your love…”
Kendrick took Niamh back to their home.
Niamh did not know what Kendrick’s intention was. She tried her best to keep up for fear of angering this man again.
While Kendrick was taking a shower, Niamh washed Felipe’s clothes.
Now knowing that Felipe was Kendrick’s uncle, Niamh felt that it was a little weird to help her uncle wash his clothes.
However, she did not have that much money to send such expensive clothes to the dry cleaner. That was why she could only hand wash them.
When Niamh was almost done washing, Kendrick’s icy voice suddenly sounded from behind her. “What are you doing?”
His voice was frigid, making Niamh stop in her tracks. Then, she said, “Laundry.”
Kendrick came over and glanced at the black shirt in Niamh’s hand. A storm suddenly set off under his eyes. “Are you washing another man’s clothes at home?”
He was furious and kicked the washing bucket in front of Niamh.
The water splashed onto Niamh’s body, instantly drenching her.
Niamh stood up in fear, her white sweater clinging to her body as her beautiful curves fell into Kendrick’s vision.
It was as if ice and fire had collided behind his eyes. A primitive impulse surged up his body.
Kendrick reached out his hand to pull Niamh into his arms. Then, he pinched her chin, forcing her to look at him.
“It seems that after three years in prison, not only have you not learned how to behave, but you’ve also learned how to provoke me, hmm?”
His gentle breath hit Niamh on her face.
Niamh could not help but laugh. “Mr. Waldburg, I don’t want to die yet, so I won’t be caught dead provoking you. Plus, I don’t want to wash another man’s clothes as well, but what else can I do? Such a thing won’t be happening if it weren’t for the love of your life suddenly going crazy and splashing coffee on me. Thankfully, Uncle saved me by standing in front of me.”
“Heh.” Kendrick sneered, “Uncle? You’re addressing him more affectionately than you do me. How long have you known him, eh? He even felt sorry for you and saved you from hot coffee. Niamh, you’re really good at this. Say, how did you seduce him? Like this?”
As he said that, he suddenly and forcefully tore off the sweater that was hanging from Niamh’s shoulder.
The sweater was so soft that it was torn by Kendrick immediately.
Niamh’s skin was exposed to the air immediately. Even though she was indoors, she felt extremely cold.
Kendrick then threw her on the bed. He did not allow her to struggle or escape.
Niamh really did not want to be treated like this. Maybe back then she could bear with it, but now, she could not put up with him anymore.
“Kendrick, let me go!” She struggled with all her strength, but she could not win against this man’s power.
He buried his head between her neck and shoulder before taking a bite.
Every cell in Niamh’s body throbbed in pain and the area where the tumor was hurt as well. She was in pain.
“Didn’t you say that you only love me in this lifetime and would only sleep with me? Did you say this when you were with other men too? Niamh, you really make me sick. How was I even forced into marrying a woman like you?” Kendrick said in anger before tearing away all her clothes.
Just as he was about to vent his anger, Niamh, who was struggling initially, stopped all movements. She was as motionless as a dead fish. Then, Kendrick heard her bursting out into laughter.
He stopped in his movements and no longer trapped her underneath him.
He was looking at Niamh’s side profile. She was smiling when tears suddenly slipped from the corner of her eyes.
Kendrick’s heart missed a beat all of a sudden as he stared at Niamh who looked like she was longing for death.
The wounds of different sizes on her body were like sheets of invisible nets. They caught his heart all of a sudden, making Kendrick become a little breathless.
Niamh saw that Kendrick had suddenly paused, so she sneered sarcastically, “Mr. Waldburg, why did you stop? Do you think I’m too dirty so that’s why you can’t do it anymore?”
She smiled and looked at the unhealed wounds on her body. She parted her lips and said through her tears, “Tsk, what an eyesore. I’m even dirtier than before. I’m sorry for ruining your appetite, Mr. Waldburg.”
“Niamh…”
Kendrick stared at Niamh intensely with his brows furrowed together. The raging fire in his eyes seemed to disappear in an instant.
He lowered his body to get close to her. Then, he pushed the strands of her stray hair away from her forehead. His tone was unprecedentedly gentle when he said, “You said that you were pregnant with my child before you get incarcerated. How did you lose the child?”
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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