“I need to thank the doctor you found for me, Mr. Carter. Dr. Lane is an amazing doctor. He has been treating me for some time and my face has been improving. After more than a month of treatment, my scabs fell off unbeknownst to me.”
Carter nodded slightly as if he was in deep thought. “Since your face has recovered, why are you still pretending like the way you were before?”
After he said that, Niamh sighed softly. At the same time, she furrowed her brows. “I changed my face according to Eveline’s face since Kendrick loves Eveline the most. Sometimes, I don’t even want to look at this face when I see it in the mirror. I despise this face, so that’s why I want to wear a mask.”
Niamh felt that this was reasonable. At the same time, she saw that Carter seemed to accept this explanation.
“You should stay here and rest for a while. I’ll go out to handle the guests.” Carter picked up his suit jacket and put it on himself freely and easily before walking out.
Looking at the empty study, Niamh felt the air around her turning fresher.
Back then, she only had one-on-one interactions with Carter, so she did not feel a lot of pressure or trouble. However, the people who appeared out of nowhere were all creating trouble for her now.
At this moment, Niamh could hear Camille complaining from downstairs. “Carter, are you serious? That woman has had plastic surgery and she even changed her face to look like Kendrick Waldburg’s wife. Don’t you feel uncomfortable getting engaged to a woman like that?”
“Yeah, Carty. You have to think this through. This woman must be a bad person!” Ada used this opportunity to slander Niamh.
“If I hadn’t thought this through, I wouldn’t have gotten engaged to her,” Carter answered slowly, “I like her as a person and it has nothing to do with how she looks. It’s just like those people I hate. Even if they look gorgeous, I won’t even want to look at them.”
“…” When Ada heard this, her face went red.
The person he mentioned he hated was obviously her!
Camille could sense this too. However, it would not be good for her to say it out loud. Eventually, she just emphasized, “Carter, if you want to bring this woman into the doors of the Louis family, you know best what kind of consequences there’ll be!”
Camille was saying this like it was something serious. However, Niamh did not care. She would not marry Carter anyway.
Of course, she did not think that Carter would be bothered about this.
After a while, Niamh walked back to the study after there was no sound of activity downstairs.
Looking at the desk in front of her, Niamh suddenly had a thought.
She walked to the desk and flipped through the documents on the desk. However, she did not see anything out of the ordinary.
Even so, this was Carter’s study, and if he was investigating Kendrick, there would definitely be some clues.
Niamh decided to look further as this chance was so hard to come by. Under normal circumstances, she would not be able to stay in Carter’s study alone.
Niamh closed the door of the study lightly before locking it. Then, she went back to the desk. After rummaging for more than ten minutes, she finally found a stack of information about Kendrick in the drawer.
The information was very detailed. The trifles that happened to Kendrick when he was in school were also recorded.
‘What is Carter trying to do?’
The more Niamh read the information compiled, the more anxious she felt.
Kendrick must have no idea that this mysterious man was investigating him, right?
After Niamh read the stack of documents, she tried to see if she could turn on Carter’s computer.
She thought the computer was locked, but she accidentally found that she could turn it on directly.
Niamh saw the few folders on the desktop and she opened one randomly. However, she did not expect her photo with Kendrick to appear on the screen.
The moment she saw the photo and information, Niamh felt fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
Anyone would feel uncomfortable if a stranger was investigating them like this.
However, Niamh did not forget how Carter had saved her before.
Niamh looked through the computer again. When she could not find any new details or information, she shut down the computer before reorganizing the desk. Then, she pushed the door open.
She sat on the sofa as if nothing had happened. She was waiting for Carter to tell her that she could leave.
While she was waiting, Niamh felt tired, so she fell asleep. While she was half-conscious, she could hear Carter’s deep voice vaguely.
“Are you sure Kendrick Waldburg will come back to Glendale tonight at eight?
“What about his wife?
“Alright, got it.”
After he said that, Niamh heard footsteps walking past her.
She opened her eyes groggily, and when she got up, she saw a blanket on her. Plus, the sky outside had already turned dark.
Niamh looked at the time, and it was already six in the evening.
Although she was sleeping groggily just now, Niamh was sure that she had not heard it wrong.
‘Kendrick is coming back to Glendale from a business trip at eight o’clock tonight. Carter must have his purpose to inquire about this.’
Niamh thought for a while and decided to follow Carter this evening. This was the only way she could ensure Kendrick’s safety.
While she was thinking about it, Carter walked in from the door.
“You’re awake.” He walked to Niamh. “The guests have already gone back. You can also go back to Waldburg Manor.”
“I suddenly don’t want to go back.”
Niamh’s words caused Carter’s attention to fall on her.
“You’re not going back? You want to stay here?”
Niamh tried her best not to show her intention to follow Carter. Then, she smiled self-deprecatingly. “I figured out a lot of things in my sleep just now.”
Carter walked over to Niamh with great interest. Those mysterious eyes that could not be explored looked intensely into Niamh’s eyes.
“I also figured out one thing, and I’m sure that what I think is the same as what you’d think.”
In the past, Niamh felt that Kendrick’s eyes seemed to make her feel as if she was being seen through, but at this moment, Carter’s gaze also gave her this feeling.
“You know what I’ve figured out, Mr. Carter?” Niamh asked with a puzzled smile.
Carter smiled without saying a word. His gaze moved closer to Niamh, and the slight smile on his lips looked very intriguing.
“You want to tell me that you’ve figured it out and you don’t want to fall in love with that Kendrick like a fool anymore. You don’t even want to go back to Waldburg Manor and you want to stay by my side, no?”
“…”
Niamh was stunned. She had indeed wanted to tell him this lie, but she never thought that Carter could see through her at a glance.
Seeing Niamh looking at him blankly, the smile on Carter’s lips became deeper.
“What a coincidence. I think so too. If you don’t want to go back, you can stay by my side in the future.” His tone softened a lot. “I’m going out now. Do you want to come with me?”
Carter’s tone suddenly rose by a few decibels. Niamh felt something pulling at her nerves, and her distracted thoughts were suddenly pulled back.
She nodded hurriedly. “Yes.”
She wanted to follow him. She had to figure out Carter’s purpose for investigating Kendrick’s whereabouts, so she needed to follow him.
Seeing Niamh’s reaction, Carter just smiled and followed suit.
When he went downstairs, Niamh saw Ada and Camille sitting in the living room. Camille looked slightly better, but Ada’s face was very gloomy.
Ada clenched her teeth secretly after seeing Niamh walking with Carter.
She was not convinced!
She could not get over this no matter how she thought about it.
After seeing Carter going out with Niamh, Ada got up and sat beside Camille.
“Aunty Cammy, this woman’s face is fake. Maybe her name is also fake, and her feelings for Carty may not be true. What a hypocritical woman. If you continue to let her stay with Carty, Carty will definitely suffer a loss!”
Ada looked like she was not exaggerating this at all.
“Aunty Cammy, I’m telling the truth. If she doesn’t have feelings for Carty, then she must be here for Carty’s status and money. You can’t let such a snobbish woman continue to rely on Carty’s love so arrogantly and make life difficult for you.”
After listening to Ada’s words in silence, Camille spoke after a while.
“She’s not making my life difficult, but if she dares to play with Carter’s feelings, I’ll make her pay a heavy price.”
This made Ada a little dissatisfied. “Aunty Cammy, you’re saying—”
“Neither you nor I can change Carter’s decision. Right now, I can only decide as things progress. If this Eveline pulls anything, I’ll teach her a lesson when that happens.”
“…”
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.