I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

She certainly did not mean it when she said she did not want to hurt Meredith’s feelings was false; Fiona was unable to face it, and there was a bit of reluctance, which led her to say so.

Justin said, “As long as you explain properly to her, Meredith would sure forgive you.”

Fiona didn’t like to hear this. In Justin’s eyes, everything about Meredith was fine.

Just as Fiona was about to say something, footsteps could be heard at the door.

“Fiona, what happened? Why is the door broken?” Meredith, upon hearing that something had happened, quickly left what she was doing and came over.

Seeing Fiona’s swollen eyes, she knew Fiona had been crying, and the door was obviously forced open – it was easy to let one’s imagination run wild.

“Was it a burglary?” Meredith looked at Fiona, then at Justin.

Justin had sent her a message, but did not mention what had happened.

Justin gave Fiona a look, indicating that she should say what needed to be said and not say what shouldn’t be said.This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.

Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Fiona said, “I was tricked. They ran away, but thankfully I managed to get back half of the money, so I didn’t lose much. Otherwise, I might have jumped off a building.”

In her half-truth, half-deception, Meredith didn’t suspect anything.

“I warned you before, those people didn’t look like good people.” Meredith sat down next to Fiona and said, “As long as you are safe, losing a bit of money is not a big deal.”

Actually, Meredith meant that she valued Fiona more than money. As long as she was fine, everything could start over.

Fearful of upsetting Fiona upon hearing she had been cheated, Meredith didn’t dare say anything harsh.

But even so, to Fiona, the sentence “losing a bit of money is not a big deal” seemed like a mockery, stabbing at her heart.

Justin, seeing Fiona hesitating to explain, said, “Meredith, Fiona has something to tell you.”

Hearing this, Fiona glanced at Justin, completely unprepared mentally.

Puzzled, Meredith asked, “Fiona, what do you want to say?”

Fiona hesitated, but Justin stared at her, so she dared not be dishonest.

Once Meredith knew about what she did, she would definitely offend Meredith, who would not care about her.

But now, if she spoke, she could at least please Justin and have his help. Otherwise, with so much money, she couldn’t pay it back.

Meredith also noticed the eye contact between Justin and Fiona, clearly hiding something from her.

“Fiona, Justin, what are you keeping from me?”

“Meredith,” Fiona courageously said, “Terrence Sterling took me to Thornfield Gardens because… because he found my resume in the room.”

“Resume? What room?” Meredith didn’t react for a moment, also unclear why Fiona suddenly mentioned Terrence Sterling.

Justin cleared his throat as a reminder, and Fiona continued, “Terrence Sterling thought the woman in Grandmere was me. He found me, asked me to be his woman. Meredith, I didn’t know it was you that night until later. By then it was too late, I had already moved into Thornfield Gardens and became his girlfriend.”

Fiona still didn’t want to admit her intentions, trying to find excuses for her despicable behavior, attempting to portray herself as innocent.

And that last sentence was meant to leave a thorn in Meredith’s heart.

Even if it was a misunderstanding, she had become Terrence Sterling’s girlfriend.

Having lived in Thornfield Gardens for so long as his girlfriend, it was normal for something substantial to happen between the two.

Moreover, Fiona didn’t say clearly, she deliberately used ambiguous words to induce Meredith’s thoughts.

Even if one day it was exposed, she could innocently say that she didn’t mention sleeping with Terrence Sterling, that was just what Meredith assumed.

Justin didn’t see through this little trick, and on the surface, these words didn’t seem problematic. Fiona did admit what she did.

Hearing Fiona’s confession, Meredith suddenly stood up, staring at Fiona in disbelief, “How could you do this? You didn’t want us to know who your boyfriend was, didn’t dare to admit when you started dating him, actually, you knew from the beginning that Terrence Sterling wasn’t looking for you. You were afraid that I would expose you, weren’t you?”

“It’s not like that, Meredith, it’s really a misunderstanding.” Fiona argued slyly, “I really didn’t know at first, I only found out when I moved into Thornfield Gardens.”

“You’re lying.” Meredith was furious, she wasn’t dumb, couldn’t she see the loopholes in Fiona’s words?