"..." Josiah raised his hand and patted her on the head. "Nia, how can you not help Daddy out here.""Daddy, Nia doesn't help people just because they are related.""Okay, my little Nia is fair."Seeing that Meredith refused to wear it, Josiah did not embarrass her anymore."Let's go to the riverside to watch the fireworks." Josiah took Nia and said."Well, Mommy, let's go." Nia used the other hand to hold Meredith.The family of three walked toward the door together.Because all the servants and drivers were on vacation, Josiah could only drive there by himself.When passing a small fireworks shop, he stopped his car at the door and asked, "Nia, do you want to play with some fireworks?""Yes." Nia said.Meredith looked at the fireworks shop and was a little worried. "Isn't there a ban? How can fireworks be set off?""It's just small fireworks. I have already checked. There is a place in the northeast corner of Riverside Avenue for people to set off small fireworks." Josiah
Josiah parked the car and came over. From a distance, he saw the mother and daughter playing with small fireworks in their hands.He stopped involuntarily and watched them play quietly through the crowd.Since he was so handsome, a girl soon came up to get close.The girl made up an excuse to talk to him, and they pretended to be interested in his outfit. She asked, "Handsome guy, you look good in this outfit, where did you buy it?"When Josiah heard the voice, he politely replied, "It was custom made by a clothing company.""Which clothing company? Can you give me a business card?" The girl took out her mobile phone and pressed on, "You can add me on Ficebook."Josiah glanced at the mobile phone she showed, and said with a smile, "This outfit is a bit expensive, and it's a father-daughter outfit. You may want to get something else."The girl could not hold back her embarassment, so she asked to save face, "Really? How expensive is it?""It's about half a million for a family o
On the contrary, Josiah leaned over and explained seriously, "Hey you only saw that she wanted to add me on Ficebook, but you didn't see me rejecting her cruelly?""I didn't see it." Meredith said, "I saw that she stared at you with contempt and left.""It seems that you are still very attentive to me.""You guys have been pointing at me and Nia. I don't think it's okay to not pay attention.""Well, what you said is right." Josiah said with a smile, "Although she regarded me as henpecked man, I was quite proud of it." "What do you mean?""It feels good to be henpecked by you.""..." Meredith did not want to talk to him about these boring things, so she picked up the sparkler and lit it and handed it to Nia to play with.Nia handed a sparkler to Josiah. "Daddy, this is for you.""Nia, you can play by yourself, Daddy can help you light it up.""Let's play together. Mommy was playing just now."At Nia's kind invitation, Josiah had no choice but to take the sparkler and play w
By the time Meredith arrived at the hospital, Charlie was still in the ER.A startled Wilma was cowering in a corner while sobbing hard.Standing outside the ER was Charlie's mother who looked as if she was trying hard to stay calm. But the blood was drained from her face and she looked as pale as paper.At the sight of Meredith, Charlie's mother looked as if she had found someone to vent her anger on. She charged toward Meredith, slapped Meredith across her face, then grabbed Meredith by her shoulders and started shaking her. "Meredith Leighton, what do you think you're doing here? Showing up here? Go back and celebrate the new year, go watch the fireworks. What are you doing here? Are you here to make fun of Charlie?"Meredith just stood there as Charlie's mother hit her.Instead, she grabbed Charlie's mother's hands in hers and said, "Ma'am, please calm down. How is Charlie?""The floor of the entire washroom was filled with his blood, what do you think? How do you think he is
"Aunt, it was you and Charlie who forced Meredith to leave," Josiah tried to talk sense into Charlie's mother.Meredith shook her head and said, "Stop it, Josiah. I am after all Charlie's wife and it is my fault that I abandoned him, and now…all I want is for him to be fine. I don't want him to die!""Meredith Leighton! If Charlie dies today, it is all your fault," Charlie's mother raised her hand and was about to slap Meredith again when Josiah stopped her."Aunt, please. Enough is enough!""What did you say?" Charlie's mother pointed at herself and said, "Josiah Shelby, don't you know who I am? I am your aunt!""And it is exactly because you're my aunt that I'm holding back myself," Josiah went on coldly, "it is exactly because you're my aunt that when Charlie staged the accident to hurt me, I would have sent him to jail and today would never have happened."Charlie's mother suddenly burst into laughter.But tears were rolling down her cheeks at the same time. "Josiah Shelby,
Besides, she was the one who was supposed to be in the ER, not Charlie.And she was the one who should be targeted for the car accident, not Charlie.Meredith walked toward Charlie's mother, held her hands that were shaking, and said, "Ma'am, even though you've never acknowledged me as your daughter-in-law. I am after all Charlie's wife. Please let me stay, will you? Let me stay here until Charlie wakes up. And I will never leave him, I promise.""Charlie is already lying in there, what's the use of all this sweet-talking now?" Charlie's mother flung away Meredith's hands and said, "You're doing this to make yourself feel better again, right?"Charlie's mother exerted too much strength, throwing Meredith onto the floor.But Josiah reacted quickly and caught Meredith in his arms."Edith, I've already told you that both my aunt and Charlie have lost their minds. There's no use in trying to tell them anything," Josiah pulled Meredith into his arms forcefully and said, "come home wit
She got up onto her feet to find that she could not feel her legs anymore."Are you okay, Miss Meredith?" One of the nurses who recognized Meredith asked.Meredith shook her head. "I'm fine."She then tried to make her way to the lift to go upstairs.Charlie's mother was still waiting outside the ER and she looked even more terrible than earlier.Meredith wanted to go up to her but she was worried that it would trigger her again. Hence, she held herself back.She did not let Charlie's mother notice her, but instead, she asked a nurse about Charlie's condition.Shaking her head, the nurse sighed and said, "It's best if you head home first, Miss Meredith. I'm afraid Mister Charlie will not wake up so soon.""But why…" Meredith continued to ask, "what did the doctor say? When will Charlie be out of danger?"To be honest, as a doctor herself, Meredith knew that it was important for Charlie to regain his consciousness at this time. Charlie would only be out of danger if he regained
He pulled her into his arms and wrapped his coat around her to help warm her body."Are you punishing yourself?" Josiah asked, feeling bad for her.Meredith remained silent. Perhaps she was too upset to say anything.Josiah then went on, "Didn't you say that you're going to take care of Charlie? How are you going to take care of him if you catch a cold?"In the end, Meredith broke down in tears."Be good now, hmm? Come into the car and keep yourself warm."Josiah opened the car door and forced her into the car.He then turned up the heater to its maximum, held her hands in hers, and started rubbing them gently.Though her entire body was cold, it was as if she did not feel cold at all. Looking into his eyes, she asked, "Josiah Shelby, when I accused you of staging the accident on Charlie, you were devastated, yes? You must have felt disappointed and angry, right?"Josiah froze as he did not expect that Meredith would ask such a question.After a pause, he then replied, "If I