"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.
Zade did not expect that Josiah would do that to him again and rage gripped him.He got a hold of Ysabelle and demanded coldly, "Didn't you promise to help me? I don't get to see her now."Ysabelle knew Josiah well. Even though he said he did not want the child, he cared about the child after the child was lost.This was the same as Josiah's love and hate feelings toward Meredith.Hence, Ysabelle knew that it was impossible for Josiah to let Meredith go.It was just wishful thinking.With the child out of the way, Zade had lost his value to Ysabelle.She did not want to spend any more time catering to Zade. "Whose fault is it then? Aren't you the one to be blamed for being useless?"Zade was wordless with rage. "Come up with a way to get her out of the house.""There's no use," Ysabelle shook her head and added, "I finally see it now. Meredith had never loved you and with or without the child, she wouldn't have left with you."Mister Zade, do you really think I don't want to
Holding her hand in his, Josiah smiled and called out to her softly, "Grandma, you're finally awake. I thought you didn't want to see me anymore."Josiah's grandmother moved her lips softly. She wanted to say something but no sound came out of her mouth.Josiah comforted her, "Grandma, it's okay, take it slow. We can talk some other day."Josiah could see that his grandmother looked worried and desperate.But no one knew what she was worried about and thought that she was worried because she was not able to speak.After spending an hour at the hospital with his grandmother, Josiah had the doctors keep an eye on her and left the hospital.In the lobby, he noticed Ysabelle walking toward him."Josiah, I heard that your grandmother is awake. Is it true?" She asked.She might look relieved on the surface, but deep down, she was panicking.She was worried that her plan would go to waste once Josiah's grandmother regained her consciousness and that Meredith would turn the tables aro
The doctor did not want to promise anything. "Sir, it is hard to say when madam is going to be able to move around, but judging from the current situation, it shouldn't be long before she can move around."Josiah thought that the doctor did not actually answer his question and simply glanced at him.Josiah's phone rang in the meantime. It was a phone call from the Shelby mansion.As soon as he answered the call, Lily's anxious voice was heard from the other end of the call. "Sir, Miss Meredith is losing it, she insisted on going out of the house, and her daughter…""Tell her that she can forget about leaving the house unless she gives me back my son," Josiah responded coldly and ended the call before Lily could even finish her sentence.Ever since Meredith was kept locked up in the house, she had been insisting on leaving the house over the past month, and Josiah had already gotten used to it.He would not allow Meredith to run away with Zade Brooks, especially not after Zade had
"Miss Meredith, I'm afraid that Nia would not be able to overcome this crisis." Doctor Sean shook his head helplessly.Even though he was annoyed by the fact of the overdue payments for Nia's medical bills, Nia was after all one of the longest patients that he had taken care of. He too felt heartbroken.The notice of critical illness slipped off from Meredith's hands. Shaking her head in disbelief, Meredith sobbed, "No, Nia will be okay, she will be! I've signed the notice several times but Nia was able to overcome the situation every single time."Bending over to pick up the notice from the floor, Meredith signed her name, all the while her hands were shaking."I've signed it now. Doctor Sean, you must save Nia, please!"Doctor Sean shook his head.Meredith was anxious. "Why are you shaking your head? You're the doctor, aren't you?""Miss Meredith, I'm only a doctor, not God."He was right. He was only a doctor and there was only so much that he could do.But Josiah had a tea