Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

In a restaurant near Sapphire Elementary School, a waiter served some dishes to a table in a corner. “That’s all your order.”

“Thank you.”

Everleigh pushed a bowl of soup to the other end of the table and urged, “Dad, have some soup.”

Abraham’s gaze was fixated on the children’s play area. Adrienne was very active. After sitting at the table for a while, she got bored and went to play. Therefore, Alastair went with her too. Currently, the twins were occupying the slide.

“Dad,” Everleigh called Abraham again hesitantly. Abraham came back to his senses and looked away.

Abraham replied, “The food is ready. You should ask the kids to come and eat.”

“It’s okay; Adrienne probably won’t come even if we ask her to. She’ll come back when she feels like it.”

“When it’s time to eat, then you should eat. You need to make it a habit when they’re still children,” Abraham was solemn as he told Everleigh off.

Abraham noticed that Everleigh was indifferent. Thus he frowned and snapped, “Look at you, you can’t even take care of yourself. How did you even raise the kids?”

Everleigh glanced at her injured right hand and hid it under the table.

“What happened to your hand?”

“It’s an accident, but it’s nothing.”

“Do you think that I’m senile? If it’s nothing, then why did you have to wrap it up like that?”

Everleigh was at a loss for words.

She did not know how to reply when Abraham slid a bank card to her.

Everleigh’s face changed, and she asked, “Dad, what are you doing?”

“It’s not for you. It’s for the children.”

“Dad, seriously, I don’t need it. I’m working, so I can raise them on my own.”

“You’re just a doctor, so how much do you think you’ll get? Besides, you’re still young, and you don’t have a lot of qualifications. As I said, it’s not for you, but it’s for the children. The password is your mother’s birthday.”

Everleigh wanted to return the card to Abraham. However, she stopped dead in her tracks when Abraham mentioned the password.

“Do you still remember it?” Abraham asked casually.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

“Yes.” Everleigh’s voice was muffled.

How could she forget? She knew everyone’s birthday in the Trevino family.

“Good. Go and ask the kids to eat.”

Abraham was stubborn. Everleigh knew that he would get angry if she continued to turn him down. It was very possible that he would slam down his napkin and leave. Thus she had no choice but to keep the bank card.

Everleigh went to call Alastair and Adrienne. The three generations of the Trevino family gathered together for the first time.

Adrienne was talkative even with her mouth full. She stared at Abraham and asked, “Grandpa, are you here to visit us because Alastair and I are going to school soon?”

Abraham stared at Adrienne. The little girl was the spitting image of Everleigh when she was younger. He smiled lovingly and replied, “Yeah, I’m here just to see you, and I have gifts for you too. I’ll give them to you after this.”

“Wow, presents!” Adrienne was excited and added, “Grandpa, summer vacation is not over yet, so will you come and visit us more?”

“Do you want me to?”

“Yes.” Adrienne nodded seriously and continued, “Grandpa, I really like you. Mommy said that Grandpa is the best person in the world. Alastair and I like people who’re nice to Mommy!”

Abraham raised his head to glance at Everleigh. Coincidentally, Everleigh raised her head just in time to meet her father’s eyes.

Everleigh was overwhelmed with emotions. Since she was a child, her father put a lot of effort into raising her, and she knew it better than anyone else. However, she left for seven years, and no matter the cause, she was a horrible daughter.

The last time they met was at Selena’s birthday party, and they did not keep in touch.

In truth, Everleigh knew her father well. He was unwilling to take the initiative to talk to her. Therefore he would not contact her even if he was worried about her.

After the birthday party, Everleigh wanted to contact Abraham too. Yet, the incident seven years ago resurfaced at the birthday party. Ever since she returned to Ocpeace City, she could feel that someone was pulling strings behind her.

She dared not act rashly because she was afraid that she would drag the Trevino family into it like seven years ago.

“Dad, here, have some potatoes.” Everleigh scooped some food into his father’s plate and added, “It’s lightly-seasoned.”

Abraham was not in good health. Seven years ago, she infuriated him, and she still felt guilty for it.

“When is the wedding?”

The unexpected question almost made Everleigh choke. “Ahem… What was that? What wedding?”

Abraham noticed the look on her face, and his face darkened. “You’re not going to hold a wedding? Our family is not as well-off as the Godfrey family, but we should do things properly. You’re the eldest daughter of the Trevino family, so how could you not take your marriage seriously? Are you trying to embarrass the Trevino family?”

Everleigh came to her senses, and nervousness took over her.

Her father took her and Theodore’s marriage seriously.

“Dad, that’s not what I meant.”

“That’s more like it.” Abraham softened a little and asked, “When is it going to be?”

“Let’s take things slowly. Well, I just returned to Ocpeace City, and my job is still unstable. Alastair and Adrienne need to go to school too.”

Abraham nodded thoughtfully and seemingly accepted her reasoning. He uttered, “Before the wedding, I should at least meet his parents…”

“Dad,” Everleigh interrupted Abraham hurriedly and pretended to be calm. She explained, “Dad, things can be complicated in the Godfrey family, so I can’t promise you anything. After I handle everything, I’ll let you know, okay?”

Abraham immediately brought up that he wanted to see Theodore’s parents. Everleigh knew very well that she was unable to arrange for a meetup. Even if she could, Mrs. Godfrey’s arrogant attitude would trigger Abraham’s heart attack.

“Okay.” Abraham was considerate and did not pester Everleigh. After all, things could get complicated for wealthy families. It was rare to have families that liked to make things simple, like the Trevino family. After Everleigh’s mother passed away, Abraham did not remarry and raised his daughters on his own.

“Dad, you should eat.” Everleigh was a little awkward and tried to change the topic, “This is delicious.”

At the birthday party, Theodore got her out of trouble. Yet, she was having headaches when she thought that she needed to clean up the mess.

Abraham peeled some shrimps for Adrienne and urged her to eat. He pretended to ask nonchalantly, “Adrienne, is your father busy?”

Everleigh just heaved a sigh of relief. Yet, she stared at Adrienne anxiously when she heard the question.

Adrienne was eating happily, and she mumbled with her mouth full, “I think Daddy’s quite busy. The other day, I went to find him with Alastair, and he was in a meeting the whole afternoon. I fell asleep in his office, and Mommy even quarreled with Daddy.”

“They quarreled?” Abraham asked doubtfully.

Everleigh met Abraham’s questioning eyes, and she felt like she just dug her own grave. The lie was not going to hold.

Sure enough, she should never have lied because she would have to come up with more lies to cover up.