She picked up the mirror to look at her face. She could not bear to look at the area under her eyes.
Niamh placed the mirror down. When she was about to sit up, she saw the mysterious and graceful man walking in.
The man’s hands were in his pockets and there were no emotions on his icy face.
He walked over to Niamh, and his eyes that were glinting ominously were staring piercingly into Niamh’s eyes.
“It seems that you’re hiding something important, am I right?”
After Niamh was asked this question, she started to feel unsure.
She did not know if the man had seen through something or perhaps found out something. In short, the way he was looking at her right now was pretty sharp.
Niamh lifted her confused and innocent eyes. Then, she asked in puzzlement, “Can you explain to me? I’m not sure what you mean?”
A hidden smile flashed vaguely across the man’s icy face. “Kendrick Waldburg has always been a frigid man who’s not amenable to reason with everyone in Glendale. However, he gave his umbrella to you and willingly stood in the rain with the woman he loves most.”
He said before pausing. His gaze became deeper as he looked at Niamh. “Why is he so considerate toward you?”
Niamh was puzzled by this question as well.
He was right. Kendrick was indeed someone like that, but he was not completely cold-blooded. Sometimes, he would also help people in need. However, what happened just now would indeed confuse some people.
“I don’t know why he did that. Maybe he thought I looked pitiful.” Niamh found a reason but she herself had no idea what the true reason was.
“Pitiful?” The man watched the changes in Niamh’s expression like he was examining her. “I guess the young master of Glendale is not as cold and cruel as the rumors say.”
The man said lazily. However, one could hear the deeper meaning in his words. Plus, his eyes were filled with questions as well. It was clear that he did not accept the excuse Niamh came up with.
Then, Niamh heard the man saying.
“A woman who didn’t cry when she realized that she was disfigured was moved to tears on the streets after Kendrick gave her an umbrella. Don’t you think your behavior is a little conflicting?”
“…”
Niamh felt that she could not continue hiding anymore.
She truly had no idea that this man had been tracking her every move since the afternoon.
He even knew of her crying after Kendrick handed her the umbrella.
“Not only that, when you saw Kendrick, you reacted strangely as well. I think you have an extraordinary relationship with him.”
The man came to such a conclusion in the end.
Niamh looked at his wise black eyes and furrowed her eyebrows.
“Yeah, you’re right. I have an extraordinary relationship with him.”
The man’s gaze changed when he saw Niamh admitting to this.
“What’s your relationship with him? Why is he so concerned about you? Also, why were you moved to tears because of what he did?”
Niamh got up slowly after she heard that. She curled the corners of her lips into a sarcastic smirk. “Do you think I was moved to tears because he was concerned about me?”
The man lifted his handsome eyebrows in confusion. “Hmm?”
“He wasn’t concerned about me. He just wanted to make up for his mistakes in the past. I wasn’t moved, I just hate him.”
When the man heard that, his clear head suddenly became muddled.
“He’s making it up to you and you hate him?”
“Yeah.”
Niamh gave a definite answer without thinking and then looked into the man’s suspecting eyes before starting to seriously spew nonsense.
“Back then, I used to like him very much. I didn’t hesitate to throw away my dignity and self-respect to chase after this man. He said he liked me too, but in the end, he played with my feelings and abandoned me to marry another woman. He hurt me all over and now, I still can’t get over the trauma he has caused me. That’s why I despise him.”
After she said that, Niamh gritted her teeth seriously to show her hatred.
However, she did not think that she was completely lying when she said that. Kendrick had indeed let her down when she was passionately chasing after him back then.
However, the fact was that Kendrick married her in the end. The person he loved was her.
“You’re saying that Kendrick toyed with your feelings? And somehow, the woman he married is also coincidentally named Eveline Montgomery?”
Niamh nodded and tried her best to show her hatred toward Kendrick as well as her reluctance to let him go.
She also noticed that the man was not looking at her with as much suspicion and inquiries anymore. On the other hand, he seemed to understand the entire situation now. “So is this why you only praised Kendrick and said Eveline is so-so when you saw their photos last time?”
“Yes,” Niamh replied cooperatively. Then, she praised, “You’re so smart, Mr. Carter. You’ve seen through everything.”
The man gave her a fake smile when he heard that. Then, he looked at Niamh with a sneer on the corners of his lips. Niamh felt a little guilty when looking at him.
“The number one socialite in Glendale, Eveline Montgomery, is only so-so to you. I guess you really despise Kendrick. At the same time, you must also despise that Eveline Montgomery who has the same name as you, right?”
“…” Niamh hesitated for a few seconds. Then, she answered with a deeper meaning, “That’s right, I hate the woman next to Kendrick even more. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have become like this.”
‘That’s right. Things only became like this after her appearance.’
Niamh despised the imposter who was impersonating her. How could she not hate the fake that was staying next to Kendrick?
After the man scanned Niamh’s face, he said, “I’ll ask someone to send your dinner here. Rest after you finish eating.”
“Thank you, Mr. Carter.” Niamh thanked him quickly.
The man looked into Niamh’s eyes before nodding. Then, he turned around to leave.
After she saw the door closing, Niamh let out a sigh of relief.
‘He believes me, right?’
The reason she made up sounded pretty convincing.
However, why was this man investigating Kendrick?
Niamh could not wrap her head around this. Then, she recalled what happened on the streets not long ago.
‘Kendrick, why did you give me the umbrella?
‘Is it because I gave you a special feeling?’
As Niamh pondered, her heart stopped feeling so unwell.
The next day after she woke up, Niamh heard someone throwing a tantrum when she was about to go downstairs.
She put on her mask while she was at it and walked downstairs. As she made her way down, she heard the angry screams of a woman.
“Where’s Carty? Are you all idiots? You can’t answer any question I ask! Do you believe that I’ll fire all of you?”
‘Carty?’
Niamh subconsciously knew that this woman was talking about Mr. Carter.
She walked downstairs and looked at the source of the voice. At the same time, the woman turned her head over as well.
The woman looked young. Even though she was throwing a tantrum, it did not affect her outstanding beauty. She was wearing a gothic lolita outfit and had curves in all the right places. She would stand out among other women in terms of her face and temperament.
However, even though she was dressed so prettily and nobly, she was shrieking and roaring. It truly did not match her appearance.
When she saw Niamh, she turned around to question her, “Who are you? Why have I never seen you among Carty’s maids? How dare you wear a mask when you see the matriarch of this house? Do you have any decorum?”
‘Matriarch?
‘So, is this woman the man’s wife?’
Niamh pondered. When she was about to greet her politely, the maid next to her introduced, “This is the woman Mr. Carter saved at sea back then.”
When the woman heard that, her expression changed as her eyes looked aggressive. “It’s you! So the reason Carty ignored me back then is because of you?”
“…” Niamh did not know what was going on. Then, she saw the woman stomping over to her. After that, she reached out her hand to try to remove Niamh’s mask.
“I want to see what you look like. I want to know why Carty is ignoring me!”
Niamh did not expect her to react so violently. When she was about to dodge from her, a hand landed on her shoulder and held her suddenly.
“What are you doing?”
She heard the man’s cold and displeased voice in her ears. The hand the woman was reaching over to grab her mask was also halted.
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.