Meredith did not know that Josiah had been watching her while leaning against the back of the couch and holding a cup. After she was done tidying up the clothes, she turned around and saw him, and then she said in passing, "Mister Josiah, I'll put your clothes here. You may first take a shower."Josiah took a glance at the clothes that she neatly placed on the rack and nodded gently.He stood up straight and walked toward her while reaching out to his arm.He wanted to gently put her in his arms, but he was afraid she would be frightened and run away. Therefore, he could only move slowly, held her wrist gently, and pulled her over to sit on the couch, then said, "Edith, you're tired after a long day. Hurry up and have a seat to just rest for a while."As expected, even if he only held her wrist gently, she also felt uncomfortable.After she broke free from his hand indifferently, she said, "I'm not tired.""I'll look after Nia. You may first go and take a shower.""I'll take a s
Before she was done being speechless, Josiah already reached out his hand and pulled her over to let her sit on the couch. Immediately after, he turned on the hairdryer and started helping her to blow dry her hair.Meredith, who did not know what to say, could only go along with him.His movements were just as gentle as usual. His long fingers were combing through her hair. He was gentle and it was very comfortable.As he helped Meredith blow dry her hair, she actually felt a little sleepy and almost fell asleep while leaning against his body.It was after the sound of the hairdryer was cut off that she suddenly woke up.Without realizing it, she asked, "Is it done?""What's the matter? Have you not had enough?" Josiah was not blind.Of course, he could feel that she was unable to help herself but to enjoy it just now. If it was not for the concern that her hair would be ruined, he would have kept helping her to blow dry her hair.That was because he enjoyed the moment of him h
When Meredith came to the cafe near the mansion, she truly saw some children inside having iced tea. They look like they were about the same age as Nia. They probably were the children who were going to participate in the piano competition tomorrow.Meredith could vaguely hear two parents chatting next to her. They said that their accommodation and meals were all provided by the organizer of the piano competition this time, and they even gave them tickets to all of the entertainment inside the resort. Even the iced tea was free for them to drink. It was simply a bargain! It was no wonder there were so many children in the cafe.Because Meredith was wearing a mask, those parents did not recognize her. They asked her in a very friendly manner, "You're also here to accompany your child to the piano competition, aren't you?"Meredith pointed at Nia, who was already playing together with other children, and said, "Yes, that's my daughter.""Oh. She's your daughter. We were just disc
Sure enough, once she heard her Mommy saying that, Nia immediately continued drinking happily.After the children finished their iced tea, they said goodbye to each other. Meredith then held Nia's hand as they walked back toward the mansion that they were staying in. On their way back, Nia was very excited and she said she made some new friends.Meredith said with a smile. "Don't you have many new friends in school as well?""Yes, but I like making many, many good friends."Upon saying that, Nia looked at Meredith with confusion and asked, "Mommy, Daddy said that you don't have friends. Is that true?"Meredith was instantly speechless.She once had many friends, which included Quinley, Maeve, and Yumi…However, all of these friends distanced themselves from her after she suffered a misfortune, and they even became her enemies in the end. Perhaps it was truly just like what Josiah had said. She had been too outstanding in the past, so she was unable to make friends who were sin
Nia did not understand why her Daddy would say such a thing so she asked seriously, "Daddy, what are you talking about? Why would we dump you and run away?""Because your Mommy has done such a thing before.""Really?" Nia raised her head to ask Meredith. "Mommy, have you really done that before?"Meredith let out a dry cough. She did not answer the question directly, but she said, "Didn't you bring an iced tea back for your Daddy? Hurry up and let him have it."As for the matter of her running away in secret, she had already done it more than once.She even almost got Mister Josiah killed because she got in danger the last time she ran away.When she thought about it again, Mister Josiah used to not care about his own life and safety for the sake of her back then. It was just that she had been thinking that he was doing it for his reputation back then.Of course, whether it was for her sake or not, she also had no clue at that moment.As expected, Nia was distracted by her and
Meredith breathed in softly with slight sorrow and said, "Goodnight, Nia. All the best for your competition tomorrow!""Mommy, I will do my best."It was after they saw the child close both her eyes that Meredith and Josiah turned around and left.Josiah looked at Meredith, who was looking a little down, and comforted her with a smile, "Our daughter has grown up. She is starting to learn to be independent. You should get used to it earlier.Meredith turned her head to the side and looked at him. "How do you know what I'm thinking about?""Edith, haven't we known each other for a long time?" Josiah smiled miserably. "If I don't even know what you're thinking in your head, then what right do I have to say that I love you."Meredith was speechless. His words did not make her feel touched. Instead, she had a sense of uneasiness as if her mind had been seen through.However, she did not say that out loud, she just said calmly, "Ever since my mother passed away, I was busy working,
"This cocktail is very sweet," Meredith said after taking a sip."It's actually more like a syrup than alcohol. But the mixture tastes not bad." Josiah also took a sip and moved his glasses closer to Meredith. "Come, let's cheer."Meredith did not reject it and touched her glass with his. The singer started singing on the stage. Probably it was already quite late in the night, the entire place had only two guests which were Meredith and Josiah.The singer chose to sing a soft ballad. Meredith used a hand to support her face while she gazed at the young male singer. She did not even hear anything Josiah said. Thus, Josiah followed her sight and found her gazing at the young and handsome singer. Suddenly, jealousy creeped out of him."Edith." He waved his hand in front of her. "Why are you looking at another person when the father of your child is right here?"Meredith stopped dazing and coughed, "I just think that he is a good singer.""You can just listen to his voice if you thin
"Actually…there's nothing wrong if a woman wants to be taken care of by a man," Josiah said."Only when that man is willing to take care of that woman, right?" Meredith replied."Yes." As if it was not obvious enough for Meredith to understand that Josiah was referring to himself in that context.Meredith just smiled and continued drinking the cocktail. Although she did not get drunk, her body was slowly starting to feel warm. She patted her warm cheeks lightly and shook her head, "Oh no. I can't drink anymore. I'll get drunk if I drink more.""Don't worry. You won't get drunk," Josiah assured."But I'm worried." She held her face and shook while mumbling in a low voice, "What's going to happen if I'm drunk and accidentally sleep with you again? Charlie'll be very sad and angry.""Edith, you're starting to talk nonsense again," Josiah sighed helplessly.He reached out his hand and toucher Meredith's face. "Don't keep on minding how Charlie will feel. He's not that resentful as y