When Kendrick heard that, he smiled affectionately and warmly. Then, he picked Lillian up. “Lily, are you done eating? I’ll take you and Jack to school now.”
Lillian nodded. She turned her face to look at Niamh seriously.
“Mommy.”
She called out childishly and smiled innocently at Niamh. She even waved her little hand at her.
Niamh had a flash of understanding after she saw Lillian’s smile. She waved her hand at Lillian as well. “Bye-bye, Lily.”
“Goodbye, miss.” Jackson ran over unbeknownst to her and said goodbye to Niamh naturally.
Niamh came back to her senses in time. “Goodbye, Jack. I’ll see you tonight.”
“Okay.” Jackson smiled cheerfully and nodded. Then, he picked up his bag on the sofa and walked to the door.
Kendrick looked at Niamh and picked up Lillian’s bag. With one hand, he carried the little princess and followed his son.
Naomi was pissed when she saw this scene.
She glared at Niamh before quickly following behind them to pretend to send the children off in concern.
Niamh did not follow them. She stood where she was, still distracted by Lillian calling her ‘Mommy’ just now.
‘How great.
‘Lily can say ‘Mommy’ now.’
Niamh suppressed the joy in her heart, but at the same time, more of her joy came from the way Kendrick looked at her. His gaze felt like the breeze in spring when he looked at her.
After Naomi sent Kendrick and the children off, she went back to the house. When she saw Niamh eating alone in the dining room and there was no one around her, she strode next to Niamh.
She opened her mouth to provoke her when she heard Niamh saying, “It’s confirmed that you’re the person who lost last night. Even if you use my face and impersonate me, the truth is you can’t be me.”
“…”
Naomi’s face fell when she heard this.
She looked around and approached Niamh. Suddenly, she laughed coldly. “So what? Do you dare to tell Kendrick you’re the real Eveline? You’re scared, right? Heh.
“You’re scared that he’ll abandon you after he knows you’re Eveline and after he sees your horribly disfigured face, right?”
Naomi was confident and acted like she had seen everything.
“Hmph, Eveline, why haven’t you exposed me yet if you’re not concerned about this?”
She said, suddenly reaching out her hand to grab Niamh’s chin to force her to face her.
“Tsk, tsk, you’re so ugly that I can’t bear to look at you. I’m curious how your face became disfigured? Do you think it’s karma for killing Rye?”
Niamh slowly removed Naomi’s hand from her face, and there was an ominous glint in her cold eyes.
“If there’s karma in this world, then you best be prepared because evil people won’t have a good ending.”
“Eveline—”
“Naomi, Lana wasn’t even my rival and you think you are?”
“…”
Niamh did not want to waste her breath on Naomi. She picked up her mask to put it on before going upstairs to look for Eloise.
Naomi gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction. However, Niamh’s words served as a reminder.
Kendrick and the two children felt something for Niamh, and if this continued, then it would be detrimental to her.
Naomi pondered secretly. The more she thought about this, the more unwell she felt.
Ryan was dead and she was still reluctant to accept this until now.
She truly liked that man.
She only agreed to get plastic surgery to look like Niamh to please Ryan. She also hoped that Ryan would change his attitude toward her when he saw her face, even though she knew clearly in her heart that Ryan never liked her.
It would not matter if she looked the same as Niamh.
The day she visited Ryan in prison, Ryan was indeed surprised when he first saw her. However, when he realized she was not Niamh, he was visibly disappointed.
He did not love her.
That was a fact.
He was dead, and that was also a fact.
Naomi clenched her fist and gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction. “It’s enough to have only one Eveline Montgomery in this world.”
…
Niamh walked over to Eloise’s room. When she was about to go in, she saw Sean taking care of Eloise. He was helping her wash up and dressing her considerately.
Niamh felt her heart warming up. She could feel Sean’s love for Eloise.
It had been so many decades, and it was such a rare thing for a man to still be so considerate toward his wife.
Niamh did not go in. After Sean pushed Eloise out, she went up and asked, “Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery.”
Sean lifted his head and looked into Niamh’s eyes. He spaced out for a few seconds and said, “You’re Quinny, right? I heard Kendrick saying that you saved my granddaughter yesterday. Thank you so much.”
Niamh smiled. “You can go on with your business with no worries, Mr. Montgomery. I’ll take care of Mrs. Montgomery.”
Sean nodded and asked in curiosity, “Quinny, where are you from? To be honest, your eyes look so similar to my daughter’s. I had a special feeling the first time I saw you.”
Niamh’s heart warmed up when she heard this. She did not say anything and only pushed Eloise into the lift to go downstairs.
When she saw Naomi still at the dining table, Niamh pushed Eloise into the dining room as if nothing happened. Then, she prepared breakfast for her.
Naomi knew Eloise was delirious now, so she put on a fake mask and approached her. “Mom, it looks like you’re getting better day by day. Eat more so that your body has more nutrition and you can recover faster.”
However, Eloise ignored Naomi. On the contrary, she grabbed Niamh’s hand.
Niamh looked over curiously. Then, she saw innocence and seriousness on Eloise’s graceful face.
“What’s wrong, Mrs. Montgomery?”
Niamh smiled and bent down next to Eloise to ask patiently.
Eloise peered at Naomi who was putting on a fake smile and grabbed Niamh’s hand. “L-Let me tell you a secret.”
“Secret?” Niamh was curious. However, she also noticed something amiss with the way Eloise looked at Naomi. “Mrs. Montgomery, what secret do you want to tell me?”
Eloise lifted her head and got closer to Niamh’s ear.
“That person is not my daughter.”
This statement went into Niamh’s ear clearly.
She was astonished. She did not expect that despite being delirious and sometimes even failing to recognize her, Eloise could clearly tell that Naomi was a fake.
“It’s true. I’m telling you the truth,” Eloise emphasized seriously.
Of course, Niamh knew what Eloise said was true. However, she could not do anything to take Naomi down now.
She did not know who Carter was yet and there was another matter she needed to take into consideration. Naomi was right. She did not have the courage to face Kendrick now.
She did not dare to look into his eyes after she removed her mask.
Naomi did not know what Eloise said to Niamh, but she felt that something was amiss. However, she did not ask.
Niamh did not display her emotions. She smiled calmly and took care of Eloise while she finished her breakfast.
After the children went to school, Karen took care of Pudding so that Niamh could take Eloise for a walk in the park nearby.
Niamh felt that Eloise was getting much better compared to before.
Now, she was able to say a complete sentence.
Niamh had pushed Eloise under the tree yesterday. When she recalled what happened yesterday, she was still a little scared. However, the good thing was that the child was fine.
When she recalled what had happened recently, Niamh felt that perhaps God was testing her and her family.
Something bad had happened to her and Eloise at around the same time back then, and now, Eloise could not even go on with her life normally. On the other hand, Niamh did not even know if her face could recover to the way it was before.
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.