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Josh agreed with Jeremy on one thing¡ªSimon was a heartless bastard. If Simon could betray his sibling, Josh knew it was a matter of time before Simon sold him out for personal gain. Therefore, he had to be wary of Simon.
“Mr. Barrett, now that the suspect has admitted guilt, we may kickstart the legal procedure and bring him to court,” suggested Simon.
He couldn’t wait to indict Sean to get back at Alyssa. Gabe shared the same goal, as he wanted to ingratiate himself with the Schmidts. Therefore, he agreed with Simon, “Now that we have evidence, let’s kickstart the procedure¡ª”
“Wait a minute!” To everyone’s astonishment, a loud, clear voice cut through the tension, startling everyone.
Alyssa gasped, “Jonah!”
“Lyse, you should have told me if you planned to come here.” Jonah playfully glared at his sister. “Am I nothing to you now that you have your man?”
“Exactly! We have been worried about the two of you,” Julien chimed in, standing behind Jonah.
Despite the stern tone, Julien winked playfully at Alyssa from behind Jonah.
Alyssa was rendered speechless at Julien’s behavior in this tense situation. Suddenly, it occurred to her that Jeremy did not seem surprised by Jonah’s arrival. Was he in the know?
“Jeremy, did you call Jonah…” Her voice trailed off.
She widened her eyes, staring quizzically at Jeremy. His eyes twinkled as he whispered into her ear,
“Sorry, Lyse. It wasn’t my intention to keep it a secret from you. I didn’t ask Jonah to show up. I merely told Xavier to give Jonah a heads-up after we left for the police station.
“I didn’t expect him to show up at all. It shows how much he cares about Sean, but more importantly, he’s concerned about you. By the way, why is Dr. Lovelace here as well? Why do they always show up together?”
While Jeremy was musing, Alyssa grinned and gestured at him to come close. He inched closer, and she revealed in a whisper, “I called Dr. Lovelace.”
Jeremy was surprised at the revelation. It seemed that Alyssa had kept a secret from him as well. The calculating couple seemed to operate in sync.
“Is a secretary worth that effort?” Josh snickered at Jonah. “Anyway, it’s too late now. Sean Lynch has confessed. Do you remember what your dad said in an interview before? One should take responsibility for one’s actions. I’d like to remind you of the same.”
As heirs of their respective family businesses, Josh and Jonah would inevitably clash as business rivals. Despite making all the necessary preparations, Josh had lost out to Jonah in every competition for projects the KS Group was interested in.
Frustrated by maintaining a friendly facade for the sake of family friendship, Josh relished the opportunity to express his animosity now that they were in direct opposition.
Jonah faced the situation with calm. Squinting, he warned, “Sean is not just any ordinary secretary. Did you not know that he’s my dad’s godson? You’re his brother, but his life is worth more than yours.”
After learning that Winston Taylor had taken Sean as a godson, Simon’s face reddened in anger.
Envious, he thought, “It seemed that all of Sean’s bootlicking has paid off.”
“Mr. Barrett, do you not care about evidence at all? Let’s say I make an outrageous claim right now. Are you going to arrest and charge me?” Julien took a step forward, smirking.
Gabe swiftly clarified, “Our decisions are based on evidence. Sir, please refrain from making baseless accusations.” “Really? Why don’t you take a good look at this, then?” With that, Julien tossed an envelope onto the table.
Gabe picked it up with astonishment and extracted the document from within. His eyes widened. “W-
What is this?”
“It’s David Schmidt’s previous diagnosis. God knows how much effort and networking I put in to get this from the hospital archives.”
Josh and Simon’s expressions dropped upon seeing the evidence. Meanwhile, Jeremy gazed at Alyssa with admiration.
Jeremy finally understood the reason behind Alyssa calling Julien. It was part of her plan from the start.
“No… How is this possible?”Josh seized the diagnosis from Gabe, meticulously scrutinizing its contents. His eyes bulged out of his head.
At the same time, Simon turned white, and his heart drummed.
“Mr. Schmidt, I can’t believe your family has kept the diagnosis secret. Alyssa, or Dr. Burton, has saved
David’s life upon your father’s request.” Julien glared at Josh disdainfully. “You don’t seem grateful to her. Not only that, you’re also making her responsible for David’s old injuries. You hid the truth by manipulating the diagnosis. That’s a really despicable thing to do.”
Before this, Josh and Simon had discussed pinning David’s erectile dysfunction on Sean to indict Sean under aggravated assault, which carried a heavier sentence.
Therefore, Josh hid away the real diagnosis and worked with Gabe to charge Sean. To their dismay, their carefully crafted plan had been overturned by Julien with ease.
Alyssa cast a grateful look at Julien. He replied with a look in his eyes, telling her not to worry about it.
The Schmidts had thought they were invincible in Solana City, but they finally had a taste of the
Lovelaces’ ultimate authority in the medical field.
“Alyssa Taylor must bear full responsibility for David’s impotence!” Josh blurted out in the heat of the moment.
He accused, “David wouldn’t be in this situation if she hadn’t performed that surgery on him!”
A hush descended upon Gabe’s office. Simon’s heart sank, realizing it was too late to stop the guilty
Josh, who had crumbled under pressure. Josh’s actions validated Julien’s claim that Sean was not responsible for David’s erectile dysfunction.
“What a dumbass!” Simon seethed, wondering how a loser like Josh was appointed the president of
Schmidt Group in the first place.
“Gosh, Mr. Schmidt, are you illiterate or visually impaired?” Julien crossed his arms in annoyance. “It’s all written down in the diagnosis. The cause of David Schmidt’s erectile dysfunction was the anesthetic and hormonal injections performed before and after the surgery. Lyse had nothing to do with it.”
Jonah grinned at Julien, his eyes full of affection.
“W-Who even are you? It’s not your place to speak!” Josh curled his fists in anger as he approached
Julien.
Julien’s expression hardened upon facing the threat. Jonah almost instinctively stood in front of him to shield him from danger.
Before Josh knew it, Jonah had shoved him onto the floor.
“No! Mr. Schmidt, watch out!”
Josh stumbled backward amid the screams of Gabe and Simon. He’d have crashed hard onto the floor if they had not grabbed him.
“Mr. Jonah, are you seriously planning to commit physical assault in a police station?” Simon confronted him through gritted teeth.
“Of course not.” Jonah tightened his fists and cracked his knuckles as he cast a menacing look at Josh.
“However, if he raises his voice at Dr. Lovelace again, I might break his nose.”
Despite putting on a brave face, Josh had been gripped by fear. His legs went weak. Simon kept his silence under Jonah’s intimidating gaze.
Alyssa found herself moved by Jonah’s protectiveness. Knowing Jonah, he was aloof and rarely displayed his emotions. Apart from family and Sean, he showed no care for almost anyone else.
Hence, she was surprised by his unusual action toward Julien. At the same time, she noticed Julien gazing at Jonah tenderly, prompting her to muse over their seemingly intimate connection. Why did they look like a couple in her eyes?
Before she could delve further into her thoughts, Simon interjected, “Mr. Jonah, Sean will face assault charges even if we start anew. According to the law, confirmed assault, supported by a medical expert, carries a three-year sentence. Sean can’t escape his fate.”
Simon argued vehemently, displaying a hostility that made it hard to believe he was Sean’s older brother. The materialistic and selfish world had transformed him into a heartless monster.
“Josh Schmidt.” Jonah ignored Simon, whom he perceived as the Schmidts’ lapdog. He began, “Sean did not lay a finger on anyone even if he wanted to. I was the one who roughed up David Schmidt, and
I have a video as proof.”
He turned to Julien and addressed the latter gently, “Julien, show me the video.”
After some hesitation, Julien bit his lower lip and played a video for everyone to see. David’s agonizing screams echoed in the office as the video depicted Jonah beating him into a pulp.
“Pretty solid evidence, don’t you think?” Jonah flashed Josh a devilish and frosty smile.
Gabe and Simon nearly blacked out from the shock. Jonah’s evidence had shattered their hope of indicting Sean.
“Jonah, how did you…” Covering her mouth in shock, Alyssa rested in Jeremy’s arms.
Jeremy held her trembling shoulders while looking at Jonah with complicated feelings. He understood and appreciated Jonah’s foresight and effort. Jonah had seen this coming and prepared accordingly.
“Mr. Barrett, can we have Sean released now?” Jonah looked at Gabe in amusement.
Gabe stammered, “Uh, well.” He stole a glance at Josh.