At the sight of Josiah, Ysabelle got up onto her feet from the chair immediately. "You're awake, Josiah? I heard that your granny is in town so I came to pay her a visit."Looking at his grandmother who was caught up in her own world, Josiah nodded and took a seat at the dining table.Ysabelle hurriedly poured him a glass of milk.His grandmother was still wailing while holding her heart. "I want my own great-grandchildren. I think I'm going to die of devastation if I have to wait any longer. Honey, how could you stop me from staying here in Jehovah City when I want to make sure that Josiah gets married so that I can have my cute great-grandchildren? You're so cruel."On the other end of the phone, Josiah's grandfather tried to comfort her, "There, there. It's because I miss you so much that I've lost all my appetite. I think I might die of hunger if you don't come home soon."The corners of Josiah's lips curled up a little. He did not expect that his intimidating grandfather woul
Josiah's tone turned serious too. "Grandma, it was you who rushed me into getting married to Meredith, and look where that got us.""Don't you bring Meredith into this," Josiah's grandmother shot a glance at him and went on, "I never believed that Meredith would do those sorts of things."Josiah scoffed coldly, "Well, neither did I before I saw that video clip."Ysabelle, who desperately wanted Josiah's grandmother's attention, cleared her throat and put a piece of meatball on Josiah's grandmother's plate. "Grandma, have some of this.""Ah, thank you." Josiah's grandmother had finally paid her some attention. Smiling while studying Ysabelle, she said, "You're Ysabelle, right? You look pretty, dear. But what a pity that you're Meredith's sister, if not, you'd be quite a perfect fit with our Josiah.""..."Josiah's grandmother sounded as if she was praising Ysabelle but she was actually implying that Ysabelle could forget about marrying into the Shelby family.Inwardly, Ysabelle s
Walking over to Josiah's grandmother with a cup of hot tea in her hands, Ysabelle passed the cup to her and said, "Don't worry, Grandma. I'll help you keep an eye on Josiah. Here, have some hot tea to warm yourself.""You're a good kid, Ysabelle." Taking the cup from Ysabelle, she then said, "There now, I'll be waiting for your good news back at Delsam City then. See you soon!""See you soon, Grandma. Have a safe trip." Ysabelle waved her goodbye.Until Josiah's grandmother disappeared from her view, Ysabelle looked at Josiah and said, "Josiah, I think your grandma really wants to have a great-grandchild of her own. You should hurry up."Josiah simply nodded, turned around, and headed to the exit.Ysabelle wanted to tell him that she could be the one to fulfill his grandmother's wish but she swallowed back her words.She was worried that Josiah would reject her offer and would then chase her away from his side.Getting into the car with Josiah, she asked, "Josiah, are you going
Meredith felt a burning pain spreading across her cheeks.Covering her face, Meredith glanced at Ysabelle and scoffed, "What's shame? Didn't I already throw that away years ago?""You're impossible, Meredith Leighton!" Inwardly, Ysabelle was pleased to see Meredith in this manner, but she did not show it on her face. "It is no wonder you'd want someone like Yoel and even give birth to his child! You've put the Leightons to shame!"Her daughter…At the mention of Nia, Meredith's eyes reddened.Of course, Meredith desperately wanted to keep her last shred of dignity.If it was not for Nia, she would not have returned just to be humiliated.Even though the chances were slim, it was the only way out for Nia if Meredith would be able to give birth to another child of Josiah's.Ysabelle knew well that Yoel was a trigger to Josiah. It was why she chose to bring up the name of Yoel at this moment.She would never allow Meredith to stay by Josiah's side.Indeed, the light in Josiah's
And Meredith, the once most attractive and charming lady in town, simply needed to rely on her good qualities.But she had somehow ended up stooping lower and lower, stripping off her dignity shred by shred.Putting down the glass on his desk, Meredith smiled, "Didn't you say that you wanted to see how low I was willing to stoop?""..." Josiah's eyes glanced over to her body that was barely covered by her clothes and scoffed, "So? Is this the lowest that you can go?"Meredith froze."You think I'm going to pay for your service when you're being so uptight?" Josiah fought back the burning desire for Meredith and put on a calm front. "I might consider removing your underwear."If she were to remove her inner clothes, she would only have the outer layer to cover her body.Underneath the face veil, Meredith felt her cheeks heating up.At the thought of Nia, Meredith gnawed on her inner lips, took in the humiliation, and started removing her underwear.She was already wearing a ver
"Meredith Leighton, I swear that I'll break your legs if you show up in front of me like this again!" Grabbing her by her wrist, Josiah dragged her out of his study roughly. "Get the hell out!""Ahh!" Meredith cried in pain after being thrown onto the floor.Josiah was surely fickle-minded.After staying sprawled on the floor for some time, Meredith then tried to sit herself up.A pair of high heels appeared in front of her eyes. Meredith was first slightly startled but quickly, she looked away and continued getting up from the floor."Look at you, all dressed up for the sake of seducing Josiah, but got kicked out anyway." Smirking, Ysabelle crouched down to be at the same eye level as Meredith as she studied Meredith's naked body which was almost visible and covered with scars and bruises."Meredith Leighton, do you not look at yourself in the mirror at all? Even if you stand naked in the middle of a room, no man would want you anyway."Meredith could not be bothered to defend
Josiah showed up at the dining hall right at lunchtime. Scanning the place, Josiah did not see Meredith around. He was about to ask Lily if Meredith had left.Lily then greeted, "Sir, lunch is ready."Taking a look at the table full of dishes, Josiah had already gotten his answers.Lunch was prepared by Meredith.Looking at the dishes, memories of Meredith dressed in the provocative nightgown suddenly flashed across his mind. Josiah seethed, "Get Meredith over here right now!""Miss Meredith is in the middle of doing laundry." Carefully, she asked, "Sir, is the food not to your liking? I can call Miss Linda to come over and prepare other dishes for you.""I said get Meredith over here," Josiah repeated.Lily had no other choice but to go get Meredith.Shortly after, Meredith showed up in front of him.She was dressed in a faded white-colored tee shirt. The loose tee-shirt only revealed her slender neck.Josiah thought that Meredith looked much better dressed like this.But h
At the Leighton family's mansion.Margot Yara was sipping on a hot cup of tea on the sofa. At the sight of Ysabelle, she immediately got up onto her feet and asked, "So? Did you get to meet Josiah's grandmother? Did she have a good impression of you?"Sitting down on the sofa, Ysabelle shook her head. "A wealthy woman like her would never take a liking to someone like me, an illegitimate child.""Nonsense!" Margot seethed, "Doesn't she know that you're now the young madam of the Leighton family? And does she not know that the person that her grandson adored is actually the daughter of a servant working for them?"Ysabelle glanced at her mother and said, "Stop it, mom. Aside from scolding them, I'd rather you help me come up with a solution.""How could I possibly have any solution when Josiah doesn't love you and his grandmother has no interest in you?" Margot sighed and added, "What a bunch of blind idiots! My daughter is so much more outstanding than that servant's daughter!"Y