Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

Theodore turned his head and didn't ask any more questions. In the past, he had been so busy with Godfrey Group's matters that he hadn't had time to check on his family, not to mention Everleigh.

Leon's eyes slightly sank, and a sense of inferiority could be seen from his expression. "The Hayes family is a member of the Four Great Households. Back then, Cecil deliberately concealed it from me. I admit that I was a playboy, but my feelings for her were true."

Everleigh did not say anything, but picked up a glass of water on the table and took a shallow sip. She knew clearly when they had been together. It was because of this that she looked down on him even more. He was a playboy, but he hoped that Cecil would give him her heart.

She now understood why Cecil had looked down on Theodore in the first place.

"Then what happened after that? Why did you believe Diana's words?"

"I didn't believe in anyone's slander, but that night I saw with my own eyes that Cecil and Lenold got out of the car together, so I couldn't help but doubt her."

Everleigh sneered, and the mockery in her eyes became clearer and clearer. "Why didn't you ask her? If you came forward, she would've explained it to you. Leon, did you really love her? Don't you even have the courage to ask her?" Theodore turned his head and looked at Leon's face, full of regret. He really wanted to laugh. When had he become like this?

In the past, every sentence he said was reasonable.

He thought back to the time when he listened to Leon's advice when he tried to pursue Everleigh. He was such an idiot. "You will never understand the differences between the families. If Cecil was born into an ordinary family, then I would've given up everything to be with her, but all that I am proud of means nothing to the Hayes family. What do you think the Allen family means to them?" Tears flowed out from the corners of Leon's eyes as he finished his words. These were all his most genuine thoughts.

He had nothing to be arrogant about.

Everleigh looked at Theodore. They were the same. Even if the men were better than women, the Godfrey family's attitude was still shameful.

"To your families, is it that unacceptable for a woman to be superior to a man? Have you ever wondered about the courage a woman needs to climb up to a higher social status? Am I not the best example? And look what your Aunt Madison did to me. Is it important for couples to come from an equal social status? Absolutely. Isn't that what you planned all along?" Not only did Everleigh's words stump Leon, but Theodore felt a little embarrassed as well. Neither of them could say anything to refute her.

She lowered her eyes; not only was she defending Cecil, she did it for herself too.

What she had to bear now was what they had given her.

"Everleigh, are you defending Cecil or Selena?"

"Both. Selena's temperament is different from Cecil's, but they have one thing in common, and that is loyalty. Do you have that?"

"I... do," Leon said with guilt.

Everleigh sneered. Who would believe his words?

"Everleigh, you have to give him a chance. Maybe Leon will really turn over a new leaf," Theodore said seriously, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.

She blinked slightly but she remained silent.

"What happened between you and Selena? Was it because of the last time when you were in the hospital?"

Leon nodded honestly. "Yes, I really wanted to be friends with her then..."

"Don't lie to me. You don't want to be friends with her. You just want to date her. I told her about you a year ago and she listened. Otherwise, she wouldn't have broken up with you." Leon raised his head and looked at her in surprise. He thought of many reasons, but he didn't expect it to be her.

"Do you hate me that much?"

Everleigh did not try to hide things and said simply, "Yes, I really hate you. Women hate playboys most, and I am no exception."

"This is the only reason?"

"Isn't it enough?" She rebutted.

He smiled bitterly. "You're right. No one can accept this, but I hope you can understand that I really love Selena."

"So you're lying to Cecil, aren't you?"

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Theodore frowned. "Everleigh, don't you think you're being a little harsh? You can't throw yourself in a new relationship if you can't let go of the past."

"What about you? You and Josephine had feelings for each other. They just broke up not long ago, and he had fallen in love with another girl. We had broken up for seven years." Theodore was once again stumped by her words. They were different.

"I..."

"Shut up, you men are all the same. Leon, I can tell you right now that you can forget about Selena. Not only will I disapprove, so will my father." As soon as Everleigh finished her words, she got up and walked away. Seeing that she was about to leave, Theodore quickly got up and chased after her. "I'll take you home."

Her eyes sank slightly, but she did not refuse.

The two of them got into the car. Theodore felt that he should say a good word for Leon. After all, he was his cousin.

No matter what Madison did, Leon was sincere to him.

"Leon may be the returning prodigal son. Do you have to be so unwavering?"

"I don't know if that's the case, but what I do know is that you can never predict what others are truly thinking," replied Everleigh. Especially when he was a part of the Godfrey family.

"What do you mean?" Theodore turned to look at her with confusion in his deep gaze.

She pursed her thin lips tightly and did not speak.

Just like that, the two fell silent the whole ride back to the Trevino family home.

Everleigh got out of the car and said in a low voice, "Theodore, how much do you know about your father?"

His expression froze for a moment. "What do you mean?"

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She turned around, and the anxiety and hesitation in his eyes made her realize that she didn't know where to start.

She looked up and walked straight into her house without saying a word.

Theodore looked at her back, and his eyes darkened. He took out his phone and called Moses. "Go and investigate my father's whereabouts in the past eight years. Don't miss a single day." "Mr. Godfrey, are you sure?"

"What's wrong with that?"

"If you investigate your father, Yvonne will be the first to know. Won't you be exposed..."

Theodore's eyes darkened slightly. He had forgotten that Yvonne was monitoring him. "Investigate it privately."

"Alright then." Moses hesitated for a long time before agreeing. It would probably take an even longer time if they did it under the radar.

Theodore hung up the phone and drove off.

It was raining that autumn night, and the wind made the leaves rustle and disturb people's dreams. Everleigh really wanted to have a good rest, but her mind was like a merry-go-round. The memory of the night of eight years ago had always been in her mind.

She finally fell asleep lightly at dawn.

When the alarm clock rang, she still had to get up and go to work. Adrienne saw her panda-like eyes when she went downstairs and was horrified.

"Mommy, you look so... Um... What's that word again?"

"Pale," Alastair said lightly.