She stood up as she spoke. Under the dim light, she accurately found the door.
Kendrick understood what Niamh meant. She was going to take him out of here.
Even if Niamh’s expression was very cold and indifferent at this moment, Kendrick did not think so anymore.
Niamh bypassed the places where the maids who were still awake might pass by and led Kendrick to the back door.
“Go now.” Her attitude was still so cold and resolute.
Kendrick nodded very obediently this time. “Okay, I’ll leave right away, but Nia, I won’t let you continue to stay in this place alone.”
Niamh looked at Kendrick after hearing the words.
The smile on Kendrick’s lips became deeper. “Nia, wait for me.”
After speaking these last four words, Kendrick finally left Gray Manor decisively.
Niamh raised her eyes and looked in the direction Kendrick left. A faint light flashed in her eyes.
After standing in place for a while, Niamh was about to return to the room.
However, as soon as she turned around, she felt as if a pair of eyes were looking at her from somewhere.
She stopped and pondered for a few seconds before slowly raising her beautiful eyes.
Under the bright moonlight, her clear eyes met Carter’s deep and bottomless black pupils.
He was standing on the balcony of the living room on the second floor. He was wearing a dark blue night robe and holding a glass of red wine in his right hand. He was gently swaying the dark red liquid in the wine glass.
He looked at Niamh, curled his lips slightly, and showed an unpredictable smile.
Niamh looked into his eyes, and they looked at each other for a few seconds before she moved forward.
She went to the living room on the second floor and saw Carter standing at the same spot. His tall and handsome back was shrouded in the moonlight, exuding a mysterious and dark light.
Niamh approached him. Just when she was about to speak, Carter turned around.
“When did you wake up?” he asked, seemingly concerned.
Niamh smiled slightly. “I woke up just a while ago. I’m sorry for worrying you.”
Carter took a sip of the red wine. The curve on the corners of his lips somehow became more sinister.
“It’s only natural that I’m worried about you,” he said as he walked up to Niamh. He raised his palm and gently placed it on Niamh’s shoulder before patting it gently. “Do you still feel unwell?”
Niamh raised her hand to touch her forehead and furrowed her eyebrows slightly. “I still feel a little dizzy.”
“Really?” Carter frowned suspiciously. “Why did you faint suddenly? Did you feel unwell?”
“I don’t know what happened. I was very dizzy and then I lost consciousness.”
“I see.” Carter smiled insipidly, but it looked as if he was not fully convinced. “Why did you run downstairs in the wind after you woke up? It’s winter now, don’t you feel cold?”
“After sleeping for so long, I felt a little bored, so I wanted to get some fresh air,” Niamh explained with a smile. Then, she asked, “Cart, why are you standing out here drinking at such a late hour?”
Carter smiled, took another sip of red wine, and said slowly, “I’m admiring a woman. I wonder what kind of woman she is to not only have extraordinary endurance, perseverance, but also extraordinary acting skills.”
“…”
“Eveline, you’re not under hypnosis anymore, right?”
Upon hearing this, Niamh’s eyes froze for a second.
She stared at the deep smiling eyes in front of her, and suddenly, a shuddering sensation came up from the soles of her feet.
This man had seen through her, but he was so calm.
When he saw that Niamh was silent and did not look like she was going to conceal or defend herself, Carter’s eyes had a touch of appreciation.
“Can you tell me when this happened?” Carter asked mildly, “When did the hypnosis break?”
Niamh changed her docile attitude that she had from before. At this moment, her eyes were full of sharpness and even her tone suddenly became increasingly rigid.
“Then can you also tell me what’s your purpose for doing this? Why are you collecting information about my husband and why do you want to hypnotize me to instill that kind of information? Also, what’s your purpose of bringing me here?”
Niamh voiced out all of the doubts in her mind. After the series of questions left her lips, Carter laughed lowly.
He put down the wine glass in his hand. “There’s no purpose. I just think it’s very interesting.”
As soon as Niamh heard this, she knew Carter was hiding something. Of course, Niamh would not believe him.
“Carter, you saved me back then and I’m very grateful to you, but you can’t use this as a condition to deceive me into signing a marriage agreement with you.”
“I thought I was helping you solve your problem with Ada, and I believed you when you said that the engagement agreement was just for display, but in fact, it turned out to be a marriage certificate.”
Carter nodded and smiled without denying it. “Yes, according to St. Piaf’s marriage system, you’re now my legal wife. However, at the same time, you and Kendrick have a marriage contract, so strictly speaking, you’ve committed bigamy.”
“So this was how you threatened Kendrick last time and that’s why he agreed to let you take me away.”
“As you said, that’s what I told him,” Carter admitted magnanimously. “Eveline, if you don’t want Kendrick to get into trouble, I hope you can continue to cooperate with me.”
“Cooperate with you to continue this fake act to torture my husband?”
Carter smiled and asked, “Didn’t you want to continue this as well? Otherwise, why would you pretend to still be hypnotized by me?”
“…” Niamh was speechless for a while.
She had indeed been pretending to be hypnotized, but her purpose in doing so was to thoroughly understand Carter’s purpose.
However, it seemed that this man was not so easily deceived now.
“Was it that time?”
Suddenly, Carter asked again and then said out the guess in his heart.
“I went to find you at that man named Adam’s house that day. In the beginning, the woman named Cathy was helping you to break the hypnosis. In fact, she was really good, and she was almost done. However, she did not get to the final step because she needed the crystal ball that was used to hypnotize you. Although she also had a crystal ball, it wasn’t the same one.”
He narrowed his eyes and said the conclusion.
“Because of my appearance at the time and me shaking the crystal ball in front of you, it happened to make you completely wake up under Cathy’s order.”
After saying this, Carter paused. He looked directly into Niamh’s eyes.
“Am I right?”
“So what if it is? No matter what, I can’t let you hypnotize me a second time.”
Niamh’s eyes were firm, and her tone sounded as if she would not take any other opinions.
“Since you’ve seen through me, I can’t inquire anything from you. As such, our cooperation will end here.”
When she finished speaking, she turned around quickly. Carter looked at Niamh’s turned back and gently swirled the red wine in his glass. Suddenly he raised his eyebrows and waved his arm, throwing the wine glass heavily on the ground.
The glass quickly shattered, making a crisp and harsh sound.
Niamh stopped in her tracks abruptly. When she was about to turn her head, she saw maids and bodyguards rushing over to her.
Carter still had a calm smile on his face as he said casually, “Send Miss Montgomery back to her room.”
“Yes, Mr. Carter,” one of the maids quickly responded and walked to Niamh’s side.
Niamh glanced at Carter who was as calm as ever and then at the doughty bodyguards beside him. She did not have another choice except to go back to the room.
After returning, Niamh looked at the remaining bloodstains on the floor. When she thought of Kendrick bleeding out in pain just now, her heart ached.
“Kendrick…”
Niamh fiddled with the wedding ring on her ring finger. When she thought about her cold attitude toward Kendrick before, she felt even more embarrassed.
Click.
The door was suddenly opened again.
Niamh looked up and saw Carter holding the doorknob as he stood leisurely in front of the room.
“Tomorrow’s wedding ceremony will be held as usual. I hope Miss Montgomery can continue to cooperate with me. I think you should also want to see Kendrick leave St. Piaf safely.”
After he said that, Carter closed the door decisively.
Niamh clenched her fingers and looked at the moon outside the French windows.
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.