Meredith didn’t know why Vincent asked her. Since he drank alone, it may have something to do with the test results. Meredith rolled her eyes and thought over his question. She recalled her lines from TV series, “True love is to defend your beloved and keep your heart unchanged no matter what happened.”
Vincent was stunned slightly. He didn’t expect Meredith could make the point clear and signaled her to continue. Meredith felt happy that she was appreciated. She continued to quote the lines of the heroine, “In the face of challenges, you could overcome the turmoil in your mind and insisted on your thoughts. Regardless of the shortcomings or bad habits of his beloved, the rumor, the obstacles and the objection from his relatives, you’re still willing to love her with your whole heart.”
Vincent sat still. He would love her no matter what happened.
“If you abandon the one you love because he is sick or has some shortcomings and bad habits, you don’t love him with your true heart.”
“If you stop loving her because of these negative factors, it’s obvious that you don’t love her enough or truly. To love someone, we should pocket our pride, give up prejudice, be gentle and prevent any factors that make you at odds with each other. More importantly, you should love her with your true heart and believe in her completely.”
“Don’t let your true heart be affected by other factors. When she hurts you or doesn’t love you, you won’t hold a grudge against her or regret it. It proves that you truly love her. You can get the sacred love and feel mentally wealthy. Therefore, in face of the shortcomings of your beloved, your attitudes, feelings and reactions indicate if you love her truly.”
Hearing that, Vincent fell into deep thoughts. He was thinking about her words and then raised his eyebrows, “It makes sense.”
Meredith shrugged her shoulders and said as if implying something, “Of course, I am a love expert.”
“You make a very thorough analysis!” Vincent told the truth. He was absorbing what she had said.
He didn’t love Leila unconditionally or trust her completely. Without doubt, Mabel was right. He didn’t know how to love.
Meredith saw Vincent’s serious look and said, “I hope to meet my soulmate. I don’t care if he is disabled. I wish we could live a free life. We don’t have to have a child. Even if that man is unable to have kids, it doesn’t matter. I love him, so I will keep his company and cherish him.”
Vincent suddenly raised his head, and something came to his mind. He threw a sharp gaze at Meredith and their eyes met. Meredith couldn’t help but feel shocked. Vincent threw a sharp gaze like an ice arrow on her.
Meredith’s body stiffened when she was gazed at like that. She looked a bit guilty and avoid Vincent’s gaze.
Vincent’s dark eyes became gloomy. Perhaps a man who had infertility was sensitive. Anyway, he found that Meredith was guilty.
Meredith squeezed a smile and said, “Vincent, why do you ask such a question?”
“You don’t want any kids?” Vincent threw a sharp and cold gaze at her. A few moments later, he snorted and shouted, “Meredith!”
With that said, Vincent stood up and reached to pull Meredith.
Meredith was stunned, “Vincent, what are you doing?”
Without saying anything, Vincent took Meredith out of the bar.
Meredith felt surprised about the current situation. Her lips moved but she didn’t have the guts to make any noise. She was afraid of enraging him since she knew Vincent’s ability.
At the corner outside the bar, Vincent’s gaze was sharp, and he said in a deep voice, “Say it!”
Meredith was stunned, “what shall I say?”
Vincent’s face darkened with the veins on his forehead swelling. A hint of cruelty flashed across his eyes. He gritted his teeth and shouted, “Meredith, don’t take me as a fool! I’m not foolish.”
Meredith was scared, “I don’t take you as a fool. Vincent, what shall I say?”
“Meredith!” Vincent didn’t move but squinted at her.
Meredith was astonished and thought that she could not make a confession. Otherwise, it would be over. She could not let Vincent know that. Why he was so clever. She just said that she didn’t want to have kids. He knew that she meant that she didn’t care about his infertility. She thought that he would be touched, but she didn’t expect that she had expose her real thoughts.
Vincent had some doubts. He couldn’t confirm that Meredith knew something. He was thinking if he was too sensitive. However, since she looked guilty, she must have known something. Otherwise, why would she appear suddenly? It was not a coincidence!
“Tell me the truth!” Vincent clenched his fist.
“Do you think you can cheat me?”
He stared at her coldly and said in a cold voice, which sent shivers down her spine.
“Vincent! Let go of me!” Meredith coughed and gasped. She thought that Vincent would throttle her but he let go of her, pushed her to the ground and shouted, “Say it or not?”
“Vincent…” Meredith was scared by his gaze but she smiled. She had been determined that she would not say anything.
Not only was she involved, but it also concerned the career of Harvey Baker. She got the information by sleeping with Harvey Baker. She couldn’t waster her efforts.
“Vincent, I don’t know what I should say. I admit that I came to the bar because I saw your car. I really like you and hope to become your wife, but you ignore me and make me lose face.” Meredith knew that Vincent wouldn’t stop demanding an answer if she didn’t say anything. She closed her eyes with a stern look, “Anyway, I like you no matter what you think. Do you want me to say that?”
“No!” Vincent said in a deep voice, “Think it over. What have you done?”
“I don’t know.” She had decided not to tell the truth.
Vincent looked sulky, fixed his sinister gaze on Meredith and warned, “Meredith, I can make you unable to make a living in F City. You became a star with my help. I can also let you lose all reputation.”
“I know that. Vincent, we’ve known each other for so many years. You should know that I consider my career the most important. I seize every chance you gave to me!”
Vincent’s gaze turned cold and said, “It’d better be.”
With that said, Vincent turned around and left. He didn’t think that he was too sensitive. He realized that Meredith said she didn’t want to have kids on purpose.
True love was to tolerate and love the other party unconditionally. Vincent sat in the car and closed his eyes to hide his annoyance. He took the phone and made a phone call. “Mike, this is Vincent. You’ve been an entertainment agent. How is it going? I’ll introduce some new stars to your company, but you need to have some people trace Meredith. I want to know what she has been doing recently…”
After that, his phone rang. It was from the hospital. Vincent was surprised, “Hello?”
“Vincent, your mother is in bad conditions, but she insisted on being discharged from hospital. Can you come here to persuade her? She has to be hospitalized.” The chief doctor called Vincent and told him.
“Okay, I’ll be there right away.” Without thinking much, Vincent hung up the phone and drove the car to the hospital.
What Meredith had said tonight made him begin to reflect on himself. He recalled what he had experienced with Leila and found that he didn’t know how to love her with his whole heart.
How could Leila betray him?
She wrote that she loved him in her diary. She forbore from speaking even if she suffered a lot. She was such a stubborn girl. She would rather hurt herself than be bullied by Charles. She wouldn’t betray him.
The Adam’s apple of Vincent slid. He closed his eyes and opened them suddenly. He tried to suppress the pains and sorrow. Perhaps, he was truly wrong!
He drove to the hospital soon and hurried over to his mother’s ward. When he came in, he heard her mother shouting, “I need to leave the hospital. What are you doing? Are you restricting my freedom? Whether I die or not has nothing to do with you!”
“Nora, we have no other choice. Your son said that only when you got better could you leave the hospital. You are too weak to leave hospital at present!”
“I need to go!” Nora insisted.
Vincent pushed open the door.
The doctors and nurses surrounded Nora. When they saw Vincent, they breathed a sigh of relief, “Vincent, you’re here. Your mother insisted on leaving the hospital. We’re so anxious.”
“I see. You go out first.” Vincent said in a deep voice.
Nora saw Vincent put on a cold face, snorted and turned her head, “Let me go!”
Vincent didn’t speak. The doctors and nurses went out. Vincent closed the door, sat on the sofa and said, “Mom, don’t be so childish. When you get better, go to Japan to recuperate.”
“No, I need to avenge your father!”
“Why? Brian didn’t do anything wrong. It’s our fault!”
“What do you mean?”
“My father was a gay. He liked Brian. He committed suicide because he loved a man and felt so painful!”
“It was impossible…” Nora screamed.