"Aside from Meredith Leighton, who else would be crowned as the prettiest lady of Jehovah City?" Maeve Xander, the lady dressed in red scoffed, "Who would have thought that the almighty Miss Leighton would end up being a prostitute here."Another woman quickly added, "Exactly. I thought that she would have found another wealthy man for herself after cheating on Josiah, tsk tsk…""Neither of you have seen her face, how can you be so sure that she is Meredith Leighton?" A man who was in disbelief asked.Clearly, the man refused to believe that Meredith, who was once every guys' dream girl had ended up being a prostitute."Miss Leighton's face had been the standard template for those of us who underwent cosmetic surgery. One look at her nose and I could easily recognize her," teased Maeve as she went on, "but of course, if you don't believe me, you can always ask Josiah. They have been sleeping together for a year and it would be impossible for Josiah to not recognize her.""Right, J
They were curious as to whether Josiah would help his ex-wife.As if he did not realize that Meredith was secretly asking for his help, Josiah pulled into a smirk and said, "I don't mind at all."Meredith felt her body go cold.She was still too naive. She was naive to think that Josiah would not have resented her that much anymore.She was too naive to think that Josiah would protect her since she had been his wife for one period of time.With Josiah's approval, Maeve pushed it further and said, "Mister Leon, she's after all the prettiest lady in Jehovah City and once a Mrs.Shelby, I'm sure she's worth a fortune. Shouldn't you show some sincerity if you want to kiss her?""I heard that Miss Leighton is really talented. She's good at playing the piano, painting, and even dancing! She had won in an international dance competition before," said a woman while she pointed at the pole on the stage and added, "Why don't we have Miss Leighton to show us a dance?""The dancer should be
Throughout the entire time, Meredith had not been able to bring herself to look at Josiah.This was the first time in three years that she directly looked at him.Apart from the deep scar that he had left in her heart, Meredith loathed him.Every single thing that he had done to her and her child that very year had eventually caused her to harbor resentment and hatred toward him.Josiah sat in a dark corner with his hands crossed in front of him. His cold, gloomy, and grave facial expression could send shivers down anyone's spine.Meredith too, of course, was anxious and terrified being around him.But she did not avoid him, and instead, flashed a grin at him and said, "I'm guessing that you want to see me without paying. Well, that's alright too. You can consider this as my present for you."Just when she turned around to leave, Josiah grabbed her wrist.It was the warmth and touch that she was familiar with…Closing her eyes, Meredith collected herself, turned around, and sm
The Meredith that he knew back then was confident, prideful, and gorgeous.With a tender smile on her face, she held out her small hand to him and said, "Josiah Shelby, do you know the number of guys in Jehovah City who want to marry me? Probably more than a hundred. But amongst them, I have chosen you. It's not simply because I like you, but it's because you're the only one who deserves to be with me. And of course, amongst all the other women in this city, only I, Meredith Leighton, is deserving to be your wife! So tell me, what is the reason that you're rejecting this arranged marriage? And who gave you the right to reject this marriage?"Meredith was surprisingly well-articulated.And as if he was bewitched by her, Josiah had somehow ended up agreeing to the marriage.After that, Josiah could never understand why he had agreed to marry her. Was it really because only Meredith deserved to be with him?Although, he did have to admit that Meredith was an extraordinary and outstan
Meredith’s eyes followed his finger to see the sharp glass shards that were scattered around the floor. She felt chills running down her spine.Only Josiah was ruthless and cold-blooded enough to have her dance barefoot on the glass shards.Clenching her fists tightly on her side, Meredith said, "My apologies, Mister Josiah. I don't want to dance anymore."Grabbing the pile of cash that she had earned by selling her dignity, Meredith was ready to leave the room."I said to dance!" Josiah growled as he reached out his hands and grabbed ahold of Meredith's hair, causing her to fall backward onto the floor.Meredith felt as if she had heard the glass pieces being pierced into her flesh. A wave of burning pain spread all over her back almost instantly.Because she was dressed only in her underwear, the shards of glass pierced directly into her flesh. Meredith was shivering in pain.Looking at the glass shards on her back, Josiah felt his heart drop.However, the pity he had for Mer
In the dimly-lit private room, Meredith was kneeling on the floor that was covered in shards of glass and she was holding tightly onto a pile of cash in her arms. But what really startled Miss Josie was the gruesome sight of Meredith's bloody back."Um…Mister Josiah, please do accept my sincerest apologies," Miss Josie who had always abide by the rule that customers were always right, quickly apologized to Josiah as soon as she stepped foot into the room and continued, "Merelyn is not from the customer servicing department so she has no experience in offering services for men. I'm so sorry that she had offended you, Mister Josiah…"She then turned to Meredith and scolded, "Merelyn, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and ask Mister Josiah for forgiveness.""The high and mighty Miss Leighton doesn't know how to deal with men? Are you sure you're not mistaken about that, Miss Josie?" Josiah laughed mockingly and went on, "I seriously think that it's a loss for your club if you're not u
By the time Meredith arrived at the hospital, her mother, Alayna Sawyer was on her knees begging Nia's doctor, "Doctor Logan, please don't kick Nia out. My daughter is in the middle of getting the money. She will have the money…please, I'm begging you, Doctor Logan…"Looking perplexed, Doctor Logan said, "Miss Alayna, it's really not that I don't wish to keep Nia around, but the hospital has got its rules, and you have to pay the bills before we can continue treating her. I have already tried to negotiate with the director of the hospital, but the debt you owe the hospital is simply too much. I really can't keep Nia around anymore.""But Nia will die if she leaves the hospital! Our poor Nia…" Alayna wailed in despair."Mom!" Meredith shouted as she walked quickly toward the both of them.Alayna turned around to see Meredith and asked immediately, "Meredith, so? Did you get the money?""I did," replied Meredith as she reached into her backpack, took out a stack of cash, put them in
Nia had given her a reason to stay alive.However, life continued to be hard on her. Nia had a weak immune system because she was born prematurely and she had to spend most of her time in the hospital.Just when she turned two years old, Nia was diagnosed with aplastic anemia.Meredith remembered how it felt to have the world come crashing down on her.Throughout the years, a lot of people, even Doctor Logan, had advised her to give up. But, as Nia's mother, how could she give up on saving her daughter?If she had not fallen into Ysabelle's wicked scheme, she would not have ended up in the psychiatric hospital and got trapped in the fire which triggered the premature labor.Meredith had blamed herself for Nia's poor health condition.Hence, she would never give up on saving Nia, no matter the cost.Alayna who had returned from paying the medical bills saw Meredith weeping softly next to Nia who was soundly asleep. Alayna could not help but start blaming herself."If I had not