Said I didn't Love Him But I Lied
Chapter 257 Negotiate Back

"Since Mr. Godfrey is so concerned about the hospital, I think I should recruit more talent, but in terms of funding..." Mr. Lawson cautiously probed, afraid that what he said would be wrong.

These days, those who were powerful had it all. There was no order of hierarchy to be found.

"Of course, I admire your business acumen," Theodore said in a deep voice before hanging up the phone.

Mr. Lawson was relieved when he heard the beeping sound coming from his phone. If Theodore really wanted to defend Everleigh, he should have done it earlier. There was no need to wait for Mrs. Godfrey to make her move and let the entire hospital pay the price for the war between them.

It was really... not easy to describe.

...

When Everleigh returned home, Alastair and Adrienne were playing with Selena in the living room. Since they moved in, Selena would come back home everyday.

"Mommy, you're back," Adrienne said as her entire face was smudged with ice cream. It looked very comical indeed.

Everleigh took out a tissue from her bag and wiped Adrienne's face. "Why are you so careless? How many did you eat today?"

"Only one. If you don't believe me, you can ask Alastair," she said, pointing at her brother with her hand.

Alastair sat quietly on the sofa, reading a book. He ignored Adrienne as his sister was a professional liar especially when it came to food.

Seeing the behavior of the two siblings, Selena couldn't help laughing for a while.

Everleigh was a little stunned when she saw this. They hadn't talked much since the last time they spoke. Now that Selena was smiling like this, it made her reminisce about her childhood. "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen someone laugh before?" Selena noticed that they were all staring at her, especially Everleigh, who looked a little unnatural. Everleigh nodded seriously and said, "Indeed, I haven't."

At least she had not seen it since she came back.

Selena was speechless for a moment and turned around to go upstairs.

However, Alastair's steady voice could be heard slowly, "Aunt Selena isn't sure how to get along with you."

Everleigh walked over and sat next to him. Next, she reached out her hand and rubbed his head. "So, you're still the know-it-all, huh?"

"Aunt Selena bought a lot of fruits when she came back, and they're all your favorite." Alastair frowned and was somewhat dissatisfied with her touching his head randomly.

Everleigh took back her hand and looked at the fruits on the table. She felt warmth in her heart as she realized that it was different this time. At least, Selena was going to forgive her. "Mommy, Aunt Selena is amazing. She bought me a lot of snacks and ice cream." Adrienne held a spoon in her hand and even stuck out her tongue to lick at the ice cream. Indeed, she looked very cute. Everleigh took a deep breath and said, "Don't eat anymore after this. I'm going upstairs to take a bath, and I'll tell you bedtime stories later."

"Okay," Adrienne said. She enjoyed listening to Everleigh's stories the most, so she quickly gobbled down her ice cream.

When Everleigh came out of the bathroom, she picked up the phone and saw more than 20 missed calls from Mr. Lawson.

This made her a little curious, so she pressed the button and called him back.

Soon, the call connected.

"Mr. Lawson, what can I do for you?"

"So, I have thought about it carefully. Everleigh, you're an expert in cardiology. If I let you go, it will be a great loss to our hospital. Basically, I want you to come back to work tomorrow."

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Everleigh listened to his words and frowned. "Mr. Lawson, didn't you want to fire me on the orders of Mrs. Godfrey? What made you change your mind? Did Dr. Harrison..." When he heard "Dr. Harrison", Mr. Lawson felt uncomfortable and quickly interrupted her. "It's not Dr. Harrison. I decided this after careful consideration, and you are right. People should not be oppressed by power and influence. Instead, I should be making plans for the long-term development of the hospital."

Everleigh snorted in her heart. It was not that she looked down upon Mr. Lawson. In the face of Mrs. Godfrey's pressure, he would definitely choose the easy way out. The reason for letting her leave must be to protect the hospital's interests. How could he ask her to stay for the sake of her ability?

Something must have happened.

"Mr. Lawson, let me think about this. It's rare for me to have time off so I can accompany my children." Everleigh didn't want to agree with him so soon as she wanted to investigate the whole thing.

She was afraid that Mrs. Godfrey was deliberately digging a trap for her.

"Wait..." Before Mr. Lawson finished his words, she hung up the phone.

When she was about to call Christopher, he called her first. With excitement, he said, "Everleigh, you can go back to work at the hospital. Are you happy?" "How did you know?"

"What don't I know? Did I build bridges with the hospital staff for nothing?" Christopher said in a proud tone.

Everleigh believed that he didn't build any bridges, but he had burned them instead. Didn't another nurse take his bait a few days ago?

"Do you know why he suddenly took me back? Mrs. Godfrey made such a big deal that she wanted to drive me away. Why would she change her mind?"

"That's all thanks to Theodore. It was he who withdrew all of the hospital's funds. In the end, Mr. Lawson had no choice but to agree to his request."

Everleigh listened and remembered when Theodore asked if she was satisfied that day. Maybe he really had a plan.

"No matter what his purpose is, it's saved me a lot of time. Come back to work in the hospital as soon as possible. We have things to do." Christopher put away his previous playboy smile and said solemnly. Everleigh almost forgot that he had said that they would discuss it after she went back to work in the hospital. Now, his wish had come true.

"Okay, I'll report back to Mr. Lawson now."

Everleigh was a little regretful. If she had known that it would be like this, she would not have refused him just now.

Christopher could tell that there was something wrong with her ;tone, so he asked, "Did you refuse?"

"I didn't agree."

"Then, let's not reply first. Mr. Lawson is a two-faced guy in front of power. I believe Theodore has put a lot of pressure on him. Let's wait for him to seek you out." Christopher had not forgotten the last time they'd met, and Mr. Lawson had dismissed him.

At the time, Mrs. Godfrey woke up and looked at her mobile phone, only to replace that Mr. Lawson had called. She called back and found out what had happened.

She was so angry that she threw her phone. The housekeepers all stood far away from her and dared not to approach her.

"Why didn't you wake me up when my cell phone was ringing?" Mrs. Godfrey was so angry that she shouted at the housekeepers.

The housekeepers lowered their heads innocently. She had said previously that no one should touch her phone, but now, she was blaming them.

"A bunch of good-for-nothings." Mrs. Godfrey was so angry that her face turned purple, and no one knew who she was cursing at.