Chapter 14
Angel, Joshua, and his company, Gretchen Holdings, lost their reputation overnight.
Every company that initially collaborated with Angel immediately terminated their contracts with her and demanded that she pay up the penalty fee for breach of contact worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
There were even haters who went to the hospital where Angel was and demanded that she reveal herself, throwing rotten eggs and vegetables at her. Had it not be the bodyguards Jessica esployed to take care of Angel’s safety, Angel would have been so terrorized that she would have miscarried
Mearcher, Joshua’s years of cultivating his image as a pore, loving person who doted on his fance were immediately shattered when lils affair with Angel was
Tlenty of companies also terminated their contracts with his company. His shareholders also quickly sold off their shares.
Josh could betray Melody after ten years of being together, then he could also betray them years after working together. They weren’t going to take that risk.
At we, the net worth of Gretchen Hoblings plummeted to its lowest palce ever. It was terally on the verge of bankruptcy.
To stabilize the company, Joshua and his father, Bruce Gretchen, decided to move into the company and busied themselves all day and night with work
And now, none of these had anything to do with Melody anymore
Ever since taking her death, Melody changed her identity and was now residing in Newland.
had a new name now–Meredith Cosgrove. Merry, for short.
e liked this name a lot. She also liked the life she was living now.
When her parents passed away, they had left her a sizable amount of money in a growth fund. And with the money she’d saved from what Joshua had given her all these years, she was living quite a comfortable life right now.
She
e opened up a quaint little cate in a small town. When her neighbors or visitors stopped by, she would chat merrily with them and sometimes even make them cup of freshly–brewed coffee forfore.
Eventually, the people of that town learned that the owner of this newly opened cale was a very kind and sweet young woman.
“Hey, Meny.”
Amar voice sounded from the back, and Meredith turned around happily to greet the newcomer who’d just come in through her back door.
uke! What are you doing here?”
Luka Heathrowned and bent over slightly to nuttle Meredith’s hair, making the tips of her ears turn red.
She still couldn’t get used to the special treatment he kept going her, even after so long
She had been lost and helpless when she’d first landed in Newland. The only thing on her mind at that time was to leave Joshua as far away as possible so that he
oldver be able to find her again
However, after she’d really broken tres from him, she didn’t know what her next step was supposed to be
Hackthen, Luke had been the first one to reach out to her and lend her a helping hand. He showed her around town and slowly helped her get back on her feet agai Of course, this led to them both getting much closer, but neither one dared to take the first step yet.
Meredith didn’t date to risk it again. Even Joshua, who had loved her for ten years and nearly gave up his lite for her, would betray her and have an affair behind her
back
She just didn’t have the time or energy to get into another relationship anymore. She didn’t want to risk her heart being broken all over again because she didn’t dare to look forward to the outcome of the relationship.
Meredith thought that what they had now was sufficit.
Luke understood where the was coming from, but that didn’t mean he ained away from her. Instead, he simply treated her like the little sister he never had.
“Didn’t you say you felt like eating barbecue the other day? I’ve already prepped all the ingredients. Come on, let’s go back to my place.”
Meredith’s eyes lit up at once. She immediately agreed and grabbed two bottles of homemade beer from the counter. Then, she closed up shop and followed Luke home, enjoying the view while they walked along the path.
“I thought I’d just mentioned it in passing the other day. I didn’t think you’d actually remember what
The little town they were in didn’t carry the herbs and spices Meredith used to mareate her meats. To get them, she would have to go to t hour drive away, making the round trip close to four hours.
the city, which was a two-
Luke just grimed and said nothing, opening the door to his villa for her. He then placed a pair of pink slippers by her feet and said, “Come on in Meredith blushed slightly and thanked lumber changing into the slippers,
She stared at the spread in the yard and handed the beer bottles in her hand to Loke
“I made these myself 1hope you like them”
Luke took the bottles for her and smiled widely. “I promise I’ll savor every drop of l
The breasted set and smooth in his that, making Luke’s eyes brighten in prise.
“This is good ”
Meredith sighed in relief.
They then started enjoying the barbecue with the beer until late at night.
Just then, the alanın Meredith set on her phone went off. She hurriedly called out to Like, who was busy cleaning the grill.
“Like” Come out and watch the aurora lights with met-
Both Luke and Meredith then sat down on a flutty carpet and looked up into the sky through the clear glass roof, admiring the sight of the aurora borealis above
The lights changed shapes and colors every now and then. The blue and green hues looked exceptionally beautiful in the dark of the night. They were so dreamy and poetry that Meredith telt as it she was in a wonderful dream
Even though she’d already seen the aurora lights in the sky a number of times, she would still be awed and amazed by them every time she saw them again. She would continuously state up into the sky until she forgot time existed.
