Deep Love Hidden From Him novel Chapter 23

Under the crowd's watchful eyes, Theodore helped Everleigh up.

Everleigh froze when his arm fell on her shoulder. She was at a loss as she stared at him. Yet, she only saw his cold side profile and she could not read his mind.

She did not understand why Theodore was with Alastair. She did not know what Theodore was trying to do.

Abraham frowned as he sized up the man and his eyes were wary.

"Uncle." A rare trace of respect replaced Theodore's usual haughty looks. He continued, "I'm sorry that I was late. I went to pick up my son. If I had known that there would be a misunderstanding, I would have come with Everleigh."

The crowd was bewildered and confused.

Everyone's eyes fell on Theodore.

Theodore nodded at Abraham before turning to the crowd. He stated indifferently, "Everleigh is a medical student, so she's very busy with her studies abroad. Therefore, we've been postponing our wedding. All of you have misunderstood Everleigh."

"You are?" Someone asked.

"I'm Everleigh's fiance."

His reply stirred up a commotion among the crowd.

Although Theodore did not explain about the children, he was holding Alastair's hand and Everleigh was holding hands with Adrienne. The family of four bore an uncanny resemblance. Hence, there was no need to argue about who the father of the children was.

Everyone was still confused.

"What's with the photos?"

"Yeah, there were photos."

"It's Everleigh in the photos, right?"

The crowd was not only gossiping about Everleigh because of the twins but also because those vulgar photos were scattered all over the place.

Everleigh went pale. She lowered her head and did not dare to look up. She took a step back instinctively.

If she could, she would flee the hall.

She was panicking when Theodore tightened his grip on her shoulder. She could not retreat and she had no choice but to straighten her back. She turned to Theodore in surprise.

The man's cold eyes glanced around the crowd and replied calmly, "The Godfrey family attracts a lot of attention. I was young and it's inevitable to offend some people when I run the company. Therefore, I've never announced my marriage. However, everyone should know Everleigh's character, right? I hope all of you could stop gossiping about what happened just now."

The Godfrey family? Which one?

In a huge city like Ocpeace City, there was only one family that would attract a lot of attention. Naturally, everyone thought about Godfrey Group, which was owned by the Godfrey family.

Godfrey Group was the business tycoon in Ocpeace City. Who dared to offend the Godfrey family?

The crowd gasped. Those who criticized Everleigh were embarrassed. They lowered their heads and hoped that Theodore did not see their faces.

Theodore let the crowd speculate but he did not clarify anything. His calm gaze made the crowd believe their speculations and they were afraid.

The crowd eventually calmed down.

The butler of the Trevino Family stepped forward and eased up the situation. "Well, it's all just a misunderstanding. It's Miss Selena's birthday today and Miss Everleigh has just returned. Everyone, don't worry about these trivial matters."

As he spoke, he stole a glance at Abraham carefully before continuing, "When the date for the wedding is set, the Trevino family will definitely send out invitations."

A few in the crowd were quick on their feet. They echoed, "Yes, yes, that's great."

"The Trevino family is in luck."

"Ah, the two children look just like Everleigh when she was younger. They're so adorable!"

The crowd immediately changed their comments. Everyone could tell that everything was not as it seemed. However, they had no choice but to let it slide. With the support of the Godfrey family, who would dare to criticize Everleigh?

The butler attended to the guests and Abraham eased up a little.

Everleigh lowered her voice and snapped, "You can let me go now."

Theodore acted like he did not hear her. He retorted coldly, "You didn't even thank me. How ungrateful can you get?"