Josiah cleared his throat and said, "Well, I am all in for getting you a little brother, but we'd have to see if your Mommy agrees to it."Meredith shot him another glare, warning him to stop his nonsense.Smiling, she then turned to Nia and explained, "Nia dear, didn't you say that you don't want other siblings because you're worried that Daddy won't like you anymore? Why the change of mind now?""I don't want Daddy to have a baby with others but if it's with you, of course, I'd be happy."Meredith shot a 'are-you-sure-you-didn't-brainwash-her' look at Josiah.Josiah simply shrugged his shoulders.Meredith had no choice but to try her best to convince Nia from wanting another sibling. "Nia, your dad and I have no plans on having another baby for now. Because you've just recovered and we want to spend more time taking care of you.""But Mom, look at me, I'm already recovered!" Nia raised her arms and said, "Just this morning, you even said that I've gained some weight.""It's n
"Why? Are you still taking his side?"Meredith simply glared at him. She could not be bothered to explain herself.Josiah said instead, "Alright, alright. I know you're not in touch with Zade anymore. I was just teasing you."Zade was receiving physiotherapy sessions at the Shelby hospital and he was being monitored at all times. Josiah, of course, knew that Meredith and Zade were not in touch.In fact, he was more concerned about the other guy."Say, who was the man who texted you the last time?" Josiah sat up and studied her. "Are you still not planning to tell me anything?"Meredith stared right back into his eyes and replied coldly, "Force yourself onto me again if you dare."If it was back then, Josiah would have forced himself onto her.But under her cold and distant stare, Josiah was actually at a loss for words and he could not bring himself to do it."From now on, I'll never force you again." Staring right back into her eyes, Josiah looked determined as he went on, "I
Josiah came downstairs and said to Alfred, "Edith is right. I am the one who decided to help Nia with her hair and prepare breakfast for them."Alfred sighed and walked away.After dropping off Nia at the kindergarten, Josiah drove Meredith to the hospital.Meredith did not want Josiah to drive her but she could only give in because Josiah insisted.After reporting her arrival at the hospital, Meredith started her work at the hospital right away.Because she had experience working at the hospital, Meredith adjusted quickly and everything went smoothly on the first day of her work.Right when she was about to get off from work, she heard a familiar voice calling out to her, "Miss Witch."That dude…The name 'Miss Witch' never failed to irk and annoy Meredith.She decided to ignore him."Sir, please stay still. You're going to injure your legs even more," The doctor said."I would like her to dress my wound, thank you.""Who?""That lady over there.""You mean Doctor Meredi
Charlie replied, "Wherever Miss Witch goes, the place flourishes."Immediately, Meredith pinched his leg to warn him.Charlie inhaled sharply. "Ouch…""Shut your mouth then."The female doctor that was 'abandoned' by Charlie said purposely, "Doctor Meredith, I'm guessing that our patient had never seen you without your mask and that is why he's flirting with you. Why not remove your mask? I'm sure that will shut him up."Meredith felt slightly humiliated.Before she could even say anything, the smile on Charlie's face faded away, and said to the female doctor, "I've seen her face before, thank you for your reminder."The female doctor was stunned and chuckled dryly, "Oh, I didn't know that you know each other."Unfazed, Meredith explained, "He is a friend of mine and he's always this bubbly and chatty. He can be rude sometimes. Please forgive him, Doctor Halsey."Meredith did not wish to be caught up in any gossip on her first day of work. After all, Charlie was a good-looking
She sighed helplessly and decided to persuade him instead, "Mister Charlie, could you please stop whatever it is that you're trying to do? I really do have a husband and a daughter. Plus, I have no plans on taking in a pup."Oh and, I broke the hairpin accidentally and I'll compensate you for it when I have the money, I…""You're lying, Meredith Leighton," Charlie cut her off abruptly."Sorry?""I've asked my friend to look you up and it says that you're single and unmarried." He then showed her the conversation thread on his phone with his friend.Looking at her relationship status that was shown on his phone, Meredith suddenly was at loss for words."I knew that you were lying to me…luckily I didn't give in." With a victory smile on his face, Charlie put away his phone.What else could Meredith say to him? He would not believe her no matter what she said."I…" Meredith paused before going on, "my boyfriend and I are not married yet, but we are going to be."It was clear that
Meredith remained silent.How was that considered something interesting?Meredith took a quick glance at Josiah then teased him sarcastically, "Congratulations, Mister Josiah.""What's there to congratulate about?" Josiah replied. He then leaned in closer to her ears and whispered, "The new secretaries even said that they want to play with me in bed. Isn't this much more interesting?"Meredith tightened her grip on the fork, looked at him, and asked, "Do you need me to make room for you guys?""There's no need for that." Josiah kissed her on the cheeks and went on, "I'm not telling you this to show off, I just wanted to remind you to keep a good watch on your husband, if not you might lose him someday.""Pft…" Meredith pushed him away and said, "If that happens, I'd be the happiest."Josiah shook his head and said to Nia, "Did you hear that, Nia? Your Mommy is saying words that she doesn't mean again."Nia could not understand her parents' conversation so she could only smile.
Josiah did not get what he wanted, but instead, he was pushed away by Meredith."Josiah Shelby, let me remind you of something. You are the one who destroyed the Leightons and it was also you who tore my family apart and took everything away from me. If you want to count how much I owe you, well, let me tell you that even if you compensate me for four million dollars it would never be enough. Because the damage that you've done to me is way more than just that!"I only asked you for a car for the sake of taking care of your face in front of our daughter!"Meredith then turned around wanting to storm out of the room.Josiah grabbed her by her wrist and pulled her into his arms."You're right, Edith. I should be satisfied that you're only doing this because of our daughter. And for that, I am thankful."As for the Leighton Group, I can return it to you whenever you want it. Then you don't have to work at the hospital anymore."He looked at her solemnly and asked, "Do you want that
The hospital that she was working at was just right in front of them.Josiah took a glance outside the car and before getting down from the car, he said, "Don't get breakfast for people like that, okay?"After parking her car in the parking lot, Meredith was hesitating if she should get breakfast for Charlie.She was hesitating not because of what Josiah had said, but because she was worried that Charlie might misunderstand her intentions.But at the thought that he had no family or friends around, Meredith decided to bring him breakfast in the end.Just as she expected, Charlie had misunderstood her intentions. "I knew that you would not leave me alone."He smelled the breakfast that Meredith had given him and said, "Mm…this smells amazing! Don't tell me that you prepared this?""Do you really think that I would do that?" Meredith pointed at the paper box and said, "Can't you read the name of the breakfast place printed on the box?""Even if it's not prepared by you, it tastes