The Good Girl's Revenge novel Chapter 41

When the banquet ended, Derek sent the guests out one by one.

Back in the room, Meredith was staring at the computer. She frowned and looked worried. She didn't even notice that Derek had returned. It seemed that she was immersed in her own world.

Derek walked over and glanced at her computer screen, which contained some information about overturning convictions. However, before he could see it clearly, Meredith sensed someone was coming and quickly closed the web page.

Looking back, she saw that it was Derek. She stood up and said. "I want to look up some information."

Derek answered indifferently without saying anything.

Meredith saw that he seemed to be in a good mood, so she asked tentatively. "Well, I didn't tell them about that matter. I don't know how they got the news."

Although Derek's Second Uncle and Second Aunt's words did not cause any serious consequences, Meredith didn't want to get blamed for anything.

"I know." Derek frowned when he saw that she was in a hurry to explain.

Hans and his wife had been abroad for a while, and Meredith, as an outsider, couldn't possibly know about the things of the Xaviers, so he never doubted her at all.

However, it seemed that she was afraid of being wronged by him and it made him very unhappy. In her eyes, was he a person who couldn't tell right from wrong?

"That's good, that's good." Meredith nodded in relief. However, as she was about to leave, Derek stopped her.

"You handled this well, not as stupid as I thought."

Meredith's lips twitched when she heard this, and she really wanted to beat him! He could have praised her for her cleverness to make her happy, but he did the opposite to annoy her.

She wasn't even a little bit happy with that.

"Of course. I always have a quick mind." Meredith raised her head a little proudly and she was rarely not so prim in front of Derek.

Derek looked into her bright eyes, thinking that it was the first time he saw Meredith acting like this in front of him. She was not as reserved as usual but was more lively, just as a young girl of her age.

Looking at the girl's face in a daze for a moment, Derek realized something and his face suddenly turned cold again. "Are you not ashamed to brag?"

After that, he turned around and went into the bathroom.

Meredith looked at his back, feeling helpless and speechless. Derek's face really changed so fast. Could it be that he felt offended because she was joking when she spoke just now?

Thinking of this, Meredith felt down, ruled her face, and warned herself in her heart that she should never be complacent again, lest Derek was unhappy.

In the bathroom, dripping water slowly slid down Derek's sturdy body. Looking at the white tiles in front of him, the man frowned.

It was not a good sign that he would flip because of Meredith's smile and he hadn't been that for a long time.

In the mist, Derek's dark eyes still sparkled with mixed feelings.

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The next morning, Meredith got up early.

As soon as she went downstairs, she saw that Hans and Amber, who had messed up yesterday, were both there.

Who would have thought that they would actually stay shamelessly?

Seeing Meredith, Amber's heart was filled with anger. If she had acted as what she should do yesterday, Derek would definitely have lost his face.

Now, Derek was safe and sound. Instead, they were regarded as bad guys, which was indeed going for wool and coming home worn.

"Hehe, isn't she a servant of the family? Why did she get to the second floor, where the master lives?"

Since no one else was around, there was no need for the couple to pretend to be good people, and they said in a really sarcastic tone.

Meredith pretended not to hear it. It seemed that the two did not get along well with Derek and they weren't nice to her, so she did not want to provoke him.

"Can you not hear me when I'm talking to you?" When Amber found that she was ignored, she became even angrier. She rushed over. "It seems that no one has told you about the rules of the Xaviers, so today I will let you know how to talk to your master..."

As she spoke, she waved her arm and was about to slap her. Meredith quickly took a step back and avoided it.

However, she didn't expect Amber to be relentless. Seeing that she didn't slap Meredith, she wanted to come over and slap her for the second time.

Meredith had already retreated to the wall, so there was nowhere for her to hide. Just as she was about to be slapped, Zhou's hand was suddenly held in a strange position in mid-air.

Derek looked at Amber with indifference, and he pinched her wrist so hard as if he was crushing her bones.

"Ah! It hurts!" As Amber looked at Derek, she was frightened by the man's cold, malevolent eyes. "Derek? Why do you get up? Let go of your hand. It hurts!"