Niamh stopped in her tracks. She did not expect that the bag was for her.
She could not display her surprise. As such, she quickly walked to Carter and took the bag. “I’ll go in now. Bye.”
After Niamh said that, she took the bag and turned around quickly. She did not look at Carter anymore.
Kendrick looked at Niamh’s back and took a look at Carter. He curled the corners of his lips in a subtle and faint smile before walking through the door.
Carter’s black eyes were examining Kendrick with a hidden meaning. He did not leave even after a very long time.
He watched as Kendrick chased after Niamh and even tried to help her with her bag considerately.
At the same time, he noticed Niamh’s eyes and subtle gestures when she was facing Kendrick.
Carter halted for a while. He only left when Kendrick and Niamh entered the house.
After they went inside, Niamh did not know whether this was a coincidence as there was no one in the living room.
She faced Kendrick and lowered her head. “Thank you, Mr. Waldburg. You can give me my bag now. I’ll go back to my room to tidy up.”
However, Kendrick did not have the intention of returning the bag to her. On the contrary, he walked upstairs. “I’ll take this up for you. It’s a little heavy.”
“…” Niamh did not want to reject him, so she followed him upstairs. “Thank you, Mr. Waldburg.”
“No worries.” Kendrick’s tone sounded casual. This was indeed making Niamh extremely confused.
Why was he so friendly and gentle to her?
Niamh stared curiously at Kendrick’s back before following him back to the guest room.
Kendrick placed the bag gently on the sofa. Then, he turned around to look into Niamh’s clear wide eyes.
When their eyes met, Kendrick could feel his heartbeat getting erratic again. He even felt dryness in his throat.
“Cough.” He coughed softly. “If there’s anything, just tell me. The main reason you’re here is to take care of my mother-in-law.”
“Thank you, Mr. Waldburg. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Mrs. Montgomery,” Niamh promised. Of course, she was being sincere when she said this.
Kendrick looked into Niamh’s eyes seriously. Then, he parted his lips like he wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Niamh could see Kendrick’s hesitation so she said, “Mr. Waldburg, do you have anything to tell me?”
Kendrick pressed his lips together. “Is the man just now really your fiancé?”
“…”
“Please don’t take offense. I just think that you don’t look like a couple from the way you interact and look at each other.” Kendrick was direct and continued, “Plus, I think your fiancé…”
Kendrick stopped halfway through his sentence.
Niamh asked curiously. “What’s wrong with him?”
Looking at Niamh’s alluring eyes that were filled with curiosity, a subtle smile flashed across Kendrick’s handsome face.
“It’s fine. Go on about your business.”
He did not continue and walked past Niamh to leave.
Niamh turned her body and looked at the empty doorway. At this moment, her heart was already gone.
She felt as if she was suffering in pain when she was faced with the man she loved and wanted to depend on the most, yet she could not tell him about her pain and conflicts.
However, she was indeed powerless at this moment.
Niamh walked to the bag Carter handed to her. After she opened it, she saw that the contents were just some daily necessities and clothes. The clothes looked simple and plain like he had already prepared them for her a long time ago.
“Carter.”
Niamh muttered.
‘What is this man planning?’
Niamh did not have a direction, so she did not continue to make things difficult for herself by thinking about this.
She changed into another set of clothes and put on a new mask before looking for Eloise.
When she went downstairs, she saw the maid pushing Eloise back from the courtyard. As such, Niamh walked hurriedly over to her.
Niamh felt as if her heart was bleeding when she saw Eloise sitting on the wheelchair with a dumb expression on her face.
She bent down slightly and gently held Eloise’s hand to give her warmth.
“Mrs. Montgomery, I’m Quinny. From now on, I’ll do my absolute best to take care of you until the day you recover.”
Eloise started into Niamh’s eyes as if she understood her. Then, the corners of her lips curled into a smile.
Niamh felt her heart warming up. The darkness and fog in her heart disappeared a great deal at that instant.
During dinnertime, almost everyone in the family was here except for Sean because he was busy with the rebuilding of Montgomery Manor.
Niamh felt her heart aching, but at this moment, she could only listen silently as a spectator.
During dinner, Niamh watched as Kendrick took care of the children while they ate. He did not talk much with the impersonator and it was obvious that this imposter was also inattentive.
Niamh knew that this woman had become perturbed because of Ryan’s death.
After dinner, Niamh took a walk with Eloise around the courtyard.
Eloise’s legs were fine, but she still had not fully recovered her energy yet, so she could only depend on the wheelchair.
Niamh felt sick with worry when she saw that her mother had not recovered after such a long time. However, she knew it would be useless for her to be anxious. She could only slowly nurse Eloise back to her normal state.
Niamh was coaxing Eloise like she was a child. After she tucked her in bed, she went back to her room.
She removed her mask, and when she was about to relax and take a shower, she heard the phone on her bed ringing.
Aside from Carter, no one else would call her.
Niamh was about to pick up the call when suddenly, the lights in the room went out and the phone stopped ringing.
The room instantly plunged into darkness, and Niamh could only feel her way to the door using the moonlight.
However, her hand that was about to touch the doorframe touched a warm wall of flesh without noticing.
Niamh was shocked. When she subconsciously tried to withdraw her hand, the person pulled her back with an even greater force.
She lifted her head suddenly and in the dark, her eyes met Kendrick’s deep and alluring eyes.
At the same time, she realized she was not wearing her mask. Her hideous face was completely exposed to Kendrick’s eyes!
Niamh was stunned for a few seconds before lowering her head in terror to avoid looking into Kendrick’s eyes. Then, she removed her hands in a panic.
Kendrick was also slightly absent-minded. Even though their eyes were meeting in the dark, he could still see the bright starlight in her eyes.
That glint in her eyes moved him so much.
However, her face…
Kendrick came back to his senses as if he had just been abruptly awoken.
At that instant, he felt as if he had vaguely seen something special.
Clank!
Suddenly, Kendrick heard the sound of crashing downstairs. Then, he heard a muffled grunt of pain.
He immediately turned around, and even though he was in the dark, he still had a good sense of direction.
Kendrick went downstairs, and using the moonlight outside the window, he saw a frail figure walking out the door.
Kendrick lifted his eyebrow in curiosity after he saw the figure flashing across him.
“Nia?”
‘It’s so late. What’s Nia doing out there?’
Kendrick pondered. When he was about to go downstairs, he heard a woman’s voice calling him from the bedroom.
“Kendrick, where are you going? When’s the light coming back on?”
Kendrick stopped in his tracks when he heard that.
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.