Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

Everleigh looked down at the ring in her hand. It was the kind of design that she liked and it had their initials engraved on the back of it.

The letters looked messy. Theodore must have carved them on by himself.

She couldn't help but laugh at the image of him carving the ring with a knife. The people around her noticed her laugh and one of them asked, "Dr. Trevino, what are you laughing about?"

"I just thought of something funny that's all," she replied without looking up. Then, she slid the ring back onto her finger.

The person didn't say anything else and rested back in their chair for a good rest, tired from waking up too early in the morning.

After a more than ten hour flight, they arrived. They looked down at the sandy place and felt the heat in the air. They felt depressed just wondering what it would be like living here for a year. "It's so hot."

"The car is here to pick us up; let's go." Everleigh saw a bus coming from their left. The bus had the name of their hospital on it, so it was surely there for them.

All of them got into the bus and reached a rural area. They took out their cellphones to check for a signal but it was very weak. Even if they managed to make a call, they would be unable to hear the conversation properly from the other side. "Alas... We're doomed," one of the doctors said in a depressed tone. They were all hoping for there to be electricity so that they could at least carry out some other activities.

Everleigh was very calm. Even though the environment was not ideal, the air was fresh. She looked at the trees in the distance, and it felt less hot.

The group reached their destination and they looked at an old hospital building in front of them. The paint was falling off the wall.

"No way."

"Go in, register yourselves, and take a rest after. We'll start work tomorrow." Everleigh was assigned to be the leader this time and the others had to follow her orders. One of the reasons she was made the leader was because Dr. Harrison was afraid that she would get bullied.

It was said that Mr. Lawson was made speechless by him and decided to allow Everleigh to be the leader of the group.

They went in to report for duty, and the locals welcomed them warmly. The locals specially arranged dorms for them. Even though there weren't air conditioners, they were allocated their own individual rooms so that they could rest properly during the night.

The hospital was in a rural area and there was not much entertainment around at night, the opposite of what they were used to.

"It's so boring here. There's no television and we can't make any calls. How do the people live here?"

"That's right. I don't even know what to do."

"I brought some board games with me. Are you guys interested?"

When everyone heard this, their interest was immediately piqued. They were willing to play board games to kill time; it was better than daydreaming.

"Dr. Trevino, are you going to join us?"

"No, you guys can go ahead. I'm going to unpack some things." Everleigh was not interested in playing board games. She would rather head back to her room to do some reading.

They didn't force her to join them. They sat down and started their game.

She went back to her room and switched on the lights. She switched on a mosquito repellant because the mosquitos were extra dangerous and she had to be careful.

She opened the luggage and unpacked everything from it. She picked up the bug repellant spray and some anti-inflammation ointment that Christopher gave her. They were all necessities despite the dangerous mosquitos. Everleigh saw a box full of items and the corner of her lips lifted into a smile as she thought about the day she got her medical report.

He told her about the incident seven years ago. Josephine was not the only one behind the plan. As it turned out, someone from the Godfrey family was secretly part of it.

"Everleigh, do you know anyone from the Godfrey family?"

Everleigh thought about it carefully and thought of Xavier, whom she had only met once. Back then, she had only been with Theodore for a short period of time, but Xavier had found out about them. He seemed like a cheerful person back then when she met him.

He didn't look like someone who would do such a thing.

"Everleigh, I'll find out an answer soon. Don't..."

"Christopher, don't look into it anymore. It doesn't matter to me anymore." Everleigh lowered her eyelids. There was no point knowing about it anymore.

He felt a little uncomfortable with her reaction and said, "You shouldn't give up on the truth like this. Don't forget about the reason for your return."

"For a person who might die soon, what is there to hold on to?" She retorted.

He could not say a word. He did not know how she felt. Perhaps he had not experienced despair.

He had not experienced his own life and death situation either.

Everleigh came back to her senses as her thoughts drifted when she heard the sound of the others cheering as they played board games.

However, since she had left Ocpeace City, she must let go of the past and focus on her job here. Also, she had to wait for the incubation period to pass and see if she did in fact have AIDS.

She sighed softly and put down the items Christopher bought for her. There was a letter at the bottom of the box that she had almost forgotten about. It was a letter that a stranger had mailed to her. It was kept between the pages of her book; she didn't know how it got here.

She opened the letter and didn't understand it as she read the words. As she was about to keep it, the word at the back caught her attention.

She was stunned and wondered what this word meant.

...

Back at the Trevino family home, Alastair and Adrienne were in the living room doing their own thing. Selena felt confused and asked them, "Your mommy left, so why aren't you two crying about it?"

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"Mommy has always been like this. Sometimes she can be gone for two years. It was Christopher who took care of us back then," Adrienne said as she sat on the couch, eating her ice cream. There was a look of joy in her eyes as well. It seemed that she wanted her mommy to leave as soon as possible, so that no one would stop her from eating ice cream.

Selena was dumbfounded by the situation. She thought the kids would cry and throw tantrums, but it was the opposite.

She really didn't know whether Everleigh was too ambitious or maybe she had taught her children well.

At this time, someone rang the doorbell. Hilda went to open the door. Before she could ask, Cecil walked into the house and saw Selena in the living room with the kids.

"What are you doing?" Selena asked.

"Where is Everleigh? Why can't my call get through to her?" Cecil came over and asked her.

Selena knew that Cecil had a good relationship with Everleigh and thought that she would know that she left for Auview. Wasn't she informed?

"She went to Auview to join the medical aid team. Why are you looking for her?"

Cecil's face changed slightly. She paused for a long time then asked, "She went to Auview?"

"Yes, Aunt Cecil. Mommy left in such a hurry that she didn't even tell me," Adrienne raised her head and said in a childlike voice.

"This brat, Everleigh. She could have left me a message no matter how much hurry she was in. How could she just leave like this? I'm so angry!" Cecil stomped her feet and her eyes were in flames.

Selena did not try to calm her down. She felt uncomfortable herself because they were both somehow related to Leon.

Cecil was in anger but she was aware of where she was. She turned her head and asked, "Do you know where she is?"