Chapter 188
“Meredith Leighton, I swear that I’ll break your legs if you show up in front of me like this again!” Grabbing her by her wrist, Josiah dragged her out of his study roughly. “Get the hell out!”
“Ahh!” Meredith cried in pain after being thrown onto the floor.
Josiah was surely fickle-minded.
After staying sprawled on the floor for some time, Meredith then tried to sit herself up.
A pair of high heels appeared in front of her eyes. Meredith was first slightly startled but quickly, she looked away and continued getting up from the floor.
“Look at you, all dressed up for the sake of seducing Josiah, but got kicked out anyway.” Smirking, Ysabelle crouched down to be at the same eye level as Meredith as she studied Meredith’s naked body which was almost visible and covered with scars and bruises.
“Meredith Leighton, do you not look at yourself in the mirror at all? Even if you stand naked in the middle of a room, no man would want you anyway.” Meredith could not be bothered to defend herself. She finally got up onto her feet and started making her way downstairs. Watching Meredith as she left, Ysabelle’s brows knitted into a frown. Ysabelle knew Meredith well. Meredith had always been a prideful person and she knew her values. Meredith only sold her body because she thought that Nia would be able to live after the transplant surgery. However, Nia had lost her donor and Meredith admitted that Nia did not have long to live anymore. Hence why would someone who had lost all hope, strip away her self-dignity to try to please a man? Even more so a man that she deeply resented.
Ysabelle assumed that Meredith must have been hiding something.
Returning to her bedroom, Meredith took off the thin layer of nightgown and changed into her usual outfit – a long shirt and long pants.
Sitting on the bed, Meredith tried to recall Josiah’s reaction earlier. Meredith
could not understand why he had kicked her out when he clearly admitted that he liked seeing her stooping low.
And what did he mean by not wanting to see her in this manner again? Did he mean that he did not want her to be looking seductive and provocative?
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