The Good Girl's Revenge

After hearing that, Meredith nodded with difficulty. She could not take painkillers. She could only grit her teeth and hold on despite extreme pain.

The doctor looked at her and couldn't help but think that this woman was really strong enough. Not daring to delay any longer, he quickly held Meredith's hand and pushed her dislocated bone back. Only then did Meredith understand what it meant to be in overwhelming pain. Her hand was already swollen, and now her every move, even a slight one, would pull the swollen part, causing her extreme pain.

Looking at the way Meredith's tried to bear the pain, Derek also felt painful in his heart. But soon, the pity was forcibly erased by himself. He should not have extra sympathy for her. She was not worth it.

However, seeing that Meredith was already covered with sweat and the doctor had not finished the treatment, Derek walked over and said, "Why isn't it finished?"

He didn't remember that he had hit her so hard.

"Mr. Xavier, Miss Mason is pregnant and she’s prone to swelling. Now the affected part is swelling so bad that I can only take it slow. There's no other way!"

Looking at Derek's gloomy face, the doctor wiped his sweat and spoke with trepidation.

Meredith said feebly, "Don't worry so much. Go on."

After saying that, Meredith did not even look up at Derek. Her hand was injured by him, and now he pretended to be concerned about her. Who did he want to show it to?

Derek's sense of guilt which had just appeared in his heart had mostly subsided upon seeing the coldness on her face.

Since she did not care about his care at all, why would he bother to care about her?

"Didn't you hear that? She's not afraid of pain. Hurry up and finish the treatment.”

Seeing that the doctor still had not started, Derek urged impatiently. Meredith sneered in her heart. She was not made of steel. How could she not be afraid of pain? It was just that he didn't care whether she hurt or not.

If Chloe felt a little uncomfortable, he would have quickly shown his great concern for her. That was what men would do. If a man cherished a woman, even her lightest injury would be important for him. If a man didn't care about a woman at all, just like the situation between her and Derek right now, even when she was almost killed by the overwhelming pain, a man wouldn't blink his eyes once. And this was what Derek did now.

The doctor did not dare to delay any longer. Since he did not understand what was going on between the two of them, he could only continue to move. Meredith was nearly numb because of the pain. She did not know how long it had taken before the doctor finally stopped and said, "Okay, I'll prescribe some medicine for external application for you which you should remember to apply on time. Also, remember to ice the wound with ice water every day. Since you're pregnant and have a special condition, you won't take any medicine.”

After hearing the doctor's instructions, Meredith nodded and thanked the doctor weakly. Then, she immediately lay on the bed and closed her eyes.

It had been a very tiring day and she didn't want to see Derek either, so she closed her eyes. Although she couldn't sleep, she could at least feel less upset.

Derek looked at her obvious evasive action and felt unhappy. He walked over, pinched her chin and forced Meredith to turn around. "Well, are you so unwilling to see me?"

"Is it a good thing to see you? Or do I want to accidentally offend Mr. Xavier and break my arm again?”

Meredith felt pain and looked at Derek who was standing at the head of the bed. There was no emotion and no fluctuation in her eyes

This look made Derek angry in his heart, but he had no excuse to vent this anger on her. It felt as if he was holding a fire in his heart which wasn't fierce but made him suffer.

Derek was upset and didn't want to pester her anymore. He released his grip and walked out.

He felt that if he kept this kind of tit-for-tat argument with Meredith, he would one day be sick out of rage.

Thinking about it, he went out for a cigarette and watched the smoke spread out. Derek's eyes were dim as if he was absorbed in thoughts.

According to Violet, it was better to teach Meredith a lesson and drive her out of J City so that she and Parker would never be able to come back. But in the end, he couldn't watch the two of them go away and live together.

Even though Meredith had betrayed him and tried to plot against him from the beginning to the end, he could not imagine what his life would be like without her.

After a cigarette, Derek stood outside the window for a while. It was only after the smell of smoke on him dissipated when he returned to Meredith's room. She seemed really tired. Her eyes were closed and her brows were locked. Even when she fell asleep, she did not sleep well. Her hands were slightly tilted, as if she was afraid of running into the wound which would cause pain again.

Derek looked at her for a while, then walked to the kitchen and took out a bottle of iced mineral water. He wrapped the water in a towel and walked into the room. "Meredith, get up and ice your hands."

Meredith heard the noise in a daze. In fact, she couldn't sleep well at all. It was so painful that she couldn't sleep. However, she just didn't want to talk to Derek, so she pretended to sleep.

Seeing that she didn't get up, Derek didn't care much. He lifted Meredith's arm from behind and put the wrapped ice towel under her arm.

The man’s movements were not very gentle but were much better than what he did before. Meredith sensed the coldness in her hands. The cold touch gave her a cooling sensation in her swollen and feverish part, and the pain eased a lot.

Unconsciously, her brows relaxed a little. Derek immediately noticed, "Meredith, you're pretending to be asleep.”

After Meredith was discovered to be pretending to fall asleep, she slowly opened her eyes. I just woke up. Is it okay?"

Derek was too lazy to argue with her and threw the medicine prescribed by the doctor to the bedside. "This is your medicine. Remember to apply it in time.”

Meredith looked at the medicine and didn't say anything. In the past, every time Derek bought medicine for her, she would feel warm, but now...

She suddenly realized that she did not understand this man. His gentleness was like an illusion to her and she was unable to tell the truth from the feint.

"I see." Meredith replied faintly and closed her eyes again, as if she didn't want to talk to Derek at all.

Seeing her like this, Derek could neither get angry nor do anything to her. He just got up and said, "I'm leaving first. You stay right here and don't run around.”

Meredith opened her eyes. "Derek, what's the point of bringing me here?"

After much thought, she knew that Derek thought that the child in her belly was Parker's. However, he didn't chase her away and asked her to never appear in front of him. And he locked her up in such a secluded place. Was it meaningful for him to do so?

Even if he felt that he had been cuckolded, there was no need for him to do such a boring revenge, right? If he was a normal people, shouldn't he let her go away?

"Interesting. I'm happy to see that you two can't stay together, can't 1?"

Seeing that Meredith still refused to give up the idea of leaving, Derek replied coldly.

Meredith was completely speechless. She was wondering why this man did this kind of thing which harmed others without benefiting himself.