However, Niamh kept smiling. She picked up the wine glass and drank some wine afterward.
If Ada wanted to be fake, then she would also act that way too.
She was just sitting here to go along with the performance anyway.
“Camille, your daughter-in-law is such a good drinker, but it’s not good for a woman to drink. You have to discipline her as her mother-in-law. It would be beneath her dignity if she drinks every day and becomes so drunk she’s unconscious.”
Aunt Bea from just now spoke again. With the tone she was speaking in, she seemed to be mocking and taunting Niamh.
Niamh smiled and parted her lips unhurriedly. “Aunt Bea, there’s no correlation between losing one’s image and holding one’s alcohol. On the contrary, I feel that it’s truly beneath one’s dignity to say something inappropriate during some occasions, don’t you agree?”
“…” Aunt Bea’s eyes widened in surprise when she heard what Niamh said.
She did not expect Niamh to have such a sharp counterattack and was taken aback for a moment. When she thought about retorting, Carter’s cold eyes stopped her.
Camille watched this scene with deep irony. “Did all of you see that? My future daughter-in-law is so capable. Who am I to discipline her?”
Carter raised his eyes when he heard the words. “Eveline is not a difficult person to get along with. Mom, you should get to know Eveline.”
Camille’s attitude was still very gentle when she faced Carter. As such, she nodded. “Okay, I’ll get to know my daughter-in-law more. Let’s not talk about it anymore. Let’s eat and taste the food cooked by your sweetheart.”
Ada was still envious and jealous of how Carter was defending Niamh. The moment she heard that it was time to eat, she immediately jumped for joy.
When Camille drank the chicken soup Niamh made, there would surely be a volcano eruption.
No matter how much Carter accommodated Niamh, he would never defend Niamh in this matter.
Ada was delighted. When she saw everyone using their forks to taste the dishes made by Niamh, she also pretended to eat.
She did not want to admit that Niamh was skilled at all, but she did not expect the food in her mouth to be so delicious.
Ada curled her lips while feeling pissed. She did not expect that she would also lose to Niamh in this regard. She raised her eyes to see other people also admiring Niamh’s cooking skills. This made Ada even more dissatisfied.
She wanted to force herself not to eat Niamh’s food, but her hand was honest as it reached out to take more.
While they were eating, Ada finally saw the maid placing bowls of the chicken soup Niamh had made in front of everyone. When she thought about how she had tampered with the soup, Ada’s eyes were glued on Camille who was about to drink it…
Camille was very allergic to peanuts. If she was even near them, her entire body would start to itch and red rashes would appear after a while, let alone if she consumed them. Her allergic reaction would be quite severe.
She had seen a lot of doctors, but they said it was because of Camille’s special physique.
As long as Camille drank this bowl of soup with peanuts in it, Niamh would surely be finished.
Everyone knew that she was the one solely responsible for the food tonight.
Niamh could not escape the blame if something happened to Camille.
The more Ada thought about it, the happier she was. The smile at the corner of her mouth started overflowing uncontrollably.
When Camille was about to drink the soup, she suddenly put down the spoon.
“Did you make this soup too?” Camille asked Niamh suddenly as if she did not believe her.
Niamh nodded. “Yeah, I made it. Is there something wrong?”
Camille curled the corners of her lips. “There’s nothing wrong with it, and it smells pretty good. Your cooking skills are indeed pretty decent. I’ll taste this now. If it’s good, you’ll have passed the second stage.”
“…”
Niamh finally understood. Her cooking so many dishes tonight turned out to be a test.
She was curious about what kind of family this was. They had to go through so many trials to select a daughter-in-law, just like in ancient times.
First was the appearance.
Next was cooking.
Niamh did not dare to think about what would happen next.
At this moment, Ada, who was harboring sinister thoughts, was secretly thrilled. ‘Hmph, you’re thinking of letting her pass the test? You might even have the thought of killing her after you drink this bowl of soup!’
“This chicken soup smells so good. What did you put into the soup?” Carter asked casually.
Niamh did not care much at first. However, since Carter and his mother had been saying that it smelled good, Niamh sniffed it lightly.
After sniffing it, Niamh could not help but frown.
It smelled pretty special.
Niamh raised her eyes sharply and caught a glimpse of Ada’s evil smile. Then, she quickly looked at Camille who was holding a spoon, about to taste the soup.
“Don’t drink it!”
Niamh hurriedly pointed out.
Camille stopped the movement of putting the spoon into her mouth. Everyone stopped as well and looked at Niamh who had stopped them in confusion.
Ada and Ada’s mother were also stunned, but at the same time, they felt even more dissatisfied.
“Are you telling me not to drink it?” Camille looked confusedly at Niamh who was looking grave at this moment.
Niamh nodded. “Don’t drink it.”
“What do you mean?” Camille was dissatisfied. “Did you taste it yourself and it didn’t taste good, so you want to forfeit because you’re worried that I won’t pass you?”
“The soup tastes very good. I don’t think Eveline needs to forfeit,” Carter explained for Niamh unhurriedly, but he was also curious about Niamh’s behavior.
“Carty is right. The soup tastes really good. My mother and I have tasted it.” Ada jumped to agree and was deliberately raising Niamh’s skills. “Aunty Cammy, I think Miss Montgomery is just joking with you. Drink the soup while it’s hot. It tastes really good. Aunty Cammy, you should try it!”
“That’s right, drink it while it’s hot, Camille. Hurry up and try the soup your daughter-in-law made.” Ada’s mother also hurriedly urged.
Niamh was even more certain that there was something wrong with this soup now.
On the contrary, Camille felt that Niamh was pretending to be mysterious. She picked up the bowl again and lifted the spoon to have a taste.
Seeing this, Ada and her mother showed sinister smirks on their faces and widened their eyes to watch Camille drink the soup.
When Camille was about to put the soup in her mouth, Niamh suddenly stood up and stretched out her arm to slap the bowl in Camille’s hand away.
The bowl immediately slipped from Camille’s hand and fell on the marble floor with a loud crash.
“Ah!” Camille exclaimed. She instinctively avoided the fragments and soup that splashed out. She raised her head, saying angrily, “Eveline Montgomery, what are you doing? Do you not want me to have a good meal? Do you want to go against me?”
Niamh’s move stunned everyone in the room.
Carter’s face sank instantly. He was obviously very displeased as he said coldly, “What are you doing?”
Ada and her mother were also shocked, but they did not forget to add fuel to the fire.
“Miss Montgomery, what are you doing? How could you do such a thing to Aunty Cammy?”
“Eveline, you have no manners at all! Do you think you can be reckless and do everything you want just because you have Carter supporting you? Are you showing your strength to Camille? How dare to treat your future mother-in-law like this? What would happen in the future if they really let you into the family?”
Ada’s mother also added fuel to the fire. When she saw that the look on Camille’s face was getting worse, she changed the direction of the wind and fanned the flames at Carter.
“Carter, this won’t work. If you let such a woman into your family, your mother will get mistreated in the future.”
Carter furrowed his eyebrows and looked askance at Ada’s mother with dissatisfaction.
Ada’s mother closed her mouth quickly and did not dare to mumble anymore, but the aunts next to her started to accuse Niamh one after another.
Niamh did not care about these people scolding her while aggressively gesticulating. She calmly picked up the chicken soup in front of her and smelled it again.
“What the hell are you doing? Don’t you know that your behavior just now has crossed the line?” Carter’s tone was no longer as gentle as before, and it was obviously laced with blame at this moment.
“There are peanuts in this soup,” Niamh explained calmly.
When everyone heard it, they all looked at the bowls of soup in front of them in surprise—except for Ada and her mother.
Niamh glanced sideways at Ada and her mother. She was certain of the conjecture in her heart now.
“What? Peanuts?” Camille was shocked as a trace of panic flashed across her eyes.
Niamh also did not expect that peanuts would affect Camille so much. Her face changed drastically when she heard that.
After hearing this, Carter quickly tasted the chicken soup. After tasting it carefully, he was convinced. “It does have the taste of peanuts.”
“…”
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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.