Chapter 378


    Irritation pricked at Quinley so she replied, (Jokes.


    What can someone like you who is in the ruts do anything to me?


    Take my advice, won‘t you? Get the job done, take my money, and go enjoy your life.


    After picking up several seashells, Meredith sat down on a rock to take a break.


    She patted the space next to her, signaling Josiah to sit down next to her.


    “Mrs. Shelby, aren‘t you a little too weak?” Josiah sat down next to her and added, “You should do


    more exercises.”


    “Well, you‘d need to let me go out of the house for me to do that.” Meredith‘s words pricked at Josiah


    as he felt a wave of guilt crashing into him.


    “Edith, you know I‘m only trying to protect you.”


    “I know, Joe.” She leaned in closer to him and kissed him on the cheeks.


    She then started admiring the seashell collection in her basket.


    Seeing how she was careful with the seashells, Josiah was confused.


    “Are you nning to keep them all?”


    “Yeah.


    I want to pick some of the prettiest ones to make a bracelet,” Meredith put a seashell on her hand and


    showed it to Josiah, asking, “what do you think about this one? Do you think it‘s pretty?” “It‘s nice.” “IBelongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    want to string them together into a bracelet.” “I saw a shop earlier that offers this service.


    I‘ll bring you thereter,” said Josiah.


    “Okay.”


    As time went by, the temperature at the beach started to drop gradually.


    Josiah removed his trench coat and put it over Meredith‘s shoulders.


    He then took her hands in his and said,” Let‘s go now.


    It‘s time to head in.” Meredith took a nce at the navy–colored trench coat on her, frowned and


    comined, “It‘s ugly.


    I don‘t want to wear it.” “Keep it on.


    I don‘t want you to catch a cold.” “I won‘t.


    And I don‘t feel cold at all.”


    “Meredith Leighton, do you still want to stay here at the resort? If so, then keep the coat on.” Josiah


    ced a kiss on her pouty lips.


    “You can‘t stay here if you catch a cold.”


    It was only then did Meredith give in.


    “Come on now.


    Let‘s go make the bracelets.” Josiah pulled her into his arms.


    “I want to make two of them.”


    “You can make three if you want.”


    It was when they arrived at the essory shop that Josiah realized why Meredith wanted to make two


    of the bracelets.


    Staring at the bracelet on his wrist, Josiah cleared his throat awkwardly, “Edith, can I not wear this?


    People are going tough at me.”


    “Who‘s going tough at you?” Meredithi adjusted the bracelet around his wrist and scanned their


    surroundings.


    “See, no one isughing at you.”


    People were simply staring at them with looks of admiration and jealousy.


    To the rest, it was a lovely and heart–warming scene, especially when Josiah was so good looking


    “There now.” Meredith raised his hand and asked, “So? It‘s as pretty as mine, right?” Josiah looked at


    his wrist then at Meredith‘s, nodded and said, “Mm, it‘s nice.” “Let‘s keep it on our wrists, okay?”


    “Alright,” Josiah responded.


    Under the numerous jealous stares, Josiah and Meredith left the shop, hand in hand.


    At night, Meredith was admiring the bracelets.


    The more she looked at them, the more she liked them.


    Josiah had just gotten out of the shower.


    Seeing how she was still staring at the bracelets, he asked, puzzled, “Do you like them that much?” “Of


    course,” Meredith nodded and exined, “we picked out the seashells together.


    Of course I‘d love them.” “Make sure to keep them nicely then.” Josiah got into bed, leaned against the


    headboard and patted the space next to him.


    “Let‘s go to bed, shall we? It‘s gettingte.” Without even looking at him, Meredith answered, “I‘m not


    sleepy yet.


    You can sleep first.” “You‘re not sleepy? But it‘s already sote.


    You didn‘t even take a nap at noon.” “But I‘m not sleepy.”