Chapter 82 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

Hearing Kendrick call her that caused a wave of emotions to wash over Niamh.

She did not think that Kendrick would have rushed to her side and hold her like that.

Niamh looked up and saw the concerned look on Kendrick’s face.

Was he worried about her?

A brief moment of doubt could be seen in Niamh’s eyes as she felt Kendrick hug her tightly. She could even clearly feel the warmth from his chest.

It was the warmth that she used to long for, but today, she no longer craved it.

“Thank you, Mr. Waldburg,” Niamh said calmly.

Kendrick sobered up at that, relaxing his hug.

Niamh tidied up her clothes as she shot a meaningful look at Kendrick. “If I’m not mistaken, did you call me Niamh just now? According to your fiancée, you deeply hate your ex-wife. Not only was she constantly clinging to you, she even trapped you and forced you to marry her. If that’s the case, shouldn’t you hate me as well? Why did you help me just now?”

After that, there was an air of silence around them.

It took a while before Kendrick spoke again. He showed Niamh a fake smile as he said, “If you want to know, then get in the car.”

Niamh awkwardly wrinkled her eyebrows before nodding. “Fine. To satisfy my curiosity, I’ll get in your car.”

Not long after she got in his car, Niamh’s phone rang. She looked at the screen and saw that it was Nevaeh. She was definitely calling to ask about the aromatherapy kit.

Niamh looked at Kendrick who was driving the car as she answered the call, even switching on the speaker. Nevaeh’s questions could quickly be heard.

“It’s been a few days. Where’s the aromatherapy kit I asked for? What have you been doing after receiving my money?”

The car was already very quiet, and thanks to the speaker, Kendrick could clearly hear what was being said. He was already starting to feel that the voice was familiar when Nevaeh spoke yet again, “I’m warning you, if you don’t give me the product in three days, I’ll report you to the police for fraud!”

Niamh calmly replied in a low voice, “If you can wait, then wait. If you can’t wait, then don’t bother looking for me. I don’t need your money.”

“You…”

Niamh hung up before Nevaeh could even say anything else, immediately refunding her payment.

After the car quietened down, Kendrick curiously asked, “Who was that on the phone just now?”

Even though he knew it was Nevaeh, he still found it strange that Nevaeh would give such a phone call to Vera. He even heard Nevaeh mentioning an aromatherapy kit.

Niamh casually smiled. “It’s just an unreasonable customer.”

“Customer? Other than managing the jewelry shop, do you have other businesses as well?” Kendrick looked at Niamh with interest.

Seeing that Kendrick was interested, Niamh let out a mysterious smile. “Mr. Waldburg, you’ll find out very quickly.”

Hearing that answer, Kendrick smiled and did not press on.

In Niamh’s eyes, it was quite funny. When had he ever smiled at her when they were together in the past?

‘Kendrick Waldburg, you really are living a good life. It seems like my death really was a good thing for you.’

As she was thinking that, Kendrick’s phone started to ring.

Kendrick looked at the screen and ignored it, but the phone kept on ringing. He finally put on his Bluetooth headset in annoyance.

“What is it?” Kendrick asked coldly.

Niamh heard the sharp shrieking voice of a woman on the other end of the call. She thought that the voice was quite familiar, and after listening closely, she realized it was Rose.

“Kendrick, Nevaeh left a note and went missing. She said she’s exhausted and depressed. She said she’s going to the place where she first met you for some peace and quiet. I really don’t know where you first met her. Hurry and go see if Nevaeh is really there. Don’t let anything happen to her!”

Niamh could clearly hear the words that were said toward the end.

She had long gotten used to Nevaeh’s usual tricks.

Nevaeh had just called her a moment ago, and her tone was quite aggressive. How did she sound even remotely like someone who might do something stupid?

However, she saw that Kendrick’s face was solemn. He seemed to have believed it and was now concerned about Nevaeh’s safety.

“If Mr. Waldburg is busy, I can just get off right now.”

Kendrick looked at Niamh, seemingly hesitating. It took him a while before he stopped the car.

Niamh got down from the car quite briskly, waving to Kendrick after. “Mr. Waldburg, see you another time.”

After that, she turned around and left.

Kendrick did not leave immediately and looked at her walking away with his rearview mirror as he replayed the scene earlier in his head.

Why did he so frantically reach out for her? That answer was quite clear in his heart.

It was only until Niamh heard the car moving did she stop to look back.

She immediately hailed a taxi to tail after Kendrick’s car. She did not expect that the car would go all the way to April Hill.

This place held one of her happiest memories. It was the place where she met Kendrick for the first time when she was still young.

She wondered why he suddenly came here, but she was even more curious as to why he had held her so tightly as he called her ‘Niamh’ earlier.

Before she could dwell on it, she saw a woman standing next to the shore.

It was Nevaeh.

Niamh smiled. It turned out that they had met here for the first time as well.

When Nevaeh saw Kendrick approaching, she started to sob as she looked at him.

“Kendrick, do you still remember the first time we met?” she asked him, but Kendrick looked at her with an expressionless face.

“We were so happy here back then. You said you’d marry me and treat me well for the rest of my life. You said you’d protect me, and I believed it. I’ve been waiting for so many years, thinking that it would finally happen. I never expected that despite all that’s happened between us, we’d still not truly be together.” She wiped away her tears pitifully while walking over to Kendrick.

“Kendrick, have you stopped loving me? Was it Niamh’s slanderous words before she died that affected you? Is that why you don’t want to be together with me or marry me anymore?

“If that’s true, then let’s just let everything end here…”

Nevaeh turned around and started to walk toward the sea after that.

Kendrick looked at her for a good while before reaching out to pull her wrist.

Nevaeh happily smiled as she took the chance to fall into his embrace. “Kendrick, I knew that I’m still in your heart. These few years, I didn’t mind even if people called me a homewrecker. I’m content as long as I can be with you!”

Niamh stood on the road in the distance, looking at the two of them hugging with a sneer on her face.

The sea breeze was blowing, bringing a wet and salty taste to her lips.

The sunlight shone brightly, and the tranquil sea looked as if thousands of stars were shining on it.

It was a perfect scene.

However, Niamh felt exceptionally disgusted by it.

She turned around and left, but at this exact moment, Kendrick looked up and saw her.

The sun was very bright, preventing him from seeing clearly, but he got a good look at that face.

Niamh?

He pushed Nevaeh away who was trying to lean further into his embrace and turned around to chase after the other woman.

Niamh got on a taxi at the side of the road before leaving immediately. As she looked at the signs on the road, the words ‘April Hill’ hurt her eyes.

She suddenly felt that the cleanliness in her heart had been polluted.

How filthy.

When Kendrick finally caught up, he did not see Niamh at all and only saw a car moving along the roads of April Hill in the distance.

His mood sank again, sinking into the sea next to April Hill.

‘She’s gone.

‘She left three years ago.’

He reminded himself again, but he had never accepted that fact in the first place.

“Kendrick, what’s wrong?” Nevaeh hurriedly ran after him, not understanding Kendrick’s actions or expression.

Kendrick glanced at her, his voice sounding distant. “Get in the car.”

Nevaeh hurriedly got into the car. Her show had concluded, and she planned on cashing in on it.

“Kendrick, it’s my birthday the day after tomorrow. I’m actually quite content just being by your side, but Jack is growing up. He’s starting to understand a lot of things, and I’m worried that others will call him a b*stard, so… let’s get married.”

Kendrick suddenly lifted his foot off the gas pedal and shot a distant gaze at Nevaeh’s tearful eyes. “Can you give me an honest answer to my question?”

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