"I…" Meredith did not dare to tell Alfred what she was doing. She hid her identification documents behind her and said, "There is something urgent I have to handle. You can just ignore me, Alfred."Ever since she knew that Nia was alive and decided to stay with Josiah, he has stopped keeping an eye on her. Since she said that she has something urgent to handle, naturally, Alfred let her go without asking her too many questions.Josiah's mansion was quite a distance away from the main road. Meredith tried getting a taxi while running toward the main road, because the wealthy people mainly lived there, there were not many taxis she could order online. It was hard to get one.Meredith ran while calling Josiah, but no one picked up. Could Josiah have already boarded?Right when she was feeling helpless, a black car screeched to a halt by the side of the road.Meredith turned to look in the car. She saw a familiar handsome face.Him? Charlie?Charlie was beaming as usual. He said wit
After Meredith rushed into the airport, she continued using her phone to try to get in touch with Josiah. This time, the call was connected. Josiah said, "What's up?"If nothing had happened, Meredith would not have called him. When Meredith heard his voice, she urgently asked, "Josiah, where are you?"Josiah replied perfunctorily, "On a business trip.""I want to go with you.""Why do you want to do that?""I'm bored at home alone, so I want to go with you," Meredith looked for him among the crowd while saying urgently.The flight ticket to other countries costs a lot. She had been under Josiah's control all this while. She did not have any money on her at all."I'm going on a business trip. It's for work. You can't come along," Josiah said seriously, "if you're bored, you can get Yoseph to accompany you shopping.""No, I don't want that! I want to follow you! Josiah, I beg you to take me along!" She could not locate him. She guessed he must have been by the gate waiting to
At that moment, Wesley brought the newly printed tickets over. He handed them to Josiah. "Mister Josiah, we're just in time. Quickly take the tickets and go in."Meredith saw the ticket with her name printed on it. The destination was Feldenberg. She finally believed that Josiah was planning to take her to Feldenberg to celebrate Nia's birthday.Josiah was finally taking her to see Nia! She was instantly so excited that tears started to fall.Josiah looked at her teary face and furrowed his brows a little. "You cry if I don't bring you, you cry if I bring you too. Meredith, what on earth do you want?"Meredith was speechless. What did she want? Those were happy tears!"Quickly stop crying, in case the security people might think that I'm kidnapping you, they might arrest me in the interrogation room," Josiah intimidated her.Meredith immediately stopped crying.After all, Josiah being interrogated was one thing, but missing her flight was the more serious matter! Even when the
"No need!" Meredith shook her head.Meredith realized that she was too anxious, so she added, "I'm sorry. I'm only thinking that it's almost ten at night back home. Nia's birthday is almost over, so I want to save as much time as possible.""Nia can't eat cake now. She can't get close to pollen too," Josiah reminded Meredith. As a doctor, how could Meredith not know about these?However, when she heard what Josiah said, her eyes reddened disappointedly. She said painfully, "I know, but I still want to buy one for her. I could eat on her behalf. I could accept the bouquet on her behalf too."She would wait until the following year when Nia could eat cake and take bouquets. Then, she would properly make it up to her.Josiah looked at her reddened eyes and said, "Let's go. Get in the car."Meredith pulled him back. "Are you not going to take me to get them?""It's all prepared.""What? You already bought it?" Meredith said in surprise."Hmm," Josiah said, "I've already said befor
"Nia…" Meredith gently tapped on the glass and called out.Nia, inside, seemed to have sensed her mother's presence. Her usual weak heartbeat had signs of rising.Even Doctor Joshua was a little stunned. He said, "Mrs. Shelby, Nia seemed to have sensed you. Look at her heartbeat rising."Meredith immediately wiped away the tears on her face. Her eyes widened. She said anxiously, "Are you for real? Can Nia sense it? Can she really sense it?"Doctor Joshua nodded seriously. "It looks like it."Meredith grabbed Doctor Joshua by his shoulders. "Doctor, can you let me go in and see Nia? I want her to be able to sense me better. I want her to know that her daddy and mommy have never given her up. Please!"To get Doctor Joshua to agree to her, she was about to kneel, but Josiah pulled her up."Meredith, when will you change your habit of kneeling at others for whatever small reason?" Josiah furrowed his brows.It was one thing kneeling in front of him. How could she kneel in front of
Coming out from Nia's ward, Meredith silently followed Josiah back to Shelby Mansion.Josiah first arranged for the servants to prepare Meredith's clothes and daily necessities.He entered the bedroom and saw Meredith sitting on the floor eating the cake while crying at the same time.The cake was brought back from the hospital. It was Nia's birthday cake. Next to the cake was a bouquet of exquisite roses.Meredith's cream-covered face juxtaposed with the pink flowers. She looked extremely heartbroken.Josiah sighed helplessly. He walked over and said, "Stop crying already. If you're going to be like that, I might not bring you here again the next time." Meredith wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. She said stubbornly, "Why? Is it wrong for me to eat the cake on Nia's behalf?""It's not wrong." Josiah looked at her, already eating almost half of the huge cake. "But if you're going to continue eating, I'm afraid you might stuff yourself to death. Then, Nia will no lo
Josiah turned to the side and look at her without any expressions on his face. "Meredith, you have a huge responsibility for how Nia turns out, so you don’t have to speak so harshly.""Are you trying to push the responsibility now?" Meredith sneered."I was wrong. I'll admit it, but if you didn't sleep with Yoel back then and got caught red-handed with photos, I wouldn't have doubted Nia's identity, so while blaming others, please have some introspection too.""Yoel and I were framed!" Meredith initially did not want to explain this issue, but it had to do with Nia, so she had to explain it."Yena has not come around yet. What you say is naturally what it is," Josiah mocked, "Meredith, how stupid can you be to be framed until you are below another man's body without any clothes? I'm not bringing up the past because of Nia, but that doesn't mean I'm brainless.""Josiah, I thought that you have finally come to your senses! I never thought that you are still equally brainless!" Mered
Josiah was still wearing the clothes that day. He clearly had just returned home.Seeing that Meredith was not asleep yet, he paused for a while before entering her room and asking her, "Are you less angry yet?"Meredith ignored him.Josiah did not agree to help her stay in Feldenberg. How could she be less angry about it?Josiah looked at her phone and saw what she was searching about.He turned sideways, grabbed her shoulders, and said, "Meredith, enough! This isn't back at home. It's not like our hospital either where you can come and go as you wish."Doctor Joshua won't allow you the second chance to go in and see Nia again." Josiah gritted his teeth. "Unless you want Nia to continue staying this way."Meredith panicked. She shook her head and said, "I won't go in. All I will do every day is watch her from behind the glass. That’s enough for me.""Then what will I do after seeing her? Hide in a corner, cry, and be upset?""I…" Meredith bit her lips. "Even if that is the ca