Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

Everleigh nodded. Of course, she would not go there.

However… It was a little strange. Why hadn’t Luqman and the others come over? Logically speaking, there was no reason for them not to attend Cynthia’s funeral.

“Why wasn’t Luqman there?”

“Haven’t you heard?”

“What?” Everleigh asked in confusion.

Theodore kept quiet for a moment before saying, “Before, when you were unconscious, something happened to Luqman. He was beaten up overseas and is still lying in the hospital, but he’s abroad. Alexander doesn’t want your uncle to know, so he didn’t tell him.”

She was surprised to hear that. She finally understood why she did not see him during Christmas.

“How is he doing now?”

“I heard that he’s much better. We don’t know the details. After all, we did not see him in person,” he answered truthfully.

She felt that the people of the Jenkins family were really strange. Were they really a family? What about the good times they spent together as children?

How did they become like this?

“Forget it. Alexander doesn’t want your uncle to be worried. Besides, something happened to me at that time as well.”

Saniogo’s life had been tough. His children were fine, but his brothers were troublesome.

It was the day of Cynthia’s burial. Everleigh did not want to provoke Yeezoo, so she decided not to go.

It ended up with people saying that she did not attend because she felt guilty.

Alexander really wanted to laugh when he heard this. He could not help but retort, “Uncle, what you said is contradicting. When Everleigh came the last time, all of you said that she was crying crocodile tears. Now that she isn’t here today, you accuse her of feeling guilty. Aunt Melissa, tell me, what do you want Everleigh to do?”

His voice was not loud, but everyone heard it clearly. Yeezoo and Melissa looked at each other and did not speak again.

The others looked at them curiously. Everyone there knew that they would find fault no matter what happened. This was just human nature.

Saniogo was dressed in a black suit. He had a complicated look on his face when he stared at Yeezoo and Melissa.

The reason why Everleigh did not attend the burial was because she did not want to argue with them. However, they were criticizing her instead.

It was unreasonable.

“Yeezoo, Melissa, everything has been settled. Let’s go back,” Missha said in a low voice.

It would be embarrassing for the Jenkins family if this continued on.

Melissa looked at Missha and there was a flash of unease in her eyes. Then, she stopped talking.

What happened to Cynthia had come to an end.

A few days later, Everleigh and Theodore went to see Melissa. Logically speaking, they should not have come over, but the results of Theodore’s investigation was that she indeed knew what had happened in the past.

Hence, they had to come over.

When Everleigh appeared, only Melissa was at home. She was already missing Cynthia, but now…

“What are you doing here?” Melissa was surprised by Everleigh’s sudden appearance, but her eyes were filled with sarcasm.

“I’m here to ask you some questions, of course,” Everleigh responded with a smile, but the look in her eyes was cold as ice.

Melissa sat on the sofa with a cold expression on her face. “Do you think you’re qualified to ask me questions?”

“Of course I am qualified. Didn’t you say that I should have died in that plane? Are you denying it now?”

Melissa’s expression stiffened slightly, and she did not answer the question.

Theodore passed over the investigation report. “Aunt Melissa, take a look at this. You appeared at that plane’s maintenance plant back then, didn’t you?”

Everleigh focused on Melissa’s expression. She did not want to miss anything.

“Aunt Melissaa, you don’t have to lie. Before this, you said that Everleigh should have died. How did you know that she wasn’t on the plane at that time? Or did you perhaps know that something was going to happen to the plane?”

Melissa had no idea how to answer Theodore’s question.

“Are you here to interrogate me?”

“Interrogate isn’t the right word, but I’m indeed here to cause trouble. Do you think this is a more appropriate reason?” Everleigh looked at her with a cold attitude.

Unease welled up in Melissa’s heart.

“If you want to cause trouble, you should choose the right place. This place is not a place where you can act as you wish.”

“Whatever it is, I’m already here. Aunt Melissa, I’m here to ask if you’re the one who did it. If so, I’ll return the favor.”

“How dare you! No matter what, I’m still your aunt. How dare you speak to me like this?”

“My aunt? That’s not right. You have never regarded me as your niece. Now, you’re claiming to be my elder? I’m not quite sure if I’ll think of you that way.” Everleigh’s tone was as sharp as a knife. It was also disrespectful.

However, she knew that if she did not provoke Melissa, her aunt would not tell the truth.

“You… You’re a disgrace.”

“I think that word is more suited for your daughter. You’re protecting her even after she had done such a thing. It turns out that Cynthia’s death isn’t that unreasonable after all.”

Melissa’s eyes widened, and she could not utter a single word.

Everleigh looked at the documents on the table and said, “It seems that you have admitted it. Well, I have my way to make you pay and bring you to justice. I believe you will soon find out how ruthless I can be.” After saying that, she was about to leave.

Theodore also acted as if he was about to leave.

Melissa was scared and quickly said, “Stop. I know what happened, but I didn’t do it!”

“Aunt Melissa, do you think that I will believe in such nonsense? I came here today to inform you in advance. If someone strange comes looking for you, don’t be afraid.”

“It’s true. I’m telling the truth,” Melissa stated again.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Everleigh and Theodore looked at each other and then returned to their normal expressions.

“If it wasn’t you, then who is it?”

“I… I don’t know. At that time, I accidentally found the letter. I didn’t know much about the rest. It wasn’t until something happened that I realized the contents of the letter,” Melissa said with a nervous expression on her face.

Everleigh sneered and said, “Aunt Melissa, stop making excuses. I won’t believe you.”

Melissa called out a few times from behind, but Everleigh and Theodore had no intention of stopping.

When they walked out of the house, Everleigh breathed a sigh of relief. “What do you think?”

“It really doesn’t seem to be her. If she was the murderer, she wouldn’t be in such a rush to make you stay behind to listen to her explanations,” Theodore said in a deep voice. His gaze, however, was fixed on the scenery not far away.

She nodded. She agreed with his point. She had learned psychology. When Melissa heard her words earlier, she instinctively grabbed the sofa and wanted to prove her innocence.

She did not look like she was lying.

“Ah… Why is it so troublesome?” She felt like she had suffered a blow.

“Didn’t you say this before? We should be optimistic. At least it proves that she’s not the culprit. You should be happy.”

She smiled helplessly. She was happy.