Said I didn’t Love Him But I Lied

Everleigh covered her cheek and stared at Selena in disbelief. She could not believe that her sister, whom she grew up with, would slap her.

“What’s going on?” Mr. Blake’s voice came behind the camera. “Why aren’t you saying your lines?”

Selena replied, “Mr. Blake, I forgot. Let’s do it again.”

“Okay, everyone, get back to your positions. Props team, you should get ready. Let’s take a break and do it again.”

The other actors were used to it. They went back to their position blankly, but Everleigh was left sitting on the floor.

Selena’s assistant helped her to her feet. Selena exercised her wrists and looked down at Everleigh. “Sorry I didn’t see you. I hit the wrong person.”

She did not sound apologetic.

Everleigh leaned against the wall to stand up, and her face was grim. She stared at Selena’s back and regained her composure. As the rest of the crew members gossiped behind her back, she clenched her fists.

She had no idea when the conflict started with Selena. When they were on set, Selena would make things difficult for her. Selena’s immature behavior did not bother Everleigh. Hence she did not take it to heart.

However, Selena just slapped her. It dawned on her that Selena was not throwing a tantrum; in fact, Selena hated her.

The props team rearranged the scene swiftly. Everyone was waiting for Selena to get ready for another take.

As they filmed another take, Selena raised her hand, but Everleigh blocked Selena’s hand without hesitation.

“Stop, stop, stop…”

Mr. Blake stood up in annoyance and asked, “What’s going on? Why would a temporary actor do that? Whose hand is that?”

Selena immediately pulled away from Everleigh and told Mr. Blake, “Who else could it be? It’s Dr. Trevino, our beloved medical expert. She thinks she’s the lead actress.”

“I’m not filming anymore.” Everleigh stood up and straightened her back. She was calm, and she concluded, “I’m here as a medical expert, so I’m not obligated to act in the drama, let alone be humiliated by the female lead.”

She decided to participate in another take to check if Selena was slapping her intentionally. She had her answer. Thus, there was no need for her to continue.

After that, she ignored everyone who was looking at her. She strode past the ‘patient’ on the ground and left the set in a grim mood.

Suddenly, things were awkward on set. Selena walked to Mr. Blake and motioned towards Everleigh’s back. She said, “Mr. Blake, look at her. She has a bad temper, so I told you to get a replacement. There are so many doctors, so why does it have to be her?”

Mr. Blake frowned and glanced around. “Alright, stop staring. Let’s stop here for now. Everyone, get some rest, and let’s have lunch.”

Everyone was relieved to hear that. The personal assistants began distributing lunch boxes, and the crowd dispersed.

However, Selena was unwilling to let it slide. She tugged at Mr. Blake and urged, “Mr. Blake, let’s find another doctor. I have friends who work in the hospital. I’ll find another medical expert.”

“Selena, you shouldn’t go too far.” It was rare for Mr. Blake to be solemn, and he even sounded a little unhappy. He added, “I’m warning you, but you can’t afford to upset the person who’s helping Dr. Trevino. If she’s unhappy about it, you’re the one who’s going to lose your job.”

Selena’s face froze, and she asked hurriedly, “What do you mean? Who’s helping her?”

Who was helping Everleigh? Was it Theodore?

She was deep in her thoughts when she heard someone calling out Everleigh’s name.

“She’s not here?” The man’s voice was pleasant.

Selena raised her head and spotted a figure in a white coat talking to the production crew. He was over six feet tall, and he stood out on set. His face was on par with the male lead’s too.

Selena asked her assistant, “Is he one of the actors? I’ve never seen him.”

The assistant, Crystal, took a look and shook her head. She explained, “No, I think that’s a doctor from Jackson Hospital. I saw him yesterday too, and he seems to know Dr. Trevino.”

“He knows Everleigh?” Selena’s eyes darkened.

At the same time, Everleigh just left the set. The sun was blazing, and there was no breeze, so she found shade under a tree. She was unsure if it was the weather or if Selena was too forceful, but her face was still aching.

After taking cover for a while, her stomach rumbled.

Everleigh touched her stomach. Although no one heard it, she still felt a little embarrassed.

She started to regret her decision to stomp out from the set.

Jackson Hospital was not her workplace, and she did not even have a friend. After she left the set, no one would come to persuade her to go back. Furthermore, she did not even have lunch.

It was in the middle of nowhere, and it was impossible to find a restaurant.

“Everleigh.” A familiar male voice made her snap back to her senses. She looked up and seemed to have found her savior. Her eyes lit up, and she called out, “Stainley.”

“What are you doing here?” Stainley strode over to her. The hem of his white coat fluttered in the wind, and he chuckled, “I’ve been looking for you. I wanted to ask you out for lunch.”

Everleigh suppressed her joy and pretended to be composed. She uttered, “Stainley, I know why they call doctors angels now.”

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“It doesn’t matter.” Everleigh waved her hand and urged, “Let’s go. Where are we going to eat?”

The cafeteria of Jackson Hospital was behind the main building. It was a private canteen for the hospital staff. The production team pleaded to use the cafeteria, but the hospital turned them down. The reason being was that they did not want the production team to interrupt the hospital staff. In fact, the management was stricter when the production team was around. All hospital staff would need to show their ID to enter the cafeteria.

Stainley was a big help to Everleigh. Even though it was pretty late in the afternoon, the lady working in the cafeteria kept a portion of chicken chop for him.

“You should eat more.” He gave his chicken chop to Everleigh.

Everleigh did not hold back and said, “Thank you.”

As she ate, she could not help but ask, “Stainley, no matter where you go, why are the cafeteria staff so nice to you?”

When they were in college, the lady in the college canteen had shaky hands. Whenever she scooped food for them, the ladle would shake violently, and they would be lucky to get a portion of the food. However, Stainley was the only exception. The lady loved him, and he would always get a lot of food.

Stainley smiled warmly and replied, “Maybe I’m too skinny, so the lady wanted me to eat more.”

“No, she loved your face. She always favored good-looking guys, so I’ll ask Theo…”

She trailed off, and the name stuck in her throat. Everleigh’s voice stopped abruptly, and she lost her appetite.