Ada and her mother glanced at each other involuntarily. Then, they felt cold chills running down their backs inexplicably.
They never thought that things would develop like this. Ada had stuffed the peanuts into the belly of the chicken and they only drank the soup that was extracted after boiling. They could not even see the shadow of peanuts, but somehow Niamh was able to smell them!
“Why would there be peanuts in this soup? Didn’t Carter tell you that I’m allergic to them?” Camille questioned Niamh furiously.
“I know. It’s precisely because I know that’s why I stopped you like that,” Niamh explained calmly.
Camille chuckled, avoiding the soup not far from her feet like it was venomous. “You know? If you know then why are there still peanuts in the soup? Eveline, you are the one responsible for the dishes tonight!”
“I am in charge of the dishes and I also know that you can’t touch peanuts, but I can’t guarantee who went in during the period I left the kitchen and what this person did while they were in there.”
As she said that, Niamh cast her gaze on Ada.
Feeling Niamh’s gaze on her, Ada was startled and had a guilty conscience.
She immediately looked away in a panic and glanced at her mother who was next to her.
Ada’s mother understood instantly and immediately targeted Niamh, saying, “Eveline, you were the one who prepared the dinner. Do you want to shirk responsibility now? Do you know what the consequences will be if Camille had drunk this bowl of soup?”
Niamh met Ada’s questioning eyes magnanimously. “I don’t know what the consequences will be, but you two should be very clear about that.”
“…” Ada’s mother flushed.
“Miss Montgomery, what do you mean by that?” Ada asked, pretending to be wronged and confused.
Niamh smiled slightly. “What do I mean? You two should know very well in your hearts.”
“You… Eveline, just spit it out!” Ada’s mother had an angry expression on her face. “Camille, look at this woman. How can she be so shameless? It’s fine that she has made a mistake and doesn’t want to admit it, but she’s even going as far as to shift the responsibility to me and Ada. W-What kind of person this is?”
“Yeah, Camille, how can you let such a woman enter the doors of the Louis family?”
“Yeah, you can’t let her in.”
“Carter, you saw it too. This woman is so defiant!”
The aunts condemned Niamh one after another. Ada and her mother felt relieved while watching this.
Camille’s expression looked even worse now. “Carty, you should consider this properly. I will not let this kind of woman into the Louis family and that’s that. She made such a huge mistake but only wants to shift the blame to someone else. A person with such an attitude has no right to be your wife!”
Niamh was not bothered by Camille’s criticism and disdain, but she was not the Niamh who would suffer in silence anymore.
She was planning on how to make Ada and her mother show their true colors. Coincidentally, she lowered her head and saw something by Ada’s foot.
“This whole situation might just be an accident. I’ve told Eveline not to add any peanuts to the food. I believe that Eveline won’t be so negligent.”
Carter was defending Niamh again, but Niamh did not care.
She was thinking about how to approach Ada naturally when coincidentally, Ada spoke.
“Carty, are you still trying to defend Miss Montgomery even when things have come to this? How can you let Aunty Cammy be wronged? You should know how allergic Aunty Cammy is to peanuts. She almost caused Aunty Cammy to get into trouble. You can’t keep someone like that around anymore.”
This was the chance.
Niamh strode in front of Ada and said profoundly, “You’re right, Miss Ada. The person who put the peanuts in the soup to make Mrs. Gray have an allergic reaction is so heinous. We can’t let this kind of person continue staying here.”
“…” Ada’s expression changed, and she started feeling guilty again.
She kept feeling as if Niamh had seen through her, and she started to feel anxious.
When Ada wanted to retort, she saw something fall from Niamh’s hand suddenly. Then, Niamh bent down and picked it up next to her foot.
“Carter, do you want her to stay, or do you want me to stay? Think properly! If you want to defend this woman, I’ll leave right now!” Camille suddenly gave Carter such a difficult question.
Carter furrowed his brows. However, it seemed that he was leaning more toward Camille. As such, he asked Niamh, “Who was with you when you made the soup?”
Niamh could sense Carter’s distrust toward her from this question. However, Niamh answered frankly, “It was just me.’
“Then it’s your problem!” Ada’s mother could not wait to convict Niamh of this crime. Then, she ordered the maid nearby, “Go to the kitchen and bring all of the soup out.”
The maid did just that and took out all of the chicken soup inside the pot to put it on the table.
Ada’s mother quickly walked over and started stirring the soup in the pot continuously with the ladle. Then, she used the fork to slice open the stomach of the chicken.
The strong smell of peanuts started spreading in the air. Everyone could see a fistful of peanuts hiding in the stomach of the chicken.
When Camille saw this, her face was flushed white.
She backed away, extremely disgusted and scared of peanuts.
“Eveline, you’re so devious. Carter had explicitly told you that I can’t touch peanuts, yet you put so much of them in the soup. You even hid them so secretively. You’re obviously trying to kill me!”
When Carter saw this, his expression became cold.
“You’re so careless.” His tone was filled with blame and dissatisfaction.
“This is not carelessness, she did this on purpose! She must be harboring hard feelings for Camille because she lectured her last time. How evil!” Ada’s mother did not miss out on any chance to add fuel to fire.
Ada was very satisfied now. Even though Camille had not drunk the soup, this development was even better than what she expected.
Niamh still remained unperturbed when these people suspected her, went against her, and even berated her. She walked to the dining table and picked up the spoon to stir the soup.
“Impossible. How can there be peanuts here?” Niamh showed a curious expression. “I really didn’t put any inside.”
Ada quietly lifted the corners of her lips when she saw Niamh’s innocent and confused face.
“If it wasn’t you, who put them in then? You were the one who made the soup!” Ada’s mother said confidently.
Camille glared at Niamh with extreme dissatisfaction. “Get rid of this right now, and you, get out here now! I don’t want to see you again!”
She said and looked at Carter.
“Carter, if you think this woman is more important than me, I’ll leave right now.”
After Camille said that, she pretended to leave, but Carter stopped her.
“You don’t have to.”
He stopped Camille, and his cold gaze landed on Niamh’s face.
“Do you have an explanation for this?” he asked. It was evident that he was sure that Niamh was deliberately pranking Camille, just like what the rest of the people in the room thought.
Niamh was still magnanimous. “I don’t have to explain anything. I didn’t put the peanuts in there.”
“You’re still saying that it wasn’t you? If it wasn’t you, did the peanuts go into the soup themselves?” Ada’s mother walked in front of Niamh. “You’re obviously mad that Camille lectured you before, so you’re trying to seek revenge!”
Niamh lifted her eyebrow. “I think you and your daughter are the ones who keep targeting me. Even if I wanted to seek revenge, I’d start from the two of you.”
“…”
“…”
Ada and her mother were dazed when they heard that.
Niamh turned around calmly and stirred the soup again.
“At the end of the day, I didn’t do this. I don’t know who wants to use my name to harm you. I can leave, but I won’t allow myself to suffer injustice in silence.”
She said and stopped her movement. Then, she picked up the spoon.
“Huh? What’s this? Why is this thing in the pot?”
After Niamh said that, everyone’s gaze landed on Niamh.
They followed Niamh’s gaze and their eyes fell on the spoon Niamh was holding.
However, when they saw what was on the spoon, Ada’s face fell. She subconsciously lifted her hand to touch her ear and realized the earring on her left ear had fallen without her knowledge.
It had fallen into the pot that was used to make the soup!
Ada’s heartbeat became erratic. She hurriedly lifted her hand to take off the earring on her right ear when Niamh looked over at her.
“Oh, this earring seems to be the same as the one you’re wearing right now, Miss Ada.”
“…”
Ada paused the movement of her removing her earring abruptly.
Carter and Camille looked at her at the same time. Then, the aunts all turned their attention to her.
A thin layer of cold sweat appeared on Ada’s forehead. Her eyes started shifting hurriedly as well.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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