Chapter 40


    The atmosphere in the office was gloomy.


    Theodore''s cold eyes were like a ck hole. Everleigh''s remarks made him swallow his pain.


    He was calm as he faced the woman whom he once loved.


    He did not reply; hence Everleigh took his silence as a sign that he was guilty.


    She hugged Adrienne tightly in her arms and tried to speak as calmly as possible, "I''m telling you


    for thest time, the kids don''t have anything to do with you, so don''t bother them again. Otherwise,


    I''ll call the police."


    "Call the police?" A hint of mockery shed in Theodore''s calm eyes, but heughed.


    "I''m sure that a hugepany like Godfrey Group wouldn''t want any troubles because of their


    president''s behavior, right?"


    Seven years ago, Everleigh did not make a fuss when she broke up with Theodore and left


    Ocpeace City. She was always bright and positive in front of him, and she was never mad.


    She buried her feelings for him in her memories and left everything behind.


    Maybe she was cruel and had forgotten all about it.


    He was the only one who would not move on.


    If Stainley were not around, Theodore would have strangled her and forced her to recall those


    memories. He would question her about what she did.


    "Mommy, I brought Adrienne here."


    Everleigh''s face stiffened, and she lowered her head in shock. stair was tugging her shirt, and he


    stared up at her carefully.


    "What did you say?"


    "Adrienne made a fuss and said she wanted to see Uncle Godfrey. I had no choice but to bring her


    here. Uncle Godfrey was very busy, so Adrienne and I stayed here the whole afternoon, and she


    even fell asleep."


    stair exined everything concisely.


    Everleigh''s body went numb.


    She was not thinking straight. Back then, Theodore was curious about the twins. Therefore, she


    assumed that he abducted the kids when the GPS showed they were in the Godfrey Group.


    She feared that someone would take the kids away.


    Everleigh knew that things were impossible for her and Theodore. She was afraid that someone


    would find out about the children''s identities too. She was worried that Theodore would take them


    away from her...


    Her fear misled her.


    "Do you still want to call the police?" Theodore''s cold voice echoed in the office. He was still


    standing between the sofa and the coffee table. The chandelier was shining above him and casting


    a long shadow on the carpet.


    "I''m sorry." Everleigh''s face turned pale. "I thought..."


    "Am I the one making a fool of myself?" Theodore did not wait for her to finish. He nced at


    Stainley, who was standing behind her, and sneered, "You don''t have the time to care for your


    children, but you have time to go on a date, huh? Are you even a mother?"


    "Theodore, how could you say that?" Stainley tried to exin, "We..."


    "I don''t care about your rtionship with her." Theodore shot a cold stare at Stainley and added,


    "I''m not interested."


    Stainley was at a loss for words.


    Everleigh was frustrated. She wanted to apologize, but she choked on her words when she saw


    Theodore''s cold face. After a long pause, she managed to force herself to squeak, "I''m really sorry."


    Theodore was indifferent. "If you don''t leave now, I''ll call the police."


    Everleigh looked embarrassed. She muttered her apology again before leaving.


    As soon as she stepped out of the office, Adrienne stirred in Everleigh''s arms. She rested her chin


    on Everleigh''s shoulder before raising her head and rubbing her eyes. She spotted Theodore in the


    office, and she called out, "Daddy."


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    Her voice was very soft, and it trailed off. The door shut, and she disappeared.


    There was a loud ng, and all the food on the coffee table crashed on the floor.


    Mia came in and spotted the mess on the carpet.


    Theodore was gloomy as he sat on the sofa. The knife cut his hand, and blood trickled onto the


    carpet. However, his face was stiff and solemn.


    "Mr. Godfrey," Mia was worried, and she suggested cautiously, "I''ll take you to the hospital."


    "Yes, I should go to the hospital."


    "I''ll ask the driver to drive you there."


    "Not now." Theodore clenched his fists. After a long pause, he rxed his hands to reveal a few


    strands of hair on his palm. "I need to get a DNA test."


    Mia was taken aback. "Yes, sir."


    Night fell, and Ocpeace City was livelier than ever.


    Stainley dropped Everleigh and the twins at their apartment. He pulled over and got out of the car to


    open the door for Everleigh.


    "Let me do it."


    "It''s okay. I can carry her." Everleigh held Adrienne in her arms and declined Stainley''s offer. She


    said apologetically, "I''m sorry for what happened. I took up so much of your time."


    Following that, she nced next to her and added, "stair, thank Stainley."


    stair nodded and said obediently, "Thank you."


    "You''re wee," Stainley replied smilingly and continued, "Everleigh, you don''t have to be so


    reserved around me. It''s gettingte, and you should go home with your kids. Call me if you need


    anything."


    "Okay, you should drive safely. Let me know when you get home." Everleigh attempted to smile at


    him, but she failed to do so. On the way back, she kept thinking about how she misunderstood


    Theodore.


    Before Stainley got in the car, she went into the apartment with the kids. Her bodynguage showed


    that she was dejected.


    The lights on her floor turned on, and the white car finally drove off.


    In the car, Stainley made a phone call.


    "Hello? Mr. Simon, it''s me." Mr. Simon was the dean at his hospital.


    "I''ll send you a report on the academic exchangeter. I''m calling to discuss something else."


    I''m nning to transfer to Jackson Hospital.'' "It''s partly because of my job, but it''s more of a


    personal reason. I have a very good friend who''ll be there, and I''m worried because she''s on her


    own."


    "Thank you, Mr. Simon."


    After putting the two twins to sleep, Everleigh went to the refrigerator to fetch a bottle of beer. She


    sat on the sofa, and after gulping down half a bottle, she felt better.


    She was overthinking things. Theodore was a proud man, but she traumatized him countless times.


    Seven years ago, she did the same thing too.


    If she could go back in time, she would stop herself from breaking into his office. She would give


    herself a good p and calm down.


    Perhaps, she could travel further back in time and pick a better way to break up with him seven


    years ago.


    Turn back time?


    Suddenly, she scoffed at her childish thoughts. How could she turn back time?


    If she could turn back time, she wanted nothing more than to return to that rainy night. If nothing


    happened that night or if she stayed at home instead of going out, then everything would turn out


    differently.


    She would not have broken up with Theodore, and she would know the twins'' father.


    She would not have to be afraid. She would not have nightmares for seven years. She would not


    have to worry that the twins'' identity differed from what she had in mind.