Deep Love Hidden From Him
Chapter 158

As soon as she finished her sentence, Everleigh tightened her grip on her spoon and her gaze narrowed.

Adrienne blinked her big bright eyes and said, "Really? Mommy, Daddy said that he won't get angry, so I am not being impolite!"

Everleigh was speechless. She frowned and didn't know how to answer Adrienne.

Theodore continued peeling the shrimps. It was as if the argument wasn't a problem worthy of his concern. It was just a trivial matter that didn't deserve his attention. Adrienne squatted on the chair, and her eyes curved into two crescents. "So is it okay for me to call you Daddy from now on?"

"Sure."

"Daddy," Adrienne blinked and said. "I saw a swing in the courtyard. Can I go and play?"

Theodore asked her, "Are you full? Have some dessert."

"I'm full." Adrienne rubbed her stomach, which was bloated like a tiny watermelon.

"Then go ahead. Be careful."

"Yes, yes."

After seeing his sister leave the table, Alastair laid down his cutlery and followed her.

The swing in the courtyard could be seen through the window of the dining room. Under the warm yellow light, a little girl's cheerful laughter could be heard. "Alastair, higher! Push me higher!" On the other hand, the silence in the room was quite a contrast.

Although children might not be sensible, Everleigh couldn't ignore the matter like they did. "I'm so sorry, Adrienne is young and innocent. I will teach her when we get home."

"There's no need to do so."

Everleigh was stunned.

"Since my first time meeting Adrienne, I have always thought of what it would be like if she was my daughter."

Theodore placed the peeled shrimp into the bowl in front of her.

Everleigh clenched her fork tightly.

"Unfortunately, it's a shame that she's not," Theodore said as he looked at her with a gaze that was so calm that it made her panic.

The word 'unfortunately' made Everleigh's heart tighten out of a sudden. She looked at Theodore with a puzzled look.

What did he mean?

Who was Alastair's and Adrienne's father? Even she couldn't be completely sure herself. How could he be so sure?

Even though she was curious, she couldn't ask.

"I've finished eating. Thank you." Everleigh didn't touch the peeled shrimp. She simply wiped her hands and stood up from her seat. "It's getting late and I have to go."

At the same time, the cook came out of the kitchen with a piece of pastry and said, "Dr. Trevino, are you leaving? The dessert is ready to be served."

"I'm good." Everleigh smiled at Joanne and said, "Thank you."

After that, she glanced at Theodore. "Take care of yourself. I'll come over on Friday."

Theodore didn't move, but only replied with a 'hmm' of acknowledgement. Under the warm light of the dining room, the atmosphere felt more and more lonely. He felt all alone the moment Everleigh left. "Alastair, Adrienne, we're leaving. Let's go home."

In the yard, Everleigh held her medical kit in one hand while waving at the swing. "Let's go, it's getting late. Both of you have school tomorrow."

While the two children were getting in the car, Joanne ran out from the villa and said, "Dr. Trevino, wait."

Everleigh turned around and held the door with one hand.

Joanne was quite chubby and she started panting after running just a short distance. She held a black bag in her hand and handed it to Everleigh. "This is a cake specially made for Alastair and Adrienne. Young Master asked me to give it to you."

Everleigh was dumbstruck for a moment and subconsciously glanced behind Joanne.

Through the window of the living room, there seemed to be some movement at the curtains. Perhaps she was wrong, but she was quite sure that she saw a figure swaying behind the curtains. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. Dr. Trevino, you're coming again on Friday, aren't you? If there's anything you would like to eat, just tell me. I'll prepare it in advance."

"It's okay, there's no need to go through all that trouble. I'm just..."

Everleigh wanted to say that she would be there just to change the bandage, but the words never left her mouth. Instead of replying to Joanne, she just thanked her, said goodbye, then left.

The car left the Godfrey Mansion and drove along Woodland Street in the dark of night. The trees on both sides of the road were lined with broken shadows of the light cast by the streetlamps. Just like in her memory, the fragments were still faintly discernible in front of her eyes.

The two children in the back seat could be seen reflected in the rearview mirror. Adrienne was tired of playing and she fell asleep in her brother's arms. Alastair held his sister in his arms and looked out the window in a daze.

It was already late at night. The hustle and bustle of Ocpeace City hid all different kinds of pain and anxiety of people from different social classes.

"Didn't you say that as long as I listen to you, everything will be fine? Theodore hasn't answered my phone calls for more than a week!"

In the bedroom, the woman's voice was sharp. Although she tried her best to hold back, she could not completely hide the mental breakdown she was going through. Josephine's hand, which was holding her phone, started to shake.

It had been more than a week and Theodore seemed to have vanished into thin air. She didn't dare to keep calling him all the time. At times like this, if she couldn't control her emotions, it would be even worse. A cold voice came from the other end of the phone. "It's only been about a week and you are already grumbling. He has no feelings for you. Even if you were married to him, you would have to get used to not seeing him for a whole day. Do you think that the title of Mrs. Godfrey can be afforded by anyone?"

"I've made quite some preparations, but now I can't even be sure if I can become Mrs. Godfrey. How can I believe you?"

She had long been aware of Theodore's cold personality. Most of his feelings for her came from her years of accompaniment. He would care more about raising a dog than he did about her. She had long since prepared for this. As long as she could marry into the Godfrey family, she didn't care about anything else.

However, when Everleigh came back, Josephine began to suffer from insomnia and she couldn't sleep well every night. She would have this nightmare where Theodore would leave her at the altar for Everleigh, which crushed all her big dreams of becoming Theodore's wife.

The man's voice traveled to her eardrum through the phone, like the night wind, carrying a cool breeze, causing her to shudder. "You have no choice but to just trust me."

"Are you threatening me? I can do it my own way."

"Really?" The man sneered. "Why don't you try your own way first then?"

Without waiting for Josephine to speak, the phone went silent.

"Hello?"

While holding the phone that had been hung up on her, Josephine's face suddenly turned pale immediately. She raised her hand and was about to smash it. When the phone was raised to the top of her head, it suddenly rang. Seeing the caller ID, she frowned and pressed the answer button, "Hello?"

"What? He has been in the Godfrey Mansion for the whole week? He wasn't on a business trip?" "He didn't even leave Ocpeace City. It took you so many days to replace out where he is. Your working efficiency is getting lower and lower. What's going on?"

She threw a tantrum at the person on the other end of the phone. Hearing the servile's voice over the phone, Josephine became more and more impatient. "Okay, I understand. Please do things more efficiently next time. If you can't get his assistant to leak some information, why don't you ask Theodore's secretary? June is Moses' cousin."

After scolding the person and hanging up the phone, Josephine's expression eased a little. Thinking that Theodore had been staying in the mansion for the past few days, she thought of something all of a sudden and her eyes sank.