Zade suddenly held Meredith's hands. "Merelyn, the last time, I was too much of a coward, but I have thought about it. I cannot stay such a coward any longer. I have to take you away from all this suffering. Also, Nia. We will take her along too.""But…""What?""But Nia's condition is much more serious than before. She can no longer go through any hardships."Meredith no longer wanted to leave Jehovah City. One was because Nia's condition was too serious. Secondly, she was pregnant at that moment. She had a sliver of a hope to rely on. Also, if Josiah's grandmother were to gain consciousness in the near future, Nia's chances were much higher.However, she did not dare to reject Zade too directly, after all, he had helped her out a lot previously."Don't worry. We are both doctors. Nia will be cared for by us on the way there." Zade held her hand and gently comforted her, "Merelyn, don't be afraid. I'm here."Josiah just visited his grandmother when he thought of going to see Me
She wanted to visit Nia upstairs after getting some rest.But when she finished her chicken soup, Meredith's tummy felt slightly uncomfortable and she decided to take some rest."Zade, you should get going now. I want to take a nap.""I thought I made it clear that I've only come back to bring you with me. I don't have anything else to do."Meredith was worried that Zade's presence would cause Josiah to misunderstand but she could not do anything with Zade.But Meredith guessed that Josiah could not care less about her and he would not drop by the hospital.After a while, Meredith's tummy ached more than before.She suddenly felt her lower body getting wet. Anxious, she flipped and looked under the covers to see her trousers stained with a red patch of blood.Meredith let out a shriek and started pressing the bell frantically.At the sight of the bleeding, the doctor too was anxious and quickly examined her.After a moment, the doctor asked, "Miss Meredith, what did you eat e
"No-" Meredith cried even louder.She did not want to face the truth.Her baby was fine and healthy earlier, so why did she lose her baby all of a sudden?With her baby gone, Meredith knew that there was no hope for Nia anymore.Meredith was devastated as she felt her world crumbling down.But why?Why would Zade do this to her?She wanted to demand an answer from Zade but she was stopped by the nurses. "Miss Meredith, you shouldn't be moving around. We still need to clean up the blood clots.""No! I have to go find him!""Miss Meredith, please calm down."The doctor had no choice but to press her down on the bed and force her to calm down.After having the fetus and blood clot removed, Meredith fell asleep under the anesthetic.Ysabelle pulled into a smile when she saw Meredith being pushed into the surgery room."Meredith Leighton, I really thought that you were that unbeatable but I guess I was wrong," Ysabelle scoffed and murmured under her breath.Meredith had lost h
Meredith had a dream. In that dream, she had lost her baby and Nia had left her too.Before leaving her, Nia cried, "Mommy, why am I not getting any better when the roses have fully bloomed?"Mommy, I don't want to be human anymore in my next life. I want to be a rose. I want to grow up beautifully."Mommy, you did not save my brother. You did not save me."Mommy, you won't get to see me anymore."Mommy…""Don't leave me, Nia, don't. Don't leave me…" Meredith cried as she pleaded, "don't leave me here all alone…Nia…""Merelyn, wake up. Merelyn?" She heard someone calling out to her.It was a familiar voice. The voice belonged to someone that she had once relied on and trusted.But why did his voice sound cold?Opening her eyes slowly, Meredith saw Zade's worried face. She was confused about whether she was dreaming or whether it was reality.Meredith guessed that she was probably in a dream.She still refused to believe that Zade had given her the pills that caused her to m
"Say something, Merelyn!" Zade grabbed her by her shoulder and shook her. "You never really loved me, have you? And you never really wanted to leave me, right?"Merelyn finally looked up, stared right into his eyes and said, "Zade, I've never said that I loved you and I only agreed to leave with you because you were really good to me. And you said that I could take my time to develop my feelings for you after we got married.""Okay, but it's still the same now, isn't it? We can focus on developing our relationship after we leave here, right?""Zade Brooks, let me finish," Meredith wiped away the tears on her face and went on, "I've used my baby's life to repay all the help that I've received from you and from today onwards, I don't owe you anything and we have nothing to do with each other anymore."Zade's face was darkened."What did you say? Are you cutting ties with me?""Get the hell out of my room!" Meredith yelled.Of course, Zade would not give up that easily. He then sai
Even though he had yet to acknowledge that the baby was his and neither did he want Meredith to use the baby as leverage to return to the Shelby family, he still went cold with fury.Who did Meredith think she was to have an abortion?Who gave her the right to get rid of the baby?Josiah was furious at the thought that Meredith had treated his bloodline as a mere toy, getting rid of it whenever she wanted.Fury twisted inside of him as he clenched his fists tightly."Can't you see that Merelyn only wanted the baby because I was not yet back for her? She only needed a baby to get your attention. And now that I'm back, the baby meant nothing to her, and naturally, there was no reason for her to keep the baby."Glancing at Josiah's fists that were clenched tightly, Zade continued to provoke him. "Mister Josiah, how far did you think you could go by forcing a woman to stay by your side using your power? If I were you, I wouldn't have done something so low and barbaric.""Low? I'm gu
Josiah nodded. "Yeah, you're just something else, aren't you? Treating him like some sort of garbage, disposing of him when you feel like it.""Josiah…" She grabbed his arms with her trembling hands and cried, "Nia is also your child, so why aren't you…""Shut up!" Josiah slapped her again. "I will kill you if you dare to bring up her name again!"Meredith felt her ears ringing. She could not seem to say anything else.Josiah stood up and glanced coldly at her. "Meredith Leighton, don't even think that I'll let you go just because you got rid of the child. You can dream on!"He reached for his phone and called a number. "Send someone over. Bring Meredith back home and lock her up."Meredith struggled and got herself up from the floor. Wrapping her arms around his legs, she cried, "Josiah Shelby, you're breaking your promise!''Josiah's gaze was clouded even more.Lifting her head to look at him, Meredith went on, "You promised to let me go once I get rid of the child, and now t
Lily was shocked. "Sir, Miss Meredith had just undergone surgery and she's hurt her forehead, hence I…arranged for her to sleep in the guest room."Lily wondered to herself, 'Weren't you who wanted Meredith to sleep in the guest room?'But on second thought, Meredith was pregnant then but now her child was gone."I want her back in the storage room. A despicable woman like her doesn't deserve to be sleeping here."Lily was puzzled. "Sir, why do you say that about Miss Meredith?"Josiah ignored her, turned around, and left.Meredith threw herself at Josiah's knees, grabbed his trousers, and begged pathetically, "Josiah, let me go…"She had to visit Nia."And why should I? So that you can run away with your lover boy?""No, I have to see my daughter," Shaking her head, she said, "Zade and I…""Shut up!" Josiah did not want her to be bringing up Nia and neither did he want to hear about the other men in her life, and Meredith had mentioned both of them.His fury sprung to life.