Chapter 1557

“When did you come in? You almost scared me to death!” Ada complained while feeling pissed at her old lady.

Ada’s mother glanced at the chicken that had been tampered with. “You were too careless. You should close the door when you’re doing this sort of thing. You’d be dead if I wasn’t the one who came in.”

Ada chuckled disapprovingly. “Even if someone else came in, I would’ve already thought of an explanation for myself.” She had a look of contempt on her face. “Hmph, I want to utterly make a fool of that plastic freak tonight! By the time Camille takes a sip of the soup with peanuts in it, her whole body will definitely get an allergic reaction on the spot, and when that happens, that plastic freak will definitely suffer!”

“Do you think this will work?” Ada’s mother still had some worries. “Carter might still defend her.”

“Let him defend her, then. If this doesn’t work, I have another scheme prepared for her.” Ada narrowed her eyes and looked triumphant. “If I can’t be the viscountess, then I won’t let that plastic freak get that position either!”

Ada gritted her teeth and left the kitchen angrily.

To avoid any suspicion, Ada’s mother also hurried out for fear that she would be implicated when something happened to Camille.

Madeline went back to her room to rest for half an hour, during which she quietly called Jeremy to report about her safety.

After that, she went into the kitchen to cook.

A maid was there to help her so that Madeline would not be rushed.

While she was cooking, Carter visited her once in the kitchen.

He did not come to check on how Madeline was doing, but instead, he was here to urge her to move faster. Again, he emphasized that peanuts were not allowed in any dishes. He said that his mother was allergic to peanuts.

Madeline also felt that Camille might be quite allergic to peanuts.

After busying herself for more than an hour, Madeline finally managed to prepare a table full of dishes.

Eventually, the pot of chicken soup was the only one that was left.

Carter asked Madeline to go back to her room to change. When Madeline came downstairs, she saw that there were already people sitting at the table in the dining room.

However, after Madeline glanced over, she saw that Carter’s father was not here.

Aside from Camille, everyone else seemed to be Carter’s aunts. There were also Ada and her mother.

While she was thinking about it, Carter walked to her side.

The man looked at Madeline’s clothes and was quite satisfied. “My father is busy, so he didn’t have time to come over. You only need to entertain my mother later.”

“Mr. Carter, I’m afraid that I’ll make a lot of mistakes later. I think I’ll try to shut up as much as possible so as not to upset your mother.”

Carter glanced at Madeline when he heard that. He did not force anything and just led the way.

When Camille saw that Carter was coming over with Madeline, the smile that was on her face suddenly disappeared and it was replaced by a noble cold look.

Madeline did not care how Camille looked at her. She was just a tool anyway.

“Oh, is this Carter’s fiancée? I didn’t have time to come over that day, so I missed your engagement party. I’m going to have a proper look at this future bride today.”

A lady who claimed to be Carter’s aunt looked up to examine Madeline.

As a polite response, Madeline gave a fake smile.

After a few glances, the lady looked uninterested. “She doesn’t seem so special. If you say she’s pretty, I think Ada looks more likable. Besides, Ada and you were childhood sweethearts…”

“Aunt Bea, you’re an elder. Don’t you think you’re being particularly impolite when you say these things?” Carter interrupted abruptly.

Aunt Bea immediately had an awkward look on her face and shut her mouth.

Initially, Ada was feeling a little happy. However, when she heard what Carter said, the smile on her face disappeared from her face completely.

Seeing Carter defending Madeline like this, Carter’s other aunts did not want to invite a snub for themselves.