Chapter 1272Chapter 1272
Meredith watched Ivy fall asleep before leaving her bedroom.
"Miss Meredith, breakfast is ready. Please go down to eat," the servant politely said to Meredith.
Meredith looked downstairs and asked, "Is Mrs. Shelby up?"
"Mrs. Shelby is already seated at the dining table."
Only Josiah and Mrs. Shelby were in the dining room. Meredith politely said to Mrs. Shelby, "Mrs. Shelby, Miss Landers has a
high fever. Do we need to send her to the hospital for treatment?"
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shelby was not surprised or concerned at all. Instead, she just said lightly, "She's an adult. She'll be fine after
taking some fever-reducing medicine. There's no need to go to the hospital."
"But Miss Landers seems so sick that she can't even get out of bed."
"Is there anyone who's willing to get up when they're sick?" Mrs. Shelby retorted indifferently, "Ivy is not
as weak as others, and she's a doctor herself. She can take care of herself."
Then, Mrs. Shelby changed the subject, stared at Meredith, and mocked, "Even if Ivy is in pain, it's
because of you. So stop putting on an act."
"Mother, isn't that far-fetched?" Josiah grabbed Meredith's small hand and said to Mrs. Shelby,
"Meredith didn't fight with you out of respect for me, so please stop pushing your luck"
"Josiah-"
"Mrs. Shelby can say anything she wants. I don't mind," Meredith interrupted and said to Josiah, "Joe,
please get the family doctor to check on Ivy. I'm worried that something will happen to her.""Okay." Then, Josiah called, "Suzy."
"There's no need for that!" Mrs. Shelby's tone became harsher, and she said to Josiah, "The Ivy I
brought up wouldn't be defeated by a mere fever! otherwise, how's she going to establish herself in the
Shelby family? How can she be the woman of the house?"
"Mother, you're overthinking. Ivy won't become the woman of the house," Josiah replied, "even if she
becomes the mistress of the Shelby family, she'll still be allowed to see a doctor when she's sick.
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"As I said, there's no need to let the doctor check on her," Mrs. Shelby repeated as if she had the final
say.
Meredith looked at her cold-hearted expression and could not help saying, "Mrs. Shelby, are you
refusing Ivy to see a doctor because you're worried that others will find her scarred?
Mrs. Shelby was stunned, she was just about to eat when she heard Meredith's words, and she
immediately looked at Meredith with a murderous gaze. "Meredith, what do you mean?"
Josiah also turned to Meredith, confused about what she had just said.
Meredith took a deep breath and said, "when I gave Miss Landers antipyretics, I found that her back was covered with scars. I
had similar scars before and knew she was whipped at a glance."
Meredith glanced at Josiah next to him. "Is whipping a weak woman with a whip the traditional method of your Shelby family?"
"Meredith, watch your mouth!" Mrs. Shelby grabbed the plate in front of her and threw it at Meredith.
Fortunately, Josiah was nimble and quickly pulled Meredith into his arms.The plate shattered in the corner with a bang, followed by Mrs.
Shelby's angry roar, "who the hell do you think you are? How dare you slander our Shelby family like this?"
Meredith was a little frightened by her, but she was not intimidated. Instead, she got out of Josiah's arms, looked at him, and
asked, "Let's ask Mister Josiah—have I slandered your family? II
Josiah looked at her distressedly and shook his head. "No."