Chapter 239


    "Wait a minute."


    Derek said. This was the first time he had said something after Meredith came here.


    Meredith paused, feeling indignant. "The contract has already been signed. What? Afraid that I will be a


    bbermouth and tarnish your reputation? Don''t worry. I don''t want to get involved with you either."


    From being together to breaking up, he had never dropped his guard. Meredith felt that her pride was


    hurt. She could only feel better by taking him as rabid dog and deciding never to see him again.


    "There''s something else here. Don''t you want to take a look?"


    Derek looked at Meredith''s determined face. He had never realized that this woman had such a


    decisive side.


    Was all her decisiveness for herself?


    Meredith frowned. She didn''t read the contract very carefully, so she didn''t know its content.


    Could there be any unreasonable uses?


    Meredith turned back and took the contract. Derek then threw a new bag over. "This is for you."


    Meredith opened it and saw that it was an equity agreement on the shares of the Masons. She could


    retrieve the Masons'' shares and vi after she signed it.


    "What are you up to?"


    Meredith looked at Derek vigntly, and the man shrugged. "These assets belong to you. The members


    of The Masons are now either in jail or in hospital. You are the only one who can take charge of these


    things in the Masons, so I''ll give them back to you."


    Meredith seized the document in her hand. "I don''t believe you can be so kind..."


    "I just won''t take anything that doesn''t belong to me. If you don''t want it, you can throw it away. Anyway,


    the contract you just signed includes that I will return your things to you."


    With that, the man stood up. He didn''t want to see the vignce and indifference in Meredith''s eyes,


    which would make him lose control of his emotions.


    After Derek left, Meredith flopped down on the sofa, confused. Although she had always been hellbent


    on getting back the Masons'' assets, she knew little about these things. So she was bemused when she


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    suddenly got them back.


    "Miss Mason, actually boss..."


    Damian had something to say but hesitated. She knew that Derek devised this confidentiality


    agreement not because he was afraid that Meredith would divulge their rtionship, but because he


    was sure that Meredith would sign the contract in a fit of anger.


    Only in this way could he give the Masons'' assets to her.


    However, it seemed that Meredith did not understand Derek''s thoughtfulness.


    Damian was about to say something, but Derek interrupted her coldly, "Don''t say stupid things. Let''s


    go."


    Damian had no choice but to leave with Derek. Meredith stayed motionless for a while, staring nkly


    at the contract, then carefully put them away.


    Derek was right. These assets were the result of the joint efforts of her mother and Wesley. Since


    Wesley was no longer able to manage it, she had every reason to get it back.


    When she walked out, Derek''s car was no longer there.


    It seemed true that men were more ruthless than women. He just left without any hesitation.


    Meredith was lost in thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly and grasped the bag in her hand.


    Fortunately, she still had this, her mother, and her baby. Life didn''t need to revolve around a man.


    ...


    Meredith went back to the hospital and handed the Masons'' equity agreement to Amelia for


    safekeeping. She didn''t know much about these things, but her mother knew them very well.


    "Huh?" Amelia read the Masons'' financial report and felt perplexed.


    She thought the Masons should be in a mess now, all its property mortgaged, but it turned out that all


    its property remained untouched.


    Moreover, the wages of the workers seemed to have been paid off, and there was actually enough


    money on the ount to keep thepany running. It didn''t look like a bankruptpany at all.


    Amelia felt something was wrong.


    "What''s wrong, mom?"


    Meredith looked at Amelia''s thoughtful face and thought that she had found something wrong.


    "Nothing." Amelia shook her head. It urred to her that maybe it was Derek who did all these, but at


    the thought that her daughter was abandoned by him during pregnancy, shebeled Derek as a


    scumbag.


    How kind could a man who abandoned a pregnant woman be? It must be a coincidence.


    Seeing her busy reading those documents, Meredith said, "Take your time. I''ll be back soon."


    Now, she could no longer live in the house that Derek provided, so she had to find a ce to live as


    soon as possible. The hospital was endurable now, but she couldn''t live here with her baby after she


    gave birth.


    Although she didn''t have much money, Meredith wanted to try her best to provide afortable and


    safe environment for the unborn baby, so finding a house became a top priority.


    Meredith went out and bought a newspaper first. She checked Home For Rent and called thendlords


    one by one.


    However, being pregnant and unfamiliar with this ce, she felt exhausted after a few calls.


    Unexpectedly, it was so difficult for her to find a house without Derek''s help.


    Just as Meredith somehow distained herself, a nurse came over and asked, "Miss Mason, are you


    looking for a house?"


    Meredith was a little surprised but still nodded.


    "Well, there''s a small house near my ce. It''s just fit for you. Thendlord is in a hurry to rent it out, so


    you may rent it at a good price. Are you interested in it?"


    Hearing this, Meredith nodded hurriedly. Although she didn''t know the nurse very well, she felt safe to


    have someone she knew by her side.


    "Then I''ll take you to the house after work."


    When Meredith heard this, she smiled, relieved.


    Perhaps, she was not so unlucky. Perhaps she was able to live well without Derek.


    "I hope it won''t cause you much trouble. I really don''t know how to thank you. That''s really helpful."


    The nurse smiled and shook her head. She walked out and entered the vip reception room. "Mr. Xavier,


    everything has been done as you said."


    Wearing a pair of sunsses, Derek nodded at her and asked, "She didn''t suspect anything, did she?"


    The nurse shook her head, and Derek took out a check from his pocket. "A thank you gift. Besides,


    please take good care of her. Don''t let her be in any danger."


    The nurse glimpsed the number on the check and smiled broadly. It was several times more than her


    monthly sry. "Mr. Xavier, don''t worry. I''ll do my best."


    Derek nodded, pulled his cor, and walked out of the reception room.


    Meredith happened toe out and was stunned to see this familiar figure.