Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

Elvir was a policeman after all. He knew very well about how people thought. Otherwise, he would not be a private detective.

“Since you know it, why don’t you work harder?” Everleigh didn’t feel embarrassed at all. She wouldn’t feel guilty if he could say it out so easily.

He took a deep breath and gazed at the ceiling with his turbid eyes, looking in deep thought. After a long while, he said slowly, “Miss Trevino, the death of your parents was not done by ordinary people. It took me so many years to make some progress in this investigation. Except for those powerful and influential people who could’ve planned such a violent and well covered-up accident, I can’t find any other reason that could make the investigation so hard.”

“Powerful and influential? Could it be a business matter?” She frowned and asked. Thinking of the Godfrey family, she thought that it was possible.

He shook his head. “That’s impossible. If it’s related to business, I’d find a clue.”

“What else could it be other than business feuds?”

“There could be a lot of things, such as revenge killing or revenge for love,” he said indifferently. He looked totally different compared to how he looked when he arrived at the hospital.

Everleigh was silent for a long time and felt that what he said was somewhat reasonable. If it was about business, the Jenkins family would have the biggest motive, but it was a pity that the situation at that time was not that simple.

The information also showed that the Jenkins family was peaceful and harmonious then. It was only after Welment died that the situation became chaotic.

“Have a good rest and let me know if there is any more news,” she said as she looked at the time. She could not stay there any longer.

Elvir did not answer. Instead, he laid down and rested.

When she came out, Christopher was leaning against the wall, waiting for her with his arms crossed.

“How’s it going?”

“It’s not a big deal. He’ll be fine after resting for a while,” she answered in a deep voice. Regarding her parents’ death, she felt like she was walking into a fog. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get out of it. Instead, she got lost when she walked deeper into it.

She felt even more disheartened than when she found out about the person who hurt her.

Christopher noticed that she looked tired and didn’t ask more. That afternoon went by, and when Everleigh got off work, she went to see Elvir and bought some food especially for him. However, when she arrived at the ward, she saw a bucket of fried chicken, ribs, hamburgers and all kinds of fruits there.

“Dr. Trevino, here you are. Have a bite.” He handed her a drumstick.

“I’m not hungry, it’s for you. Just take it as supper.” She felt full looking at the food. She didn’t expect that this person, who was so thin, would have such a big appetite.

He didn’t feel embarrassed, either. He continued to dig in and looked as if he was not injured at all.

When she returned to the Trevino family home, she saw Selena sitting on the sofa and talking to Jorben on the phone. They seemed very sweet. When Selena saw her coming back, she hung up the phone.

“You came back very early today.”

“I’m not working tomorrow so I came back early today. Are you talking to Jorben?”

“Yeah, I heard that he has a new play and he wants me to be the female lead.” Selena didn’t feel very touched when she said this.

“You really want to take up this leading role?”

Selena shook her head and sighed softly. “In the past, I would’ve cared about it very much, but now I don’t. However, I can’t reject his kindness either.”

Everleigh was silent for a long time. After thinking for a moment, she said, “Selena, don’t you think that he has other intentions by doing this?”

Selena was confused. “What do you mean?”

“A person can’t be perfect. If he has some shortcomings, will you still be able to accept him?” Everleigh asked in a low voice. She recalled what Theodore had told her, that Jorben would not be at home every Sunday night, and that no one knew where he went.

Selena said with a smile, “How is this a big problem? No one is perfect. As long as we don’t go against our principles, I can forgive that.”

Everleigh had no choice but to keep her mouth shut when she heard that. Theodore was right. If something bad happened, their sisterhood would worsen.

Or perhaps she was just overthinking things.

When she returned to her room, Saniogo called her. “Everleigh, I heard that you came to see me during the day. Why didn’t you call me?”

“It’s not a big deal. Don’t worry.”

He didn’t think so. For his niece to personally find him for help, it must not be a small matter. He didn’t want to miss anything related to her like this.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Well, that won’t do. Tell me, what is it that you want to see me for?”

Sheh heard the reluctance in his tone and said with a chuckle, “It’s not a big deal. I just want to know if you are close to Elvir Carter.”

She asked in a more euphemistic way, mainly because she didn’t know about their relationship so she didn’t want to make wild guesses.

He didn’t feel offended at all. He knew that it was only a matter of time before Everleigh knew about it.

“Well, I helped him before so we have a bit of a connection.”

“Uncle, the Jenkins family is also a noble family. Why do you want to help him?” She continued to ask.

He chuckled. He had lived for so long so how could he not know what she was thinking? “You just want to know about our past, don’t you?” He asked.

“Sort of. After all, Elvir hasn’t had any clues so far.”

“He will do his best. At that time, Elvir’s father was also a policeman, who risked his life to save your grandfather’s life and didn’t care about the consequences. Later, he told us that his family was in trouble and needed our help. I have always kept that in mind. Elvir was a policeman too. He offended others and his family was destroyed but he still remembered my kindness. He will try his best to help with your father’s affairs. It is also the reason why I asked him to help.”

He didn’t try to hide anything from her. These were all in the past after all. Elvir was a righteous man. What a shame that… he had a hard life.

She listened and didn’t answer for a long time. She just felt that life was unpredictable.

“Uncle, thank you for telling me this.”

He chuckled. “You’re welcome. If we can find out the truth quickly, it’ll be the best explanation I can give to your parents.”

She did not speak. She thought about what to do next. It was not a good idea to just wait like this.

A few days later, Elvir was discharged from the hospital. Before leaving, he told Everleigh, “I just got a message that there are some clues. I’ll go back and have a look. I’ll let you know if there’s any news.”

“Okay,” she said with great expectation.

It was best to find the person as soon as possible, even if it was only one of them. That way she wouldn’t have waited long for nothing.

That day, the machine which she studied had already passed the test and there seemed to be no problem with it. The only drawback was that she had to do a maintenance test every six months to achieve better results.

Theodore and Everleigh arrived at Benedict’s office. Benedict was grinning from ear to ear.

“Now that the product’s effects are proven to be excellent, many reservations have been made. Dr. Trevino, you have done a great job.”

“Mr. Lawson, you’re too kind. I’m just doing as much as I can.” She saw that he was being polite so she just followed along.

It wasn’t like she didn’t know what kind of person he was.

“She won’t be coming this afternoon. The mayor will come to our company. As the chief consultant, Everleigh has to show up.”