Fifty-Two Cancellations のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 13

When the plane landed, the capital was being battered by pouring rain."Meredith," I spoke softly. "Will the Monroes be difficult to deal with?"Her tone remained calm and unruffled. "The Monroes? They should have disappeared from the capital a long time ago. For the past few years, I only held back because you were by Veronica's side."My heart jolted.Had she been holding back against the Monroe family because of me?"Now, they dared to provoke you. They're asking for it." Her words steadied me like a shot of reassurance.The car didn't take us home. Instead, it drove straight into the underground parking garage of the Rodgers Group.The door to the executive office closed behind us, shutting out the outside world.An assistant quickly brought in a thick stack of documents, and Meredith immediately immersed herself in them.I sat quietly on the sofa beside her without disturbing her.Rain pattered softly outside. As the minutes passed, the unease in my heart strangely began

Until one day, she drank too much, and after Damon egged her on, a surge of anger rushed to her head.She was going to bring Shawn back! Who did Meredith think she was?She waited outside their apartment building.When she saw them return together, Meredith's hand was naturally looped around Shawn's arm. There was a smile on Shawn's face that Veronica hadn't seen in a very long time.Jealousy and alcohol burned away the last of her reason. She rushed forward and grabbed him.But the way he looked at her was so cold, so unfamiliar. He said, "Meredith is my wife. I'm calling the police."The moment the security guards escorted her away, she looked back and saw Meredith carefully examining the red marks around Shawn's wrist. The tenderness in her eyes was unmistakable.So there really was someone who would cherish him like that. The love Veronica had given him had been filled with condescension and neglect.Later, the family crisis crashed down on them like an avalanche.Veronica