Chapter 63 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

No.

She could not let that vile woman, Nevaeh, continue to stay by Eloise and Sean’s side. At that moment, Eloise suddenly hissed in pain.

Sean hurried over. “Has your wound reopened? Eloise, listen to Nevaeh, let’s stop meeting this woman. I guarantee I will seek justice for Brit. This woman will be trapped in prison forever!”

Niamh wanted to say something, but the words were trapped in her mouth. After hearing Sean’s words and looking at Eloise’s hurt look, Niamh lost the courage to reveal the truth.

She did not forget what Nevaeh said, Eloise had a heart condition. Even if Nevaeh was lying, she could just imagine what sort of reaction the two of them would have if they knew the truth about her being their daughter.

They might not be able to bear with the intense backlash. Furthermore, she did not have much longer to live.

Why would she cause them to go through the pain of losing a daughter again after they go through the joy of finding her? That sort of impact could potentially lead to them suffering for the rest of their lives.

Niamh’s eyes were filled with hopelessness as she looked at the two departing figures. She could no longer hold back her tears as they started to obscure her vision.

A strong feeling of longing could be felt in her chest as she looked at Eloise and Sean leave, her fingers tightening their grips.

This could be the last time she would ever see her parents, she might not ever have the chance to call them mom and dad…

She really wanted it, she wanted her parents back. She really wanted to be their precious little daughter. She wanted to stop being an orphan that did not have parents to love her.

At that moment, the door suddenly opened. Nevaeh walked inside, her face full of grief as she tearfully called out to Eloise and Sean, “Dad, Mom.”

When Niamh saw Eloise and Sean hold Nevaeh’s hand with tender love, all she could think of was that the love should have belonged to her. All that love and care had been given to Nevaeh.

Niamh’s heart froze and she bit onto her lips, swallowing down those words that were on the tip of her tongue, suppressing the longing back down into her heart.

She felt a weird sensation in her chest, but she did not even have time to think about it when the familiar taste of blood was once again present in her throat.

“Niamh, you really crossed the line this time!” Nevaeh sobbed as she ran in front of Niamh. “I told you before, if you have any problems you should just bring them to me, don’t hurt anyone around me. How could you be so cruel! You actually killed Brit this time! Will you not rest until you’ve tormented everyone around me?”

With Nevaeh’s face right in front of her, Niamh jeered as she gagged, fresh blood once again flowing out of her mouth, staining her white teeth.

“Nevaeh, you might be able to fool everyone else, but you’ll never fool me. Don’t play games in front of me, you make me feel sick.” The moment Niamh finished saying that, a slap was sent right to her face. That slap was courtesy of Sean.

Niamh was already at the brink of exhaustion. That one slap sent her straight to the ground, spitting out blood from her mouth. However, this time around, the blood was not a normal bright red, but dark.

Niamh let out a cold laugh, suddenly reveling in the piercing pain she felt in her heart. At the very least, before she died, she could enjoy another form of ‘love’ from her parents.

Sean did not even spare Niamh a look, holding Nevaeh’s hand and saying, “Nevaeh, your mom is not feeling well, let’s go back.”

“Dad, you should bring mom back first, I’ll have a few words with Niamh before I go,” Nevaeh said with a weak look on her face.

That look pulled on Sean’s heartstrings, and he was not willing to push the matter, so instead, he went ahead and helped Eloise out.

Before heading off, Eloise did not forget to remind her, “If this despicable woman dares to bully you, just shout for me. Even if I have to put my life on the line, I won’t let this b*tch hurt my precious daughter!”

Nevaeh nodded her head obediently at that, whereas Niamh let out a cold laugh, sprawled on the floor.

She was used to the feeling of someone rubbing salt on her wounds, but this time, it felt exceptionally painful.

After Eloise and Sean left, Nevaeh knelt down next to Niamh. Upon seeing the dark blood that Niamh had just spat out, she curved her lips into a smile.

“Niamh, do you see that? You spat out blood again. However, looking at the color, you probably don’t even have three months left.” Her voice sounded exceptionally evil.

“Therefore, let me give you some advice. It’s best you keep certain things to yourself, otherwise, you might not be the only one dying.”

As Nevaeh’s words entered her ears, Niamh suddenly jumped up, clamping her hands around Nevaeh’s throat with all her might.

“That’s right, I won’t be the only one dying, you will too!” Niamh shouted, “Nevaeh, even if I die, I won’t let you hurt my family ever again!”

Nevaeh’s face rapidly reddened as she was choked. The guard hurried over to try to pull Niamh away, but Niamh was exceptionally strong at that point. Even when the guard used a police baton to hit Niamh, trying to get her to let go, Niamh would not budge.

There was too much commotion, which caused Eloise and Sean to turn back. Looking at the scene, Sean ran over and kicked Niamh away, hugging Nevaeh protectively.

“Mom, dad, Niamh is way too scary! She wants to kill me!” Nevaeh screamed.

Niamh lay down on the floor, a cold smile on her face as she said, “Yes, I want to kill you! Nevaeh, I won’t let you off even if I die!”

Another slap was sent at Nevaeh’s face, this time it was from Eloise.

Eloise stared at Niamh with the utmost contempt, pointing at Niamh and declared with a stern voice, “Then I really want to see what you would dare do to our precious daughter! Even if you turn into a ghost, I will get someone to destroy your soul. You will never be able to lay a hand on Nevaeh!”

Niamh tearfully looked at Eloise as she uttered those words. In that moment, her heart shattered into a million pieces, losing all hope. The familial love that she had craved for so long had turned into a weapon that would destroy her life.

If there was a next life, she wanted to be a fish that only had seven seconds of memory. That way, she could forget all the pain.

Not long after, Niamh was tried in court for murder. People usually begged to live but Niamh’s heart was so broken she had lost all will to live.

In the court, Niamh wore a prison uniform. Her face was pale and her hair disheveled, looking just like a wild ghost.

She saw Nevaeh dressed up beautifully, accompanying Eloise and Sean. Even Kendrick had come, probably to see what her sentence was. He probably wanted to see her get sentenced to jail, never to have a chance to redeem herself again.

Niamh could not help but laugh bitterly. She felt like she was certain to be deemed guilty, and either sentenced to life in prison or even given the death sentence, but she did not expect that there would be a lawyer present to defend her.

This lawyer was extremely professional and was quite well known in the field as well. He provided a very important piece of evidence.

At the crime scene, they found a napkin stained with Niamh’s blood. On the napkin were the fingerprints of a third person. However, these fingerprints were not present in any criminal records, nor have they managed to figure out who it belonged to.

Niamh suddenly recalled that Nevaeh had hit her face, which resulted in her blood getting onto Nevaeh’s hand. After that, Nevaeh had used a napkin to wipe off the blood before throwing it on the floor. That napkin had to have been left behind my Nevaeh!

Nevaeh definitely had a hand in Brittany’s death!

Niamh did not voice out anything in court, but plans began to form in her mind.

Thanks to that suspicious fact, Niamh could not be sentenced and was let free by the court.

However, Eloise and Sean did not let the matter rest. They were convinced that Niamh was the murderer who killed Brittany, and Nevaeh had been whispering false advice into their ears.

Niamh left the court dressed in simple clothing. The sun shone brightly, but her heart was dead inside.

She closed her reddened eyes. Even if she did not have much longer to live and could not fight against Nevaeh and Kendrick, she felt that, if she really was to die, she could not afford to let Nevaeh continue free and unfettered.

Niamh sent in a letter of resignation, and after resting for two days, she returned to that forest outside of the city. She wanted to find evidence, evidence that would prove that Nevaeh was the real killer.

Niamh did not expect she would actually find it. It was a studded earring from Chanel, covered under a pile of grass. There were still traces of dried blood on it.

Perhaps the snow had covered up the earring before, or maybe it was an act of god, but an earnest smile finally showed on Niamh’s face.

She stood up, and as she was about to leave, she was surprised to see Kendrick had come.

He took large strides as he walked over, and his handsome and cool face was quickly right in front of her. Niamh held the earring in front of Kendrick’s eyes. “Kendrick, I guess you would recognize these earrings? They’re Nevaeh’s!”

Kendrick looked at Niamh’s big eyes that were filled with anticipation, furrowing his eyebrows as he said, “Do you know why you can stand here freely right now?’

Niamh was taken aback, not understanding what Kendrick meant.

“The lawyer was hired by me.” He answered, much to Niamh’s surprise.

He actually hired a lawyer for her!

“Why? Why did you help me?” Niamh was extremely astonished. Her heartbeat sped up as she awaited Kendrick’s answer.

Seeing Niamh look at him with such anticipation, Kendrick’s lips curled up into an evil smile, startling Niamh.

“Didn’t you say you don’t love me anymore? Why does it feel like that’s a lie?”

Niamh was stunned and did not even have the chance to deny it when Kendrick gently lifted her chin, his warm breath closing in on her, causing her heart to beat wildly. She heard a sinister laugh from him. “I’ve said it before, even if you die, you need to die by my hands.”

His magnetic voice reverberated in Niamh’s ears like a nightmare.

Niamh could only state in horror at the man’s evil smile as her heart thumped against her chest. He was not saving her, he just wanted to kill her himself!

“Hand me the earring,” Kendrick demanded.

Remembering the fact that he had already destroyed evidence for Nevaeh that could have proven Niamh’s innocence, Niamh knew she absolutely could not hand the earring over to Kendrick.

She hurriedly turned around but was held in place by Kendrick.

“Niamh, don’t make me repeat myself, give it to me.” Kendrick’s tone got a lot colder.

Niamh frantically shook her head, clenching her fist tightly. “I won’t give it to you! I want to hand this to the police, I won’t let Nevaeh remain free!”

Kendrick’s face darkened as he said, “Niamh, you really never learn.”

With some force, he pulled Niamh right into his embrace. He used his hands to hold on to Niamh’s, prying open her fingers one at a time.

Even though Niamh was extremely anxious, the moment she thought about Nevaeh’s true, evil self, her grip tightened.

She was also immensely disappointed in Kendrick. As she struggled, she angrily said, “Kendrick, I really don’t know how you could] ignore so much evil just to protect Nevaeh! I really regret being so blind that I fell for a man like you.”

As Niamh said that in frustration, Kendrick suddenly bent his head down and kissed her.

Other than three years ago, under the influence of drugs, Kendrick had never kissed her.

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