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
Feeling speechless, Meredith replied, [I thought you weren't able to be in contact with your family?]Charlie responded, [Hehe. I was able to reach them because I have a girlfriend now.]Meredith thought that Charlie was simply impossible.Shaking her head, Meredith put away her phone in her pocket.During noon time, Meredith received Charlie's text asking her to help get him lunch.Meredith replied with a cold message, [Get help from your family or order take-outs.]After sending the message, she then shut off her phone.…Charlie was discharged from the hospital after being hospitalized for four days.Before he left the hospital, he looked for Meredith and dragged her to the fire exit staircase.Feeling anxious, Meredith asked, "Charlie Larson, what do you think you're doing? People are going to judge if they see us together.""I'm really sorry," Charlie let go of his grip around her wrist immediately and explained, "I was worried that people would see us and would affect
With no other choice, Meredith had to explain herself. "Doctor Halsey, you're mistaken. Mister Charlie and I are just friends.""Oh really? Just friends huh," Halsey nodded but the expression on her face said otherwise.Meredith knew that Halsey was not convinced but she did not care anymore.After work, Meredith was changing in the locker room.Halsey left her office and when she was in the parking lot, a black Rolls-Royce caught her attention.To be exact, it was the man who was leaning lazily against the car who caught her attention.The man was tall and good-looking, exuding sophisticated vibes. The first thing that came to Hasley's mind was that the man must be some sort of celebrity or model.Even though she knew that she would not stand a chance with him, Halsey still fixed her attire and her hair before approaching the man."Hey good-looking, may I know…"Before she could even finish her sentence, Josiah cut her off abruptly, "I am here to pick up my wife.""..." Just
"What did you have to do? Go on a date with your patient?""..."Meredith was slightly stunned. Feeling incredulous that she was accused of something that she did not do, Meredith seethed, "Josiah Shelby, what kind of nonsense is this?""Is it nonsense though?"Meredith suddenly felt a strong presence behind her. Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist, and she was turned around and pushed against a car.Meredith was first shocked. But at the sight of Josiah, rage gripped her and she pushed him annoyedly. "What are you doing? You scared me!"Josiah stood close to her and studied her. "Meredith Leighton, you've only started working for a week, right? I heard that someone is already attracted to you? And he even wants to marry you?"Meredith was stunned. Looking at him, she asked, "What are you talking about?""Tell me, who is that guy? Is he the one that is calling you Miss Witch and wants you to bring him breakfast?""..." Meredith was suddenly at loss for words.Ho
However…"How did my colleague know that you're my husband?" Meredith studied him and she suddenly had a bad feeling. "Josiah, don't tell me that you introduced yourself to her as my husband."Josiah cleared his throat awkwardly, "I didn't want to say anything but that colleague of yours was flirting with me. So I can only tell her that you're my wife."To be fair, Meredith found his excuse reasonable.Even though Josiah was cold and ruthless, he was good-looking and he went around driving in such an expensive car. Of course, women would want to flirt with him.But still, she scolded, "Can't you come up with another excuse? Well, the least that you could do was not bring up my name, right?""But I don't know anyone else who is working there. So I could only mention your name.""How am I supposed to work here now that she knows about our relationship?" Freaking out, Meredith glared at him and asked, "Tell me, did she figure out who you are? And…""She didn't," Josiah patted her