Chapter 73


    They went into the monitoring room. Derek asked someone to show them the surveince video. They


    were sitting there, one screen for each person to watch the boring surveince videos. As Ava grew


    impatient, she was suddenly attracted to a picture.


    It was the ce where she talked to Director Chow outside. Ava was stiff for fear that the damn camera


    might have recorded something that would be unfavorable for her.


    Fortunately, the ce where they were standing seemed to be a blind spot so that nothing was


    exposed. Just as Ava breathed a sigh of relief, she saw a familiar figure.


    The time of that figure showing up was not long, but it was enough for her to recognize who it was.


    Meredith ran away quickly from the ce not far away, and at that time... She should be whispering


    something that should not be heard by others to Director Chow.


    Ava was shocked. Did Meredith hear what she had said?


    On second thought, Meredith seemed to have just asked her to please those men. At that time, she


    didn''t care much. Now she realized Meredith meant something actually.


    At the thought of this, Ava was not calm anymore. "Mr. Xavier, I already said that my ne was lost


    in the bathroom. Why do you ask me to watch these videos now?"


    Derek narrowed his eyes and looked at her callously. He seemed to know Ava''s intention. "It seems


    that Miss Mason is very sure of it. It is unnormal for someone who lost things to be so sure."


    Ava was speechless for a moment. She was so anxious as to ignore it. Just as she was about to say


    something, Derek, who was 1.8 meters high, slowly stood up and looked down on Ava in front of him.


    "If you solve it now, I will go easy on you. If not, after I find the ne, I will ask someone to analyze


    the fingerprint on that ne..."


    "Miss Ava is smart. You should know what I mean."


    Looking at his confident look, Ava understood that this time she waspletely defeated. The


    ne was put into Meredith''s bag for herself. They would not find the fingerprints of the so-called


    thief but only hers. It was self-evident what happened.


    Now, she could not ruin her image for another time.


    "Then, that''s it. There may be some misunderstandings." Ava smiled, "Mr. Xavier, please return my


    things to me in a few days."


    Derek didn''t say a word and just looked at her indifferently. Ava didn''t want to embarrass herself. Now


    that Derek just didn''t want to spread the news in the whole city, she had to ept him.


    She didn''t have the guts to fight against Derek.


    Picking up her handbag, Ava took another look at Meredith, who was standing by the side, and then left


    in a panic.


    Watching Ava''s submission, Meredith was relieved. Although she was innocent, she could not defend


    herself for Ava''s meticulous n. If Derek hadn''t arrived in time, she would have...


    "Thank you," Meredith said sincerely to Derek. "I would have been vilified without you."


    "It is good that you know it." Derek epted Meredith''s thanks without hesitation.


    "Let''s go." Meredith felt that she need not stay here any longer. She stood up but, unexpectedly


    stepped on a pen that fell on the ground at some time.


    Meredith had difficulty in maintaining bnce in her high heels. She tilted as she stepped on something


    else and felt acute pain from her ankle.


    Derek reached out to help Meredith up. He frowned. "Are you okay? How could you be so careless?"


    Meredith muttered secretly that the high heels he gifted her were too high to wear for ordinary people.


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    "I... I''m ok..." Meredith tried to move her ankle. At this moment, she felt a sharp pain. There was cold


    sweat on her forehead and her face turned pale.


    "What are you trying to do?" Derek heard her voice trembling for the pain. But she still pretended to be


    fine. He suddenly picked her up and said, "Go home now."


    "But, how about your business..."


    Meredith still remembered her purpose this time. Derek was for an important deal and she didn''t want


    to influence his work.


    "Don''t worry, I know what to do more clearly than you." Derek nced at the little woman in his arms.


    She was very thin. Even though he held her like this, he did not feel she was heavy at all.


    Meredith kept quiet for a moment, feeling warm. Suddenly, she thought of something. "It doesn''t seem


    decent to be seen. What if they mistake our rtionship... I''d bettere down and walk on my own."


    As she talking, Meredith pushed Derek''s chest as if she persevered to walk by herself. When Derek


    saw that she was afraid of being misunderstood, he was angry. "How could you walk? When you arrive,


    no one is there."


    As she spoke, he ignored her weak struggle and quickened his pace. He took the elevator directly to


    the underground parking lot.


    Fortunately, no one saw them along the way. Meredith took a sigh of relief.


    Looking at her relieved look, Derek felt unhappy. When she was with others, she was not so careful for


    fear of being discovered.


    Was he not good enough to be with her in her eyes?


    "Are you afraid of being discovered that I stay with you?" Derek started the car and his tone was


    gloomy.


    Meredith sensed that he was unpleasant. She was a little confused, but still answered honestly,


    "Grandpa Xavier said I should keep the secret and never let anyone know our rtionship."


    Hearing it, Derek''s look, which was dark bettered. It was Mr. Xavier''s order. She was obedient.


    "Do you feel wronged?"


    "I have nothing to wrong about." Meredith lowered her head. It was normal that the Xaviers did not


    want to have links with her in such a situation. Even her own family despised her. How could she be


    wronged for such things?


    Derek looked at Meredith''s calm expression. She spoke so frankly that no one would think she was


    lying. But he could feel that she was sad.


    He was sad as if his heart was pricked by a needle, but Derek did not say anything. They drove away


    from the venue soon and headed for the headquarters of the Xavier Group.


    However, he suddenly stepped on the brake halfway and said, "I''m going out for a while."


    Meredith nodded. Derek came back soon with a small bag in his hand, which contained several kinds


    of painkillers.


    Meredith didn''t expect him to stop to buy medicine for her. She looked at him and was stunned. Derek


    looked at her swollen ankle.


    Along the way, she had not said a word. If he hadn''t caught a glimpse of the sweat on her face, he


    would have forgotten about it.


    "Take off your shoes. Let me apply the medicine to your ankle."