I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

If previously it was imbalance and jealousy, now Elsa’s heart was filled with intense hatred. When she pursued Harvey, what did her family say? Her mother advised her not to get involved with Harvey, and even John criticized her. No one supported her relationship with Harvey, but why did the whole family support Selene? Her parents were too biased, and John was also partial. Everyone abandoned her; no one loved her anymore. They only loved Selene, acknowledging her as their daughter while disregarding Elsa, the younger daughter.

Elsa clenched her fists tightly, almost piercing her skin with her nails. She gritted her teeth and quietly returned to her room. She could not let Harvey pick up Selene; if she couldn’t have him, neither would Selene.

Meanwhile, when Terrence returned home, he immediately asked the nanny what Audrey had been doing at home today and if she had gone out. Ever since Audrey went out with Azure previously, she had been going out every day. Now that Azure was performing outside, Audrey found excuses to go shopping. At home, Audrey was always on the phone, laughing and chatting. The nanny overheard several times that it was a man on the other end of the line. But how could the nanny dare to speak out?

The nanny stammered, “Madam went out once today and came back after more than an hour. She just went to put Miss Rowan to sleep.”

“Okay.” Terrence didn’t ask further and went upstairs to find Audrey.

Little Lucky was already asleep, but Audrey was not in the room. When Terrence opened the door and glanced inside, he immediately turned towards Audrey’s room. The door was ajar.

As he approached the door, he heard Audrey on the phone: “He’s watching me closely; I can’t help it. I’ll spend more time with you next time…”

Hearing this, Terrence recalled Harvey’s casual remark at dinner. He pushed open the door forcefully; it slammed against the wall with a bang, startling Audrey.

Audrey turned around in panic and hung up the phone hurriedly. “Terrence, what’s wrong?”

“Who were you talking to?” Terrence’s face was dark, a trace of deep pain in his eyes. Even though he was angry, he tried to control his emotions and keep his tone as calm as possible.

Audrey’s face turned pale with fear; she stammered with a guilty expression: “I… a friend.”

Terrence’s sharp gaze fixed on her eyes as he coldly asked, “What friend?”

It was the first time Audrey had seen Terrence so angry; even though he was restraining himself, it was terrifying enough to make one shudder. It was a stark contrast to his usual gentle demeanor.

Audrey clutched her phone and took a deep breath. “Terrence, are you being too strict? Do you have to question all my friends? You don’t allow me to go out either. I’m a person; I need freedom. I hate living like a caged bird. I don’t want to be Meredith anymore! I can’t remember anything from before. You keep forcing me to remember and relive those memories; it’s very painful for me.”

Her words seemed suppressed for a long time.

Terrence felt like he had been hit by a heavy blow; his whole body went numb as if his blood had frozen over in ice and snow. He always wanted to protect his wife, but in the end, his protection became imprisonment that caused her pain.

Terrence’s jaw tightened as he looked at his wife in disbelief. For a moment, he reflected on whether he had indeed put too much pressure on her.

Looking at that face, Terrence couldn’t bring himself to be angry with Audrey; she was the woman he loved deeply day and night.

Audrey handed him her phone defiantly: “You want to know who I was talking to? You can check my phone. After all, I’m just your wife in name now-a caged bird you keep. Do whatever you want.”

Her words pierced Terrence’s heart like arrows; in his wife’s eyes, this is what he had become.

Terrence struggled to control himself; he had lost Meredith once and feared losing her again.

He turned away without checking the phone and swallowed all his emotions.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“From tomorrow on, you can go wherever you want and see whoever you wish without interference from me. I just hope you take care of yourself.”