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Axel. Moreover, he couldn’t afford to upset Alyssa’s brother and Jeremy’s brother-in-law.
“So, did you take advantage of her seduction?” Alyssa’s mood lightened. Resting in Jeremy’s arms, she teased Axel, “You probably haven’t had sex in a while. Wasn’t that a wonderful opportunity for you? It must be priceless.”
“Do you take me as a clueless virgin? I won’t succumb to any woman who throws herself at me,” Then,
Axel took a jab at Landon, “unlike Landon Harper.”
“I¡ªFuck!” Landon’s cheeks reddened in anger, and he silently cussed at Axel.
“But she looks like me. Didn’t you once say that you’d marry a woman who resembles me? I remember
Silas calling you a pervert at that time.”
Jeremy was green in envy but tried not to show it. His cheeks flushed as well, looking like two red tomatoes with Landon by his side.
“I have never bought counterfeit. Why would I want a carbon copy of you? I’m not sick in my mind, alright?” Axel finally lost it.
“Alright, now. I was just teasing you.” Alyssa put on a straight face. Despite joking about Axel and
Amber, she felt the fear in hindsight. “So, you mentioned that you used her as bait while you hid in a corner. Tell me. Did you find out who she’s working for?”
Axel snickered and placed his phone on the coffee table. Landon, Jeremy, and Alyssa inched closer to take a good look at the photo on the screen.
The air in the room froze when they recognized the familiar face in the photo, who left the hotel with
Amber. He was Carl Moses, Jameson’s secretary.
“So, it was still Jameson’s doing after all,” Alyssa hissed as she quivered in anger and disgust. “After
Jonah and Miley, he had moved on to put you in harm’s way! What a cold-blooded psycho!”
However, Jameson had messed with the wrong man. He might be ruthless, but Axel was worse.
Jeremy huddled closer to Alyssa and rubbed his palm against her shoulder to comfort her. He wasn’t surprised by the revelation, for he had had a feeling.
Landon analyzed, “The same woman lured Jeremy to the hotel and into Zoe’s trap. It all makes sense now. It was Jameson who set everything up, taking advantage of this woman and my dumb sister Zoe to drive a wedge between you and Lyse. The evil, meticulously crafted plan matches his modus operandi.”
Gritting his teeth, Landon added, “He caused a misunderstanding between you and Lyse, making you look like a fuckboy. Because of him, Mr. Taylor was upset with you. Jameson Schmidt nearly won the game. Damn it! That was vile of him.”
Alyssa was gripped by a heartache. She stared at the floor with remorse.
Jeremy kissed her on the cheek and declared, “Jameson Schmidt will never get what he wants. Lyse knows I’ll never lie to her. She will trust me.”
“You fool.” She wiggled in embarrassment and pouted. “What if I choose not to trust you and refuse to give you a second chance?”
Jeremy smiled and stared affectionately into her eyes. “I’ll wait for you until you do, even if it takes a lifetime.”
Axel let go of his complicated feelings about Alyssa and Jeremy’s relationship when he saw them very much in love.
All he and his brothers wanted was to see Alyssa happy, and he realized that only she had the right to define her happiness.
After going through ups and downs, she still chose to be with Jeremy. Axel believed it’d be unfair and cruel to deprive her of a happy relationship.
“Jameson Schmidt has been manipulating Zoe, but she didn’t rat him out even when we pressured her at the Jesseltons’ event.” Looking troubled, Jeremy opined, “I believe this has nothing to do with her loyalty to Jameson. She is truly in the dark about the mastermind’s identity.”
Alyssa nodded in agreement. Landon, fuming, rolled his fists and apologized, “Jeremy, Lyse, I’m sorry. I take responsibility for her mistakes. My mom and I have spoiled her rotten.”
“Landon, don’t. This has nothing to do with you,” Jeremy consoled him.
“How could she allow herself to be manipulated by that bastard?” Landon punched the coffee table.
The teacup jumped on the table and cracked.
He growled, “She seems to enjoy working for Jameson Schmidt. Fine, then, I’ll grant her wish and send her to Jameson.”
Alyssa pressed her lips. She couldn’t think of a good way to comfort Landon, who had the misfortune of having a shameless sister like Zoe.
“Look, I’m not trying to be mean, but Jameson Schmidt has standards.” Crossing his arms, Axel leaned into the couch. “Even if you send Zoe to Jameson, he wouldn’t even use her¡ªnot even as a maid.”
Landon, Jeremy, and Alyssa appeared dumbfounded. Did Axel just make an obscene joke?
“I believe that Jameson had trained and honed Amber to be his tool, especially to seduce his victims.”
Alyssa studied Amber’s face, which bore a strong resemblance to hers. Her eyes dimmed.
Alyssa said, “I assume this woman has served Jameson for some time. He could have forced her to get plastic surgery. You can tell they share an unusual relationship. Perhaps, she’s privy to many of his secrets.”
Landon stared agape at her. “What the fuck? Did he seriously create a woman who looks like Lyse after he failed to win her heart? Is that how he satisfies his desire? That will make the Amber girl Lyse’s substitute…”
Jeremy felt an anger rising in him when he came to the same realization. He was sickened by the thought of Jameson keeping Alyssa’s substitute by his side. Perhaps Jameson had even released his
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carnal desires on Amber wrrne lantasizing about. Alyssa.
Utterly disgusted, he reflexively hugged Alyssa tighter.
Alyssa pretended to barf and commented, “That’s disgusting. Anyway, he doesn’t deserve even a substitute.”
Axel added, “I followed them all the way to Domere Mountain and saw them entering a very private club. The entrance was password-protected, and it was strictly members-only. I didn’t follow them into the club because I didn’t want to alert them.”
“A club at the Domere Mountain?”
As Jeremy wasn’t a regular patron of clubs, and Alyssa wasn’t a local of Solana City, they had no clue about the said club. Therefore, they turned to Landon expectantly.
“Could it be… The Millennium?” Landon asked hesitantly.
“Bingo! Guess the playboy knows best!” Axel snapped his fingers teasingly.
Landon put on a bitter face. That certainly did not sound like a compliment. He regretted his playboy ways in the past. Even after he had turned over a new leaf, it was difficult to shake off that reputation.
“I checked the Third Eye. Jameson Schmidt is indeed the owner of The Millennium.” Axel furrowed his brows. “He frequents the club and is very closely connected with officials in Solana City. The
Millennium is, at best, a prostitution hub for the wealthy and powerful disguised as a club. I guess
Jameson is the pimp.”
“The Third Eye? Are you serious? Why did you use the system of the Secret Intelligence Service?”
Alyssa widened her eyes in disbelief. “That’s an overkill. Axel, you shouldn’t risk your career just to investigate Jameson.”
“It’s worth it if it’s for you.” Axel squinted and held her hand. “Don’t worry. It’s fine to use the system once in a while. Besides, I would love to move on from Jameson Schmidt. I’ll settle him as soon as possible for you and Jeremy.”
Jeremy was touched by Axel’s sentiments. He choked on his emotions. Tearing up, Alyssa curled up her fingers in Axel’s palm. “Axel, thank you so much.”
“I know you’re desperate to clear Jeremy’s name in our family. You wanted Dad to know it was all a misunderstanding. Otherwise, it’ll be really tough for you to marry Jeremy.” Axel snorted at Jeremy.
Frowning, she playfully chided him, “Axel!”
“Don’t worry. Jeremy is super loyal to Alyssa. He won’t marry anyone except for her. Haha!” Landon grinned and patted Jeremy on his shoulder.
The air froze in awkwardness. Alyssa stared at her feet and mumbled, “You must be fun at parties,
Landon Harper. Just keep your mouth shut the next time.”
Landon hurriedly shut up.
“Since this Amber seems important to Jameson, let’s spare her for now. It’s best if we could quietly keep an eye on her,” Jeremy suggested sternly.
“It’s not enough to keep an eye on her.” Alyssa had a better idea. “We need to get her on our side.
Look into her background, get to know her, and win her over.”
Jeremy voiced his doubts. “Lyse, I’m afraid that’s impossible. Jameson couldn’t have built his influence in Kontina in 15 years without gathering some loyal subordinates.
“That woman willingly serves him for years, even when she knows Jameson is merely using her as your substitute. It’ll be hard for an outsider to break that bond between them.”