Chapter 623
Chapter 623
"I'm sorry, Parker, but the situation back then wasn't as simple as you think. I just..."
"Forget it, I don't want to hear it anymore, Mer. I'll continue to arrange for you to go abroad. As long as
you change your mind, look for me immediately, and I'll wait for you."
Parker didn't want to listen anymore. Anyway, Meredith would only continue taking Derek's side.
Meredith grew more and more upset as she heard this. She watched Parker leave angrily, then she
lowered her head and remained speechless.
She decided to stay, and her decision would upset Parker the most, because he had been arranging all
the immigration procedures for her.
But...
Since she had already made up her mind, she could not regret it.
Meredith stayed outside for a while longer, calmed down, and returned to the ward.
Seeing Meredith coming back, Amelia remembered something. "Where's Parker, Mer? He just called
and said he was coming and he was downstairs. Why isn't he here yet?"
Meredith was embarrassed when she heard this. "He... He has something to do. He's going back first."
However, Amelia knew Meredith's character well. After hearing her mumble for so long, Amelia
immediately understood something. "You quarreled with him? Mer, I told you that Parker was a good
man. Don't break his heart."
Hearing this, Meredith couldn't help but sigh. She didn't want to make Parker sad, but...
In the end, she could not accept him. Instead of keeping close contact with him, she might as well
reject him as soon as possible because she could not give him wholehearted love.
Ellie sat aside, looking at the embarrassment on Meredith's face, and said, "Mom, why are you always
trying to get Mer and Parker together? I don't think Mer has any feelings for that man."
Ellie had investigated Parker before, and she had found out that the man had experienced all sorts of
things before. Having been a nobody, he had taken painstaking efforts to gain his status. Although he
had a good reputation now, he was still a ruthless man.
However, what he showed to Meredith and her family was completely different. Ellie felt that he might
have hidden a part of his personality.
If he really wanted to be in a relationship with Meredith, but he was not honest enough to even show
his true self, then what was the point?
"Ellie, you're still young. Sometimes, feelings don't matter. I once suffered because I cared too much
about my feelings."
Amelia felt disgusted at the thought of what Wesley had done.
Back then, she had been blind and fell in love with Wesley, who was poor and had no status. She
thought that if she worked hard with him, she would be able to stay by his side for the rest of her life,
but in the end, she was kicked out of the house by him.
So now, Amelia only wanted her daughters to have a marriage in which their husbands and they could
help each other. She didn't want them to pursue the so-called love.
"Mom, I know what you're worried about. You're worried that if Mer and Derek were together, she would
be bullied, right?"
Amelia nodded.
Ellie smiled. "But I don't think Mer is the kind of girl who relies on men. She already has a choice in her
heart. Even if you force her to marry someone who you think is a better man for her, she will never be
happy. What's the point?"
Ellie actually wanted to say that Meredith was most likely the daughter of the Smith family now. To be
honest, when she had this identity, she would definitely be a match with Derek. She had never seen
anyone who dared to despise the Smith family.
However, now that the paternity test was not done, Ellie still didn't say it out loud. She just said, "Don't
worry, mom, I'll be by her side. If Derek really dares to bully Mer, I'll be the first to punish him."
"Ah, you..."
Hearing Ellie speak for Meredith and Derek like this, Amelia was helpless.
"Are you familiar with Derek? Why are you always defending him? Did he bribe you?"
Ellie shook her head. She and Derek seemed to have communicated a few times, and they only talked
about business. Ellie only felt that Derek was an outstanding and capable man.
However... Easton had been getting to know Ellie recently and had been telling her about Meredith and
Derek. When Ellie found out about those things, she was touched. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
After all, they had gone through so much, had each other in their hearts, and had a cute and smart
child. If they had to be separated, it would be such a pity, so she kept supporting them.
"Of course not. It's just that I think Mer is still young and she should try what she wants to do the most.
Otherwise, it would be too late for her to regret when she's old. Besides, mom, you and I will always
support her. If anything bad happens, will we just sit back and do nothing?"
Hearing Ellie's constant persuasion, Amelia could not say anything more.
Perhaps, only when one experienced things by himself could he know the results. Meredith was
somewhat stubborn. She would insist on her ideas and never give up.
"Well, I can't force you young girls to make decisions, so I'll leave it to you. But, Mer, if you are bullied,
you must come back to us immediately. I won't sit back and do nothing."
After hearing what they said, Meredith was deeply moved.
How fortunate she was to have a mother who had always loved her and such a close sister after going
through so much!
"I see. Mom, Ellie, thank you."