Click.
The handcuffs were still secured around Niamh’s hands in the end.
Kendrick felt like his heart constricted similarly. The pain was so unbearable that it was difficult to breathe.
“Kendrick, don’t worry too much,” Niamh said while looking at the police officers with a sober expression. She further emphasized, “I believe that the law in St. Piaf will prove my innocence.”
Kendrick wanted to try stopping her again, but seeing the calmness and determination on Niamh’s face strangely made him feel more at ease.
He was worrying too much. She was no longer the Niamh she was back then.
“Kendrick Waldburg, you must come with us to the police station as well. Contrary to what she’d said, the incident just now isn’t something that could be easily dismissed,” demanded the police.
In fact, Kendrick had intended to go with her. He did not want Niamh facing this alone.
After arriving at the police station, Kendrick considered listening to Niamh in pushing all the responsibility of escaping onto her, but he still could not bring himself to do it.
“My wife didn’t instruct me to do anything. I wasn’t going to let her be detained for dubious reasons.” Kendrick told the truth. He then emphasized with a serious expression, “My wife did not take the initiative to commit bigamy. She was framed by someone.”
“Who are you talking about?”
“Carter Gray.”
The police officer who was taking notes paused suddenly, the pen still in his hand. Then, he inquired hastily.
“What? Are you saying that Carter Gray framed your wife for bigamy? Which Carter Gray?”
Kendrick opened his lips calmly and said, “It’s the Carter Gray of St. Piaf, the one of royal lineage.”
“…” The police officer was stunned by the words. Then, he immediately denied, “What nonsense are you going on about? Mr. Gray wouldn’t do such a thing. You are simply being outrageous!”
As soon as the police officer had finished scolding, the interrogation room door opened, admitting a seemingly more experienced, middle-aged police officer who politely invited in another individual.
Kendrick’s face was a mask of calm as he watched the man approach him, his hands hardening into fists.
Carter noticed Kendrick’s displeasure and pressed his lips into a complacent smile.
“I’ve reminded you a long time ago that challenging me will only ensnare her into this situation.”
Upon hearing this, Kendrick’s clenched fist slowly loosened. The corners of his beautiful lips burst into a smile that looked even more contented than Carter’s.
“Carter, do you think you’ve won in this situation? You’re wrong. If your eyes worked properly, you would have seen that this is exactly the situation that Nia and I wanted to happen.”
“…” Carter’s smile faltered slightly. He understood what Kendrick meant.
Kendrick stood up and his cold gaze swept past Carter’s face, unconcerned. “Carter, I appreciate you saving Nia’s life, but this doesn’t justify fooling her as you wish. If Nia is hurt in any way, I will fight you to death.”
After hearing those words, a few moments passed before a forced smile appeared on Carter’s face.
“Mr. Waldburg, my life and yours are very valuable. Surely, we don’t need to risk that for a woman…”
“This woman’s life is even more important than mine,” Kendrick interrupted Carter without hesitation.
Carter’s smile froze, and his expression darkened considerably.
“Since you’d debase yourself for her sake, then I’ll grant you your wish,” Carter said with a cold expression on his face. He turned around and smiled inexplicably. “Let me be frank, Kendrick. You have something in your possession that could be exchanged for your wife’s freedom. I just wonder if you’re willing to make that trade.”
Leaving his words to hang in the air, Carter turned around and walked out of the interrogation room.
He simply returned to the interrogation room next door quickly, where Niamh was currently in.
Just as the note-taking police officer was questioning Niamh about bigamy with Carter, the door of the interrogation room opened.
As Carter walked in with an aloof air about him, the police officer meekly left as per his superior’s wishes.
In no time, Carter and Niamh were the only two left in the solemn and quiet interrogation room.
“You certainly surprised me.” Carter was the first to speak, holding Niamh’s calm gaze. “I’d thought that, even if you were indifferent about being charged with bigamy, you’d at least consider Kendrick’s safety. I underestimated your relationship. I thought you’d rather go into prison together than let the other party face this trouble alone.”
Niamh looked calmly at that face, delicate as an iceberg. Her pink lips parted gently. “I’ve already told you earlier. You’ll regret this.”
“No, you’ll be the one who will regret this.” Carter walked in front of the table, his long and thin fingers pressed against the surface of the table before leaning toward Niamh. “Kendrick will get into trouble and you’ll be charged with bigamy.”
Niamh saw the look of glee in Carter’s eyes. She looked at him, unbothered by honor or disgrace. “Carter, I don’t know what you’re scheming in your heart, but the debt I owed you for saving my life was erased the moment you entrapped me.”
After she finished speaking, Carter only replied a few seconds later. “That’s right. I didn’t mean to save you then, but I did mean to lure you into this trap.
Finally. Carter confessed.
“You’re finally admitting to this. Back then, you deliberately tricked me into signing that marriage agreement so that you can threaten and manipulate me with it one day. However, you didn’t expect that I’d rather admit to bigamy than allow myself to fall under your manipulations.”
Carter looked at Niamh’s tenacious gaze and nodded lightly. “I certainly didn’t expect that.”
“Well, can you finally tell me? What’s your motive behind all of this?”
Carter frowned when he heard the words. “Speaking of motive…”
His eyes raised, looking ahead. He seemed about to start speaking, but he stopped himself, his gaze then returned to Niamh’s face.
“By now, I assume my status should be clear to you?”
Niamh calmly met Carter’s eyes, looking straight into his black pupils. “Well, noble viscount, do you intend to use your identity to suppress us husband and wife?”
Carter could hear the irony in Niamh’s words, but he did not care for it. Instead, he showed a rare gentle smile.
“Frankly, I’ve become very fond of you after these few days. You’re a very smart woman, and I need a knowledgeable woman like you by my side, but it’s a pity that your heart has never been mine. I couldn’t control you even with hypnotism, that’s why I could only give up.”
Carter seemed resigned as his long eyebrows raised slightly.
“Since this is the case, the both of you would have no choice but to bear this consequence together. Compared to being saved by me at sea, bigamy probably is not a big deal to you, isn’t that right?”
Niamh curled her beautiful lips and smirked. “Yeah, compared to Mr. Carter’s gracious act in saving my life, putting me behind bars isn’t a big deal, right? Nothing is more important than being alive, isn’t it?”
Looking at the calm composure on Niamh’s face, Carter knew he had not truly won.
He did not stay long. After giving instructions to the person guarding the door, he left.
Niamh remained seated and looked at the closed door of the interrogation room. The person she was worried and concerned about was still Kendrick.
‘Kendrick, you must get out of here safely.’
‘I will wait for you to take me home.’
Niamh muttered silently. She was not even sure if Kendrick could sense her thoughts, but she was sure that he would take her home.
The incident at Carter’s marriage had already been circulating all over the place since a few days ago. It was supposed to be the wedding day of the noble Viscount, but now, the news about his bride brazenly leaving the wedding, hand in hand with another man, went viral on the internet.
After knowing that Niamh was a married woman, the netizens, practically unanimously, denounced Niamh as being a shameless woman.
Subsequently, an unknown source leaked information that exposed Niamh’s background.
After learning that Niamh’s husband was, in fact, Kendrick Waldburg, a well-known figure in Glendale, the netizens further boiled with rage.
On the way back, Carter too saw such content on the Internet. He also saw many male netizens mocked him, saying that it was ridiculous that a dignified viscount would be so riveted by a married woman.
However, these negative opinions of Carter quickly vanished from his mind without a trace.
The Gray Manor.
As soon Carter stepped into the house, he could feel the depressing and stifling atmosphere.
When he got into the living room, he saw Camille sitting on the sofa with a dark and gloomy expression on her face. Meanwhile, Ada sat beside her and seemed cautious about speaking.
Some of the Gray family’s relatives were sitting on one side, but none of them dared to be the first to break the silence.
When Ada saw Carter arrived, her eyes lit up. Then, in a soft voice, she prompted Camille.
“Aunty Cammy, Carty is back.”
Camille lifted her head when she heard that. Then, she got up and walked toward Carter.
“Where’s Eveline? Did you get her husband Kendrick?”
Carter nodded with an indifferent expression.
“They are in the police station now. Kendrick might be fine, but Eveline…”
He paused, looking at an expectant Ada.
Indeed, she was waiting for something bad to happen to Niamh.
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.