He walked into the bedroom to see Meredith who was scrolling on the internet using a tablet.He caught a glimpse of the keyword in the search bar and he realized that Meredith was trying to gather information about her past."You're home, Joe," Meredith pressed the tablet against her chest, looked at him and asked, "were you drinking? You reek of alcohol.""Mm, just a little."Josiah sat down on the couch, lifted Meredith onto his lap, took the tablet from her hands, put it aside, and started kissing her."Did you miss me?" He asked.Meredith felt confused again. His movements were so natural as if they were a happily married couple.Meredith wondered if Josiah's love for her was real.But at the thought of Yena who was laying in the hospital bed, Meredith shook away her thoughts."Joe, there's a strong perfume smell on you," Meredith said, leaning into his arms.Josiah kissed the top of her head and said, "I was seduced by a witch in the car earlier. That's how I got the per
"You really think so? Seems like you still like me?" Meredith, before she lost her memories, had lost all of her feelings for him.Not only did she resent him, she even nearly tried to kill him."Of course," Meredith nodded, "who wouldn't like a good man like you? Now I know why the witch wants to snatch you away from me.""So you do remember what happened last night.""Of course." Meredith nodded."Was that why you were giving your best last night?" Josiah chuckled.Meredith smiled embarrassedly, "Well who do you think is better? Me or that witch?""Hmm…I'm not sure."Meredith pursed her lips. It was obvious that she was not satisfied with the answer."Have you forgotten what I said last night? I left that woman by the roadside. There is no way that I'd compare you to her.""Oh," Meredith pulled into a wide grin and went on, "so you like me and not that lady?""Of course," Josiah pressed his lips against hers and added, "let's get ready and have breakfast together?""Okay,
Josiah said, "But I need you to promise me that you'd be well-behaved and you won't run away as you did before.""Okay, I promise.""We'll leave in a bit then.""Mm okay," Meredith nodded happily and got up from the bed and asked, "Joe, are we going to stay there? How many days will we be staying? Do I need to pack anything?""It's up to you.""I want to spend a few nights there!" Meredith rushed into her walk-in closet and started picking out clothes that she liked. "I should pack several nice outfits!"Josiah walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. Staring at the white dress in her hands, he said, "It might get a little cold and the ocean breeze might be strong. This dress might be too thin for you.""I can wear a coat," Meredith pulled out a knitted coat and said, "this will do, right?""This one seems better." Josiah picked out a khaki-colored trench coat. "This should do a better job in keeping you warm."Meredith frowned. "I don't want this.
Yuna who was following Meredith closely noticed that Meredith could not decide on what to eat and asked politely, "Ma'am, is there nothing that you would like to eat from here? Sir mentioned that we can have the kitchen cook up something else for you if you'd like.""I'm not hungry." Meredith noticed an iced tea shop opposite the street and said to Yuna, "Yuna, can I have some iced tea instead?""Iced tea? But Sir mentioned that you'd find it hard to sleep at night if you have iced tea. It's not good for you either.""It's okay. We can drink it and not let Josiah know." Meredith then charged toward the iced-tea shop."But…ma'am, you're not allowed to leave the resort." Yuna caught up to her urgently.Meredith put a finger to her lips and made a hush signal and said, "Don't worry, I'll be right back as soon as I get one iced tea. I won't stay out for too long.""But…""Yuna!" Meredith patted Yuna on her shoulders and assured her, "Don't worry. Joe is not here. So just do as I say
His face darkened a little at the sight of the cup of iced tea in her hands. "Who bought the iced tea?"The two servants immediately lowered their heads to avoid Josiah's sharp gaze. Neither of them dared to utter a word.Meredith turned around and stood up for them. "Joe, don't be mad at them. I was the one who forced them to buy it for me."Josiah's expression softened a little. Sitting down next to her, he said, "Didn't I say not to drink so much of these sugary drinks? Why is it that you never listen to me?""But it tastes so good," Meredith passed the iced tea to him, "here, try it for yourself."Josiah shook his head. "I'll pass. I don't like iced tea.""Try it for me, hmm?" Meredith placed the straw closer to his lips and tried to convince him, "This shop is famous for their iced tea. It tastes really really delicious."In the end, Josiah took a sip of the iced tea."So? How is it?" Meredith asked expectantly."Not bad." Josiah was not at all interested in drinks like t
"Yeah, most of the seashells that they have been from the sea. That's why they have a lot more different types of seashells.""But it's different, isn't it? Buying the seashells and picking them by ourselves? I only like the ones that I collected and…" Meredith raised her arm with the seashell in her hand and smiled while she said, "and the ones that you pick for me."Josiah too pulled into a smile. "Alright. Forget about buying them, I'll collect the seashells with you.""Make sure to keep your eyes wide open.""I'll try my best.""Oh, I see one over there." Meredith started running toward where the seashell was.The resort was facing the sea and even though Josiah and Meredith looked small from where Maeve was standing, she was able to spot both of them.Maeve, who was standing on the balcony in one of the rooms of the resort, had her hands gripped tightly around the railing of the balcony till her knuckles turned white. It was as if she wanted to tear the railing into pieces.
Irritation pricked at Quinley so she replied, [Jokes. What can someone like you who is in the ruts do anything to me? Take my advice, won't you? Get the job done, take my money, and go enjoy your life.]After picking up several seashells, Meredith sat down on a rock to take a break.She patted the space next to her, signaling Josiah to sit down next to her."Mrs. Shelby, aren't you a little too weak?" Josiah sat down next to her and added, "You should do more exercises.""Well, you'd need to let me go out of the house for me to do that."Meredith's words pricked at Josiah as he felt a wave of guilt crashing into him."Edith, you know I'm only trying to protect you.""I know, Joe." She leaned in closer to him and kissed him on the cheeks. She then started admiring the seashell collection in her basket.Seeing how she was careful with the seashells, Josiah was confused. "Are you planning to keep them all?""Yeah. I want to pick some of the prettiest ones to make a bracelet," Mer
Josiah got down from the bed, walked over to her, and said, "That was why I didn't allow you to drink that tea earlier. Look at you, not feeling sleepy at all."He picked her up in his arms and placed her down on the bed. "Try to get some sleep even if you're not feeling sleepy."Meredith replied with a soft grunt."Give me the bracelets." Josiah reached out his hand to her."Why?""So that I can put them on the desk."Meredith handed the bracelets to him.Even without the bracelets, Meredith still did not feel sleepy. She was turning around in his arms.Josiah, on the other hand, was feeling rather sleepy as he had spent an entire evening collecting seashells with her.Josiah fell asleep shortly after.Meredith was bored so she turned to the other side of the bed and stared at the view outside the windows.It was dark outside but the lights from the light tower lit up the sea. The scenery was like a painting."It's so pretty…" Meredith murmured softly under her breath. Loo