“Even though Ada was the one who set the fire, do you think you don’t have any responsibility, Carter?” Niamh asked, her beautiful eyes were filled with suspicion and contempt. “You’re one of the murderers who indirectly killed Adam and Cathy.”
“Heh, am I?” Carter chuckled softly in nonchalance and slowly walked toward Niamh. “ So, are you going to avenge your friends by exacting vengeance upon me?”
Niamh calmly looked at Carter’s smiling face that harbored malicious intentions, then parted her lips faintly and said, “Carter, I will ask you a question now. Do you dare to answer me honestly?”
Carter was always a confident and proud man. However, at this moment, looking into Niamh’s eyes suddenly, he was at a loss at what to do.
Camille, who seemed to have noticed Carter’s discomfort, walked over.
“Mrs. Waldburg, you can just ask anything you want.”
“I don’t think you’d be able to provide me the answer to my question, Mrs. Gray,” Niamh said before she looked into Carter’s eyes again.
“Carter, it wasn’t a coincidence when you saved me at sea the other time, right?”
Carter had never expected Niamh to ask this question.
He did not know if Niamh had caught on to something, but there was an incisiveness and edge i n her gaze that Carter could not hide from.
“Carter, you hesitated.”
Even though it had only been two or three seconds, these seconds were enough for Niamh to confirm her suspicions.
At one side, Camille frowned in confusion. “Mrs. Waldburg, you had an accident at sea back then and Carter saved you by chance. Why do you think it wasn’t? Could Carter predict that something bad would happen to you?”
“Not only Mr. Gray could predict that something bad would happen to me, but he also could predict an accident at sea, “Niamh said, her words heavy with implication, her face revealing a questioning smile that reached her eyes.
When Camille heard what Niamh said, she felt that Niamh was being unreasonable. She looked at Niamh with a stern look on her face before parting her lips.
“Mrs. Waldburg, after what happened last time, I respect you from the bottom of my heart. I also provided my sincere aid when you were wronged by Carter back then. But you can’t discredit Carter’s innocence because of that nonsense.”
Niamh gave Camille a friendly smile upon hearing that. “I remember all the help you have given me back then, Mrs. Gray, but let’s allow Carter to answer this question himself.”
Niamh lifted her beautiful eyes. “Well, Carter, do you dare to answer my question honestly?”
After Niamh asked that question, Carter finally gave a reaction.
He chuckled softly as if he was mocking Niamh for making a huge joke.
“Eveline, do you have any proof for your assumptions? If not, you’re merely making things up. I could make a police report on you for slandering my name.”
Niamh curled her lips slightly. “Then please make a police report this instance. I’d like to use this opportunity to ask the police to have a proper investigation on the yacht explosion incident.”
Upon hearing this, Carter’s face darkened.
He also had not expected Niamh to take advantage of the situation.
However, even if he had expected this, after the short period of staying together, he should have known full well that Niamh was not the kind of woman to be frightened by threats and intimidation.
She always had a sharp, arrogant, and confident air about her.
She never lowered her head to anyone, not even when she had been disfigured after the explosion.
That was a rare characteristic, one which he greatly admired.
Carter’s silence gave Niamh even more certainty regarding some of her assumptions.
When she was about to speak, she could hear frantic footsteps coming from upstairs.
A young maid ran downstairs hurriedly.
“Mr. Carter, please come upstairs. Miss Brown is frightened because she couldn’t find you.”
Although Carter wanted to run away from Niamh’s question at the present, when he heard what the maid had said, his heartbeat immediately became erratic.
Carter quickly turned around and ran upstairs.
Camille, worried about Shirley and that something bad might happen to the baby in her womb, followed them.
Niamh, in fact, had two reasons for coming here alone on this day.
The first reason was to expose Ada; the second reason was that she wanted to see Shirley.
Niamh followed behind them and arrived at Shirley’s room.
Although she did not go in, she saw Carter looking worried as he hurried to the side of Shirley’s bed.
He did not look as fierce and ruthless as he had been in front of Ada. He went up to Shirley, who seemed terrified, and pulled her into his arms, gently comforting her.
“Shirley, don’t be scared. I’m here, ” Carter comforted patiently.
One would know that Shirley held an important place in his heart upon seeing his worried expression.
“Fire! There’s a fire! Carter, I saw a huge fire! Addy was in the fire and he was burned alive! ”
Shirley grabbed Carter’s collar as she continued to murmur in terror.
“Addy can’t die. I promised mom and dad to take care of him. He can’t die, Addy can’t die…”
“He’s not dead, Shirley. Adam’s not dead. ” Carter patiently comforted Shirley who was increasingly losing control of her emotions.
“He’s dead. They’re all dead. There’s also a girl named Cathy…”
Shirley’s almond-shaped eyes were wide, and they were welling up with tears.
“Cathy? Who’s Cathy? Why can’t I remember? I think she was always with me. Where is she? She was also burned alive! ”
“No, she’s not dead either. Shirley, they’re not dead. Stop overthinking. There’s no fire. You’re just having a bad dream.”
Carter remained patient, but Shirley’s expression remained frightened.
Camille was disquieted by the scene before her.
“Carter, what’s wrong with her? Could it be that the incident set her off?”
Carter could not help but frown upon hearing that.
He knew that even though Adam and Cathy’s deaths were a great emotional blow to Shirley, she would not turn out like this because something had triggered her.
She was behaving like this because of AXP6g.
When AXP6g reached its final stage, it would make the individual injected with it remember certain heart-rending memories.
However, throughout this misfortune, the fortunate thing was that Shirley became closer to Carter.
This could perhaps be the side effect of AXP6g, but Carter could not figure out the particulars of it either.
“Carter, why don’t we take her back to St. Piaf? If this goes on, she won’t be able to care for the child in her,” Camille suggested.
Carter looked at Shirley who was leaning against his arms, seeking comfort, and he seemed to fall into deep thought.
“ I am not doing this entirely for the grandchild of the Grays’ eldest son,” Camille explained, worried that Carter might misunderstand her.
“Back then, she didn’t come to us by coincidence. Perhaps this is fate. All those years ago, I’ve watched as the two of you got closer to each other, and she’s smart and sensible. I’ve already treated her as if she’s my own child. I’ve even figured that she’ll become one of us properly one day.”
Camille sighed softly after speaking. With a gentle gaze, she looked at Shirley, whose face was terror- stricken.
“I was furious when she left without notice back then, but I can’t bear to see her in this present state. Carter, let’s take her back to St. Piaf first.”
After pondering for a while, Carter nodded gently. “ We’ll do as you’ve said. We’ll leave in two days.”
“Okay, I’ll make the arrangements now.” Camille turned around after speaking. When she reached downstairs, she noticed that Niamh was gone, and she figured Niamh had left herself. However, Niamh had not left. She had gone into the closet and waited. When she heard Carter’s footsteps leaving Shirley’s room, she cautiously left the closet and opened the door to Shirley’s room…
After Niamh had gone in, she softly closed the door.
Aside from Shirley, who was sleeping on the bed, there was no one else in the room.
Shirley, likely to have fallen asleep not long ago, was not yet sound asleep. When she heard Niamh’s footsteps, she suddenly opened her eyes.
When she saw Niamh walking over to her, Shirley seemed to pause briefly, then a look of surprise showed on her face, but she did not appear to panic.
Since she could not feel her legs, she did not get up; instead, she only laid in the bed.
She looked very off—colored. It was clear that it was due to the weakness caused by her illness.
That led Niamh to recall the time when she had experienced the flare-up of the fourth stage of the poison. She would have probably looked like this as well.
She would have been maniacally blabbering nonsense, and she would have been recalling those painful and dark memories in her head.
“Shirley, do you still remember me?” Niamh walked to the side of the bed and looked into Shirley’s almond-shaped eyes. “I’m Eveline.”
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.