I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Upon hearing that she was facing eight years in prison, Fiona was not frightened. Instead, she was driven mad by the fact that Meredith had not consumed the poisoned milk powder, feeling deep regret. She lamented that it was Gramma Sterling who had consumed it instead, thinking that if Meredith had, her imprisonment would have been worth it.

At this point, Fiona knew she had no way out. Facing Terrence Sterling, she suddenly became calm and said, “Terrence Sterling, you can’t protect her forever. Meredith is not destined for a life of luxury; she can’t handle it. Fortune is a double-edged sword. Moreover, Meredith and Justin have already been having an affair behind your back, and you know nothing about it. Why else would Meredith give him an apartment?”

Fiona’s sharp and bitter words made her appear even more repugnant. Engaging in further conversation with such a person was simply nauseating. “Meredith is better off without a ‘friend’ like you. You need not worry about our affairs,” Terrence retorted coolly, waving his hand dismissively. The bodyguard understood the cue and escorted Fiona away to the police station.

Fiona followed calmly to the police station and confessed everything except for matters concerning Joy Chaucer. With others who hated Meredith as much as she did still free, she knew her time in prison would be tough, and she intended to make sure Meredith couldn’t live comfortably on the outside either.

At the hospital, Justin was relieved to find Meredith truly unharmed. He blamed himself so much, “Meredith, I’m so sorry. It was my stupidity that almost caused you harm.” He wished he could turn the knife on himself, realizing his foolishness had nearly cost Meredith dearly, with Gramma Sterling now weakly lying in a hospital bed because of it.NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

“You couldn’t have stopped her,” Meredith said self-deprecatingly. “If she had handed me something laced with drugs right in front of me, I wouldn’t have suspected a thing. After all, who would suspect someone they’ve grown up with?”

Despite Fiona’s many faults, Meredith had trusted that Fiona would not truly wish to harm her, let alone harm an unborn child. But reality had slapped her hard across the face, underestimating Fiona’s malice. Meredith found it hard to believe that Fiona would stoop to drugging her.

Justin was equally shocked. The three of them had grown up together, and yet, Fiona had stooped to poisoning. “I’m just glad you’re okay,” Justin managed to say, although he had much more he wanted to say.

Meredith recalled a past incident where a hospital misdiagnosis led her to believe she was pregnant after consuming something Fiona had given her, which resulted in her bleeding and being hospitalized. “Do you remember when the hospital misdiagnosed me as pregnant? That day, I also ate something Fiona brought. Looking back, there must have been something wrong with it too.”

At the time, she hadn’t undergone a full examination, but now, the coincidence seemed too calculated, especially recalling Fiona’s reaction back then. Initially, Fiona knew Meredith was believed to be carrying Terrence Sterling’s child-though it was a misunderstanding, everyone thought it was true at the time.

Back then, Fiona was with Terrence Sterling, and she wouldn’t have wanted Meredith’s child to survive. Fiona had even subtly probed whether Meredith intended to keep the baby and advised her to think it over, hinting at the challenges of single parenthood, essentially suggesting she consider abortion.

Hearing this, Justin thought about the nutrition supplements Fiona had once asked him to give to Meredith. Luckily, he had been cautious and hadn’t passed them on. Reflecting on it now, if he had given them to Meredith, she might have been harmed.

Fiona’s repeated attempts to harm Meredith disappointed Justin deeply. Once like family, their relationships had deteriorated beyond recognition. Thinking of his own family background and the trouble both Fiona and he had brought upon Meredith, Justin agreed with Terrence Sterling-they truly didn’t deserve to be Meredith’s friends.

“Meredith, just be careful from now on. I’m relieved you’re okay-that’s what matters most,” Justin said, deciding then to return to Willow Grove with the Thatchers. He realized that his departure would spare Meredith further trouble, and she wouldn’t have to worry about him anymore.

Before leaving, Justin had one last thing to disclose to Meredith, “There’s something I haven’t told you. We’ve found your biological mother.”

“Really?” Meredith was taken aback. “Where is she? Where does she live? What’s her name?”

Meredith couldn’t help but inquire, overwhelmed by the news.

Justin revealed, “She’s been right beside you all along. It’s Chloe.”