“Nothing much,” Carter said leisurely, “Glendale is a very good place. I want to start my business there.”
As he spoke, he met Kendrick’s questioning eyes with his challenging gaze.
“The young master of the number one family in Glendale seems to only have a hollow reputation. How can a man who only has women in his eyes and mind reach the pinnacle of his career?”
Kendrick stared coldly at Carter. “The woman you’re talking about is my wife. In my heart, nothing is more important than her.”
“As such, you can only lose.”
Carter smiled, and there was something sinister in that smile.
“Kendrick, since you’re here today, I’m afraid that it’ll be difficult for you to walk away again and sneak into the doors of the Louis family’s manor to steal my wife. I think you have to bear the punishment for your crime. I want you to understand how harsh the legal system in St. Piaf is.”
After Carter said that, several men who were wearing formal outfits and seemingly looked like bodyguards suddenly appeared at the door of the room.
“Get him.”
Carter issued the order.
The men rushed into the room immediately to catch Kendrick.
Kendrick glanced worriedly at Niamh who was lying on the bed. However, he had no other choice but to run to the balcony and jump off it without hesitation.
Carter had not expected Kendrick to do that.
He strode to the balcony and saw that Kendrick’s figure had passed through the guests. He was walking toward the door unharmed.
Carter did not expect Kendrick to have such jumping ability. However, he could not do anything right now.
He turned back to the room and saw Niamh who was still sleeping. He glanced at the crystal ball in his hand and walked slowly to the bed to wake Niamh.
After Niamh opened her eyes, she looked dumb for a brief moment. She was confused and ignorant about everything around her like she was a child.
After a while, she regained her senses.
“I saw Kendrick coming here,” Niamh voiced out the doubt in her heart.
Carter nodded. “He was here. He tried to take you away, but I’ve already driven him away.”
Niamh frowned upon hearing this. “He’s so annoying.”
“I won’t let him bother you again,” Carter promised. “After our wedding ceremony is completed, I’ll take you back to Glendale to settle down.”
“Back to Glendale?” Niamh looked puzzled. “Why are we going back to Glendale? Isn’t it good to live here?”
“Of course, it’s good to live here,” Carter said, turning slowly to face the French window. “However, going back to Glendale is something I must do.”
Niamh looked at Carter’s tall and strong back, her eyes flickering. “Why do you say that?”
Carter was silent for a while. Then, he looked back and met Niamh’s curious and beautiful eyes with a superficial smile.
“Let’s not talk about this. Get ready and I’ll take you to see the guests in a while.”
Carter deliberately changed the subject, and Niamh did not ask anything anymore. Rather, she obediently nodded and smiled at Carter. She raised her eyes and glanced outside the balcony.
After Carter left, he looked into Kendrick’s whereabouts immediately.
However, he could only see Kendrick leaving Gray Manor from the surveillance footage. After Kendrick exited the gate, Carter did not know where Kendrick had gone for the time being.
An extremely unpleasant look appeared on his face that rarely beamed with joy. Just as he was thinking of calling someone to follow after Kendrick, Camille pushed the door open and walked into the study.
“Carter, it’s almost time. You and Eveline should get ready to meet the guests,” Camille urged, her graceful and refined face full of joy. It could be seen that she was quite satisfied with Niamh now.
The most important thing was that what had happened last time had changed her view of Niamh.
Carter could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart now and give a slight smile.
“I’ll call Eveline now.”
“Okay, I’ll go down first and wait for you two to come down.”
“Okay.” Carter kept the small smile on his face. After walking Camille out, he went back to the original room to find Niamh.
When he saw Niamh standing by the balcony, watching the guests walking in the garden, Carter pondered before putting a smile on his face.
“Eveline, we should go down now.”
Niamh turned around when she heard his voice and looked at the man walking toward her. She headed to the bed, and her lips parted slightly in apprehension.
“There are so many guests, Cart. What if they don’t like me?”
“Their opinions are not important, you are,” Carter said, and he seemed to hesitate for a moment. However, in the end, he still reached out his hand toward Niamh.
Niamh glanced at the palm of Carter’s hand, smiled, and placed her hand on it. However, when she was about to touch Carter’s fingertips, Niamh suddenly closed her eyes and lost her balance. She fell on the bed.
It happened so suddenly that Carter could not have expected it at all.
He hurried to the bed and reached out to pat Niamh’s cheek. “Eveline, Eveline!”
Carter yelled several times, but Niamh was unresponsive.
Unsure of what had caused Niamh to pass out, Carter called the family doctor immediately.
Camille was waiting for Carter to bring Niamh downstairs when suddenly, she heard the news of Niamh fainting.
She hurriedly walked back to the bedroom and saw that the doctor had just finished examining Niamh.
“What’s the matter? How could she have fainted suddenly?” Camille asked impatiently.
After the doctor’s examination, he frowned with a troubled look on his face. “After checking, Miss Montgomery has no other problems. Her blood pressure is normal too. It may be due to hypoxia that’s due to her hypoglycemia.”
“Hypoglycemia?” Camille frowned. “Then, when will she wake up?”
“She should wake up soon.”
Camille silently breathed a sigh of relief. “Carter, you should stay here with her first. I’ll go explain to the guests.” As she said that, she dismissed the doctor and servants. “You guys should go out.”
The doctor and the servants immediately followed Camille out of the room.
The atmosphere around Carter soon quietened down. Carter stood by the bed, and after thoughtfully watching Niamh who was unconscious, he took out his crystal ball again.
‘Is it because of hypnosis?’
He asked himself as his gaze fell on Niamh’s face.
Carter reached out and touched Niamh’s eyebrows lightly.
“You really are a little special. At least, you’re causing some obstructions in my hypnotism.”
As he said that, the corners of his thin lips were slowly raised into a deep smile.
“This is good. It’ll make this more challenging.”
Downstairs.
Camille figured that Niamh should wake up soon, but as time passed and upon seeing those guests beginning to make veiled criticisms, Camille had to bite the bullet and explain that Niamh was feeling unwell. As such, she could not attend the celebration ceremony tonight.
Although the guests were dissatisfied, they could not complain. They left one after another to prepare themselves for Carter and Niamh’s wedding the next day.
Camille escorted all the guests away with a smile and then sat down on the sofa while feeling quite tired.
Not long after sitting down, someone appeared behind her and gently massaged her.
Camille thought it was a servant, but when she looked back, she saw that it was Ada.
“Why are you here?” Camille pushed aside Ada’s hand away while feeling slightly dissatisfied. She still remembered what had happened the last time.
Ada hurriedly apologized and explained, “Aunty Cammy, I know that I was wrong the last time, so please forgive me. Carty asked me to come today. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Carty later.”
Ada said before approaching Camille and simpered, “Aunty Cammy, I don’t dare to act rashly anymore. You watched me grow up, so what bad thoughts can I have? It’s just that I like Carty so much and I don’t want Carty to be snatched away by another woman.”
Ada showed a hurt look of helplessness. She raised her hand to try to worm her way into a relationship with Camille.
“Aunty Cammy, can you truly accept Niamh as your daughter-in-law? She was married and has three children. Carty is the only descendant of the Louis family. Plus, he has royal blood. It’s really not right for him to marry such a woman.”
Camille’s face seemed to change when she heard this. “She has three children?”
“Aunty Cammy, don’t you know?” Ada showed an exaggerated expression of surprise. “Aunty Cammy, you know too little about Eveline. Do you know, this woman used to—”
“Everyone is gone, right?” Carter’s cold voice suddenly sounded from the front.
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.