“…”
Niamh sensed as if Carter had confirmed something. She clenched her fists, and when she was about to fight back, someone knocked at the door.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Carter, it’s me.” Camille’s voice sounded from outside.
Carter removed his hand that was trapping Niamh and lifted his narrow eyes indifferently.
“The door’s not locked.”
Click. Camille pushed the door open and came in quickly.
When she saw Niamh standing next to Carter, she walked in front of Niamh and started looking her up and down meticulously.
Since she knew she would not have the time to go over to Adam’s place for treatment, Niamh had applied the gel beforehand, so her face looked pristine and fair now. One could not see any red marks on her face.
Niamh’s features were already exquisite enough even without makeup.
Niamh felt like a puppet that was being watched. However, she could only allow Camille to look at her as much as she wanted.
“Your face is fine. Why did you lie and insist on wearing a mask?”
Camille asked in dissatisfaction. Then, she said in a tone that was laced with sarcasm, “Could it be that you think you’re too beautiful and you’re scared people will be jealous of your beauty?”
After Niamh heard that, she chuckled. “I guess there’s jealousy involved, but it’s not other people getting jealous of me that I’m worried about. It’s me who gets jealous of other people.”
“What? What do you mean?” Camille was confused.
Niamh wanted to say she got plastic surgery to look like Eveline Montgomery, but before she could say anything, Carter helped her explain.
“Eveline’s face was indeed burned in a fire. Actually, she’s still in recovery. I just didn’t want anything to happen to her face again, so that’s why I asked her to not take off her mask until now.”
She did not expect Carter to defend her with such an explanation. Niamh was feeling more and more confused about this guy.
He saved her life and even asked someone to treat her wounds and face. Now, he was indeed siding with her, so he seemed like a good man.
However, sometimes, he was abnormally frigid and his attitude was arrogant and disdainful. Just like how he had flung her hand away just now when they entered the study. He did not go easy on her at all.
However, it was evident that Camille was not happy with this answer. Her eyebrows were still knitted together, and she was looking at Niamh with hostility and suspicion.
“Carter, you’re so protective of your fiancée and in such a hurry to get engaged to her, but she has never even thought about marrying you.”
Carter’s smile widened after he heard that. “Eveline’s right. No one can be certain of what’s going to happen in the future. I’m happy as long as she’s the one next to me.”
“…” Niamh glanced at Carter while feeling impressed. She noticed that this man had the potential to be an actor.
Camille pressed her lips together and seemed to be speechless.
“Carter, I don’t want to interfere with your business, but this is your marriage.”
Camille advised earnestly. Then, she looked at Niamh. “She’s pretty, but her beauty can only help her pass the first stage.”
Camille left the room after she said that. However, it was evident that she was not happy with Niamh.
The moment Camille left the study, Ada and her mother hurried over to her.
“Aunty Cammy!”
“What’s wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?”
“Aunty Cammy, look at this. Look at this!” Ada handed her phone over and pointed to the people on the screen.
Camille lowered her head to look. On the screen, she saw the wedding pictures Niamh initially took with Kendrick. Plus, there were also some photos of them attending parties together.
“It seems that Eveline was married to the number one young master in Glendale, Kendrick Waldburg!” Ada was almost roaring when she said that. Her voice was so loud that even Niamh and Carter could hear her in the study.
“What? Kendrick Waldburg?” When Camille heard this, she stared at the pictures on the screen with her eyes so wide her eye sockets were about to crack.
“Eveline is someone with a family! This is way over the line!”
Camille turned back and barged into the study.
“Eveline, you…”
“I know everything about Eveline. I don’t care who she was with before. I don’t care if she’s married or if she has children. She’s my fiancée now.”
Carter interrupted Camille immediately and walked in front of Niamh to defend her without hesitation.
However, when Niamh heard this, she felt her heart skipping a beat.
Was Carter sure that she was the real Eveline Montgomery?
On the other hand, Camille’s head started to throb after she heard this. “Carter, you’re insane! She’s someone with a family and her husband is Kendrick—”
“I told you loud and clear. Even if she is, she’s already my fiancée now. Plus, she’s not Kendrick’s wife.”
Carter interrupted again, looking at Niamh before continuing.
“If you don’t believe me, you can ask someone to check the location of Kendrick’s wife now.”
After Camille heard what Carter said, she looked into Ada’s eyes and took her phone. Then, she pointed at Niamh sternly.
“The woman in these pictures looks the same as her! Plus, Kendrick Waldburg’s wife is also named Eveline Montgomery!”
“They just happen to have the same name,” Carter explained. “As for why they look the same, it’s because of plastic surgery.”
“What? Plastic surgery?” Camille, Ada, and Ada’s mother were shocked.
However, Carter replied calmly, “That’s right, it’s plastic surgery. It’s because Eveline’s face was hurt badly during the accident. You’ve seen it, no?”
He purposely glanced at Ada. She was dazed before nodding hurriedly.
Carter was satisfied. Then, he parted his lips again. “Since Eveline’s face couldn’t recover to the way it was before, she could only get plastic surgery.”
“…”
When Camille heard this, she was speechless.
Ada stared at Niamh’s face, unconvinced. ‘What? This is a face after plastic surgery?
‘She used this plastic face to seduce Carty into this state?’
Ada gritted her teeth in secret. How could she have lost to a plastic face?
How could she resign herself to this?
Ada turned her attention to Camille. She knew Camille was the only one who could talk Carter out of this now. As such, she stuck around Camille. “Aunty Cammy—”
“What nonsense is this? I don’t want to care about you anymore!” After Camille said that in agitation, she turned around to walk away.
“…” Ada was completely stunned. She could feel Carter’s icy stare at her from the corner of her eyes. She shrunk her neck and turned around to run away.
Niamh finally felt at peace when the people causing her trouble had left.
However, when she heard the footsteps behind her, her slightly relieved heart was once again suspended.
Niamh did not want to be the passive one. She turned around and looked into Carter’s eyes calmly.
“Mr. Carter, thank you for helping me out of trouble just now. If you hadn’t helped me just now, I don’t think your mother would’ve believed anything I said.”
Carter looked at her with his deep and dark eyes. “I’m just telling her the truth. Your name is just a coincidence and your face is plastic, no?”
“…”
Niamh had nothing to say to that.
Did Carter believe what she said?
Niamh was suspicious, but looking at Carter’s expression, it did not seem as if he was suspecting her.
“You can’t leave for the time being. You can only leave after all the guests have left.” Carter reminded Niamh, and his gaze once again landed on her face.
This face was delicate and flawless. Plus, it was fair and glowing. There were no signs of it having been burned at all.
The doctor who treated Niamh must be someone with extraordinary skills.
“How did your face manage to recover to this extent in such a short time?” Carter asked the question out of curiosity.
Of course, Niamh would not mention Adam to him, so she tried to find an acceptable reason.
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.