She had sworn so confidently back then. If she lost, she would be the one who was embarrassed.
She was vain and only wanted fame and success, so how could she let herself be embarrassed?
It was a weekend when Yvonne woke up. She saw Niamh playing with Jackson in the garden.
However, what attracted her attention was the draft on the easel that was propped up in the garden.
She did not know how to describe the draft that only consisted of an outline, but at that moment, she knew Niamh would defeat her.
Yvonne had an idea in her head.
If she stole Niamh’s design and submitted it before Niamh, then she would win for sure.
That way, she could also frame Niamh for plagiarizing her!
If she submitted it before Niamh, then it would be her design!
The more Yvonne thought about this, the greater this idea felt to her. She took her phone to take a picture of the draft, but at this moment, Jackson ran over.
She put her phone away and walked to the door as if nothing happened. At the same time, Karen walked in with Winston who had just come back from overseas.
“Aunty Karen, you’ve fetched Uncle Winston!” Yvonne smiled and greeted.
Jackson ran to Niamh and tugged at her skirt. “Mommy, are we still playing?”
Niamh caressed his hair gently and smiled. “Your grandpa is back, so go and say hi.”
“Oh.” Jackson listened to Niamh and ran in front of Winston. He called out sweetly, “Grandpa!”
Winston was happy, but he was dissatisfied when he saw Niamh.
After knowing that the old master’s paralysis was related to Niamh, Winston started being biased toward Niamh. Plus, Karen had added some other details to the story while on the way home, which caused him to hate Niamh even more.
However, Niamh walked in front of him magnanimously and called out to Winston, “Dad.”
Winston peered at her coldly. Then, he said, “Come with me. I have something important to tell you.”
The moment Winston came back, he called Niamh over. This elicited Karen and Yvonne’s curiosity.
However, Yvonne felt that this was a great chance to steal the drafts!
Using this opportunity, Yvonne snapped a picture of the draft with her phone.
When Karen saw this, she walked over curiously. “Yvonne, what are you doing?”
Yvonne’s brain worked fast after she was caught taking a picture of the draft. “Aunty Karen, I thought of a way to make Niamh never be able to lift her head up high again! She’ll stop being arrogant soon enough!”
“Oh?” Karen’s eyes lit up. “What is it?”
Yvonne smirked evilly and got close to Karen’s ear before mumbling something inaudibly.
After Karen heard that, the same malicious smirk appeared on her face as well.
After Niamh was called to one side by Winston, he called her to surrender before she could ask what was going on.
“Surrender?” Niamh asked. Then, she smiled calmly. “You’re convinced that I’m the one who poisoned Grandpa just from the nurse’s one-sided statement about a figure who was dressed similarly to me? Is this what you call evidence?”
After being accused as the one who poisoned the old master, she went and investigated it. In the end, this was the concrete proof she got.
Karen and Yvonne were eavesdropping behind the wall. Then, they found out that Winston was asking Niamh to surrender.
This time, Winston’s face was green. He warned solemnly, saying, “Niamh, I want to give you another chance, so that’s why I’m asking you to surrender. Don’t try to muddle through this by pretending to have lost your memories. As long as you’ve done it, you’ll leave a trace.”
Niamh looked into Winston’s eyes confidently. “That’s right. The person who did this will definitely leave a trace. I think the real culprit will show themselves soon enough.”
“Win, why are you talking to this kind of person? This b*tch is just going to keep denying. She even plays the victim to get Kendrick to pity her. She has so many tricks up her sleeves!” Karen could not help but chime in.
Yvonne came forward and scolded as well, “Yeah, Uncle Winston, you don’t need to waste your effort. She doesn’t have the guts to own up to what she has done.”
Niamh looked at Yvonne profoundly. “I guess you’ve already lost all of your guts, so that’s why you’re saying that, huh?”
“…” Yvonne was taken aback. She felt that Niamh was looking at her weirdly. Plus, there was something behind what she was trying to say.
‘What’s going on?
‘Does she know that I’m the one who impersonated her and poisoned the old master?
‘Impossible!’
Yvonne denied it silently.
…
In the evening, Kendrick found out that Winston was back when he came home after work.
Niamh made a hearty dinner. However, most of the dishes were Jackson’s favorites.
On the dining table, Winston looked at Niamh who was feeding the old master. Suddenly, he snorted. “How pretentious!”
Kendrick understood what he meant. “If you think this is a sore sight, you can all move out. Nia and I will take care of Grandpa.”
“Kendrick, do you still think that this woman is not related to what happened to your grandpa?” Winston pointed at Niamh and questioned without beating around the bush.
Niamh pretended not to hear him and continued feeding the old master.
Kendrick placed his fork down, his face turning icy. “The woman you’re talking about is my wife and your daughter-in-law. Nia has suffered so many accusations and grievances before this. Do you still want to accuse her to this day?”
“You…” Winston was seething and became speechless instantly.
Karen pretended to side with Kendrick. “Win, you should eat your dinner and stop talking. Kendrick’s right. Maybe this is just a misunderstanding.”
“Yeah, Uncle Winston. Maybe Niamh is really innocent. It’ll be bad if it turns out we’re falsely accusing her.” Yvonne sided with Niamh pretentiously as well.
Niamh knew very well that these two were just acting pragmatically. They were only doing this because Kendrick was around.
Winston got up with a horrible expression on his face. “I don’t have an appetite anymore.”
“Win, Win!” Karen chased after him while pretending to be worried.
As such, Yvonne found an excuse to leave as well.
After the three of them left, Kendrick felt much better. He looked at Niamh pitifully as she continued feeding the old master. “Nia, you should eat first. Let me do it.”
“No need. I’m not hungry.”
“Nia, don’t mind what was said just now. I’ll believe you no matter what.” Kendrick’s gaze was gentle. “Since Grandpa is eating and sleeping well recently, I’m certain you’re not the culprit.”
Niamh looked into his gentle gaze. “You saying this is more than enough for me.”
“It’s not. I’ll prove your innocence,” he announced solemnly. He would never let her bear a hit to her reputation ever again.
…
Midnight.
Yvonne opened the door of her room quietly. Then, she tiptoed into the old master’s room.
She was holding a cane. After she turned on the lights, she walked to the side of the bed and lifted the blanket.
“Hmph, innocent? I’ll let you be innocent!” Yvonne muttered angrily. She gritted her teeth and swung the cane down on the old master.
The old master was sleeping peacefully before this. Even though he could not move, he could still feel pain.
After he opened his eyes, he saw Yvonne holding a cane while furiously beating him with it. Then, he let out moans of pain.
After hitting him for a while, Yvonne was still mad. Then, she pinched the old master’s arms and legs with her fingers. She even yanked the old master’s collar and said angrily, “You purposely threatened me last time, huh, you old fart? I even thought you were capable of speaking again!”
Yvonne narrowed her eyes and cursed maliciously.
“What’s wrong? Are you not happy about how I’m treating you? Are you over the moon now that Niamh is the one serving you? Let me tell you, I’m definitely framing her for this! She won’t even have a chance to get away with this!”
She cackled. “Uncle Winston came back just in time. He’s such a filial son. Say, do you think he’ll kill Niamh when he sees you covered in wounds tomorrow? Hahaha… I want to see how Kendrick plans to defend that wh*re!”
Yvonne announced her evil plans out loud without any qualms. Then, she pinched the old master forcefully on the arm. After that, she poured a glass of cold water on the old master’s body.
“Hmph, have a good sleep. There’s going to be something interesting to watch tomorrow!” she said before turning off the lights. Then, she left the room quietly and placed the cane under the kitchen cabinet. She was prepared to blame everything on Niamh.
The next morning, Niamh woke up early to make breakfast for Jackson. Then, she saw Yvonne getting up early for the first time and was drawing in the living room.
After she prepared breakfast for the little guy, she went to clean up the old master.
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.