Deep Love Hidden From Him novel Chapter 74

"Everleigh, don't get me wrong. I don't mean anything else." William retreated his hand and explained, "I know it's rude, but please give me a chance. I apologize to you and your children on Erica's behalf. I have so many things to say to you, Everleigh! Had you not left the country so suddenly, I'd have..."

"I'm sorry, William. I have nothing to say to you."

Everleigh interrupted William, her face sullen. She walked past William and was about to leave.

"You went abroad because you were pregnant, am I right?"

William's voice came from behind Everleigh, stopping her footsteps. She clenched her fists before turning and fixing her astonished eyes at William.

William took two steps forward and continued, "You are Dr. Harrison's prized student and you were going to pursue a doctorate under him. Anyone would have thought it sounded fishy when you suddenly applied to study abroad. However, I understood everything when I saw your kids today. You left the country back then because you were pregnant, correct?"

Everleigh clenched her fists tighter, but she did not deny William's claim. She blurted, "How is that any of your concern?"

Knowing both Adrienne and Alastair' ages and with a little investigation, anyone could discover that she had left the country because of her pregnancy. In fact, she had decided not to hide the truth from anyone ever since she had decided to return home.

"My guess is that it has nothing to do with Stainley, right?" William started taunting Everleigh.

Everleigh's face darkened and she uttered, "As I said, this has nothing to do with you. Now, I still have matters..."

"You don't know who the father is, right?"

Everleigh stared at William in surprise, and her intuition told her that something was wrong.

William seemed to be deep in his thoughts before he finally said, "I saw it that night."

"What do you mean?"

"That rainy night."

Every single word from William's remark beat heavily on Everleigh's eardrums before they exploded in her mind.

Step by step, William walked up to Everleigh, his handsome face wearing a paled expression. He looked like he had just recalled something he felt guilty of, and he said lowly, "That night, it wasn't my intention for not saving you. I..."

Everleigh took a few steps back, trying to keep calm. When her heel bumped into the roadside curb, she lost her balance and fell backwards.

"Everleigh!"

Amidst William's panicked tone, Everleigh did not fall to the ground. She was instead steadily supported by a pair of hands placed on her shoulder and waist.

Everleigh subconsciously raised her head and tried to look at the person who was holding her. Her mind went blank and she failed to say anything at all.

Theodore's eyes went from glancing at her and then towards William, asking, "What is a lecturer from Ocpeace Medical University doing to a fellow alumni in broad daylight?"

William froze for a moment. Then, he quickly said, "This is a misunderstanding. She's my junior. We were... We were just having a discussion."

"Really? I'm wondering what you were discussing since it scared the wits out of this lady."

William retorted, "What does that have anything to do with you? By the way, would you mind letting her go?"

William did not know Theodore and so he had retained his formalities at first. However, as he saw that the man was holding Everleigh and did not intend to let her go, he eventually became irritated.

William's words brought Everleigh back to reality. Only then did she realize that she was still being held in Theodore's arms. She subconsciously tried struggling out from his grasp, but the hands holding her tightened, preventing her from escaping.

Everleigh stared at Theodore in surprise.