Niamh raised her eyes with a little dissatisfaction, but she did not think Kendrick would be so close. His breath was warm, fanning her face. His beautiful and delicate facial features were softly reflected in her eyes.
Her heartbeat abruptly quickened by a beat. Seeing Kendrick’s face pale and weak, she turned her slightly hot cheeks away coldly but did not push him away.
She took Jackson’s hand and said gently, “Jack, come home with Mom.”
“Yeah, let’s go home. Jack will go home together with Mom and Dad!” Jackson blinked his big, lively eyes and nodded obediently.
Next to Niamh, Kendrick felt the heat from her body and the corners of his pale lips pulled up into a satisfied smile.
Once they returned to the villa, Niamh helped Kendrick into the room.
After letting go of him, she turned around decisively.
“Nia.” Kendrick’s low voice slipped into her ears like the cool night breeze outside the window. “Can you not leave?”
Niamh turned to look back at the man’s hopeful eyes. She faced him with a calm expression.
“Kendrick, I took you to the hospital and brought you back not because I still have feelings for you, but because I don’t want to have any trouble with you anymore. I don’t want to owe you anything.”
Kendrick’s eyes went dim like ash for an instant. He truly realized then how Niamh had felt when she was coldly neglected by him back then.
This feeling was as if one’s heart was being devoured by tens of thousands of ants. It was indescribably unbearable.
He lowered his desolate eyes and laughed at himself.
Niamh did not say anything more. When she turned around, her phone vibrated again. This time, it was Felipe calling.
She picked it up, her tone not as cold as when she was facing Kendrick. There was even a slight smile on her face. “Felipe, don’t worry about me, I’m fine. I’ll head back once Jack is asleep.”
Kendrick heard Niamh’s conversation with Felipe and possessiveness suddenly surged in his lonely eyes.
Seeing Niamh walking toward the door of the room, Kendrick could no longer sit by idly and rushed straight over.
Niamh looked back toward the sound of footsteps, but the moment she turned her head, she saw Kendrick’s sharp eyebrows furrowed. The dignified, handsome face had suddenly magnified in front of her eyes.
She was at a loss for a moment. She backed up quickly but ended up hitting the wall.
Kendrick stretched out his palm to prop it against the wall and trapped Niamh in front of him.
“Don’t go.”
He suddenly stopped, his tone almost commanding. His deep eyes were aggressive and possessive as they locked with Niamh’s eyes forcefully.
Niamh confronted him, dissatisfied. “Why won’t you allow me to leave?”
Kendrick’s thin lips were pressed tightly while his bandaged right hand seemed to twitch his shirt collar in irritation. His sexy throat vibrated as he spoke, “Because I’m your husband and we’re husband and wife. I forbid you to have any dealings with men other than me!”
With a tone that revealed his intolerance for others’ opinions, he drew his handsome face close to Niamh’s eyes. His nose almost touched Niamh’s.
“Nia, I know you won’t believe it, but it’s the truth. I really love you.”
He could not control what he was thinking, and his eyes gradually softened into a spring breeze.
“From the moment I thought you had really left this world, I also felt that my world had become dark. I truly regret not cherishing you at the beginning and letting you, the woman who loved me, suffer so much hurt and grievance…”
He closed his eyes that were filled with regret.
“Nia, give me a chance to let me love you well.”
After hearing Kendrick’s words with furrowed eyebrows, Niamh’s expression remained unchanged.
“Are you finished?” she said indifferently, “Can I go now?”
Kendrick’s heart went cold as if heavy snowfall had drowned his heartbeat and breathing. His heart cavity was chilled.
Seeing Kendrick who was just looking at her like that while refusing to let go, Niamh raised her hand and pushed him hard.
As soon as she touched his arm, Kendrick suddenly groaned in pain and his two swordlike eyebrows rose.
Niamh then remembered that his arm was injured.
As she was in a stalemate and did not know what to do, Jackson came.
The little guy flashed his big eyes. Looking at the two individuals in front of him, he raised his cute brows in confusion.
“Mom and Dad, what are you doing?”
“…” Niamh glanced at Kendrick speechlessly, then smiled. “Jack, how about I go to bed with you first?”
She thought Jackson would agree, but the little guy shook his head, “Dad is the one who needs Mommy’s company the most today. Jack can sleep by himself.”
“…” Niamh was speechless.
Kendrick bent over and touched the little baby’s head, “Jack is really considerate. Don’t worry, your mother will stay with me and never leave.”
Niamh gave him a dissatisfied look. “Kendrick.”
Kendrick showed a rare, unruly smile. “Wifey, take a bath and let’s go to bed early. Let’s not let our son worry about us.”
“…”
Niamh stayed to cater Jackson while Kendrick left the bed to Niamh and slept on the sofa.
In the dead of night, Niamh was lying on the bed thoroughly sleepy. After closing her eyes, the scene after she married Kendrick appeared in her mind, including the scene of him torturing her savagely on this bed…
After a peaceful night, Niamh got up early to make breakfast for Jackson.
She saw that the news was talking about what had happened last night.
Rose and Jon had planned to kidnap Jackson, but they got caught in the flames and met an unfortunate end.
Both of them had severe burns that affected 70 percent of their bodies and it was difficult for them to recover.
Even if they recovered, they would spend the second half of their lives in prison.
Niamh was watching the news on TV when she suddenly heard footsteps coming from the stairs.
She turned her head to see Kendrick coming down. He was wearing a casual beige sweater. The handsome lines of his face were softened by the morning light, making him look gentle.
The moment he met Niamh’s eyes, he pursed his lips and smiled.
“Nia, do you remember the time when I asked you to have breakfast with me but you had stubbornly refused to sit next to me?”
Of course, Niamh would not forget that time because Kendrick had only eaten with her a few times— only once or twice.
In fact, Niamh still could not comprehend Kendrick’s behavior that day. He had actually ignored Nevaeh behaving like a baby and even so diligently sent her to work.
However, Niamh no longer wanted to explore Kendrick’s mood from that time.
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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