Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

Chapter 30 Friends Should Help Each Other Right?

Alastair was completely absorbed by the information on his computer. "Daddy..."

Adrienne was talking in her sleep across from him. Alastair looked up from behind the computer and saw his sister, who was fast asleep, kicking her quilt off. She was pursing her lips as if she was eating something delicious in her dream. Alastair's eyes softened. He closed the computer and got up.

When Everleigh pushed the door open, she saw Alastair sitting by the bed, covering his sister with her quilt.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Alastair turned his head and looked at the door. "Mommy."

Everleigh came in and sat down beside the bed. "Baby, I'm sorry you have to take care of your sister these days. I'll call the school about the past two days. I'm sure things will get better after your summer vacation." Alastair also sat down cross-legged and asked with a calm expression, "Mommy, are you sure? Won't Adrienne cause more trouble at school?"

Thinking of the trouble Adrienne had caused when she studied abroad, Everleigh found that she couldn't smile anymore. She forced herself to say, "Let's not think about that. You'll have to go to school anyway."

She coughed to fill the awkward silence that ensued and quickly changed the subject. "By the way, you haven't told me about what happened at the banquet today."

Why would Alastair suddenly appear with Theodore and call him 'daddy'?

The entire afternoon felt like ages had passed to Everleigh. If it were some other girl with a weaker heart, she would have broken down.

"I heard Aunt Selena's assistant calling someone, so I felt like something was off."

Just as Everleigh stepped out to attend Selena's birthday party, Selena went to pick up the two kids. Because she had the photo and looked a lot like Everleigh, Alastair didn't notice anything amiss and just went along with it.

At the banquet, Selena's assistant put the kids in the playroom. Adrienne, being the cheekier of the two, snuck out of the room when the assistant wasn't paying attention. While looking for her, Alastair overheard the phone call. Despite Alastair not saying it, Everleigh knew what Selena's intentions were. She wanted to humiliate Everleigh in front of their relatives and friends. Selena wanted to embarrass their father and destroy the father-daughter relationship between him and Everleigh.

However, what did this have to do with Theodore?

looked at her son and asked, "Then how did you end up

arms, then continued composedly, "When I spotted Adrienne, she had already run to you. There wasn't any use going to you to

at the same time, Theodore had just walked in

why I asked him to do

sentence explained Theodore's

bit more, but he didn't say anything else. "Is

"That's right."

to help you, and

"That's right."

with a single sentence. If he could, he would just reply with a word. "No, then why

at

was taken aback and immediately denied it, "Of

quickly, but she didn't dare

isn't it alright?" Alastair let go of her arm and leaned lazily against his sister's bed. "Mommy, friends should help

young, but he was very good at manipulating the flow of the conversation. Somehow, he had managed

which bore so much resemblance to the man who just left a few minutes ago, Everleigh's heart

interrogate him, but now it felt like the spotlight

thought to herself. "Since it's in the past, I won't let my two children have anything to do with Theodore in the future. There's no difference if they know the truth." Thinking of this, she supported herself using the bed frame and got up.

"Alright."

to the living room

both the children alone while working and studying. On average, she would only sleep two hours a day, yet she wasn't tired at all in those days. But today, after

her

out the phone from under the pillow, then stared at the screen languidly. When she saw the caller ID, her eyes lit up and she quickly pressed the answer button. "Mr.

Mr. Lawson was soft-spoken as always.

for news from the hospital. Is it okay for me