I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

In the evening, by the seaside, Terrence arrived with his daughter at the place where Meredith had her accident. He didn’t take his daughter out to the sea but stood on the shore, gazing at the spot where it happened. The sea breeze brushed against Terrence’s face as Little Lucky reached out to touch her father’s cheek. “Daddy,” she said.

“You’re such a good girl, Rowan,” Terrence replied, holding Little Lucky and looking towards the distant horizon. At that moment, fishermen were returning from the sea with another big catch. Many cheered on the boats as they hauled in hundreds of pounds of fish. After the typhoon, time had passed, and everyone had forgotten about the natural disaster. Life went on, and catching so many fish meant they could make a lot of money-this was hope.

Azure approached them. “It’s getting cold; you should take Rowan back to the hotel.” They were staying at a seaside resort for the night.

“Alright,” Terrence responded softly, turning towards the hotel with Little Lucky in his arms.

Shortly after they left, a motorcycle drove up to the pier. The rider was a young man, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a woman sitting behind him. When the motorcycle stopped, the woman got off and removed her helmet, revealing a stunningly beautiful face that looked exactly like Meredith’s.

The young man said, “Audrey, I’ll park the bike; you go find Dad on the boat.”

“Okay,” Audrey replied with a bright smile as she hung her helmet on the motorcycle and walked towards the pier.

Many people were getting off the boats and greeted Audrey warmly. “Audrey’s here; your dad is still on the boat.”

“Audrey is getting more beautiful.”

“Spencer is so lucky to have such a pretty daughter.”

Audrey Flack smiled and responded to their compliments with a cheerful “Good afternoon.”

As Audrey boarded the boat, some people glanced at her back and whispered among themselves.

“I remember Audrey wasn’t this pretty before.”

“After recovering from a severe illness, people often look better.”

“Audrey is really fortunate. Before the typhoon hit, Spencer said she went out to sea alone. Everyone thought she wouldn’t make it back, but she returned after more than half a month.”

“They say surviving a great disaster brings good fortune.”

They continued their conversation as they walked away.

Audrey approached a middle-aged man who was sorting fish on the boat. “Dad, we had a great catch today.”Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

The man was Spencer Flack, an experienced fisherman with over thirty years at sea.

“Audrey, what brings you here?” Spencer asked as he handed his work over to others.

“Where’s your brother?”

“He went to park the bike,” Audrey replied as she rolled up her sleeves to help sort fish. “This catch will feed us for a year; Dad, you can take a break now.”

Spencer laughed. “What break? I need to work while I’m still able to save some money for you and Pete.”

Standing on deck and seeing Spencer’s graying hair, Audrey said, “Dad, I’m going to Auroraville.”

Spencer knew Audrey planned to go to Auroraville and simply asked, “When are you leaving?”

“Tomorrow afternoon,” Audrey answered. “Dad, I promised someone I’d go.”

“Go ahead,” Spencer said. “I trust you in whatever you do; just be safe.”

Looking at his radiant daughter, Spencer felt a bit dazed. He could no longer see any trace of her past self in her current appearance.

Peter parked the bike and came aboard just in time to hear Audrey mention Auroraville. He said, “Audrey, you just recovered from a serious illness; why are you going to Auroraville? You spent half a year in the hospital. If you’re going, I’m coming with you.”

“I’m fine now,” Audrey replied with a smile. “I’m an adult; there’s no need for you to come along. Besides, won’t you miss your little girlfriend?”

Peter wanted to say more but was interrupted by Spencer. “Pete, don’t just stand there; help with the fish. We need to get them to market quickly before they spoil.”

Father and son worked together while keeping Audrey from lifting a finger, afraid she’d tire herself out.

As they finished sorting the fish and night fell, Peter took Audrey to the night market to buy supplies for her trip since things were cheaper there.

After shopping, they went to a seafood barbecue stall for dinner.

Peter remarked, “Sis, why do you like this food now? You never used to.”

“I don’t know,” Audrey replied. “I just like it now; it’s delicious and lively here at night markets.”

Meanwhile, on another side of the night market, Terrence was also walking around with Little Lucky and Azure. Meredith used to love barbecue and visiting night markets.