I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Julian said, "Actually, Mom's biological children are only three: me, my brother, and a sister who died young. The rest were adopted. It's really not easy for them to have survived. Mom has a soft heart. The ninth brother is the son of Mom's friend, who entrusted him to her on her deathbed. But no one outside knows this. Once, that brother had a big fight with Mom and left home. It's been thirty years without any news."

Meredith was hearing this for the first time. She had always thought their mother was so formidable to have so many children. Back then, people didn't have the concept of contraception; they would just have children as they came, six or seven kids were normal.

Curious, Meredith asked, "Dad, didn't Grandma look for him? Thirty years, and that uncle never came back even once?"

Between mother and child, what overnight grudge could there be? Thirty years over a fight-what could have caused such a rift?

Grandma Sterling always seemed optimistic; you couldn't tell she had gone through something like this.

Julian said, "We searched but found no news. Thirty years ago, communication wasn't advanced. We only heard he went into business. Many people went overseas for business back then and died abroad. We always thought this brother might be gone too."

Talking about this brother made Julian sad.

Meredith didn't know what to say. Just then, Little Lucky started crying loudly. Stella came over holding Little Lucky and said, "Meredith, please soothe Rowan. She's been crying non-stop, not eating or drinking, and doesn't have a fever. We don't know what's wrong."

"Let me hold her." Meredith took her daughter in her arms. The little girl cried loudly, mumbling something that sounded like she was calling for her dad.

At just over three months old, Little Lucky naturally couldn't speak yet; sometimes she just made sounds by chance.

Hearing the call for "papa," Meredith felt uneasy.

Stella said, "Rowan must be missing her dad. Meredith, call Terry and see where he is. The food is getting cold; the whole family is waiting for him to eat." "No one is answering the phone," Meredith said. "I'll try to calm Rowan down first. Mom, can you call again? If he doesn't answer, you all go ahead and eat." Meredith took Little Lucky inside to soothe her since it was cold outside.

No matter how Meredith tried to calm her down, Little Lucky kept crying loudly; her little face turned red from crying so much. Meredith was worried something might be wrong with her daughter and thought about taking her to the hospital. Little Lucky hadn't eaten much and couldn't speak to tell them what was wrong.

Even experienced Grandma Sterling couldn't calm her down.

Usually, Little Lucky liked being with her grandpa Darcy DuMont, but even he couldn't soothe her today; she just kept crying and occasionally called out for papa.

As a first-time mom, Meredith was flustered by her daughter's cries. She finally told Stella and Julian, "Mom and Dad, I think I should take Rowan to the hospital." Darcy DuMont said, "It's better to get her checked at the hospital for peace of mind."

Grandma Sterling agreed; with only one baby in the family, everyone cherished her dearly.

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Stella said, "Alright, I'll go with you."

Julian added, "I'll have the driver get the car ready."

The whole family was anxious because of Little Lucky's cries. Terrence's phone still wasn't reachable, adding to Meredith's worry.

Just as they were about to leave, Meredith received a call from the police. One sentence from them left her stunned and pale-faced. Stella asked, "Meredith, what's wrong? Is it Terry on the phone?"

Meredith shook her head numbly at Stella while the police continued on the other end: "Please come to the police station..." "Okay." Meredith's voice trembled; as soon as she spoke, tears fell from her eyes.

This scared Stella and Julian along with Darcy DuMont and Grandma Sterling.

All four looked at Meredith anxiously. Grandma Sterling asked gently, "Meredith, what happened? Don't rush; tell us slowly."

Meredith felt cold all over but managed to speak through tears: "Terrence had an accident. His car exploded and fell off a cliff on his way back from the dock. They haven't found him yet; Rick is in the hospital being rescued. The police want me to go to the station."

Hearing this made Stella nearly faint from dizziness.

Grandma Sterling almost couldn't stand but was supported by Darcy DuMont in time.

Julian looked as if struck by lightning while Little Lucky continued crying loudly.

In that instant, Meredith felt like the sky had fallen.

No wonder her daughter kept crying-it was a father-daughter connection; she knew something had happened to her dad.

Grandma Sterling quickly regained composure after experiencing many storms in life and said calmly: "Meredith, go to the police station first and find out more details. If they haven't found him yet, it doesn't necessarily mean something bad happened. Stella and Julian should take Rowan to the hospital for a check-up."

"Alright." Meredith wiped away tears and handed Little Lucky to Stella before telling Darcy DuMont: "Dad, please take care of Grandma at home."

Darcy DuMont reassured her: "Don't worry."

After giving instructions, Meredith drove to the police station while Stella and Julian took Little Lucky to the hospital. No matter what happened in their family-they always stuck together like glue.

As Meredith headed for the police station, Selene returned home.

Damien had already arrived earlier; Selene quickly placed down a black box before swiftly putting a knife against Damien's neck: "Where is Terrence?"