Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied

Chapter 51 You Can't Tell A Lie

After the two children fell asleep, Everleigh tucked them in and left the bedroom.

There was an unread text message on her phone from Stainley.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

After reading the message, Everleigh looked hesitant. After a while, she replied, "Okay, thank you."

The person on the receiving end seemed to be waiting by his phone. In the next second, he replied, "You're welcome. It's on the way anyway. You should go to bed. Good night." "Good night."

Stainley had always taken good care of her. Although she tried to convince herself that his concern was because they were acquaintances, or perhaps a mutual friendship like Christopher and her, her intuition told her that it was more than that. After staring at her phone for a long time, she sent a message to Christopher, "Last time you said that your friend had a car to sell, please get me his contact."

...

The next morning, the sky was dark. Summers in Ocpeace City were always filled with thunderstorms.

As soon as Everleigh stepped out of the building, she saw Stainley's car.

"You didn't have breakfast, right?" Asked Stainley. He reached behind him, brought out a bag from the backseat, and handed it to her. "I got you some breakfast."

"Thank you." Everleigh took it from him, then looked inside the bag and saw a sandwich and coffee. She smiled and said, "I'm already troubling you by asking for transport to work, but I did not even think to bring breakfast for you. Instead, you brought breakfast for me. I'm so sorry for the trouble."

"There's nothing to be sorry about. You're on the way anyway. I bought the food somewhere near your place too."

Everleigh nodded thoughtfully, opened the sandwich, and chatted with Stainley while eating.

be at Jackson Hospital for a while. I can fetch you

you, but there's no need. I'm getting a car soon so I

in his eyes was

a car that is as good as new. The mileage is pretty low, and he's willing to sell it. The price is within my budget, so I've decided

silence, Stainley said, "Everleigh, to be clear, fetching you

him in surprise. "Why do you think

"Stainley, you don't think I'm looking for an excuse

car just to avoid you? Where would I get the money? Stainley,

too, right? The summer vacation is almost over. When school starts,

not entirely lying. There was a silence in the car for a while, and then they stopped at a red light. While gripping the steering wheel, Stainley lowered his head and kept quiet for a while. Suddenly he said, "Everleigh, what if I said that even if the kids needed to go to school, you could call me whenever you needed help, and I'll be

was stunned and speechless for a

lie. From the moment we met, I knew you avoid eye contact

green. He drove

She'd never met someone more suitable to be a

anymore. Just drive

course." Everleigh agreed immediately.

your children or that guy, I respect your decision. However, we've been classmates for so many years. You don't have to be so polite to me, or maybe,

mentioned Christopher, Everleigh forced herself to smile,

yes, she could

Stainley and

he was not the only one helping her. All these years, because of his lack of taste in women, she had to go through so much to help him clean his messes up. Stainley was a really good man. He was one of the few men who still respected her, cared for her, and protected her,

more she felt like she owed him. She did

Stainley headed for the wards while Everleigh went to the operating room where the crew was

the production assistant, Zack, came up