To his surprise, Meredith responded as if she had just seen a ghost, pushing him away. "Get away from me you devil! Go away!"She called out to him because she wanted to chase him away? Not because she needed him?The gentleness that Josiah showed to Meredith lasted only for a short while."You're something else, aren't you, Meredith Leighton?"Josiah could not believe that he was actually worried of her being out alone in the rain and in the middle of the night. That was why he drove out to look for her and had even saved her from the group of men who wanted to assault her. He even allowed her to keep the baby…Josiah thought that he must have lost his mind.He turned around and was about to walk away when she grabbed onto his sleeves.Looking back at her, Josiah realized that she was awake.Staring at him with her eyes that were welled up with tears, she sobbed, "Where is my baby? Did you get rid of him?"Josiah's gaze clouded. Nodding, he replied flatly, "Yeah, I've gotten
"Why?" Meredith looked nervous.Meredith guessed that something was not right when Josiah agreed for her to keep the child.She guessed that Josiah must be up to no good."Because of my grandmother." Staring at Meredith who was looking at him with that innocent face of hers, Josiah scoffed, "Meredith Leighton, aren't you waiting for this moment to happen when you tried so hard to get pregnant with my child? Waiting for my grandmother to accept you into the Shelby family? But let me make this clear, even though I respect and care about my grandmother, I would not marry a slag simply because of a child. I will never agree to it, and…""Alright," Meredith cut him off, "you've said this over and over again, aren't you even tired?"Seeing how his face got darker, she then quickly added, "Don't think of getting married into the Shelby family, don't think of meeting your grandmother, don't let your grandmother know that I'm still alive…see? I've got them all memorized."Josiah responded
Josiah frowned when he noticed the relaxed expression on Meredith's face. Josiah did not expect her to react this way.However, the more Meredith looked relaxed and unbothered, the more Josiah was worried. He was worried that Meredith was simply pretending to be well-behaved but she was actually plotting something.He then added, "I will be there too on that day. So you better tuck away all your petty little tricks.""..."This time around, Meredith could not be bothered to explain herself anymore.Closing her eyes, she said, "I'm getting sleepy now, can you leave?""Whatever." Josiah then walked out of her ward.The room was finally quiet. Meredith could not help but recall when she was being assaulted. She let out a sigh of relief as she placed her hand on her belly.If it was not for Josiah who showed up at the right time, she would have been sexually assaulted by those men. Her life might even be in danger.Josiah had helped her.But he did make it clear that he only sa
"I don't believe that Meredith is that kind of woman, and I don't want to talk to you about Meredith anymore, we're only going to end up being unhappy with each other."Josiah's grandmother added, "Let's talk about this Miss Yvette, shall we? She's gorgeous and she seems to be fond of you too. I think it would be a good idea for you to settle down with her."Josiah was reluctant. "Grandma, why is it that I can only marry girls that you approve of?""Because I know you like that girl in a coma and I can't let you marry someone like her, do you understand?""Yena will get better.""I don't want to talk about Yena anymore.""Grandma," Josiah replied flatly as he took a bite of his pancake, "I don't wish to talk about this Miss Yvette anymore too.""Well, let's talk about Miss Merelyn then, shall we? So is the child yours or not? When can I meet her?""She is carrying my child and you can meet her in one week's time."Josiah thought that his grandmother would give up the idea of m
Josiah guessed that Meredith who was lying in the hospital would not have any new clothes to wear.The floral dress would suit her perfectly and at the first sight of the dress, Josiah thought of her instantly."It seems like Sir is quite fond of Miss Merelyn," Penny said to Lily, "right Lily, have you met Miss Merelyn before? Is she pretty?""Um…" Lily looked toward Josiah. She did not know what to say."I'm getting it for Yena," Josiah took the dress and handed it to an employee. "Size M.""Why are you getting a dress for a person in a coma? It's not like she can wear it." Josiah's grandmother was rendered speechless."I'll leave it by her bedside to make her happy. What's wrong with that?""Did you even check the price of the dress?" Josiah's grandma took the dress away and said, "we're not doing charity. Why are you being so generous to an outsider? We're already been paying for her medical bills for so many years, and you're buying her clothes now?"Josiah's grandmother di
"So you think it is okay for you to yell at the mother of my child?"Josiah's response crushed the nurse's hope.But of course, she remained friendly."My apologies, Sir. It is our hospital's policy that the patient needs to settle the payment before receiving any treatment. I am put in charge to make sure Miss Meredith pays her bills.""I'll settle the payment in a while. You can leave now."Even though the nurse did not know who Josiah was, she was intimidated by him and she hurriedly scrambled out of the room.Meredith thought to herself that reality was indeed harsh, and people with good looks always had the upper hand.She traced her fingers across the scars on her face and thought to herself that after Nia gets better, she should start saving up to fix her face.But it was just a small wish of hers. She did not even know what tomorrow held for her."You could have called Lily or Yoseph regarding the medical bills," Josiah walked toward her and tossed the paper bag in his
Meredith had been trying hard to forget those humiliating moments.But it was not easy to put the past behind her."Sir, I actually do need your help on something." In a split second, Meredith tucked away her pride and spoke humbly to Josiah."Tell me how you're going to get me to agree to help you." "I am willing to do whatever it is that you want me to do."Josiah glanced at her and sneered, "What can you possibly do? You can't sleep with me or neither can you get on your knees to beg. What else can you do?"Meredith was seething inwardly."Could you please transfer me to Crest Care Hospital?" Meredith asked.Meredith wanted to transfer not because of the fact that Crest Care was the best hospital in the city or neither because it was owned by the Shelby Group, but because Nia was there.She would be able to visit Nia easily then.And Josiah could easily have her transferred to Crest Care.Josiah nodded. "Sure, as long as you don't go to the top floor.""Don't worry, I
Meredith pretended that she did not see Ysabelle and walked right past her."Stop right there!" Ysabelle yelled out to her."Yena is in the VIP ward on the top floor. Whether you wish to butter her up or want to cause her harm, please proceed to the top floor," Meredith stopped in her tracks, turned to look at Ysabelle, and added, "and if you're here to harm me, you've picked the wrong day."Looking at Meredith's cold expression, Ysabelle simply pulled into a smile."Don't worry, I'm not going to harm you," said Ysabelle, "I'm just here to warn you that Josiah's grandmother already believes that you're a prostitute and you can forget about relying on her for help. That baby of yours and Nia will soon be gone because their father would not allow them to live."Meredith froze.She suddenly realized that Josiah's grandmother was Nia's only help. So why had she not thought of asking Josiah's grandmother for help?"Josiah is only letting you keep the baby, for now, to stop his grandm