I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Audrey’s words shocked Selene. Was this still the loving couple she remembered? Selene said, “Back then, Terrence was framed and caught in a scandal, almost unable to return to the country. You were heavily pregnant, and we both traveled a great distance to bring him back. Later, Terrence was retaliated against by the Celestial Alliance, lost his sight, and was taken away by Joy Chaucer. Everyone said Terrence wouldn’t come back, but you didn’t believe it…”

“Selene, I’ve heard these stories many times,” Audrey interrupted softly. “You’re not the first to tell me about how things were between Terrence and me. To make me remember the past, almost everyone has tried to tell me our story. But to me, these are just other people’s stories. I can’t remember them; it only makes me feel like a puppet. What you all want is the old Meredith.”

Selene was speechless, and Terrence, listening from the staircase, felt a pang in his heart. He had given Audrey her freedom, but that didn’t mean he had stopped caring for her.

In fact, he knew exactly who Audrey had gone to the hotel with-a man named Chris Livingston, who came from a family that ran a modest food factory worth millions. Chris was handsome but inferior to Terrence in many ways. Yet Audrey chose this man over him.

Terrence didn’t even want to go home anymore. He couldn’t bear to see Audrey but couldn’t stop missing her either. He didn’t dare confront her and chose to turn a blind eye.

In this love and marriage, Terrence felt particularly humble. He had no way of dealing with Audrey; it was like holding snow in his palm-clutch it tightly, and it melts; loosen your grip, and it scatters.

He had imagined countless times confronting Audrey, but when he saw her face and remembered their past moments together, his anger dissipated.

What right did he have to question her? The memories were his alone now; the current Meredith didn’t remember them. How could he bear to blame her?

Selene stared at Audrey for a long time before realizing that continuing the conversation was futile. She stood up and said, “I have something else to do; I’ll be leaving now. The Wilkinson family is hosting a welcome-back party for me. You’re welcome to come if you wish.”

Audrey replied, “Okay.”

After Selene left, Audrey sat on the sofa for a while in a daze, thinking about how to get Terrence to divorce her. Only by divorcing could they both be free from emotional pain.

Audrey glanced at her phone; there was a message from Chris.

She got up and told the cook, “I won’t be home for dinner tonight. Please inform Terrence.”

The cook had become their messenger.

“Okay, ma’am. When will you be back?” asked the cook.

“I don’t know, maybe later,” Audrey replied ambiguously.

Audrey left the house while the cook went upstairs to inform Terrence. Terrence came out from the staircase and said, “I already know. You can go back to your work.”

“Yes, sir,” replied the cook as she headed back to the kitchen.

Terrence looked out into the yard; he knew Audrey had gone to see that man again. Without memories of their past and without moral constraints or psychological burden, Audrey’s actions weren’t intentional against him.

From Audrey’s perspective, she might prefer being Audrey rather than Meredith.

Meanwhile…

Gordon had traced the man who met Audrey at the hotel through his license plate number.

Gordon found it hard to believe that Audrey would abandon a golden opportunity for someone so inferior to Terrence.

He called Azure with the information: “I’ve found out about that man Meredith met at the hotel. I can’t believe she would choose someone like him over Terrence.”

Azure frowned and asked, “Are you sure? What’s his background?”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“His name is Chris Livingston; he’s just a small-time owner of a food factory,” Gordon explained. “I guess he’s very persuasive with his words and managed to fool Meredith. After all, Meredith doesn’t remember Terrence now. With Terrence watching her closely, she might have developed a rebellious mindset.”

“Meredith betrayed Terrence,” Azure said in disbelief. “How can Terrence accept this? Let’s not reveal this yet; just stop investigating for now until I return.”