Chapter 240


    "Christopher..."


    Everleigh carefully called his name when she saw that he seemed to be in a trance.


    Then, he came to his senses and avoided her gaze. "Nothing. Who told you that nonsense? What


    could have happened to me?"


    That didn''t sound right at all.


    Everleigh had known him for seven years, and the rtionship between them was even closer than


    that between family members. She could guess what he was feeling from his actions and gaze.


    There must be something that urred eight years ago that Christopher refused to tell her about.


    Just as she was about to ask more questions, the sound of an engine came from behind.


    Everleigh and Christopher both looked back and saw the ck car parked behind Christopher''s car.


    A tall figure came down. He was tall and thin, and his face was as expressionless as the cliff behind


    them.


    Then, Everleigh''s eyes suddenly narrowed.


    "I can''t believe you''ve followed me all the way here. You''re quite capable indeed." Christopher''s


    voice came from beside her.


    The reason he brought Everleigh out that day was to relieve stress, and the other reason was that


    he wanted to hide her from Theodore. The previous day, Everleigh said that she would tell


    Theodore everything on an impulse, but there was a better way to solve the situation.


    He didn''t expect Theodore to follow him on his own.


    "I''ll talk to him..."


    "I''ll go." She grabbed Christopher and looked at him calmly. However, this calmness made him


    panic.


    No one had ever been able to stop Everleigh from doing the things she wanted to do, or saying the


    things she wanted to say.


    It was past noon, and the hottest hours of the day were over. Hence, the mountain breeze made all


    of them feel rather chilly.


    Everleigh and Theodore stood on the hill side by side. In the distance, they could see the vastness


    of Ocpeace City. It was clearly such a big ce, but when they looked down at it from where they


    were, they felt it was so small that it could be covered with a single palm.


    "Are you feeling better?" Theodore asked.


    Everleigh put her hands in the trouser pocket of her cks and said with a cold expression, "Don''t


    beat around the bush. Just ask what you want to ask."


    Hearing that, he looked at her.


    From his point of view, he saw Everleigh''s side profile. Her nose was small and straight, and her


    light makeup seemed to be the same as when she was a student, simple and pure.


    However, they all knew that after so many years, no one was able to keep the purity of the past.


    "What happened seven years ago? What else did you hide from me? What did Christopher mean?"


    He asked directly, but thest question was particrly serious. Christopher had always been a


    thorn in his heart, and he knew something that even Theodore didn''t know. This made him angry,


    but he couldn''t be.


    Everleigh could tell that he was unwilling to give up, but she just snorted and said, "Is that all the


    president of the Godfrey Group can do? Can''t you find out what happened seven years ago?"


    Theodore''s brows knitted together as he stared at her. He had a bad feeling about this.


    She did not look at him. Instead, she kept looking at the distant Ocpeace City. Her gaze was far


    away, as if she saw beyond what was in front of her. She gazed through the cracks in time, and she


    recalled the unbearable memory of that rainy night seven years ago.


    "Seven years ago, I was raped."


    The moment these words left her mouth, she felt as if a burden had been lifted off her shoulders.


    Everleigh didn''t expect that she would personally tell her true love this sentence, which made her


    feel like it was the most shameful thing in her life. She just ripped open her scars and showed him


    the bloody insides.


    Theodore''s face stiffened. His thin lips moved, but he couldn''t make a sound.


    She turned back to look at him and said slowly, "There were a lot of people. It was on the night of


    your graduation party at the foreignnguage department. It was raining heavily. You took


    Josephine home and I went back to the dormitory alone..."


    She repeated everything that she could remember, and the rational way she exined it was almost


    cruel.


    "William told me the license number of that car. If you don''t believe me, I can send you the photos


    and you can look into it yourself." He was silent.


    "That''s all I''ve found out. I''ve told you everything. If there''s anything else you want to ask, feel free


    to ask."


    There was no trace of difort on Everleigh''s face. It was as if she was telling a story that had


    nothing to do with her. Her almost indifferent attitude sent chills down Theodore''s spine.


    Thus, he was speechless. At that moment, he stood as still as a statue as the veins bulged on his


    neck. His heart felt like it was going to explode out of his chest at any moment.


    He couldn''t imagine how much suffering Everleigh had to endure over the past seven years if it was


    true, and yet he ignorantly resented her betrayal like some scorned wife.


    Seeing him like this, Everleigh''s mouth twitched into a self-deprecating smile. Then, she turned


    around and walked away without saying a word.


    Meanwhile, Christopher was waiting for her in the car. He handed her the helmet and nced at the


    man on the hillside. He could not help but ask, "Have you told him everything?"


    Everleigh did not answer, but fastened her seat belt and said, "Let''s go. Drive faster."


    The racing car took a turn on the hillside and turned back faster than it arrived. There was hardly


    any trace of the car on the dusty in as it looked like any regr sandstorm from a distance.


    On the other hand, Theodore stood on the hill for a long time. His cold eyes were almost bloodshot


    as he stared in the direction where the car had disappeared. He clenched his fist so tightly that


    blood came out of it. The liquid trickled down the crack in his hand andnded on the rock by his


    feet.


    Moses was shocked. "Mr. Godfrey, what''s wrong?"


    Theodore didn''t say anything for a long time. He turned around and looked at the distant Ocpeace


    City. It took him a long time to find his own voice. "Go and find out the list of names of people who


    came to Adrienne''s school''s performance yesterday."


    "Huh?" Moses froze for a moment. Looking at Theodore''s face, which was like a pool of stagnant


    water, he quickly nodded his head. "Yes, I''ll go and investigate right now."


    "Besides, William of the Ocpeace Medical University has been sent abroad. Find someone to get


    him back."


    Moses was silent.


    "The people who worked for my mother seven years ago, find out all of them for me, without a


    single one left behind."


    Moses still remained silent.


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    He nodded in agreement as he listened to Theodore''s instructions. However,ter on, he realized


    that there was no difference between his response and Theodore''s. His voice was machine-like,


    and his eyes were numb, as if he was a walking dead.


    Moses looked carefully at him. He had never seen this man in such a state. His eyes were angry,


    and they were filled with a deep sense of regret and despair!


    Yes, despair!


    If Moses hadn''t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn''t have been able to believe that he would have


    seen the emotion in Theodore''s expression.


    "Mr. Godfrey!"


    Just as he was lost in his thoughts, Theodore suddenly coughed. He couldn''t even stand steadily as


    he stumbled and was about to fall to the ground.


    Moses quickly held him up.


    "Mr. Godfrey, are you alright?"


    Theodore waved his hand, but before he could steady himself, he spat out a mouthful of blood on


    the ground.


    "Mr. Godfrey... Mr. Godfrey, what''s wrong?"