I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Meredith could only pray silently that Terrence would hold on and keep his dignity intact until she found him. While Meredith was investigating Mr. Hawthorne, Joy Chaucer had already secured her visa and was ready to take Terrence out of Auroraville and abroad at any moment.

Joy Chaucer hadn’t contacted Terrence for days. It wasn’t out of caution or fear of the police; she was simply waiting for news from Chloe. After meeting with Chloe, she thought Chloe would end things on her own, but days passed without any updates. Joy Chaucer began to grow anxious.Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

Before leaving Auroraville, Joy Chaucer planned to liquidate the assets Chloe had left her. She called Ferris, but his phone was off. Furious, she didn’t realize something was wrong; she was just angry that Ferris wasn’t on standby.

She drove to Ferris’s place and knocked on the door for a long time, but no one answered. It was then that Joy Chaucer started to panic. She realized she hadn’t seen Ferris for days since she last drove him away. Normally, Ferris hovered around her like a fly; why had he been so quiet lately?

Joy Chaucer went to the company next. She had previously instructed Ferris to move the headquarters back to Auroraville. When she arrived, she found the place deserted and locked up. She had rented two floors of this office building, but where had everyone gone in just a few days?

She called Ferris again, and this time he answered. Her tone was harsh: “Ferris, where the hell are you? I’m at the company, and no one’s here! It’s not a holiday; why is everyone off?”

“Joy, the company has gone bankrupt. Didn’t you see the internal memo? I filed for bankruptcy on your behalf,” Ferris said. “I’ve already dismissed all the employees.”

To Joy Chaucer, these words were like a bolt from the blue.

“Ferris, how dare you file for bankruptcy without my permission? I’m the legal representative of the company! How could it go bankrupt?” Joy Chaucer was furious. “Where are you? Get over here right now.”

She still spoke with an air of arrogance and authority.

However, Ferris wasn’t having it; he hung up on her.

Joy Chaucer wanted to smash her phone in anger but restrained herself and called Ferris again. She called several times, but Ferris didn’t pick up.

Ferris was at the CC Clubhouse, letting his phone ring on the table, feeling a great sense of satisfaction. Joy Chaucer used to summon him at will; now he relished this feeling of control.

After five missed calls from Joy Chaucer, Ferris sent her a message: “CC Clubhouse.”

Sure enough, within half an hour, Joy Chaucer appeared before him.

When she arrived, Ferris smiled smugly.

“Ferris, what happened to the company? How could it go bankrupt? My mother’s house, car, and other assets are all mortgaged?” On her way there, Joy Chaucer had checked and found that not only had the company dissolved, but all of Chloe’s assets were also mortgaged.

In other words, aside from the clothes on her back and the jewelry she wore, Joy Chaucer now had nothing.

Ferris said, “Joy, you neglected the company and didn’t know its situation. Even when your mother was alive, it was losing money. I had no choice but to sell it off to pay off debts.”

“That’s nonsense! Impossible!” Joy Chaucer was enraged. “Ferris, don’t think you can fool me about business matters! My mother said the company was doing well; I’d never run out of money in my lifetime.”

“Times have changed,” Ferris said nonchalantly from his seat on the sofa with his legs crossed. He no longer showed any deference toward Joy Chaucer.

The company had always been managed by Ferris; Joy Chaucer knew nothing about it except when her signature was required. Because of this, Ferris could manipulate everything-selling off the company and mortgaging all of Joy’s assets under the guise of debt repayment.

“Ferris, you bastard!” Enraged, Joy Chaucer threw her bag at him.

Ferris caught it and pushed her onto the sofa. With deafening music playing around them, no one noticed what was happening in their booth.

“Joy, don’t be mad. I’ll take care of you,” Ferris said with a sinister smile as he looked down at her. “As long as you behave yourself, I’ll make sure you live comfortably.”

Even as foolish as she was, Joy Chaucer realized that Ferris had betrayed her. Sitting on the sofa in despair, she screamed: “Ferris, I’ll sue you!”