Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

The air around Everleigh and Theodore turned awkward, so Everleigh tried changing the subject again. “Are Alastair and Adrienne still in the campus? I’m sorry for the inconvenience, but I’ll go look for them now.”

“Moses took them for lunch. Do you realize what time is it now? I’m fine with you starving yourself, but you can’t leave the kids hungry. What kind of mother are you?” Theodore answered coldly.

Theodore’s remark was obviously taunting Everleigh, but she did not refute.

The moment she had returned to the country, Theodore had been acting very indifferent towards her. Whenever he was around, she would always feel uneasy, and the guilt in her heart just refused to go away.

“Let’s go.”

“Huh? Go where?”

“I thought you were going to pick up the children?” Theodore asked in return and then left Everleigh behind. When he turned around, his gaze darkened as he said, “Or would you like to go find William again? If so, I’ll send the children home later.”

Everleigh was tongue-tied and forced herself to follow the man.

On the way to the restaurant, Theodore answered a phone call. Although he didn’t say much on the phone, Everleigh could tell that he looked like he had just turned something down.

When Theodore hung up his call, Everleigh said in a hurry, “If you are busy, tell me where the restaurant is and I can go by myself. You don’t have to worry about me.”

“You’re overthinking.” Theodore didn’t even look at her as he replied, “I’m going to have lunch anyway.”

Hearing this, Everleigh did not want to say anything more. She pursed her lips and followed behind Theodore.

Concurrently, the headmaster and the head of the foreign language department of Ocpeace Medical University gathered at the dean’s office.

As the headmaster’s assistant hung up the phone, she explained, “Mr. Godfrey won’t be joining us here today as he has something urgent to attend to. He has asked his assistant to handle matters regarding the donation. He’s also not going to have lunch with you two.”

“He’s not coming?” A bewildered female voice rang out next to the headmaster. “Did he say what are the urgent matters? How could it be so sudden?”

“Josephine, Mr. Godfrey didn’t mention anything about that. Why don’t you give him a call?”

Josephine was also present in the room, aside from the headmaster and the head of the foreign language department. She was also an alumnus from the said department.

Back then, she had studied under the same department as Theodore, but they chose different professions after graduating. She was also invited by the university since she and Theodore had decided to make a donation of five million dollars as a sign of goodwill to the university.

Her original plan was to take the donation ceremony as a platform for her to announce her marriage with Theodore. She was already his fiancé and she would be getting help from the university. Hence, she was sure that he would not turn her down.

Ever since Everleigh had left the country seven years ago, Josephine had cooked up every possible way to get closer to Theodore. She would gain his trust and let him gradually accept her before proposing their marriage. However, up until that day, not a single media outlet had ever mentioned her name. She had never attended any formal occasions with him either.

Words went on that Theodore preferred to keep a low profile, so he refused to show his fiancée to the public. Josephine knew this was done in order to protect her, but she did not want this.

She wanted her name to be known. The more people knew her name, the earlier they could get rid of their bad intentions towards Theodore.

The idea of borrowing Ocpeace Medical University’s anniversary event as an excuse to make herself known to the public was not easy for her. As long as she could achieve that, her position as the Godfrey family’s future daughter-in-law would be secured. Many well-known alumni were going to be at the event, surely no one would be fool enough to object her, right?

Nonetheless, even though everything was ready, she had never expected Theodore to be absent. Josephine’s expression turned awful in an instant.

After completing her matters with the university, Josephine immediately made a call. “How long has it been? Have you checked? Where is Theodore?”

The voice on the other end of the line said haltingly, “Miss Josephine, I’ll tell you, but you have to promise me that you won’t be mad.”

Josephine’s instinct told her something bad had occurred. She asked, “Is he with Everleigh?”

Josephine had already known that Everleigh would also be at the university. The latter was expected to deliver a speech together with Stainley at the presentation hall of the medical department.

Everleigh’s presence at the university was also the reason why she had felt uneasy to stay at home. She had to come to the university and see what was really going on.

Before Josephine arrived at the university, she had made a compromise with herself. She would be okay if Everleigh and Theodore did not meet up on purpose, even though they used to study at the same institution. However, her worry was understandable based on the current event.

“Send me the address.”

Josephine’s eyes flashed with hints of jealousy as she gave the instruction.

There was a Japanese restaurant just opposite of Ocpeace Medical University. The private rooms inside the restaurant were all renovated to have an authentic Japanese style.

When Theodore and Everleigh arrived, Adrienne was sitting cross-legged on a dining mat. The cup of ice cream in her hand was half-finished and spots of white cream were scattered around her tiny mouth. From afar, she seemed to have a tiny beard on her face.

“Daddy, Mommy!” Adrienne immediately greeted the pair of newcomers to the room.

Hearing this, Moses, who was on the side of the table, felt his heart skip a beat.

Moses knew that Adrienne was young and innocent. It might not be her intention at all to call Theodore “Daddy”, but when he heard both “Daddy” and “Mommy” together, he could not resist peeking at his employer and Dr. Trevino who had just entered the room.

Even he had to admit that the pair looked perfect. The man was handsome while the lady was beautiful.

“Mommy,” Alastair’s voice was low as he called out. After glancing at Everleigh, his gaze fell on Theodore and he politely greeted, “Theodore.”

Moses thought to himself when he heard this, “This is the right way to clarify it, isn’t it?”

“Have you finished your meal?” Everleigh gave Adrienne a look as soon she had settled herself down. She said, “If yes, we have to leave now.”

The innocent Adrienne turned a blind eye to Everleigh. The latter’s eyes were still fixed hardly on her as she answered, “Nope. The rest of my order isn’t served yet. I’m still waiting for my Japanese omelet!”

“Can you really finish all of that?” Everleigh asked helplessly as she felt her energy draining away.

“Mommy, you haven’t eaten yet. Let’s eat together!” Adrienne blinked at her.

“I’m not hungry.”

Everleigh’s stomach growled loudly just as soon as she claimed she was not hungry. It sounded particularly loud in the quiet room.

On the other side of the room, Theodore cast a glance at her.

Feeling embarrassed, Everleigh was desperate to find a place and hide. She let out two coughs and awkwardly changed the subject. “Adrienne, you shouldn’t eat so much ice cream.”This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Theodore’s eyes swept briefly at Everleigh. He flipped the menu in his hands, then turned towards Moses and said, “Go and order another bowl of udon, one portion of seafood porridge, a seafood platter, a portion of sea urchin, one…”

“I can’t eat that much,” Everleigh quickly interrupted Theodore. Had she not stopped him, he would have read out everything on the menu. At least, that was what she was afraid of.

Theodore’s brows furrowed slightly. “Did I say these are for you? I haven’t eaten as well.”

“You are allergic to seafood.”

Everleigh blurted out her thought subconsciously, and the atmosphere in the room changed almost immediately.

Sitting just beside Theodore, Moses was quick to notice the change. He stood hastily and walked towards the entrance while saying, “Mr. Godfrey, Miss Trevino, I’ll go place the order and check why the rest of the order is taking so long.”

Moses left after that, leaving Theodore, Everleigh, and the two children in the room. The adults exchanged puzzled looks, while the children happily enjoyed their food.