Chapter 20 Throughout the entire time, Meredith had not been able to bring herself to look at Josiah. This was the first time in three years that she directly looked at him.
Apart from the deep scar that he had left in her heart, Meredith loathed him.
Every single thing that he had done to her and her child that very year had eventually caused her to harbor resentment and hatred toward him.
Josiah sat in a dark corner with his hands crossed in front of him. His cold, gloomy, and grave facial expression could send shivers down anyone‘s spine.
Meredith too, of course, was anxious and terrified being around him.
But she did not avoid him, and instead, flashed a grin at him and said, “I’m guessing that you want to see me without paying. Well, that‘s alright too. You can consider this as my present for
you.”
to leave, Josiah grabbed
warmth and touch that
eyes, Meredith collected herself, turned around, and smiled at him. But she was welcomed by a stack
landed on her forehead. Blood was dripping from the
Oh, and make sure you kiss every single man in this room,” said Josiah. In the darkroom, his sinister voice sent chills down everyone‘s spine. Meredith looked
up the money, she would be stripped of her last shred of dignity. If she chose to ignore the money, Nia would be off her meds in
her teeth, Meredith crouched down by his feet and started picking up the pile of cash that felt heavier than a weight of
was being exposed little by little. She was thinner
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