The man in front of her was someone in her life whom she could depend on and trust without any worries. However, in this second, her heart was beating extremely erratically.
Those young ladies who were obsessed with Kendrick’s looks were all staring at him without blinking. They were hoping that Kendrick would look at them.
However, Kendrick was walking straight to Niamh.
He looked into Niamh’s eyes for a few seconds before saying, “Are you here for the job too?”
He asked. The late autumn wind was already chilly, but Kendrick’s words felt like the spring breeze as it glided past Niamh’s ears.
Niamh clenched her fists and nodded. “Yeah.”
“Have you done any kind of work like this before?” Kendrick continued asking.
Niamh stared at the deep and charming eyes in front of her before nodding again. “I’ve taken care of sick people before so I’m confident that I can excel in this job.”
“Okay, come with me.”
“…”
Kendrick’s answer shocked Niamh, including the other ladies interviewing for the job.
The recruitment had ended just like this?
Did Mr. Waldburg really just chose a woman with a voice as coarse as sandpaper?
Had this already been decided behind closed doors?
Everyone started mumbling in their hearts, but they did not dare to voice out their anger as they were scared that Kendrick might hear them and it would land them in trouble.
When the woman impersonating Niamh saw this, she was curious as well. Soon enough, she recognized that it was the woman Kendrick gave the umbrella to that day.
‘Does Kendrick know this masked woman?’
The woman impersonating Niamh had a lot of questions in her heart, but she still had a generous and magnanimous look on her face.
“Kendrick, have you found a maid to take care of Mom?” the woman walked over and asked. Then, she scanned Niamh from head to toe curiously. “Miss, you look pretty familiar. Hey, are you the woman in the rain we met on the street that day?”
Niamh looked into the woman’s pretentious shocked eyes. Then, she said coldly and flatly, “You have such good memory, Mrs. Waldburg. That’s right, it’s me.”
When she heard Niamh’s hoarse and unpleasant voice, the woman smiled pretentiously. “What a coincidence. What should I call you?”
Niamh lifted her head, and her clear eyes scanned Kendrick’s handsome face.
“My last name is Quinn.”
‘My last name is Quinn’
When those five words got inside Kendrick’s ears, his heart started beating faster for no reason. He immediately remembered the time when Niamh came back seeking revenge. She had also introduced herself this way the first time she appeared in front of him. “My last name is Quinn.”
Last name.
“Then I shall call you Quinny,” the woman said with a kind and gentle expression. Then, she went over to hold Niamh’s hand intimately. “Come with me. Let me tell you what you should do for this job.”
“Cough, cough.” Niamh pretended to cough to avoid the woman’s outstretched hand.
The woman did not mind. She walked next to Kendrick and turned around so that the people who were still standing and peeking from the iron gates would leave.
Most of the ladies who came for the interview were unhappy with the way things turned out. “Mr. Waldburg is too carefree when selecting his maids!”
“Yeah! That woman’s voice sounds so horrible and she even has a scar on her forehead. Why would Mr. Waldburg choose a woman like that?”
A lot of people started to make noise but just then, there was a voice from the crowd that sounded as if they were the only one sober one and the rest of them were intoxicated.
“Say, didn’t you all notice? Even though her voice sounds horrible and she’s not that good-looking, her eyes are so similar to Eveline Montgomery’s.”
After this reminder, everyone started recalling what they had just seen.
It was true. Those eyes were indeed clear and stunning.
‘So, does Mr. Waldburg adores everything related to the person he loves?
‘Did he seriously hire that woman because her eyes look the same as his wife’s?’
When everyone thought about this reason, they could only admit defeat.
One was born with their looks and there were no ways to change that. Hence, they could only admit defeat and left in disappointment.
In the living room of Waldburg Manor.
Niamh stood in front of the coffee table as she faced the people who were the closest to her in her life. However, at this moment, she could only pretend to be a stranger.
The woman who was impersonating her was introducing her to the family one by one, “This is my mother-in-law and this is my mother. That’s my youngest son with Kendrick. No one’s staying in this house for the time being but it’s fine. The most important task for you right now is to take care of my mother.”
After the woman finished introducing everyone, she purposely walked next to Eloise.
Niamh looked at Eloise who was still looking like she was in a daze and felt her heart aching.
Kendrick stood at one side. When he spotted Niamh frowning and her eyes dimming suddenly, he felt slightly unwell in his heart for some reason.
“You’re Quinny, right? From this day on, you’ll be responsible for taking care of my in-law. Don’t worry, I won’t treat you unfairly in terms of salary.”
Karen was holding Pudding who was now learning to talk as she stood up to walk to Niamh. She stared into her eyes for a while.
“Say, your eyes do look similar to my daughter-in-law’s, Eveline.”
After Karen said that, Kendrick and that woman shifted their gazes to Niamh’s eyes.
The woman also noticed that her eyes indeed looked the same as hers after she got the plastic surgery.
On the other hand, Kendrick was staring straight at Niamh’s lively and gorgeous eyes silently. Then, his heartbeat started to become more subtle.
‘So, is that the reason?
‘Is this why I keep paying special attention to this woman?’
He asked himself but could not get an answer. Suddenly, he was curious about the face under the mask.
However, at this moment, he heard Karen asking, “Quinny, can you take off your mask? You’ll be working here now, so you don’t have to feel shy.”
Niamh felt her heart getting bitter. Even so, she forced a smile. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Waldburg. Since my face was badly burnt, I look hideous and also horrifying. I’ll definitely scare you all if I take off my mask.”
Niamh’s answer caused the atmosphere in the living room to plunge into a tense silence.
However, after hearing this, Kendrick felt an intense pain crashing on him.
Karen did not continue asking and did not force her as well. On the contrary, she sighed with sorrow. “So that’s why. You’re so unfortunate. You’re so young and… You’ll get better. You’ll get better.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Waldburg.” Niamh smiled and lifted her head to look at Eloise who was also looking at her. “Don’t worry, I’ll do my best in taking care of Mrs. Montgomery. I hope she’ll get better soon.”
Kendrick could clearly see the sincerity in Niamh’s eyes when she said this. There was also a subtle look of pity in her eyes as well.
This job was able to let Niamh stay in Waldburg Manor, and this was exactly what she wanted.
This way, she would be able to interact with the people she loved the most and was closest to. Of course, the one thing she wanted to do the most right now was to take care of Eloise.
Karen told Niamh some things she should take note of before asking the maid to bring her to the guest room where she would be staying.
This was her home, but everything was so familiar and yet so foreign right now.
She walked to the balcony, and at the same time, she saw the maid picking up the children from school. Niamh was delighted. She wanted to see Jackson and Lillian. She wanted to hold them.
She ran toward the door of the room. However, the moment she stepped foot out the door, Kendrick appeared in front of her unexpectedly.
Niamh was unable to dodge in time, so she crashed directly into his arms.
While they were stumbling, the man wrapped his arms around Niamh. Then, a familiar and refreshing smell enveloped Niamh immediately.
“Are you alright?”
Kendrick’s deep and alluring voice felt like sweet spring water as it glided past her heart.
Uncontrollably, Niamh’s heart started beating wilder and faster, but she did not dare to look straight into Kendrick’s eyes. She did not stay long in his arms either before leaving hurriedly.
However, Niamh had let go in a panic and left an emptiness in Kendrick’s arms. She felt her heart getting empty as well.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Waldburg,” Niamh lowered her head and apologized.
“It’s fine,” Kendrick said in a gentle tone. Even his eyes looked abnormally soft.
Even though she did not see it, Niamh could feel Kendrick staring at her intensely.
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.