Hearing her question, Everleigh felt very guilty. "Nah, they don't need anything else. You don't have to waste your money to buy these things."
"What are you talking about? Those two kids need to be taken good care of. How about this? I'll pick them up tomorrow and let them stay here with me for a few days." Judging from Vanessa's tone, it wasn't a request; she was determined to do so.
Everleigh tried to speak up, but in the end, she couldn't say no.
She suddenly remembered that Christopher had the ability to say no.
"Let's talk about this when Christopher comes back, okay?"
"He... He might not be coming back," Felicia said in a disgusted tone.
Everleigh turned her head over and looked at her in surprise. "Felicia, what do you mean by that?"
"Although he's been very busy over there, he still had the time to hit on girls. Does he look like he will be coming back?" She answered coldly.
Vanessa became furious when she heard about it.
If Everleigh wasn't there, she would've given Christopher a call and scolded him. "This brat is already married, and yet he's still flirting with other girls. If Everleigh wasn't a forgiving lady, she would've divorced him a long time ago!" She thought to herself.
Everleigh felt slightly awkward. Logically speaking, she was the daughter- in- law of the Meyer family. She should have been very angry to know that her husband wasn't loyal. However, she was sitting there calmly, not showing any emotions at all. It made Vanessa feel even more guilty.
"You must be tired. Let me bring you to your room to have a rest." Felicia broke the awkward atmosphere with her deep voice.
Everleigh nodded and followed her up to the second floor, to Christopher's room. They were "married", so it was only reasonable for them to stay in the same room.
Before she could rest, Vanessa came to her room to talk with her.
"Everleigh, there has never been such an unfaithful man in the Meyer family. You must have suffered a lot after marrying him, but I really hope that you can try to tolerate him," she said sincerely. She felt that she should make things clear.
Everleigh understood what she meant. Christopher's behavior should have upset her. "Christopher is a grown man. He knows what he should and shouldn't do. I'm sure he won't cross the line."
Hearing that, Vanessa's eyes teared up as she nodded in relief, "Thank you for trusting him. Everleigh, Christopher might have changed, but it more or less has something to do with us."
Everleigh stared at her. She was puzzled.
Vanessa sighed. She knew that Christopher wouldn't tell her about his past.
"Christopher once had a girl he loved very much. They met at a car race. They fell in love with each other, and both Samuel and I had no objections. However, the girl sadly passed away in an accident during a race. Christopher fell into low spirits ever since. He then slowly became a playboy. We've talked to him about it, but he just doesn't listen. All we wanted was for him to live a simple and happy life, so I urged him to get married, even if he chose to marry an ordinary girl." She was extremely emotional when she talked about it. She was really impressed with that girl, but they just weren't destined to be together.
Everleigh suddenly remembered that a woman wanted to talk to her about Christopher's past during the car race previously. Everything finally
made sense.
No one would want to uncover the painful past of others. Perhaps Vanessa only chose to share it with her because Christopher wasn't there.
"I understand."
"Everleigh, in fact, we don't care about your past either. Because of you, Christopher finally got to live a peaceful life," she said gratefully.
She had all the money and status she ever needed. The only hope she had was for her children to live a happy life.
Everleigh didn't think much about it, but there was a concern in her mind. What would happen if her story with Theodore was finally made public?
She had a headache as soon as she thought about it.
Vanessa comforted her when she saw her worried look, "Don't worry. When Christopher comes back, I will talk to him about it, and let him listen to you more. I'll make sure he stays loyal to you."
"No... That's not what I meant..." Everleigh tried to explain.
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