Ysabelle quickly interrupted her, "Nia, stop making your daddy angry."Walking over to Nia, Ysabelle bent over to help her get off the floor. "Nia, Josiah is really not your father, and the paternity test results said so too."Staring at Josiah's cold expression, she asked, confused, "What is a paternity test result?""It's a test to find out if Josiah is your real daddy."Making her way to Josiah, Ysabelle then asked, "Josiah, what are you doing here at the hospital?""I'm here to meet with Yena's doctor." Josiah took a glance at Nia and asked, "And you? What are you doing here?"Josiah was not interested in Ysabelle's whereabouts but he found it strange that Ysabelle had shown up at the hospital with Meredith's daughter when Ysabelle and Meredith were clearly enemies.Josiah vaguely remembered that Ysabelle did not fancy children either.It was as if Ysabelle had read his mind, she quickly put on a kind-hearted and considerate persona. Holding Nia's hands in hers, she explain
Long gone was the excitement and happiness, and all that was left was disappointment and devastation."Didn't you hear him? That man that you call your daddy doesn't want you at his house, so no, we are not going anymore.""But…""No buts! I'll sew up that mouth of yours if you don't stop whining!"Ysabelle growled furiously at Nia.Ysabelle was confident that her plan would work perfectly this time and that Nia was going to die. But she did not expect that Josiah would show up out of the blue.If anything happened to Nia right after Josiah saw her with Nia, Josiah would no doubt find her suspicious.Hence, Ysabelle could only temporarily give up on her evil plan.Entering the meeting room, a team of doctors was discussing Yena's treatment plan and progress.It was only after several moments that they realized that Josiah was actually absentminded.Puzzled as to what was going on, the doctors exchanged a confused look with each other.After all, Josiah had never once missed
"Oh well of course I do. The paternity test results are on Josiah's study desk.""It was clearly you who had manipulated the test results!""Goodness me, you sure do think too highly of me, don't you?" Chuckling, Ysabelle asked, "Say, aren't you curious what happened when Josiah saw that daughter of yours earlier?"Of course, Meredith was curious.She felt her chest tighten right away when Ysabelle brought up the mention of Nia.But she knew better what Josiah would have done to Nia. Like always, he would have looked at Nia in disgust and disdain, he would push her away coldly and leave her all alone.But Meredith was more worried that with Ysabelle around Josiah, she would have incited Josiah to harm Nia.At the thought of her daughter insisting that Josiah was her father, Meredith was devastatingly heartbroken.Clenching her hands tightly into a fist, Meredith uttered her words carefully, "Ysabelle, come at me if you have anything against me. How lowly of you to be harming a
"Meredith, this mushroom soup is cold. Get a new one for Josiah." Ysabelle said to Meredith.Taking a glimpse at Josiah whose face was overcast and gloomy, Meredith got up from her seat and headed into the kitchen."Josiah, even though Nia is Yoel's biological daughter, she is also Meredith's daughter. After all, Meredith was once your wife. So let's just let it go this time, hmm?"Ysabelle sounded as if she was comforting Josiah but really, she was just reminding Josiah over and over again of the fact that Nia was not his biological child.Feeling anger thrumming through her veins, Meredith's hands were shaking in rage.Shutting her eyes and taking a deep breath to calm herself down, Meredith refilled a bowl of mushroom soup for Josiah."Meredith, here, let me get it for Josiah." Ysabelle walked into the kitchen, flashed Meredith a smirk, and proceeded to flip over the bowl of soup that Meredith was holding.The steaming hot soup spilled all over Meredith's hand as she let out
"I'm not a doctor. It's best that a doctor tends to you," Josiah replied patiently.Josiah did not mind helping her but the voices coming from the kitchen were pricking at his ears.Walking into the kitchen, all Josiah saw was how Liam was holding Meredith's hands under the running tap water, and looks of worry were written all over Liam's face.Josiah bellowed, "Meredith Leighton, go and treat Ysabelle's burns right now!"Looking at him, Meredith knew that he was about to start tormenting her again.Without uttering a word, Meredith removed her hand from the running water but her hands were quickly pulled back under the water. "Don't move around."Meredith did not know what to say.Looking over at Josiah whose face was now darkened, Liam said, "Josiah Shelby, can't you see that Edith's hand is injured too? Why are you asking her to tend to someone else's wound?"Josiah replied, "Because she was the one who injured Ysabelle.""Really? Are you sure it was not the opposite?" Lia
Clenching the cotton swab between her fingers tightly, Meredith did not say anything."Get out!" Josiah bellowed.Like always, Ysabelle smirked at her and gave her an eye, hinting to her that she should probably leave now."Josiah, aren't you being a little too unfair?" With his arms crossed in front of his chest, Liam leaned against the door and complained, "Edith's hand is injured too but why didn't you ask Ysabelle to help Meredith dress her wound?"Ysabelle was lost for words.Inwardly, she was seething and cursing at Liam for always messing up her plan.Gritting her teeth, Ysabelle had no choice but to pretend that she was worried too. "Huh? Did you burn your hands too, Meredith?"Taking Meredith's hands in hers, Ysabelle added, "Goodness me, it's so red. Come, let me apply some ointment to it.""Leave it, I'll help her instead," Gesturing to Meredith to come to him, Liam added, "Come here Edith, I'll dress your wound."Even though the burning pain on the back of her hand
Meredith had no other choice but to turn around and walk into the room. "Is there anything that I can help you with, Sir?"The cold and indifferent expression on Meredith's face only angered Josiah even more. "What's with the attitude?"Looking at the both, Ysabelle tried to calm them. "Josiah, it's fine. I don't have to eat."All the fuss just because the precious princess Ysabelle wanted to have supper.Meredith knew that Josiah would not let her go this easily.Indeed, Josiah ordered, "Make Ysabelle something to eat."Not wanting to go against him, Meredith asked, "Sure, may I know what she wants to have?"With an apologetic tone, Ysabelle replied, "I'm so sorry to trouble you, Meredith. But because I didn't get to have dinner earlier as I was injured and now I'm feeling a bit hungry. Any pasta would be fine, please.""Sure, I'll make them right away." Leaving the room, Meredith then went downstairs.She did not have dinner? It was obvious that Ysabelle was putting on a sho
Hearing Josiah's voice coming from behind her, Meredith turned around, facing him, and smiled slightly. "I guess you didn't know that Ysabelle had an upset stomach since last night and with the burn injuries on her shoulder, I don't think she'd be able to take care of Yena."Taking care of Yena has always been my responsibility. I'll take over from today and perhaps Ysabelle could get some rest back at her home."Meredith's eyes were filled with gentleness and lovingness.But after spending some time with her, Josiah knew that Meredith must be scheming something evil whenever she had this kind of look on her face."Why did Ysabelle have an upset stomach?" Josiah asked, with a straight face."I'm not sure, she didn't say anything," said Meredith, "but judging by the way she looks, she doesn't look too good. Since you care about her so much, you should probably send her home as soon as possible.""You did something to her, didn't you?"Josiah knew that Meredith graduated from medi