Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

"Live a good life?" Everleigh clenched her fists and asked through gritted teeth.

Although she knew better than anyone that Theodore did not know anything about what happened seven years ago and that he was kept in the dark the whole time, how could he so easily tell her to 'live a good life'? As if she didn't want to live a good life?

If it was him who had experienced everything that happened on that rainy night seven years ago, could he merely treat that day as any other day, as if nothing had happened and live a good life?

Her eyes were slightly red and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes were filled with anger and pain. She looked at Theodore's eyes but he misunderstood her gaze.

After a long silence, he took out his cheque book and wrote ten million dollars for her.

"What is the meaning of this?" Everleigh's face changed but he did not catch it.

"Don't get me wrong. Take this as a congratulatory gift on your marriage." Theodore's voice was still low, but he didn't seem to have much strength. In fact, he even sounded self-deprecating. "I hope my mother did not cause too much harm to you back then."

No matter how good their friendship was, it would not amount to ten million dollars.

Although he said it was a congratulatory gift, it felt more like a compensation. In Theodore's eyes, he had to compensate Everleigh for the pain and suffering that she had to bear because of him.

Everleigh did not feel the slightest ripple in her heart when she looked at the cheque. She even thought with sarcasm that if she told him that not only was her family and studies affected, but also about the incident that rainy night, how much money should he compensate her?

What made her heart sink was not Theodore's self-righteous advice for her to let go of her past and live a good life, but the fact that he used the money to draw a sloppy end to their past.

She finally let go of the last bit of burden in her heart.

"Theodore, did you think that I returned to take revenge on the Godfrey family and on your mother?"

Theodore's eyes darkened.

Everleigh's tone was frighteningly calm. She raised her hand and took the cheque. "If your heart will be at ease after I accept your money, then I'll accept it."

Theodore's frown deepened. It was obvious that he did not like Everleigh's attitude at all.

However, Everleigh said with sarcasm, "It must be nice to be rich and settle things just like that with money. You should thank me for leaving at that time. The title of the young president of Godfrey Group suits you very well." With that, Theodore's gaze turned completely cold. "Do you know what you're talking about?"

"Of course I know. Isn't this what you wanted, to give me ten million dollars and send me away from those troublesome things in the past? Only then will you be able to get married to your fiancée without any worries."

Speaking of this, Everleigh paused for a moment. She looked at Theodore with a cold smile and gloomy eyes. "If you just want to live a good life for yourself, then you do not have to bless me so grandiosely. You'll only make me sick." "Everleigh!" Theodore suddenly stood up. His eyes were cold and his clenched fists knocked on the table, making a muffled noise. Even the coffee cups on the table shook.

Everleigh, however, was indifferent. She tore the cheque for ten million dollars into pieces right in front of him and threw it into the air. The pieces of paper fell down like snowflakes.

Through the fluttering pieces of paper, Everleigh's expression was cold and sorrowful. "Theodore, you have made me feel like the five years that we were together was worth nothing, not even a single cent." After she said that, she took her bag and left. She did not even turn her head.

The last piece of paper fell very slowly and finally fell into the cup of coffee that Everleigh did not finish drinking. It was as if their five-year relationship had been stained with dust and had no more value to it. Theodore's temples throbbed and the veins on his neck were apparent. Everleigh's words echoed in his ears as she walked away.

Despite her determination, it was the first time since she returned that she took the initiative to mention their five year relationship and treated it with such a cherished attitude.

She had probably never forgotten about him in the past seven years.

His phone vibrated in his pocket.

Moses' respectful voice came from the other end of the line. "Mr. Godfrey, the restaurant for tonight is booked. Don't forget that you have an appointment with Miss Bailey at 6. 30 tonight. Miss Bailey called you just now but you did not pick up. She called me instead and I told her that you were busy."

There was a frown on Theodore's face, seen reflected through the glass window. After a few seconds of silence, he replied, "I have something to do tonight."

"Huh? You have something to do? It's not in the itinerary..." Moses was startled but he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He did not continue his sentence but quickly corrected himself. "I'll cancel the reservation at the restaurant and inform Miss Bailey that you have something to do tonight."

"Okay."

After he hung up the phone, Theodore looked at the call history. His slender fingers pressed on a familiar name in the recent call history. He waited silently for a few seconds before dialing it.

The call was connected very quickly and Leon's voice was casual as usual. "Wow, have pigs been flying these past two days? I'm flattered that you're calling me up so frequently." Theodore said, "Are you free tonight? Come out for a drink."

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On the other side, Alastair and Adrienne's swimming classes ended at five o'clock.

After they changed their clothes and walked out, Everleigh was talking to the coach by the swimming pool. When she saw the both of them walking out, she bid goodbye to the coach and walked towards them. "Let's go. Have you taken everything?" Everleigh took the bag with the swimsuit from Adrienne and opened it to check.

Adrienne had the habit of losing her things every time she went out. Therefore, Everleigh always needed to check her bag to see if there was anything missing. Her brother, Alastair, was much more attentive compared to her, which reassured her.

Adrienne, however, looked absent-minded. She rolled her big eyes around and looked several times behind Everleigh. "Mommy, why are you alone?"

"What's wrong?" Everleigh asked knowingly.

Theodore did not install a tracker on her. If he was able to be at the swimming pool so abruptly, it meant that someone had sent him a message. Alastair did not like Theodore at all, therefore it could not have been him. This meant that it was done by Adrienne. Coupled with the fact that she had secretly changed her swimsuit in the afternoon, Everleigh was even more certain about it.

"Haha!" Adrienne's hair stood on end when Everleigh stared at her. She laughed awkwardly, avoided her gaze and said, "It's nothing, I just thought Christopher would come after he finished work."

"Oh, he will be on duty until late at night so he won't be able to come."

Everleigh did not expose her daughter's lie and only answered casually. She reached out a hand to Adrienne and said calmly, "Come on, let's go home for dinner."

Adrienne looked around for a long time, but she did not see the person that she wanted to see, and she could not ask Everleigh directly either.

After a while, she gave up, held Everleigh's hand and followed her out of the swimming pool. While she walked, she winked at her brother who followed behind them and made a phone call gesture to him.