Looking at the caller ID, Niamh picked up the phone without a second thought. Her expression changed as she took in the other’s words, fear and unease filling her eyes.
Kendrick noticed that something was wrong with Niamh’s face. “What’s wrong? Did something happen?”
Niamh looked at him displeased. “You know clearly in your heart what you’ve done.”
Kendrick frowned lightly. He did not understand what Niamh meant.
“Where did you take Jack?”
Niamh’s subsequent questioning confused Kendrick even more. “Niamh, what are you talking about? When did I even take Jack away?”
“Kendrick, you just have to trouble me, don’t you? Are you just so happy when you see me worried or sad?”
“I really don’t know what happened.” Kendrick looked at Niamh with confusion. “Niamh, first tell me what happened.”
“Kendrick, you’ve been with Nevaeh for a long time now and your acting skills have gotten quite good as well,” Niamh said sarcastically, then stepped on the accelerator before driving to the gate of the kindergarten where Jackson was studying.
While on the way, Kendrick had repeatedly wanted to understand the reason behind Niamh’s anger, but Niamh just ignored him.
When the car stopped, he saw a worried-looking Ava who was standing at the entrance of the kindergarten. He had vaguely guessed something.
As soon as Ava saw Kendrick, she rushed at him in anger while tactlessly reprimanding, “Kendrick, you scumbag! If you’re any bit human, you should return Niamh’s child to her!”
Kendrick’s handsome face was cold, but he was not angry, just more confused. “Even if I were to be sentenced to death, the very least you should tell me is what crime I’ve committed.”
“Kendrick, why are you still pretending?” Ava laughed coldly. “I had just come to pick up Niamh’s child from school, but the head teacher said Mr. Waldburg asked someone to pick up the child!”
Kendrick’s expression changed slightly when he heard this, and the frequency of his heartbeat was suddenly disturbed.
“Kendrick, you hid Jack away just because I said I wanted to take him away from Glendale, didn’t you?” Niamh asked him, “Hurry up, where’s Jack?”
Kendrick was finally feeling what it was like to be framed and wronged.
However, compared to the grievance Niamh once suffered, what was this?
Seeing Niamh’s doubtful gaze, his eyes were still soft. “I don’t want you and Jack to leave me like this, but I really didn’t ask anyone to do this, let alone hide Jack away.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.” Ava glanced at Kendrick who was whispering softly at the moment. “Mr. Waldburg, have you undergone a sex change? Do you think we’ll be fooled with you pretending to be gentle and patient now? Think about how you treated Niamh in the first place. You should save it!”
Ava said as she pulled Niamh along, “Niamh, let’s go to the police!”
Hearing this, Niamh glanced at Kendrick, then patted Ava’s hand to soothe her. “I’ll ask the teacher first to see what went on at the time before making a decision.”
Seeing Niamh walk in, Ava glared at Kendrick angrily before following her.
After the head teacher learned that Kendrick had not instructed anyone to pick Jackson up, she panicked.
She recalled the situation earlier and said, “The woman did say that Mr. Waldburg had asked her to pick Jackson up. I saw that Jackson knew her, so I didn’t doubt it.”
“Jack knows that woman?” Niamh and the others were quite surprised.
The head teacher nodded repeatedly before taking them into the monitor room to watch the video at the gate.
In the surveillance video, a slightly plump woman had appeared at the gate of the kindergarten wearing a mask and hat. Not long after, Jackson, carrying a small school bag, walked toward her.
Jackson had looked at the woman, seemingly examining her a few times before nodding and leaving with the woman.
Niamh stared at the woman on the surveillance screen and immediately confirmed. “It’s Rose.”
“Rose? Nevaeh’s old lady?” Ava suddenly became uneasy. “She must know that Nevaeh is about to face execution and has directed her resentment on you, Niamh. That’s why she’s starting with Jack!”
Ava’s guess was not too far off.
Niamh also had a very bad premonition in her heart.
Nevaeh’s family was really inhumane. They would do anything.
Niamh decided to call the police after understanding the situation.
However, as soon as she walked out of the kindergarten gate, she received a message.
[Your son is now in our hands. If you don’t want him to die, do as I say!]
Seeing this text, Niamh’s heart jumped quickly.
She knew she had to calm down, but when she thought of the situation Jackson might be suffering in now, her thoughts were muddled.
Kendrick then took her mobile phone and called the number directly.
Unexpectedly, the call connected.
Rose lowered her voice and made a request, “Niamh, prepare 50 million in exchange for your son. Otherwise, you’ll just have to wait for the dead body!”
Kendrick’s eyes instantly became cold when he heard the words. “I’ll have my wife prepare it. As long as you don’t hurt my son, everything can be easily discussed.”
Rose obviously did not expect Kendrick to be the one on the other end of the phone. She was shocked for a moment before hanging up the phone hurriedly after saying, “Don’t call the police.” She feared that Kendrick would recognize her voice.
Niamh saw Kendrick and Rose talking. She hurriedly asked, “What’s the situation? What did Rose say? What about Jack? Did you hear Jack’s voice?”
Kendrick tried to gently calm her down, saying, “Niamh, don’t worry. Jack will be fine, trust me.”
“Trust you? Maybe you’re in collusion with them and the purpose of doing this is to save Nevaeh!” Ava questioned Kendrick, her dissatisfaction with him deeply ingrained.
Kendrick understood Ava’s hostility toward him. He was not angry, nor did he argue, but he still faced Niamh patiently. “Don’t call the police. Niamh, please believe me. I’ll definitely bring Jack safely back to you.”
His tone was deep, and after returning the phone to Niamh, Kendrick immediately called a car by the road before leaving.
Ava stared at Kendrick’s back and took Niamh’s hand to comfort her. “Don’t worry too much, Niamh. Jack will be fine before they achieve their goals, but are you really willing to believe in Kendrick? They’re most likely working together!”
Niamh held Ava’s hand and promised, saying, “Don’t worry, Ava. I’ve already died once. I won’t ever repeat the same mistake again.”
After separating from Ava, Niamh contacted Kendrick.
Knowing that he had returned to the villa, Niamh quickly rushed over.
Entering the room, Niamh found Kendrick in the study carefully watching the surveillance over and over again. These surveillance sources were probably obtained through his connections.
Finding Jackson’s whereabouts were currently the most important thing and Niamh could not be bothered with anything else, so she huddled next to Kendrick to watch the surveillance with him.
Kendrick felt a surge of sweetness from Niamh’s initiative to approach him.
Smelling the faint fragrance of her body, his worry also calmed down a lot.
An hour later, Kendrick found clues in the surveillance videos.
At the same time, Niamh’s cell phone rang. She saw that it was Rose calling her.
After Niamh and Kendrick gave each other a look, she picked up the phone and pressed on the speakerphone.
Rose had lowered her voice deliberately, trying to fake another voice over the line.
Opening her mouth, she asked for money, “Niamh, is the 50 million ready? I want it in cash! I want it in an hour, or I’ll kill your son!”
Niamh’s heart was faintly anxious and she tried hard to restrain her emotions. “I’ll give you the money, but you can’t hurt my son! Otherwise, you can dream about getting even a penny!”
Although Rose said she was dissatisfied, she thought about her getting the huge sum of money in a while and watched her mouth. “As long as you don’t play any tricks, your son will be fine. I’ll send you the address now and you’ll leave the money there later. Just be in that position. Remember, you’re not allowed to call Kendrick over and you’re not allowed to call the police. You must go alone!”
After she was finished speaking, she quickly hung up and Niamh soon received a message on her phone.
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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