Deep Love Hidden From Him novel Chapter 47

The room fell silent after the door closed.

Everleigh took out her phone from her pocket and saw two of Christopher Meyer's missed calls. Looking at the time of the missed calls, she guessed that he had called when she was talking to Mrs. Godfrey. Her phone had been on silent mode then.

She dialed his number, and he picked up almost immediately.

As soon as the call went through, Christopher's voice came from the other end. "Everleigh, have you been very busy at work? Why didn't you pick up earlier?"

"I had something on, and I was with someone, so I didn't see your calls."

"Who were you with?"

"Why are you asking this? Why are you calling me?"

"Do you think I want to call you? I watched a movie with my girlfriend in the afternoon when I heard you ran into trouble again. I even left my girlfriend in the cinema to try to help you."

Everleigh was stunned into silence.

"Stainley called me saying that you were pulled away from work by some woman."

Hearing this, Everleigh finally understood what he was talking about.

"What's going on?" Christopher's voice turned a little more serious than usual. "It was Theodore Godfrey's mother, wasn't it?" "Is she the only woman who could drag me away?"

"I see you're still in the mood to joke with me. You sound fine to me." Christopher teased. "What happened? It's been seven years. You have nothing to do with Theodore. Have you gotten back at her for throwing that cup of water at you? If you haven't, splash that b*tch!"

Everleigh was feeling pretty down at first, but she could not help but laugh when she heard this. "Okay, okay. Could you be a little more serious? Did you really think I'd do something like that?" "Are you sure? Do you know how many times you told me you wanted to do that when you were drunk? You even made me swore that if the chance ever came, I'd have to hand the cup to you and make sure it's full so that you can throw it in her face..."

Everleigh's taste and tolerance for alcohol were equally terrible. Only a handful of people had seen her drunk before. When she was abroad, the only one she trusted herself to drink with was Christopher.

Thus, she knew Christopher was telling the truth.

"I'll help you carry out this plan when I'm back, okay?"

"Okay." Everleigh turned over on the bed and stared at the ceiling. She agreed, "You know I'm not afraid of anything, but you should know that Mrs. Godfrey's a vengeful person. When the time comes, she might even drag your company down."

"What's there to be afraid of? My sister is watching over my company. Do you think she'd dare?"

"Those who don't are cowards."

"Yes, cowards."

The both of them went back and forth, spouting nonsense. The dark and brooding cloud in her head gradually dissipated.

On the other end of the phone, Christopher suddenly changed the subject. "You said that Mrs. Godfrey was vengeful. Seeing how she still hates you for something that happened seven years ago, why was splashing water at you the only thing she did to get back at you? It seems like Theodore has a lot of say at home."

His words reminded Everleigh of something. When she thought about it, she felt her heart thumping, and the look on her face changed.

"Everleigh?" Christopher did not hear a response. "Are you there?"

Everleigh came to her senses and said, "I suddenly thought of something."

"What is it?"

"Back then, you said if I wanted to find who set me up, I'd just need to think of the person who would benefit the most out of the entire situation, right?"

"That's right."

Everleigh fell silent.

On the window sill, a corner of the curtain was blown up by the wind, revealing half of the sky dyed red by the sunset glow outside.

It was already evening.

After hanging up the phone, Everleigh gathered herself and took the two children to the supermarket to buy groceries. A lot was still on her mind.

Adrienne loved shopping in the supermarket. She would always throw all sorts of snacks into the cart. However, that day, she did not do that.

"Adrienne, do you want this?" Alastair took his sister's favorite chocolate from the shelf.

Adrienne's eyes lit up at first, and then she shook her head the next second. "No."

"Why?" Everleigh looked at her and asked, "Don't you like this brand of chocolate?"

Adrienne said in a muffled voice, "It's fine if I don't have it. I want you to be in a good mood, Mommy. If I don't buy snacks, then you won't have to work."

Hearing this, Everleigh was stunned.

The girl still remembered what she said in the afternoon. She could not help but feel touched.

"Adrienne, I'm not unhappy because of work." She squatted down and hugged her daughter. "Who said I couldn't buy chocolate for you?"

"Really?" Adrienne's mouth twitched. "You're not upset because of work?"

"Of course not, and I'm feeling much better. You're my ray of sunshine. Come, let me look at that smile of yours." As she said, she stretched out her finger and poked Adrienne's cheek.

Adrienne immediately giggled, and her small face looked like a fully bloomed sunflower.

Their laughter reached to the other aisle, and a tall figure froze in their steps.