Meredith was slightly surprised, apparently not expecting to hear that from Mister Yoseph. Josiah had been with Yena all the time, and yet he was still thinking about her and Nia? To be fair, he only needed to order Mister Yoseph to help him prepare everything, and he didn't need to do anything himself. "Madam, is there anything else?" Mister Yoseph asked. "No." Meredith said, "Tell Mr. Shelby to be on time tomorrow." "Yes madam, I will tell Mr. Shelby." Meredith hung up the phone, went back to the dining table and stroked Nia's little head. "Nia, mommy just called daddy, and daddy said that he will be back with you tomorrow." Tomorrow was the day for them to get the marriage certificate. Would he come back? Nia let out an "oh" in despair. "Let's eat quickly." Meredith gave her a piece of chicken drumstick. "Come on, this is Nia's favorite chicken drumstick. Mommy cooked it for Nia." "Thank you mommy." Nia looked at the drumsticks and said puzzledly, "why can't dadd
Yena was sitting alone on the bed and as usual, she looked pale and absentminded.It was when she saw Meredith that her eyes finally lit up."You're here, Meredith," She turned to look at Meredith and tugged the corners of her lips slightly.Meredith nodded and handed the box that she brought with her to Yena. "Lily made some desserts today. I thought of bringing you some."They were after all friends. Meredith thought that if Yena only did what she did because she was incited and if Yena promised to reflect back on her wrong behavior, Meredith was willing to forgive her.After all, Yena was badly injured and she was in a coma for five years. Meredith felt sorry for her."Thank you," Yena took the box from her, took a bite of the dessert, and smiled. "I didn't know that Lily is still working at the Shelby's mansion. Her baking skills are still good."Yena paused for a second before going on, "It would be nice if my mom is still around. She would be able to keep me company at the
Meredith was rendered speechless at her ridiculous accusations.She knew that Josiah would not believe a word that she said even if she tried to explain herself.And if she tried to argue or resist, Meredith was worried that Josiah would slap her across the face and kick her out of the hospital, just like he did the last time. And if that happened, their re-registration of marriage that was planned for tomorrow would definitely be canceled.Gritting her teeth tightly, Meredith said to Josiah, "I didn't. I didn't harm Yena's mother and neither did I tell her anything."Josiah had tried to hide the incident of Miss Leah's death from the public, and not a lot of people knew about the incident.And aside from Meredith, who else could have told Yena?Hence, it was hard for Josiah to believe her."What are you doing here?" Staring dead into her eyes, he asked."I…"Before Meredith could even finish her sentence, Yena cut her off and said, "She came all the way here just to stop me f
He then turned to look at the nurse and said, "There's still dessert left on the floor, run some tests on them.""Okay." The nurse immediately rushed into Yena's ward.Shortly after, the results were out.The results showed that the cookies did contain a strong type of poison. And in the face of hard evidence, there was no way for Meredith to explain herself."Old habits die hard huh, Meredith Leighton!" Staring furiously at her, Josiah's eyes were filled with disgust. "I actually thought of overlooking the past for Nia's sake, but who knew that not only did you not reflect on your wrongdoings, but instead, you took it further and hurt Yena who is innocent."Looking at the cold and ruthless Josiah standing in front of her, Meredith suddenly had the urge to laugh."So it's true huh, Josiah? You never once believed me." Meredith laughed, but tears started falling down her cheeks. "If you've never trusted me, then why do you want to get married to me again? Is it really for the sake
Meredith arrived at the city hall earlier than expected, hence the city hall was not yet crowded. But as time went by, the city hall was slowly filled with people, but Meredith had yet to see Josiah.Meredith waited until it was eleven and in the end, she had no choice but to call Josiah.Josiah answered the call quicker than she had expected. But on the other end of the phone was a nurse shouting, "Patient in ward 20 needs a change in their drip bag!"Josiah was still at the hospital!Subconsciously, Meredith tightened her grip around the phone and asked, "Josiah Shelby, what are you doing? Are you not planning to re-register our marriage?"Sounding rather cold, Josiah replied, "Meredith Leighton, Yena's life is at risk and all you can think about is getting remarried?""..."It seemed like Yena was still putting on a show.Josiah then went on, "If I were you, the first thing that I'd do is to give my blood to Yena to save her."Meredith was wordless with rage.Not only did
Charlie pulled into a wide grin and said, "I told you, getting married to you is my long-life dream and I have to be prepared."Nia's past medical history and the symptoms that she is showing…I've read about it and have informed the doctor about them."Meredith did not expect Charlie, who was at such a young age, was already so thoughtful and meticulous.He was indeed someone who was perfect to get married to.But…Meredith shook her head as she pulled into a bitter smile."But why?" Charlie was anxious and asked, "Edith, are you still planning to wait on that bastard? When he couldn't even be bothered to show up for such an important occasion. Why would you want to get married to someone like him?""It's not that," Meredith pointed at Charlie's identification card and said, "Charlie, you're not at the age for marriage yet."Charlie stared at his identification card.He went into a daze but quickly regained his composure. "Oh no, I am half a year older than the birth date that
Meredith walked over to her and lifted Nia into her arms. "Nia darling, shall we go out and have fun?"Nia nodded. "Okay. Where are we going?""Somewhere far.""Will it be a fun place?""Yes, it will be fun.""Yay! Then let's go!" Nia cheered happily.Seeing how Nia was excited about the 'trip' and how she did not even mention her father, Meredith felt a sense of relief.She had always been worried about how Nia would be hurt and dismal after her separation from Josiah. Meredith thought that it was for the best for Nia to forget about Josiah.Now that Nia did not need her father anymore, Meredith could finally be in relief.…Quinley had been tracking Meredith's whereabouts and what she was up to, hence, naturally, Yena too knew what Meredith was up to.Hence, Yena finally 'regained' her consciousness on the second day that Meredith had left.And Josiah could finally be in relief.Knowing that Josiah had stayed by her side all this while, Yena felt bad yet at the same ti
"But I can never marry you," Josiah told her honestly."I know," With more tears rolling down her cheeks, Yena added bitterly, "I know that you and I are from different worlds. I wouldn't expect someone like you to marry me - someone who came from a plain background."Yena thought that Josiah did not think that she matched him hence that was why he agreed to marry Meredith.But even then, this would not stop her from wanting to get married to him."Mainly because Meredith and I have agreed to re-register our marriage. And we have a daughter together.""Will you still marry Meredith if there is no child between the both of you?""Yes.""Why?" Yena was puzzled."Because I like her.""..." Yena was stunned.Josiah liked Meredith. But why would he like such a cold-hearted and vile woman like her?"So it doesn't matter how vile and despicable she is, you still like her the same?" Yena asked.She then went on, "Sir, you don't have to come up with such lies just to reject me becau