“…”
When Kendrick heard this, his heart stopped beating.
What did she say?
She could not remember him?
How was this possible?
Kendrick kept denying it in his heart, but from Niamh’s face and eyes, he could not find any traces of her remembering him.
Amnesia?
Impossible.
There was nothing abnormal about her looks and expression. She did not look like she had lost her memories from some sort of trauma.
Finally, Carter got up slowly and walked to Niamh. He said softly, “He’s your ex-husband Kendrick, have you forgotten?”
Ex-husband?
When Kendrick heard this, he felt a fire of rage surging from the bottom of his heart instantly.
“Carter, what nonsense are you spewing?”
“I’m not. You can ask Eveline yourself,” Carter replied calmly. His bottomless eyes looked into Niamh’s clear and clean wide ones.
“Eveline, tell him if I’m right.”
Niamh heard what Carter said and looked quietly into his eyes.
Kendrick would not accept this. He got up and held Niamh’s hand. “Nia, what’s going on? Look at me.”
Kendrick’s words broke Niamh’s train of thought. She came back to her senses abruptly and furrowed her brows while looking at the man who was holding her.
“Kendrick Waldburg.”
She called out his name.
Kendrick nodded. “Nia, I’m Kendrick.”
“Why are you still here?” Niamh escaped from Kendrick’s grip. “I’ve divorced you, so I’m not related to you anymore. Stop coming to find me.”
Kendrick was confused. At the same time, he emphasized while feeling flustered, “Nia, what are you talking about? We’re husband and wife. We’re not divorced.”
However, Niamh was looking at Kendrick with repulsion in her eyes. “We are. My current husband is Cart.”
Niamh’s answer felt like a clap of thunder striking above Kendrick’s head.
He felt as if his thoughts were being tugged at violently. He could not believe what he had just heard.
However, Kendrick tried his best to control his emotions and make himself calm. He explained patiently, “Nia, you’ve never married another man aside from me in your life.”
Yet, Niamh only peered at Kendrick coldly. “I know my business. You don’t have to spew so much nonsense with me. I don’t want to hear it.”
Niamh said while walking to Carter.
Carter curled the corners of his lips quietly and pulled Niamh behind him.
When Kendrick saw this, he felt his heart growing cold. Back then, she would only stand behind him and they would face everything together fearlessly. However, she was standing behind another man now.
The more Kendrick thought about this, the more confused he was. He could not accuse Niamh of anything, so he shifted his questioning and hostile gaze to Carter.
“Mr. Gray, aren’t you going to explain this?”
Carter furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. “Do I need to explain anything to you?”
Kendrick felt the fire of rage in his heart spreading. “Eveline is my wife.”
Carter did not refute fiercely. Instead, he parted his lips and explained calmly, “But she’s now my wife. Plus, Eveline doesn’t want to have any interactions with you now.”
“How could Nia be your wife?”
“If you don’t believe me, take a look at this, Mr. Waldburg.” After Carter said that, his entourage delivered an envelope to them just in time.
After getting his hands on it, Carter took a look before handing it to Kendrick.
Kendrick reached out to take it and realized that it was a photocopy of an engagement agreement. It was clearly stated that Carter Gray and Eveline Montgomery had gotten engaged not long ago.
On the bottom right of the document, there were signatures and thumbprints of both of them.
Kendrick remembered Eveline telling him that she was only pretending to get engaged to Carter.
“I think you’ve already investigated my background and who I am, Mr. Waldburg. So, you should know that from where we’re from, an engagement means a valid marriage. Hence, Eveline and I are now lawfully wedded husband and wife. Of course, if you insist that you haven’t divorced Eveline, then it means she has committed bigamy.”
While Carter was saying that, he paused for a while. A deep smile then appeared gradually on the corners of his lips.
“I wonder if you’ve ever investigated how they sentence people who’ve committed bigamy? Actually, you don’t have to calculate it according to our law. According to the laws in Glendale, you’ll be locked up for more than two years for bigamy. Is this what you want, Mr. Waldburg?”
When Kendrick heard this, he completely understood.
Carter had come prepared.
Asking Niamh to help him get rid of the person he hated and cooperate with the act were just excuses.
What Carter wanted was the marriage certificate that was protected by the law after this paper took effect.
However, perhaps what made Kendrick feel the worst was not the marriage that had taken effect, but instead, it was Niamh’s coldness and alienation—also her repulsion.
How did his Nia become like this, and all it took was an afternoon?
This was so strange.
Kendrick could not wrap his head around this.
“Cart, I don’t have an appetite anymore. I’ll go upstairs now.”
“Alright, you should go. I’ll join you in a bit.”
“Okay.”
Niamh replied. Before she turned around, she stole a glance at Kendrick.
However, the way she looked at him was cold and there were no emotions.
Kendrick could only watch as Niamh went upstairs.
Kendrick did not want to cause any trouble for Niamh, so he only questioned Carter after Niamh went upstairs.
“Carter, what did you do to my wife?”
Carter remained calm. “She’s staying out of her own will. I didn’t do anything to her.”
There was depth behind his words. “Perhaps I have some secrets that she wants to find out so that’s why she’s doing this. What do you think, Mr. Waldburg?”
After Carter asked this, Kendrick suddenly remembered something.
‘Is Nia doing this because she wants to know why Carter is investigating me?’
Kendrick asked himself. This was the only reason that he could think of to explain why Niamh was being so cruel to him.
However, no matter how he thought about this, Kendrick could not see through the way Niamh had looked at him and the way she treated him just now. It did not look like she was pretending or acting. It looked more like how she truly felt.
“Mr. Waldburg, I’m going upstairs to be with my wife now. Please help yourself,” Carter said before turning around.
His tone sounded peaceful, but there was obvious provocation and a sense of victory in his words.
Kendrick knew it would be useless for him to stay here anymore because it was evident that Niamh would not listen to what he said.
After getting back to his car, he lifted his head to see Niamh’s figure moving around in one of the bedrooms.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly and watched Niamh’s every move. However, what comforted him was that Carter did not stay too long in Niamh’s room.
Kendrick unlocked his phone and read the information he found out not long ago.
Carter Gray. One could not tell that he was mixed from his features. However, according to the information he found, Carter was indeed mixed. His father had the blood of the nobles from West Europia, so of course, Carter would naturally inherit this lineage.
As for why he came to Glendale and why was he investigating Kendrick, Kendrick still had no idea.
However, there was one thing Carter did not lie about. His marriage with Niamh had taken effect, and for Niamh, she had already committed bigamy.
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.