"Right! Why didn't I think of this?" Ysabelle exclaimed.She then complained to her mother, "Mom, why didn't you remind me of this sooner? If you did, I would have already been together with Josiah.""Well, I didn't know that Josiah's grandmother is so desperate in wanting a great-grandchild," Putting the bottle into Ysabelle's hands, Margot added, "it's fine. It's not too late.""Alayna is dead, and Meredith's daughter does not have long to live. As long as you get pregnant with Josiah's child, Meredith would never be able to turn the tables."Ysabelle nodded her head. "You're right, Mom!"Ysabelle guessed that Meredith must have been racking her brain, coming up with different ways to get pregnant with Josiah's child but she must have come up with nothing.Ysabelle made up her mind that she would get pregnant first before Meredith does.At night.Meredith was laying on the bed but she could not fall asleep.She thought that she could not afford to waste time sleeping around.
Meredith quickly adjusted her hand movements and replied, "You're only thinking dirty thoughts and that is why you'd naturally think that others have bad intentions toward you."Pulling into a smirk, he replied, "Yeah? I do hope that I'm overthinking it."He had to admit that her massage was really comfortable.Josiah let out a low moan and said, "Meredith Leighton, seeing how you're being so thoughtful, tell me how much you need."Meredith gnawed on her lips, she needed to be pregnant with his child. But she could not bring herself to tell him.For the sake of creating more opportunities to get closer to him, Meredith answered, "I thought I already told you that it is my responsibility to take care of you as your servant.""Meredith Leighton, let me warn you…""You've warned me a lot of times now," Meredith interrupted him and said, "I did not forget what you say and I'll not scheme against you."She simply wanted to get pregnant with his child. Josiah would not be at any disa
Josiah did not kick her out of the room, but instead, he closed his eyes.Not because her massage was able to help him sleep, but because he wanted to see if he would not be distracted as she said.Because he did realize that he seemed to be especially interested in her damaged and tainted body. For some reason, he would want her every time he saw her body.Was he sick?Could it be that he had the same illness as Julian Jefferson - having a preference for the damaged?Closing his eyes, he tried to get rid of all the doubts and forced himself to stop thinking.Meredith's hands were starting to ache but Josiah did not seem to be sleepy at all. She could not help but doubt her own massage skills.But when she massaged her mother, her mother would always fall asleep within fifteen minutes."Get out, Meredith Leighton!" Josiah finally exploded.Meredith's hands stopped moving. Looking at him, she asked, "You're not feeling sleepy at all?""It's not working because you're bad at th
"You were so adorable back then, like a little angel." Crouching down in front of his bed, Meredith traced her fingers along his long eyelashes and sighed, "But since when did you grow up into being a devil?"Josiah, who felt someone touching him, frowned slightly and opened his eyes.Meredith was caught in the act. Her fingers froze in mid-air."What are you doing?" Glancing at her, Josiah sounded irritated.With that cold tone of his, Josiah was indeed a devil. "I…" Meredith took back her hand and tried to explain, "Lily said that you rarely sleep in so I was just checking if you're sick."Meredith could not afford to let Josiah know that she was actually observing him in his sleep and had even touched him. This would only make Josiah hate her even more and would ruin her plan.Josiah did not suspect anything. He took a glance at the clock on the wall to realize that it was already half-past seven.Josiah thought that it was strange that he actually slept in.After Meredith
"They're wildflowers if I say they are!""..." Meredith nodded. "Fine, I will get rid of them now!"She then started picking up the shattered pieces of the vase on the floor.Then, she went downstairs, took a sickle with her, headed toward the garden, and started cutting down the rose bushes.While cutting down the roses, she reminded herself, 'How could I expect a man who doesn't even believe his own wife, who refuses to acknowledge his own daughter to have any sort of conscience? How could I possibly expect him to remember this rose garden?"She had clearly known that he was devilish but yet every single time, she would find herself still having hope and expectations toward him.Lily saw her coming downstairs, headed to the garden and started frantically cutting down the rose bushes. Lily quickly rushed outside to stop her. "Miss Meredith, what are you doing? Why are you cutting them down?"Meredith stopped her tears from falling, gritted her teeth, and replied, "It's Sir's
Josiah's expression gradually hardened. "I thought I made it clear that I don't want to hear anything about that b*stard's child?""Okay, fine." Meredith nodded and showed him the broken rose. "I was the one who planted the roses when I first got married into the Shelby family. Both the rose and Nia belong only to me. I will bring it with me and take care of it just like how I've been taking care of Nia. And, whether it lives or dies has nothing to do with you."She then turned around and walked away, ignoring his darkened expression.At the sight of the broken roses scattered on the floor, Meredith had the sudden thought that she could not abandon the roses just like that.Even if Josiah could, she could not.Hence, she had picked up one of the rose’s branch and planted it in a small vase. She then placed the vase in Nia's hospital ward.Looking at the vase, Nia was confused. "Mommy, why are you planting the branch in the vase?""Nia, darling, it's not just a branch. It will fl
For the sake of pleasing Josiah, Meredith returned to the Shelby's residence to prepare lunch.Puzzled, Lily asked, "Miss Meredith, who are you cooking for? Sir is not at home."The servants used a separate kitchen from their owners and Meredith would usually prepare her meals in the servant's quarters."I'm planning to send lunch to Sir," She replied."But there is a food cafeteria at his company," said Lily."That's alright. What matters is sincerity." Meredith continued preparing lunch.Studying Meredith, Lily thought that Meredith had changed.For instance, she had been extra attentive to Josiah and she even thought of going to the lengths to send him lunch.Lily knew right away that Meredith was trying to please Josiah. But she too knew that Josiah was not someone who could be pleased that easily.In the end, Lily could only shake her head and walk away.Before the working hours ended, Ysabelle turned up at Josiah's office.At the sight of her, as usual, Josiah looked i
Josiah, on the other hand, had never thought of this.But things started to make sense after hearing what Ysabelle had said.The first thing that Meredith did the moment she returned to Shelby's residence was seduce him with provocative nightwear and she even tried to seduce him by giving him a massage.He did guess that Meredith wanted to seduce him but he did not expect that she actually wanted to get pregnant with his child."Josiah, I don't think you'd want her to carry your child, right?" asked Ysabelle."No.""Have you thought of anyone?""No.""Josiah, I…" Ysabelle wanted to tell him that she was willing to have his children but someone was knocking at her door. It must be Meredith who was here.Ysabelle gnawed on her lips as she watched Meredith walking into the office with a lunchbox in her hand.Meredith did not expect that Ysabelle would be present. Looking at the both of them, Meredith pulled into a smile. "Hi Ysabelle, I didn't expect that you'd be here.""Hey