I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

The three of them dared not make a sound, as silent as cicadas in winter. Grandma Sterling mumbled, wanting to say something but not knowing what. From their reactions, Terrence had already guessed the situation.

Terrence smiled bitterly, a self-mocking smile that frightened the three of them. Harvey’s heart ached. “Boss.”

Grandma Sterling was worried. “Terry.”

Selene looked at Terrence, hesitating to speak.

Terrence suppressed his pain, his smile fading into a cold and terrifying expression. Without saying a word, he strode towards the hospital room.

“Terry, don’t be impulsive,” Grandma Sterling quickly tried to stop him.

Harvey also hurried after him, grabbing Terrence. “Boss, calm down.”

Terrence glared at Harvey with icy eyes and said sternly, “Let go.”

“Boss.”

“Let go,” Terrence’s eyes were bloodshot.

Harvey, terrified, let go but still tried to persuade him. “Boss, she just had surgery and hasn’t woken up yet…”

Terrence reacted as if someone had stepped on his sore spot and erupted in rage. “She is not Meredith, not my wife.”

Harvey was stunned by the anger and blurted out, “Yes, she is not Meredith…”

He regretted it as soon as he said it. He wished he could slap himself; now nothing could be hidden.

Selene walked over and spoke calmly. “Terrence, acting like this won’t change anything. Let’s wait until Audrey wakes up.”

“When did you find out? How did you know?” Terrence’s eyes were cold, filled with anger.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Everyone knew; everyone hid it from him.

At this point, Selene didn’t hide it anymore. “We just found out too, not much earlier than you. Harvey and I came to confirm Audrey’s identity.”

Grandma Sterling’s eyes were already wet with tears. She wiped her eyes, lacking the courage to talk about Meredith.

Terrence could blame anyone but Grandma Sterling.

Terrence wanted to ask about Meredith-where was she? But he couldn’t bring himself to ask; he feared not getting the answer he wanted.

How could a heart endure being shattered twice?

It was a pain like ten thousand arrows piercing his heart.

Audrey was still unconscious; they had to wait for the anesthesia to wear off before she would wake up.

Terrence stayed at the hospital; he wanted to wait for Audrey to wake up and explain everything herself.

Spencer and Pete were worried that Terrence might harm Audrey; they didn’t dare leave the hospital even for a moment.

Grandma Sterling and the others were also concerned that Terrence wouldn’t be able to handle the news of Meredith’s death and might do something drastic. They all stayed at the hospital.

Meanwhile…

In Auroraville…

When Azure went to visit Little Lucky, she found out that Terrence wasn’t in Auroraville; Grandma Sterling and Audrey had gone to Blue Ridge, so Terrence was likely there too.

Azure sensed trouble and immediately booked a flight to Blue Ridge. She took Little Lucky with her, thinking that if anything happened, only Little Lucky might be able to calm Terrence down.

Stella and Julian didn’t know what was happening either. Stella didn’t like Audrey now; seeing Azure taking Little Lucky to Blue Ridge, she agreed and decided on a whim to go along.

They took Little Lucky on an evening flight and would arrive at Blue Ridge at night.

On the way, Azure was anxious and prayed that nothing would go wrong.

The closer they got to Blue Ridge, the more excited Little Lucky became. She asked Azure, “Aunt Azure, are we going to see Mommy soon?”

“… Soon,” Azure said as she patted Little Lucky’s head. She felt heartbroken seeing how adorable Little Lucky was.

“Oh, we’re going to see Mommy!” Little Lucky was very happy.

Stella said, “Rowan, take a nap. Grandma will wake you when we arrive.”

“Not sleepy,” Little Lucky shook her head; she loved looking out the window.

It was nighttime outside the plane-dark with nothing visible-but Little Lucky loved pressing her face against the window anyway.

Azure was preoccupied with her thoughts. Stella asked her, “Azure, are you feeling unwell? You don’t look good.”

“It’s nothing,” Azure forced a smile.

Stella was careless and believed her.

When they arrived at Blue Ridge Airport and left the terminal, Little Lucky had fallen asleep.

Azure hailed a cab back to the city center and asked Stella to call Grandma Sterling to find out where she was so they could meet up first.

The taxi passed by the seaside. As they drove by, Little Lucky suddenly woke up. She looked at the sea outside the window and called out softly, “Mommy.”