On the way home, Niamh played with her phone and realized that Kendrick had sent her a message a while ago. However, it stated that she had seen the message.
She looked out the window and pondered. At the same time, the car was driving downhill.
The speed of the car distracted her as a seemingly familiar scene appeared in her mind.
When she came back to her senses, the car had stopped in front of her house.
Kendrick came back the same time she got out of the car.
When he saw Niamh standing at the front door with a dazed look on her face, he got out of the car hurriedly and ran toward her. “Nia?”
Niamh came back to her senses when she heard someone calling her name.
She lifted her head and her eyes met Kendrick’s worried gaze. She smiled softly. “My mom called me just now and told me there’s a charity dinner tonight. She wants me to go with her, so I went to the mall just now. But I didn’t like any of the dresses I saw.”
Kendrick held her hand instantly. “Nia, I’ll go shopping with you.”
“You’re gonna go shopping with me?”
“Yeah.” Kendrick smiled softly. Then, without hesitation, he brought Niamh to the most extravagant street that sold predominantly branded goods.
Even though he was not the president of a transnational company anymore, he was willing to go broke if it meant that he would see Niamh smile.
However, Niamh was not used to having a man following her when she went shopping for clothes. She came up with an excuse and said she wanted to drink milk tea. Then, she asked Kendrick to buy it for her before walking into a shop.
After looking around, she saw that there were not a lot of customers in the shop. However, the saleswomen were running around as if they were swamped. They did not notice Niamh at all.
Niamh looked around the shop for a while and spotted a dress that she liked. She wanted to try it on, but they did not have her size.
She went over to inquire about it but the saleswoman merely looked at Niamh who was dressed casually from head to toe before saying coldly, “We don’t have your size. Go to another shop.”
“Do you not have it or do you not want to get it for me?” Niamh asked in an even colder tone.
The saleswoman rolled her eyes impatiently. “I said we don’t have it, so we don’t have it. So what even if we do have it? Will you buy it? Can you afford it? Do you know that we have a VIP customer today? Just one purchase from her is enough to make up for our sales for the entire month. Who’d have time to serve you? Get lost!”
The saleswoman chased her away, and then, she smiled flatteringly in one direction before saying respectfully, “Mrs. Montgomery, the clothes you want are all here. Please have a look at them.”
‘Mrs. Montgomery?’
Niamh turned around to where the saleswoman was looking.
Eloise turned her head over at the same time as well. When she saw Niamh, she ran over in excitement. “Eveline!”
When the saleswoman saw this, her face fell in awkwardness. She could also feel her scalp getting numb.
Eloise ran over to Niamh, and her eyes were filled with love. “Eveline, you’re just in time. I’m buying you some clothes. I picked these just now. Do you like them? If you do, I’ll ask them to wrap them up for you. If this isn’t enough, we can just go to another shop. I’ll buy you anything you want as long as you like them.”
The saleswoman’s face turned green when she heard this.
She was frozen for a while before walking over and bracing herself. “Oh, y-you’re Miss Montgomery. Um… I-I’m sorry about just now. I just—”
“I don’t want any of the clothes from just now.”
Niamh rejected directly.
Eloise’s face fell. She thought Niamh was mad at her again. However, in the next second, Niamh grabbed her arm.
“Mom, let’s go to another shop. I don’t like the attitude and service of the salespeople here.”
The saleswoman’s face turned pale. She ran over to try to fix what she had done, but it was futile.
Great, her big sale was gone!
It was such a rare opportunity for Eloise to spend some time alone with Niamh, so she was excited. However, when Eloise remembered how Niamh would only call her ‘Mom’ and spend time with her after having lost her memory, she felt a dull ache in her heart.
However, this might be the best opportunity. Eloise pondered for a while before stopping Niamh. “Eveline, there’s something I want to give you.”
Niamh watched curiously as Eloise took out a vintage purse from her bag and handed it to her.
“It’s time I give this back to its rightful owner.” Eloise’s benevolent gaze enveloped Niamh. “Eveline, I know you’ve lost your memories and you can’t remember what happened in the past. However, I can’t use this opportunity to lie to you because one day, you’ll recover and remember everything,” Eloise said as she started getting tearful.
Niamh held the purse and felt a pendant inside.
At this moment, Kendrick called and asked about Niamh’s location. She told him she was with Eloise and asked him to wait for her in the car.
Kendrick did as he was told. One hour later, Niamh came back.
He got out of the car to help her with her bags and the door. Then, he brought her home.
On the way, Niamh held the gold pendant with her name carved on it. She caressed the pendant with her fingertip softly. Then, as she was doing that, some broken fragments of her memories started coming back to her.
Yvonne stayed one week in the detention center. Finally, Karen came and bailed her out.
Karen was wearing a beautiful outfit. When she saw Yvonne’s unkempt and messy appearance, she brought Yvonne to a hotel for a shower in disgust.
After Yvonne showered, she walked out of the toilet in a bathrobe.
The moment she walked out, she started cursing. “How dare that b*tch Niamh frame me?! I’ll never forgive her!”
She clenched her fist and slammed it down on the bed.
“Fortunately, the deadline of the competition is nowhere near. If not, my good days would’ve been ruined by her! That b*tch! I’ll teach her a lesson!”
Karen finished listening to Yvonne’s swears and scoffed. “Yvonne, you should just get over this. You’re not her competition at all.”
“Aunty Karen, do you think so as well?” Yvonne asked. She was unconvinced. “I’ll prove to you that I’m better than her.”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Karen did not want to argue with her anymore. However, she warned solemnly, saying, “I’ve been extremely good to you by bailing you out this time. Win only promised to not look into this after I begged him for a very long time. You can do anything to anyone, but why did you choose that old man? Are you trying to tell me that you’re the one who poisoned that old man as well?”
“Aunty Karen, what’s this nonsense? That’s murder! Do you think I’m so insane?” Yvonne was lying through her teeth. She was not ashamed of what she had done at all.
After she said that, she realized that Karen was dressed impeccably today.
She was wearing a long dress and there was an expensive shawl on her shoulders. She even had a shiny brooch on her chest.
“Aunty Karen, are you going to a party later?”
Karen smiled arrogantly. “There’s a charity dinner tonight and all of the rich and famous of Glendale will be there.”
Yvonne’s eyes lit up. “Aunty Karen, take me! I want to use this chance to get to know some rich people.”
Karen’s expression turned awkward when she heard that.
She did not have any reputation nor status right now. She did not even receive an invitation to the charity party tonight. She wanted to sneak in when there was a crowd, so how could she bring another deadweight with her?
However, Yvonne had already started preparing in delight. She dragged Karen to the branded shops where she picked out a white gown. However, the dress cost six digits and Karen was only willing to spend a maximum of 500 dollars on her dress.
That night, Yvonne put on a 300 dollar dress. She was looking at it with disgust.
She kept feeling that her worth had been degraded by the dress.
When they got to the hotel, Yvonne saw a lot of wealthy women and socialites arriving. They were all in extravagant and elegant outfits, causing Yvonne’s eyes to turn green with envy.
As she was observing, a graceful figure wandered into her vision.
That woman was wearing the six-digit white gown Yvonne saw at the shop this morning as she entered the hotel clicking her heels elegantly and gracefully.
The host who was wearing a suit bowed and greeted the woman like he was treating a queen. He was extremely deferential to her.
Yvonne watched in admiration. She dreamed that someone would treat her like that as well.
Yvonne only came back to her senses when Karen called her name.
Since they did not have invitations, they could only enter through the side door.
When they got to the party, Yvonne’s eyes twinkled.
She had seen similar sights in a lot of television shows before, but she had never experienced it on her own.
She saw a lot of poised and immaculately-dressed handsome gentlemen there. As such, she was already searching for her target.
After a few seconds, she had locked down on a handsome young man.
When she was trying to go over and pretend to crash into him, Karen grabbed her before stopping her in a low voice. “We snuck in here, so don’t cause any trouble.”
“Aunty Karen, you’re too timid. No wonder you’re always scared speechless by Niamh. Just watch!” Yvonne tugged her hand away and pulled down her collar. She then sashayed to the young man who was talking to someone.
However, when she was on her way, she heard someone talking about the jewelry design competition. As such, she turned around and realized that one of the men was the special judge for this competition.
Yvonne wanted to curry favors with him when she heard him saying, “I heard Miss Vera is at this party as well. I’ve been in love with her work and want to get to know her. I wonder where she is right now.”
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.