"Then why are you willing to see me and Edith?""You came all the way to visit me even when you're injured, it would be wrong of me to not allow you to come in," Josiah pulled into a smile and said to Meredith, "take a seat, Mrs. Larson."His words were lamented with sarcasm."Thank you," Meredith replied, "but I'm not tired. I'll just stand here.""Don't tell me that you're planning to leave after two minutes? What's the point in coming all the way here then?" Josiah moved his gaze onto Charlier and asked, "Or is it that Charlie doesn't want to stay longer?""I'm fine with anything." Charlie then handed Josiah the bouquet of sunflowers. "Right, this is for you, Josiah. Edith and I picked the flowers from our garden. Hope you'll like it."Taking a glance at the fully-bloomed sunflowers in Charlie's hands, he said, "Mrs. Larson must have known that I prefer rose bushes instead. Why are you giving me sunflowers instead? Don't tell me that you don't have any rose bushes planted in y
Because she was dragged forcefully, Meredith crashed right into Josiah's arms."Josiah Shelby, you…" She was trying to resist him when Josiah already dragged her into the fire exit staircase.Her back was pushed against the wall and the next thing she knew, Josiah had crashed his lips against hers.She was used to him forcing himself onto her but like every time, she started resisting him instinctively.She tried to push him away with her hands but Josiah had her hands locked above her head.She then tried to kick him with her legs but her legs too were locked between his.In the end, she had no other choice but to bite down on his lips.She could start to taste the blood in her mouth but Josiah continued kissing her as if he felt no pain.It was as if he was trying to kiss her to stop her from resisting.And of course, Meredith knew him the best.For the sake of wanting him to stop, Meredith had to stop fighting him.And indeed, when she stopped resisting, he removed his li
Josiah grabbed her chin and lifted her head, forcing her to look straight into his eyes. "So you do know about the truth behind the car accident, yes?""You knew about the truth behind my accident and Charlie's accident, didn't you? You're just pretending that you don't know anything.""I…" Meredith hesitated before finally nodding. "Fine. Mister Josiah, I owe you an apology. I'm sorry that I misunderstood you and even slapped you. You can hit me back if you want, I'll gladly take it."She then closed her eyes and showed her cheek to Josiah.Looking at her perfectly sculptured side profile, Josiah could not bring himself to hit her.But then again, even when her face was disfigured back then, he would not have been able to hit her.He had always regretted the time when he slapped her at the hospital two years ago.And Meredith knew better that he could never have laid a hand on her."I will not hit you. But Meredith, I have my limits too, don't push it. Stop putting on a show w
Meredith pushed away his hands and said, "What about money? I can give you money.""Seems like someone's business is doing well these days, huh? But too bad for you, do I look like someone who needs money?"Indeed. Why would a CEO like Josiah need money?Meredith would only be humiliating herself if she insisted on talking about money with Josiah.Meredith started to feel annoyed. "Josiah Shelby, tell me then, what do I need to do for you to forgive Charlie?"She had to get out of this place soon in case Charlie misunderstood her again."As I said earlier, kiss me until I'm satisfied," Josiah paused before giving her another option, "or, come back to me.""No! I can't do either!""Then, there's nothing left for us to talk about."Josiah let go of her, turned around, and was about to leave.Out of desperation, Meredith grabbed him by his wrist and said, "Don't go, Josiah, I…"Gritting her teeth, Meredith wrapped her arms around him and pressed her lips against his.In any ca
His first instinct was to rush down the stairs to save Meredith but his legs would not move.He did not even have the strength to stand up on his own feet, so how would he possibly have the strength to save her?Charlie could only grab Meredith's hands for a short while when Josiah walked past with Meredith in his arms. He then stared blankly as Josiah walked out of the stairway with Meredith in his arms.By the time she was sent to the ER, she was already in a daze yet still, she murmured under her breath, "Charlie, I can explain…"Josiah felt anger thrumming in his veins.He seethed into her ear, "What is there to explain about Meredith Leighton? Stop talking."Meredith recognized his voice. She opened her eyes and stared at him. "Josiah Shelby…you…you're happy now…aren't you?"You finally got what you wanted, huh?"If it was not Josiah who forced her into a corner, she would not have been left with no other choice but to kiss him. And Charlie would not have run into them.M
Meredith was brought to the X-ray room by the nurses.Standing in front of the room, Josiah's heart was welling up with feelings of regret and frustration.He only forced her into a corner because he was too caught up in his anger and jealousy. He did not think that his actions would bring harm to Meredith.At the news that Meredith was injured, Yoseph rushed over to see Josiah standing alone in the hallway. He then said, "Sir, you should return to your room to get some rest. I'll stay here with Miss Meredith."Yoseph was worried about Josiah as his head injury was more serious compared to Meredith's.Josiah seethed instead, "Leave me alone!"Yoseph remained still for a while before biting the bullet and said, "Sir, the doctor said that…""Get the hell out of here!" Josiah yelled annoyedly.Yoseph was left with no choice but to leave him alone.Not long after Yoseph had left, Charlie, who was in a wheelchair, pushed himself toward Josiah.Charlie's face was overcast and his v
"Because she begged me to not go after you for your crimes. Because she didn't want you to go to jail. She's willing to throw away her pride for you. But in return, you slapped her hard and made her fall down the stairs!"Unfazed, Charlie stared right into Josiah's eyes and scoffed, "Does she need to kiss you in order for you to let me go?""I was the one who forced her to.""You sure love her, don't you? You're even willing to take the blame for her.""If not, why do you think that I will forgive you for what you've done? Simply because you're my cousin?" Josiah threw Charlie back into his wheelchair and seethed, "Charlie Larson, you don't know how to love someone. You should give Meredith back to me.""And what if I don't?""I'll report you to the police and you'll be locked up in jail.""What about you then? Shouldn't you be locked up in jail too?" Staring at Josiah, Charlie asked, "The injuries that I've suffered are greater than yours, isn't it?""Feel free to report me if
Meredith finally remembered how she ended up in the hospital.She was dragged into the fire exit stairway and Charlie walked into them when she kissed Josiah…At the thought of this, Meredith grabbed Charlie's hands in hers and started apologizing instead, "No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have…did what I did with Josiah. It is all my fault.""Edith, Josiah already told me everything. You only did what you did so that he would let me go," Charlie said.Even though Charlie did not believe everything that Josiah had said, there was nothing else that he could do aside from believing Josiah's words.Hence, Charlie was persuading himself to accept Josiah's explanation.Slightly startled, Meredith stared at him and asked, "Josiah told you everything?""He did.""Then did he also tell you how…how he is going to handle the accident?""He wants me to give you back to him, if not he'll lock me up in jail." Charlie pulled into a smile and went on, "But don't worry, Edith. I remembered that