Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

Among the people present, only Felicia and Vanessa were kept in the dark.

They didn’t notice the tension between Theodore and Everleigh. Both of them were calm and rational people. No matter what their true emotions were, they could at least remain calm on the surface.

However, Christopher had known Everleigh for seven years. He even knew her better than Everleigh herself. He could accurately tell her feelings judging from her frown and the dimness in her eyes.

When he saw Josephine in the banquet hall, he guessed that it was very likely that Theodore would be there as well. That was why he had intentionally tried to strike up a conversation with Josephine. It was also within his expectations for the current situation to come to such a standstill.

Christopher naturally put his hand on Everleigh’s shoulder, as if he had done it countless times, still putting on his playful face. “Mr. Godfrey’s wedding should be first. I heard from Everleigh that they have invited her verbally. Now, it’s a perfect time. When you send the invitations, I will surely come with Everleigh to congratulate you.”

Theodore’s fist creaked as his skin rubbed against his flesh. Luckily, it was covered up by the music from the violin. However, his expression was still as cold and indifferent as ever.

Josephine noticed that something was wrong and she quickly took over the conversation. “Everleigh never mentioned her marriage to me. I didn’t expect it to be to you, Mr. Meyer. We’ll definitely come together to attend the wedding.”

She wanted to show her generosity, but she didn’t expect Theodore to glance at her coldly after she spoke. It was as if he was blaming her for saying too much. In an instant, she shivered.

On the other hand, Everleigh was a truly graceful young lady.

As they were talking, a clear and soft voice came from a distance. “Daddy!”

Adrienne wore a collared dress; her hair was tied up in a ponytail with a big red butterfly band. She squeezed through the gaps in the crowd, followed by Alastair, who was asking her to slow down.

Everleigh was taken aback and immediately clenched her fists nervously.

At this moment, Adrienne emerged from the crowd and stood between Theodore and Everleigh.

Hearing Adrienne’s voice, Theodore’s clenched fists involuntarily relaxed. No one knew better than him who Adrienne was calling.

But in the next second, Adrienne ran straight to Christopher. She threw herself into Christopher’s arms and was picked up by him. She sat in the crook of his arms, beaming brightly.

Followed by the servants of the Meyer family and Alastair, the servants seemed to be exhausted. They waved their hands and gasped, “Miss Adrienne, please stop running.”

“We must run if we’re playing hide-and-seek!” Adrienne giggled and looked at the servants who had caught up with her. Obviously, she had fooled them mischievously.

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In less than half a second, Adrienne said to Vanessa coquettishly, “Grandma, it hurts!”

Adrienne was Vanessa’s favorite. Seeing this, she glared at Christopher. If Theodore and Josephine hadn’t been present at the scene, she would have kicked him in the face.

“Let go of the child! Her nose has been pinched crooked by you.”

“It’s not that easy to be crooked,” Christopher huffed.

Adrienne snuggled in Christopher’s embrace for a long while before turning around, looking at Theodore on the other side. A look of surprise appeared in her black eyes. “Theodore?”

As her voice fell on Theodore’s eardrums, he felt a sharp pain instantly.

Although the results of the paternity test had clearly told him that the two children brought back from abroad by Everleigh had no blood relationship with him, when he heard the word “Theodore”, his heart felt hollow.

Christopher put Adrienne down from his arms and patted her on the shoulder like a real father. “Say hello to Theodore properly.”

Adrienne looked at Theodore in front of her and smiled. “Hello, Theodore. Is this your girlfriend?”

Of course, she was asking about Josephine.

Theodore’s calm face was gradually showing signs of breaking down.

He couldn’t question a child and ask her why she suddenly changed his title, not calling him “Daddy” anymore. Or to ask her who taught her to look at him as if she didn’t know him well, and ask her if Christopher was her real father.

He didn’t believe that such a young child would be so scheming as to look for him even when she had a father. She kept saying that she liked him and wanted him to be her father.

Christopher took in all of it.

In his eyes, the stalemate between Theodore and Everleigh was like a tug-of-war. The first person who couldn’t suppress their emotions would be the one who lost.

Without waiting for Theodore to speak, the Meyer family’s butler hurried over and called out, “Madam, the guests have all arrived.”

Vanessa nodded, “Okay, don’t keep them waiting when everyone’s here. Let’s go and open the champagne.”

After that, she immediately took Everleigh’s hand and grinned, “Just in time! Everleigh, come with me and I’ll introduce you to everyone.”

Everleigh nodded. Before leaving, she glanced at Theodore. “Mr. Godfrey, I’ll be leaving now.”

Christopher followed them as he held Adrienne’s hand, with Alastair beside him. When the family walked away, even their footsteps were in unison.

Felicia stayed at the spot and greeted the crowd.

After Everleigh had gone far away, Theodore spoke. “Miss Meyer, I haven’t heard of your brother’s marriage before.”

Felicia was already impatient. When she heard this, she frowned deeply. “Mr. Godfrey, what do you mean by this? Do you think something like marriage could be faked?”

“Miss Meyer, you have misunderstood me. I was just saying it casually.”

“Watch your mouth,” Felicia coldly looked at Josephine beside Theodore. “Mr. Godfrey, in my humble opinion, you really need to strengthen your judgments on people.”

Although Christopher had just used Josephine being Everleigh’s best friend as an excuse to cover up his flirting incident, in her eyes, a woman like Josephine was definitely a b*tch. As a woman, she could tell at a glance that Josephine was not easy to deal with.

This type of woman was Theodore’s chosen fiancee?

Theodore was already in a bad mood, and his eyes darkened even further. “Miss Meyer, you don’t need to worry about this. This is my personal matter.”

“As an outsider, I naturally have no say on it. I’m just reminding you to be careful. You should have heard about what kind of person my brother is. There are only a few good things with him.”

Felicia’s words were always straightforward. She was a little older than Theodore, thus she had the right and authority to say those words.

Josephine’s heart skipped a beat as she listened. She was afraid that Theodore would misunderstand her, but she didn’t dare to interrupt. When Felicia left, she quickly explained, “Theodore, don’t get me wrong. I just said a few words to Mr. Meyer, I…”

Theodore didn’t say anything, as if he hadn’t heard her. His eyes were filled with rage, but it wasn’t because of the woman who was about to marry him.

Josephine bit her lips and followed his gaze, looking into the distance. She saw the harmonious Meyer family members, and his eyes were focused on that beautiful figure.

That face, which had always been proud and bright, was a thorn in her heart that she could not pull out.