“That’s not Ada’s earring!” Ada’s mother quickly tried to explain and defend her.
Niamh slowly lifted the corners of her lips. “If I’m not mistaken, this is an international luxury brand. Do you think it’s possible to see such a rare limited edition earring everywhere you go?”
“…” Ada’s face became even paler when she heard Niamh’s question.
Niamh’s smile grew wider. “If there’s this possibility, then may I ask where’s the earring on your left ear, Miss Ada?”
“…”
“Why were you in such a hurry to remove the earring on your right ear? Is it because you don’t want people to know that they’re a pair?”
“…”
Niamh asked three questions back to back but Ada was speechless. She lost the ability to retort.
Carter had already seen through everything when he saw Ada’s reaction.
He glanced coldly at Ada with a stern gaze that was covered in thorns. “How dare you do this sort of thing in order to chase Eveline away?!”
“…” When Ada heard that, she felt as if her heart had stopped beating. She explained in a panic, “Carty, I don’t know what happened. I lost my earring yesterday and have no idea why it’s in the pot.”
“You lost the earring yesterday but you’re wearing the other side today. Do you think I’m three years old?”
“…”
“Carter, t-this must be a misunderstanding. Camille is so good to Ada, so how could she possibly want to hurt Camille just to chase Eveline away? Ada is being slandered! It’s Eveline! It must be her!”
Ada’s mother was not flushed at all and her heart was not racing when she lied. She even wanted to push the blame to Niamh, but she realized there were some changes in Camille’s eyes.
Camille was obviously getting suspicious now because Ada’s guilty and panicked behavior had basically explained everything.
“Camille, are you seriously believing that woman instead of Ada?”
Ada’s mother displayed a hurt look.
“I can promise you that Ada won’t do such things. Plus, Ada has been with me this entire night. She didn’t even go into the kitchen, so how did she touch those things?
“You heard it just now. This woman said she wanted to seek revenge on me and Ada, so she must be the one who stole Ada’s earring to purposely do this. It must be!”
Camille’s expression looked calmer after she heard what Ada’s mother said.
“You really didn’t go into the kitchen?” Camille asked.
Ada’s mother answered affirmatively, “Not at all!”
Camille nodded while looking serious. “Actually, it’s easy if we want to know whether she did or not. There’s a CCTV in the hallway leading to the kitchen. We just need to check the CCTV footage to see if Ada has been to the kitchen.”
“…”
When she said that, both Ada and her mother’s faces instantly froze. Their faces gradually turned pale.
When Camille noticed that change in their expressions, there was a sudden disappointment in her eyes. “Ada, I didn’t expect that you’d do such a thing.”
“…” Ada was panicking. She did not know that there was a surveillance camera outside the kitchen door, and she could not explain why her earring was in the pot. At that moment, she had no choice but to admit it. ” Aunty Cammy, I know what I did was wrong!”
When Ada’s mother heard what she said, she turned her head hurriedly. “Have you gone mad, Ada? Why are you admitting to it just like that? You—”
“…”
When she said that, Ada’s mother realized her reply was just another confirmation that Ada was guilty!
Camille chuckled mockingly. “I didn’t expect you to be an accomplice too!”
“No, Camille, listen to my explanation—”
“What else can you say?!” Camille was furious. “In order to target Eveline, you guys actually used this method to trick me?! Don’t you know how allergic I am to peanuts?”
“Camille, w-we never wanted to hurt you. I already planned that if you were going to drink the soup, I would’ve definitely stopped you!” Ada’s mother still tried to argue.
“Stop me?” Camille smiled and pointed to Niamh. “If she hadn’t rushed over and knocked over my soup bowl, I would have already drunk it. What were you doing at that time? The two of you were probably waiting to see me drink it and get rashes so that you would have an excuse to drive Eveline away, right?!”
“…”
“…”
Camille had exposed almost everything. Ada and her mother had nothing else to say.
Carter’s face that rarely expressed emotions was already overcast by then. He suddenly became furious. “Get out! Don’t ever let me see you step foot into my house again.”
Ada and her mother shivered with fright. They did not dare to say another word and ran away.
Camille massaged her temples because of the headache she just got. “I’m tired. I’m going back to my room to rest.”
“Camille, have a good rest. We’ll also be heading back first.” Those middle-aged ladies did not dare to stay for long, for fear that they would be the victim of Carter’s rage.
After a while, everyone was gone. Only Niamh and Carter remained in the dining room.
Niamh adjusted her dress and was about to leave when Carter suddenly spoke to her, “Actually, you had already seen through Ada and her mother’s trick, right?”
Niamh nodded casually. “Yeah, I noticed it immediately.”
“Your sense of smell seems to be particularly sharp.”
“It’s so-so,” Niamh replied indifferently, “Mr. Carter, I’m also getting a little tired. Can I go back to my room to rest?”
When Carter saw that Niamh was about to leave, he stopped her. “Are you blaming me for not trusting you just now?”
Niamh paused and turned around. She looked back at him indifferently. “Mr. Carter, you think too much. Our relationship is a fake one where we have no real feelings for each other. When you chose to believe them and chose to protect your mother from being wronged, it’s because I’m just an outsider to you.”
When she finished speaking, she walked upstairs.
Carter looked at Niamh’s unceremonious back, and for some reason, he felt as if his heart was moved by something.
Niamh returned to her bedroom. When she was just about to sit down, there was a knock on the door.
She thought it was Carter, but it was Camille’s voice that sounded from outside the door.
“It’s me.”
Niamh looked at the closed door suspiciously and could guess why Camille was looking for her.
Knock, knock.
Camille knocked on the door again and spoke at the same time.
“Eveline, I know you’re in there. Open the door.”
Without thinking further, Niamh walked over and opened the door.
When Camille saw that the door was open, she looked up at Niamh who was standing in front of her. She was silent for a few seconds before she spoke.
“I want to say sorry for what happened just now, and thank you for stopping me from drinking that bowl of soup in time.”
When Niamh heard Camille’s words of gratefulness and thanks, she was not particularly surprised.
When she recalled how sternly Camille had scolded Ada and her mother after seeing through their tricks with a clear head, Niamh knew that Camille was a person who knew right from wrong.
That was why she had already expected her to come over.
Her ability to apologize like this was enough to explain her character.
Niamh smiled. “It’s alright, Mrs. Gray, as long as you’re fine.”
Camille nodded lightly. Her beautiful, long slender eyes stayed on Niamh’s face for a moment. “You’re quite the cunning girl yourself. I’m not that stupid.”
When Niamh heard that, she looked at Camille with confusion.
“There was no earring in the pot. You were the one who put it in.”
Camille’s answer made Niamh suddenly realize something, but what Niamh did not expect was that Camille had seen through her own trick at the time but did not mention anything.
“The truth is, there’s no surveillance camera in the hallway. People with a guilty conscience will be afraid and uncover their own wrongdoings.”
Niamh did not know that Camille was also as clever, and that surprised her.
“Although I’m not very satisfied with you, at least you have no bad intentions.” Camille’s words sounded like a compliment to Niamh. “As long as you’re sincere to Carter, I won’t treat you badly as your future mother-in-law.”
“…”
Niamh did not expect Camille to approve of her, and that made her a little nervous.
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.