Chapter 184 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

Jackson grabbed Kendrick solemnly. “I want to go with you.”

Kendrick was taken aback. He had never seen such determination in a five-year-old child’s eyes before.

He did not stop him. Then, they walked down along the bushes of the incline.

After they got to the bottom of the incline, they saw a lake.

Jackson found a sparkling and translucent item among the grass while following the red dot.

He squatted and picked up the crystal bracelet.

“Vera…”

“Is that Vera’s bracelet?” Kendrick recognized the bracelet. He remembered that Vera had the same bracelet on her wrist recently.

“I gave this to Vera,” Jackson said softly.

Kendrick looked at the little guy in front of him with a strange look on his face. “Did you put a chip in the bracelet?” he asked, but he did not get an answer.

Jackson stood up and looked at the lake. The peaceful surface of the lake was disrupted by the rain, and Jackson’s eyes were blank.

However, at this moment, Kendrick removed his coat and jumped into the lake without hesitation. He wanted to look for her…

Time passed and the sky was dark.

The rain had stopped and the search continued.

It was early fall, so the chilly night breeze attacked them both. When the breeze blew past their wet clothes, the coldness went straight into their bones.

It had been six hours since Vera fell, so Nevaeh knew she got this in the bag.

There were so many professional divers yet they still could not find Vera. She had to have met her demise.

Nevaeh was elated. She wanted to leave, but when she saw Kendrick still standing there, she felt perturbed.

She wanted to tell him to go home, but she did not dare to get close to him when he was like this.

When she looked at his cold eyes, she could feel a bone-chilling coldness.

However, after thinking about it, she still made the first move timidly.

“Kendrick, you’ve been in the rain this whole time and you’re drenched. You should go back first. If not, you’ll get sick.” Her voice was soft as she expressed her concern.

Kendrick turned a deaf ear. There were no emotions on his handsome face.

Nevaeh put on an act of a saint. “Kendrick, please believe me. I didn’t push Vera. She wanted to frame me, so she’s now suffering the consequences of her own actions.”

After she finished saying that, she saw Kendrick glaring at her.

Nevaeh’s heart skipped a beat. She could not look into Kendrick’s eyes any longer.

That was the look he had when he was waiting outside the door after Niamh was rushed to the emergency room. Back then, his eyes were also horrifying. They were so dark that they looked like they would devour everything in their path. They looked so scary as if just his gaze alone would slice her into a million pieces.

“You best pray that she’s safe and sound.” His words were icy while his eyes were like sharp knives. “If anything happens to her, I’ll bury the person who harmed her next to her.”

He was not joking. At this moment, his heart felt as if it had plunged into a bottomless abyss, and that feeling was telling him just how much he cared about that missing woman.

“…” Nevaeh took in a sharp breath, her face turning white from fear. “Kendrick, it’s not me. I didn’t…” She sobbed shakily. “Jack, do you know you’re going to kill me with what you said? How can you say that I was the one who pushed Vera? You’re just five and you’re already lying. What’ll happen to you when you grow older?”

Jackson looked at Nevaeh who was blaming him with an indifferent look on his face. “I didn’t lie.”

“Jack, you’re still spewing nonsense! What kind of drug did that Vera feed you? How can you side with her?” Eloise said in devastation, “Nevaeh is your mother. Will you only be happy if you see your parents fighting?”

“Vera is a good person,” Jackson said slowly, “Mommy hates me, so she wanted to throw me away, but I escaped. I saw with my own two eyes that Mommy pushed Vera.”

After Kendrick heard this, he lifted his icy gaze. “You even wanted to throw this child away?”

“No! I didn’t!” Nevaeh shook her head and denied hurriedly.

“How is that possible?” Eloise denied. “Nevaeh gave birth to Jack after carrying him for ten months. How could she do something like that? Jack, are you crazy? How can you slander your mother like this?”

Nevaeh cried aggrievedly. “Jack, why are you doing this to me? Why are you making up such lies to falsely accuse me?”

“The liar isn’t Jackson. It’s you, Nevaeh.”

In the night, a soft voice sounded all of a sudden.

Kendrick’s silent heart soared instantly. He lifted his eyebrows and saw a poised figure appearing in the quiet night.

“Vera!” he called out. His voice sounded like he had found something he lost.

Her beautiful face was reflected in his dark black eyes while his heart slowly found its initial rhythm.

Nevaeh lifted her frozen face in disbelief. Her legs almost gave out when she saw the owner of the voice getting closer and closer.

What shocked her the most was the person Vera was holding captive. When Nevaeh saw that person, she felt as if she was done for.

When Jackson saw that Niamh was safe and sound, his large eyes shone brightly.

He did not say anything. However, the relief he felt was written on his face.

“Vera Quinn, you did so many cruel things and you’re still safe and sound! You even have the guts to saunter back here!” Eloise pointed at Niamh and shouted, “What crimes do you want to accuse my daughter of now?”

Niamh lifted her crystal-like eyes. “Mrs. Montgomery, do you want me to die so much?” she asked with a smile. Her eyes looked bottomless as she continued, “I’m afraid that you’ll never feel peace again if I did die, Mrs. Montgomery.”

“Hmph, a woman like you will not be remembered even if you’re dead. Why would I feel uneasy if you’re dead?” Eloise peered at her coldly. “Vera, I advise you to stop what you’re doing. Persisting in evil brings about self-destruction!”

“You should tell that to your precious daughter, Nevaeh,” Niamh said, throwing the man she was holding captive to Nevaeh’s feet.

The man yelled out in pain before trying to get up and leave.

“Kendrick, don’t let him run away.”

After Kendrick heard that, he extended his long leg and tripped the man effortlessly.

The man collapsed on the ground and wailed out in pain. “Let me go! Let me go now! I won’t run away, okay?”

Niamh approached him and pointed at Jackson. “Tell them what you did to this child a few hours ago.”

The man was scrawny and looked weak. He looked at Jackson, then at the people around him. Suddenly, he shook when he was met with Kendrick’s cold glare.

“I-I kidnapped that kid,” he stammered and admitted it.

“Why did you kidnap him?” Niamh asked again.

“S-Someone paid me to kidnap him. She told me to kill him.”

“What?” Eloise’s expression cracked. “Who gave you money to do that kind of thing? Tell us!”

Nevaeh gritted her teeth while panicking. She stared at the man and could not imagine what she was going to hear next.

“It’s… It’s…”

The man stammered and looked at Nevaeh.

A sinister glint flashed across Nevaeh’s eyes. “You’re the one who kidnapped my son! You rascal!”

She squatted down emotionally to hit the man. She was also muttering to herself.

Niamh watched quietly as Nevaeh put on a show. “Nevaeh, stop acting. You’re the one who bribed this person. You made an excuse saying that Jack was missing, but in reality, you’re the one who asked this man to kidnap Jack.”

“Vera Quinn, God is always watching! You’ll get your retribution for falsely accusing me like that!” Nevaeh stood up quickly and stared at the man on the ground like she had a clear conscience. “A

straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe! Alright, tell us. Tell everyone who was the one who asked you to kidnap my son!”

After she said that, the man was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he lifted his head and looked at Niamh.

“I-It’s her. She’s the one who asked me to do all those things. She gave me money so that I’ll accuse this woman. However, if I really did those immoral things, I’d get struck by lightning and split into two halves!”

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