When Derek said this, he felt like he was schizophrenic.
As he tried to push her away, he couldn't bear to part with her. At least, he didn't want to see her live a difficult life. If that happened, how could he rest assured?
Meredith could not understand what Derek was thinking at all. She looked into the man's eyes, which were still as attractive as the deep lake water, reflecting her shadow.
What was he thinking?
Meredith walked over, looking directly into Derek's eyes, her eyes were full of doubts.
"Derek, do you know how strange you are? What? Do you still have feelings for me?"
Meredith couldn't figure out why he pushed her to accept this equity. Although these things were nothing in front of the Xaviers, it was still a great fortune. So, what did he want from giving it to her?
Just to show his generosity after the breakup?
Could it be that he had some inferior motives?
Meredithdu thought she was crazy, but sometimes people are so blind that even if there was just a hint of foreboding, they would try their best to get closer to what they think.
Maybe, maybe Derek didn't want to be separated from her. Maybe, it was just a stalling tactic. Maybe...
"Derek, tell me, did you have some secret sorrow to do this?"
Derek's eyes dimmed, his lips parted, and he spat out one word, "No."
"Really not?"
Meredith took a step forward and grabbed his collar. Although she knew she was like a shrew, without grace or even shame, she couldn't care less at the moment.
Derek pulled her hand away, took a deep breath, and then, said in his usual tone, "What are you thinking? These things were just... Just a little compensation for you."
"What kind of compensation? Compensation for playing with me for so long? Or do you want me not to leave here so that one day, when you think of me, you can come back and find something new from me?"
Meredith couldn't help but laugh. This was such a lofty statement. What she needed to do her best to get was not worth mentioning in Derek's eyes.
Perhaps, an ordinary person like her was nothing more than that in his eyes.
"..."
Derek didn't answer. When he saw the sadness in Meredith's eyes, he wanted to deny it for a moment, but he held back immediately.
Seeing his silence, Meredith felt that he had acquiesced.
So, he just didn't want her to find another man after she left him. After all, she was just a woman who couldn't live without a man in Derek's eyes, which was quite in line with his controlling personality.
"In that case... I don't want anything from the Masons," Meredith replied, gritting her teeth.
If she had to rely on Derek's mercy, if she had to be a plaything for him to get back what belonged to her, she would rather give them up.
Even if she was poor and she had nothing, she wasn't shameless. She would not give that woman another chance to point at her nose and say that she was shameless.
"You..."
Derek didn't expect her to reject him without thinking. "Haven't you always wanted to get the Masons back? End like this? You don't want anything?"
Meredith looked him in the eye. "If the price is to betray my dignity and work as an obscure plaything for you, then I would rather give up."
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