I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Meredith felt more and more sad, in a moment she had lost everything. She even lost her job. There couldn’t be anyone unluckier than her.

Harvey Fieldmouse was at a loss, “Miss Florrick, Meredith, please don’t cry, can I treat you to supper?”

Though Meredith did not cry out loud, she looked even more distressing this way. Taking a deep breath, she wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes, lifted her head, and said, “Mr. Fieldmouse, thank you for today, I’m fine, let’s go.”

Meredith walked away, with blood still on her pants. Harvey Fieldmouse took off his coat and handed it to her, saying, “Cover up.”

Understanding his gesture, Meredith felt embarrassed as she took the coat and wrapped it around her waist.

Harvey Fieldmouse escorted Meredith home, but she remained silent throughout the journey. Harvey Fieldmouse was a talkative person; how could he remain silent all the way?

Driven by curiosity, Harvey Fieldmouse asked, “Miss Florrick, a personal question, are you really dating someone?”

Meredith responded decisively, “No.”

“If you’re not dating anyone, were you cheated on by a scumbag, broke up, you have no children, and now you’re single, perfect.” Harvey Fieldmouse’s thought process was quite unique. “Then you can go win over Terry now.”

Meredith retorted, “I may not be pregnant, but I do have my dignity.”

How could she covet her sister’s man? And her pregnancy was a misunderstanding; if such a misunderstanding could happen, it meant she had been with a man before. How did Harvey Fieldmouse skip this part?

Harvey Fieldmouse chuckled, “Miss Florrick, I find you quite humorous.”

Meredith looked at Harvey Fieldmouse and asked, “When did Mr. Sterling start dating his girlfriend? Since you’re Mr. Sterling’s friend, you should know.”

Harvey Fieldmouse had previously said that Terrence Sterling couldn’t perform with his new girlfriend, but she had no idea about the situation between Fiona and Terrence Sterling.

Driving onwards, Harvey Fieldmouse said, “That woman at Thornfield Gardens, you can completely ignore her. Terry won’t choose her, she’s not really Terry’s girlfriend, just living at Thornfield Gardens.”

Harvey Fieldmouse couldn’t reveal too much; he couldn’t say that Terrence Sterling had slept with that woman and now had to take responsibility. Plus, the woman at Thornfield Gardens may not even be the same one from that night, still to be verified.

However, when Meredith heard Harvey Fieldmouse’s words, they held a different meaning to her. Was Terrence Sterling really just playing with Fiona?

The thought made Meredith very angry. Even if Fiona had deceived her, their twenty-year sisterly bond made her infuriated at the thought of Fiona being played.

Angrily, Meredith asked, “Mr. Fieldmouse, do you upper-class people see women like clothes, easy to change and toy with?”

Unaware of Meredith’s anger, Harvey Fieldmouse laughed, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Everyone is just playing around, no need to take it seriously. The woman at Thornfield Gardens is clearly after Terry’s money, she’s vain. Terry won’t choose her. But Terry is different with you, he had six bottles of whisky tonight…”

“I’m here, please stop the car.” Meredith didn’t want to hear Harvey Fieldmouse speak any further, nothing he said struck a chord with her.

The car came to a halt, and Meredith earnestly thanked Harvey Fieldmouse, “Mr. Fieldmouse, thank you very much for tonight.”

“For a beauty like you, it’s my pleasure to be of service,” Harvey Fieldmouse said with a smile. “Have a good rest.”

Meredith nodded and turned to go home, changing her pants. She had spent the night coming to terms with cutting ties with Terrence Sterling and deciding not to return to Sterling Corporation. No matter what happened between Fiona and Terrence Sterling, she would keep her distance from him.

She sent out resumes to multiple companies before finally taking a break to make a cup of hot water. She always felt uncomfortable during her period, with sore legs and aching stomach. In severe cases, she relied on painkillers for relief.

Just as she sat down, Justin called, “Meredith, I had to go on a last-minute business trip with our boss last night. Was everything okay at the department dinner yesterday? Did you drink?”

“Everything’s fine, I didn’t drink,” Meredith opened the speakerphone and placed her phone on the table, holding the water cup with both hands. “I quit my job, some things happened, there’s actually no child.”

“No child?” To Justin, it sounded like something had gone wrong, a miscarriage?

“What’s going on? Everything was fine, why did you lose the child?” Justin was very anxious. “Meredith, please don’t worry, I’ll…”

Before Justin could finish, someone came to find him.

Listening to Justin’s busyness on the phone, Meredith said, “You go ahead, attend to your work, we’ll talk when you come back.”

“Okay, you rest first, we’ll talk when I’m back.” Justin was really busy; the case he was working on today was very important.

After ending the call, Justin was still worried. He messaged Fiona, “Fiona, please take care of Meredith, she lost the child, I’m on a business trip and should be back tonight.”