Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

At night, Everleigh got off work and went home late. The nanny had already taken the two children back from school. When Everleigh arrived home, only a servant in her house, Martha Allen, was cleaning up the kitchen. "Miss, are you off work? Have you had dinner? There's a ready-made dish in the fridge. I'll make you a plate of it."

"No, thanks. I've already eaten." Everleigh changed into slippers and asked, "Where are the two children?"

Martha looked up and said, "They're upstairs. I don't know what happened at school today. I noticed that Alastair and Adrienne were not very happy, especially Adrienne. She went upstairs after eating a few bites of dinner, and didn't even watch cartoons."

Hearing this, Everleigh frowned and was a little worried.

After the sports day was ruined, she and Yvonne went to the police station to make a report. She wasn't able to bring the children with her and when they left in a hurry, she did not have time to say anything to them. They were probably frightened.

"It's okay, I'll go and see them," Everleigh forced a smile at Martha and said, "Martha, sorry to trouble you. You can get off work first. I'll clean up later." "Okay, alright."

In the bedroom on the second floor, when Everleigh knocked on the door and went in, Adrienne was lying on the bed with her little bunny doll in her arms, and the blanket was neatly covered over her body. It seemed that she had already fallen asleep.

Alastair was sitting on the carpet and playing with his computer. When he saw Everleigh come in, he looked up and said, "Mommy, are you off work?"

"Yes." Everleigh nodded and asked, "Is Adrienne asleep?"

Alastair shook his head gently.

Everleigh nodded knowingly and sat down on the edge of the bed helplessly.

In fact, as soon as she came in, she knew that Adrienne was pretending to be asleep. Adrienne usually kicked off her blanket more than ten times in a night if she was sleeping. If she really fell asleep, she would not be as calm as she was now. "Adrienne." Everleigh gently patted Adrienne's shoulder through the blanket. "Martha said that you didn't eat much for dinner. Aren't you hungry? I bought a cake on my way back."

The small round face with its chin covered by the blanket tightened suddenly, and she also pursed her small mouth.

Faced with delicious food, Adrienne usually had no resistance. At this time, she used all her strength to stop herself from opening her eyes. Even Everleigh could tell that Adrienne was conflicted despite not being able to see her expression. "And I bought ice cream of a new flavor. It's raspberry, and it's delicious."

"Gulp." The sound of swallowing was particularly clear in the quiet room.

Everleigh pursed her lips and smiled. Pretending that she didn't hear anything, she turned to Alastair and said, "Alastair, since Adrienne is asleep, you can go downstairs and eat it with me. There was only one raspberry-flavored ice cream left in the shop."

After saying this, Everleigh got up from the bed.

Adrienne's little pink face was almost scrunched tightly into a ball.

"Alas." Everleigh sighed. "Unfortunately, the cake won't last. We can only eat it today, so we can't leave a piece for Adrienne. It's even her favorite strawberry cake."

""

"Alastair, chop-chop. The ice cream's gonna melt!"

"No way!" An exclamation came from the bed. Adrienne suddenly got up with an anxious look on her face.

Everleigh stood by the door with her arms crossed and joked, "Adrienne, weren't you asleep?"

Adrienne looked at her brother, who was still sitting on the carpet without moving, and then looked at the smug smile on her mother's face. All of a sudden, Adrienne knew that she had been tricked. She said angrily, "Mommy, you're lying!" Everleigh raised her eyebrows and said unwillingly, "Adrienne, you lied first. Obviously, you weren't asleep, but you pretended to be."

"No, I didn't!" Adrienne's cheeks bulged like two balloons. Her beautiful big eyes were wide open and she said stubbornly, "I was asleep. Mommy, you woke me up!"

"I see." Everleigh went on without exposing the truth. "Did I mistakenly blame you?"

Adrienne crossed her chubby little hands, looking righteous and confident. She turned her head and did not look at Everleigh. "Humph!"

"In that case, I will apologize to you. How about raspberry ice cream and a slice of strawberry cake as a peace offering?"

Adrienne immediately stretched out two fingers and said, "Two slices of cake. I want two."

"Okay, two slices."

As soon as Everleigh agreed, Adrienne jumped out of bed immediately and ran downstairs. Alastair turned off the computer and went down with her.

At the dining table, Everleigh took a tissue to wipe the cream from the corner of Adrienne's mouth and said, "Eat slowly. No one will take it from you."

Adrienne's mouth was full like a cute chipmuck. Compared to Alastair, who was eating in an elegant way, they were totally different. If they didn't look alike, Everleigh wouldn't believe that these two children were twins borne from her womb. "Although I've eaten cake, Mommy, I'm still angry!" Adrienne ate the cake and did not forget to express her dissatisfaction with Everleigh solemnly. It took her a long while to say it clearly.

Everleigh looked at her helplessly. "Why are you angry?"

"Alastair told me that the lady who came to school today is Dad... No," Adrienne bit her lip and said, "She is Theodore's mother!"

Everleigh was stunned for a moment and looked at her son in confusion.

How did Alastair know?

Adrienne continued to speak angrily, "Mommy, you have never told us how fierce Theodore's mommy is!"

"What's wrong?" Everleigh was puzzled.

Adrienne put down the fork. Even with the cream on her mouth, she tried to act like an adult. She said seriously, "Theodore's mommy is so fierce. If you marry Theodore, your relationship will definitely be bad in the future and you will be bullied. I don't want you to get bullied, Mommy!"

As she spoke, Adrienne's eyes turned red. "I was longing for you to be with Theodore before. I'm such a bad girl!"

"Adrienne, don't cry." Everleigh wiped Adrienne's tears in distress. "Adrienne, you're very good. I know that you were doing it for my sake. Hush, it's alright."

Everleigh thought that Adrienne was angry with her because they were frightened in the afternoon. She left in a hurry and didn't explain it to the two children. She didn't expect Adrienne to be mad at herself.

"Sob, sob, sob. Theodore's mommy was really too much. She's so fierce." The more Adrienne spoke, the more aggrieved she felt. She sobbed. "I won't ever like Theodore anymore. Mommy, please don't meet him anymore, okay?"

A child's view of the world was either black or white; it was very simple. The bad person was the bad person, and the good person was the good person.

Everleigh comforted her, "Okay, Adrienne, be good. Don't cry and eat the cake."

Just as they were talking, the barking sound of a dog could be heard from outside.

Woof! Woof!

Everleigh stopped wiping Adrienne's tears and looked out of the window while following the sound.

The sound seemed to have come from the yard.

Alastair's eyes suddenly lit up. He put down the fork immediately and ran to the window of the dining room.

From the window of the dining room, they could clearly see the courtyard. At the entrance of the courtyard, a tall figure was holding a golden retriever with a brace around its neck. "It's Ace!" Alastair exclaimed.