I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

The news that the Fieldmouse family was considering a marriage alliance with the Chaucer family, proposing Harvey Fieldmouse as a match for Joy Chaucer, also took Terrence Sterling by surprise. Normally not one for gossip, Terrence couldn’t help but ask, “What is your mom thinking?” It was puzzling to him why the Fieldmouse family, known for their high standards, would consider someone like Joy Chaucer.

On the phone, Harvey vented his frustrations, “I’d like to know what she’s thinking, too. I told her, marrying Joy Chaucer is out of the question. I’d rather become a monk. If I married Joy, I’m just worried the collection of notches on my bedpost won’t have any duplicates.”Content © provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

Terrence, struck by the remark, remained silent. He had no good opinions about Joy Chaucer; in his view, she wasn’t even worth mentioning.

After her shower, Meredith caught the tail end of their conversation and was equally astonished. Once Terrence hung up, she asked, “Harvey marrying Joy Chaucer?”

Terrence explained, “Harvey said that Mrs. Chaucer visited his mom today to discuss it. I don’t know what Mrs. Chaucer is thinking, suddenly looking to arrange a marriage for Joy.”

“Considering their family backgrounds, the Chaucer and Fieldmouse families are a match. But Joy Chaucer and Harvey…” Meredith spoke candidly, “They just don’t seem compatible.”

“Harvey has always looked down on Joy Chaucer, and he would never marry someone like her,” Terrence said as he patted the spot next to him, signaling Meredith to sit so he could dry her hair, a task he had become quite adept at.

As Terrence dried her hair, he mentioned, “Joy Chaucer returned to the Chaucer family at the age of fifteen and has had a bad reputation since. If it weren’t for Mrs. Chaucer’s constant shielding and spoiling, someone as foolish and arrogant as Joy might not have made it to today.”

Meredith was surprised by Terrence’s harsh assessment. She had no fondness for Joy Chaucer either, especially after multiple attempts by Joy to sabotage her reputation, and she completely believed Ruby’s accusations regarding the harm Joy had caused her parents.

“Does that mean the marriage between the Chaucer and Fieldmouse families won’t happen?” Meredith asked.

“It won’t happen. Otherwise, Harvey really might become a monk. Let’s go to bed early tonight. We have that checkup tomorrow,” Terrence replied, focusing now on the routine they had grown accustomed to.

The next day, Terrence accompanied Meredith to Angelica Hospital, a private facility where they had an appointment scheduled. Meredith went straight in for her ultrasound scan while Terrence waited outside.

In the examination room, the doctor instructed Meredith to lift her shirt to expose her stomach and then began applying some gel for the ultrasound. As the doctor moved the instrument over Meredith’s left side, she purposefully lifted her clothing a bit higher and still didn’t see any birthmark. Then, he asked, “Could you lower your pants a bit?”

Following the doctor’s instruction, Meredith adjusted her pants. The doctor saw the blue birthmark on her left waist and casually remarked as if nothing was unusual, “Is this a birthmark? It’s quite a nice shape.”

Meredith, unsuspecting, replied, “Yes, I’ve had it since I was little.”

After completing the checkup, the doctor handed Meredith her ultrasound report and said, “All done.”

As soon as Meredith left, the doctor quickly excused himself to her colleague, “Cover for me for a moment; I need to use the restroom.”

Once outside, he stepped onto the hospital’s balcony and made a secretive phone call, “I saw it, a blue birthmark, exactly as you described.”