I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Meredith was no fool. When it came to avoiding trouble, she would definitely steer clear of it.

Would she pick a fight with Joy Chaucer? That would be asking for trouble.

Now was not the time to display a spirit of defiance against authority.

“Thank you, Ruby,” Meredith felt grateful in her heart. They had just met, yet Ruby dared to take the risk of confronting Joy Chaucer.

Most people wouldn’t dare.

As they waited in line, Meredith chatted with Ruby and learned a bit about her. Ruby was a fresh graduate this year and had come for an interview after seeing the job advertisement.

“It’s nothing,” Ruby smiled. “Did you have your interview?”

“Just received the notification to start next Monday,” Meredith asked. “How about you?”

“I didn’t get hired,” Ruby replied nonchalantly. “With so many companies in this building, I’ll look elsewhere and hopefully work in the same building as you. It’s nice to know someone, not feeling lonely.”

“Well, I wish you find a job soon,” Meredith glanced at the time. “If you don’t mind, would you like to have dinner together?”

“I’m shameless,” Ruby chuckled. “I won’t refuse then.”

Meredith liked Ruby’s straightforward nature, not awkward.

In Ruby, Meredith could see a bit of Fiona’s shadow.

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Meredith and Ruby found a nearby fast food restaurant to have dinner, and they hit it off, chatting effortlessly.

When they discussed Joy Chaucer, Ruby commented, “Joy Chaucer has a bad reputation. Arrogant and domineering. I heard she has a terrible temper and has caused a lot of trouble. She even got drunk and hit someone with her car, but Mrs. Chaucer sorted out the mess for her. Having a wealthy mother sure is fortunate. Joy Chaucer is just privileged.”

“Having you say that, I’m even more relieved to have avoided her earlier,” Meredith said. “She probably didn’t remember me just now. I’ll be working at Falconer Holdings in the future, and if she picks on me, it would be disastrous.”

“She probably doesn’t remember,” Ruby assured her. “She doesn’t come to the company often. You’re safe.”

Meredith was puzzled. “Ruby, how do you know so much about her?”

Ruby hesitated. “I heard it from someone. I have a good friend working at Falconer Holdings. They gossip all the time, so I know a bit. She only returned to her family at fifteen. Before that, she was living with foster parents in the countryside, where her academic performance was poor. Her parents also received complaints about her fighting, skipping classes, and such before she turned fifteen.”

Meredith found it hard to believe that Ruby had such detailed information just from hearsay; she must have seen it with her own eyes.

There might be a connection between Ruby and Joy Chaucer.

“I envy her. She found her biological parents, and I don’t even know what my parents look like,” Meredith confessed.

“Are you an orphan, Meredith?” Ruby asked.

“Yeah.”

After dinner, Meredith and Ruby parted ways at the restaurant entrance.

Meredith took the subway back. She had made an appointment online with a real estate agent to view a house.

She couldn’t stay at Justin’s place forever. Sometimes, it wasn’t very convenient.

Meredith was efficient. Within half a day, she rented a house and paid the rent, leaving only five thousand yuan in her wallet.

Once she moved her belongings into the new house, Justin found out in the evening that Meredith had moved out.

With a new job and a new house, Meredith was full of hope for the future.

Over the next few months, she kept herself busy and fulfilled at Falconer Holdings. The office politics were nothing major, and she handled them with ease.

As Auroraville transitioned from summer to winter, Terrence Sterling was nowhere in her world.

It was as if he had never appeared in her life.

The kiss that night and the passionate night together felt like a dream.

Just when she thought she would never have any intersection with Terrence Sterling again, as she left the office one evening, she looked up and saw a familiar figure elongated under the streetlight.

It was him. Terrence Sterling had arrived.