Niamh did not want to talk to Jim any further, so she turned around to leave, but Jim stopped her.
“Future cousin-in-law, can you give me a few minutes to talk to you?”
Niamh blinked curiously. “Carter should be coming soon, but I still have some time now.”
Jim smiled and nodded, then he glanced at the maid behind Niamh.
The maid spotted Jim’s cold eyes and immediately walked away knowingly.
Niamh glanced at the maid who was walking away and asked straightaway, “Mr. Gray, what do you want to talk to me about?”
An uninhibited smile returned to Jim’s handsome face. He looked into Niamh’s eyes seriously, and his expression gradually became solemn.
“I heard from Carter that you’re pregnant?”
This question passed through Niamh’s ear and she quickly had an exact answer in her mind.
“Yes. What’s the matter?”
“Tch, it’s nothing. I just think that the child is a bit innocent.” Jim sighed regretfully.
“It’s impossible for Carter to become the heir to the royal monarch of St. Piaf. You and the children in your womb are mere tools for him to gain power. ”
Niamh was surprised. She had not expected Jim to say something like this.
She raised her eyebrows as if she was displeased. “ Jim, why are you slandering Carter so much? Even if there is beef between you two, you shouldn’t say such a thing.”
“Such a thing?” Jim smiled, but his eyes looked grim. “I’m telling you the truth, Eveline. Actually, you’re quite pitiful too. Do you know why?”
Pitiful? Niamh could not help but feel stunned.
With puzzled eyes, Niamh looked at the man who spoke.
Was this man pitying her?
Why was he pitying her and sympathizing with her?
Seeing the confusion in Niamh’s clear and beautiful pupils, Jim answered leisurely.
“You are just a tool that Carter is using to achieve his goals. He doesn’t have any real feelings for you, yet you want to marry this man wholeheartedly.
Isn’t that pitiful?”
After listening to Jim’s words, Niamh smiled slightly. “I think that you’re worrying too much and that you’re feeling pity for the wrong person. No one knows who the pitiful person is until the last moment.”
Upon hearing this, Jim was dumbfounded because he did not understand.
On Niamh’s exquisite and picturesque face, Jim saw a bright and moving smile, a smile that subtly hinted at a deep meaning.
He thought it interesting, yet he could not understand what Niamh meant.
Seeing that Niamh was about to leave, Jim wanted to go up and ask for further clarification. However, Carter appeared at this moment.
“Why, Jim, are you so free to be chatting with my bride here?”
Carter’s tone was calm, and he sounded friendly, but Jim felt an unpleasant aura from him.
Jim put his hands back in his pockets, shrugged indifferently, and showed a yuppy smile.
“Yes, it’s the first time I have seen such a beautiful bride. Of course, ordinary people like me couldn’t help but want to get a closer look at her.”
Jim spoke frivolously and playfully.
After hearing that, an indignant look appeared on Carter’s seemingly gentle and handsome face.
“Eveline will be your cousin-in-law soon. So, you better be more respectful, Jim.”
“Respectful?” Jim asked and then smiled. “Do you even know what respect is, Carter?”
Carter’s eyes narrowed coldly. “Jim, what nonsense are you trying to say?”
“Whether I’m speaking nonsense or not is arbitrary,” Jim said fearlessly. His cynical face was now a little more serious as he met Carter’s deep gaze.
“Carter, don’t think I don’t know what you did behind your back to obtain the royal succession. ”
Jim wanted to expose Carter, but Carter just laughed.
“I don’t know where you heard the rumors. Everyone in the Louis family is qualified to fight for the royal succession.”
Carter said calmly and then pointed his finger at “Jim, I know that you and your parents want to get the right to rule. You can fight with me openly and honestly. You don’t need to deliberately discredit me in front of my bride.”
When he was done with his righteous speech, Carter turned to the side and gently smiled at Niamh.
“Eveline, I’ll bring you to the lounge first.”
“Okay.” Niamh nodded cooperatively and followed Carter toward the lounge.
When she turned around, Niamh’s gaze involuntarily took another look at where Kendrick was.
She saw Kendrick sitting on the same spot. Meanwhile, the maid smiled as she brought a small cake and a glass of champagne to Kendrick.
The maid’s intentions for Kendrick were obvious. The hall of the Royal Palace.
Kendrick sat in the chair, not letting other things distract him. He was looking forward to seeing Niamh.
However, before Niamh appeared, the maid kept appearing before him.
“Mr. Waldburg, I know you were just deliberately trying to get rid of me by saying that just now. In any case, I will not leave. Even if you really hate me, I will continue to take care of you until your injury is healed.”
The maid winked, showing her determination. She looked very sincere too.
After the maid had said that, Kendrick stared insipidly at the maid.
For the past two days, the maid had been taking care of him very kindly and enthusiastically.
He had indeed been using the maid’s goodwill toward him to get some clues.
After thinking about it, Kendrick’s expression was not as cold as before. He then parted his lips lazily and spoke.
“I don’t need your care. You should help other people. No matter how much time and effort you spend on me, it’s useless. I already have someone I love.”
Although his tone was much kinder now, Kendrick still decisively and plainly refused the maid.
The maid’s face once again looked sad and lost. She then sighed deeply.
“Since you have said this over and over again, I shouldn’t continue to think that you have feelings for me. But my current job is to take care of you, so I hope that you’ll stop rejecting me. If I don’t do my job well, Mr. Carter will punish me.”
It was not beyond the realm of possibility for Carter to cause trouble for this maid just because she was taking care of Kendrick.
Kendrick thought for a moment but did not say anything.
“Mr. Waldburg, if you don’t want to drink, then have some snacks. You haven’t eaten much since the morning.”
The maid offered the cake with a friendly smile. Seeing that Kendrick did not accept it, she smiled again.
“If you don’t like cakes, I can get you some other snacks.”
As the maid spoke, she turned around to get Kendrick some food.
“You don’t have to trouble yourself, ” Kendrick stopped her, and then he reached out to take the cake in the maid’s hand and took small bites of it.
A happy smile appeared on the maid’s face when Kendrick no longer rejected her kindness.
Time passed quietly as Carter accompanied
Niamh in the lounge. Carter subconsciously glanced at the time on his watch and then got up.
“Carter, where are you going?” Niamh asked curiously.
Carter turned to the side and smiled at Niamh. “ I’m going to the bathroom. When I come back, it’ll be almost time for you to shine.”
Upon hearing that, Niamh nodded and then showed a well-behaved and obedient smile.
Carter did not stay any longer and quickly left the lounge.
As soon as he walked out of the lounge, the entourage who had been waiting at the door leaned close to his ear and whispered.
After that, a triumphant smile appeared on Carter’s lips.
Carter started walking forward and then stopped when he reached the door of a certain room.
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.