Upon seeing Alayna entering a ward, Ysabelle peeped into the room through a small opening of the door.Alayna did not notice Ysabelle who was at the door. Pouring a glass of water, she said to Nia softly, "Nia darling, it's time to take your medicine."With her pretty face crumpled, Nia asked, "Grandma, mommy had promised me that she will come to see me on time, why is she not here yet?""Because mommy has to work and she is busy," replied Alayna."Mommy still has to look for daddy, right?" Nia asked excitedly.Nodding her head, Alayna said, "That's right, darling.""Alright then. I will take my medicine and wait until Mommy comes." Nia opened her mouth to take her medicine.Ysabelle was aghast by what she saw.She only heard that Meredith had turned up at Luna Club and ran into Josiah, but she did not know anything about Meredith having a daughter.She tried to get a closer look into the ward.Though the little girl looked frail and thin, she had a pretty face that looked si
Looking as if she was hiding something, Miss Linda's eyes flickered past Ysabelle as she replied, "I handed the child over to Miss Rosa and asked her to leave the child in the fire."A fresh swell of rage rose in Ysabelle. "So you're telling me that you're not sure if the child died or not.""I'm so sorry Miss Ysabelle. When I saw that the child was not breathing and crying, I assumed that the child was dead. That was why I did not put too much care into it.""You…" Ysabelle seethed, "get Miss Rosa here right away!"Quivering in fear, Miss Linda reached for her phone and contacted Miss Rosa. Miss Rosa had already resigned from her position at the psychiatric hospital. Seeing how Miss Linda was asking her about the incident, Miss Rosa was frightened.Stuttering, Miss Rosa told Miss Linda what had actually happened.After ending the call, Miss Linda told Ysabelle, "Miss Ysabelle, Miss Rosa had returned to her hometown and she's currently not in Jehovah City. She said that since t
Josiah did not agree to her request right away but said instead, "We'll see."Feeling pleased, Ysabelle pulled into a smile.She could not wait for Yena to move back into Josiah's place as she then would be able to have more time with Josiah.…Meredith finally saw Zya showing up at work.At the sight of Zya, Meredith hesitated, not knowing what to ask. She could not bring herself to ask Zya about Zade.Zya, of course, noticed the worried look on Meredith's face. She comforted her, "Don't worry. Zade is doing fine and he has already left Jehovah City.""Zade…he really left?"And he left this quickly?Meredith was worried that Zade would not do what Josiah had asked of him and the fact that Josiah might hurt him because of that.Nodding her head, Zya added, "Zade had told me what happened last night. To be fair, if I were him, I wouldn't have been able to accept the love of my life…doing those things either."Meredith felt her face burning up."I'm sorry, Zya. Last night, I…
"Really? That's really nice of him.""Yeah, rumor has it that Josiah is cold and ruthless but he is simply indifferent to strangers. He's a sweetheart when it comes to his lover.""Yena Llyod is such a lucky girl.""I doubt it. We don't even know if she's going to wake up.""You have a point."The two nurses were gossiping and Nia's ears pricked up at the mention of Josiah's name.Meredith had told her over and over again that Josiah was not her father but Nia did not believe her.Nia wanted to ask Josiah face to face.When her grandmother went to pay the medical bills, Nia sneaked out of the ward and headed toward the lift.But because she was terribly ill, Nia started panting and gasping for air.One of the family members of a patient noticed Nia on the floor and asked concernedly, "Darling, are you okay? What are you doing here alone?"Nia looked up at the stranger and asked politely, "I want to go to the VIP ward. Can you tell me where the VIP room is?"Nia heard that J
"Why aren’t you calling me your daddy today?""Because Mommy said that you're not my daddy."Josiah only wanted to tease her but upon listening to her response, rage pulsed through his veins.Meredith had finally admitted that this child was not his!She had even acted all pitiful and wronged the other day, swearing that he would regret this one day.The thing he regretted the most was that he did not make sure that the b*stard's child was really dead."But I don't believe Mommy." Nia tugged at the sleeves of his shirt. "Uncle, are you really not my daddy? But I really want you to be my dad."In a cold tone, Josiah seethed, "I am not your father. Your father is already dead."His words made Nia's eyes turn red."My daddy is not dead." With tears welling up in her eyes, Nia said, "Mommy said that Daddy had gone to work somewhere far away. He'll return once he's done with work.""I said he's dead. Didn't you hear me?" Josiah pushed her away annoyedly.Even though he did not pu
But of course, there was no way that the bodyguards would let her leave that easily.After the bodyguards got their hands on her, Meredith could only change her strategy. Sobbing, she pleaded with them, "My daughter is missing. Please let me go and find her. I promise that I'll return once I find her, I promise…"The two bodyguards were already annoyed at her."Miss Meredith, stop using your daughter as an excuse to escape. Let me make this clear, if you need anything, talk to Mister Josiah yourself. We only take orders from Mister Josiah.""I…" Meredith shook her head and said, "but I couldn't reach him."When in fact, she did not dare to call Josiah because she knew that it would be more difficult to plead with Josiah than with the guards.Plus, with Josiah's hatred for her and Nia, it was almost impossible that Josiah would agree to let her go."I really can't stay here any longer, if not, my daughter's life will be in danger. Please, I'm begging you!" Down on her knees, Mere
Smiling, he bent over and helped her up from the floor.He was wearing a smile on his face time and neither was he strangling her. This, however, made Meredith even more nervous."Did you…scold her? Hit her?" Meredith stammered.She had clearly told Nia a lot of times that Josiah was not her father. Why would Nia still go look for him?"Why would I put the blame on a kid when it's the adults that had done wrong.""Josiah Shelby, what have you done to her?" Meredith was getting more anxious."I told her that her father is already dead, but she didn't believe me. She grabbed onto me and told me that her dad will be home. I swung her away and she passed out when she hit the ground."There were no emotions in his voice."What…" With her eyes wide open, Meredith shook her head furiously. "How can you treat her this way? Josiah Shelby, you said it yourself, why should we let a kid suffer from the adult's wrongdoings? Why can't you just be kind to a sick three-year-old kid?""Kind? A
"Meredith Leighton, I thought you knew well about the fact that I'm not willing to share you with someone else."Lifting up her chin with his hand, Josiah studied the burn scars on her face. "It doesn't matter that you've betrayed me, that we're divorced, or the fact that you looked absolutely hideous, you'll remain as my person, do you hear me?"Meredith was rendered speechless.Josiah was no different than the rest of the men - no one else is to have what they do not have.With a sudden change in his tone, Josiah ordered, "Get over here and treat my wound."He then walked into a lounging room.Entering the room with him, with tears still in her eyes, Meredith sneered, "You want me to treat your wound?""You're not willing?""Aren't you worried that I'd injure you again?""I want to see if you have the guts to do so." Sitting down on the sofa, Josiah glanced at her. "If you do, I'll free you right away.""Are you sure?" asked Meredith."Yeah." Josiah closed his eyes.Mered