As she threw it, Shirley suddenly lifted her hand and grasped onto Ada’s wrist.
Ada glared at Shirley, feeling unsatisfied. “What’s wrong? Do you want to hit me? Do you even have the guts to hit me? I’m Carter’s wife now. I’m a viscountess, Shirley. If you dare lay a finger on me,
I’m afraid the other half of your face will be disfigured too!”
Ada fiercely and ruthlessly warned her.
Cathy, who had finished her call, saw the scene from afar and quickly ran over to Shirley’s side.
She had no idea what was happening, but she could feel the obvious heat between them.
She wanted to advise Shirley to release her hand first, but she saw Shirley suddenly clenching onto Ada’s wrist, and Shirley’s gaze became sterner.
“It was you then,” Shirley said, staring at Ada.
Ada was stunned, and her eyes darted because of guilt.
“Shirley, I’m warning you. Let go of me this instant!
“Hmph. I’m truly a fool for not recognizing you back then.” Shirley smiled coldly and forcefully yanked Ada before her. “Quit the act. The scar on the back of your hand is the best evidence to prove that you were the one who disfigured me back then!
“….” Ada, not expecting Shirley to see through her merely because of the scar on the back of her hand, was dumbfounded.
Cathy too was astonished. “You did this to her face, and you had even deliberately blamed it on Eveline. You’re just too cruel.”
“What nonsense are you blabbering about?! ” Of course, Ada insisted on denying it. She summoned all her strength; only then did she break free from Shirley’s grip. Ada then ruthlessly threatened Shirley, “Shirley, I have nothing to do with your disfigured face. You ending up paralyzed has nothing to do with me either. You’d best watch your mouth! “
“What’s wrong? Are you scared that I’ll tell Carter? ” Shirley smiled softly. “Rest assured, I won’t tell him, but you remember my occupation, right? Since you have the guts to disfigure me, you better be careful in the coming days. I’ll use scientific means t o slowly rot your face each day. In the end, you’d be an ugly lady who no one dares to look at.”
“…” When Ada heard this, her face went pale, and her eyes flashed with terror and insecurity.
She firmly believed that Shirley could do it.
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“What’s wrong? Scared?” Shirley raised her brows. ” I never expected it to be you.”
” . Stop muttering gibberish, Shirley! I’ve already told you that I have nothing to do with you being disfigured and paralyzed. Don’t ever let me see you again!”
Ada shouted at Shirley, then lifted her gown and anxiously ran back to the hall.
Shirley calmly looked at Ada’s figure as Ada fled. Shirley merely clenched her fists.
“You’re right, someone else harmed me.” Shirley seemed to mutter to herself, then chuckled bitterly. “I never would have thought that it would be her…”
“Now that you know you had misunderstood Eveline, are you still unwilling to reveal the formula to the anti-toxoid test reagent?” Cathy seized the opportunity to bring this up.
Shirley remained smiling. “It seems that you’re quite concerned for Eveline, but unfortunately, even if I do give you guys the formula to the anti-
toxoid test reagent, you guys would still not be able to reproduce it.”
“Couldn’t you make it yourself then? Don’t you think that whatever you’re doing right now is causing harm to others?”
Cathy’s words hushed Shirley for a moment, but before long, she laughed again.
“You should worry less. Eveline won’t die.”
“You’re beyond saving, ” Cathy barked, “I’d say you haven’t come to your senses. In that case, remain here and get a breather! “
After speaking, Cathy spun around angrily.
Shirley did not speak, merely watching Cathy walking onward angrily.
However, she knew that Cathy would not go far.
In everyone’s eyes, she was indeed a cruel and unscrupulous woman, yet no one knew that she was kind too.
Nevertheless, she could not blame how others viewed her because all this while, she was as wicked as everyone thought.
Indeed, to begin with, she was not a nice person. Shirley laughed mockingly at herself, then lifted her hand to touch on the uneven scar on her face.
At that moment, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a figure that terrified her.
She quickly wore the mask but noticed she was currently in a wheelchair. ‘I must not let Carter see me with my legs paralyzed!’
However, Cathy was not beside her then.
Perturbed, Shirley saw the seats in a corner and immediately came to a decision.
She had to move onto the sofa! This way, she could hide the truth about her paralysis.
Her legs had lost their senses, though, and she could not easily move onto the sofa.
However, in her peripheral vision, she saw that Carter was about to turn around to walk toward her. Shirley lifted both her hands to hoist herself up, using the strength of her upper body to fall onto the sofa.
Carter was indeed looking for Shirley. He had received the news about someone with a special invitation card arriving at the wedding scene.
As he was searching now, he heard a sudden muffled sound coming from the balcony.
Carter turned around, lifted his deep eyes, and surveyed.
Beneath the faint lighting, he could vaguely make out a familiar outline on the balcony.
Carter squinted his eyes that was giving off a dangerous vibe, then quickly made his way behind the woman sitting on the balcony sofa.
Carter was certain that the figure’s outline was that of Shirley’s.
His eyes completely lacked emotion as he put on a condescending look.
“Shirley, you came in the end.”
His mocking tone slowly drifted into Shirley’s ears.
Shirley clenched her fists and tried her best to maintain her calm and composure.
However, her heartbeat was still beating rapidly, its tempo revealed her nervousness and uneasiness at this moment.
Upon seeing that Shirley did not speak, Carter walked up to Shirley.
Shirley immediately pretended that she was physically unwell, lowering her head and coughed.
Carter frowned, puzzled by the mask on Shirley, but when he saw her coughing so badly, he intuitively thought that she was wearing the mask because she had the flu.
That was exactly what Shirley wanted Carter to think.
After pretending to cough for a moment, Shirley recomposed herself, then deliberately put on an elegant smile and lifted her eyes, giving off a calm expression as she met Carter’s passionate eyes.
“Mr. Gray, you’ve specially sent me an invitation card. How could I let you down? Your taste is somewhat awful, though, Mr. Gray.”
Shirley said in a teasing manner, clearly referring to Ada.
She silently clenched her fists, her mind currently flooded with images of Ada, using Eveline’s name, locking Shirley up in the basement and torturing her.
When Carter saw Shirley’s matter-of-fact expression, a proud and soft smile emerged on his face.
“Regardless of how awful she is, she’s still my wife, unlike someone who had stayed by my side all so many years and did not obtain any status in the end.
“Hehe. Status?”
Shirley immediately burst into laughter when she heard it.
“Carter, up till now, you still think that I’ve wanted you to give me status? I’ve spoken my mind clearly that day. We were merely using each other. I was pretending to obey you so I could use you to achieve my goal when you let your guard down.”
After Shirley spoke, there was a sudden change in Carter’s expression.
Shirley could sense that Carter was not too happy about it. Despite the pain she felt within her, she had no choice but to be harsh to the very end.
She lifted her gorgeous eyes that seemed lifeless and put on an uncaring expression.
“Initially, I didn’t mind accompanying Mr. Gray for some time, unfortunately, your mother’s attitude made me unhappy.”
“Shirley.” Carter was fuming.
Shirley remained scornful. “You should’ve known earlier, Carter. The reason I’d left you without second thought back then meant that I have no feelings for you. Did you think that I’ve always been infatuated with you? Well, you’re wrong. It has always been your assumptions, your wishful thinking.”
Shirley’s emotionless words drifted into Carter’s ears.
He had never thought that there would be such a day where he would hear Shirley saying such a thing.
Carter had firmly believed that he was composed, his expression betraying no emotion.
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.