Chapter 71 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

She was crying. She was so anxious, looking like a child who had lost their favorite toy.

Kendrick got out of the car while feeling dispirited. He slowly walked toward Niamh, his footsteps feeling abnormally heavy.

However, she did not notice his presence or existence. Her scrawny body was still on the floor while her hands were still frantically searching for something despite being covered in dirt.

Kendrick looked at her with a dazed look on his face. He picked up the photo of a random scenery next to his feet and placed it in front of Niamh.

When she touched the photo, Niamh’s grief turned into happiness.

She held the photo and blew on it. Then, she placed it in front of her lips and kissed it. It was only then did she finally stand up while looking relieved. She continued walking while following the tactile paving.

Kendrick stood in place and let the wind blow on him. Niamh’s figure became smaller and smaller in his vision. He felt a sting in the corner of his eyes for no reason and he was struggling to breathe.

…

The news of Kendrick and Nevaeh getting married spread quickly. Nevaeh was the one who called Niamh about this.

On the other end of the phone, Nevaeh was beaming. After she showed off, she overtly invited Niamh to their engagement party.

Niamh held the phone in her hand and replied neither too quickly nor too slowly, “I’ll be there.”

Nevaeh scoffed and chuckled. She felt that Niamh was just boasting her merits.

She had hired someone to investigate Niamh, so she knew she did not have much time left. Plus, she was blind, so what could she do?

The spring chill was in the February air, and the most luxurious hotel in Glendale served as the venue for the engagement party.

Nevaeh was wearing a beautiful dress as she stood gracefully next to Kendrick. She was facing the spotlight while smiling sweetly. She turned around and saw that Kendrick had no expression on his face.

“Kendrick, we’re going to get engaged soon. Aren’t you happy?”

Kendrick forced out a smile on his face. “Why wouldn’t I be happy? I told you I’ll take you as my wife, so I’ll definitely do it.”

Nevaeh smiled after she heard that. However, there was anger in her heart.

Even though Kendrick let her make decisions on almost everything, he had never told her he loved her. Whenever he replied, he would always bring up the promise back then.

However, the woman he made that promise to back then was Niamh and not her!

Kendrick let Nevaeh hold onto his arm as they walked to the center of the stage. He was like a marionette. This was not what he wanted at all.

They exchanged their engagement rings with all of their friends and family as witnesses.

However, he could not help remembering the scenes from the day he married Niamh. She had worn a white wedding dress as she stood in front of him, her face looking undeniably charming. He was indeed captivated by her. Her eyes were the most beautiful part of her, looking like they could speak. When she looked at him, her gaze was filled with shyness and longing. She was so young and so beautiful then.

However, now…

He remembered how Niamh had been crawling on the floor looking for something. Her eyes had lost all focus and were so dull. He could not find the fiery and deep love she had for him in her eyes anymore.

“Please exchange the rings.”

Kendrick’s wandering mind was called back by the emcee. Nevaeh’s beaming face was in front of him, but his brain was occupied by Niamh.

Nevaeh grabbed his hand delightfully and placed the ring on his ring finger.

Kendrick suddenly felt an urge to resist this. When he was about to pull back his hand, he saw a familiar figure appearing in the corner of his eyes. Then, Niamh’s clear and distinct voice said, “Wait.”

When her voice sounded, Kendrick retracted his hand.

Instantly, Nevaeh’s hand was empty as the look of joy on her face froze over. What came after was her expression cracking.

Everyone looked over to the source of the voice and saw a small, fragile frame.

It was Niamh.

She was wearing a simple and elegant dress. She had some light makeup on her face. Despite the scars on her face, she still looked as beautiful as she had just walked out of a painting.

Everyone could tell that this was Niamh. She was Kendrick’s ex-wife.

However, no one could tell that she was blind. She forced herself to walk to her destination. Her body was welcoming the embrace of death, yet she was walking forward despite the difficulty.

Kendrick watched as Niamh walked slowly toward him. He was trying hard to look into Niamh’s eyes, but alas, there was no focal point for her eyes. He would not find the passionate love and longing that she used to have for him in her eyes.

Plus, she was stumbling as she walked forward.

It was because she could not see. She could not see any light, so she was risking her life with every step she took.

Plus, she did not look too good. Despite her delicate makeup, it still could not hide her fatigue and haggardness.

Nevaeh looked at Niamh who was walking toward her in disgust. Then, she saw Kendrick staring at her without blinking. At that moment, she felt a bad feeling rising in her chest.

“Kendrick…” She frowned and leaned against Kendrick weakly.

However, Kendrick ignored her. On the contrary, he walked down the stage and walked toward Niamh.

“Niamh, what are you doing here?” Eloise was the first person to stand up and stop Niamh.

Niamh had to stop. She could feel Eloise standing in front of her now, but she could not see. She could not see how her mother was looking at her with so much detest in her eyes. However, she could feel the pain burning mercilessly in her heart.

“Where’s the security? Get security here now! Kick this woman out now!” Sean’s voice boomed much later on.

Niamh smiled and swallowed the pain that felt like she had been sliced by a knife. She lifted her dull eyes and looked forward blankly.

There were so many people at the scene, but aside from Kendrick and Nevaeh, no one knew that her eyes were not working.

The security got here instantly to kick Niamh out. However, Kendrick stopped them. “Wait.”

Nevaeh’s expression was grim. She had been waiting for this day for so long to become Kendrick’s woman, but this happened!

Niamh, that eyeless scavenging vermin!

She was already halfway to her death and she still had the guts to show up?

‘I won’t let her see the rising sun tomorrow!’ Nevaeh thought as she saw Kendrick approaching Nevaeh.

He looked at her with tenderness in his eyes that had never existed before. “Did you come here because you have something to say?”

His voice was never this gentle before. However, Niamh did not care anymore.

It was no longer important how he treated her.

Niamh smiled softly, but because of the torment from her illnesses, she frowned. “Today’s the engagement party of my dear sister and brother-in-law. I’m here to give you your present, of course.”

Nevaeh threw away her bouquet and ran in front of Niamh hurriedly. She started sobbing, and as usual, she had a pitiful mask on her face.

“Niamh, today’s my and Kendrick’s engagement party. I know you hate me, but I hope that you won’t do anything impulsive to hurt the person I love.”

“Niamh, today is my precious daughter and son-in-law’s engagement party. If you don’t want to get into trouble, then you should go now!” Sean warned in a stern voice, wanting to chase her away.

“Niamh, for a cruel and heartless woman like you to still be alive right now… That’s already letting you off lightly. Scram now! If not, I’ll make you regret this!” Eloise threatened.

Niamh was extremely heartbroken. However, she still had a calm look on her face. She smiled magnanimously, saying, “Do you know how to read my fortune, Mrs. Montgomery? I did have a hard time living until this age.”

When Kendrick heard that, he felt that the smile on Niamh’s face was exceptionally dazzling. It was so dazzling that it hurt his heart as well.

However, Eloise and Sean’s faces were dark. “Niamh, you evil wench, why are you so shameless? Are you still trying to get between Kendrick and Nevaeh’s marriage?”

“Kendrick and I have been married for three years and we only got a divorce a while back. However, the child that Nevaeh gave Kendrick is about two years old now. So, who’s the one who got between other people’s marriage? Who’s the shameless mistress?”

“You…” After she said that, Eloise and Sean had nothing to say. Meanwhile, Nevaeh’s face turned extremely grim.

The guests were starting to gossip among themselves. They knew about this as well.

Niamh could imagine Nevaeh’s expression at this moment. She smiled and walked toward the direction of Kendrick’s voice.

“My ex-husband,” Niamh called out to Kendrick. “I know you guys don’t want to see me, especially you, so I’ll leave after I give you the gift.”

Kendrick could feel his temples pulsing. His deep eyes were glued on Niamh, and his tone was gentle. “What do you want to give us?”

Niamh looked in Kendrick’s direction with her eyes that had lost their vision based on her senses. “My ashes.”

“…” When Kendrick heard Niamh’s answer, Kendrick felt a sudden dull ache in his heart.

Everyone at the scene looked at each other with shock on their faces.

Niamh was indeed here to cause a commotion!

“Niamh, what are you talking about?” Kendrick looked at Niamh with an uneasy look on his face. Niamh was oddly calm. “Talk properly.”

“I am talking properly. I want to give you my ashes.”

“Niamh…”

“Kendrick, I know you hate me. You all hate me to the bone. I don’t have much time anyway, so after I die and get cremated, you can take my ashes. You can crush them into dust to vent your anger toward me. However, I have a request.” Niamh paused. “I hope you can find kindness within yourself to spread my ashes into the sea by April Hill.”

After Kendrick heard this, his expression changed. He looked at Niamh’s out of focus eyes but could not say anything.

Niamh smiled gently, and the smile on her lips was lamentable. It started to gradually disappear as the dull ache from her heart began to overwhelm her. It was about to drown her breathing. She could not hold on anymore.

“Kendrick, thank you for being in my life. Thank you for giving me all those beautiful memories. However, I’m giving them all back to you now. I’ll return everything to you, including my ashes. From now on, we don’t owe each other anything. I just hope I won’t run into you in my next life…”

After she said this, a hot tear rolled down her cheek. She did not stay for a second more and turned around quickly.

A hot sensation started to rise from her stomach and it kept rising. In the end, the blood she could not keep inside started pouring out from her mouth.

Niamh used her hand to cover her mouth quickly, but she was bleeding so much that she could not stop it. More and more bright red liquid dripped down onto her white dress. The blooming red patches became gaudy decorations on her white dress, invading Kendrick’s vision with no mercy.

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