I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

Stella looked sad. “Terry can’t handle it. How can anyone bear the loss of their loved one twice?”

“Isn’t this just like rubbing salt into the wound?”

“If he can get through this, we won’t have to worry in the future. But if he can’t…”

Grandma Sterling didn’t finish her sentence. Everyone knew what the consequences would be.

…

Cemetery.

The dark cemetery was eerie and would terrify anyone faint-hearted.

The weather suddenly changed, and it started to drizzle.

Terrence’s mind was filled with thoughts of Meredith. He stumbled out of his car and made his way to Meredith’s tombstone.

There were only a few lights in the cemetery, and one of them shone directly on Meredith’s grave. Terrence found her tombstone immediately.

“Meredith, Meredith!”

Terrence was too anxious and overwhelmed with sorrow. When he saw Meredith’s tombstone, his sadness burst forth like a flood. He hurried forward, but the steps were slippery from the rain, and he fell in front of Meredith’s grave.

He sat up, leaning against the tombstone, holding onto it as he cried uncontrollably. Soaked to the skin, Terrence looked miserable as he clung to the tombstone, sobbing, “Meredith, I’m here to be with you.”

Terrence felt an unbearable pain in his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

How deep can one’s sorrow go?

Terrence cried until his whole body convulsed, his fingertips cold. He felt as if all the blood in his body had turned cold.

“Meredith, come back to life. Please come back. I was wrong; it’s all my fault. I was too arrogant! I always thought I could solve everything. I never showed mercy to my enemies. I didn’t listen to you.”

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Terrence lost control of his emotions. He climbed onto the grave and began digging with his bare hands, desperate to see Meredith one last time, even if it was just her ashes.

The rain poured harder, soaking Terrence completely and covering him in mud. His hands bled from digging, but he seemed unaware of the pain and kept digging.

He hadn’t even seen Meredith one last time; all he could do was cry mournfully in front of her grave.

When Selene and Harvey arrived, they were shocked to see Terrence frantically digging at the grave.

Harvey wanted to stop him, but Selene held him back. “Let him vent.”

Terrence had been suppressing his grief and longing for over a year. If he didn’t let it out now, it would destroy him.

Harvey didn’t approach any closer. Watching Terrence’s state was unbearable for him. It was the first time he’d seen Terrence like this-like a madman, disheveled, with hands covered in mud and blood.

Terrence remained there in the rain, in front of Meredith’s grave-frantic, helpless, desperate, and sorrowful.

Harvey whispered softly, “Meredith, do you see this? Boss came to see you.”

Harvey couldn’t bear to watch any longer; he turned away and wiped his wet eyes.

Was this still the same Terrence who had a cleanliness obsession and pride?

Exhausted from digging, Terrence lay on the grave. He kissed the tombstone and cried hopelessly. He felt as if Meredith were right beside him. Others might be scared, but how could he be? This was Meredith-the woman he loved most.

“Meredith, I’m here. I’m here with you now. You’re afraid of the dark; with me here, you don’t have to be afraid.” Terrence kept talking, but no one responded. Meredith was gone; no one could answer him anymore.

The rain blurred his vision until everything turned white. He seemed to hear Meredith’s voice and saw her lying beside him, smiling at him while gently touching his face and asking softly, “Why are you crying?”

Terrence hallucinated seeing Meredith and was overjoyed. “Meredith, I miss you so much. They said you died; you didn’t die, did you? Meredith, I miss you so much.”

He cried as he held her in his arms. She remained as gentle as ever and said with a smile, “How could I die? I’m here. You’re talking nonsense again. Your hand is bleeding; how could you be so careless?”

“Meredith…” Terrence reached out to touch Meredith’s face with tenderness in his eyes.

But to Harvey and Selene watching from afar, Terrence was just lying on the grave talking to himself-crying one moment and laughing the next.

Harvey asked Selene, “Selene, do you believe in ghosts? Do you think Boss really saw Meredith?”