“Okay, Mr. Gray, I heard you. You can go back now. I am going to sleep.”
Listening to Shirley’s nonchalant words, Carter looked back at her with narrowed eyes.
“ I know it’s hard for you to believe what I just said and to forget the deaths of Adam and Cathy, but in any case, no one can change my relationship with you.”
Every word that came out of Carter’s mouth sounded unusually sonorous and powerful.
However, Shirley turned a deaf ear to what he said. She was even more indifferent now.
Carter did not want to court yet another rebuff, so he left.
As soon as he got out of the room, he called a maid to help Shirley to go to bed.
He wanted to carry her to bed, but he knew very well that Shirley would resist him now. If he had approached her, he would only make her resist and resent him even more.
Carter turned around and entered the room which Kendrick was in.
The maid had just brought over some freshly cooked fish porridge and she wanted to bring it to Kendrick, but she just so happened to see Carter coming.
Her attitude toward Carter was not as arrogant as when she had been with Niamh. At this moment, she looked like a trembling little deer. She very carefully put down the bowl in her hand and then retreated to the room’s entrance and stood guard.
Kendrick leaned against the bed and closed his eyes to rest. He did not even bother to look at Carter or talk to him.
Displeased, Carter stared at Kendrick who completely ignored him.
“Tomorrow, my wedding with Eveline will be held in St. Piaf’s Royal Palace. Don’t worry, I will arrange a seat for you. I will let you watch as I become husband and wife with your beloved woman in front of everyone.”
“I really look forward to it.”
Kendrick said suddenly but he still did not open his eyes.
Carter was here to irritate Kendrick and to try to make Kendrick unhappy, but somehow, he heard Kendrick say those words in a light and carefree tone. Was he really looking forward to it?
“Kendrick, are you looking forward to my wedding with your wife?” Carter asked in uncertainty.
Kendrick opened his alluring eyes leisurely and said, “ Carter, are you dreaming?”
“What I am looking forward to is seeing my wife wearing a wedding dress. When I married her back then, she didn’t take a lot of photos of her in a wedding dress at the wedding. It seems that I can take this opportunity to take more pictures of her.”
Carter felt that he was here to let Kendrick insult him. He was pissed, but instead of showing it, he smiled.
“Kendrick, I will see if you can still be as calm as you are now tomorrow.”
Kendrick curled up the corners of his beautiful lips, and the expression in his eyes changed slightly. “ Then, you just wait and see.”
“…” For a moment, Carter was speechless. He then turned around angrily.
When he opened the door, he saw the maid, who was standing guard outside, pulled her head back and shuddered.
The maid’s face turned pale immediately. She took a few steps back in terror.
She lowered her head and stammered, “M-Mr. Carter.”
Carter looked inside the room, shut the door with a loud bang, and then, his eyes fell on the maid sharply.
“Were you eavesdropping on us?”
Upon hearing Carter’s questioning, the maid instantly froze, and she fell into extreme panic.
“No, no, I wasn’t eavesdropping. I dare not, I dare not eavesdrop…”
The maid explained as she trembled. Her face became paler and paler from fright.
Carter was not in a good mood, and the maid’s dishonesty was making him even angrier.
“Are you sure you weren’t eavesdropping? So, do you think there’s a problem with my eyes and IQ or do you think your explanation is impeccable?”
Hearing this, the maid was so scared that her palms were sweating.
“M—Mr. Carter…”
“The Grays don’t need a bad-mannered maid like you. You should immediately get out of this manor. Don’t even think about getting a cent from this month’s salary.”
Carter uttered the indifferent words and started walking onward.
The corners of the maid’s eyes turned red. Anxious and fearful, she ran up to Carter to explain herself.
“Mr. Carter, I- I really didn’t mean to eavesdrop on your conversation with Mr. Waldburg. I- I just care more about Mr. Waldburg, I really didn’t mean anything else. Mr. Carter, please don’t drive me away. Please give me a chance.”
The maid pleaded piteously.
After listening to the maid’s explanation, Carter slowed his steps.
He suddenly furrowed his brash and sharp eyebrows at the anxious and nervous maid.
“You said you care about Kendrick?”
When she heard the words, the maid was taken aback, and then a shy blush appeared on both sides of her pale cheeks.
Upon seeing the change in the maid’s face, Carter instantly understood how the maid was feeling.
It turned out that this maid was interested in Kendrick.
He was not very surprised. It was normal for a man with good looks and a lofty disposition like Kendrick’s to attract women.
Not to mention such a shallow maid. Carter sneered disdainfully.
The maid cowered again. She twisted her hands and she looked upset, but suddenly, she heard Carter ask.
“Do you have a crush on Kendrick?”
The blush on the maid’s face deepened again.
She dared not nod, but she did not shake her head either.
“Answer my question, ” Carter asked impatiently.
The maid trembled and hurriedly replied, “I-I don’t dare to like Mr. Waldburg, I just… I just want to see Mr. Waldburg and I hope he is all right. Also, I want to spend more time with Mr. Waldburg…”
Carter smiled upon hearing this.
The maid felt even more distraught. She did not understand what Carter’s smile meant, but she begged for mercy and apologized.
“Mr. Carter, I dare not do it again. I really don’t dare. Please give me a chance. Don’t drive me away.”
Carter looked at the terrified maid, and his smile widened.
“Don’t worry, not only will I not drive you away, I will be your matchmaker.”
“ .” The maid was stunned in disbelief. After a while, she finally dared to lift her head to look at Carter. “Mr. Carter, did you say you’ll help me and be my matchmaker? W-What do you mean?”
The maid found it hard to believe it. She felt that she had heard it wrongly.
However, Carter quickly gave her a very affirmative answer. “You work for my family, so you can be considered a member of the family. Since you like Mr. Waldburg, and he is my friend, as your employer, I will be happy to play matchmaker for you two.”
Hearing this, the maid was so happy that she was walking on air. In an instant, the panic and anxiety on her face disappeared and were replaced by an indescribable joy.
“Thank you, Mr. Carter. Thank you, Mr. Carter!” the maid thanked him repeatedly, but then a touch of melancholy emerged. “But Mr. Carter, Miss Montgomery told me not long ago that Mr. Waldburg is married. Is this true?”
Carter’s eyes changed slightly when he heard this. “ When did Miss Montgomery tell you this?”
“Not long ago, ” the maid replied, showing a look of grievance. “Miss Montgomery was also able to tell that I like Mr. Waldburg, but she said Mr. Waldburg has a wife.”
After listening to the explanation, Carter’s face was calm but the smile on his face was sly.
“Yes, Kendrick was indeed married, but he and his wife had separated a long time ago. So, you still have a chance.”
“Really?” The maid was very excited when she heard this, but she quickly realized that she had forgotten her manners and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to say more.
Carter glanced at the maid in disdain, then parted his lips to order.
“I will decide this matter for you, but on the condition that you must listen to me and do what I want.”
The maid did not even have time to be happy, so how could she disobey?
“Mr. Carter, don’t worry, I will listen to you! If Mr. Waldburg and I can really be together, you can ask me to do anything!”
Heh.
Deep down, Carter sneered.
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.