“Tsk, why does Carter like this woman?”
Niamh heard all the gossip about her, but she was not bothered. She was not really going to get engaged to Carter anyway.
According to Carter’s wishes, Niamh completed the ceremony cooperatively. However, in the end, the emcee handed two sheets of paper over and it seemed that printed on them were the contents of the contract.
Niamh glanced at it and there were no special requests in the contents. They were just to prove their relationship as fiancé and fiancée. They needed to stamp their thumbprints on them.
“It’s just the standard procedure. It’s not legally binding,” Carter reminded Niamh coldly.
Niamh finished reading it and felt that there was no problem with it before stamping her thumbprint on it.
When Ada saw this from a distance, her lungs were going to explode from anger.
Even though it was not confirmed that they would be married, this engagement ceremony was indeed happening right now.
How could she not be upset?
“Mom, how’s your preparation? I don’t want to see this woman walking next to Carty so arrogantly anymore.” Ada gritted her teeth and urged her mother beside her.
Her mother comforted in a soft voice, saying, “I’ve arranged everything perfectly. In a short while, everyone will see how horrendous her face looks!”
While she was saying that, Ada’s mother’s eyes started to twinkle. “Here he comes. Ada, it’s showtime. Don’t miss such a good opportunity.”
After Ada heard that, she looked over to where her mother was looking and saw a brat.
She knew that boy. He was the son of one of the guests attending the party. His name was Luke and he was very mischievous.
Ada did not like this boy because he had lost one of her limited edition earrings before this.
She did not understand what her mother was trying to say, but soon, she heard her mother whispering in her ear.
After a few sentences, an evil grin appeared on Ada’s face.
“Mom, only you can come up with such a scheme.”
“Of course!” Ada’s mother was feeling pleased with herself. “You should go and worm your way into a relationship with him using this opportunity.”
Ada previously wanted nothing to do with this child, but now, she approached him happily.
Niamh wanted to go back immediately after the party, but suddenly, a crowd started gathering around her unbeknownst to her.
These people were all congratulating Carter. However, after they congratulated him, they started gossiping about Niamh’s looks.
“Carter, when did you get a girlfriend? You’re so mysterious.”
“Yeah, you only told us when you were getting engaged. I’m guessing your girlfriend must be extremely beautiful and that’s why you’re hiding her because you’re scared someone might steal her away, right?”
“We have to see the gorgeous woman today no matter what.”
“We have to.”
Some people started heckling Carter. Even though they were praising Niamh, in reality, Niamh knew they only wanted to see how hideous and horrendous she looked after getting disfigured.
Niamh gave them a fake smile cooperatively and looked at Carter.
Carter was very respectful of Niamh regarding this. He looked at the people who wanted to see Niamh’s face and smiled softly like a gentleman.
“My fiancée’s face was hurt in an accident and it’s in the process of recovery. Her wounds will get infected if she removes the mask and I don’t want her to risk it. However, I can tell you guys that my fiancée was a very gorgeous woman before she was hurt.”
“…”
Carter was saying that seriously. He was so serious that Niamh had a feeling he had already prepared this speech beforehand.
“Oh, listen, Carter is so meticulous and protective of his fiancée.” The guests mocked and turned around to look at Carter’s mother who was not looking very happy. “Camille, as her future mother-in- law, you must’ve seen Carter’s fiancée, right? Is she gorgeous?”
Camille tugged the corners of her lips after she heard that and forced a smile. “Yeah, she’s pretty decent.”
Niamh thought Camille would use this chance to mock and ridicule her. She did not expect Camille to be so respectful.
However, instead of Camille being respectful to Niamh, it was more likely that she just did not want to embarrass herself.
She probably felt that she would be utterly humiliated if people knew that her son was engaged to a disfigured woman.
During this process, Niamh maintained a smile on her face according to Carter’s wishes. She thought that the social niceties should be finished any time soon, but when she turned around, she saw Ada holding a little boy who looked about four to five years old. In addition to that, the little boy was holding a glass of juice.
“Carty, Miss Montgomery, congratulations.” Ada was smiling pretentiously as she walked over to greet them.
Carter obviously did not want to talk to Ada, so he grabbed Niamh’s hand to walk away.
When Ada saw this, she pushed the little boy in her arms secretly.
The little boy started making a fuss. “Bride! I want to see the bride!”
Ada quickly displayed a troubled look. “Carty, look, Luke is being naughty again. I ran into him just now and he was making a fuss, wanting me to take him to see your future bride.”
Ada pointed at Niamh. “Luke, see, that’s Carty’s bride. Do you think she looks pretty?”
The little boy saw the mask and looked at Niamh with a smile in his beautiful eyes. Then, he stretched his body to try to get closer to Niamh.
Ada pretended to not have a choice as she carried the little boy to Niamh.
“Bride! You’re a bride?” The little boy looked at Niamh and doubted.
Niamh nodded and smiled. “Hello, buddy.”
However, after Niamh greeted him, the little boy showed a look of contempt. “The bride’s voice is so unpleasant!”
When the guests around him heard this, their faces changed. However, they did feel that Niamh’s voice sounded hoarse.
However, Ada’s heart was thrilled, and she did not notice the changes in Carter’s expression. Then, she pushed the little boy’s hand again.
The little boy received Ada’s message and lifted his face to look at Niamh.
“I want to see the bride,” the little boy requested with a pout. “They say the bride is very beautiful, so I want to see the beautiful bride. I want to see!”
Carter smiled superficially. “If you want to see a bride so badly, you can go look at them in bridal shops. There are a lot of them over there.”
After he said that, he grabbed Niamh’s hand and displayed a rare but gentle smile. “I’ll go back to the room with you to rest.”
Niamh pretended to be docile as she nodded cooperatively. “Okay.”
How would Ada be fine with Niamh leaving just like this?
She glared at the little boy in her arms. “Do you still want the limited edition robot? If you want it, do what I told you to.”
After Ada spoke to the boy in a low voice, she placed him on the floor.
Even though the little boy was still young, he was quick-witted. He knew what he should do to get what he wanted.
Plus, he was famous for being a menace, and his favorite thing to do was pranks and things along the line.
“Bride! Don’t go, bride! Don’t go!”
Niamh heard the sound of running behind her, and the child sounded very anxious as well.
Niamh was a mother, so when she heard a child calling out to her like that, her heart softened and she stopped in her tracks.
“Hey, buddy. Slow down, you might fall,” Niamh reminded kindly.
When the child saw Niamh stopping, he beamed. At the same time, he ran even faster toward Niamh.
However, since he was in such a hurry, the bottom of the little boy’s shoes slipped against the grass and he lost his center of gravity.
Niamh quickly ran over to help him when she saw this. “Watch out!”
Ada was watching this from afar and knew Niamh had taken the bait.
She knew this brat, and she knew that he was very quick-witted and cunning.
Indeed, when Niamh went over to help him up, he pretended to lose his grip on the juice, but in reality, he was pouring the juice on Niamh’s mask.
Niamh only wanted to help the little boy, so she was not bothered by the juice all over her face. However, she heard exclamations coming from around her. “Oh no! Luke, how could you be so careless?”
Ada’s mother appeared ‘coincidentally.’ “Oh boy, Carter’s fiancée’s face is already seriously wounded. It’s going to get infected now that she’s covered in juice! Miss Montgomery, don’t quibble over this with a child. He’s unthoughtful. You should go and see if your face is fine.”
After she said that, people around her started to sigh loudly.
“Is this woman’s face that badly hurt?”
“Is the Louis family seriously taking a disfigured freak as their daughter-in-law?”
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.