I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

When Darcy DuMont admitted it, Terrence Sterling’s expression changed slightly. As he had suspected, the pocket watch was indeed connected to Darcy DuMont. However, from what Darcy DuMont said, he also didn’t know why the pocket watch ended up in Meredith’s possession. Terrence Sterling found this matter full of doubts. Darcy DuMont didn’t seem to be lying. If he had something to hide, he wouldn’t have admitted the pocket watch was his.

Terrence Sterling composed himself and said, “It’s quite a coincidence. That pocket watch is a keepsake from Meredith’s mother. It was a token of love from Meredith’s father to her mother.”

“Meredith’s father?” Darcy DuMont was intrigued. “I heard from Lucien that Meredith’s father was also named Darcy DuMont, just like me. I didn’t expect such a deep connection. I lost my pocket watch over twenty years ago; it must have been in Auroraville.”

Terrence Sterling didn’t believe it was merely lost; there were no such coincidences in the world. He deliberately said, “Meredith’s mother was named Bianca. Over twenty years ago, she fell in love at first sight with Meredith’s father. My mother told me that Meredith’s father was a Frenchman.”

The names, nationality, pocket watch, and timeline all matched perfectly.

Darcy DuMont also realized the implication in Terrence Sterling’s words. There couldn’t be so many coincidences in the world. He had gone to Auroraville back then and had an accident that caused severe head trauma and memory loss. Over twenty years had passed, and he never pursued those lost memories.

Now, Terrence Sterling’s words startled him slightly. He instinctively looked towards Meredith, who was chatting with Mrs. Katherine nearby.

Darcy DuMont’s expression grew serious. Could something have happened when he was in Auroraville? His face had been reconstructed after the accident due to extensive injuries.

“You mentioned Meredith’s mother was named Bianca. I heard from Lucien DuMont that she passed away a few months ago?” For some reason, mentioning Bianca made Darcy DuMont inexplicably sad.

“Yes, her name was Bianca. She passed away a few months ago.” Terrence Sterling kept his eyes on Darcy DuMont’s reaction and said, “Mr. DuMont, we are all smart people here. You should understand my meaning clearly. It wasn’t convenient to ask more questions in the restaurant earlier, but now there are no outsiders here. Why did your pocket watch become a token of love for Meredith’s parents? Lucien DuMont is your son, yet he looks almost identical to Meredith’s father when he was young. Mr. DuMont, are you unwilling to admit it or do you truly not remember?”

Darcy DuMont was at a loss for words and didn’t know how to respond to Terrence Sterling.

He put down the bowling ball and looked towards Meredith before saying to Terrence Sterling, “I have some matters to attend to; I’ll head back first. Tomorrow is the royal wedding; someone will come to take you there. You and Meredith should rest early.”

He needed to verify some things.

Terrence Sterling didn’t press further and responded indifferently.

Both men went to change out of their sportswear and took a shower.

The four of them walked out of the bowling alley together and reached the entrance when Darcy DuMont pretended he had left his phone inside and sent Katherine away on purpose before saying to Meredith, “Meredith, could you lend me your pocket watch for a few days?”

The request was abrupt, especially since it was Bianca’s keepsake. While Meredith hesitated, Terrence Sterling said, “Meredith, lend it to Mr. DuMont for a few days.”

Meredith glanced at Terrence Sterling; she didn’t understand what was going on but handed the pocket watch to Darcy DuMont anyway. “Mr. DuMont, this is my mother’s keepsake; please take good care of it.”

“Certainly.” Seeing Katherine come out again, Darcy DuMont quickly put the watch in his pocket and smiled, “We’ll be leaving now.”

Katherine didn’t know what had happened but smiled as well and said goodbye.

Meredith and Terrence Sterling stood still watching them leave. After they were gone, Meredith asked, “Why did you ask me to lend Mr. DuMont the watch?”

Terrence Sterling replied, “That pocket watch belongs to Mr. DuMont.”

“It’s Mr. DuMont’s?” Meredith was surprised. “But it was my father’s token of love for my mother! Could Mr. DuMont really be…”

She didn’t finish her sentence but both understood each other.

Terrence Sterling nodded slightly. “It’s very likely true; however, why Mr. DuMont changed his appearance or why he hasn’t returned to Auroraville all these years remains unknown.”Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

Meredith felt conflicted. “Changing appearance could be due to plastic surgery, but if he is really my father, why didn’t he come back? Why did he marry Mrs. Katherine? Did he truly forget everything? My mother never remarried because she couldn’t let go of my father; she died not knowing he was still alive or that he had remarried and had children with someone else-it’s so unfair and cruel to her.”