Chapter 1231

"But who could be threatening her? My mother?" Josiah asked.

"I think that's the most likely answer," Meredith answered.

Josiah kept quiet momentarily before saying, "she had been with my mother since she was a child. And my mother has been treating her like her own daughter. I don't get why my mother needs to threaten her. But I'll just ask her since you have this doubt."

Just when Josiah was about to turn around to go downstairs, Meredith pulled him back. "Wait, she is asleep now. Furthermore, she won't admit it if you just ask her so directly."

"I just need her to get Ivy to come back. No?" Josiah said.

Everything would return to square one if Mrs. Shelby was the one who requested Ivy to come back. It would not help to prove Meredith's assumption.

pulled Josiah's sleeve and gazed at him. "Josiah, I want to go look at the

dare to stop her. If she went alone, then there

up? In the annex?" Josiah was startled. Then he scoffed and

free to think so." Meredith pulled his sleeves again, "So can you go

you going to pout until tomorrow if I don't go?" Josiah poked Meredith's lip with his index finger. "Come on, I’ll go with you." Then he took out a trench coat from the wardrobe and place it on her. "It's cold outside. Put

quiet signal at Josiah,

his hand around her. Just before they went out of the door, something suddenly popped into his mind. He lowered his head and said, "But you have to promise

"What?" Meredith asked.

you have

eyes to show how speechless she was. Nevertheless, her heart was rushing to go inspect the annex, so she nodded without feeling forced. "Alright,

from the back door and headed to the annex from the backyard. The mansion was huge. It was at least half a mile from the main building to

was colder at night. Within a few steps of walking, Josiah pulled Meredith into his trench

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