I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Selene stayed by Hya’s tombstone for a long time. The sea breeze was biting, cutting into her face like a knife. John Wilkinson waited not far away. Selene had only five days of leave to visit family, and during this time, regulations required a police officer to watch over her. John Wilkinson was assigned to this duty. However, it was merely a formality; Selene had no intention of escaping. She just wanted to pay her respects to Hya and Meredith.

Meredith was buried in another cemetery. After visiting Hya’s grave, Selene walked over to John Wilkinson. “Brother, I want to visit Meredith’s grave.”

“Alright.” John Wilkinson held an umbrella as a light drizzle began to fall, making the weather gloomy. The siblings walked towards the parking lot. “Meredith’s body was never recovered. Her father Darcy erected a cenotaph for her. Terrence has become a monk and hasn’t returned for half a year.”

“How is Rowan?” Selene still thought about the little child. She had gifted Little Lucky a priceless jade pendant for her one-month celebration.

“She’s doing well, very lively and adorable,” John Wilkinson said. “I ran into her at the mall with Mom not long ago. Harvey was taking her to the amusement park. With Terrence absent as a father figure, Harvey has stepped in to fill that role.”

Mentioning Harvey made Selene recall how he had requested to see her at least ten times during her nearly year-long imprisonment, all of which she had refused.

As they spoke, they reached the parking lot and got into the car to head to Meredith’s grave.

The two cemeteries were not far apart; they arrived within half an hour.

Coincidentally, when Selene went to visit Meredith’s tombstone, she found Harvey there too.

Harvey had come on a whim to visit Meredith’s grave on behalf of Terrence. When he heard footsteps and turned around to see Selene, he froze, thinking it was some eerie event or an illusion.

Harvey stood there motionless, seemingly speechless.

Selene walked over and placed a bouquet of chrysanthemums on Meredith’s tombstone. Only then did Harvey snap out of his daze and stammer, “Selene, it’s really you. You’ve lost so much weight.”

They hadn’t seen each other for nearly a year. Selene looked much thinner than before and seemed gentler too. Although she still didn’t talk much, she no longer appeared as cold as she once did.

Selene gave Harvey a brief glance before looking at the photo on Meredith’s tombstone, feeling as if it were from another lifetime. It seemed like just yesterday that they had ventured into the casino together.

Harvey didn’t disturb Selene as she mourned Meredith. She spoke softly to the tombstone for a while.

As she was about to leave, Harvey couldn’t help but speak up. “Selene, do you really not want to see me? You won’t even say hello or exchange a few words?”

Selene’s indifference deeply hurt Harvey.

She paused and said, “I told you not to waste your time on me.”

“My heart is already given; how can I take it back?” Harvey said earnestly. “Selene, I’m serious.”

Selene looked at him with hesitation in her eyes. “In this world, being serious doesn’t guarantee a response.”

With that, she followed John Wilkinson away while Harvey stood there watching her go, unable to understand why Selene disliked him so much.NôvelDrama.Org: text © owner.

The Selene who had lost her memory wasn’t like this.

Once in the car, John Wilkinson noticed Selene deep in thought and said, “Mom and Dad know you’re coming home today; they’ve been preparing all morning. How about we have dinner together with them?”

Selene responded softly; she would eventually return to that home-the one she had left twenty years ago.

She had no memories of that place anymore.

Meanwhile, at the Wilkinson family home, Mrs. Wilkinson and Mr. Wilkinson had decorated the yard with flowers and laid out a red carpet to welcome Selene home.

Elsa had been woken up early by Mrs. Wilkinson to help with preparations and was told not to go anywhere today.

Knowing that her sister was coming home today made Elsa curious about what she would be like after being missing for so many years. Perhaps she had been sold off to some remote area and now looked dark-skinned and rustic-a country bumpkin.

That’s how it often went in novels: wealthy daughters kidnapped and sold off far away ended up having their lives ruined forever-sometimes even becoming child brides.

Thinking about this made Elsa feel somewhat excited.