Chapter 188Chapter 188
“Meredith Leighton, I swear that I’ll break your legs if you show up in front of me like this again!”
Grabbing her by her wrist, Josiah dragged her out of his study roughly. “Get the hell out!”
“Ahh!” Meredith cried in pain after being thrown onto the floor.
Josiah was surely fickle-minded.
After staying sprawled on the floor for some time, Meredith then tried to sit herself up.
A pair of high heels appeared in front of her eyes. Meredith was first slightly startled but quickly, she
looked away and continued getting up from the floor.
“Look at you, all dressed up for the sake of seducing Josiah, but got kicked out anyway.” Smirking,
Ysabelle crouched down to be at the same eye level as Meredith as she studied Meredith’s naked body
which was almost visible and covered with scars and bruises.
novelbin“Meredith Leighton, do you not look at yourself in the mirror at all? Even if you stand naked in the
middle of a room, no man would want you anyway.” Meredith could not be bothered to defend herself.
She finally got up onto her feet and started making her way downstairs. Watching Meredith as she left,
Ysabelle’s brows knitted into a frown. Ysabelle knew Meredith well. Meredith had always been a
prideful person and she knew her values. Meredith only sold her body because she thought that Nia
would be able to live after the transplant surgery. However, Nia had lost her donor and Meredith
admitted that Nia did not have long to live anymore. Hence why would someone who had lost all hope,
strip away her self-dignity to try to please a man? Even more so a man that she deeply resented.
Ysabelle assumed that Meredith must have been hiding something.Returning to her bedroom, Meredith took off the thin layer of nightgown and changed into her usual
outfit – a long shirt and long pants.
Sitting on the bed, Meredith tried to recall Josiah’s reaction earlier. Meredith
could not understand why he had kicked her out when he clearly admitted that he liked seeing her
stooping low.
And what did he mean by not wanting to see her in this manner again? Did he mean that he did not
want her to be looking seductive and provocative?
If that was the case, Meredith made a mental note to herself that she would need to come up with
another plan.
Massaging her legs that were sore, Meredith then headed to the kitchen to start making lunch.
Lily thought that Meredith was not returning to Shelby’s residence anymore. Hence, at the sight of
Meredith, she pulled her to a corner and asked in a low voice, “Miss Meredith, what are you doing back
here? It’s not safe for you to be here.”
Looking at Lily whose face was filled with worry, Meredith felt grateful. “Lily; I know that yoư care about
me and I also know that I shouldn’t be here, but I…” Meredith went on helplessly, “…I need this job.”
“I can always introduce you to other jobs if you need one. With your skills, you would easily find a job
elsewhere,” Hesitating, Lily added, “I have a friend who is the butler of the Hudsons and I know that
they pay well too. I can put in a word for you. She would definitely be happy to have you there.”
“It’s really fine, Lily,” Meredith rejected her offer gently, “I think you already know that I only came back
because this is my last resort.”“But why exactly are you back here?” Lily guessed and said, “Miss Meredith, don’t tell me that you’re
planning to look into who tried to harm Miss Yena? Or are you trying to investigate who killed Miss
Leah?”
Lily came to know that Meredith had once mentioned that she wanted to look into Yena’s case but after
Miss Leah’s passing, Yena too was sent back to the hospital.
Meredith shook her head. “Those events are not important anymore.”
No. To be exact, those were still important.
But she had other more important things that she needed to deal with.
However, Meredith did not understand why Josiah did not hold her responsible for Miss Leah’s death
but had concluded Miss Leah’s death as a suicide instead.
But Meredith was thankful that she was not held up in jail, if not Nia would be all
alone. After preparing lunch, Meredith started doing laundry in the backyard