I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Everyone believed that Terrence subconsciously didn't want to wake up. John Wilkinson sighed, and Liam said, "It seems he knows something happened to Meredith and can't accept it. I never thought I'd see true unwavering love in today's society."

As adults, Liam and John Wilkinson no longer believed in love the way they did at eighteen or nineteen. Now, even if they got married one day, it would be after weighing various conditions and finding a suitable partner for marriage, procreation, and to put their elders at ease. They might find someone they liked and even loved, but they doubted they could remain unwaveringly devoted to a partner.

In this era, many men remarried within a month of their wife's passing. John Wilkinson sighed again, said nothing, and left the hospital room.

He encountered Grandma Sterling and apologized, "I'm sorry, we couldn't find Meredith."

"You all did your best," Grandma Sterling said, leaning on her cane. She couldn't blame anyone. "If anyone's to blame, it's me. If Meredith had boarded the speedboat first, she wouldn't have been in trouble. I'm old; it should have been me." Mentioning Meredith brought tears to Grandma Sterling's eyes. To her, Meredith didn't die in the typhoon; she died because of the karmic debt Grandma Sterling owed for not raising Reginald properly.

Grandma Sterling didn't know how she would face Terrence when he woke up.

"Please accept my condolences," John Wilkinson said with a deep bow.

Liam also bowed.

Grandma Sterling waved her hand and wiped her tears.

John Wilkinson left the hospital and went to the prison to visit Selene, bringing her the news that Reginald was dead.

Upon hearing this news, Selene felt an unprecedented sense of relief. She softly said, "It's finally over."

"Yes, it's over," John Wilkinson hesitated before adding, "Meredith went missing in the typhoon."

He didn't say she had died since they hadn't found her body. Saying she was missing left a glimmer of hope.

Selene's pupils dilated as she stared at John Wilkinson in disbelief. "Why was Meredith at sea?"

"She was taken by Reginald. Grandma Sterling and Rowan were rescued, but Meredith..." John Wilkinson explained. "It was just bad luck that a typhoon hit the sea at that time; no one could have predicted it. Terrence has been unconscious in the hospital for days."

Selene was speechless and heartbroken. Hya was gone, and now even Meredith, who had once brought her warmth, was in trouble.

At that moment, Selene felt a chill in her heart. She thought leaving Celestial Alliance meant freedom, but true freedom came at such a high cost of lives.

Meredith was the first friend Selene made after leaving Celestial Alliance.

Selene clenched her hands tightly. After a while, she looked at John Wilkinson and asked, "Is there really no way to find her?"

They hadn't found her body; could she still be alive?

"More than fifty people were lost at sea during the typhoon; we've only found about twenty bodies so far," John Wilkinson said. "The vast ocean and a typhoon make it very difficult to recover bodies." Selene remained silent, unable to calm her turbulent emotions.

Perhaps it would take more time for her to accept this reality.

John Wilkinson hadn't wanted to tell her but didn't want to deceive her either. He stayed with Selene for a while before heading home late at night.

Mrs. Wilkinson had come to clean her son's room today as an excuse to check on him.

Seeing John Wilkinson's exhausted expression, Mrs. Wilkinson expressed concern: "John, you haven't taken a vacation in a long time. If you're really tired, why not take some time off?" John Wilkinson rubbed his temples and realized he hadn't taken a vacation in a year. He had never used his annual leave.

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"Alright," John Wilkinson agreed and asked, "Mom, where would you like to go? I'll take you out for a while."

Mrs. Wilkinson had mentioned it casually but hadn't expected her son to actually agree to take a vacation.

A workaholic taking time off was unusual.

Worriedly, Mrs. Wilkinson asked, "John, is something wrong? Are you hiding something from me?"

"No, I'm just a bit tired. We recently cracked a big case, so I thought I'd give myself a break," John Wilkinson explained. "Mom, is there anywhere you'd like to go?" "Oh dear, you scared me," Mrs. Wilkinson sighed with relief and said, "Sarah's birthday is coming up; I want to go pray for her."

Hearing this reminded John Wilkinson that Selene's birthday was approaching too.