I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away
Chapter 333: Ruby Kim Picks Up the Trail

When the police show up, it's rarely good news. Joy Chaucer had nowhere to hide and had to feign calm. Bianca looked back at Joy and told the officers, "Officers, may I ask what brings you to my daughter? Is there a problem?"

The police replied, "We received a report that Joy Chaucer intentionally injured someone. The victim, Quinlan Aubrey, is still in the hospital. We're here to verify the facts of the case."

Hearing that Quinlan Aubrey had reported her, Joy Chaucer breathed a sigh of relief and regained some confidence. She approached and said, "I'm Joy Chaucer. Quinlan Aubrey reported me, did he? I'm his fiancée. He's been unfaithful. It's a private matter between us; he had the audacity to call the police?"

The officer asked, "So you admit it?"

"I hit him," Joy Chaucer confessed bluntly, "I broke his leg."

Bianca also spoke up, "Officers, the Aubrey family came by earlier, and we've reached a resolution. It's just a quarrel between the young couple."

As the officer was about to respond, he received a call; the Aubrey family had withdrawn the complaint. Given that Joy Chaucer and Quinlan Aubrey were engaged and the Aubrey family was no longer pressing charges, the police decided not to waste resources on the matter and left.

After the police left, Joy Chaucer was furious. "Can you believe the nerve of the Aubrey family, calling the police? Mom, did you say the Aubrey family came over?"

"They did come by, and they're at fault too. We talked briefly, and then they left," Bianca said, showing no interest in scolding Joy. Initially, when this marriage was arranged, she knew these two wouldn't get along well. Bianca turned to go upstairs. Seeing that her mother was not in the mood, Joy Chaucer called out, "Mom."

"I'm going to rest in my room. You do whatever you need to," Bianca responded, tired of dealing with Joy's issues. Previously, she would have been deeply involved in any issues concerning Joy, especially if the Aubrey family had mistreated her. Things would have been settled far less amicably.

"Mom," Joy called after Bianca, "I want to join the board of directors. Mom, you're so tired; I really want to help you. I've been working hard to learn about management. I even drafted a new proposal for the Southwesterly Meadows project. Maybe you could take a look?"

Joy Chaucer was eager, but Bianca was unenthusiastic. "Let's look at it tomorrow. We can talk about anything else then too. Joy, I'm really tired."

"Okay," Joy Chaucer said, frustrated but not daring to press further.

Once Bianca went upstairs, Joy's face darkened. She thought Meredith must be influencing Bianca, otherwise, why would her mother react so indifferently to her new proposal? In the past, any small positive gesture from her would have delighted Bianca, but now, Bianca's attitude was drastically different.

Joy Chaucer was anxious and grew even more resentful towards Meredith. That night, Joy didn't dare go out, staying home, tormented with fear all night, worried the police might come knocking at any moment.

By dawn, no police had shown up, and Joy breathed a sigh of relief, concluding that Fiona hadn't betrayed her. Otherwise, the police or the Sterling family would have already come for her. However, due to the incident with Fiona, Joy could no longer act against Meredith as boldly as before.

Meanwhile, Ruby Kim, who had been tracking Fiona, had spent several days staking out the electronics factory without any sign of Fiona. Finally, unable to hold back, she asked the factory workers and learned of Fiona's arrest. Unaware of the specifics of Fiona's crime, Ruby Kim headed to the police station to inquire. There, posing as Fiona's coworker, she learned that Fiona had intended to poison Meredith Sterling, the wife of the head of Sterling Corporation, with an abortive drug, but it was Grandma Sterling who accidentally consumed it instead.

Shocked, Ruby Kim asked, "Officer, why would Fiona poison the old lady? Was there a grudge?"

The officer explained, "Fiona targeted Meredith Sterling, aiming to give her abortive drugs, but it was accidentally consumed by Grandma Sterling instead."