Ryan’s brows furrowed closely together. He could not bear to see the scene of Naomi still mingling with the few men before him. He picked up a bucket of cold water and splashed it onto Naomi’s face.
Naomi was dumbfounded but still in a euphoric state.
Lana immediately chased the few men out of the room. Putting on a fake, worried look, Lana covered Naomi with a blanket. “Naomi, snap out of it. Eveline is such an evil one, but don’t you worry, I’ll avenge you. Whatever she has done to you, I’ll have someone return the favor to her as well!”
Ryan’s eyes glittered when he heard her comment. “I’ll ask Eveline what’s happening. You take good care of Naomi for the time being.”
Lana noticed that Ryan’s attitude toward Naomi had changed for the worst as though he despised Naomi now. However, the Joneses were one of Lana’s targets. She could not afford to lose such a precious customer. She ordered someone else to send Naomi back home.
After Naomi recovered, she realized just how serious the matter was.
Even though the live stream was stopped, the internet was still bombarded with her face along with some brief video clips.
Naomi’s status as a celebrity was all made up by Lana, yet her image was ruined overnight. She was anxious. With her back against the wall, she was wondering how she should fix her situation.
Lana was smoking a cigarette with a dark expression. “Eveline, she must have done something.”
“How’s that even possible? It’s impossible.” Naomi was puzzled, but after she went through the CCTV clips Lana brought back from the restaurant, they left Naomi stunned.
She quickly made a call to Ryan, but the latter did not answer. As such, she made a trip to the Joneses household.
Ryan’s parents were extremely satisfied with their daughter-in-law, and they did not know about the news on the internet. Seeing that their future daughter-in-law had come looking for their son, they immediately notified her that Ryan was in his room.
A sense of disdain dwelled within Ryan the moment he saw Naomi.
Feeling heartbroken, Naomi burst into tears when she saw Ryan rejecting her.
“Rye, I’m being tricked by Eveline.”
“Why would she trick you all of a sudden?” Ryan counter-questioned, his elegant face decorated with rage. “Is it because for the past two years of dating, I’ve never broken through that last barrier between us, hence you’re now seeking for other men to keep you company?”
Naomi shook her head and cried harder. “Rye, aren’t you going to believe me? Since young, I’ve never tainted my body. I’ve been keeping myself for our wedding night when I’ll give my first time to my husband. How could I have done such a thing? It was Eveline who pulled a trick on me. It was her. If you don’t believe me, then please have a look at this.”
Naomi handed over part of the CCTV clips that Lana had shown her earlier.
Ryan was stunned when he saw the scene.
In the CCTV clip, it was shown that when Niamh took out a bottle of perfume from her purse, her keychain had dropped to the floor as well.
Niamh had Naomi help her pick it up, and when Naomi bent down, Niamh made a gesture.
In a split second, Niamh switched her glass of red wine with Naomi’s. Then, she put on a friendly look and cheered Naomi to drink.
However, Ryan did not believe that Niamh would do such a thing.
Aside from him, nobody knew that Eveline used to be Niamh, and to him, Niamh had a unique existence.
“You’ve witnessed it right, Rye? It was Eveline who drugged me. If it wasn’t for her, why would she exchange the glass of wine with me?” Naomi started sobbing.
“I never thought that Eveline would be such a narrow-minded person. Earlier, all I did was give some suggestions for the design draft and she took it all to heart. She even used such an underhanded method to seek revenge. Rye, how am I supposed to face the crowd in the future?”
On the other hand, Ryan’s parents found out about the incident of Naomi having sex with a bunch of men through their friends. They wore anxious looks on their faces and stomped up the stairs to the second floor, pointing at the wild and carefree lady on the phone while questioning Naomi.
“Naomi, how dare you do such a thing? Don’t ever think about getting married to Rye. Our family will never accept such a shameless daughter-in-law!”
Naomi started crying. “Uncle, Aunty, I was framed. It was Eveline who drugged me, causing me to end up in that state.”
As she explained, she handed the edited CCTV clip to Ryan’s parents.
After going through the clips and seeing Niamh’s gesture of exchanging the wine glasses, they both agreed that it was Niamh who put drugs into Naomi’s wine.
“Isn’t this lady Eveline Montgomery, the long-lost daughter of the Montgomery family who was found two years ago? She’s also the daughter-in-law of the prestigious Waldburg family. Why would she do such a thing to you? This is just too much!”
“Rye, now the entire city knows about Naomi’s incident. She’s your fiancée, so you have to defend her and return justice to her!”
Seeing that Ryan’s parents were on her side, Naomi began crying. “Uncle, Aunty, I know I’m no longer a match for Ryan. After we settle this entire incident, I’ll break up with him.”
Ryan’s parents quickly comforted her, saying, “Oh silly, this isn’t your fault.” They then added as their exasperated expressions changed, “Rye, where’s Eveline right now? Let’s go over and get Naomi an appropriate explanation!”
Ryan frowned, saying that he would look for Niamh. However, his parents were determined, so he had no choice but to allow them to tag along.
With Naomi’s case spreading like wildfire, all their relatives and friends had heard about it as well. They all felt utterly ashamed. However, they would not feel that way if Naomi was being framed.
Niamh left the clubhouse and headed straight to the hospital. The baby was progressing well. The nurse had already showered the baby and handed him to Niamh.
Niamh was heartbroken as she held the soft baby in her arms.
The infant was a premature baby, hence the baby was way weaker than any other babies in all aspects.
Even the weight of the baby was extraordinarily lighter.
However, the baby’s features were defined. His eyes were round and he had double eyelids with a nice little nose.
No matter how Niamh stared at the baby, she found that the baby’s facial features were just like Kendrick’s. She was confident that when the baby grew older, the baby would be as handsome as Kendrick.
Nevertheless, the thought of Kendrick made her heart sink.
Even so, she had thought of an acceptable plan.
Currently, except for herself, there was no one else who could make Kendrick recover his memories.
Beaming at the baby in her arms, Niamh touched the nose of the baby. “Dear, you’ll have to wait for your dad to retrieve his memories and have him name you, alright? For now, you’ll be called ‘Pudding’, okay?”
“Eveline Montgomery!”
Just when Niamh was carrying her baby up and about to kiss the baby, a few people came rushing into the scene.
Niamh could not recognize Ryan’s parents, but she spotted Naomi.
Niamh let out a smirk at Naomi while her mind was flooded with images of the scene that occurred not long ago. “Miss Lionel is very motivated. I guess those who saw you on the screens will agree to it as well.”
Rage was buried deep in Naomi’s heart, yet her face revealed a sorrowful and infuriated expression. “Eveline, why did you frame me? Are there any benefits for you to gain by harming me and making me into this state?”
“I framed you?” Niamh found it hilarious and handed her baby over to the nurse.
The nurse carried the baby in their arms and quickly left the scene.
“Eveline, you’re a precious daughter of an affluent family. Naomi is also a celebrity. With you harming her, how is she going to face the community in the future?!” Ryan’s parents roared, defending Naomi.
“Look at you, you’re so gorgeous, but I never would have thought you’d be so evil! Eveline, we won’t just let Naomi’s case slide aside!” Facing Ryan’s parents’ harsh reprimanding, Niamh remained stony and stared at Ryan who was silent.
“Mr. Jones, you’re my customer, and you’ve helped me before, so I’ve always treated you as a friend. At noon, I went over for the meal all because I knew that you’d be present. There are things that I don’t hope to blurt out explicitly, but I want to let you know that I’ve never done anything that will harm anyone.”
Ryan stared at Niamh. “I believe that Mrs. Waldburg will never do such a ludicrous thing. This incident, I’ll investigate it thoroughly.”
“What are you blabbering about, Rye? The proof is right in front of us, yet you still choose to believe in Mrs. Waldburg?” Ryan’s parents felt that something was not right about Ryan.
Naomi put on a look as though she was being wronged and started crying. “Rye, you’re saying that I’m the one who invited all this mess upon myself? Do you have any idea how the community views me right now? They all see me as a playgirl!”
She was causing chaos, and all the patients, the patient’s family, and the medical staff tilted their heads to look at the event.
The appearance of Naomi caused a few people to start whispering to each other. “Isn’t that the main actress?”
“Hmph, she looks very elegant, but I didn’t expect her to be this wild.”
“Youngsters nowadays have no limit. Whoever marries such a woman will be tainted.”
“I heard that this lady is the fiancée of Young Master Jones. The Joneses are one of the four most affluent families of Glendale. How could they let such a lady marry into their family?”
Ryan’s parents heard all the gossiping and turned around to defend Naomi while feeling exasperated. “My future daughter-in-law was framed by Eveline Montgomery. She was drugged and ended up losing her mind. That’s why she did such a terrible thing!”
Naomi put on an expression to make it seem as if she was a victim and glanced at the crowd. “Everyone, I was framed by Eveline. I had no idea what I was doing earlier either. If you guys don’t believe what I’m saying, then please have a look at this. You’ll understand what’s going on then.”
She took out her phone and displayed the CCTV clips of Niamh exchanging the wine glasses.
Everyone’s expression changed after they saw the video.
Their scornful looks against Naomi turned into looks of pity. At the same time, they were utterly infuriated at Niamh.
“How can such a person exist?”
“Isn’t Eveline the wife of Young Master Waldburg who has just passed away?”
“Could it be that she missed her husband so much that she couldn’t bear to see others living a happy life?”
The crowd started pointing fingers at Niamh.
Naomi was smirking as she had managed to push the blame to Niamh. She noticed someone taking out their phones to snap pictures, and this made her thrilled.
Ryan’s parents sensed the crowd backing them up. “Now, you all have seen it for yourself. My daughter-in-law was wronged!”
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.