Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

In the Jackson Hospital Canteen.

Stainley gave all of his ribs to Everleigh, but she still looked depressed.

“Did Theodore come to find fault with you?”

Stainley’s words pulled Everleigh back to reality. “No.”

“That’s good. Here, eat.”

“Thank you.”

Stainley was a man of few words. He did not speak much, but he was very caring.

The pork ribs in the hospital canteen were very delicious, but for some reason, it tasted like wax to her today.

“Stainley, when did you find out about Theodore and me?”

“Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“I thought you didn’t know about it.”

Everleigh had never asked Stainley about this. When she was abroad, she thought Stainley did not know about her history with Theodore, just like her other friends back home.

She only realized that he knew the night he dropped her home. Both the kids ran up to Theodore, but Stainley was not surprised. He did not ask her anything about him, either.

“When we were in our second year, I saw you and him hanging out around school,” Stainley replied.

“Second year?” Everleigh seemed to be lost in her thoughts. “You’ve known for that long?”

He kept this a secret for a decade, yet he had never brought it up even once.

Seeing that Everleigh was silent, he asked, “Actually, I’ve always wanted to ask you. Is he the father of Alastair and Adrienne? I’ve always thought that your departure was a bit sudden and that maybe you had your reasons, but I was afraid that you would be unhappy if I brought it up.”

“No.” Everleigh forced a smile. “It has nothing to do with him.”

Stainley was about to say something else when her phone rang.

Everleigh took out her phone and answered it, “Hello?”

“…”

“Right now?”

“…”

“Alright, I got it. I’m on my way.”

After hanging up, Stainley asked, “What’s the matter?”

“They want to start shooting again, so they asked me to come back as soon as possible. I have to go now.” Everleigh took her bag, got up, and rushed off.

At the same time, Stainley stood up with her. Rushing after her, he said, “I’ll fetch you home after work.”

Everleigh was in a hurry, so she made an okay gesture from afar.

In the operating room, Everleigh saw that Theodore was still on set and behind the camera. Selena was standing beside him, pointing towards the camera and explaining the scenes that they were replaying. The look on her face was very flirtatious, and her body language showed that they were close.

Everleigh frowned and was about to move forward when the stylist stopped her. He shoved a pair of scrubs into her hand, “Dr. Trevino, you’ll need to change into this.”

“Why?”

“The director said that the operating scene is too difficult for Selena, so he decided to use you as a double for the scene that zooms in on the hands. Dr. Trevino, since you’re a doctor, you can be double.”

Without waiting for Everleigh to speak, she was pushed into the locker room to change.

In the contract she signed with the production crew, one of the terms stated that she had to demonstrate the procedures personally if needed. However, Selena was reluctant to let her be on camera, especially as her double. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have spent the entire morning practicing.

As expected, as soon as Everleigh was done changing, Selena found out that she was going to be her double. She immediately got angry and stomped her feet, saying, “I’ve been practicing the whole morning. Why did you ask her to be my double? I don’t need a double.”

The director, Mr. Blake, spoke up unhappily, “You’ve been practicing for the whole morning, but you’re still so stiff. You can wait, but the entire production crew can’t afford to wait. I’ve decided that Dr. Trevino will stand-in and be your double, and you’ll be reading the lines. Okay, get both the cameras into position.”

Although Mr. Blake always supported Selena, he was a man of his principles. Although the female lead was important, he had to make sure his work was extraordinary.

Especially when the boss of the exclusive investor was present at the scene, they could not just do as they pleased.

Selena was outraged. She walked up to the operation table beside her and flashed Everleigh a death stare. In a low voice, she muttered, “Not bad. You managed to snatch my spotlight in just one afternoon. What did you do?”

Everleigh frowned. “I didn’t do anything. Didn’t you hear what Mr. Blake said?”

“Do you think I’ll buy that? You really haven’t changed after all these years.”

Everleigh still had something to say, but the director had already said “action,” so she could only keep quiet.

After Mr. Blake made a gesture, Everleigh held her hands up to the camera. She let the other actor put on gloves for her, then she grabbed the scalpel and started to dissect the mannequin.

Selena was reading the lines beside her while the other camera was focused on her face. The microphone was also held high above her head.

Throughout the whole process, Selena did not have many lines, so she just explained the technical problems of the suture to the “students” who were observing beside her. Very soon after, they were done with the scene.

“Okay, this take was not bad.” After they were done, Mr. Blake praised her.

The shooting team let out a sigh of relief and smiled.

“We would’ve saved so much time if we had done this earlier.”

“That’s right. It’s easier for a doctor to do it.”

…

Everleigh quietly accepted the praise from the people around her. She lowered her head and packed up the props around her, ignoring Selena, who was fuming with anger beside her.

“You’re so proud, aren’t you?” Selena sneered. “I guess this is your way of payback? Embarrassing me in front of everyone.”

Everleigh looked at her and said, “You really think too much. I don’t have as much free time as you, always looking for trouble.”

“I’m looking for trouble?” Selena was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. She looked around and suddenly grabbed the scalpel and pointed it at Everleigh. “No one saw you threatening me with the scalpel this morning. I should report you to the police.”

Everleigh frowned.

Selena said, “You’re trying to embarrass me in front of Theodore, aren’t you?”

Hearing that, Everleigh finally understood what was going on.

Selena just lost her position as the ambassador of Godfrey Group. Now she was worried, so she wanted to perform her best for Theodore. However, of all times, Everleigh was stepping up to be her double that day. How could she not get mad?

Just as she was about to explain herself, someone from the crew shouted, “What are you doing, Selena?”

The voice sounded really terrified. Everyone around them who was busy packing up immediately turned to look at both of them, and all their faces turned pale.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

Theodore suddenly sat up straight in his chair.

“No, no.” Selena’s expression changed. “I didn’t do anything? What are all of you looking at?”

“Selena, you just pointed the knife at Dr. Trevino. I saw it. As much as you bully people, that was too much.” The staff who spoke was a young girl, and she was very soft-spoken. She sounded terrified.

Selena was at a loss for words.

“It’s a huge misunderstanding.” Everleigh looked at the crowd calmly. “Selena was just helping me pack the props.”

After that, she held out her hand to Selena, “Give me the knife.”

She was kind enough to cover for Selena, but she did not think that it would backfire.

Selena raised her hand and said angrily, “Who needs you to defend me?”

In a flash, the crew gasped one after another.

“Dr. Trevino… blood… blood…”