I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

At Falconer Holdings, the entire company was abuzz with rumors. Bianca sat silently in her office when Meredith pushed the door open and poured a glass of water.

“Mrs. Chaucer, have some water,” Meredith’s voice snapped Bianca out of her reverie.

Bianca came to her senses and expressed concern, “Meredith, is your hand okay?”

“Thank you for asking, I’m fine.” Meredith hesitated before continuing, “Mrs. Chaucer, are you planning to… sue Ruby?”

Ruby had tampered with the brakes, suspected of attempted murder. Now if Bianca chose to sue, Ruby could face years in prison.

Bianca had been contemplating this very issue; she loved her daughter too much. When Joy Chaucer made a mistake years ago, she chose to settle things quietly with money.

“Meredith, did I do the wrong thing?” Bianca looked at Meredith, asking earnestly, “Was I wrong?”

Meredith dared not judge right from wrong, as she too was unaware of the full extent of the circumstances.

“Ruby has recently lost both her parents, just going through the pain of losing loved ones…” Meredith didn’t need to finish for Bianca to understand.

It wasn’t that Meredith agreed with Ruby’s actions; she merely stated a fact, trying to repay a past kindness. When she first met Joy Chaucer, she almost got into trouble, but Ruby intervened, saving her from it.

“Ruby helped me once, and today, I helped her in return,” Meredith thought, feeling it balanced the scales.

“I know,” Bianca said distantly, “Meredith, you should head home early today. You were a great help; if things had escalated to a fatality, it could have severely affected the company and Joy’s reputation.”

A company employee attempting suicide by jumping off the building rooftop certainly had its repercussions for the company. The public relations department was already managing the crisis, pulling down posts and videos from the internet rapidly.

As a leader, Bianca had to consider the company’s interests.

Meredith, feeling neutral about the whole situation, left the office. As she packed up and exited the company building, she encountered Terrence Sterling approaching.

“Why are you here?” Meredith looked around nervously, afraid of being seen, and quickly walked away with Terrence.

In a secluded spot, Meredith breathed a sigh of relief and released him, only to notice Terrence’s stern expression.

“What’s wrong?” she asked, puzzled.

“You are really marvelous, but do you realize how dangerous that was? What if you had fallen? Did you think about the consequences? What, you want me to be a widower right after getting married?” Terrence’s voice was stern.

Realizing the gravity of her actions, Meredith guiltily admitted, “I didn’t think it through at the moment…”

Before she could finish, Terrence embraced her tightly, “Do you even know how scared I was?”

When he saw the video, his heart had leapt to his throat. He had driven here as fast as he could, desperate to see her safe.

Meredith smiled, her heart warming, “Terrence Sterling, I didn’t realize I was so important to you.”

From agreeing to date to agreeing to marry, Meredith had been led by him all the way. She had always felt uneasy, like walking on cotton, unsure of her footing, his offerings too splendid.

Others might take a long time from meeting to marriage, but for her and Terrence Sterling, it was less than a month.From NôvelDrama.Org.

“People say when happiness comes too swiftly, it’s like a tornado,” Meredith felt exactly that. His love was too rapid, too fierce, pulling her in without a chance to resist.

At this moment, leaning against his chest, feeling his racing heart, she truly understood his anxiety for her.

Terrence looked at her helplessly, “Your life is mine, dare to joke with it again, and I’ll make sure you can’t leave the bed.”

Startled, Meredith poked him playfully in the side, “Don’t wear yourself out, little boy.”

He caught her hand, his words laden with innuendo, “We’ll see who tires first.”