Chapter 228
Stainley pondered for a while and said, "At that time, the supervisor arranged for me to go back to
school in advance. I should''ve held on a little longer and stayed with you guys until the end."
"Oh, that?" Everleigh also recalled and smiled. "There was nothing you could do about it."
It took eight months to set up a branch in Africa. During that period, Stainley was called back by his
mentor two months in advance. Due to some problems in his graduation experiment, he had to go
back and revise the data.
Everleigh only thought that Stainley was feeling regretful because he didn''t stay with them until the
end, so she didn''t think much of it.
Meanwhile, he wanted to say something else at the time, but after seeing her light expression, he
gave up in the end. Nevertheless, there was a bitter expression on his face.
The ce they were having dinner was on the first floor and they sat at the window. Thus, they
could see the people on the street outside clearly. The night was dark and a ck car stopped by
the curb amidst the flurry of people.
At that time, Stainley was drinking water. When he nced out of the window, he hesitated for a
moment. "Is that Theodore?"
"Mm?" Everleigh raised her head and looked in the direction of his gaze. At that time, Theodore
closed the car door and saw them through the ss windows. He strode towards the restaurant
with vigorous strides.
Not long after, Theodore entered the restaurant and walked straight to their table. Standing at 1.85
meters tall in the aisle of the booth, he was especially eye catching.
Everleigh and Stainley were both stunned.
"Why are you here?"
Theodore looked at Everleigh for a long while before answering, "You didn''t drink?"
"Drink what?" She was confused and asked, "Who told you that I was drinking?"
"If you weren''t drinking, then Adri..." Theodore''s brows creased slightly. He seemed to have
understood something in an instant.
Her gaze passed over Theodore andnded on the children''s area not far away. Meanwhile,
Adrienne was leaning against the gauzy screen looking at them. Then, she instantly understood
something.
"Did Adrienne tell you that I drank?"
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Theodore''s brows furrowed even deeper. He followed Everleigh''s gaze and turned to look at the
children''s area with aplicated expression.
"This girl." Everleigh got up and went to carry Adrienne out.
Stainley raised his hand to stop her hurriedly. "Everleigh, forget it. Adrienne''s still a kid."
Since Stainley was there, Everleigh couldn''t lose her temper. However, Theodore''s interruption
made her feel extremely embarrassed. Hence, how could she sit still? Instead, she went straight to
the children''s area.
There were plenty of people having dinner in the restaurant, and a lot of adults were with their kids
in the children''s area. Then, Everleigh stood at the entrance and tried her best to suppress her
temper as she shouted towards the inside, "Adrienne Trevino."
At that moment, Adrienne realized that things were not going well. Half of her body was buried in
the colorful ball pit. As she held the guardrail with her chubby hands, her eyes pretended to be
innocent.
"stair, bring Adrienne out."
"Everleigh." Stainley came from behind her. He was busy trying to smooth things over. "It''s fine. It''s
not a big deal. The children were just ying around. It''s not a big deal."
"Isn''t it a big deal to lie?" Everleigh was already filled with anger. Adrienne had done too many
things during this period of time. As a result, this was the final straw. "Adrienne, you''d bettere
out while I still have the patience for this."
Everleigh was not a strict mother. Other than their health, she allowed them to do as they wished.
Therefore, the two children seldom saw her get angry.
At this time, Adrienne was so scared that she did not dare to get up from the ball pit, and her eyes
turned red with tears.
"What are you mad at her for?" Theodore looked at her. "What did she do wrong? If anything, it''s
the parents1 fault."
Everleigh was stunned when she heard what Theodore said.
Meanwhile, Stainley couldn''t listen to him anymore, so he exined for Everleigh, "Everleigh is also
doing this for Adrienne''s sake. It''s really wrong to lie, and there should be limits to a prank. Look,
she made youe all the way here."
"I don''t think it''s a big deal. It''s none of your business whether I''m involved or not," Theodore said as
he bent down into the ball pit and carried Adrienne out of it. He then turned to Everleigh and said,
''Til bring her back first. You can pick her up after dinner."
After saying this, Theodore left with the child in his arms without even looking back.
Meanwhile, Everleigh stood where she was as she clenched her fists with a terrible look on her
face.
"Everleigh," Stainley looked at her worriedly and asked, "Are you alright?"
It was deep into the night. Hence, Stainley drove Everleigh to Theodore''s ce to pick up the child.
Actually, as soon as Theodore left with Adrienne, he and Everleigh had paid the bill and followed
Theodore. It was just that Theodore had left too quickly. Otherwise, ording to Everleigh''s
character, she wouldn''t have let him take Adrienne away just like that.
In the living room of the Godfrey Mansion, the lights were bright.
After Everleigh entered the house, she didn''t see Adrienne. Furthermore, Theodore had juste
downstairs.
"Where is Adrienne?" She looked up and asked.
Theodore''s brows furrowed slightly as he looked behind her. Apparently, Stainley had apanied
her there.
"She''s asleep."
"What do you mean she''s asleep? She has just arrived, hasn''t she?" Everleigh went straight up the
stairs. ''Til pick her up."
However, Theodore put his arm in front of her and said, "Adrienne is asleep. She won''t go home
tonight and I''ll take her to school tomorrow morning."
"Theodore, Adrienne isn''t your child. It''s not appropriate for you to do this," Stainley''s voice came
from behind Everleigh. There was a hint of warning in it.
Hence, Theodore''s expression was as cold. "If it''s not appropriate for her to stay at my house, then
is it appropriate for her to go with you then?"
Stainley remained calm. "I''ve watched Adrienne grow up. She''s much more familiar to me than a
stranger she''s just met, isn''t it?"
As those words were spoken, it was clear that a storm was brewing on the horizon, just like in the
office in the afternoon. Thus, the atmosphere was stifling.
In addition to that, Everleigh was very annoyed. "Theodore, get out of the way. Adrienne has to go
home. I''m sorry about what happened today. Honestly, she needs to know that she can''t just make
jokes like that."
Everleigh had lectured Adrienne the past few times she had contacted Theodore personally, but her
daughter didn''t seem to take her very seriously. Thus, she could end up causing a lot of problems in
the future.
"It was Adrienne who suddenly called me to pick you up. Have you ever thought about why?"
Theodore''s voice echoed in therge living room, causing Everleigh to be slightly taken aback.
"Even the children know that you shouldn''t be too close to other men."
"What are you talking about?" Everleigh looked at him in astonishment.
However, Theodore didn''t look at her. Instead, his gazended on Stainley. "The heir of the Smith
Corporation, ignoring his own family''s chain of hospitals to work at the city hospital instead. Do you
think I''ll believe that you''re really there for work?"
"Theodore?" Everleigh frowned.
On the other side, the usually calm expression on Stainley''s face became a bit tense. He asked
directly, "What are you trying to say?"
Theodore''s face darkened and a subtle emotion shed across his cold eyes. After a few seconds
of silence, he opened his thin lips and said in a loud and clear voice, "She''s married."