“Eveline, aren’t you scared at all?”
Carter averted his gaze, feeling that Niamh would soon overpower him.
“Of course I’m scared, especially when I’m met with a devious hypocrite who harbors unfathomable motives. Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know. That’s the kind of person I’m scared of.”
Carter understood exactly what Niamh was talking about.
She was directly calling him a hypocrite.
Niamh also saw a flash of rage in Carter’s eyes.
She calmly averted her gaze, turned around, and calmly walked toward the door.
Carter looked at Niamh’s carefree back figure and a self-mocking smile appeared unconsciously on the corners of his lips.
“Carter, stop wasting time. We have to go back to St. Piaf soon.”
Camille’s voice came from behind Carter.
“Soon, the Louis family will announce who’s going to get the right to rule the monarchy. If you continued remaining here, you might lose your chance to compete. If that were to happen, all of your previous hard work would be in vain.”
Camille persuaded patiently.
Carter frowned. “I haven’t taken down Glendale yet, so there’s no use for me to go back anyway.”
“Glendale isn’t the only shortcut for you to obtain the right to rule. You have other shortcuts too.”
Camille’s graceful and beautiful eyebrows had an additional hint of worldliness that showed she was thinking ahead.
Carter was confused when he heard what Camille said. “Another shortcut?”
“Yes. ” Camille nodded, then walked up to Carter and whispered.
After hearing that, Carter’s eyebrows furrowed further.
“Carter, I know that you’re unconvinced and that it’s hard to let this go, but perhaps that child is not destined to be with us, so stop clinging onto the child.”
Camille advised and then lifted her hand to pat Carter’s shoulder.
“Get ready and get Shirley. We’ll go back in two days. We can’t waste any more time.”
“Perhaps it’s time to go back, ” said Carter suddenly. However, something changed in his eyes.
He looked in the direction where Niamh left and narrowed his long eye.
Niamh had wanted to speak with Shirley about something, but she had not expected Carter to show up so quickly.
Furthermore, judging from Shirley’s reaction, she was still scared of that man. Otherwise, her hand would not have plummeted in temperature at that moment.
Niamh had also sensed that Shirley wanted to leave Carter, but she could not take Shirley away just like that.
However…
Niamh thought about what Shirley could not finish saying. “Eveline, listen, you and your family will be in danger, especially…”
“Especially what?”
Niamh asked herself but she could not find the answer.
She went back to her home and saw her youngest son playing with Cathy’s children. That scene seemed very sweet.
When she thought about Cathy, however, her eyes turned red against her volition.
“Mommy.” Pudding saw Niamh and ran toward her shakily with his stubby legs.
Niamh immediately opened her arms and went up to him to pick him up into her arms.
However, when she lifted her eyes, she saw the siblings watching Pudding getting pampered by his mother, then Niamh let go of Pudding and walked up to the children.
Niamh squatted and touched the siblings’ hands with a warm smile.
“Jan, Juan, do you like cake?”
“Yes! Mommy’s cakes are the best!” Jan said, blinking his clear, big eyes.
Niamh smiled softly. “Should we bake a cake?”
“Will Mommy come home after we bake the cake?” the child asked innocently.
Niamh felt her heart aching upon hearing that.
However, at this moment, she had no choice but to feed the children with white lies.
“Of course. When Jan and Juan have made a delicious cake, your mommy will come home.”
When the siblings heard this, cheerful smiles appeared on their small faces.
“We’ll definitely make a very delicious cake for Mommy to eat.”
“Yes! ”
The children had joyous smiles on their faces, and in the next second, they held hands and walked further into the house.
Niamh suppressed her sad emotions and held the hand of her youngest son to walk into the house as well.
After baking the cake, Niamh looked at the time. It was almost time to pick Jackson up from school.
Although Carter seemed to want to take action against Kendrick, Niamh felt that he wanted to start with the children. That was why she would take Jackson to and from school every day.
Niamh arrived at the school as the school hours ended. When the bell rang, Niamh waited at the entrance. However, after a long while, she did not see Jackson coming out.
Niamh felt something was not amiss, so she walked into the school.
After Niamh went in, she saw Jackson’s teacher.
When the teacher heard that Niamh had not seen Jackson, the teacher was curious. “Did he went to the toilet? Jackson is a very smart kid, so he wouldn’t leave with a stranger. Don’t worry, Mrs. Waldburg.”
Niamh, too, was certain that her son would not leave with a stranger, so she turned and walked to the toilet to look for her son.
She arrived at the entrance of the toilet, but because she could not go in, she called out a few times by the entrance.
“Jack, are you in there?
“Jack, if you’re in there, please answer me. “Jack…”
As Niamh called out, a young male teacher walked out from the toilet.
When he saw Niamh was looking for her son, he politely said, “Madam, there’s no one else in the toilet. You can’t find your son?”
Niamh nodded and her heart started racing.
Could it be that Carter was one step ahead of her? Had he already asked someone to take action against her child?
As Niamh frantically thought about this, suddenly, she heard a familiar, childish voice behind her.
“Mommy, I’m right here.”
Niamh turned her head abruptly when she heard that.
She saw Jackson, who wore his school uniform and his hat, looking at her obediently as he blinked, and Niamh finally felt relieved.
“Jack! ”
Niamh ran up to Jackson and squatted and held the child’s shoulders.
“Jack, where did you go? Why didn’t you wait for me at the entrance?”
Jackson lifted his small hand and gently shook the carnation he made with color papers in his hand.
“This is from the arts and crafts class. The teacher asked us to make carnations. I finished mine but I forgot to take it with me just now. I want to give this to you now, Mommy.”
Jackson’s neat and white teeth showed as he smiled brightly at Niamh.
Niamh looked at the paper flower her son handed to her. Even though it was not very delicately made, Niamh felt as if she had just received a treasure.
“Thanks, baby. ” Niamh took the paper flower, kissed her son’s cheek, then held his small hand.
“I’ll take you home.”
“Okay, ” Jackson replied and nodded, then followed her to the entrance.
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