Shirley’s tone was light. She still referred to the child as a “little thing” even though she cared for him deeply right now.
Carter, already frustrated, was further triggered by Shirley’s unchanged attitude, but he managed to suppress it.
“What did you say to Cathy?”
“That’s a personal matter, Mr. Gray. You have no right to ask me about it. I no longer wish to report my every move to you like the way I did before.”
Hearing this, Carter suddenly could not resist laughing.
“Shirley, you can keep on pretending.”
He walked toward her gradually, his tone mocking, as his tall figure drew closer to her side.
“Do you think I can’t tell that you’re trying to play it cool?”
As Carter’s breath drifted next to her ears, Shirley took a moment to calm her heartbeat, and she clenched her fists under her sleeves.
Indifferent, Shirley turned her head to face the handsome Carter, looking at him coldly. “Carter, the only connection we have is this unexpected little thing in my womb. If you think I’m lying, you can hypnotize me now and ask me everything. ” His mouth curled up as he heard her words. “You certainly understand me very well. That’s exactly what I intend to do.”
Realizing that Carter had come prepared, Shirley felt slightly nervous.
She knew better than anyone the power of Carter’s hypnosis.
Sometimes, he did not even require any props; he could manipulate a person’s emotions with just a look, causing the person to unwittingly lose himself in his territory.
Carter vaguely caught a hint of hesitation in Shirley’s eyes.
The corners of his mouth faintly turned up as he brought his deep, dark eyes closer to Shirley and stared at her.
“Shirley, if you really aren’t lying, then look into my eyes earnestly now.”
The tone of Carter’s voice had suddenly become as gentle as a spring breeze.
It was a type of gentle feeling that could make people unwittingly let go of their emotions and gradually allow their imaginations to enter a state of relaxation and comfort.
Shirley, who seemed to sense that Carter was attempting to hypnotize her, intuitively turned her face to avoid Carter’s eyes, but he held her chin tightly.
He forced her to look into his eyes. “Shirley, look at me.”
Carter demanded as the warmth of his every breath caressed Shirley’s face.
In what seemed to be a blink of an eye, Shirley’s eyes began to feel tired, losing the focus they had, merely staring blankly into Carter’s eyes.
Carter knew that Shirley had entered a shallow hypnotic trance which was already sufficient for his questioning.
When he was about to begin asking, Carter hesitated again.
What would he do if the answer was a yes?
In his mind, Shirley was indifferent to him because of her disfigurement and disability; he imagined that she did love him.
What if, however, the answer was not as he had expected?
No.
The answer would be exactly as he had envisioned.
She must have pretended not to love him because she was disfigured and disabled.
In his heart, Carter repeatedly told himself the same thing while his eyes were firmly locked on Shirley’s soulless, hollow eyes.
After some time, he finally decided to give up.
Carter’s brows furrowed as he lifted his slender fingers and traced them along the scar on Shirley’s face, his heart aching unwittingly.
“Shirley, you’re exhausted. Close your eyes and go to sleep.”
He spoke to Shirley in a gentle tone.
Shirley closed her eyes obediently the next second.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Carter embraced Shirley gently against his chest before carrying her to bed.
Before covering her with a blanket, Carter could not resist placing a hand on her abdomen and holding it there for a few seconds.
Although he could not feel the presence of the child yet, he could feel the warmth in his heart and palm.
After leaving Shirley’s room, Carter walked straight to Ada’s door.
Of course, he could not be bothered to knock. He simply thrust the door open rudely.
Ada was pondering about how to deal with Shirley when Carter suddenly appeared in her room.
When Ada saw Carter coming like an approaching storm, her heart began to race.
“Carter, regarding Ms. Brown’s incident, you’ve misunderstood me. I really haven’t done anything! I’m not sure why Ms. Brown is accusing me, but you must believe me.”
From the moment she spoke, Ada made it sound like she had been wronged.
Carter glanced coldly at Ada without bothering to ask any unnecessary questions.
“If I wanted to hear the truth from you, it would be too easy, but I don’t want to waste my time with a person like you.”
“….” As soon as Ada heard Carter’s words, she realized he was referring to hypnosis.
Yes. If Carter hypnotized her, he would find out the entire truth immediately.
Ada looked at Carter with a flustered expression, fearing that he might truly do that.
However, Carter had not even bothered to look at her. “From now on, you’ll be responsible for taking care of Shirley, including her diet and daily needs. If Shirley experiences any discomfort or if the baby in her womb is harmed in any way, it’ll be on you.”
“… Wh… What?” Ada’s eyes widened in shock. “You want me to take care of Shirley’s diet and daily needs? Wouldn’t that make me her servant?”
Whenever Carter was present, Ada always attempted to appear dignified and gracious, but Carter’s words instantly made her reveal her true nature.
Carter glanced at Ada indifferently.
“You could choose not to do it. You’ll just have to be prepared that moving forward, you’ll be enduring the same hardships as Shirley.”
Ada’s face paled when she heard this. The same hardships as Shirley?
Disfigured?
Disabled?
No way!
She would not be able to endure it either!
“Let’s not waste my time, yeah?”
Impatient, Carter interrupted Ada’s quibble.
When Ada saw the piercing glint in his eyes, she immediately kept her mouth shut, not daring to speak further.
Carter did not have the patience to wait for Ada’s response, and he was confident that she would not dare to refuse his request, so he turned around and left.
Ada had not expected this move from Carter.
With that, he protected Shirley and cut off all Ada’s attempts to harm her as well.
In the coming days, if Shirley were to lose even a strand of hair, Ada might lose a piece of her skin as well.
Ada felt aggrieved, but there was nothing she could do.
Carter’s plan was so perfect that she was left with no other option.
F Country.
Kendrick had been in the hotel for seven days.
Throughout the week, Niamh had relied on a daily intake of nutrient solutions to maintain her physical condition. Kendrick had kept a constant eye on her, not leaving her side for even a second.
He had been waiting for Adam’s progress update. The indefinite wait was pushing him toward the verge of a breakdown.
He seriously suspected that the anti-toxoid test reagent which Carter had thrown out of the window back then was not the anti-toxoid test reagent for
AXP69. Otherwise, his Nia would not still be unconscious.
Fabian had also developed quite a good network in F Country, and he had learned, off the radar, about Kendrick and Niamh’s condition.
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.