"Aside from Meredith Leighton, who else would be crowned as the prettiest lady of Jehovah City?" Maeve Xander, the lady dressed in red scoffed, "Who would have thought that the almighty Miss Leighton would end up being a prostitute here."Another woman quickly added, "Exactly. I thought that she would have found another wealthy man for herself after cheating on Josiah, tsk tsk…""Neither of you have seen her face, how can you be so sure that she is Meredith Leighton?" A man who was in disbelief asked.Clearly, the man refused to believe that Meredith, who was once every guys' dream girl had ended up being a prostitute."Miss Leighton's face had been the standard template for those of us who underwent cosmetic surgery. One look at her nose and I could easily recognize her," teased Maeve as she went on, "but of course, if you don't believe me, you can always ask Josiah. They have been sleeping together for a year and it would be impossible for Josiah to not recognize her.""Right, J
They were curious as to whether Josiah would help his ex-wife.As if he did not realize that Meredith was secretly asking for his help, Josiah pulled into a smirk and said, "I don't mind at all."Meredith felt her body go cold.She was still too naive. She was naive to think that Josiah would not have resented her that much anymore.She was too naive to think that Josiah would protect her since she had been his wife for one period of time.With Josiah's approval, Maeve pushed it further and said, "Mister Leon, she's after all the prettiest lady in Jehovah City and once a Mrs.Shelby, I'm sure she's worth a fortune. Shouldn't you show some sincerity if you want to kiss her?""I heard that Miss Leighton is really talented. She's good at playing the piano, painting, and even dancing! She had won in an international dance competition before," said a woman while she pointed at the pole on the stage and added, "Why don't we have Miss Leighton to show us a dance?""The dancer should be
Throughout the entire time, Meredith had not been able to bring herself to look at Josiah.This was the first time in three years that she directly looked at him.Apart from the deep scar that he had left in her heart, Meredith loathed him.Every single thing that he had done to her and her child that very year had eventually caused her to harbor resentment and hatred toward him.Josiah sat in a dark corner with his hands crossed in front of him. His cold, gloomy, and grave facial expression could send shivers down anyone's spine.Meredith too, of course, was anxious and terrified being around him.But she did not avoid him, and instead, flashed a grin at him and said, "I'm guessing that you want to see me without paying. Well, that's alright too. You can consider this as my present for you."Just when she turned around to leave, Josiah grabbed her wrist.It was the warmth and touch that she was familiar with…Closing her eyes, Meredith collected herself, turned around, and sm
The Meredith that he knew back then was confident, prideful, and gorgeous.With a tender smile on her face, she held out her small hand to him and said, "Josiah Shelby, do you know the number of guys in Jehovah City who want to marry me? Probably more than a hundred. But amongst them, I have chosen you. It's not simply because I like you, but it's because you're the only one who deserves to be with me. And of course, amongst all the other women in this city, only I, Meredith Leighton, is deserving to be your wife! So tell me, what is the reason that you're rejecting this arranged marriage? And who gave you the right to reject this marriage?"Meredith was surprisingly well-articulated.And as if he was bewitched by her, Josiah had somehow ended up agreeing to the marriage.After that, Josiah could never understand why he had agreed to marry her. Was it really because only Meredith deserved to be with him?Although, he did have to admit that Meredith was an extraordinary and outstan
Meredith’s eyes followed his finger to see the sharp glass shards that were scattered around the floor. She felt chills running down her spine.Only Josiah was ruthless and cold-blooded enough to have her dance barefoot on the glass shards.Clenching her fists tightly on her side, Meredith said, "My apologies, Mister Josiah. I don't want to dance anymore."Grabbing the pile of cash that she had earned by selling her dignity, Meredith was ready to leave the room."I said to dance!" Josiah growled as he reached out his hands and grabbed ahold of Meredith's hair, causing her to fall backward onto the floor.Meredith felt as if she had heard the glass pieces being pierced into her flesh. A wave of burning pain spread all over her back almost instantly.Because she was dressed only in her underwear, the shards of glass pierced directly into her flesh. Meredith was shivering in pain.Looking at the glass shards on her back, Josiah felt his heart drop.However, the pity he had for Mer
In the dimly-lit private room, Meredith was kneeling on the floor that was covered in shards of glass and she was holding tightly onto a pile of cash in her arms. But what really startled Miss Josie was the gruesome sight of Meredith's bloody back."Um…Mister Josiah, please do accept my sincerest apologies," Miss Josie who had always abide by the rule that customers were always right, quickly apologized to Josiah as soon as she stepped foot into the room and continued, "Merelyn is not from the customer servicing department so she has no experience in offering services for men. I'm so sorry that she had offended you, Mister Josiah…"She then turned to Meredith and scolded, "Merelyn, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and ask Mister Josiah for forgiveness.""The high and mighty Miss Leighton doesn't know how to deal with men? Are you sure you're not mistaken about that, Miss Josie?" Josiah laughed mockingly and went on, "I seriously think that it's a loss for your club if you're not u
By the time Meredith arrived at the hospital, her mother, Alayna Sawyer was on her knees begging Nia's doctor, "Doctor Logan, please don't kick Nia out. My daughter is in the middle of getting the money. She will have the money…please, I'm begging you, Doctor Logan…"Looking perplexed, Doctor Logan said, "Miss Alayna, it's really not that I don't wish to keep Nia around, but the hospital has got its rules, and you have to pay the bills before we can continue treating her. I have already tried to negotiate with the director of the hospital, but the debt you owe the hospital is simply too much. I really can't keep Nia around anymore.""But Nia will die if she leaves the hospital! Our poor Nia…" Alayna wailed in despair."Mom!" Meredith shouted as she walked quickly toward the both of them.Alayna turned around to see Meredith and asked immediately, "Meredith, so? Did you get the money?""I did," replied Meredith as she reached into her backpack, took out a stack of cash, put them in
Nia had given her a reason to stay alive.However, life continued to be hard on her. Nia had a weak immune system because she was born prematurely and she had to spend most of her time in the hospital.Just when she turned two years old, Nia was diagnosed with aplastic anemia.Meredith remembered how it felt to have the world come crashing down on her.Throughout the years, a lot of people, even Doctor Logan, had advised her to give up. But, as Nia's mother, how could she give up on saving her daughter?If she had not fallen into Ysabelle's wicked scheme, she would not have ended up in the psychiatric hospital and got trapped in the fire which triggered the premature labor.Meredith had blamed herself for Nia's poor health condition.Hence, she would never give up on saving Nia, no matter the cost.Alayna who had returned from paying the medical bills saw Meredith weeping softly next to Nia who was soundly asleep. Alayna could not help but start blaming herself."If I had not
Back in the bedroom on the second floor, Liam pulled Ivy into the bathroom to take a bath together.Ivy allowed him to take off her clothes and pulled her to stand under the water.Liam helped her take a bath and asked, "How is it? Is everything okay?""It's not bad." Ivy said, "I didn't expect your parents to welcome me so warmly."Liam looked at her proudly, with the water still flowing down from his head. "Of course! You should thank the guy that has good taste. How can they dislike a girl of my choosing?"Ivy smiled and said, "Okay, previously...""Don't mention the previous things, let them pass." Liam interrupted her.Ivy was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, it's all over.""Yes. From now on, there is only happiness." Liam lowered his head and whispered in her ear, and kissed her lips……Meredith and Josiah listened in shock to Liam and Ivy's story, while watching the three children chasing and making trouble outside the floor-to-ceiling window.They were all
Ivy raised her hand and touched the top of Siena's hair. "God treated me well, and gave me back my daughter, and also gave me the child's father.""No, you're wrong." Liam smiled and said, "God treated me well and sent the child and the child's mother back to my arms.""Oh, spare me." Madam Sheldon shook her head unbearably.Madam Sheldon finally believed that Siena was her own granddaughter.She excitedly hugged Siena into her arms, and she burst into tears with joy. "Great, our Sheldon family finally has a granddaughter! Great!""Grandma, you like Siena, right?" Siena asked sweetly."Nonsense! Of course, Grandma likes Siena. Grandma has always dreamed about a little grandson or a little granddaughter." Madam Sheldon choked as she said.Liam and Ivy looked at each other and smiled.After hugging Siena excitedly for a while, Madam Sheldon released her, and looked at her again. "Now that you mentioned it, she looks a lot like Liam. Look at her nose, her ears...right? Am I righ
"You even helped me get dressed before you left!" Liam pinched her chin. "Ivy, aren't you embarrassed saying these things?""You asked me.""...""If I didn't help you get dressed, you might be so stupid that you don't even know that you slept with someone, right?""Ivy!" Liam gritted his teeth. "You stole my seed, and you dare to laugh at me for being stupid?""Isn't it stupid?" Ivy was not afraid of him. She raised an eyebrow at him deliberately. "Liam, think about it. Were you being stupid that night?"Liam was silent.Yes, he was really stupid.He was so stupid that he was too embarrassed to admit it. He did not even have the face to mention it in front of Josiah.Looking at the woman in front of him, he wanted to laugh and be mad at the same time.He did not want to say anything. He just wanted to use actions to prove how angry he was, how excited, happy, and...Countless emotions were intertwined in his body, causing him to bow his head and kiss her lips fiercely.Ivy
"Okay, I'm sorry." Ivy got up and walked around in front of him, sitting on his lap and hugging his neck with a smile. "Do I need to make up for you as well? Say sorry to you?""Yes, of course.""I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept it from you for so long. I shouldn't have kept the news about Siena's from you until now, okay?""Do you think I'll let you off with just that?" Liam was not satisfied."Then what do you want?""The rest will be paid in the evening.""Okay, double compensation," Ivy responded generously.Hearing her say that, Liam was extremely satisfied.He did not mind his daughter's presence at all. He instructed her, "Siena, turn around, I'm going to kiss Mommy.""Why can't I see you kiss Mommy?" Siena was puzzled."Because your Mommy will be shy.""Oh, okay then." Siena turned around wisely."I'm not shy, it's you who is shy." Ivy held Liam's handsome face and kissed him on the lips.Liam was moved for a second, and when he tried to dee
The adoptive parents expressed their understanding. They waved their hands and said, "It's alright. If it were me, I'd be crying happy tears too.""Anyway, thank you very much," Liam said."Mister Liam, you don't have to be so polite. Otherwise, we will be even more embarrassed," the adoptive father said.The adoptive mother held Siena, who seemed a little lost. She pulled Siena in front of Ivy and said softly, "Siena, I'm sorry, Mommy never told you that Ivy is your biological mommy."Siena looked at her in shock. "Really? Is Mommy Ivy my biological mother? Did she give birth to me?""Yes. Mommy wouldn't just pass you to a random stranger, right?" The adoptive mother smiled and said, "Siena, you will be able to spend time with your biological mommy in the future. Isn't that great?"Siena nodded, then stretched out her palm and gently stroked Ivy's face. "Mommy, why are you crying? Don't you want to be my biological mommy?""Siena!" Ivy suddenly pulled Siena into her embrace."
Siena's adoptive parents expressed that they understood. They waved their hands and said, "It's fine. If it were me, we would cry happy tears too." "Anyway, thank you very much," Liam said."Mister Liam, don't say such a thing. If not, we will be even more embarrassed," Siena's adoptive father said.Siena's adoptive mother pulled Siena, who did not know much about what was happening, over to Ivy's side and gently said, "Siena, I'm sorry. I have never told you that Ivy is your real Mommy."Siena looked at her in shock. "Are you serious? Mommy Ivy is my real Mommy? The one that gave birth to me?""Yes, if not, how could I simply give you to any other person?" Siena's adoptive mother said with a smile, "In the future, you will be living with your real Mommy. Are you happy?"Siena nodded before reaching her hand out and touching Ivy's face. "Mommy, why are you crying? Don't you want to be my real Mommy?""Siena!" Ivy suddenly hugged her."Darling, I have been looking for you for s
Siena's adoptive parents looked at each other and smiled.The kitchen was calling them to take their seats.Liam got up and said, "Come, let's eat and talk."Then, he said to Siena, "Siena, go get Daddy and Mommy to eat. They must be hungry."Siena happily brought her adoptive parents to take their seats. The dinner was in the garden. They ate and talked at the same time. The entire process was pleasant.Toward the end, Siena's adoptive mover suddenly got up and walked over to Ivy. She looked at her deeply and said after a while, "Ivy, there is a secret I have been hiding from you for a very long time.""What is it?" Ivy saw how serious she was. She could not help but feel the severity of it."Siena…" Siena's adoptive mother paused for a while before saying, "Siena is the baby that you have been looking for all these years."Ivy was stunned. Liam was stunned too.Ivy was feeling uneasy. Blood was rushing to her head. Shock, delight, surprise, excitement, all of the emotions ga
Ivy heard what Liam said and looked out at the door.When she saw that it was Siena's adoptive parents, she was instantly stunned."They are the guests that you mentioned?""Yes." Liam stood next to her and smiled. He said, "They said they hoped that they could see Siena one more time.""Is that so? That's great." Ivy held Siena's hand and walked out.Outside the door, Siena's adoptive parents were extremely friendly. "Hello! Ivy! Haven't seen you in a while!""Hello." Ivy welcomed them. "Welcome."They looked at Siena behind Ivy. "Hello, Siena. It's been a while."Siena was so anxious she was almost in tears. She said with reddened eyes, "I don't want to go back! I don't want to!"Seeing how Siena was against them, they looked awkward. From there, one could infer how irresponsible they were of their adopted daughter previously.Ivy ruffled Siena's head and said softly in her ears, "Siena, don't be afraid. Your adoptive parents are here to send you off because you're about to
Ivy cleared her throat. She ruffled Siena's head. "Don't listen to your Daddy. How could I be tired? Furthermore, taking care of you is the happiest and proudest thing I have ever done.""Really? Mommy, you really like me that much?""I do."Siena laughed happily."Let's go. We'll head home." Ivy held Siena's hand and they walked under the sycamore tree."Mommy, has Daddy gone back?""Not yet," Ivy said, "Daddy said he wants to give us a surprise.""Oh, that's great. I don't want Daddy to leave us.""Why? Do you like Daddy?""I do." Siena nodded. "Also, with Daddy here, you will be much happier. I like to see you being happy."Ivy saw Siena's face under the sun. She could not help but be moved. Siena was too understanding and caring.She suddenly thought of her own daughter. If she was still around, she would be Siena's age. She wondered whether she was as caring as Siena.At that thought, the smile on her face faded a little."Mommy, look! There are two birds!" Siena sudd