Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

Theodore's voice wasn't loud. The words 'cancel the engagement' came out of his mouth in an understated manner. Coupled with his expressionless face, he looked extremely cold.

At that moment, Josephine almost couldn't believe what she had heard. She had spent seven years of her youth with this man, but he said these words so easily.

All of a sudden, she understood that the promises that she had once been secretly happy about had all quietly changed when Everleigh returned to the country. Theodore's principles and his bottom line had never changed in the slightest for her sake. Once she caused him displeasure, he could kick her away.

All these years, she had accompanied him, but she had never warmed his icy heart. She even thought that as long as she worked hard enough and did not cause him any trouble, he would more or less have some affection for her. At the end of the day, he had no feelings. Even if he did, he only had feelings for Everleigh.

Even though her heart was half-broken and she wanted to laugh at herself, Josephine still squeezed out two lines of tears and choked. "It's no simple matter canceling an engagement. I hope you'll weigh it. I'll take my leave first."

The door of the villa was not closed. Inside, when Everleigh heard these words, she praised Josephine sincerely. This was expected of her. She still weighed the pros and cons at this time. What was self-esteem? How could it be more valuable than the status of Mrs. Godfrey?

Everleigh thought to herself, "If it was me, I'm afraid I'll throw away anything in my hands, then I'll slap Theodore and leave."

She now understood why Josephine was able to break out of the siege and become Theodore's fiancée despite her poor family background. She was able to endure. With the sound of the engine, the leaves of the trees rose up at the gate of the mansion and the evening breeze of the early autumn became more and more bleak. When Theodore entered the house, Everleigh was applying medicine to Adrienne's wounds.

On the sofa, Adrienne laid down quietly, which was rare for her. She whimpered occasionally, but without her usual vitality, it was as if she had lost all her spirits. "Alas, it's done. It doesn't hurt anymore. You'll be alright." Everleigh held Adrienne's hand and blew on it. "I will get you ice cream when we go home later, okay?"

Adrienne's nose was red. When she heard the words "ice cream", her eyes lit up a little bit. She nodded and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."

"Adrienne, you're a good girl. You are so good."

Upon hearing the footsteps, Everleigh looked up and saw Theodore walking over. Her eyes darkened, and she didn't say a single word as she bent down to pack up the medicine box on the coffee table. Looking at Adrienne, who was lying on the sofa with her eyes as big as two small berries, Theodore knelt down and tried to pull her hand. "Adrienne, do you want to eat ice cream? What flavor do you want to eat?"

Adrienne seemed to be frightened. As soon as Theodore touched her hand, she retracted it as if she had been shocked by electricity and leaned towards Everleigh. Her round face was next to Everleigh's shoulder; it was injured too. Theodore was stunned. For some reason, he felt a sense of loss.

Everleigh finished packing up the medicine box and picked Adrienne up from the sofa. Although it was a little difficult, she still held the child in one hand and the medicine box in the other. Everleigh said, "Adrienne, I will take you home." "You should leave after dinner." Theodore stood up. "Ace is injured. Alastair is still waiting for the veterinarian to come."

In the courtyard at the door, Ace was still lying on the ground and whimpering. Because it was not clear if his neck was broken, no one dared to touch him. Alastair refused to go into the house and wanted to accompany him at all times. Joanne had no choice but to take a small stool for him to sit at the door and wait for the veterinarian to come.

Watching this scene through the window, Everleigh hesitated for a while before putting Adrienne down again.

"Adrienne, wait here for me for a while. I'll go and talk to Alastair."

After hesitating for a while, Adrienne loosened her grip on Everleigh's sleeve. "Okay."

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It was dark outside and the sunset glow had also disappeared without a trace. The sun hid behind the mountain and the top of the mountain in the distance drowned out all the light in the daytime.

"Alastair," Everleigh walked from behind Alastair, stroked his head, bent down and said, "Uncle Theodore has called a veterinarian. The veterinarian will arrive later. Let's go home."

Alastair was sitting on a small stool, looking well-behaved as usual. He reached out a hand to stroke Ace's head and Ace hummed tamely. "I want to wait for the veterinarian to come and see how Ace is doing," Alastair said. Alastair was sensible, but he was truly stubborn.

Everleigh knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she knelt down and touched Ace who was lying on the ground. "Ace will be fine. Adrienne is also injured. Aren't you going to see her?"

Alastair usually cared about Adrienne the most, but he didn't care about Adrienne's injury now. From the beginning, he had been absent-minded. Obviously, there was something wrong with him.

After a long silence, Alastair looked up at Everleigh and said, "Mommy, the lady just now is Uncle Theodore's fiancee?"

Everleigh was stunned for a moment. "Yes."

"She said that Adrienne and I are wild children."

"What?" Everleigh frowned and her expression changed.

Alastair had a calm expression on his face. His pure child's eyes were filled with a sense of rationality that surpassed that of his peers.

"Alastair," Everleigh took a deep breath to calm down and touched Alastair's head, "You and your sister are the best children in the world. Don't listen to other people's nonsense. It's enough to just trust your mother." She had seen Josephine's two-faced attack a long time ago, but she didn't expect her to be so vicious to the two children.

"Yes." Alastair nodded solemnly.

"Alastair, you are a good boy. I will accompany you to wait for the veterinarian."

"Okay." Alastair moved his butt and gave half of the small stool to Everleigh. He took Everleigh's hand and said, "Mommy, no matter what you do, Adrienne and I will stand by your side."

Everleigh was stunned at first. Looking at his firm eyes, the corners of her mouth twitched. She wanted to smile to comfort him but it was difficult, so she just held Alastair in her arms.

If her life was full of troubles and she did not get any care, then these two children were the only comfort God gave her. Every time she saw their smiles, she would feel that the days were not so difficult after all. At this time, in the living room of the villa, Joanne brought ice cream balls from the kitchen.

"Mr. Theodore."

"Give it to me." Theodore took the glass of ice cream balls from Joanne and passed the bowl to Adrienne who was lying on the sofa. "This is vanilla ice cream. Adrienne, do you want to try it?"

Adrienne had finished crying. She hugged her pillow and leaned on the sofa. She stared at Theodore without blinking and asked, "Daddy, what is a fiancée?"

Theodore's expression froze and his hand, which was holding the ice cream, hovered in mid-air.

"Are you going to marry the lady just now?"

Theodore sat down on the sofa next to her and placed the cup of ice cream balls on the coffee table. "Adrienne, why are you suddenly asking this?"

Adrienne rolled over from the sofa and sat up. She said seriously, "If you want to marry that lady just now, I can't call you Daddy anymore in the future."