Kendrick moved his thin lips and looked into Niamh’s innocent wide eyes. He wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Honk, honk, honk!
The sound of urging horns came from the back and Niamh turned her head to look behind them. Then, she decisively pulled her hand away from Kendrick’s.
“Thank you for sending me to the subway station, Mr. Waldburg. I’ll see you later,” Niamh said and opened the door quickly. She got out of the car on the side of the road and hurriedly walked to the station.
There were still sounds of horns from the back of the car but Kendrick only stared in the direction where Niamh had left absent-mindedly.
He put his empty right hand under his nose to take a sniff. It was as if the smell that made him excited was still lingering on it.
“Nia’s scent.”
He muttered silently, and when he lifted his head again, he did not see Niamh anymore.
Niamh was hiding behind a pillar. After she saw Kendrick’s car driving away, she finally went out from behind the pillar.
She knew Kendrick must be suspecting something. However, her face and voice were nothing like before.
Despite Kendrick’s suspicions, he would never be able to guess what she had gone through and the fact that she was his Nia.
Niamh sighed softly and looked in the direction where Kendrick’s car drove away.
“Kendrick.”
She called out softly. When she was about to leave, she saw a familiar car driving toward her to her surprise.
Of course, Niamh would not forget that this was her car.
However, the person driving this car right now was that imposter.
Niamh called a taxi from the side of the road to follow her. Judging from this woman’s reaction after she heard about Ryan’s death, Niamh subconsciously knew that she must be going to Jones Manor.
Indeed, more than ten minutes later, the imposter stopped the car in front of Jones Manor.
Niamh got out of the taxi, and from a distance, she saw a lot of people walking in and out of Jones Manor. Perhaps they were all here to pay respects to Ryan.
Ryan’s death was a fact.
There would not be any exceptions this time.
That day at sea, she had indeed seen Ryan standing on the yacht. She could still remember his relieved eyes at that moment.
The moment the yacht exploded, the air and heat had hurt her so badly even though she was a distance away. Whereas Ryan was on the yacht, so it would be difficult for him to escape death.
When she recalled what happened back then, Niamh felt her head getting heavier and she felt a burning sensation on her face too.
She knew this might be psychological. She still could not forget about what happened back then.
Niamh did not walk over. She saw that the imposter was also standing at the front door, not going in.
After a while, Niamh saw the imposter turning around with her eyes filled with tears.
Shortly after, the imposter started the car and drove away. Then, from the devastated and inconsolable look in her eyes, Niamh had an inkling of what was going on in her heart. She was almost sure who this woman was.
Niamh went back to Carter’s manor, and the moment she stepped foot inside, she saw Carter sitting on the European-styled sofa in the living room. He was flipping a book elegantly.
“Are you going to be the Waldburgs’ maid?” Carter asked unhurriedly.
Niamh stopped in her tracks and turned back to look at the man who had a nonchalant expression on his face. She smiled superficially and said, “I didn’t think Mr. Carter would be so interested in what I’m doing. I’m glad. That’s right, I’m going to be the Waldburgs’ maid.”
“The way you seek revenge against Kendrick Waldburg is so special,” Carter said, putting down the book in his hand before standing up.
His bottomless black eyes looked into Niamh’s glistening ones coldly.
“I’ll drive you over in a bit.”
“…”
Carter proposed this idea and Niamh felt that something was wrong. However, she knew it would be useless for her to reject him.
“Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Carter.”
After Niamh said that, she went upstairs.
She went back to the room Carter arranged for her. There were a few pieces of clothing in the closet. However, after Niamh looked through them, they were all branded ones.
If she wore these as a maid in Waldburg Manor, it would be a little inappropriate.
Niamh went to sit in front of the dresser while feeling washed out. She looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were indeed beautiful and they looked so charming. However, she felt that they did not look as radiant as they did before.
Niamh lifted her hand slowly and removed her mask. After she saw the burns on her face, she felt as if a gust of cold air was invading her heart.
She did not want to see her face right now.
She could not even bear to look at the horrifying burn wounds and scars that were on both sides of her cheeks.
She did not dare to have any wishful thoughts. Could she really go back to the way she looked when she was burned to this degree?
Perhaps it would be extremely difficult.
Knock, knock, knock.
At this moment, sounds of knocking came from the door.
Niamh controlled her negative emotions. “Come in.”
After she said that, the door opened.
When she saw that it was the doctor who was treating her, Niamh boldly showed her horrific face in front of the doctor while feeling at ease.
“Miss Montgomery, I’m giving you this based on Mr. Carter’s wishes.”
The doctor then gave her a spray bottle.
“I heard you won’t be staying here for the next few days, so this is an antipyretic spray. If you feel any dryness, hotness, itchiness, or just overall unpleasantness on your face, you can spray some of this on your face and it’ll alleviate all of that.”
“Thank you, Dr. Lane.” Niamh took the antipyretic spray, and when she lifted her head, she saw Carter walking over as well. However, she noticed that he had changed and was wearing something abnormally plain and simple.
“Can we leave now? I’ll drive you.”
Niamh did not even have a chance to reject before Carter turned and walked away. As such, she could only follow him.
Carter asked his driver to stop the car at about 100 yards away from Waldburg Manor before getting out with Niamh.
Niamh saw Carter holding a bag in his hand. She did not know what was inside, but she started to feel nervous.
She knew Carter was investigating Kendrick, but why would a man investigate another man?
Was there any beef between them that she did not know of?
Was this man finding a chance to get close to Kendrick?
What was in the bag?
Niamh thought about this the entire time she was walking. When she was at the door of Waldburg Manor, Kendrick coincidentally came back with his car and stopped his car next to Niamh.
Niamh was shocked when she saw Kendrick’s appearance. She did not know whether this was fate or just a coincidence.
Kendrick opened the door of the car, and after looking at Niamh, he spotted Carter who was standing next to her.
The man’s gaze was deep. After he examined Carter, he asked, “Quinny, who is this?”
“Hello, Mr. Waldburg. I’m Quinny’s fiancé,” Carter introduced himself. Suddenly, he reached out his hand to hold Niamh’s left hand.
However, Niamh wanted to dodge reflexively the moment he touched her. Even so, Carter held her hand in a firm grip.
Kendrick could see Niamh furrowing her eyebrows lightly. There was a contradicting feeling in his heart that he could not put a finger on. However, in the end, he did not show it.
“I specially drove my girlfriend here. From now on, my girlfriend will be working here, so please take good care of her, Mr. Waldburg.” Carter smiled softly.
This was the first time Niamh saw a smile on his face.
Kendrick did not say anything and only nodded slightly.
Niamh used this opportunity to remove her hand from Carter’s grip. She forced a calm tone to send Carter away. “I’m here now. You should go back.”
She felt anxious for some reason, especially when she did not know what Carter was trying to do. Plus, he had his suspicious bag.
However, when Niamh was about to turn around, Carter stopped her. “You forgot your bag.”
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.