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Meanwhile, Jeremy stood before his bedroom window, staring blankly into the distance.
He smoked one cigarette after another, the ashtray overflowing with stubs, the room shrouded in smoke that masked his loneliness.
He let out some muffled coughs, his chest feeling like an empty cave.
He replayed the scene of the day when he tossed the divorce papers in front of Alyssa and forced her to sign them. After that, she left without taking a dime from him.
He stood at the same window when she left in Jonah’s car, his gaze talling the car.
He was filled with unexplainable rage at that time. He finally realized the reason behind his emotions- he hated seeing her leave.
Their subsequent bitter exchanges were attempts to convince himself he didn’t love her.
He didn’t fall in love with Alyssa only after losing her. Instead, it took losing Alyssa to reveal his true feelings for her.
He had never expressed his love and affection, all because it was like oxygen to him.
A phone call interrupted his thoughts. His heart jumped upon seeing Xavier’s name, and he qui extinguished his cigarette and picked up his phone. “Hello?”
“Mr. Walsh, I was in front of Madam’s house overnight per your orders, and I finally saw her,” Xavier reported in a tense voice despite completing his mission.
“Lys-How is she doing?” Jeremy asked, holding his breath. He recalled how Alyssa had left with Jameson that night at the park. The scene still killed him.
Now, he refused to call her by her nickname out of anger. He might be deeply in love with her, but that didn’t mean he had no ego.
“Mr. Walsh, I’ll send a few photos over. P-Please brace yourself.” Then, Xavier texted Jeremy the photos.
Tapping on his phone, Jeremy saw Jameson leaning toward Alyssa’s neck. From the photographer’s angle
Jameson seemed to be kissing her on the cheek.
They were acting so intimately.
Despite his various attempts to reconcile, Alyssa had never shown anything other than an aversion to
Jeremy. She crushed his ego every time.
Anger rose in Jeremy. He punched the window, startling Xavier.
“C-Calm down, Mr. Walsh. Why don’t you visit in person if you’re upset? The Schmidt fellow is at
Madam’s place. You can’t just sit back and do nothing, or you’ll be granting him what he wanted and admit your defeat!”
“What’s the point of meeting her?” Jeremy bellowed. He puffed and huffed as tears welled. He looked pitiful and dejected. “She said she didn’t want to see me again. I’ll grant her wish.”
Jeremy projected his thoughts into the vacant space, behaving as though Alyssa stood before him, stati that the torment was too much for him.
Winston and Alyssa’s older brothers were on a business trip abroad. Only the female family members were at home.
Jameson was not a stranger to the family. However, it was late at night, and the family was taking care of Lyla. Not wanting to disturb her family, Alyssa discreetly ushered Jameson into the guest room.
To her surprise, Miley was already in the room, enjoying tea.
“Miley, are you still up?” Alyssa introduced Jameson to him, “Oh, this is my friend. He’s Jameso-
“I know. He’s Jameson Schmidt, the fourth son of the Schmidt family. I remember him from Lyla’s birthday party,” Miley said and calmly set her tea on the table.
With a smile, she remarked, “Lyse rarely has any friend of the opposite sex apart from her brothers. You’re the first, Jameson.”
“It’s my honor,” Jameson replied with a seemingly genuine smile. “I’m more honored to have a chance to meet with the future first lady of Kontina.”
Jameson’s comment took Alyssa aback.
Miley answered flatly, “I’m just Lyse’s sister. My husband is only an ordinary congressman in Kontina. Your remark is an overstatement.”
Jameson smiled without saying anything.
Miley slowly rose from her seat and said, “Lyse, I’ll leave you to host your guest.”
Despite smiling, Alyssa clearly felt the odd air between Miley and Jameson, but she couldn’t pinpoint the exact issue.
After Miley exited the guest room and closed the door behind her, she called her assistant with a grim expression. “Have you found anything from the investigation?”
“Hi, Madam. I’ve looked into Jameson Schmidt’s background and emailed you the information.”
“Alright.”
Since it was getting late, Jameson didn’t stick around for too long before he left.
When he was back in the car, his secretary, Carl Moses, immediately beamed. “Mr. Schmidt, Ms. Alyssal
Jameson adjusted his glasses. He didn’t look particularly happy. “Let’s get going.”
Alyssa had neither willingly accepted his gift nor invited him to her place. Everything remained the same as before. He had to take the initiative, as Alyssa would not make the first move.
“She has totally given up on Jeremy Walsh. He’s out of the game. From what I’ve seen, you’re the best candidate for Ms. Alyssa. It will all work out.”
Jameson tugged on his tie knot and asked, “Do you mean I am not as good as Jeremy Walsh?”
Carl shuddered. “No, of course not! I was wrong.”
“Lyse might have gotten over Jeremy, but he’s still into her. I cannot underestimate my enemy.” With that,
Jameson cast a troubled look out of the window.
“By the way, I’ve made progress in the investigation you ordered,” Carl reported grimly.
“Go ahead.”
“Someone drugged the horse in the attack against you and Ms. Alyssa. We examined the horse’s blood.
sample and found traces of stimulants.
“Not only that, we found this in the trash after thoroughly searching the racecourse.”
Carl reached into his bag, pulling out a plastic bag containing a syringe. He explained, “After reviewing the surveillance footage, we discovered that David’s men were responsible.”
Jameson smirked with half-closed eyes. “David is as malicious as Josh but lacks Josh’s effectiveness.
His methods are crude, always leaving behind evidence. A halfwit like him doesn’t deserve my time.”
“But we can’t let this slide, can we? It would be too cowardly!” Carl gritted his teeth.
Leaning back, Jameson enjoyed some shut-eye. “Of course not. I’ll make him pay for what he did to me.
He broke my arm, so I’ll break his leg. That’s only fair, right?”
Carl concurred, “Of course! You’re already showing mercy by not taking his life, all because he’s your brother!”
Jameson thought, “David does not deserve to be called a brother.”
He wagged his finger, stating, “If it were Lyse who got injured that day, I would have gotten rid of David
Schmidt by now.”
After taking a bath and applying skincare, Alyssa’s mood finally lifted.
Miley called her from the outside. “Lyse, are you asleep?”
“Not yet, Miley. Come on in!”
Miley entered the room. Alyssa turned around while patting some cream on her face. Miley, with her radiant skin and dressed in a light blue silk nightdress, looked dazzling.
“Wow! Here comes the prettiest first lady!”
“Lyse, where did you get that golden horse from? It’s shining brighter than the lights in the courtyard. I’m nearly blinded,” Miley wondered.
