Chapter 266 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

“Are both of you really okay?” Niamh opened her lips slightly.

Seeing Niamh caring about herself and Sean, a smile appeared on Eloise’s face. “Don’t worry, Eveline. It’s really fine. It’s just a minor problem.”

Niamh gave a vague smile. “Since we’ve met here, let us bid farewell to you as well.”

“Farewell?” Eloise was dumbfounded. “What farewell?”

“I’ll be bringing Jack along with me to leave Glendale next week and I won’t be coming back again.” Niamh’s answer was straightforward, as straightforward as the ice cones that pierced through Eloise’s heart.

Although even as she said that, Niamh knew that she would definitely not leave just like this before Old Master Waldburg woke up and before she found the real person behind everything.

Eloise was completely stunned, and her eyes felt hot all of a sudden. “Eveline, you… Are you leaving?”

“Yeah.” Niamh confirmed. “You don’t need to be sad. You’ve gotten used to not having me as a daughter for more than 20 years anyway, so you can just take it as your daughter is already dead.”

“No, it’s not like that. I couldn’t…” Eloise burst into tears immediately.

Seeing this, Jackson immediately asked to come down from Kendrick’s arms and turned to comfort Eloise.

Niamh pretended to smile indifferently. “Then, let’s have Jack accompany you for now. I’ll come back and pick him up later.”

“Eveline, Eveline!” Eloise could not let go of her, yet she also could not stop Niamh from leaving.

Niamh walked with her back facing them, appearing free and easy.

She walked to the parking space and took a deep breath before she stabilized her emotions that were almost out of control.

“Give me a ride.” Kendrick’s voice gently passed through her ears. “I still have a few last words to say to you.” He opened the car door as he said this and got into the passenger seat.

Niamh was surprised. ‘Did she not lock the car door just now?’

She got into the car in a daze, started the car, and soon, she heard Kendrick speaking to her. “You won’t throw away the bookmark, right?”

Niamh did not answer him.

Kendrick looked at her cold side profile affectionately before opening his mouth. “Nia, I know you won’t believe what I want to say, but since you’re leaving soon, there’s something I want to tell you seriously this once.

“Nia, I love…”

“What’s going on?” Niamh suddenly frowned and interrupted Kendrick’s confession.

Only then did Kendrick realize that the speed of the car was getting faster and faster. He thought it was because of the road that was going downhill at first, but now he realized that there seemed to be a problem with the brakes!

The road ahead was going downhill. If they did not slow down anytime soon, they would definitely hit the barrier and get into a serious car accident.

Kendrick immediately pulled the handbrake. “Nia, hold tight onto the steering wheel!”

Niamh squeezed the steering wheel fully after hearing his words, then she heard the sound of tires rubbing against the road. They still lost control of the car in the end.

Seeing that the car was about to hit the barrier, Kendrick decisively unfastened his seat belt and hugged Niamh tightly to his side. He was using his flesh and blood to shield Niamh from the upcoming damage as much as possible.

“Kendrick, what are you doing? Let go of me!”

Realizing Kendrick was thinking of protecting her with his own body, she wanted to push him away, but the man hugged her even tighter as his warm breath gushed into her ears. “Nia, don’t push me away again. There might not be a chance for me in the future, so listen to my last words.”

His tone was almost pleading as he tightened his hug.

“I won’t listen to you, Kendrick. Let me go! Let go!”

“No, Nia, I will never let go of you again. I’m sorry, I love you.”

Accompanied by his apology and confession, Niamh’s heart hurt as if it had been stabbed fiercely. Before she could give any response, the front of the car slammed into the barrier…

With a crash, the car windows shattered instantly as billowing smoke emerged from the front of the car. The wheels were still rubbing violently against the asphalt road and the airbag had blown open the moment the car crashed.

At that moment, Kendrick tightened his arms even more and went all out to protect Niamh.

Hearing Niamh’s weak and painful whines, Kendrick could care less about his injuries and raised his deep eyes that were filled with worry to observe Niamh’s situation.

However, as soon as he did, he saw that Niamh’s velvet brows were tightly knitted and her face was pale.

What made him even more flustered was that Niamh’s head was hung weakly and her eyes were tightly closed.

Kendrick’s mind was blank for a moment, feeling that his heart had fallen into an abyss. His eyes went wide as his bloody hands, which were cut open by the glass of the car window, cupped Niamh’s increasingly pale face.

“Nia? Nia!” He called out to Niamh in a panic, “Nia, wake up. Don’t go to sleep, Nia!”

Niamh’s eyelashes fluttered slightly after hearing his screams.

Kendrick’s dark, wet eyes lit up with a flash of light. His eyebrows were furrowed deeply as he called out to Niamh who had not fully recovered, “Nia, don’t go to sleep.”

Niamh lifted her eyelids weakly, but in the end, she could not open them.

With half-squinted eyes, her delicate face was filled with anxiety and fear. The memories in her mind seemed to be instantly muddled, bringing her back to a time long, long ago…

“Nia, don’t go to sleep. Please don’t leave me again, Nia!” Kendrick’s eyes were crimson, and the tears that had gathered came streaming down his cheeks, dripping onto Niamh’s bloodless face.

Then, Niamh’s pink lips moved. “Kendrick, Ken…”

Kendrick was all of a sudden startled as hot tears soaked his eyes. “Nia, I’m Kendrick. I’m your Ken. Nia, please don’t go to sleep. Don’t leave me again. No!”

He hugged Niamh by her neck in a panic and took in the fragrance of her body, for fear that she would slip away from his life if he did not hold onto her tightly at this moment.

“Nia, Nia…” he whispered softly, “Don’t leave me again, Nia…”

Hearing the sound of the ambulance approaching, it was as if Kendrick had seen a savior.

He clasped Niamh’s cold hand tightly, crying while choking out encouragement. “Nia, the ambulance will be here soon. You’ll be fine. Ken will protect you. You’ll be fine!”

He comforted Niamh, but it was more like he was comforting himself. While in a panic, he finally faced Niamh’s increasingly dimming eyes.

“Nia, don’t leave me again.”

“Kendrick…”

“I’m here, Nia. I’m here!”

“I really didn’t push Nevaeh, Kendrick. Please believe me…”

He never thought that Niamh would say such a sentence under such circumstances. The past events of the year rushed into his mind as a strong sense of guilt violently invaded Kendrick’s heart.

He felt more remorseful and guilty. He squeezed Niamh’s hand and kissed it.

“Sorry, I’m sorry…”

Before his words of apology fell, Niamh’s hand slipped weakly from the palm of his hand.

Kendrick’s heart suddenly lost its weight. Looking at Niamh who was completely unconscious, he hugged her in desperation. “Nia, don’t punish me like this. Don’t leave me again. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins. Please give me a chance to love you, Nia!”

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As the site of the accident was not far from the hospital, Niamh was quickly taken to the emergency room.

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