I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

To kill a person's spirit is more painful than death itself. Rowan Sterling was their greatest vulnerability, and Joy Chaucer had long set her sights on him, but she never had the chance to act. If she failed, Terrence Sterling would never let her go. She needed someone else to willingly carry out the deed.

Years ago, Chloe had stolen Meredith; now Joy Chaucer could steal Rowan Sterling and make his life miserable. Just thinking about it brought her immense satisfaction.

Ferris Bright looked at the delicate Joy Chaucer in his arms and couldn't help but caress her face, as if under a spell. He agreed, "Alright."

"You are the best," Joy Chaucer said, overjoyed. To give Ferris Bright a taste of sweetness, she kissed him on the cheek. Ferris Bright's ears turned red.

Joy Chaucer inwardly despised Ferris Bright; she hadn't expected him to be so innocent. Had she known earlier, she would have seduced him with her beauty long ago.

Ferris Bright sent her home and began planning how to help Joy Chaucer get revenge.

From the capital, it took nearly ten hours. When night fell in the capital, it was still noon. Lucien DuMont greeted them at the airport.

Meredith and Terrence Sterling arrived in pleasant weather, neither too hot nor too cold. They saw Lucien DuMont with the royal team waiting at the airport entrance and walked over to him.

Lucien DuMont greeted them, "Mrs. Sterling, Mr. Sterling, my father sent me to pick you up. This way please, the car is over here. I'll take you to your hotel first."

"Thank you," Meredith and Terrence Sterling said as they got into the car.

With the royal team leading the way, the journey was smooth.

The wedding was on Tuesday, and guests from various countries were arriving one after another. The royal hotel was filled with many guests.

Darcy DuMont was busy with affairs and had no time to entertain Meredith and Terrence Sterling for now.

After checking into the hotel, Meredith adjusted to the time difference while Terrence Sterling worked on his laptop.

The people staying there were either wealthy or leaders from various countries. They treated it like a vacation. When Meredith woke up in the afternoon, Terrence Sterling had finished his work.

Terrence Sterling smiled and said, "I owe you a wedding and a honeymoon. As your husband, I've been negligent. Today, let's take this opportunity to go out for a walk."

"Wait a moment while I change clothes," Meredith said as she stretched lazily.

She got up, did her hair simply, changed clothes, and took a pocket watch from her bag for a look that gave her peace of mind.

Inside the pocket watch was a small photo of Bianca and Meredith's father Darcy DuMont when they were young.

Her parents hadn't left her anything for remembrance, but she found this pocket watch among Bianca's belongings and brought it with her on a whim this time.

This pocket watch was unique and seemed old; she had asked Stella about it before. Stella said it was a token of love given by their father to their mother.

Meredith felt an inexplicable closeness because her father shared the same name as Prince Darcy DuMont.

Lucien DuMont also resembled his father when he was young. Meredith touched the pocket watch and told Terrence Sterling, "Every time I see Lucien DuMont, I wonder if my previous guess was right. How could there be such coincidences in this world?"

It was for this reason that she agreed to come.

"Why not ask Prince Darcy DuMont next time we see him?" Terrence Sterling suggested. "I also think it's quite a coincidence."

"If there's an opportunity, I'll ask," Meredith replied. "Clearing things up will put my mind at ease. Let's go."

They went out for a walk and first headed to a restaurant for some food.

As they sat down, two local beauties dressed in royal attire arrived at the next table.

Meredith could hear their conversation and learned that they were daughters of a royal prince and cousins of Lucien DuMont.

Halfway through their meal, Meredith went to the restroom where she encountered one of the beauties in a blue dress from the next table.

The woman in blue glanced at Meredith before returning to her seat ahead of her.

After finishing their meal and preparing to leave, they suddenly heard an exclamation from the woman in blue: "My pocket watch is missing! Gia, did you see my pocket watch?"

"No," Gia replied. "Mina, check if you dropped it somewhere."

"I went to the restroom just now; I'll go check there again. It's a precious gift from my mother," Mina said urgently as she rushed back to the restroom.

Meredith and Terrence Sterling thought nothing of it and got up to leave.

They had only taken a few steps when Mina hurriedly blocked their way arrogantly and asked Meredith, "Did you take my pocket watch? I want to check your bag; you were with me in the restroom just now."