“You twisted your ankle?” Niamh smiled at the absurdity of the situation. “At least try to make your lies logical, Miss Delgado.”
“It’s you again, Vera Quinn. You’re the one spreading rumors about me in front of Kendrick!” Nevaeh sounded wronged. “I wouldn’t have twisted my ankle if you hadn’t pushed me! I would never have let the car hit Jack! You have to believe me, Kendrick! Don’t let yourself be fooled by this woman’s lies!”
Nevaeh looked at Kendrick with her charming almond-shaped eyes that were filled with grievances as she said angrily, “Kendrick, Jack is our precious son. I wouldn’t allow him to be hurt at all as if my life depended on it. How could I have abandoned him?”
Just then, Eloise slowly walked over with Jackson. Her contemptuous gaze was directed at Nevaeh. “Miss Quinn, I heard that you’re about to marry Kendrick’s uncle, so why are you still hanging around here all day long with my daughter’s fiancé? Have your parents never told you that it’s shameless for you to do this?”
Faced with Eloise’s sarcasm, Niamh merely gave a tranquil and composed smile. “You’ve asked a good question, Mrs. Montgomery. My parents didn’t teach me this because not long after I was born, they brought someone else’s child home and abandoned their biological daughter due to their moment of negligence.”
When Niamh mentioned her life experience all of a sudden, Kendrick looked at her unexpectedly.
Seeing the elegant smile on her beautiful face, he felt a prick in his heart for some reason.
Eloise and Nevaeh were respectively taken aback.
‘It’s actually so similar to Niamh’s life experience?’ Nevaeh thought silently.
However, Eloise was a little lost, and her face no longer carried the contemptuous smile.
Sensing the changes in Eloise’s expression and Nevaeh’s face, Niamh’s pretty lips twitched.
“Although my biological parents didn’t teach me this, the person who raised me later on did, so now it’s my turn to question you, Mrs. Montgomery. Since you’re so accomplished, why was this daughter of yours brought up to be so despicable, indecent, and so indifferent toward family affection that during a dangerous moment, she would abandon her own son to escape alone? It seems that your upbringing isn’t much better, Mrs. Montgomery.”
“You, what nonsense are you talking about here?!” Eloise said angrily, “You dare slander my daughter like this? You’d better apologize to Nevaeh immediately. Otherwise, I will have to look into it till the end!”
“Mom…” Nevaeh’s eyes reddened as tears of grievances started to pool. “Kendrick, did you hear that? I’ve tolerated this Miss Quinn time and time again, but she provokes and vilifies me non-stop. She continues to slander me to this day. The reason why I have suffered so much harm is all because of her. Why is my life so bitter…”
Listening to Nevaeh’s crying voice, Eloise comforted her distressingly, then pointed a finger at Niamh.
“Vera Quinn, you planned for my daughter’s humiliation! You shameless woman! You’ll do everything possible to interfere with Kendrick and Nevaeh’s relationship just to get him, you… “
“The one who has been pestering isn’t Vera. It’s me.”
Suddenly, Kendrick’s low and cold voice interrupted Eloise intensely.
His eyebrows were tightly furrowed while his face was stained with frost.
“This matter ends here. No one is allowed to mention it again.”
“What? This woman asked someone to kidnap Nevaeh and you just want to forget it?” Of course, Eloise could not accept it. Her eyes were full of anger as she said, “I will never let Nevaeh be bullied in vain! Nevaeh, don’t worry. I will definitely seek justice for you!”
Nevaeh’s eyes flickered. In order to avoid suspicion, she could only continue to play the victim. “Justice be the will of the people. I believe one day people who have done bad things will be severely punished!”
When she said this, she looked at Niamh firmly.
Niamh opened her mouth meaningfully, “Miss Delgado is right, and I also believe that some people will soon be punished for their evils.”
“…” Nevaeh was stunned and began to avoid Niamh’s gaze with a guilty conscience.
“Since Jack is okay, then I can rest assured.” Niamh smiled gently and looked at Jackson who had been looking at her. “Goodbye, Jack.”
Jackson looked at her. His big bright eyes were flashing with emotions of wanting to speak, but in the end, he still did not.
“Are you leaving?” Kendrick’s gaze was deep.
“Should I just stay here and continue to be cursed by others, then?” Niamh smiled, feeling that Eloise’s eyes were still full of disgust.
Although she kept telling herself not to care anymore, in the end, Eloise was still her closest relative and she could not completely ignore it.
“I’ll drop you off.” Kendrick offered.
Nevaeh’s face sank. “Kendrick, Jack and I had just received quite the shock. Are you still going to leave us be?”
“Mr. Waldburg, you can stay. Don’t worry about me, an outsider.” Niamh glanced at Kendrick, then turned around freely.
“Hmph, consider her an acquaintance!” Eloise rolled her eyes.
Nevaeh was also very satisfied, but she was only happy for a few seconds as she soon saw Kendrick quickly walking toward Niamh.
“Kendrick!” she shouted, but Kendrick completely ignored her.
Niamh, who had not gone far, smiled quietly.
This action of retreating to advance was very successful, and sure enough, it was her who Kendrick cared more for now.
Kendrick kindly opened the car door for Niamh.
Niamh got into the car and saw Nevaeh bursting from anger in the rearview mirror. She felt happy thinking about it.
After the car started up, Niamh said while looking embarrassed, “Although I’ve promised you to no longer pursue the kidnapping case, it seems that they’re going to sue me instead? A robber acting like a cop. I can’t bear this kind of grievance.”
“I won’t allow this to happen.” Kendrick promised.
Niamh looked at him with interest. “You’re really working hard for Nevaeh.”
Kendrick’s eyes sank when he heard the words. He wanted to deny it, but in the end, he did not say anything.
After a moment of silence, he seemed to have thought of something. “You told me just now that you have good news to tell me. What good news is it?”
Niamh raised her delicate eyebrows and smiled carefreely. “This matter…” she said faintly, looking at Kendrick’s profile with beautiful, clear eyes.
“I want to go to your house tonight and have another taste of the candlelight dinner you made me back then. Then, I’ll tell you what the good news is.”
Kendrick’s eyes flickered when he heard her words. When he saw the red light in front of him, he almost rushed past it.
Lifting his eyes to meet Niamh’s crooked smile, his heartbeat was inexplicably fast for some reason.
Kendrick brought Madelene around and finally went to the supermarket. The two were like newlyweds. She picked out vegetables while he carried the shopping basket for her.
After they were done shopping, Kendrick returned to the villa with Niamh.
Once they had put away the purchased ingredients, Kendrick received a call from the company and had to head back for a bit. He offered to let Niamh into his room to wait for him to return.
Niamh went.
Upon entering the bedroom, an unspeakable ambivalence sprang up in her heart the moment she stepped in.
She should hate it here.
However, seeing the furnishings and displays in the room looking almost exactly the same as three years ago, she was in a daze.
The outdated but simple dresses were still hung in the closet while the sheets had not been changed. She had bought them herself, but the color was much lighter now.
She had been full of joy then, but in the end, the day when he could gently and peacefully hold her to sleep on their wedding bed did not come…
Suddenly, there was movement downstairs, interrupting Niamh’s thoughts.
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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