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
She wrapped her arms around his body and started unbuttoning his shirt.But Josiah stopped her.Grabbing her chin to lift her head, Josiah snickered, "What's the rush, Miss Meredith? Do you want it so badly that you don't care where we are right now?"Seeing how Josiah had stopped, Meredith felt anxious.This was the first time she so desperately wanted Josiah to want her."What's wrong? Are you scared?" She tried to provoke him."This is my company. What is there to be afraid of?" Josiah scoffed and his gaze stopped on her left cheek. "It's your face, it disgusts me.""Don't lie Josiah. Your body had already given you away.""But I can't ignore what my eyes are seeing," Swallowing down the burning desire in him, he shook his head and went on, "Meredith Leighton, did you really think that you could return to being my wife with that face of yours? And with that damaged and dirty body of yours?""..."Who said she wanted to be his wife again? All she wanted was to have another
When night came, Josiah was tossing back and forth in his bed. As usual, he found it hard to sleep.Sitting up on his bed, he reached for the intercom and was about to call someone when he noticed that it was already past two-midnight.Lily and Alfred should already be asleep at this time.He could only go downstairs to fetch himself a glass of water.His gaze stopped at the door of the storage room on the first floor.Josiah recalled the night when Meredith gave him a massage and how he was able to sleep soundly until the next morning without waking up in between. He then strode toward the storage room.There were a lot of chores that Meredith had to do. She only managed to finish everything by twelve at night. After taking a shower, she headed right to bed.She was in the middle of sleeping soundly.Seeing how Meredith was sleeping soundly, Josiah felt a fresh swell of rage rising in him.He thought, 'How is it that she gets to sleep so soundly when I have to be in this tort
"Harder!" Josiah said coldly.Meredith used more strength. Under her massage, sure enough, Josiah gradually felt sleepy. Then, he lay in bed and fell asleep.Meredith did not notice if he had already fallen asleep or not. She continued massaging him. Gradually, she used less and less force. Her body fell forward and she laid on his back sleeping.Perhaps Josiah was uncomfortable with her pressing on him. He shrugged Meredith off his back. A nice aroma wafted into his nose. He subconsciously hugged Meredith in his arms, burying his handsome face in the nape of her neck, and continued sleeping.The next day, Josiah was woken up by the ringing of a phone. He felt a person in his arms. He lowered his head and noticed that the woman tightly hugged in his arms was Meredith! How dare this woman directly climb into his bed to spend the night! Josiah coldly pushed her away, trying to get her out of his arms. Meredith, who is still asleep, hugged him tighter instead, like a kitten tryi
Before Meredith could properly say anything, Aunt Wren's voice came anxiously from the other end of the line. "I'm sorry, Miss Meredith. Nia suddenly passed out. She is currently in the emergency department…""What…" Meredith was stunned.Aunt Wren was scared half to death. She urged, "Miss Meredith, come over quickly. The doctor said that Nia is in danger. She needs a family member to be there.""Okay, I understand. I'll head over there immediately." Meredith placed her phone down and immediately got up.She just took a step out when Josiah grabbed her arm."Have you made breakfast? Are you trying to run away?" Josiah coldly asked.Meredith turned around while struggling to break her arm free. She said, "I have an emergency matter to attend to. Get Lily to make it for you.""Meredith, don't forget who you are right now!" Josiah held her arm even tighter. Meredith got anxious. She gritted her teeth and glared at him. "Josiah, Nia is waiting for me to sign the emergency form.
"I'm sorry, Miss Meredith, I didn't take good care of Nia," Aunt Wren blamed herself. "I was preparing to feed Nia breakfast when she suddenly passed out. She even fell from the bed."Meredith said with tears in her eyes, "I don't blame you. I understand Nia's condition. I only…don't understand why God wants to torture Nia like that. Why…""Miss Meredith, why don't you take a seat in Nia's ward." Aunt Wren saw how frantic Meredith was. She immediately helped her to Nia's ward.Time passed by extremely slowly while waiting for Nia's resuscitation. Meredith was antsy. Her gaze fell onto the rose by the window.Meredith thought back about what she said to Nia the day before. When the rose bloomed, Nia would recover.Meredith never expected that even before the rose could sprout, Nia was sent to the emergency department.Meredith looked at the rose and muttered softly, "Nia, didn't we make a deal? You will take care of this pot of rose in the future. You can't go back on your word."