I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Fiona sought comfort with these questions, but the outcome was only more frustration.

Meredith responded calmly, "He said the wedding would likely be ready by the end of the year. They've already given the dowry. His family is very satisfied with me and has given me quite a few gifts."

"How could that be?" Fiona momentarily lost control of her emotions before lowering her voice and explaining, "I'm just surprised they accepted you so quickly! Meredith, congratulations, and I hope to be your bridesmaid at your wedding, as we once promised each other." Fiona as a bridesmaid?

Meredith was not magnanimous enough to allow such things to happen, so she responded indifferently, "The bridesmaids have already been chosen by Terrence Sterling." Fiona was visibly embarrassed, and Justin added, "Fiona, it's really not appropriate for you to be a bridesmaid."

Expecting Fiona to be upset, she instead smiled and said, "You're right, it was thoughtless of me. Meredith, if I can't be a bridesmaid, at least let me attend the wedding. Are you really going to deny me this after everything over a man?" Meredith was merely repeating what Fiona had done to her in the past.

Fiona had immediately denied their friendship when she got a chance to stay around Terrence Sterling, and now it was Meredith's turn.

Meredith watched Fiona intently, unsure whether her remorse was genuine or motivated by ulterior motives.

Every relationship, be it friendship or love, once cracked, can hardly be mended.

Suddenly, Fiona stood up, poured a cup of tea, and spoke sincerely, "Meredith, I was a fool before. I know it's hard to forgive what I've done, but I'm here to apologize. Whether you forgive me is your right, but I truly am sorry. Also, congratulations on marrying into a wealthy family."

Fiona toasted with tea, drank it all, and then bowed deeply to Meredith before walking away.

Her exit was graceful, without tears or anger.

Meredith was taken aback, "Has she really changed? Did she finally come to her senses?"

Justin, aware of Fiona's million-dollar debt, remarked, "Perhaps she's grown up through her experiences. She's had it tough."

Managing such a debt without crumbling was something Justin admired.

"If it were anyone else, they might have crumbled under such pressure," he added.

"In truth, I'm not entirely blameless either," Meredith reflected. "The way things have turned out between us isn't just the fault of one person."

She was about to share something but held back because Fiona was there. She had planned to discuss buying a house for Justin, a gesture not meant for Fiona to know as it would likely upset her.

From the moment Meredith received the call, she had got her gift ready. She then pulled a property deed from her bag, "Look at this, a three-bedroom, two-bath apartment. Now you won't have to sleep on the couch anymore. You must take it. I've discussed it with Terrence Sterling, and we're gifting this to you. You said you'd be my brother, so consider this our gift to you."

Justin was shocked to see his name on the deed for a spacious 1200 square-feet apartment in a prime location, worth at least $10 million.

"Meredith, this is too valuable, a $10 million apartment, how can you just give this to me? Take it back, what would the Sterling family think?" Justin tried to return the deed.

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"You deserve it," Meredith insisted, pushing the deed back. "Remember what we used to say? Every year, we hoped we would become wealthy so we could buy each other cars and houses. Look, hasn't it all come true? It's a husband I earned, isn't it?"

She could be so bold only with Justin. In truth, she felt insecure because it wasn't money she had earned herself.

But she couldn't just watch Justin struggle.

If anyone criticized her for being ungrateful or for spending her husband's money carelessly, she'd dismiss it as sour grapes.

A billionaire husband offered on a silver platter-who could refuse?

If anyone still wanted to criticize her, trying to morally bind her, she was unafraid. Without morals, there can be no moral bondage.

"It's exhausting to be overly clear about everything," she told Justin. "If you really feel bad, think of it this way: just use that apartment for now, watch over the place for me. If something happens between me and Terrence Sterling one day, we can just return the apartment to his family."

Justin was still hesitant when Fiona, who had been eavesdropping at the door, was overcome with jealousy.

She had pretended to leave, hoping they would ask her to stay. But as soon as she turned around, Meredith was offering Justin an apartment worth at least ten million.