Derek couldn't help but grit his teeth. If he weren't in the hospital now, he might have punched Parker already.
Parker was so defiant that Derek was easily irritated.
However, Derek loosened his grip. Meredith, who had been pinched so badly by him, breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when she was about to wrench herself free, she was caught by Derek.
"What exactly were you talking about just now? If I am not mistaken, today is not April Fool's day."
Derek took a deep breath to calm himself down.
Meredith thought for a moment. She saw Parker mouthing to her, saying, "Don't talk." In the end, she didn't say anything.
In fact, however, this silence could be more torturous than a direct answer.
"Didn't Mr. Xavier hear it clearly? That's it."
Parker smiled and looked at Derek.
"Is that so? Are you going to marry this person?"
Derek looked at Meredith and ignored Parker.
Now, all he needed was an answer from Meredith.
She always said he didn't believe her. Now, he only believed her words, but she didn't say anything.
"I..."
Meredith hesitated for a moment. She didn't even dare to look at Derek.
She never thought of being so ruthless but...
As Parker said, if she wasn't cruel enough, Derek wouldn't believe her.
If he didn't believe her, then she would never be able to meet Evelyn's requirement.
Meredith refrained from feeling sad and looked up at Derek, pretending that nothing had happened. "It's true. What he said is true."
Derek loosened his grip on Meredith's wrist.
At this moment, he didn't know what to say.
"A few days ago, you said you needed space and asked me to leave you alone. Was it because of him?"
Derek's expression made Meredith a little afraid to look straight at him.
She seemed to have seen her previous self, who had been so stubborn to get an answer.
But now that she had told him, she could no longer hesitate.
"Yes, that's it. Ever since he came back, I've been wanting to get rid of you. And I'm too tired when I stay with you. I can't forgive what the Xaviers did to me in my life. I don't want to live my whole life with resentment towards them."
Meredith said these words seriously.
She was so serious that Derek would almost believe her.
Yes, she had said it many times. She hated Violet and could never forgive what she had done to her.
However, Derek had always thought that he could think of a way to make his mother apologize and restore their relationship to a state of mutual respect.
It turned out that he had overestimated what he meant to her.
"What about Easton? What are you going to do with him?"
Derek mentioned Easton as if he had caught a lifeline.
That was their child. Did she not even want him?
"As to Easton, I'm taking him away. You'll definitely marry a woman who deserves you some day. I don't want him to have a stepmother who doesn't love him."
Hearing Meredith's words, Derek felt heartbroken.
He had told her so many times, but she had never believed him. And she also wanted to take Easton with her.
How long had she planned to leave him?
Derek left.
Meredith looked at his back. This was the first time she saw Derek like this and felt heartbroken.
She even wondered if Derek had felt the same way when he was lying to her to protect her.
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