Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied
Chapter 185 Birthday Banquet

Cecil lifted the corners of her mouth and raised her beautiful eyes slightly. "Yes, I'll go and see my old friend."

"Who is it?" Everleigh didn't understand.

"Christopher told me that she has been looking for trouble with you ever since you returned. Does she really think that she can climb up the Godfrey family and become a phoenix? I haven't seen her in many years. I'm going to see what a phoenix looks like."

Seeing the indifferent look in Cecil's eyes, Everleigh couldn't help but tremble.

It was late at night and a black car had just arrived at the airport. It drove smoothly on the airport's highway, and there was a woman's voice in the back of the car.

"My plane just landed."

"Yes, I know. I will seize this opportunity as per what you said. I just didn't expect Everleigh to be so capable. She actually involved your mother this time. Madam Scott is really cruel too."

The man on the other end of the line said in a low and calm voice, as if he was not talking about his own mother who was related to him by blood. "It was just an accident. No one expected that woman to appear suddenly."

"This time, she didn't just appear suddenly. I heard that in order to appease her, Madam Scott asked someone to send her an invitation to her birthday banquet. If I remember correctly, she has never attended any formal occasions of the Godfrey family before, has she? Does this mean that her identity has been acknowledged by the Godfrey family?"

"In her dreams! She will never step through the gates of the Godfrey family within this lifetime."

The cold and deep voice startled Josephine, and her hand that was holding the phone also trembled.

After a long while, she heard the voice on the phone, "Don't meddle with things that are none of your business. You just need to do as I say. The drug has been sent to you. Remember to receive it." Josephine came back to her senses and clenched her phone. "Got it."

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Friday night was Helen's birthday banquet.

The birthday banquet was held in a private manor in Swallow Valley. As Helen's doctor, Everleigh needed to be present the whole time, in case of any accidents.

It wasn't time for the banquet yet and not all the guests had arrived, but some of them who already had were rich and powerful people from Ocpeace City, who were all wearing expensive clothes.

Everleigh was there to work, so she did not wear a dress. However, it was a banquet after all, so she wore a simple beige professional suit to show her respect.

She was eating in the dessert area out of boredom when a familiar voice came from behind her.

"Everleigh, long time no see."

The moment she heard the voice, Everleigh frowned.

She hadn't seen Josephine since the conflict in Godfrey Mansion last time. What happened that day was so terrible that it was difficult for her to be calm when she saw Josephine again, and to greet her as if nothing had happened. Since Josephine was already so 'compassionate', Everleigh couldn't afford to be rude.

Everleigh turned around. She wanted to say hello to her, but as soon as she turned around, she saw the person whom she didn't want to see the most, and she suddenly clenched her fists.

It was Mrs. Godfrey who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Josephine. She was staring at Everleigh coldly from a meter away.

When their gazes met, it seemed like the air had condensed, causing everyone to suffocate.

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Josephine was the first to speak, breaking the silence. She said in a friendly, yet hypocritical tone, "Recently, I've been on vacation abroad and I only just learned about Grandma's hospitalization. I heard that you saved Grandma, so I thank you on behalf of Theodore."

These words were very harsh, but there was no expression on Everleigh's face. She said faintly, "It was just a coincidence. It's what I should do. If it was someone else, I would also have saved them."

Mrs. Godfrey sneered. "But if it was someone else, you might not have done your best. It's not enough for you to stay in the hospital, but you had to come to our family's banquet as well. You're really haunting us." Hearing the mean words, Everleigh secretly clenched her fists and said, "Mrs. Godfrey, this is my job."

"Job? It's the first time I've heard of this, that people are willing to do this kind of work. The people who do this kind of work are probably the same as you. Shameless and seductive. Ordinary people wouldn't do it."

Everleigh's expression changed immediately, and the pain in her palm reminded her to calm down. No matter how vicious the woman's words were, she had to calm down until she got enough evidence to send the woman to prison. However, every one of those sarcastic words landed on her eardrums, which was extremely humiliating.

"Speaking of shame, I know this the best!" A female voice came from behind them with a bit of mockery.

Everleigh looked at the person in surprise. "Cecil."

Cecil was wearing a long dark green dress, swaying in the wind as she walked. Her makeup was exquisite and every movement of hers was charming.

She passed by the dessert table and walked to Everleigh. She looked at Mrs. Godfrey with a cold face. "Speaking of shame, there is someone in the hall who dares to claim second place, although no one dares to claim first place, nowhere in the whole of Ocpeace City."

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"A woman who kept her ex-husband's last name, stayed in her ex-husband's house and didn't leave for over twenty years after the divorce. That's the first person I've ever seen. All the women in Ocpeace City probably admire her thick-skin."

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As soon as she finished speaking, Everleigh took a deep breath.

Wasn't that Madison she was referring to? Who didn't know that she wasn't a member of the Godfrey family, but still regarded herself as Mrs. Godfrey?

Sure enough, Mrs. Godfrey's eyes widened and she was so angry that she was about to faint on the spot. She said, "You... Where did you come from? You came here to behave atrociously. You..."

"Madam," Josephine quickly supported Mrs. Godfrey and whispered something in her ear. During this period, she looked at Cecil several times and her eyes were full of tension.

No one knew what she had heard, but the color of Mrs. Godfrey's expression changed several times and she swallowed the rest of her words. After a long time, she finally said, "Your surname is Hayes?"

Cecil looked calm, as if she had already expected Mrs. Godfrey's reaction. Cecil looked at her with more contempt than before and sneered, "If I say that my surname is not Hayes, Mrs. Godfrey, are you going to ask the security guards to throw me out of the banquet hall?"

Mrs. Godfrey's face was stiff and she couldn't say anything.

If the Four Greatest Households of Ocpeace City were at the top of the pyramid in the Ocpeace City Business world, then the Hayes family was the only one who could make all of them disappear overnight.

Not only the Godfrey's family, but also the other three households had to be polite when they saw members of the Hayes family.

When she thought of what Josephine had said in her ear, Mrs. Godfrey's face turned pale.

"If this surname is so useful, then I really have to introduce myself." Cecil gave a false smile and stared at Mrs. Godfrey in front of her. "I'm here with my sister to attend the banquet today."

"Sister?" Mrs. Godfrey didn't come back to her senses for a while.

Cecil took Everleigh's arm and said, "This is my sister. She is Madam Scott's attending physician. It's natural that she's here, but I came without an invitation. Mrs. Godfrey, you probably welcome me, don't you?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Godfrey's face turned green and pale at once.