Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

Under everyone’s horrified stares, Everleigh lowered her head and looked at her right hand blankly.

The wound would not split immediately when a sharp object had just grazed skin. Instead, blood will start seeping out like how it was on her hand right now. Blood formed a straight line on the wound and was dripping down her fingers.

The blood dripped onto the ground and soon formed a puddle. Everyone looked at her in shock.

“Oh my god!” Someone exclaimed, and everyone broke into chaos.

Selena’s face was pale. When she saw what she did, the scalpel slipped out of her hand and clattered onto the ground. She stumbled away from Everleigh slowly. “I didn’t mean it. I… I really didn’t…”

As she spoke, a tall figure made his way through the chaos and blocked Selena. Facing Everleigh, he said, “Raise your hands and come with me.”

Everleigh froze for a moment. By the time she snapped out of it, Theodore had already grabbed hold of her injured hand. He led her through the crowd and pulled her out of everyone’s way.

There was a trail of blood, and everyone around them cleared a path for them to walk.

In the Jackson Hospital Emergency Room, Everleigh’s hand was wrapped in gauze.

The doctor said, “Wait for fifteen minutes. If there are no other problems, we’ll give you a shot.”

“Alright.” Everleigh nodded.

“I have another patient to attend to, so you just wait right here.”

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After the doctor left, Everleigh was left alone in the ward.

After dropping her off at the emergency ward, Theodore walked out.

Just as she was wondering if Theodore left, he opened the door and walked in. Holding a bottle of water in his hand, he opened it and handed it to her.

“Thank you.” She reached out her right hand to take it from him. When she realized that her hand was wrapped in gauze, she quickly switched to her left hand.

The both of them seemed to have put the Madison situation behind them as she was injured. Both of them behaved as if the fight never happened.

Theodore pulled a chair and sat down. His gaze was as cold as ever. “You’re quite an expert when it comes to offending people, aren’t you? What did you do to piss off your own sister?”

Everleigh forced a smile and said, “You might as well ask yourself.”

Theodore frowned.

“Did you withdraw Selena’s endorsement?”

“What?” There was a flash of panic in Theodore’s eyes.

“So it seems. No wonder she treated me like sh*t.”

“Do you think I replaced her because of you? Everleigh, how can you be so confident about yourself? You think I removed her as our ambassador just because she slapped you?”

Everleigh was stunned. She stared in shock at him, “What did you say?”

Theodore’s face froze.

“How did you know she slapped me? The ambassador…”

Everleigh did not understand what he was talking about. It was completely not what he thought would happen.

Theodore did not know what to say. He said angrily, “What exactly are you talking about?”

Everleigh’s eyes showed that she was shocked. “I’m talking about how you took away her endorsement, so she wanted to demonstrate her acting skills to you today. However, she didn’t do well, so she was embarrassed. That’s why she was unhappy with me…”

Wasn’t that the case? Anyone could tell what was happening, but what was Theodore thinking?

What did that slap have to do with the endorsement being revoked?

Everleigh recalled what he said, and it all came to her. She said, “You revoked her endorsement because of me?”

“You’re overthinking.” Theodore’s expression became serious, and he was hostile.

Everleigh began to regret speaking without thinking. It was like she was asking for it.

The atmosphere was awkward.

Everleigh was sure that Selena’s endorsement being revoked had something to do with her. She was flooded with a wave of emotions.

Did he not say that he forgot about her? Did he not say that he did not even think about her?

Then, why was he still paying attention to her life? Why was he avenging her? It was exactly like what he used to do.

“Theodore, I really didn’t give those things to your mother.” After hesitating for a long time, Everleigh finally explained what happened that morning.

Theodore frowned slightly. “Are you saying that my mother lied to me?”

“I don’t think it takes a lot to slander, someone. All you need is just one reason, and your mother hates me.”

“Why?”

“Because in her eyes, I’m the person who hindered your future.”

As time went by, the truth that she buried because of her pride came to light. She was not someone who would just sit back and accept everything as it came. Since the matter had something to do with Theodore, she decided not to keep it from him any longer.

“She met me seven years ago in college after your brother’s car accident.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Theodore’s eyes narrowed.

“She asked me to leave you and gave me a check for five million dollars. She told me that we weren’t meant for each other.”

She explained the entire story briefly without giving much detail.

Theodore’s expression did not change, but his voice was a little low. “Why didn’t you tell me before?”

“I didn’t tell you back then because of my ego. After everything, I didn’t think you needed to know.” Everleigh raised her head and looked at him calmly. “I’m telling you now because you came here to interrogate me. I have no intentions of ruining your marriage. I did not have anything to do with what you said earlier, so I can’t admit to it.”

If she were in the wrong, she would admit it regardless of the consequences.

However, no matter how small the matter was, she would not admit to something she did not do.

After listening to what she had to say, the words that were in his mind were, ‘I had no intentions of ruining your marriage.’ Every single one of those words was carved into his mind.

All of a sudden, he felt a sudden tightness in his chest. After being separated for three years, all those emotions he had buried deep inside him suddenly emerged like a tsunami.

Theodore suppressed his anger. “Don’t be so self-righteous. You haven’t given me an explanation for what you did back then.”

“What explanation do you want?” Everleigh looked at him.

“What happened in the video? What about those photos at the birthday party?”

Everleigh clenched her fists tightly.

Theodore pressed harder, “Don’t tell me someone framed you. I’ve verified that the photos and videos are unedited.”

There was only silence. It felt like an eternity had passed by before he spoke again.

Theodore looked at her with a burning gaze. “That’s the reason why you left back then, isn’t it?”