Female Novel
Chapter 282
For a long moment, Selena and Juniper gazed at each other, smiling brightly. Fate and itstribulations had bonded them together.
Meanwhile in Astoria, Meredith, who won the Best Actress Award of Silver Fox Awards, hadreclaimed her past glory. With numerous requests for her appearance, endorsement and movieacts, she was once again the center of attention. A few of Fowler Group’s most importantendorsements were also delegated to her, which caused rumors regarding her relationship withPierre to once again start circulating.
However, the media were only making groundless assumptions, as Meredith never actually talkedabout that during her interviews. Therefore, the media could only play the guessing game bymaking bold deductions based on whatever tiny details they could find.
After one particular interview, Meredith allowed herself to be momentarily rid of the perfect smilethat she plastered to her face at all times while resting on the sofa, looking exhausted as she took aquick nap.
As silent as possible, Landy draped a rug over her. “Meredith, I don’t understand why you just won’tdisclose your relationship with Pierre to the public when it’s basically an open secret. It’s just amatter of time that it’s revealed, so there’s no point in keeping it under wraps, no?”
On the other hand, Meredith heaved a long sigh while opening her eyes. “I sure wish I don’t have tokeep it a secret, but Pierre...” She never was certain how he felt about her. Although he comfortedher as well as gave her a hug when Jameson died, nothing else happened after that.novelbin
Aside from getting an immediate reply when she texted him after she won the Best Actress Award,the rest of her texts were ignored just like before. Perhaps it was because he was too busy, orperhaps just like Selena, he harbored some ill feelings toward her after Jameson’s death, whichdidn’t help to alter his perception of her at all.
“I do have an idea, but I don’t know if it will work,” Landy said.
“What is it?” Meredith looked her way.
Cautiously, Landy offered her suggestion. “You gave birth to two sons for Pierre. This is incrediblenews. Once the media knows about it, it will create pressure for the Fowlers. With public opinionagainst them, I wonder if the Fowlers would still be able to decline your hand in marriage.”
“Absolutely not!” Meredith shut her down immediately. “This is impossible!” She already promisedthe Fowlers to never reveal anything about her sons, so the public didn’t even know of the existenceof Joaquin and Jameson. If the matter was ever made known to the public, the Fowlers would knowthat Meredith was the responsible one, which would definitely result in the Fowlers taking actionsagainst her. Of course, she knew that John was a ruthless man. If it wasn’t for Joaquin andJameson, he might never even acknowledge Meredith. His reaction to the matter alone was enoughto get Meredith into much unwanted trouble.
Noticing Meredith’s exaggerated response to her suggestion, Landy smiled uneasily. “It’s just asuggestion. It’s your private matter, so it’s up to you to come up with a solution.”
By way of switching the topic, Meredith asked, “Landy, have you gotten the lucky charm that I toldyou to get?”
“Oh, I almost forgot about it.” Then, Landy procured from her bag a small red sachet. “This luckycharm was consecrated by the bishop in the Church of Favonius. I heard it’s quite potent.”
Upon taking the charm from Landy, Meredith hung it around her neck as if it was her life-saver.
“But as you know, you’re a public figure, so you’re constantly under public scrutiny. The charm mightbe—”
“Don’t you worry. I won’t let it be discovered.”
“Meredith, I noticed that you haven’t been in your best condition, as you have bags under youreyes. You need to get more rest, alright? We still have a tight schedule to follow in the comingdays.”