After seeing Yena, Josiah turned and left.Meredith was woken up due to the cold. When she woke up, she coincidentally saw Josiah turning away and leaving. She felt slightly disappointed.Josiah was her husband, yet he only had eyes for Yena. She, on the other hand, as his wife, has to even stay and take care of Yena. There was no other wife on this earth who was as much a failure as she.No. She was already his ex-wife. He has his reasons to ignore her. After comforting herself that way, Meredith felt a little better.…Early in the morning, Meredith woke up to make breakfast.She made oatmeal porridge with berries. It tasted amazing. Lynn coldly mocked, "I'm not one to complain, but you've done such a simple meal, are you starving Mister Josiah on purpose?""Don't worry, as long as the nutrition is balanced, he won't lose any weight." Meredith did not want to form feuds with anyone, so she patiently explained.However, she has already stolen Lynn's thunder. No matter how pa
"All…the chores?" Alfred was tongue-tied. He thought he misheard.Meredith immediately said, "Alfred, I can do it!""Miss Meredith, you know how big this mansion is. Can you really do it?" Alfred hinted at her with a look, reminding her that if she were to beg for forgiveness from Josiah in time, she still might have a chance of turning things around.He did not expect Meredith to answer, "I really can do it."Since Josiah has forced her to stay in the mansion to take care of Yena, would that not be a good thing if she could work more and earn more?As long as there is money, she did not care how tough it was or how tired she was.Since she had already agreed to it, Alfred could say nothing else. Once the servants heard that they had paid leave, naturally, they were all elated.The mansion was instantly much quieter.Josiah was eating the bowl of porridge. He had to admit that Meredith's skills were much better compared to three years ago. The porridge she made had just the rig
Zya was the one who helped Meredith hire the nurse. The nurse was a distant relative of Zya too, so it was considered more reliable.Meredith called her on the phone to come out to meet her. After asking about Nia's condition for the past two days and telling her about Nia's illness, Meredith left the hospital reluctantly.Meredith took her mother's medical records, initially wanting to bail her mother out on medical parole. When the staff saw her mother's medical records, the staff immediately refused. "Miss Meredith, your mother does not have any serious illnesses. We cannot release her for medical treatment.""How is it not considered serious?" Meredith was anxious. "Look properly. She has long-term stomach problems and high blood pressure, also…""I'm sorry, Miss Meredith. Your mother has not fulfilled the conditions for medical parole," The other person rejected Meredith's request firmly.Meredith looked at the other person leaving in a daze. Then, she immediately chased af
Alayna was indeed very sick already. It was so serious that she needed support when she walked.However, when she saw Ysabelle, she still struggled forward and pleaded, "Ysabelle, I beg you. Let me go, please, I beg of you.""Aunty Alayna, why do you want to go out so badly? Isn't it good staying in? You can eat for free. You don't have to rely on your daughter, saving some money on food."Ysabelle looked at her. "Aunty Alayna, I remembered back then that you were quite the woman too, with my dad tightly held in your hands. Why have you turned out like this? Tsk, just like your daughter. You're cheap and cowardly!"Alayna only wanted to live well and get well to become Nia's donor. She no longer cared about Ysabelle's mocks. She pleaded with tears in her eyes, "Ysabelle, whatever resentment you have must have been gone after so many years, right? Why are you still torturing us?""How is this considered torture?" Ysabelle shook her head. "Aunty Alayna, you're overthinking this. I
"Uh…" Lily immediately said, "Sir, how could Miss Meredith place the rat inside? It must be because recently the cleanliness of the mansion was not cared for properly which was why rats invaded. It's my fault. It's all my fault…""For so many years, there were no rat infestations in this mansion." Josiah looked at Meredith. "Let alone rats that would bite people."Clearly, he had already determined that it was Meredith who did it.Meredith looked at Ysabelle's despicable face. If this rat was really placed here, only that vile woman would do it! Meredith calmly looked at Josiah and said, "Mister Josiah, do you think I will risk my mother and daughter's life to place a rat here to bite Yena?""Only you'll know clearly whether you would or not." Josiah sneered. "Anyway, she won't die from it. You don't have to bear the responsibility too, do you?""Sir, you could find fault with me in every single little thing. I'm already so afraid that I don't even dare breathe, afraid that I wo
"Meredith Leighton, you're quite sharp-tongued, aren't you?" Clenching his jaws tightly, Josiah charged toward her, grabbed her chin in his hands and hissed, "Let's see how much longer you'll stay this stubborn.""Kill me if you dare!"Meredith had run out of options and she did not want to live for another second.How could she when she could not even save her mother and her daughter?She would finally be free once she was dead.But at the thought of Nia who was waiting for her at the hospital, Meredith could not bring herself to think of dying. She had no right to die.Once again, she was conflicted."You want to die? Do you think I'll let you die this easily?" Josiah stared at her with his cold piercing gaze. "Don't worry. I will make sure that you'd live a long, long life. I'll make sure your life is a living hell. Now get the hell away from me!""Josiah…""Miss Meredith, let's go." Lily was worried that Meredith would anger Josiah even more hence she hurriedly pulled Mere
"I'll be fine," Meredith added bitterly, "she's right. Josiah will only get angrier if he sees you shielding me from the rain."Seeing Meredith was determined, Lily could only walk back into the house, taking the umbrella with her.The rain was getting heavier and the temperature was dropping.Meredith's face and lips turned pale, her body shivering from the cold.Her legs had already gone numb.But she did not stop kneeling. Biting down on the pain and cold, she continued kneeling.When Ysabelle walked into Josiah's study with a tray of supper in her hands, she saw how Josiah was staring out the window with a grave expression on his face.Following his gaze, Ysabelle noticed that he was actually staring at Meredith who was kneeling in the front yard.The heavy rain was hitting hard on her body and Meredith was shivering and shaking. It looked as if she was not able to hold it out any longer.Ysabelle stole another glance at Josiah before putting down the tray of food in front
"Josiah, what are you still waiting for? Hurry up and bring her inside."With her words, Josiah came back to his senses. Carrying Meredith in his hands, Josiah took big strides into the house.It was then that he realized that her entire body was cold. Even her cheeks were ice cold.Ysabelle said, "Josiah, get her upstairs quickly. I'll make a call to Doctor Zach."She then rushed to the living room to make the call.Carrying Meredith to the bedroom on the second floor, Josiah turned up the heater. When he turned around, he saw Meredith waving to him and calling out to him weakly, "Joe…"Josiah hurriedly rushed over to hold her hand in his and he sounded gentle, "Meredith Leighton, what are you planning to do again?"Shaking her head, Meredith ignored his question. Instead, she held his hand tightly and said, "Joe…if I ever die…please…please promise me that you'll run a paternity test with Nia, please…"Furrowing his brows, Josiah asked, "What did you say?""Get a paternity te