“Mom, this is made by me, Lillian, and Pudding. This is for you.” Jackson’s clear voice was heard coming from behind.
Niamh spun around and saw the little kid handing her a necklace. There were three little purple crystals on the necklace. Under the refraction of the sunlight, it gave off a bright halo.
“Pudding put in an effort to hand me the crystals too,” Jackson explained, trying to express that his little brother had participated as well.
Lillian nodded as well and picked up the necklace before walking to the front of Niamh. She stretched her cute, little hands and waved at Niamh, beckoning her to squat down.
Niamh got her little princess’ hint and kneeled to let her little princess personally put on the handmade purple crystal necklace around her neck.
“Thanks, sweethearts. I really love it.” Niamh took turns to kiss her children’s faces. “I’ll go out to buy some stuff and make you guys a cake, alright?”
“Yeah…” Jackson was the first to reply. Lillian smiled and nodded obediently.
As for the youngest, Pudding, he could not speak and just babbled two sounds.
Niamh placed her hand on Pudding’s head, then got up. “Mom, I’m heading out and will be right back.”
Eloise blinked her eyes as if she understood what Niamh was saying.
Karen came into the scene right at this moment. It was only then Niamh was assured enough to leave.
Niamh drove to the nearest mall, and in a short time, she bought the ingredients to make a cake.
She held the recycling bag and came to the parking lot. Just when she was about to open her car door, she suddenly noticed from the car window that there was an outline behind her.
After clearly seeing the face on the car window, Niamh immediately recalled the face she saw back at the zebra crossing and at the beach where they traveled to just a few days earlier.
Indeed, that had not been just an illusion.
‘However, is this possible?’
Niamh spun around calmly and looked straight into that face.
The lady before her smirked. “Eveline Montgomery, you must not be expecting this even in your dreams, right?”
Niamh never really thought that in this world, such a face existed.
However, judging from the fact that the lady was able to be so calm and approached Niamh first, Niamh knew it was no mere coincidence but a plan plotted by someone else.
The lady noticed that Niamh was glancing at her with a critical gaze. That intrigued her interest as she curled the corners of her mouth.
“Eveline, are you surprised to see this face of mine? Or perhaps, you’re pleasantly surprised? That in this world, there’s someone who has the exact same face as you?”
Niamh calmly stared at the perfect face before her that was similar to hers and put on a smile. “Thanks for letting me know that I’m pretty but sorry, I won’t believe that in this world, there’ll be anyone with the exact same face as mine. You deliberately came forth to me and that just shows that you have hidden intentions.”
She smiled, her eyes glittering clearly.
“I’m guessing you must be someone I used to know. Why? Do you plan on taking my position and becoming Eveline Montgomery?”
The lady did not expect Niamh to be that composed, even seeing through her intentions and motive. The lady was dumbfounded, but soon, she revealed an evil smile.
That was Niamh’s first time seeing someone using her looks to put on a devilish smile. It turned out to be just as pretty as well.
However, she could not figure out who the lady before her was. Who else bore such a deep grudge against her that led her to undergo plastic surgery to become just like her and have the motive to replace her as Eveline Montgomery?
Niamh was deep in thought, yet she saw the lady before her giving off a harsh glare.
“That’s right, Eveline, you got it all right. I’m here to take over your identity. For so long, you’ve gone through so much pain and sorrow, enduring terror and torture one after another. I’m guessing you must be tired of it all by now, right?”
The lady said as her smile became much more evil and cold.
“Since you’re tired, then you should rest properly and allow me to replace you for the rest of your suffering days.”
Niamh understood where the lady was heading to. Of course, she would not let the lady do as she pleased.
However, just when Niamh thought of an idea to restrain the lady, she felt dizzy the moment she raised her hand. Everything before her seemed to be spinning around.
Besides, it was as if all her energy had been drained. The shopping bag and the food in her hands all dropped beside her legs.
Niamh leaned against her car, feeling lethargic. In her peripheral vision, she saw the face that looked similar to hers slowly approaching her.
“Eveline, I know you’re smart and your sense of smell is extraordinary. That’s why I sprayed some colorless and odorless powder on your car door handle earlier. Once you come into contact with this powder, you’ll start to gradually lose your energy and consciousness within a few minutes. What is it like? Are you feeling very dizzy right now and can’t summon any strength?”
Niamh leaned beside the car, trying all means to lift her right hand. While in a daze, she vaguely saw the tiny amount of powder on her finger.
She shook her head, attempting to make herself remain conscious. “You think having the same face as me will allow you to replace me? Aren’t you fantasizing?”
Niamh forcibly supported her body. Despite everything being blurry in her vision, she still gave off a sharp gaze that landed on the face that looked almost similar to hers.
“I can tell you this confidently. Even if you can step foot into the Waldburg family with this face of yours, you still can’t be me. Kendrick and my family won’t be fooled by you.”
“Oh really?” The lady inched nearer to Niamh and placed her lips near Niamh’s ear. Suddenly, she imitated Niamh’s tone and voice, “Don’t be too sure of yourself, Eveline. Do you believe that tonight, I’ll be on the same bed with your man and taking good care of your three little kids?”
“I dare you!” Niamh raised her eyes that were losing energy, her gaze showing her weak side. With the remaining strength she had, she suddenly grabbed onto the lady’s collar. “I won’t allow anyone to harm my kids, and I won’t allow you to deceive Kendrick!”
Once she was done talking, she shoved the lady away and staggered her way outside of the parking lot.
However, with each step she took, she felt her vision spinning even harder. She saw that there was a sink ahead. She thought of drenching herself with some water to make herself awake. Nevertheless, before reaching the sink, all her strength was drained from her body.
Suddenly, Niamh just dropped to the ground. “Kendrick…”
She muttered as her eyelids drooped down heavily. In the end, she just saw that face that looked similar to hers, revealing an evil smile…
As soon as Kendrick was done with work, he immediately headed back to Waldburg Manor. Once he entered the house, he saw the three kids gathering together and playing around. Karen was accompanying Eloise by her side and was looking for topics to talk to her about from time to time.
Even though Eloise seemed like she did not understand, at least the atmosphere was not as depressing.
However, what bothered him most was that he did not see Niamh around.
Kendrick placed the dessert that he just bought in front of the three kids. Jackson blinked his pretty pair of big eyes when he saw Kendrick giving them the cake.
“Daddy bought cake, but Mommy says she’ll be making a cake in a while for me, Pudding, and Lillian to eat.”
“Mommy has gone out?” Kendrick asked curiously.
“Eveline said she went to buy some ingredients to make a cake. She has been out for almost half an hour. I think she’ll be back soon,” Karen explained.
Kendrick nodded and kept the cake that he bought.
“Then, we’ll make the cake together with her and eat it together. How does that sound?” Kendrick suggested. Deep in his heart, he wanted to do something with the children that was interactive and warm, especially with Lillian.
He looked at the little princess who was blinking her eyes in a daze. “Lillian, let’s make a cake together, okay?”
Lillian blinked her big pair of crystal clear eyes that looked almost like Niamh’s and nodded obediently. “Daddy.”
The little princess moved her little mouth and finally blurted that word.
Kendrick felt his heart as soft as a cotton candy. He carried the little princess and kissed her cute little face.
Ever since Lillian was traumatized by Lana, she never once spoke a complete sentence.
After so much effort, the little cutie could only blurt the word ‘Daddy’.
“Lillian, you’ll recover. I’ll make sure you’ll be like how you used to be.” Kendrick faced Lillian and made a promise.
It was as if Lillian understood it. She lifted her sweet dimples and smiled.
Kendrick wanted to carry the little princess but suddenly felt his pants being pulled. He looked down and saw the youngest Pudding crawling on the mat while pulling Kendrick’s pants with all his might.
Kendrick had no choice but to put Lillian down and bend down to carry Pudding.
“Pa… Pa…” With much effort, Pudding blurted out those two words which did not sound clear enough. However, Kendrick was utterly joyous to hear it.
“Pudding, wait till Mommy is back and we’ll make the cake and eat it together, okay?” Kendrick looked at the fair little face and coaxed. He looked at the time, took out his phone, and was about to call Niamh. As soon as he unlocked the password on his phone, he heard footsteps at the entrance.
“Kendrick, I’m back.”
Kendrick raised his eyes and looked over. His deep peach blossom eyes reflected the image of that bright smile and the little face that looked as pretty as an artwork.
“Didn’t you say that there’s a lot of stuff at work waiting for you to settle and you’ll be back home late? Why are you home already?” Niamh held the shopping bag that was filled with food. She changed her shoes and walked to him. “If I knew you’d be back early, I wouldn’t have gone to the mall. I might as well have asked you to go fetch the items for me.”
Kendrick saw the lady before him slowly approaching him and was absent-minded for a moment before putting on a gentle smile.
“You could always send the servants out to buy these things. You’re the madam of the Waldburg family. You don’t have to personally do all this trivial stuff.”
“How could I? I want to personally put in the effort for the kids,” said Niamh as she smiled and looked at Eloise and Karen. “Mom, I’ll be heading to the kitchen. In a while, everyone will have cake to eat.”
“Alright.” Karen nodded. These days, she was always delighted when she saw Niamh. Before this, she used to be dissatisfied with Niamh and would also reject her. Currently, she was very satisfied.
Eloise seemed calm when she saw Niamh’s smiling face.
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.