Meredith's footsteps stopped, her body stiffened.After a long while, she mustered up the courage to turn around and face Charlie downstairs. "Charlie, why are you here? I...I'm here to pick up Nia to go to school.""I know. I'm here to pick you up, Meredith." Charlie looked up at her, with a smile on his face, but his eyes were like ice.Meredith knew that there was no point talking to him now, so she simply did not say anything and walked toward him.Charlie did not speak.After all, she had sex with Josiah last night. This time, Meredith aws guilty.She silently walked up to hold the handle of the wheelchair and pushed him out."Wait a minute!" Behind him, Josiah's voice came.Meredith's hands holding the wheelchair handle silently tightened, but her footsteps did not stop.She even quickened her pace and tried to stay away from this bastard."Meredith, you just went back with him, aren't you afraid of being killed by him?" Josiah followed and grabbed her arm.Meredith st
That made sense as well. He always had people keeping an eye on her, so yesterday must be the same as well. He might have already known that she and Josiah had been doing the deed from the Luna Club all the way to Josiah's mansion and had only just stopped.However, he held himself back and did not say anything at all. Did he come to his senses because of what Josiah had said just now or did he know that he had gone slightly overboard with his words yesterday?He had always been like that. He would apologize to her after he acted recklessly.After they got home, Meredith settled him down and then found an excuse to hide in the study.She turned on the computer and looked through the documents absentmindedly for a while. After giving it a thought, she still decided to go to Charlie and have a proper talk about the matter that happened yesterday night.When she opened the door, she realized that the door was locked.Meredith tried to open it for a long time but the door just woul
At that moment, even if Meredith were to deny it, Charlie would not believe her either.Meredith admitted it straightaway and also explained, "Charlie, I was originally drinking with a friend last night. After that, I don't know why Josiah found me and brought me back to his mansion.""What have both of you done?"Meredith was speechless.That was such a direct question that Meredith truly had no way to answer.However, staying silent meant that she had admitted it.Charlie finally turned his face to look at her. "Meredith, are you not even planning to lie anymore?""Charlie, I'm sorry…I truly was just drunk.""Judging from the mark on your body, it must have been quite a wild night." He was looking at her collar. Meredith felt sheepish by his looks and she looked toward the window wall.Her figure was reflected on the window wall, and she could vaguely see that there was a hickey on her neck that was not fully covered by her clothes.It was no wonder why Charlie would be so
"Charlie!""I don't want to listen anymore." Charlie picked up the earplugs and stuffed them into both of his ears.Meredith was speechless. Seeing that he had such an attitude, she had no choice but to give up on persuading him for the time being.When she returned to the study, her phone rang.She saw it was Josiah who called when she picked up her phone and she hung up the call without even thinking about it at all.When her phone rang again, she directly blocked his number.After a while, her phone rang again and it was an unfamiliar number this time. Meredith could tell by making a guess that it was Josiah who called, so she blocked the number once again.Finally, her phone stopped ringing.On the other end of the call, after Josiah was blocked continuously a few times, he gradually began to feel anxious.Even Mister Yoseph, who was reporting to him about work, was distracted. Finally, it was Mister Yoseph who asked him with concern, "Mister Josiah, do you need to take a
"Just tell him that I'm doing very well."She initially wanted to say that it was because of him that she had lost her freedom.However, she thought of the fact that with Josiah's character, he would not give up if he had heard that she was not doing well. Instead, he would rush over and come looking for trouble with Charlie.When that time came, both of them would get in a fight again, and then Charlie would go crazy again.She then solemnly said to Goldie, "Just say that I'm doing very well and I'm just resting at home these few days when you reply to Josiah later. Don't ever tell him that I've been locked up."Goldie gave it a thought and nodded. "Alright. I got it."But Miss Meredith…" Goldie glanced out the door and said in a softer voice, "This is not going to work for you either. What if Mister Charlie doesn't let you out anymore in the future?""He won't. It'll be fine after he has cooled down."Goldie pitied Meredith a little, but she could only pity her. After all, sh
"I've told you before that if you're tired of me and you don't want to be with me anymore, we can get divorced, I won't mind. However, if you still want to live your life together with me, the first thing you should do is respect me. I am a person, not a pet. How can you lock me up at home like this?"She was a little angry and said, "Charlie, you can't keep putting me down with all your might because of the guilt I have toward you. If you continue like this, I will die."Charlie stayed silent for a moment, and then he nodded. "I got it."Upon saying that, he wheeled his wheelchair forward once again.Meredith was speechless. She just stared at his back as he left.What did he mean by he got it? Did he mean that he got it but he just did not want to change?Without a way to go out, Meredith could only return to her study.She kept pacing back and forth in the study and was thinking of how she could get out of the kind of living condition that she was in at that moment.It would
"To be honest with you, Mrs. Larson, I am truly a little tired.""You…"Charlie's mother was extremely angry. She clearly did not expect that this woman, who had always been so well-behaved, would say such heartless words.Meredith did not get fearful just because she was angry. She looked at her seriously and said, "Mrs. Larson, I don't mind serving Charlie like a nanny and I also don't mind him venting his anger on me when he is irritated. However, I mind it very much for him to be locking me up at home like this as if I'm a criminal."Charlie's mother looked askance at her and coldly asked, "Have you ever thought of why Charlie wanted to lock you up?""I have, but I still think this shouldn't be how I should be living in the future. I can accept getting a divorce, but I can't accept being controlled by others. I am a person, after all. A person with my own thoughts and feelings, am I not?""You're a person?" Charlie's mother laughed. "Meredith, you still have the gall to say t
"I will take care of Charlie, and I'm willing to carry out my responsibility. However, I can't be in pain from being separated from Nia because of this."Meredith said miserably, "Mrs. Larson, I initially asked you to come over to help me. I've never expected that you're even more extreme and selfish than Charlie.""If you hadn't been entangled with Josiah, would Charlie have locked you up?""Yes, it's all my fault. I can promise Charlie that I won't meet Josiah ever again, and then we'll leave as soon as Nia's case is over."Meredith said helplessly, "Mrs. Larson, I'm guilty and I'm wrong, but I should have this bit of human rights, right?"Charlie's mother's gaze became cold, and she said clearly and calmly, "I said no."Meredith got up from the chair. "Enjoy your meal, Mrs. Larson. I'll excuse myself."Upon saying that, she turned around and walked away.She was afraid that if she were to continue talking to Charlie's mother, both of them would get more and more aggressive.