Deep Love Hidden From Him novel Chapter 51

After the two children fell asleep, Everleigh tucked them in and left the bedroom.

There was an unread text message on her phone from Stainley.

"I'll pick you up tomorrow morning."

After reading the message, Everleigh looked hesitant. After a while, she replied, "Okay, thank you."

The person on the receiving end seemed to be waiting by his phone. In the next second, he replied, "You're welcome. It's on the way anyway. You should go to bed. Good night."

"Good night."

Stainley had always taken good care of her. Although she tried to convince herself that his concern was because they were acquaintances, or perhaps a mutual friendship like Christopher and her, her intuition told her that it was more than that.

After staring at her phone for a long time, she sent a message to Christopher, "Last time you said that your friend had a car to sell, please get me his contact."

The next morning, the sky was dark. Summers in Ocpeace City were always filled with thunderstorms.

As soon as Everleigh stepped out of the building, she saw Stainley's car.

"You didn't have breakfast, right?" Asked Stainley. He reached behind him, brought out a bag from the backseat, and handed it to her. "I got you some breakfast."

"Thank you." Everleigh took it from him, then looked inside the bag and saw a sandwich and coffee. She smiled and said, "I'm already troubling you by asking for transport to work, but I did not even think to bring breakfast for you. Instead, you brought breakfast for me. I'm so sorry for the trouble."

"There's nothing to be sorry about. You're on the way anyway. I bought the food somewhere near your place too."

Everleigh nodded thoughtfully, opened the sandwich, and chatted with Stainley while eating.

"Anyway, I'll be at Jackson Hospital for a while.

I can fetch you to and from work."

"Thank you, but there's no need. I’m getting a car soon so I can drive there myself."

"You'll drive?" Stainley was stunned, and the look in his eyes was blank. "You've gotten a car?"

"Sort of," Everleigh smiled and said casually, "Christopher has a friend who has a car that is as good as new. The mileage is pretty low, and he's willing to sell it. The price is within my budget, so I've decided to buy it from him."

"I see," Stainley said; his face fell.

The atmosphere in the car was a little weird. After a long silence, Stainley said, "Everleigh, to be clear, fetching you to and from work is really convenient. Please don't misunderstand my actions." "I don't." Everleigh looked at him in surprise. "Why do you think so?"

Before Stainley could reply, she seemed to have thought of something. She smiled at him and said, "Stainley, you don't think I'm looking for an excuse to avoid you, do you?"

"Aren't you?" His face was still warm, but his eyes were steadfast and calm.

"Of course not," Everleigh denied and said in a teasing tone, "You think I'd buy a car just to avoid you? Where would I get the money? Stainley, I think you overestimated me."

"Since you want to save money, isn't it more convenient to take my car?"

"Alastair and Adrienne need to go to school too, right? The summer vacation is almost over. When school starts, it would be inconvenient if I didn't have a car."

Avoiding Stainley was one of the reasons why she wanted a car. However, she was already planning to get one for some time now. It was just a coincidence that the opportunity arrived. Everleigh was not entirely lying.

There was a silence in the car for a while, and then they stopped at a red light. While gripping the steering wheel, Stainley lowered his head and kept quiet for a while. Suddenly he said, "Everleigh, what if I said that even if the kids needed to go to school, you could call me whenever you needed help, and I'll be there immediately? What excuse are you planning to come up with then?"