I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

At Ravenwood, Meredith made several calls but no one answered. She had a bad feeling. Terrence would never ignore her calls; even during meetings, he would answer if he saw it was her. Feeling increasingly uneasy, she dialed again, but still, no one picked up.

Unbeknownst to her, Terrence's car was leaking oil and could easily explode. With hidden dangers and a downhill road ahead, Terrence shouted to Rick at the critical moment, "Jump!" He quickly unfastened his seatbelt, trying to control the car while preparing to jump.

Rick, acting on instinct after hearing Terrence's command, opened the back door. Just seconds before the car exploded, they both jumped out. However, the explosion still affected them. Debris flew everywhere, flames shot up into the sky, and the blast echoed throughout the valley.

Even Selene, who was about two kilometers away, heard the explosion. She gauged the direction-downhill. Could it be...?

Sensing something was wrong, Selene rushed to the explosion site. The car was half-hanging off a cliff and burning. On the ground lay Rick, severely injured and unconscious. There was no sign of anyone else. Where was Terrence? Selene hurried to the edge of the cliff just as the burning car fell into the abyss. She couldn't be sure if Terrence was inside.

Who did this?

The explosion was loud enough that villagers at the foot of the mountain heard it too. Knowing the police would arrive soon and not wanting to be seen there, Selene checked that Rick was still alive before leaving. Shortly after Selene left, police and ambulances arrived. Veridian Fever received the report before returning to the station and rushed to the scene as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, Meredith stood in Ravenwood's yard, staring at the gate. She had made several calls with no answer and felt very uneasy. She also tried calling Rick but got no response.

She saw Julian returning from the backyard and knew he had been checking if Leyton Sterling had come back.

"Dad," Meredith called out.

Julian looked worried. "Meredith, call Terry again and see when he'll be back. If you're hungry, go ahead and eat."

"No one's answering," Meredith replied. "Dad, did you go looking for Leyton Sterling?"

Julian sighed. "I watched Leyton grow up. When he was young, he got along well with Terry. But as they grew older, it's like they're enemies. Of my brothers, only two are left now. Mason was also sent away by Terry. Over the years, Terry has dealt with many Sterling family members harshly-he's relentless."

Terrence's reputation from a few years ago indeed made Meredith uneasy.

Julian feared that if Leyton Sterling provoked Terrence again, Terrence would act ruthlessly once more, leaving few Sterlings behind.

Meredith wasn't well-versed in Sterling family matters and didn't want to comment much. "Terrence knows Leyton Sterling is pretending to be crazy but hasn't done anything to him yet. As long as Leyton behaves himself, Terrence won't act against him. Dad, don't worry."

"How can I not worry? I'm afraid Leyton will hold a grudge against Terry because of his father's issues and cause trouble for him," Julian said. "Leyton's temperament is just like my mother's ninth son."

"Ninth son?" Meredith was puzzled; Grandma Sterling only had eight children.

The public only knew about eight Sterling children-where did this ninth one come from?