Meredith, who got totally drenched, was so cold as to tremble. When she heard this, she felt colder.
Her father was in the living room, and he should have seen how it all happened, but he was still so partial to Clara.
Was this the man her father, whom her mother had loved and sacrificed the entire life for?
Meredith forced a smile and sat down on the leather sofa across from Wesley, not caring that the smudge on her drenched body would soak the expensive sofa.
Since he cherished the expensive furniture, then she had to smudge pieces as many as she could. Otherwise, how could she be worthy of Clara's "thoughtful hospitality" ?
"Mr. Xavier had better let your wife treat her eyes rather than nag at me. She didn't see me when I was out there alone. Maybe she was blind. If she is sick, she should see the doctor quickly so as to prevent her illness from worsening. If she misses the boat, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Clara's smile turned unnatural as if she had not expected Meredith to be such a scoundrel. She didn't even give a damn about politeness.
"Qimo, I really didn't see her. Well, let's forget about it. I'll go get Mer a clean set of clothes."
"I don't need your hypocritical kindness." Meredith refused without a second thought. Who knew if there would be some needles in the clothes she brought? Clara could do such a dirty thing.
Wesley was also enraged. "Shut your mouth. She's your elder. How come you spoke to her without respect?"
"I don't have an elder who would splash dirty water on a guest. My only elder was my mother." Meredith looked coldly at Wesley's angry face and said word for word.
"Forget it. That's it. I have something to say to you."
Meredith smiled faintly. When a conversation went into an unfavourable situation, he would change the subject. Her good father had never changed.
"Your sister's commercial endorsement should have been smooth, but why did you sabotage it? Now that she's been hurt by this, you should go get her endorsement back."
Get it back?
Meredith was almost amused by his righteous tone.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xavier. I've already said that I can't make Derek's decision. Back then, it was you who said that I was his plaything and I should not gloat over that. "
"So, how dare I give him an onder?"
Meredith mimicked the tone that The Masons had humiliated her, making an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
"You!" Of course, Wesley could know what was her meaning. But when he thought of his little daughter who was anxious about this endorsement, he didn't care if he ate his words.
"Anyway, you have to let your little sister land this endorsement. I don't care whether you cry or beg before him. You just have to make it."
"I'm sorry, I can't do it. Derek said he wouldn't let anyone interrupt him on business matters. He wouldn't bother to listen to his grandpa, not to mention me."
"Or, let me put it this way. If I really have the ability to change Derek's mind, why don't I just let him take revenge on the Masons? Isn't it too painless to just cancel Ava's unimportant endorsement?"
As soon as Meredith spoke, there was a tearing pain on her scalp. Wesley pounced on her with a ferocious face and slapped her left cheek.
Wesley slapped with full strength. It made Meredith suddenly hear a buzzing sound in her ears. With the humming in her brain, she could not be level enough to think.
"You wicked girl. I shouldn't have given birth to you in the first place. You should have died in prison. You still want to retaliate against the Masons. Have you forgotten your surname and the blood of the Masons in your body?"
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