"Don't worry, we've already had our wedding photos taken.""My face was not scarred back then, was it?""Yeah…""Well, how do I look back then?" Meredith got even curious. "Joe, do you have any of my old photos? I want to have a look."Josiah, of course, had her old photos. But he simply did not want to show them to her.Because he was worried that Meredith would be devastated and even be triggered."No, I don't have them. But the registration office might have our wedding photos.""Oh." Meredith sounded a bit disappointed. "Alright then. I can only see them on that day.""Edith, are you curious about how you looked back then?""Of course," Meredith was still touching her face as she added, "I don't want to go around with this ugly face of mine where they would laugh at me and even say that I don't deserve to be with you.""Don't be too bothered by what people say," Josiah traced his fingers across her face and went on, "plus, I think that you are worthy of being together wit
"Medical technology is so advanced these days. I'm sure there won't be any incidents," Meredith assured him, "plus, I heard a lot of celebrities get plastic surgery and nothing happened to them.""There are some whose surgery had gone south, you just don't know about them. If you want to read about them, I can have Yoseph pull up several cases of failed surgery and show them to you."Josiah's plan worked and Meredith did not dare to think about getting plastic surgery anymore."Promise me that you won't dislike me for my ugly looks.""I promise." Josiah leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. "No matter how you look, I will never dislike and leave you. And of course, you should promise me the same too.""Mm, we will never leave each other," Meredith replied between Josiah's kisses.Feeling that Josiah's kiss was getting deeper, Meredith immediately stopped him. "Joe, you shouldn't!""What's wrong?" Josiah moved away from her lips, kissed her between her eyebrows, and said,
"If I were you, I would drag her to hell with me. After all, it was because of her that you ended up this way."Ysabelle was simply staring at Quinley. "Quinley Allison, you are still planning to use me until the very last moment, huh?""I…" Quinley did not know what to say.Quinley immediately regretted being too anxious and now Ysabelle had read her intentions.But she was relieved when Ysabelle said, "But that's alright, I don't mind that you're using me. Tell me what I should do to drag Meredith to hell with me. I'll get it done right away."Quinley thought that Ysabelle must really hate and resented Meredith.But that was great news for Quinley.It would be a waste if she let go of such a good pawn.Quinley reached for her phone and sent a photo to Ysabelle. "Send this picture to Meredith and explain to her what the photo means. I think you know better what to say to her, don't you?"Ysabelle checked the photo on her phone.A sinister smile crept across her face.…The
"Red color? Would it be too much?" Meredith did not really like the color red. She would prefer outfits in white or lighter colors.Lily replied, "Not at all, Ma'am. You and Sir will be getting your marriage certificate today and it's a celebration. Red is just the right color.""Oh, you're right." Meredith nearly forgot that she would be getting their marriage certificate today.She listened to Lily and after brushing up, she changed into the red dress.The dress was in a dark red shade and it did not look too much on Meredith, instead, it accentuated her elegance and sophistication.Checking herself through the mirror, Meredith was pleased with her outfit. "Joe does have a good eye for dresses.""Indeed." Lily agreed.Meredith checked the time and realized that it was already nine. Josiah had agreed to meet her at half past nine.She then made a call to Josiah.On the other end of the call was Josiah's gentle voice, "Edith, I'm just done with work, I'll come over to get you
Lily got up and quickly headed to get tea.The moment Lily left Meredith's phone beeped. She unlocked her phone and saw a photo of a little girl.The little girl looked pretty with an adorable braid. She had huge eyes and a sweet smile. However, that pretty face was a little pale.Meredith was wondering who this little girl was and why the person sent it to her.The next photo was sent to her. It was still of the little girl, but a lady was standing next to her. The lady turned out to be…herself?Meredith thought she was hallucinating. Why would she take a photo with a strange little girl? How was she related to the little girl? Why did the little girl look so much like her? A series of questions appeared on her mind.Then, her phone rang. It was from the same number. Meredith hesitated before answering the call. Then, she hesitated again before asking, "Who are you?""Meredith, it's me!" Ysabelle's smug voice came from the other end of the call.Meredith was stunned. It was
If Meredith did not see the photo of the little girl, she would surely have hung up the call. However, she did not hang up, she merely continued listening to what Ysabelle was saying with a pale face."Back then, because the dosage of the abortion pill was too low, you did not have a miscarriage. You hid in the mental asylum, bearing the child for about six months when Josiah found out about it. He created a fire that caused you to have premature labor. He even got someone to throw your daughter into the fire. It was your mother that secretly went to get the child back and rescued you from the cliff that you jumped off from.""Stop talking…" Meredith could no longer continue listening to Ysabelle. She truly could not.However, she could not pry her hands away from her ear, because the call was the truth that she wanted. It was the truth that she was also afraid of.Naturally, Ysabelle would not stop talking. She continued, "Because your daughter was a premature baby, she was weak
Lily was frightened half to death. She suddenly did not know what to do.Under desperation, she placed the tea by the side and shook her hands. She said, "No, no. Someone must be trying to harm you. Think of your relationship with Sir all this while. How could it be as bad as what they say? They are just trying to drive a wedge between you and him. Ma'am, don't believe them. You'll let them win if you believe them.""Then, tell me, where is Nia? Is she still alive or not!" Meredith's overbearing gaze suddenly had hints of hope.She wanted Lily to tell her that Nia was still alive so badly, that Nia was doing well. That way, she did not need to believe the stories that Ysabelle came up with.However, she was disappointed. Seeing how Lily was at a loss for words, Meredith was extremely disappointed.Nia was truly her daughter, and she was not alive anymore.It was one thing that Josiah had forced her to take abortion pills. Nia was already a child, yet he still could kill her. Was
After Meredith ran out of the city hall, she ran straight for two blocks, finally stopping by a crossroad.She did not know whether she should go first. Should she go looking for Nia or her mother?Then, she also realized that she did not know where to look for Nia. Even Ysabelle, who so desperately wanted her to know about her past did not know where Nia was, how could she possibly know?In the end, she went to her mother's grave. She saw her mother's headstone at the cemetery.The photo of the smiling woman on the headstone looked familiar, even if she had lost her memories and could not recall anything.However, there are some people and some things that have been embedded deeply in her heart.Just like Nia and her mother's photo. All she need was one glance to believe their identities.It was a pity that her mother could no longer talk or help her answer the questions in her heart.No matter how she cried and asked, her mother merely stayed there quietly, smiling at her ben