Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
Knowing that any reply would be useless because of the state of her emotions, he went to the bathroom and came back with a towel seconds later, which he draped on her head.
He said to her, “Dry your hair before you go.”
“I told you there’s no need for she began to protest, but he had already taken the initiative to dry her hair with the towel.
She was caught off guard. Alyssa’s heart wavered as she pondered, “Is he truly the Jeremy I know?”
Was he the same man who had never performed an act of service as simple as pouring a glass of water?
How could he have helped dry her hair? At that moment, it felt more like a horror story.
“Get your hands off me!” she hissed through clenched teeth, but the soft noises had stirred Lauren.
Lauren curled up under the blanket but thankfully did not wake up.
“Go louder if you want to wake her up.” Jeremy curled his lips into a grin and went on drying her hair, happy that he had figured out her weakness.
“Well, at least be gentle! I’ve been dealing with hair loss, you know. Your rough handling might just make me go bald!” She scowled, her cheeks flushed with anger.
“Sorry. This is my first time drying someone’s hair. I’m inexperienced…” Jeremy apologized. As he worked the towel through her hair, he could feel a warm, fuzzy sensation inside.
He promised, “I’ll do it better the next time.”
Alyssa had goosebumps on her skin and retorted, “I’m only letting you do this because of Lauren. Don’t even think about a next time. I might just break your fingers.
Jeremy was left momentarily speechless. His fingers continued to move gently and rhythmically, massaging her scalp. Instantly, a wave of relaxation washed over her, and her eyelids began to droop.
She thought, “Damn it, he’s pretty good at this, though. It feels so amazing.”
When they emerged from the room, Alyssa looked like she had been crying due to the redness around her eyes.
Meanwhile, Jeremy never once removed his eyes from her. There was an unreadable look in his eyes.
Landon looked at them in a daze, feeling like they had never divorced and were a perfect married couple.
He couldn’t deny that Jeremy looked absolutely breathtaking. In Landon’s eyes, no woman other than
Alyssa could match up to Jeremy
*Landon, go home now, Lauren will sleep here tonight, Jeremy urged emotionlessly. “It’s more trouble to bring her home at this time. I’ll send her home when she’s awake tomorrow morning.
Landon echoed, “Oh, I’ll stay by Laurie’s side today as well!”
Landon felt guilty for kissing Lauren earlier that night. Although it was not a big deal, he knew he had taken advantage of Lauren and would like to show his remorse by taking care of her.
“No!” Alyssa and Jeremy shouted at the same time.
“Ms. Alyssa!” Sean hurried into the room and reported, “The security department manager informed me that a helicopter is parked on our pad. We don’t know who the owner is.”
“A helicopter?”
“It’s mine,” Jeremy admitted without hesitation, leaving Alyssa and Sean puzzled,
“Mr. Walsh went on a business trip in Edenfells City yesterday but rushed back in a helicopter after you summoned him!” Xavier enthusiastically volunteered the information. “Ms. Alyssa, he has never been so attentive to any woman!”
In Xavier’s opinion, Jeremy’s pursuit of love was hampered by the fact that he was overly reserved and unable to express himself well.
At times, he wished Jeremy possessed even half of Landon’s thick-skinned qualities.
Jeremy’s embarrassment weighed heavily on his heart, and he quickly stopped Xavier, “You stay out of this.”
*So, Xavier, am I supposed to praise your boss?” Alyssa smirked and added, “It only takes a wrong deed. to demonize a good person. But a bad character is deemed honorable after one good deed.”
Landon covered his mouth as he chortled while Jeremy remained speechless.
“Lauren is his sister. That’s a good reason for him to rush back. Is he going to earn brownie points with that as well?” Alyssa questioned. Then, she left the room, totally ignoring Jeremy and Xavier.
Sean gave Jeremy a mocking look before leaving with Alyssa.
Xavier spat and cussed, “That little suck-up!” He thought Sean was a good-for-nothing who pulled ranks on others.
“At least he knows what to say and what not to,” Jeremy commented and shook his head in disappointment. “Xavier, you’re good, except you talk too much.”
“B-But I just wanted Madam to know how much you went through…” Xavier mumbled as he looked disheartened.
“She has always known,” Jeremy replied with a pang of heartache.
After settling Lauren’s matter, Alyssa returned to the villa with Sean. She replayed the scene where Jeremy dried her hair, and she felt her throat drying.
He had said to her, “Sorry. This is my first time drying someone’s hair. I’m inexperienced…”
That was bullshit. He had dated Liana for years. Even if they didn’t score a home run, they must have done everything possible with each other. What was the point of acting all innocent?
To her, Jeremy and Landon seemed equally terrible. They were a bad influence on each other.
Back home, Alyssa kicked off her heels and sat on the couch glumly instead of retiring to her bedroom.
Sean handed her a glass of hot milk with concern. He advised, “It’s way past midnight. Take some rest after you’ve had the milk.”
“How did Lauren and Landon run into each other? She has always been kept at home under the tight supervision of her family. So, what happened?” Alyssa wondered aloud.
Alyssa did not feel sleepy at all as she couldn’t shake off her worries for that poor girl.
“I asked Landon about it. He had no idea why Lauren showed up at his nightclub. He did mention that she was searching high and low for something. Had he not met her, things might have taken a dangerous turn.
She frowned quizzically. “What was she looking for?”
“A teddy bear you had given her.”
Alyssa felt her breath catch as she clenched her fingers. She questioned, “Did someone throw away the bear I gave Lauren in ACE?”
“I questioned Landon about any unusual occurrences at ACE that night. He said there were none, but he did bring up his sister, Zoe, Sean responded. He was great at interrogation as a former attorney.
“Got it.” Her brows furrowed. Despite not having witnessed the incident, she had a rough idea of what had happened.
She remarked, “Betty is still the same bitch she is. The audacity to bully Lauren. She’ll get roughed up, beaten down, and her ass kicked!”
Sean was dumbfounded by her speed of talking.
She vowed, “I will make her pay for what she did to Lauren!”
After being kicked home by Jeremy, Landon arrived at the Harper Residence at midnight.
He closed his eyes in his bed. His mind was filled with the memories of the kiss with Lauren. Her lips were delicious, soft, and tantalizing.
Suddenly, he felt a heat rising in him, and his manhood hardened. He cursed, “Fuck! I’m such an animal!”
He shut his eyes again in an attempt to sleep, but the erection remained. Feeling awful, he subjected himself to 20 minutes of a cold shower to push down the urge.
Finally, he fell asleep when dawn was about to break.
He woke up in the afternoon. When he emerged from his room in a fresh outfit, he was greeted by Zoe’s furious face. She snapped, “Landon, you have gone too far!”
“Why? Is it because I told you not to party at ACE and stay away from Betty?” Landon was about to ruffle
Zoe’s hair
He clicked his tongue and remarked, “Zoe, you seem more unreasonable with each passing day. How could you not tell the right from the wrong?”
“Don’t touch me after you laid your hands on Lauren! It’s revolting!” She slapped his hand away and unintentionally voiced her resentment toward Lauren,
“Zoe, what did you just say?” His eyes wavered and filled with disbelief.
Zoe had been seething ever since the previous night when she was publicly dragged out in front of everyone.
Knowing that Landon had a soft spot for her, she decided to express her dissatisfaction, “Yeah, I hate