I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Upon hearing the news, Terrence Sterling’s face immediately darkened, his gaze sharp and cutting like a cold blade as he stared at Harvey Fieldmouse.

“Harvey Fieldmouse,” Terrence Sterling said with a chilling tone, “do you no longer care for anything in this world?”

Terrence had promised Meredith to keep their relationship a secret, fearing most the interference of his mother. Knowing her all too well, he was acutely aware of what she would likely do.

Harvey Fieldmouse shivered with fear. “Boss, it’s all my fault. I just slipped up and fell for your mom’s tricks. I’m sorry, okay?”

Terrence Sterling’s entire being seemed to radiate coldness. “How many hours has it been since my mother contacted you?”

Harvey Fieldmouse could hardly bear to meet Terrence’s eyes. “About three, three and a half hours.”

Terrence Sterling wished he could physically carve a lesson into Harvey with his glare. His mother, with her temperament, would not delay a minute and would have gone straight to Meredith. Terrence quickly pulled out his phone to call Meredith, only to find it turned off, not receiving any response.

After being taken by the police, Meredith’s phone had been temporarily confiscated, naturally unreachable.

Next, Terrence called Stella.

At Ravenwood Hall, upon seeing her son’s incoming call, Stella was simultaneously delighted and terrified, hardly daring to answer.

Usually, the mother and son never called each other; more precisely, Terrence never took the initiative to call her.

Just after she had seen Meredith, Terrence’s call came through, clearly aware that she had sought Meredith out.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Stella hesitated to answer, but when the phone rang a second time, Terrence’s grandmother, hearing the ringtone, asked, “Why aren’t you answering the phone? Who is it, is it Terry?”

“Mom, I… I’ll answer now.” Stella, her voice trembling with fear, answered, “Hello, son…”

Stella adjusted her tone, trying to sound cheerful and calm.

Even though she was frightened of her son, she couldn’t appear too weak. Terrence cut straight to the chase. “Have you seen Meredith? What did you say to her? How much money are you trying to give her this time to send her away?”

His tone was cold, each question a clear prediction of what Stella had done.

Stella’s words faltered. “I… I saw her, just made small talk. I didn’t give her any money. Son, I just heard you have a girlfriend and got curious to check on her for you. Let me tell you, this Meredith won’t do. She’s just playing you; she told me herself.”

“Mom, I’ve warned you, stay out of my affairs,” Terrence said sternly. “I can guess what you’ve said to Meredith, and I’m asking you, please don’t meddle in my life anymore, or else I’m no longer your son.”

Hearing this, Stella panicked. “Son, do you realize what you are saying? For a woman, you would disown even me?”

Nearby, Harvey Fieldmouse, who overheard the conversation, was stunned. Was it really that serious?

Beside Stella, Terrence Sterling’s grandmother was focused on her own concerns. She was upset that Stella had gone to see Terry’s girlfriend without her. “Why didn’t you take me to see Terry’s girlfriend? Is she pretty? I always said she must be beautiful, like her grandfather.”

Stella had no time to deal with her confused old mother. Hearing her son’s threat, she responded emotionally, “Terrence Sterling, you’ve really grown too bold. Because of some Azure Thornfield, you haven’t come home or spoken to me for years. You’ve broken my heart, and now, because of Meredith, you would even disown your mother?”

Terrence didn’t want to argue with his mother. He simply stated, “Don’t touch Meredith, then you’re still my mother,” and hung up.

Beside him, Harvey Fieldmouse, terrified, had not expected things to become so serious. He mustered the courage to say, “Boss, maybe it’s not that serious. What could your mother really do to Miss Florrick? She’s your mother, after all.”

Terrence Sterling gave Harvey a cold look and burst out, “You know nothing.”

Harvey Fieldmouse was left speechless.

Harvey had never seen Terrence so agitated before. Usually, no matter the situation, Terrence was the epitome of calm, like Mount Tai standing firm before him. But this time, Terrence was truly rattled.

This made Harvey somewhat curious about what exactly had made Azure leave the capital all those years ago.