I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Whether Joy Chaucer was a daughter of the Chaucer family did not matter to Terrence Sterling. With a casual air, he tapped Joy Chaucer's face with a fruit knife and said, "Tell me when you colluded with Fiona, sparing no details, including about Ruby Kim's death."

The cold touch of the knife on her face sent chills down Joy's spine. Desperate to preserve her other fingers, she confessed everything, "The day the restaurant opened, I met Fiona. She told me she hated Meredith, and I resented Meredith too, because she took you from me and because of her, Quinlan Aubrey humiliated me..."

Crying, Joy continued, "I thought Meredith had deliberately lured me to Tessa Granger's room. I just wanted to teach Meredith a lesson, but then Fiona said she wanted to kill the child in Meredith's womb, and it wasn't her first time doing something like this..."

Joy placed most of the blame on Fiona, who was already dead and could not refute the claims. She had only provided the drugs; she didn't do the rest herself. Her grudge against Meredith was just the tip of the iceberg. She wasn't foolish enough to fully disclose her resentment towards Meredith. Revealing everything would only provoke Terrence Sterling further and jeopardize her own safety.

Listening to Joy's narrative, even Harvey Fieldmouse was taken aback by her ruthlessness. The deceitful tactics between the women were unimaginable.

Terrence stowed the knife away and casually wiped the blood from the blade with a tissue, asking calmly, "What about Fiona's death?"

"I don't know," Joy shook her head, denying any knowledge. "I was at the police station at the time, they can all vouch for me. How could I possibly harm Fiona when she was in custody and I had no such means?"

Joy was also surprised by Fiona's death but suspected who was responsible, yet she dared not speak of it. Some secrets were better kept, even under threat of death.

Meanwhile, Chloe went to the police station to pick up Joy Chaucer, only to find that she had already left. Chloe called Bianca, "Bianca, they said Joy went back home. Is she there?"

"No," Bianca realized something was wrong and asked, "How long has Joy been gone? She hasn't reached home."

Worried, Chloe replied, "They said it's been over an hour. Why hasn't she called? Where could she have gone?"

"I'll call Mrs. Sterling right away. Terry must have taken her," Bianca replied urgently. "I've warned Joy repeatedly about provoking Meredith, but she never listens."

"Where has Terrence Sterling taken her?" Chloe was frantic and fearful, "What does he want to do with Joy? He wouldn't dare hurt her."

"I'll call Mrs. Sterling now," said Bianca, not wanting to waste more time talking.

At the hospital, Julian was caring for Grandma Sterling, who was ill and without her phone. Julian was puzzled to see Bianca's name on his phone and muttered, "Why is Bianca calling me?"

As Grandma Sterling rested, Julian prepared to step outside to take the call. Stella arrived and asked, "Whose call is it?"

"It's Bianca's," Julian replied without hiding it.

"Bianca, Bianca, you sound so familiar," Stella scoffed coldly. "You just got back, and she's already calling you. What's going on between you two?"

"There's nothing going on, you're imagining things," Julian responded helplessly.

"Well, you're not taking that call," Stella insisted, stirring up trouble. "She calls you right after leaving, I don't buy that there's nothing going on. What were you doing at the hospital last night? You're not going anywhere or taking any calls until you explain everything to me today."