I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

As Audrey had said, even if it was heart-wrenching, Terrence wanted to know what Meredith experienced before she died. Audrey continued, “Meredith was afraid of dying because she couldn’t bear to leave you and Rowan. We did everything we could, but the doctors couldn’t help her. She didn’t want to die in the hospital; she seemed to have a strong aversion to it. When the doctors said there was no hope, she asked us to take her away. So, I brought her home. She passed away in the attic room…”

“I promised her I would fulfill her last wishes. She couldn’t let go of you and Rowan, so I stayed by your side. I pretended to be Meredith, took care of you and Rowan. But I couldn’t do it; in the end, I made you hate me and give up on this marriage.”

Audrey paused and smiled bitterly. “Meredith died when you loved her the most. You would never forget her. Meredith thought that if you didn’t love her anymore, you wouldn’t be sad when she died. So, I made you misunderstand, fought with you for a divorce, and neglected you. But Meredith underestimated your love for her. Even when I pretended to betray you, you still wouldn’t let go.”

“Whether Meredith knows this in the afterlife, I don’t know if she would be comforted or disappointed.”

Audrey smiled self-deprecatingly; she had been too naive to think she could completely replace Meredith.

Terrence’s voice was hoarse. “What were her last words?”

Audrey pressed her lips together. “I told you already; she just closed her eyes while calling out your and Rowan’s names. Mr. Sterling, I’m truly sorry for deceiving you for so long.”

Terrence looked at Audrey’s face and at her chest where Meredith’s heart now beat. The thought of it made him feel suffocated.

Meredith was gone, but she had saved someone else. If he really made Audrey return the heart, Audrey would die, and Meredith’s good deed would be meaningless.

“Never let me see you again,” Terrence said coldly as he closed his eyes. “And don’t use Meredith’s face anymore.”

Audrey opened her mouth but stopped herself from speaking. How could she dare express the love she felt?

She had never been meant for him; stealing half a year of time should have been enough.

“I will contact a plastic surgery hospital to change this face. Meredith’s face belongs only to her.” Audrey bowed deeply to Terrence. “I’m very sorry.”

After expressing her apology, Audrey left.

Stella saw Audrey come out but heard no noise from inside the room and quickly entered the ward. “Son.”

Terrence closed his eyes and took a painful breath before saying, “Mom, please contact Meredith’s father and explain the situation. Tomorrow I will bring Meredith’s ashes home.”

He wanted to personally bring his wife home; he wouldn’t let his wife die in a foreign land. This was the last rational arrangement he could make.

Stella quickly responded, “Alright, alright, I’ll make the call right now.”

Stella went out to call Prince Darcy and explain the situation and also informed Julian.Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

When Prince Darcy learned of Meredith’s death, he rushed over from Auroraville overnight.

Having already endured losing his daughter once before, Prince Darcy felt deep sorrow when he saw his daughter’s tombstone in the cemetery but managed to control himself.

The next day.

Terrence’s fever subsided; he left the hospital and went straight to the cemetery.

He had arranged with the cemetery manager to retrieve Meredith’s urn.

A helicopter landed on an empty plot in the cemetery as Terrence held Meredith’s ashes and whispered softly, “Meredith, we’re going home.”

Terrence kissed the urn before boarding the helicopter with it in his arms. Grandma Sterling, Prince Darcy followed closely behind; Stella held Little Lucky’s hand with Selene and Harvey Azure joining them as they all returned to Auroraville together.

They came to escort Meredith one last time; their expressions were filled with sorrow.

Death extinguishes life like a lamp; those who remain are left in pain.

Terrence held onto the urn tightly; thinking of Meredith inside it tore at his heart with unbearable grief as tears flowed uncontrollably.