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“My friend? No, he’s not worthy of my friendship,” she answered with disdain despite being puzzled by
Jeremy’s attendance.
To her knowledge, Jeremy was the opposite of the attention-loving Landon. Therefore, he would hate to attend events like this. Why did he undergo a change in attitude and attend the jewelry show?
She concluded that he must have been here because of Betty, that dull, devious, and clingy sister of his.
Jeremy walked up to them, his eyes on Alyssa. He wondered aloud, “Ms. Alyssa, won’t you introduce me to this gentleman?”
“Is that even necessary? The Walsh Group is not involved in the jewelry business or any related industries. I don’t think you’ll come across Mr. Carter much,” Alyssa dropped any pretense and coldly turned him down.
Jeremy pursed his lips, but he wouldn’t back down just because he was rejected. Instead, he held out his hand to Vincent. “Mr. Carter, it’s my pleasure to meet you.”
‘Mr. Walsh! Nice to meet you. I was surprised that you and Ms. Alyssa knew each other.” Vincent graciously shook Jeremy’s hand.
“Well, it doesn’t seem you are close with Ms. Alyssa, then.” Jeremy narrowed his wintry eyes. “Otherwise, you would have known my relationship to her.”
Vincent frowned. He sensed that Jeremy had grasped his hand tighter as if they were engaged in a quiet struggle.
They stood there like two martial arts practitioners exchanging moves, holding out until the eventual explosion of tension.
Jeremy was bewildered by his own behavior. He had never been one to engage in such childish and anxious displays.
Whenever Jeremy saw Alyssa getting close to someone from the opposite sex, it frustrated him. He so badly wanted to rid her of the men.
He sensed that he was getting weirder and more begrudged by the day. The self-control he had always prided himself on was nowhere to be found when he was with Alyssa.
Alyssa was riled up upon hearing his remark. She said mockingly, “Yeah, we do know each other. We’re archenemies.
“Alyssa,” Jeremy croaked. His chest tightened.
“An ex-husband shouldn’t be out telling everyone about our ‘relationship.” You should lay low and shut up.
Don’t you have any manners?”
Her ex-husband? Vincent was shocked to learn that Alexa had been married. He hadn’t heard of it, even as her close friend of many years. The question was, why did she marry Jeremy?
Alexa was a goddess who had better options. Why did she choose to marry a jealous fellow?
“Mr. Walsh, you want to find trouble? I’m fine with that. The sight of you has already pissed me off anyway. But I don’t want to drag Mr. Carter, an important friend, into this,” she hissed and added. you still care about your reputation.”
Clenching his jaw, Jeremy felt gutted. His fingers dug hard into his sweaty palms.
Alyssa seemed willing to speak up and defend any individual against him. As for him, an ex-husband she had once loved deeply, was unworthy.
“The show is about to begin. Aren’t you supposed to keep your girl company? She’ll be anxious if she can’t find you.” Alyssa prepared to leave with Vincent, leaving Jeremy frozen on the ground.
In a panic, Jeremy seized her arm and tightened his grip.
“Hey, you have nothing to do with her if you’re divorced! Please show her some respect!” Vincent intervened, only to be stopped by Alyssa.
She urged, “Vincent, they’re waiting for your speech. Go ahead. I’ll be fine.”
“But…”
“Don’t worry. We’re divorced. He can’t do anything to me.”
Jeremy felt that she had chipped away at his heart. The excruciating pain led him to hold on tighter.
Knowing that the ex-spouses needed to sort out their issues, Vincent knew his place and decided to leave. He was confident that no one would cause a scene on his turf anyway. 2
The corridor was enveloped in a tense silence. Jeremy heard the thud of his heart. He tried to hold his breath, but that didn’t help to calm him down,
“Let go of me,” she hissed and struggled, showing no affection of any sort.
“I know who you were referring to just now. You meant Zoe, right?” He anxiously pulled her closer. She pressed softly against his solid frame, their breaths mingling.
“I never mentioned her name. How do you know it was Ms. Harper?” Her caustic eyes bore into him. Seems like she’s still on your mind. Why else would you react so strongly, Jeremy?”
Alyssa deliberately mimicked Zoe’s saccharine tone to irk him.
He smiled bitterly. Women could be quite difficult to argue with.
He wa was more curious than angry. He wanted to know his place in her heart and asked in a throaty voice,” Alyssa, are you jealous?”
She laughed incredulously and shook her head. “What’s wrong with you? The nerve to ask me that question!
“You were entangled with Liana when we were married. You jetted off to Mosgravia at Christmas to watch the lights with her. You even custom-ordered a one-of-a-kind jewelry for her.
“Not once did I feel a hint of jealousy after you treated me so poorly. How dare you question me on jealousy after our divorce? You shameless son of a bitch.”
Jeremy found himself standing before Alyssa, vulnerable and defenseless against her barrage of verbal attacks. She was right, though. He was the reason behind the shitty things she had to endure.
“Alyssa, there’s nothing between me and Zoe. I only see her as a little sister!” His ears reddened from the anxiety as he struggled to make his point.
Normally, he wouldn’t bother explaining himself, but he was at his wit’s end this time.
“Why bother telling me? It’s not my concern,” Alyssa snapped, her patience waning as she shot him a look of disdain. “I couldn’t care less about your relationship with her, and I certainly don’t want to hear your explanation. Let go. I’m going to watch the show.”
“Do you not care? If so, why did you have to bring it up? You mentioned it once at the police station and again this time!” He was resentful at the misunderstanding between them. His eyes brimmed with tears from the upsetting situation, and his shoulders quivered.
He added, “If you care about which girl I’m dating, it means you still care about me! You’re not as over it as you claim to be!”
“I do not care about you. I’m simply disgusted at you, Jeremy Walsh.” She stared intently at him and slowly pried his fingers from her arm.
She added, “If I had known you were flirting with your childhood sweetheart and the little sisters’ of your friends, I would never have fallen for you in the first place.
“Now, I’m grateful that I managed to escape that marriage, but it still sickens me to think that I was once in love with a capricious, cowardly scoundrel!”
His breathing became labored as he felt a crushing weight settled in on him. The feeling of being misunderstood was deeply unsettling, filling him with bitterness.
For a moment, she was stung by the shattered look on his face. Still, she did not stay on any longer and shuffled away without looking back.
She reminded herself, “Lyse, the past is behind you. No matter how deep your grudges and affection, you shall not turn back.”
Her phone suddenly rang, and it was Sean calling.
“Sean, what’s the matter?” She pulled herself together.
“Ms. Alyssa, something went wrong! Check Twitter right now!” Sean spat out the words with urgency.
Her expression sank as an ominous feeling closed in. She quickly opened Twitter on her phone, and almost immediately, her face drained of color as she cussed, “Fuck!”
At the top of the trending topics was the hashtag #AdaKingsleyWeddingDesignLeaks. The designs she and her team had painstakingly worked on were leaked online.
Jeremy, who was wallowing in depression, was shocked by Alyssa’s cursing. A smile crossed his face.
She was so much livelier after leaving him, much better than the demure and compliant woman who had stubbornly stayed by his side.
He approached her slowly, but she suddenly sprinted to the other end of the corridor in her high heels and put a distance between them.
Feeling that something had gone wrong, he worriedly dialed Xavier’s number.
“Mr. Walsh,” Xavier answered the call.
“Has something happened to the KS Group?” Jeremy questioned, guided by his sharp instincts.
“Yes, I was just about to brief you on the situation.”
Sounding anxious, Xavier quickly voiced his concern, “Ada Kingsley’s wedding site decor at KS World
Hotel has been leaked on Twitter. It’s circulating and topping the trending topics.”
Jeremy’s eyes twitched as he inquired, “Do we know which media outlet is responsible for this?”
“It’s a verified media account!”