It was the first time Everleigh had a good night's sleep since she left home a year ago. By the time she woke up, it was already nine o'clock.
She had never been so relaxed.
Selena was sitting alone on the sofa when she went down.
"Are you reading a script?"
"Yeah, there is a new historical drama," Selena said without looking up.
Everleigh sat on the sofa and took a bite of the grapes on the table, "I could watch your dramas over there, but they're incomplete."
"Really? It sounds like I've made it big time."
"I hate to burst your bubble, but the staff downloaded them. The locals don't even know you," Everleigh said mercilessly.
Selena's face darkened. "Then you should've kept it to yourself. That was upsetting."
Everleigh laughed and found that it was not bad to say so. At least, it was better than being bluntly hurtful.
She went to the hospital to look for Christopher that afternoon.
They had a lot of things to say to each other.
When they got to the restaurant, they noticed that it had been renovated in the past year. It was a different experience.
"It's only been a year but things sure have changed."
"Of course, you have no idea how bored I was whenever I came here alone," Christopher said with mixed feelings.
Thinking about how he had been in the past year, he sighed.
Everleigh's eyebrows rose slightly. I'm surprised you came alone. What about the girls around you?"
"I stopped lusting after women after you left." His eyes sank slightly, as if he was determined.
She looked at him disdainfully. If he could ever give up on that, she would quit eating.
He chuckled and stopped teasing her. He said solemnly, "Yvonne has taken control of the Godfrey family."
Everleigh's hands, which were holding a knife and fork, stopped as she thought of the girl with braids.
Even though she was impulsive, she was kind-hearted as well.
"What about Theodore?"
Christopher put down his cutlery and said, "There's a saying, beauty is the root of all evil. After you left, Theodore became depressed and neglected the company. Yvonne took advantage and entered Godfrey Group..."
He told her that Yvonne helped Loraine enter Godfrey Group and made her the vice president. She also secretly bribed the shareholders to support Loraine in order to get the position.
By the time Theodore knew, it was already too late. Coupled with the fact that he was in the wrong, everyone felt that it was better to replace him with someone else.
Although he was the CEO of Godfrey Group, Loraine questioned all the decisions he made. More accurately, it was Yvonne who questioned them.
He was not doing well in the company either.
Hearing this, Everleigh was filled with mixed emotions. Although she knew that Theodore didn't want to work in business, he shouldn't have ended up like this either.
"Everleigh, do you feel proud knowing that a man had done so much for you?" Christopher teased.
She chuckled and said, "Do you think I should be happy?"
"I would if I was you. After all, he got what he deserved, no?"
She smiled but did not say anything. There was a hint of desolation in her eyes. It had only been a year and such a thing had happened.
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