She knew that Kendrick had an uncle, but she never saw him before. Now that she had seen him, it was unexpected to her that he would be such a rare handsome man.
“Apologize to Vera,” Felipe demanded unhappily.
Yvonne pointed to Niamh. “You want me to apologize to her? Why?”
“I could sue you just based on the few words you’ve said,” Felipe replied indifferently.
“…”
Niamh smiled and glanced at Yvonne. “Felipe, forget it. False apologies are never needed for me.”
“You…” Yvonne’s face was flushed in anger.
At this moment, a reminder tone rang from Felipe’s mobile phone. He glanced at the screen and his brows slightly furrowed. “Vera, I have to go back to the company to attend to some important things.”
Niamh smiled. “Go ahead.”
Felipe nodded. He glared at Yvonne, then turned around dissatisfied.
“Tsk!” Yvonne sneered contemptuously. She rolled her eyes irritatedly at Niamh before leaving as well.
Only Niamh was left alone again now.
She looked at the sumptuous lunch and freshly unbottled red wine on the table, then sat back down slowly.
Holding the thumb drive in her hand, she simmered in her thoughts for a moment before immediately returning to the office at First Crystal Street.
She copied all the contents of the thumb drive to her personal computer, then clicked on a folder to open it.
Niamh scanned through it roughly and found that most of them were the plans of various projects, contracts, and some related materials of Waldburg Corporation.
These were all highly confidential documents. The corporation would inevitably suffer serious damage once they get leaked out.
Niamh also discovered that a recent project plan that Waldburg Corporation was secretly working on was also amongst the files.
It was a cooperative project with ZF, and no mistakes could be made. Otherwise, the consequences would be more than the mere loss of money.
With this data now in her hands, Niamh’s lips gradually curved upward.
It turned out that destroying one person was really this easy.
‘Kendrick, you must have never thought that the woman you hate the most isn’t only alive, but she’s also even about to make you experience the feeling of being ruined.’
She chuckled, her mind filled with his cold and merciless eyes from that time.
However, just as Niamh was about to shut down the computer, she suddenly found a folder with no name.
She clicked on it easily and found that there were thousands of txt files in it. Niamh clicked on one at random and found that there was only one line inside, ‘It’s nice to see you again. I mean it.’
Niamh immediately withdrew her fingers that were holding the mouse.
“I love you. I really do.”
The six words that Kendrick uttered to her while hugging her on the seashore of April Hill before they were married resonated clearly in her ears now.
‘I really do.’
‘Is he emphasizing something?’
Ring, ring, ring… Suddenly, her phone rang.
Niamh was pulled back from her thoughts and saw Kendrick’s name displayed on the screen.
She paused for a few seconds before picking it up.
A man’s deep and hoarse voice sounded softly, “Have you returned to the company?”
“No, I returned to my store,” Niamh said calmly, “Aren’t you busy? Why do you have the time to call me?”
“I suddenly missed you,” he said softly. After saying this, he added, “For real.”
These two words made Niamh’s heartbeat skip all of a sudden. Her gaze shifted to the computer screen, her heart feeling disturbed.
“Vera, I might not be able to go back tonight. Will you miss me like how I miss you?”
Niamh was silent for a while as she listened to his words.
Not knowing how much time had passed, she then replied softly, “Of course, of course I’ll miss you.”
After obtaining her answer, Kendrick chuckled softly and said with a sweet tone, “Don’t worry, everything will be resolved soon. We’ll never be separated again after this.”
Niamh listened to Kendrick’s words blankly. By the time she had come back to her senses, it was unknown to her when the call ended.
She vaguely felt that something was off, and after switching off the computer, she immediately went to the detention center.
Nevaeh was very happy to know that someone had come to visit her, but when she saw that it was Niamh who was sitting in the interview room, her face turned gloomy.
Nevaeh had dark circles under her eyes. She glared at the noble and elegant-looking Niamh with hatred as she dragged her handcuffs and shackles.
She saw on the news a few days ago that the Montgomery family already knew that Niamh was their biological daughter and had announced it publicly. Yet, they did not seem to know that Niamh was now Vera Quinn.
Nevaeh glared at Niamh with ferocious eyes, suddenly sneering, “Want to know the whereabouts of the mix breed you gave birth to back then?”
“I indeed want to know, but I don’t think you’d tell me.”
Niamh was very clear in her heart. “Nevaeh, let me ask you, why did you destroy my grave and even stole my ashes?”
“Ashes?” Nevaeh laughed loudly the moment she heard it.
“Niamh, I really wish you were just a handful of ashes! You damn b*tch! If I knew you weren’t dead, I wouldn’t have wasted time in that kind of unlucky place!”
Niamh’s eyes lit up when she heard the words. “So you admit that you really did destroy my grave?”
“Yes, so what?! I even found someone to curse you, to make you not have an easy life even as a ghost!”
Listening to Nevaeh’s spiteful cursings, Niamh was shocked into a daze.
It was not because of Nevaeh’s evil curse but the fact that she had confirmed through Nevaeh’s answer that the destroyed grave was really made for her.
“Niamh, don’t be happy just yet. I’ll definitely get out! When that happens, I’ll kill the little one first and leave you with regrets for the rest of your life!”
Niamh got up slowly and looked over Nevaeh condescendingly.
“There’ll be no such day. Once the truth behind the death of Brittany and my grandfather is revealed, what awaits you will be the death penalty. That day is about to come very soon.”
“Niamh! Don’t leave, Niamh! Don’t think you’ll ever find that mixed breed of yours!”
Niamh ignored Nevaeh’s roaring curses behind her and proceeded to leave the visitor room.
That night, Niamh stood on the balcony without feeling sleepy. She faced the evening breeze of early winter.
‘That destroyed grave was really mine?
‘Why would he set up a grave for me? And why did he look so crazy when it was discovered that my grave was destroyed?’
Niamh could not fathom it and decided to stop thinking about it.
Early the next morning, after Niamh had sent Jackson to kindergarten, she went to Waldburg Corporation.
As soon as she reached the doors, she heard someone calling her. “Vera.”
Niamh looked back and saw Felipe walking toward her. She quickly recalled the thumb drive.
Felipe then said immediately, “Vera, is the thumb drive with you?”
Niamh no longer let herself think about anything else. She took out the thumb drive decisively from her bag and handed it over, “Here you go.”
At this moment, Niamh’s wrist was grabbed again.
The familiar heat and breath made her heart tighten. She raised her eyes and locked them with Kendrick’s deep gaze.
Kendrick looked at Niamh, his thin lips parting slightly as he said, “You can’t give it to him.”
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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