She told Kendrick what had happened when she picked up Jackson. As with Niamh, Kendrick was also convinced that the two men had been sent by Carter.
“Nia, from now on, I will personally bring Jack to and from school.” Kendrick decided.
Niamh did not refute either.
If Carter still wanted to attack Jackson, Kendrick would be more capable of protecting their son better compared to her anyway.
After all, she was a woman. Regardless of how strong she was, she still did not have the strength and stamina of a man.
However, after the two men failed their mission and went back to report to Carter, they thought Carter would get mad, but he laughed instead. “It seems that I’m one step closer to success.”
He said meaningfully, but the two bodyguards could not understand at all.
Carter, not intending to explain, turned and walked out of the study and went to Shirley’s bedroom.
At this moment, the maid was preparing to wipe Shirley’s body. When she saw that Carter was here, the maid put down the towel in her hand and walked out knowingly.
Shirley glanced at Carter, then, like always, avoided the sight of him with disgust.
Carter did not mind. He started to walk to the bed, took the towel that the maid had just put down, soaked it in the basin with warm water, and wrung it dry.
He held a warm towel and slowly approached Shirley’s face, but Shirley turned her face away in disgust.
“You know I don’t want to see you now. Get out.” Shirley directly kicked him out.
Carter’s movement briefly stopped, but in the next second, he gently placed the towel on Shirley’s face.
Shirley wanted to avoid it, but Carter used his other hand to hold her in place.
“What do you want, Carter?” Shirley could not bear it anymore.
Presently, she just wanted to be alone in silence. Every time she saw Carter, she would think about the tragic deaths of Adam and Cathy.
This was something that she could never get over.
However, Carter seemed to turn a deaf ear, minding his business, as he continued to wipe Shirley’s cheeks, then held her palm gently to wipe her arm.
Shirley frowned. “Carter, when would you stop tormenting me? Don’t you think I am miserable enough?”
The moment she finished saying that, Carter’s movements also stopped.
“Back then, we were always fine. I don’t know since when you and I became strangers.”
He suddenly spoke as if to himself as he continued to wipe Shirley’s body.
“ Say, if you hadn’t left back then, do you think we would already have a son and a daughter, living a simple and comfortable life?”
“Carter, stop deceiving yourself. Even if I hadn’t left back then, we wouldn’t have children, let alone live a normal life like ordinary people, ” Shirley bluntly repudiated Carter’s imagined scenario.
Carter’s movement paused again. He raised his deep eyes and looked fixedly into Shirley’s calm gaze.
“You’re not willing to live an ordinary life at all. What you want is a higher position of power.”
Shirley exposed Carter’s inner desires.
“Carter, don’t use my dead child as an excuse to make a move against Kendrick. You don’t love this child at all, and you don’t care much about me. You love yourself the most.”
As he listened to Shirley denying what he had said, Carter’s fingers tightened one by one, and the towel in his hand had long been misshapen.
“ I will prove to you what I care about, ” Carter said his last words and left angrily.
Shirley turned to look at Carter’s angry and vicious back figure, then she leaned back.
‘Carter, don’t keep on making mistakes. ‘Because we caused this from the start.
‘We can’t blame anyone else.’
The next day, Kendrick got up early in the morning and made breakfast for Jackson before sending his son to school.
Niamh, who had a rare chance to sleep in, saw a note from Kendrick on the nightstand.
The sight of his smooth yet strong penmanship and his gentle words sweetened Niamh’s heart.
Niamh only got up lazily after reading it a few times.
When Eloise, who was downstairs at the present, saw that Niamh was up, she personally made breakfast and delivered it to Niamh.
Niamh looked at the breakfast in front of her, feeling slightly bemused.
“Eveline, I’ve never taken care of you properly since you’re small. This is also the first time I’ve made breakfast for you. Try it and see if you like it.”
This pained Niamh’s heart.
Of course, she knew how much Eloise wanted to raise and take care of her, but because of some ill- intentioned individuals, Niamh, the daughter of a wealthy family who could have enjoyed glory and wealth, become a sacrificial piece for others.
However, Niamh was not very regretful. Although she had been unfortunately switched at birth, she had met a kind-hearted grandpa.
Niamh picked up the bowl and utensils and tasted the breakfast Eloise made for her.
Eloise watched nervously, worried that she had not done it well.
Seeing a satisfied smile that reached Niamh’s eyes, Eloise let out a sigh of relief. “How is it? Do you like it?”
Niamh smiled and nodded. “I like it. Of course, I like it. It tastes like a mother’s love.”
When she heard that, Eloise’s heart, as well as the corners of her eyes, grew warm.
She could not stop herself from crying.
Niamh caught the change in Eloise’s mood and quickly reached out to hold Eloise’s hand. “What’s wrong, Mom?”
Eloise shook her head and looked at Niamh with distressed-looking, teary eyes.
“It’s been so many years, and you’ve suffered so much since you were a kid, Eveline. I had never done much to help. On the contrary, I even made you angry and hurt you. I am not a good mother at all.”
Upon seeing Eloise evoking the past and recalling those unhappy memories, Niamh got up and comforted her.
“You’re a good mother. Even if you knew that Brittany was not your biological daughter, you still treated her as your own. I believe that if I had grown up by your side, I would definitely be spoiled like a little princess.”
“Eveline… ” Eloise felt even sadder when she heard this. She raised her hand and touched Niamh’s hair. Her eyes were filled with reluctance. “The rebuilding of our old home is almost done, and when it’s done, your dad and I be moving back. I’m so unwilling to part with you. I want to see my precious daughter every day in the future.”
“It’s not that difficult. Kendrick and I can go home for dinner every day.”
“Really?” Eloise’s eyes were filled with longing.
Niamh nodded affirmatively. “I will keep my promise so that I can enjoy your cooking.”
Hearing this, the sadness on Eloise’s face finally faded and was replaced by a relieved smile.
Niamh finished her breakfast contentedly, and at the same time, she received a call from Kendrick.
The man reported in a gentle tone that he had safely sent his son to school and that he was now going to a meeting.
Niamh glanced at the time and, without idling, she prepared to head over to Waldburg Corporation, planning to slowly get her work back on track.
A few days later, Kendrick received news that Carter had taken Shirley back to St. Piaf.
Kendrick asked someone to verify the source. Carter had indeed gone back.
Niamh was quite relieved, but her instinct told her that Carter would never stop there.
Kendrick felt the same way, so he still insisted on taking Jackson to and from school every day.
Furthermore, Niamh was with Kendrick most of the time.
Every day, they would send their son to school together, go to the company together, and deal with the company’s affairs together.
When school was over, they would pick up their son together.
In the following days, Niamh was free from anxiety. However, as a mother, she would miss Lilian a lot since Lillian was not with her.
She could only see her little princess through a short video call every day.
Niamh had initially wanted to find some time to go to F Country so she could see her daughter in person, but it just so happened that the company had accepted two new projects which required her direct involvement.
There was no one better nor more professional than her in Glendale when it came to jewelry design and fragrance blending.
Niamh gradually immersed herself in work. She designed a pair of wedding rings and a crown with a veil attached as per the customer’s request.
As for the customer’s requested fragrance, Niamh quickly made some samples that smelled similar to the ones requested, then she asked her secretary Coco to go to the designated meeting spot with her.
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