“What about Eveline? Will she be convicted of bigamy?” Camille enquired. She was quite fond of Niamh, actually. Moreover, before the wedding, she had already known about the real situation. She did not want to proceed with the wedding, but there was no way for her to stop Carter.
Even though this might embarrass Carter, she still hoped, from the bottom of her heart, that Niamh would not get into trouble for bigamy.
“How did the police come just in time?” Camille asked in confusion.
Deep down, Ada wanted to take the credit for her achievement. At least she had helped Carter restore some of his reputation.
As she was considering whether to tell them, she heard Carter asking her, “You’re the one who called the police, right?”
Ada could not wait to be praised and gain a favorable impression from Camille. When she heard this, she nodded repeatedly, but still pretended to be endearing. She frowned, with a concerned look on her face, and said, “This woman committed bigamy. I can’t stand by and watch her fool Carty like this. She reaped what she had sown and deserved to be punished!”
“I see, so it was you who called the police.” Camille peered at Ada who was waiting to be praised. “How can you act on your own? Don’t you know that this will harm Eveline?”
“…” Ada thought Camille would commend her. Hearing Camille blaming her at this moment confused her. “Aunty Cammy, did you forget? Eveline has a husband. How can Carty get married to a woman like this? She committed bigamy, so she only has herself to blame.”
“Even if she did commit bigamy, that’s our business, Ada. Don’t interfere with the Gray family’s matters any further. Also, I’m going to make this explicitly clear to you. You’ll never end up with Carter. You no longer need to plot, and you don’t need to ingratiate yourself with me. I can’t stand the sight of scums who scheme behind people’s back!”
“…”
Ada’s face flushed red in embarrassment. She had not seen this coming.
Camille had mercilessly condemned her in front of many others.
She had thought that, with Niamh in trouble, she had a chance to replace her. How did her plan backfire so quickly in the end?
She was aware that she had completely infuriated Camille.
However, she had not expected Camille to have such a good impression of Niamh. Otherwise, how would she side with Niamh at this moment?
Ada reluctantly endured the gaze of those witnessing this scene unfold. She could only walk away resentfully.
This was the first time Camille was this angry. She waited until her friends and family had left, then she sternly criticized Carter.
“Carter, why did you harm Eveline with such means? She’s a pretty good woman. I can understand if you’re using her to drive away Ada, but how could you make her bear the crime of bigamy? You know that the St. Piaf marriage laws on bigamy could ruin her entire life!”
Camille’s words were serious, and she meant business.
However, Carter leisurely took off his suit jacket and said irreverently, “It’s because she is a good woman, I want to marry her, but now…”
He paused. Then, he added insipidly, “This path is of her choosing. Regardless of the consequences, she’ll have to bear it herself.”
Carter headed upstairs when he finished speaking.
After hearing this, Camille felt that something was not quite right. She thought it over and immediately made a call. After the call, she went to her room for a change of clothes, and then asked the driver to fetch her somewhere.
The police station.
Even though Kendrick’s behavior obstructed the police officers’ duty, the circumstances were not considered that bad, so he managed to quickly bail himself out.
However, he stood in front of the police station door, his steps slowed, and he was unable to take another step.
Niamh was still inside. There was a high chance that she would be charged with bigamy.
“Nia.”
Kendrick clenched his fingers, and a firm conviction emerged deep within his eyes.
“I’ll make sure you’ll reach home safely. Wait for me.”
He gave his promise. He also believed that Niamh could sense his feelings.
A few moments after Kendrick had left, a luxurious car gradually stopped in front of the main entrance.
Camille grabbed her bag and gracefully got out of the car.
Niamh just finished with her statement and was following the officer out of the interrogation room. As she reached the door, to her surprise, she saw Camille walking toward her.
The police officer leading Camille was very courteous. He motioned to a junior police officer to take Niamh back to the interrogation room again.
Camille and Niamh met eyes. When she saw the handcuffs on Niamh’s wrists, Camille gave the police officer next to her a look.
The police officer quickly understood. He asked the officer next to him to remove the handcuffs.
Niamh naturally felt much more at ease without the restraints.
“I have something to discuss with Miss Montgomery. Could I trouble you two to wait outside for a moment?” Camille spoke very politely, but her tone sounded more like a demand and a command.
The police officer understood what Camille meant and left the interrogation room with the junior officer.
Camille looked at Niamh and pointed at the chair in front of her. “Come, let’s sit down and chat.”
Niamh could tell that Camille’s words had power here. Moreover, Camille was able to make them remove her handcuffs. This was not something someone with a normal status could do.
“Thank you,” Niamh expressed her gratitude and sat in the chair in front of Camille.
“You don’t need to thank me. I just wanted to return the favor.” Camille’s tone was flat, and her face looked calm.
Niamh understood quickly. “Favor? You’re referring to the time I prevented you from eating peanuts?”
“Yes.” Camille nodded gently. “You might not know that I have a severe allergic reaction to peanuts,” she explained. “It almost took my life ten years ago. I dare not imagine what would happen if it flared up again. That’s why I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
When Niamh heard this, she was slightly stunned.
“Since you’d helped me once, I’ll help you this time too,” Camille promised Niamh.
“Are you willing to go against your son to repay this favor?” Camille’s answer caused Niamh to hesitate slightly. “Even if you genuinely want to help me, Carter won’t agree to this.”
“He has no say in this.” Camille’s sudden answer was abnormally loud. Even her expression looked magnanimous and honest. “Carter is the one at fault, whether we look at things logically or emotionally. Don’t you worry. I, Camille Abbot, am a woman of my words.”
A sense of admiration spontaneously rose from her heart then.
Ever since the day Camille took the initiative to find her to apologize, Niamh had felt that Camille was a woman who knew right from wrong. This time, though, she could see that Camille was brimming with an even brighter positive energy.
“Miss Montgomery, tell me, in detail, everything that has occurred from the time you met Carter until today. The more thorough, the better,” Camille enquired about the details.
Niamh did not hold back. She told Camille the entire thing, beginning from her first encounter with Carter and everything that came after, in every detail.
After Camille finished listening, she pondered for a while. Then, she got up and walked toward the door of the interrogation room.
She conversed with the police officer who brought her in for a moment. Then, she turned around, smiling gently at Niamh. “I’ve bailed you out. You can leave this place for now, but you can’t leave the St. Piaf borders for the time being.”
Niamh did not forget that, as she was informed earlier, she could not bail out, yet she was now released from custody.
After coming out of the police station, Niamh was still hardly convinced that this was real.
Aside from words of gratitude, she did not know what else to say.
After accepting Niamh’s gratitude, Camille handed over her phone to Niamh. “You can call your husband and ask him to pick you up. However, the two of you should stay in St. Piaf for the time being.”
Niamh took over the phone, thanked Camille, and gave her agreement.
Kendrick was planning to head back to where he stayed. He certainly did not expect to receive a call from Niamh.
Ten minutes later, he rushed back to the police station entrance and saw Niamh standing there, safe and sound.
“Nia?” Surprised and delighted, he grabbed her hands tightly. “How did this happen?”
Niamh smiled. “Kendrick, let’s head to the hospital first.”
Kendrick subconsciously glanced at his injured leg and nodded obediently.
On the way to the hospital, Niamh told Kendrick about Camille coming to see her just now. Kendrick’s reaction when he finished listening was almost identical to Niamh’s.
“I didn’t expect her to be so understanding and righteous,” Kendrick said with a sigh.
Niamh agreed. “I also found it surprising that she’d help me.”
“This is your karma, Nia.” Kendrick put his arm around Niamh’s shoulders. He finally felt steady and warm again.
With a piece of mind, Niamh leaned against Kendrick’s arms. As long as she could be with Kendrick, she felt that it was worth enduring all of the pain and suffering. All for a better reunion.
After taking care of his injury at the hospital, Kendrick brought Niamh back to the hotel.
As soon as reached the hotel, Kendrick asked Niamh to take a shower. He went out to a nearby mall to buy some clothes for Niamh.
In the corridor on the way back to the hotel room, he was surprised to see that a woman was standing there, smoking a cigarette.
Kendrick paused and continued walking over. “Why are you here?”
When Shirley saw Kendrick approach, she took a drag of her cigarette and exhaled the smoke. She then curled her red lips. “Don’t you feel that the poison in your body has been flaring up less and less?”
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.