Chapter 162


    Theodore''s voice wasn''t loud. The words ''cancel the engagement'' came out of his mouth in an


    understated manner. Coupled with his expressionless face, he looked extremely cold.


    At that moment, Josephine almost couldn''t believe what she had heard. She had spent seven years


    of her youth with this man, but he said these words so easily.


    All of a sudden, she understood that the promises that she had once been secretly happy about had


    all quietly changed when Everleigh returned to the country. Theodore''s principles and his bottom


    line had never changed in the slightest for her sake. Once she caused him displeasure, he could


    kick her away.


    All these years, she had apanied him, but she had never warmed his icy heart. She even


    thought that as long as she worked hard enough and did not cause him any trouble, he would more


    or less have some affection for her.


    At the end of the day, he had no feelings. Even if he did, he only had feelings for Everleigh.


    Even though her heart was half-broken and she wanted tough at herself, Josephine still


    squeezed out two lines of tears and choked. "It''s no simple matter canceling an engagement. I hope


    you''ll weigh it. I''ll take my leave first."


    The door of the vi was not closed. Inside, when Everleigh heard these words, she praised


    Josephine sincerely. This was expected of her. She still weighed the pros and cons at this time.


    What was self-esteem? How could it be more valuable than the status of Mrs. Godfrey?


    Everleigh thought to herself, "If it was me, I''m afraid I''ll throw away anything in my hands, then I''ll


    p Theodore and leave."


    She now understood why Josephine was able to break out of the siege and be Theodore''s


    fiancee despite her poor family background. She was able to endure.


    With the sound of the engine, the leaves of the trees rose up at the gate of the mansion and the


    evening breeze of the early autumn became more and more bleak.


    When Theodore entered the house, Everleigh was applying medicine to Adrienne''s wounds.


    On the sofa, Adrienneid down quietly, which was rare for her. She whimpered asionally, but


    without her usual vitality, it was as if she had lost all her spirits.


    "s, it''s done. It doesn''t hurt anymore. You''ll be alright." Everleigh held Adrienne''s hand and blew


    on it. "I will get you ice cream when we go hometer, okay?"


    Adrienne''s nose was red. When she heard the words "ice cream", her eyes lit up a little bit. She


    nodded and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."


    "Adrienne, you''re a good girl. You are so good."


    Upon hearing the footsteps, Everleigh looked up and saw Theodore walking over. Her eyes


    darkened, and she didn''t say a single word as she bent down to pack up the medicine box on the


    coffee table.


    Looking at Adrienne, who was lying on the sofa with her eyes as big as two small berries, Theodore


    knelt down and tried to pull her hand. "Adrienne, do you want to eat ice cream? What vor do you


    want to eat?"


    Adrienne seemed to be frightened. As soon as Theodore touched her hand, she retracted it as if


    she had been shocked by electricity and leaned towards Everleigh. Her round face was next to


    Everleigh''s shoulder; it was injured too.


    Theodore was stunned. For some reason, he felt a sense of loss.


    Everleigh finished packing up the medicine box and picked Adrienne up from the sofa. Although it


    was a little difficult, she still held the child in one hand and the medicine box in the other. Everleigh


    said, ''Adrienne, I will take you home."


    "You should leave after dinner." Theodore stood up. "Ace is injured. stair is still waiting for the


    veterinarian toe."


    In the courtyard at the door, Ace was still lying on the ground and whimpering. Because it was not


    clear if his neck was broken, no one dared to touch him. stair refused to go into the house and


    wanted to apany him at all times. Joanne had no choice but to take a small stool for him to sit


    at the door and wait for the veterinarian toe.


    Watching this scene through the window, Everleigh hesitated for a while before putting Adrienne


    down again.


    "Adrienne, wait here for me for a while. I''ll go and talk to stair."


    After hesitating for a while, Adrienne loosened her grip on Everleigh''s sleeve. "Okay."


    It was dark outside and the sunset glow had also disappeared without a trace. The sun hid behind


    the mountain and the top of the mountain in the distance drowned out all the light in the daytime.


    "stair," Everleigh walked from behind stair, stroked his head, bent down and said, "Uncle


    Theodore has called a veterinarian. The veterinarian will arriveter. Let''s go home."


    stair was sitting on a small stool, looking well-behaved as usual. He reached out a hand to


    stroke Ace''s head and Ace hummed tamely. "I want to wait for the veterinarian toe and see


    how Ace is doing," stair said.


    stair was sensible, but he was truly stubborn.


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    Everleigh knew that she couldn''t persuade him, so she knelt down and touched Ace who was lying


    on the ground. "Ace will be fine. Adrienne is also injured. Aren''t you going to see her?"


    stair usually cared about Adrienne the most, but he didn''t care about Adrienne''s injury now.


    From the beginning, he had been absent- minded. Obviously, there was something wrong with him.


    After a long silence, stair looked up at Everleigh and said, "Mommy, thedy just now is Uncle


    Theodore''s fiancee?"


    Everleigh was stunned for a moment. "Yes." "She said that Adrienne and I are wild children."


    "What?" Everleigh frowned and her expression changed.


    stair had a calm expression on his face. His pure child''s eyes were filled with a sense of


    rationality that surpassed that of his peers.


    "stair," Everleigh took a deep breath to calm down and touched stair''s head, "You and your


    sister are the best children in the world. Don''t listen to other people''s nonsense. It''s enough to just


    trust your mother."


    She had seen Josephine''s two-faced attack a long time ago, but she didn''t expect her to be so


    vicious to the two children.


    "Yes." stair nodded solemnly.


    "stair, you are a good boy. I will apany you to wait for the veterinarian."


    "Okay." stair moved his butt and gave half of the small stool to Everleigh. He took Everleigh''s


    hand and said, "Mommy, no matter what you do, Adrienne and I will stand by your side."


    Everleigh was stunned at first. Looking at his firm eyes, the corners of her mouth twitched. She


    wanted to smile tofort him but it was difficult, so she just held stair in her arms.


    If her life was full of troubles and she did not get any care, then these two children were the only


    comfort God gave her. Every time she saw their smiles, she would feel that the days were not so


    difficult after all.


    At this time, in the living room of the vi, Joanne brought ice cream balls from the kitchen.


    "Mr. Theodore."


    "Give it to me." Theodore took the ss of ice cream balls from Joanne and passed the bowl to


    Adrienne who was lying on the sofa. "This is vani ice cream. Adrienne, do you want to try it?"


    Adrienne had finished crying. She hugged her pillow and leaned on the sofa. She stared at


    Theodore without blinking and asked, "Daddy, what is a fiancee?"


    Theodore''s expression froze and his hand, which was holding the ice cream, hovered in mid-air.


    "Are you going to marry thedy just now?"


    Theodore sat down on the sofa next to her and ced the cup of ice cream balls on the coffee


    table. "Adrienne, why are you suddenly asking this?"


    Adrienne rolled over from the sofa and sat up. She said seriously, "If you want to marry thatdy just


    now, I can''t call you Daddy anymore in the future."