Chapter 86 – Until You Say Sorry Novel

“I don’t have the mood today,” Kendrick replied coolly, pulling his hand away from Nevaeh’s grip.

“Kendrick!” Nevaeh continued to shout, but Kendrick had already left.

The Montgomeries and the guests did not understand what they just saw.

However, they could clearly see Kendrick’s attitude. He was very obviously frustrated with something.

The crowd was suddenly suspicious. Kendrick did not seem to love Nevaeh as much as the rumors seemed to claim. Otherwise, why did their marriage keep getting delayed? Even today, Kendrick left Nevaeh just for the simple reason that he was not in the mood.

Nevaeh lifted her dress as she chased after him. She saw that Niamh was walking in front and Kendrick had driven his car next to her, opening the door for Niamh like a gentleman as he invited her in before leaving.

Nevaeh tightly grabbed onto her dress at the sight of the scene, and in her eyes was a murderous rage.

“Vera Quinn!” she uttered the name with her teeth clenched, so angry that even her lips were trembling.

Niamh was actually not certain that Kendrick would have followed her, but he not only left Nevaeh behind, he even invited her into his car.

He drove the car around, finally stopping at the beach next to April Hill.

Niamh was quite surprised, but when she recalled Kendrick and Nevaeh embracing each other at the beach here, she felt a bit disgusted.

She was forced to get out of the car when Kendrick opened the door for her.

As the summer breeze blew past them, the scent reminded her of her youth.

She suddenly heard the sound of a lighter and turned around to see Kendrick holding a cigarette.

He casually leaned against his car as his alluring lips let out a puff, the white smoke obscuring his flawless looks.

His expression seemed melancholic.

She wondered when he started to smoke. In her memory, it was not a habit he used to have.

“Mr. Waldburg, why did you leave your fiancé behind and bring me here?” Niamh looked at him with a perplexed expression. “I have an appointment with someone, so I can’t stay here too long.”

Kendrick looked over, his smile reaching his eyes. “With your boyfriend, Miss Vera?”

Niamh nodded. “You even managed to guess that?”

“It’s not just women who have a sixth sense. Men have their intuition as well.” He smiled. A strong flirtatious tone could be heard in his voice as he continued speaking, “My intuition also tells me that you’re interested in me.”

Niamh was not shocked by what Kendrick said, but she was quite surprised that he said it so bluntly at that moment.

She did not have a shred of panic as she smiled serenely. “A perfect and successful man like Mr. Waldburg would attract attention without fail. It’s just a pity that we met at the wrong time,” Niamh said that with a sorry look on her face, but Kendrick suddenly walked in front of her. His breath closed in on her, carrying the faint smell of cigarettes.

His gaze was deeply alluring as it swam across Niamh’s face. Slowly, his expression changed from the usual sharp and cold look to one of strange tenderness.

“Are you suspecting that I’m your ex-wife Niamh? Is that why you’re giving me so much attention?” Niamh said calmly, “If I remember correctly, you hate your ex-wife quite a bit. I even heard that you didn’t shed a single tear when she died. It seems like Niamh was quite the horrid person…”

Kendrick snapped back to reality when he heard that, and a fake smile was on his face as he turned around to look at the vast sea.

“She was quite horrible indeed,” Kendrick said softly.

‘That’s right, she was quite horrible for leaving just like that, not even giving me the chance to say goodbye.’

She was horrible for leaving just like that, leaving him with countless sleepless nights spent thinking about her.

After hearing Kendrick say that, Niamh could not help but feel angry.

She smiled coldly. “If that’s the case, then why did you befriend a woman who looks exactly like her? Wouldn’t you be disgusted looking at my face?”

Kendrick turned around, looking at Niamh with an alluring gaze. “Miss Vera, your face is beautiful.”

Yes, that face was beautiful.

Just as beautiful as she was.

No, she was just a little bit more beautiful.

Her face had a simple and genuine quality, perfect in its serenity.

Kendrick looked at the face in front of him as if he was only able to fill his empty heart that way.

Suddenly, the phone rang, stopping his admiration. He looked at the screen and wanted to reject it, but he still answered in the end. “What is it?”

The breeze was too strong, so Niamh could not hear what was being said on the other end, but she heard Kendrick’s unwilling reply. “I’ll return right now.”

Niamh had thought that Kendrick would drop her off on the way, but he did not stop until he reached a familiar street. In the end, the car stopped in front of the Waldburg household.

Niamh felt like Kendrick was still suspicious of her identity, which is why he brought her here.

However, she had long since made preparations for an encounter with the Waldburgs.

When Mrs. Waldburg heard the car, she walked out. Looking at Niamh getting out of the car, she had a look of panic and shock as she retreated. “Ah! It’s a ghost! Ghost!”

Niamh smiled at that. “Mr. Waldburg, I told you to drop me on the way. See, I’ve scared someone off again.”

Mrs. Waldburg ran right behind Kendrick while pointing at Niamh. “Kendrick, what is this?! Shouldn’t this woman be dead? How is she alive?”

Kendrick frowned. “She’s called Vera Quinn. She grew up in F Country, and it’s her first time in Glendale.”

“Hello, I’m Vera Quinn.” Niamh introduced herself.

“Is that true?” Mrs.Waldburg asked suspiciously, “Our future in-laws called me earlier to tell me about someone who looks exactly like Niamh. I even thought they were mistaken…”

As she said that, she pulled Kendrick aside. “Kendrick, what happened? They told me you left Nevaeh behind during her birthday party. She’s still crying even now. Surely you didn’t leave her alone for this woman?”

Mrs. Waldburg cast a sideways glance at Niamh, but the moment she met Niamh’s beautiful eyes, she withdrew in shock.

“That’s my own problem,” Kendrick said coolly before looking at Niamh. “Follow me inside.”

“Is that okay?” Niamh hesitated.

Kendrick nodded. “Come.”

Niamh then walked in without hesitation, scaring Mrs. Waldburg into retreating when she walked past her.

Looking at Mrs. Waldburg’s panicked expressions, Niamh smiled.

Was she afraid now?

It was still too early for that.

Thinking about what Mrs. Waldburg had done to Niamh, the worst had yet to come.

Niamh followed Kendrick closely and entered the hall. She immediately heard an old man say in a heavy accent, “Kendrick, you brat! Tell me what’s happening!”

“You didn’t appreciate Niamh back then and insisted on being with that mistress no matter what. I only agreed to this marriage because of Jackson, so what’s the meaning of that stunt you pulled today?! Tell me what you left your precious mistress behind for!”

Hearing that, Niamh felt exceptionally fond.

Her eyes could not help but heat up when she heard the old master call out her name.

Before she could even process it, her hand was pulled over by Kendrick. “Grandpa, don’t be mad. Look who I brought over to see you.”

Kendrick whispered a few words to Niamh before bringing her to Old Master Waldburg.

Old Master Waldburg was already quite old, so his eyesight was not too good. All he could see was Kendrick pulling a long-haired woman over. However, the moment Niamh was in front of him, his eyes widened in disbelief as he gripped his cane and stood up from the sofa.

“You… You are… Niamh?” the old man asked in disbelief as his trembling right hand reached out to her, seemingly trying to test if it was an actual ‘human’ in front of him.

Niamh looked at his hopeful gaze and could not help but feel sad. However, there was a hint of sweetness within that sadness.

There was still someone who cared about her here!

She smiled as she reached out to hold the old man’s hands. “Grandpa.”

“Are you really Niamh?” the old man asked excitedly.

Mrs. Waldburg watched by the side with a suspicious gaze.

“Grandpa, of course she is,” Kendrick said, helping Niamh answer.

Seeing that, Mrs. Waldburg’s expression changed. “What? She really is Niamh? Kendrick, didn’t you say that…”

She was interrupted by a cold look from Kendrick before she could finish.

Old Master Waldburg ignored Mrs. Waldburg’s words as he held Niamh’s hands tightly, pulling her to the side.

His face was full of adoration. Those eyes that had seen all that could be seen were gazing at Niamh, full of warmth and love.

“Niamh, it really is Niamh. It’s great that you’re alive…” he muttered. It was obvious that he was really happy.

Niamh’s face was smiling calmly, but her heart was in turmoil.

In this world, other than that man and Ava, only Old Master Waldburg really treated her like family.

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