I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Terrence Sterling walked toward Meredith, gently smoothing her hair with his hand, "She must pay for her mistakes."

"Are you planning to send Joy Chaucer to the police?" Meredith analyzed. "You're just worried about Mrs. Chaucer's opinion, that's why you called her, to let Mrs. Chaucer make the decision herself, right?"

Terrence Sterling smiled, "It seems I married a wise woman. Indeed, we need Bianca, and she needs to propose it herself for things to go smoothly. Kendrick Gould's punishment will be severe, at least three years, whereas Joy Chaucer will probably be detained for about ten days."

"Only ten days?" Meredith asked, "Why?"

"If we really pursued it, Joy Chaucer would be facing at least a year. But our families have connections, and we can't be too harsh. This time, it's just a lesson for Joy Chaucer."

Bianca wouldn't really let Joy Chaucer stay in for a year; a lesson was all that was needed to avoid tearing the families apart.

Terrence Sterling wasn't afraid of a confrontation, but he held respect for Bianca and didn't want to sever their ties, partly out of respect for Grandma Sterling.

Meredith nodded, "I understand, this is already quite fair. Not to mention fifteen days, even fifteen minutes would be painful enough for Joy Chaucer. By the way, what's the story between your grandma and Mr. Chaucer? I often hear her mention him. Why didn't they end up together?"

Meredith was genuinely curious.

"I don't know all the details," Terrence replied. "Originally, Mr. Chaucer and my grandfather were good friends. It seems that my grandma thought Mr. Chaucer had died in an accident. At that time, her family faced problems and forced her to marry my grandfather. On their wedding day, Mr. Chaucer returned, but it was too late."

"That's quite regrettable," Meredith felt sorry for them. "Your grandma developed dementia, but she never forgot Mr. Chaucer, which shows how deeply she loved him."

Terrence Sterling, wrapping his arms around Meredith's waist, said, "So grandma and Mr. Chaucer made a promise regarding our engagement, hoping to make up for their regrets. But Mrs. Chaucer and my dad didn't get along, so she pinned her hopes on the grandchildren."

As they talked, Terrence's hand mischievously slipped lower down Meredith's back...

Meredith slapped his hand away, "Behave yourself..."

"Meredith, how about some push-ups for exercise?" His hand sneaked under her clothes.

"I'm just worried that your... might... um..."

Their lips met in a kiss.

What followed was an hour of scenes not suitable for children.

Meredith had to admit, was Terrence Sterling truly fearless of running out of steam?

The next day.

Meredith didn't need to go to the office anymore. After such turmoil, how could she go back to Falconer Holdings? She sent a resignation email to Bianca.

Bianca agreed. As Terrence Sterling's wife and with all that had happened, her daughter held a grudge against Meredith. Keeping her would have only made things difficult for Meredith.

Bianca also generously added half a year's salary from her personal account to Meredith's final paycheck. Meredith had to admit, Bianca handled things very thoroughly and gracefully, not pursuing any further grievances with the Sterling family.

Meredith accepted the salary without hesitation.

Now truly unemployed, Meredith considered Terrence's suggestion about starting a business. She planned to open a cheese hotpot restaurant, a dream she had harbored for a while. And now, she could make that dream a reality.

Meredith began searching for a suitable shop location and was also looking to buy a house to gift to Justin.

Justin, shy and always considerate, would certainly not want to trouble her, so she decided to handle the house purchase herself.

Terrence Sterling had no objections; he gave Meredith the money, and how she spent it was her choice.

Within a week, Meredith had purchased a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house and was about to look for Justin when she suddenly received a call from the hospital.