I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

After having her stomach pumped, Joy Chaucer lay exhausted on the hospital bed, receiving an IV drip. Ferris Bright bustled around, watching Joy Chaucer in her weakened state, and reminded her, "You can call the police." "Calling the police won't help; at most, it's just food poisoning," Joy Chaucer knew well that such a minor issue wouldn't shake the Sterling family in the slightest. Just like how Meredith knew Joy Chaucer had harmed Bianca but couldn't do anything about it for the time being.

"Then you should stay away from the Sterling family. You are now worth billions, young, and beautiful, surpassing ninety-nine percent of women. With such good conditions, why do you keep going against the Sterling family?" Ferris Bright couldn't understand how someone so seemingly brainless could be so courageous.

That was Terrence Sterling, who had created a commercial empire. Ferris Bright had investigated him. Except for recently being framed in Mondale, Terrence Sterling had no failures. Even then, those who framed him met bad ends-the casino boss died, officials fell from power. It was clear these were Terrence Sterling's acts of revenge.

If Terrence Sterling really wanted to kill Joy Chaucer, it would be too easy. But since Joy Chaucer was a Chaucer, making her die quietly was simple; making her confess and face justice was difficult.

Joy Chaucer said resentfully, "What do you know? Someone who has eaten plain bread will find a bun delicious. But I am different from you; I am a daughter of the Chaucer family, its heir. Everything of the Chaucer family was supposed to be mine, including Terrence Sterling. Meredith took it all away; how can I be content? And my fingers-Terrence Sterling cut them off."

Ferris Bright came from a poor background; even his tuition was funded by Chloe. Despite his vision, he could only focus on immediate goals and didn't dare to dream higher.

Joy Chaucer had been the daughter of the Chaucer family for ten years and subconsciously believed everything in it belonged to her, including the outstanding Terrence Sterling. Now she could only watch Terrence and Meredith show their affection, which naturally filled her with jealousy.

Joy Chaucer removed her gloves, revealing where her fingers were missing. Ferris Bright was shocked to his core when he saw it. He had never seen her take off her gloves before and thought it was just a habit.

A pair of perfect hands missing two fingers-anyone would hate that.

Ferris Bright impulsively grabbed Joy's hand and stared at her stumps. "Did it hurt a lot back then?"

Joy Chaucer was taken aback by Ferris Bright's sudden sentimentality and withdrew her hand. "The feeling at that time is something I'll never forget."

Realizing his lapse in composure, Ferris Bright said, "Sorry. You should rest for a while; I'll go get some medicine."

Joy Chaucer didn't dare call the police because she feared they would trace Bianca's illness back to her. She could only suffer this loss silently.

While Joy Chaucer stayed in the hospital to save her life, the hotel hosted two hundred-day banquets that ended at ten o'clock at night.

On their way home with their daughter, Meredith suddenly remembered something: "Terrence Sterling, where did Selene Cove go? We haven't seen her for a long time. Could something have happened to her?"

"I can't reach her either," Terrence replied. "I don't know where Rick found this bodyguard; Selene Cove is not simple. Even if I fought her, I might not win."

Terrence Sterling had trained since childhood; without some self-defense skills, he wouldn't have survived until today.

Meredith was surprised. "Is Selene Cove that formidable?"

She hadn't seen Selene Cove fight before but could tell from their encounter at Mondale's underground casino that Selene Cove was certainly capable.

In such a dangerous place as the casino, Selene Cove showed no fear at all. For someone like her, such places were probably easy to navigate without anyone stopping her.

"She's definitely not simple," Terrence said as he held Meredith's shoulder. "Having Selene Cove protect you and Rowan makes me feel much more at ease."

"But we can't have Selene Cove be my bodyguard forever; that would be overkill and delay her happiness. By the way, I've never heard Selene mention if she has a boyfriend."

Meredith continued, "Also, I noticed something: Selene speaks French and several other languages fluently while being highly skilled in combat. Do you think she might be like those professional female assassins on TV who are trained by someone? With no news from her for so long, could she be in trouble?"