Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
“Sean, as her secretary, why didn’t you immediately report her whereabouts to us?” Liam interrogated Sean right away. “Why are you at the Solana City Memorial Hospital with Lyse? Is she there to see Jeremy Walsh?”
Jonah chimed in calmly, “Liam, calm down.”
Liam, usually gentle, was only out of character when it came to matters concerning his sister’s well- being.
Sean was shocked by Liam’s intel and gasped, “Mr. Liam, how… how did you know? We kept it a secret!”
“GPS tracking.”
Jonah sighed helplessly. “Liam almost put to use his method to track criminals. Tracking down Lyse was a piece of cake.”
Sean was rendered speechless.
“Liam, stop worrying about Lyse. Even if you scold her, given her character, she will not listen to you and come home. Just let her be. She’s an adult,” advised Jonah, who seemed unbothered by the incident.
“I will station a team of guards to the hospital and stand guard in front of Jeremy’s room. Sean, I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on them. Inform me right away if that bastard lays a finger on Lyse,”
instructed Liam.
“Roger that, Mr. Liam!” Sean almost stood at attention from the young colonel’s air of authority.
Liam seethed, “If he tries anything on Lyse, I’ll make him stay in that hospital for the rest of his life.”
Jeremy happily took his meds and applied the ointments since Alyssa agreed to stay by him.
The hospital served some bland dinner that wasn’t even nutritious, but he wolfed it down because he was in a good mood. The food tasted like the best meal he’d ever had.
Alyssa felt hungry after staring at Jeremy for a while. She ordered a set for herself as supper and forced herself to finish the tasteless food as she refused to waste food.
“You should eat something nutritious, for example, some soups and stews,” she casually suggested.
“Sounds good, Can you make that for me?” he replied with anticipation.
“I made those for you all the time in the past, but you never appreciated them,” she retorted with a chuckle and put aside her tray.
Then, she headed for the bathroom with her pajamas and toiletries. She added, “Mrs. Rosie is a good cook. Get her to make soups for you.”
With that, she slammed the bathroom door close.
He felt remorseful at her remarks. Restarting their relationship from scratch seemed a difficult task.
When she appeared again, she had changed into a coral silk pajamas. She looked radiant with her bare face. She appeared more youthful without the makeup that always made her look commanding.
He pressed his lips as his heart raced.
“Why are you looking at me like that? First time seeing my bare face?” she questioned. She was spraying some mist on her face due to the dry air in the room.
“I saw you bare-faced many times,” he replied, swallowing hard to suppress his desire. “Your bare face has just… stirred up some memories.”
“Is that so? Why do I feel like you’re just physically aroused?” she mocked him and took a seat on the couch.
Her reply dumbfounded Jeremy. She was better than anyone in clapbacks.
“Look, here’s the border. You’re dead if you trespass,” she warned him and lay on the couch.
Then, she pulled down her sleeping mask and covered herself with the blanket while adjusting for the best position. “I’m sleeping.”
“Sleep on the bed,” he advised.
“Wow, are you seriously thinking of sharing a bed with your ex-wife? You’re really seeking trouble,” she shot back coldly.
“No, you misunderstood me. You’ll sleep on the bed, and I’ll take the couch,” he corrected with a bitter smile.
“One more word from you, and I’ll leave. You took your medications anyway. Now, you hold nothing over me.” She refused to follow his words. Instead, she threatened him.
She managed to shut him up. Of course, he wouldn’t want her to leave after going through all the trouble
After they turned off the lights, the room fell into silence. The sleepless Jeremy lay on his side and occasionally stole glances at Alyssa, admiring her. Despite having her back to him, she looked like a perfect, moonlit work of art.
“I’ll leave if you keep staring at me,” she suddenly opened her mouth, as though she had eyes on the back of her head.
“Sorry to interrupt your sleep,” he apologized, feeling spooked. He was extremely deferential in her presence.
“It’s alright. I can tell you’re not asleep from your breathing,” she blurted out and surprised herself. Jeremy was equally astonished.
Aching inside, she curled up and clutched her sleeve tightly. She was angry at herself. How pathetic had she been in the past three years to remember every detail of her loveless husband?
Jeremy’s eyes widened. The intense feelings of guilt almost crushed him.
Throughout his three years of marriage, he had slept soundly each night without a care while Alyssa endured countless lonely nights. He wondered how she had managed to survive.
“Alyssa, I was really a huge jerk,” he finally croaked after a long pause.
“It’s fine. It’s all in the past. Let’s not repeat our mistakes.”
“Alyssa, I’m serious. I-“
She shut her eyes and cut him off with a snicker. “If you had genuinely cared for me, you wouldn’t have waited until now to develop feelings for me. I’m not dumb. I won’t mistake the fleeting change in your taste for true love.”
Jeremy also clutched his sleeve and struggled with the weight of guilt and pain.
Alyssa had been wrong about him. He wanted to tell her that his feelings were not fleeting. Was his love worthless just because he discovered it late?
13 years ago, he had gone through a life-and-death experience with her. Years later, they went through the same thing. They seemed fated to be with each other.
For the first time, he felt the pain of not being able to express himself. It was a suffocating feeling. Still, he remained silent because it was not the time to make lofty declarations. He needed to show his love through actions.
Although Alyssa’s fever had subsided, she still felt a little weak, especially after the trouble she was put through in the past three days.
She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow without even keeping guard against Jeremy.
Meanwhile, Jeremy fixed his eyes on her, like a guardian, without any hint of sleepiness.
When he confirmed that she was asleep, he rose from his bed in pain and tiptoed to the couch. He had wanted to admire her beauty for a little more, but he decided to scoop her into his arms, as he was more concerned about her sleeping position.
His palms were sweating a little. He couldn’t help but ruffle her soft hair with his chin.
Alyssa moaned in her sleep. She looked like a baby in his arms.
His eyes glimmered. He swallowed, suppressing the urge to taste her lips.
He once thought he had married an innocent and demure woman, only to find out belatedly that she was a vixen.
When Alyssa woke up the next morning, she habitually stretched under the blankets. She enjoyed a surprisingly good night’s sleep.
Suddenly, she felt something amiss.
She sat up straight and alertly scanned her surroundings. It was then she realized she was sleeping on the bed.
What happened? Did she sleepwalk?
She hurriedly tossed her blanket aside, only to find herself fully dressed. Since it was a single bed, she doubted that Jeremy could fit in the bed with her with his bulky build. She would have felt his weight.
To her surprise, he was absent from the room. She punched the bed and silently cursed. What was he doing, running around with all those injuries on him?
At that moment, she heard a knock and Sean’s voice. Sean called out to her, “Ms. Alyssa, are you awake?”
“Come in,” she replied. Then, she took a seat on the couch, worried that Sean might misunderstand her if she sat in the bed.
Sean squeezed through the door with two luxurious-looking lacquer food containers.
He announced, “Mr. Jonah and Mr. Liam are on their way from Belbanks. They’ll pick you up and go for lunch. Mr. Liam will head back to Leichtown after that.”
Alyssa rubbed her sore temples and let out a sigh. Despite her best efforts to cover her tracks, her brothers had somehow caught wind of her activities.
“What’s that in your hand?”