“Kendrick!” Nevaeh suddenly called out to him nervously with tears all over her face. “Kendrick, I just love you too much. I didn’t want to see Niamh continue to pester you and that’s why I lost my head for a moment. Forgive me! Kendrick—”
Who knew that at the very last moment, Nevaeh would actually confess on her own!
She was afraid that if she did not admit it at this moment, she would not even have the chance to regret it.
Eloise and Sean were instantly dumbfounded, looking at Nevaeh who was begging Kendrick for mercy in disbelief.
“Kendrick, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me. Don’t break off the engagement, okay? Kendrick…” She begged Kendrick in tears.
Kendrick looked down at her, the girl he had once said he would guard forever, and a sarcastic smile crawled onto his handsome face. “I didn’t even find the driver.”
“…” No one had thought that Kendrick would suddenly say such a sentence.
The air in the entire living room seemed to freeze instantly as Nevaeh’s eyes went wide like saucers. She was looking at Kendrick’s handsome face that was full of disappointment and mockery with shock.
He had actually set her up!
She had admitted to framing Niamh with Tanner out of fear!
Niamh was sitting quietly at the side, but her heart was not calm at the moment.
Just the previous day, Kendrick had asked her to dress like Niamh to set Tanner up, but that failed.
She initially thought that no human or physical evidence could be found to prove the fact that Nevaeh did such an evil deed back then. However, what she did not expect was that Kendrick would actually use this tactic at this time to make Nevaeh obediently confess.
Her heart trembled acutely.
She could not tell what she was feeling at the moment.
Felipe reached out and held her hand gently.
They exchanged glances. Although there was no communication, there was a mutual and tacit understanding through the signal in their gazes.
“It really is you!” Old Master Waldburg picked up his cane and pointed it at Nevaeh angrily. “You actually partnered with an outsider to kidnap your own son and frame Niamh for this crime! You… You’re abominable!”
Old Master Waldburg’s hands trembled in anger. His face was livid, and as he spoke, he was about to beat Nevaeh with the cane in his hand.
Seeing this, Eloise hurried forward to stop Old Master Waldburg. “Old Master, what are you doing? How could you hit Nevaeh? She must have her reasons!”
Reasons?
Seeing that Eloise was still defending Nevaeh even at this point, Niamh’s heart seemed to sink into the glacier inch by inch.
She had initially thought that maybe on the day when the truth came to light, she would become soft- hearted and long to return to the embrace of her biological parents. When that happened, she would let all bygones be bygones.
However, Eloise’s behavior of defending Nevaeh blindly made her completely and bitterly disappointed.
At this moment, Nevaeh had tears streaming down her face, looking aggrieved. “Old Master Waldburg! I never thought about partnering with outsiders to kidnap Jack. That’s my flesh and blood who I nurtured in my stomach for ten months. How could I be willing to?!
She looked at Kendrick while holding his arms tightly with both hands. “Kendrick, I didn’t want to do it either. I was forced by Niamh!”
Nevaeh once again shifted all the blame to Niamh.
‘Forced by me?’
Niamh smiled without a trace.
She really did not know how she had forced Nevaeh to do such a thing.
Niamh looked at Nevaeh who was crying so hard with a smile, then she heard her continue to say, “At the time, Niamh had hurt me again and again. She even hurt Jack. Although I was repeatedly tolerant, Niamh still challenged my limit again and again…
“And every time I think of our first child who was killed by her, my heart ached even more. That’s why I lost my head for a moment and was instigated by Tanner to do such a thing…
“Kendrick, I was forced. Niamh forced me! Kendrick, think about our first child. Think of how cruel and vicious Niamh was! Every time I think about that miscarried child, my heart hurts so much…”
Nevaeh’s explanation fell in a series of words. The huge living hall was so quiet and she was the only one crying.
“Nevaeh, don’t cry. I’m here.” Eloise hugged Nevaeh, comforting her with much adoration.
Seeing this, Sean also stepped forward and patted Nevaeh’s shoulder while consoling her. “You all heard that. Nevaeh was forced by that Niamh. If you want to blame someone, blame Niamh. She had always bullied Nevaeh, and Nevaeh was just retaliating!”
Hearing what Sean had said, Niamh’s already frozen heart suffered another blow.
Her heart seemed to be broken instantly, the pieces of debris falling into her thoracic cavity. She was attacked by a burst of intense stinging.
At this time, Mrs. Waldburg also stood by Nevaeh’s side decisively. “Old Master Waldburg, what Nevaeh and the in-laws have said does make sense. It’s all because of Niamh seeking her own death! She killed Nevaeh and Kendrick’s first child. What happened afterward was all her own retribution and not anyone else’s fault!”
“You… You’re all ridiculous!” Old Master Waldburg was furious. He pointed at Nevaeh angrily. “You still speak plausibly and volubly after doing such a thing, and all of you still defend her like this!”
“But it’s always been like that! Old Master Waldburg, think about it. If it weren’t for that damn Niamh who bullied Nevaeh all those times, how could Nevaeh resort to such a thing? A good person was bullied, but that doesn’t mean that they should be bullied!”
Mrs. Waldburg stuck up for Nevaeh resolutely and turned her head to look at Kendrick coldly.
“Kendrick, Nevaeh is not at fault. It’s all Niamh’s fault! And it’s been so long, so there’s nothing to investigate. Your and Nevaeh’s engagement has been witnessed by all of Glendale, so how could you say to cancel it just like that? Don’t say such words out of anger.”
As soon as Mrs. Waldburg said that, Nevaeh quickly raised her teary eyes to look at Kendrick.
“Kendrick, I know I was wrong. Will you forgive me? Let’s live well in the future, okay?”
“I wasn’t joking with you,” Kendrick said with a cold voice.
Hearing this, Nevaeh looked like she was drained of strength.
It seemed that he was serious.
“Kendrick, how can you do this?” Eloise immediately sought justice for Nevaeh. “Nevaeh has been with you for so many years, and the child she gave birth to is already five years old. In the past five years, she has been maliciously discredited as the mistress. Now, because of that damned Niamh, you don’t want Nevaeh anymore?” she questioned.
Kendrick’s temples suddenly pulsated, and his gaze suddenly became dark.
He really did not want to hear people always using ‘d*mned Niamh’ when addressing Niamh.
“Shut up!” Old Master Waldburg scolded back furiously, “Mrs. Montgomery, although this lady is your long-lost daughter, you shouldn’t use this manner to compensate for the debt you owe your daughter! Niamh was also raised by her parents! If her parents know that she has suffered such a great grievance, they’d also feel sad and distressed!” Old Master Waldburg heaved a long sigh as he said.
“That poor child, Niamh, having to bear such a crime even after she’s died…”
Sighing once more, he turned slowly and went upstairs.
Niamh pursed her lips. There was a burst of sourness surging from the bottom of her heart.
‘Grandpa.
‘Thank you for feeling sorry for me.
‘As for my parents…’
She looked at Eloise and Sean. They still spoiled Nevaeh without principle, even when she had done something heinous.
The air suddenly quietened. In the silence, Kendrick’s cold voice sounded. “I won’t fight with you for Jack’s custody. As matters stand, think about what you did wrong.”
As he spoke, he turned around coldly. Niamh looked at his back which looked unusually lonely for some reason.
“Kendrick! Kendrick, where are you going? Kendrick!” Nevaeh chased closely after him, but soon there was the sound of Kendrick’s car starting.
Nevaeh looked in the direction Kendrick had left. She clenched her fists, her eyes and heart full of unwillingness!
She had initially thought that Kendrick had called her parents over to announce the wedding date. She never would have thought that it would be their last supper!
No!
She would never give up like this!
She also would never give up on the chance to sit on the throne of being Old Madam Waldburg just like this!
As soon as Kendrick left, Felipe left with Niamh.
Niamh sat in the passenger seat, feeling restless.
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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