Actually, Niamh did not mind their standards for their daughters-in-law. After all, she was just a person Carter was using. Besides, she was only cooperating because she wanted to know why Carter was investigating Kendrick.
“Eveline’s face will recover. Dr. Lane is pretty confident,” Carter said slowly and then he emphasized, “I won’t change my mind, and I will never marry the woman I don’t like. Since you’re here, I want to find a time to get engaged to Eveline.”
“…” When Ada heard this, her face turned green.
The woman Carter said he did not like was her!
Plus, he even wanted to get engaged to Niamh!
Camille did not expect Carter to talk about his engagement using this opportunity. She was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she saw Carter pulling Niamh to her feet.
“I have something to talk to Eveline about. Mom, you should have some tea and rest.”
“Carter.” Camille wanted to stop him, but he walked away quickly.
Ada glared at Niamh’s back and clenched her fists angrily. She could not stay calm anymore.
“Aunty Cammy, are you seriously agreeing to let this woman marry Carty? Not only does she look horrifying, but she’s not sincere toward Carty. I really have no idea why Carty likes a woman like her.”
Camille frowned as well. However, she was not worried. “Ada, don’t you worry. We won’t confirm Carter’s marriage so sloppily.”
“But…”
“You should know Carter. Don’t provoke him. If not, you’ll be the one suffering from the disadvantages,” Camille reminded her.
Even though Ada was unconvinced, she could only do that for the time being.
Niamh followed Carter to the study before escaping from his grip.
Carter did not care about Niamh’s act of disdain. He removed his suit jacket and tossed it on the sofa before going to his desk.
“I’ve booked the time. We’ll have the engagement ceremony two days later in the garden of the manor.”
Niamh was shocked. “Engagement? Me and you?”
“It’s just a performance for those people. You don’t have to say anything when the time comes. You just have to cooperate with me.”
Niamh let out a sigh of relief when she heard Carter saying that.
It was just a performance, and she just needed to cooperate with him. It seemed like this was the only opportunity for her to find out more things about him.
Carter curled his lips and smirked in secret when he saw Niamh deep in thought.
“You come back less nowadays. How’s your revenge on Kendrick Waldburg coming along?” he asked.
“It’s okay. It’s going pretty well.”
Niamh lied with a serious look on her face. She was worried that Carter would see through her, so she changed the topic quickly.
“Mr. Carter, since we’re already at this step, can you tell me who you are and what kind of background you have? At least let me know what’s going on so that I can better cooperate with you.”
After hearing Niamh’s questions, Carter lifted his narrow eyes and looked into her eyes with a deep smile.
“Are you interested in my identity?”
Niamh was stunned for about two seconds before shaking her head. “I just want to know the person I’m working with.”
She pretended nothing had happened and avoided Carter’s gaze. “Before you came back, Ada’s mother kept telling me and emphasizing that I’m not worthy of claiming connections with you, so I’m curious about who you really are, Mr. Carter.”
Niamh tried to make the issue of her investigating him sound reasonable.
On the other hand, Carter did not suspect anything. He nodded before saying, “My identity is not worthy of mentioning. I’m just the same as those kids with rich parents who are born with a silver spoon.”
Kids with rich parents?
Carter was describing his identity like this.
However, Niamh did not think so. She knew that this man was not just someone with rich parents.
Plus, she did hear Ada’s mother mentioning the word ‘viscountess’ arrogantly just now.
Any woman who married Carter would become a viscountess, so if that was the case, Carter would be a viscount. However, what kind of status would a viscount have in the Louis family?
“What are you thinking about?” Carter’s voice sounded indifferent.
Niamh came back to her senses. “I’m wondering if you called me back to talk about the engagement, Mr. Carter.”
“Not entirely.” Carter’s answer was vague.
Niamh was confused. “Then, what is it?”
Carter’s cold gaze landed on Niamh’s face. “I wanted to see your impromptu reaction.”
“…”
Niamh was shocked when she heard that.
“You knew your mother was coming and you knew that Ada and her mother would cause trouble for me?”
After she said that, Carter curled his lips into a smile. However, he did not agree or deny it.
He walked to his desk and sat down lazily. Then, he said slowly, “You can leave now if there’s nothing else.”
“…”
Niamh was feeling a little infuriated. However, she suppressed it.
Carter was even more unpredictable than Kendrick.
She did not say anything before turning around to leave.
However, when Niamh was almost at the door, Carter stopped her.
‘Wait.”
“Anything else I can help you with, Mr. Carter?” Niamh maintained the smile on her face as she turned around to ask.
Carter looked at her inquisitively. “How’s your face? It seems that it has been a while since Dr. Lane looked at your face.”
Niamh shifted her gaze. “It’s recovering, but it’s not much different from how it used to be.”
Of course, she would not tell Carter the truth about the progress on her face. Plus, she needed to prepare this man.
“Right, Mr. Carter, will there be a lot of guests during the engagement party? I’ll still wear a mask during the party, so I have no choice even if your friends and family have any opinions about me. After all, my face is indeed pretty horrifying.”
Carter heard what Niamh said and looked at if he was in deep thought. Then, he nodded.
“You don’t have to worry about this. No one will dare to ask you to remove your mask.”
“Thank you, Mr. Carter.” Niamh thanked him before leaving the study.
After he saw the door close, Carter took out his phone and started looking through the information he received. While looking at the contents on his screen, he curled the corners of his lips in interest.
“Kendrick.”
…
Two days passed in a blink of an eye.
Niamh had received a call from Carter last night, asking her to come to the manor earlier.
In order to finish the task successfully, Niamh asked for leave. Luckily, Kendrick was on a business trip these two days, so it would be more convenient for her to go out.
Niamh arrived at the manor according to the time they agreed upon. However, the manor was still quiet at this hour and there were no guests at all.
On the other hand, the garden had been decorated beautifully for the engagement ceremony to take place.
Niamh did not have the mood to admire it, so she walked straight to the house. However, after she got into the door, she heard Ada grumbling furiously.
“Carty is insane! Insane, I tell you! He’s seriously going to get engaged to that freak in the garden later!”
‘Freak.’
Niamh smiled nonchalantly.
“No, Ada, if this woman is really engaged to Carter, then you’ll have no chance of being the viscountess,” Ada’s mother reminded her with a nervous look on her face. “We can’t let Carter get engaged to that woman!”
“Of course, I know that! However, how can we stop Carty? The engagement party will start in two hours!”
“Only Camille can stop Carter now!” Ada’s mother said and immediately turned around to look for Camille. The moment she turned around, she saw Camille coming downstairs, so she walked over quickly. “Camille…”
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