Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

"I don't have to say much about Everleigh's feelings for you, but Stainley, she herself knows what's best for her. You are a good person, just not for her."

Stainley looked downwards and sorrow crept up in him.

"Stainley, she will never say harsh things to you. Do you know why?"

"You don't have to tell me, I know what I'm doing."

"Do you really know? If you did, would you trouble her so much? You know she would rather put the pressure on herself than make it difficult for others." Christopher smelled like liquor, and the way he spoke showed how drunk he was. After a long silence, Stainley said slowly, "Am I wrong to pursue my own happiness?"

"Nope, but the thing is that you need to not cause her trouble. You know about the problems between Theodore and Everleigh, yet you think your sudden intervention won't cause any issues?" Christopher spoke his words, looking more serious than a while ago.

He knew that Stainley was a good man and a perfect husband in fact, but that would only be after marriage.

Taking one more look at the beer he was holding, Stainley finished it off in one gulp. He thought that he was doing everything for Everleigh's own good, but he had neglected how she felt.

Perhaps Christopher was right. There were a lot of problems between Theodore and Everleigh.

"Sometimes in pursuing a girl, it's not enough just to be considerate. In addition to that, you must be sensitive to her current situation." After he finished his sentence, Christopher laid down drunkenly on the bar counter. Stainley smiled bitterly. He looked at the drunk form of Christopher and felt greatly amused.

The next day, Christopher and Stainley arrived at the hospital and expected to see Everleigh, but she wasn't there.

"Miss Annie, is Dr. Trevino not here?'

"No, she was supposed to go on rounds yesterday afternoon but she didn't show up." Annie, a nurse, answered Stainley as she was confused as well.

Stainley was shocked. Everleigh was never the kind of person who would just go missing when she was at work. Since she didn't come for rounds, it probably meant that she had encountered some trouble. On the other hand, Christopher's expression was no better than Stainley's. He took out his mobile phone in a hurry and called Everleigh, but no one answered.

At this time, Theodore was in the car, listening to Everleigh's phone ring over and over again. He had no intention of picking it up.

"Mr. Godfrey." Hearing the ringing, Moses seemed to be asking whether to pick up the call or not.

He didn't say anything and he closed his eyes to rest as he shut out all stimulation from the outside world. Seeing this, Moses knew that he shouldn't say anything more and drove the car silently. Christopher had a gut feeling that something was not right. Hence, he called Alastair and Adrienne. Alastair, who had woken up earlier, answered.

"Christopher, what's the matter?"

"Did your mommy come home last night?" Christopher tried to calm his voice down. Alastair was more quick-witted than Adrienne, so he would know something was up if he said something wrong. "Nope. What happened?" Alastair frowned, looking very mature indeed.

A creeping uneasiness rose in his chest.

Christopher's heart skipped a beat as a bad feeling welled up his heart. He came to his senses and said in a relaxed tone, "What could happen... Okay, I see her now!" He said as if someone was beside him. "Alastair, it turns out that your mommy was helping others with their shift. She's just come back from buying breakfast."

Alastair listened to his words but he did not answer for a long time, as if he wanted to hear Everleigh's voice.

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Christopher really didn't know what more to say when faced with Alastair's IQ. Could he act like a child his age?

"Goodbye." After saying his goodbyes, Christopher hung up the phone.

Stainley, who stood beside him, had also called Everleigh, but still, no one answered.

"No one is picking up." He looked very anxious, and he had a bad feeling about this.

Then, Christopher calmed down and started thinking about what could have happened to her. He ran through the chain of events in his head, and he remembered that the last time he saw her was in the restaurant before they separated. If Everleigh did not go home, it meant that it must have happened after she was on her way home from the restaurant.

Thinking of this, Christopher ran out and went to the restaurant to investigate.

...

Meanwhile, Theodore was in his office, working hard. At the same time, he had Everleigh's whereabouts on his phone. She was sitting on the sofa in the living room, not budging at all. No one knew what she was thinking about. His eyes dimmed a little when he saw this scene. If it wasn't for the fact that she refused to accept him, he wouldn't have had to do this.

At the same time, some noise could be heard from the direction of the door. He frowned upon hearing this and wanted to find out what was going on.

Christopher barged into the office, looking furious, and shouted at him, "Theodore Godfrey!"

Theodore looked at his indignant face and knew the reason for his visit. He glanced at Moses and said, "You may leave first."

"Yes, Mr. Godfrey." Moses said, but his eyes were still on Christopher.

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Meanwhile, Christopher was boiling with anger. He clenched his fists and cracked his knuckles. His eyes were firing flames at Theodore, and he demanded to know where Everleigh was.

"I have no idea." Theodore said calmly. When his eyes met Christopher's, there wasn't a trace of guilt in them.

Hence, Christopher was stunned by his answer, and his anger was further ignited. "How dare you deny this! After I left her, she got in your car, so who else could it be?"

"I did meet up with her for a while but I sent her home later on. As for her whereabouts, it's not like I have any right to know." Theodore answered him with a calm tone, reaffirming what he said earlier.

Then, Christopher strode over and raised his fist but he did not punch him. Theodore sat on his chair while he looked at him fearlessly.

Seeing this, Christopher put his hand down and warned him, "It better be as what you've said, otherwise you will regret what you've done this day. You will never be able to repay Everleigh whatever you owed her in this lifetime!" He then left the office.

It was like he never appeared in Theodore's office.

Theodore closed his eyes for a moment. When he looked up again, his eyes flashed dangerously.

After Christopher got in the car, Stainley hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"

"He wouldn't admit it."

"Then where is she?" He whispered to himself and he was a mess. He wasn't worried about Theodore, but he was worried that she might be taken away by Mrs. Godfrey or Josephine. If she was held captive by them, then Everleigh would be in grave danger.

"What do you mean by where? She is being kept somewhere by Theodore." Christopher couldn't help but blurt it out. If it wasn't for the lack of evidence, he would have taken action.

Ultimately, Christopher had to admit that he was at a disadvantage when it came to psychological warfare with Theodore.

There wasn't a single trace of guilt on his face.

"So now we..." Stainley glanced at him and he wanted to ask him what he was going to do.