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She proudly scoffed but obediently wriggled into his embrace nevertheless. “I can’t believe I cried over Clarissa’s matters. Jeremy, you must see me as weak and dumb…” “You’re not. You’re the smartest in the world.” Jeremy ran out of adjectives to compliment her, so he sighed helplessly and added, “Lyse, you’re too kind.”
In reality, Alyssa had prepared an agreement, but she softened when she saw from afar Clarissa crying helplessly over her inability to save Oscar. The scene reminded her of Winston, who had been gravely ill and bedridden not long ago.
Therefore, she decided to put aside her calculations and help out Clarissa. That was it.
“Even if Clarissa turns against us, that’s fine. I have ways of dealing with Josh Schmidt,” Jeremy stated with a frown. “But three days is a little rushed to find a surgeon, who is both highly competent and available for surgery, to perform Oscar Sparks’ kidney transplant.”
“Hey, did you forget that I’m a brilliant surgeon, too?” She placed a hand on her waist and made a victory sign with another. “Dr. Burton on a mission!”
Jeremy was taken aback. Attracted to her adorable demeanor, he leaned forward to kiss her on the lips, only to be interrupted by an untimely call from Xavier.
“What’s up, Xavier?” Jeremy asked in a raspy voice.
His fingertips were stained by Alyssa’s lipstick, which he wiped off from the corner of her lips.
“Mr. Walsh, we have dealt with the three students per your and Madam Alyssa’s orders. The family company of one student was on the brink of bankruptcy after getting embroiled in some scandals, including questionable product quality. The police followed the trail of evidence and uncovered criminal evidence against his father, who was arrested this morning.
“Another student was found to hire prostitutes, organize group sex, and have a penchant for BDSM. I made someone else distribute his photos and videos online from an overseas IP. Netizens are now ‘enjoying’ his works. I’m afraid his father’s political career has met an end because of his scandal,” Xavier reported with enthusiasm.
Jeremy nodded in satisfaction. “How about the remaining student?”
“Well…” After a pause, Xavier lowered his voice, “The third student suffered the worst fate. From what I heard, he had been abducted. He was later found with ten or so slash wounds on his body, but none was fatal. He was castrated by the abductors as well.
“He was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, but his current condition remains unknown. Anyway, I was told that he was basically crippled even if the hospital managed to save his life.”
With a frown, Alyssa cast a loaded look at Jeremy. Jeremy’s expression darkened. He questioned, “You didn’t do that, did you?”
“Of course not! I could barely kill a turkey for Thanksgiving. I could never do something nasty like that.” After some thinking, Xavier surmised, “I went investigating at the school and learned that men from the Harper Group went to the academy on the second day of the incident to copy the security footage.
“The security footage was supposed to be confidential, but the chancellor couldn’t afford to upset the Harper Group, which had sponsored their newest library. So, the academy turned in the footage without a fuss. I believe that Mr. Landon probably saw something that made him lay a finger on that third student.”
Alyssa and Jeremy finally connected the dots. Indeed, it was Landon’s style to make his enemy suffer a worse fate than death.
Since there was time, Alyssa and Jeremy decided to visit Lauren and update her about their successful revenge for Joanna.
“Is it true? Have Joanna’s bullies been punished?” Sitting between Alyssa and Jeremy like an excited young girl, Lauren grabbed their arms. “That’s awesome! Evil needs to be punished. Mr. Whitman will be at peace knowing that I kept my word to avenge Joanna.” “Lauren, you’re just like me. You are a woman of your word. You’re a heroine!” Alyssa rubbed her head against Lauren’s.
Jeremy watched them with a gentle smile on his lips. Putting aside Lauren’s age and height, she felt more like a daughter to Jeremy with her childlike and innocent mindset.
“Alyssa, who took the revenge? Was it Cyrus?” Lauren blinked at Alyssa. The latter exchanged a look with Jeremy upon hearing Cyrus’ name. How should they answer Lauren?
They had been entrusted by Cyrus to take revenge, but ultimately, they¡ªand Landon¡ªwere the ones taking action against the three bullies. They wondered if they’d disappoint Lauren by telling her the truth, as she seemed to hold Cyrus in high regard.
Unfortunately, Lauren mistook their hesitation as silent admission.
“Wow! It was Cyrus’ work, wasn’t it? Cyrus is awesome!” Smiling widely, Lauren started clapping. “I knew Cyrus would keep his promise to me. He’s wonderful!”
At that moment, she heard heavy footsteps approaching. She looked up and met Landon’s eyes. Instead of eagerly throwing herself at him like she used to, she hung her head like a guilty child. She clasped her hands so tightly that they reddened.
She thought, “Landon must have heard me talking about Cyrus. I know he hates Cyrus the most, so he must be angry at me now.”
A moody look flashed across Landon’s eyes, but it vanished in no time. He soon smiled at them. “Jeremy, Lyse, you’re here.”
“Landon, you’re home early today,” Jeremy replied to Landon’s greeting.
“Darling, I’m home. Why don’t you give me a hug after a long day?” Landon beamed as he opened his arms at Lauren. The black coat, which was loosely draped on his shoulders, fell onto the floor, but he did not bother to pick it up.
Despite feeling oddly nervous, Lauren obediently went up to Landon and sneaked into his arms like an adorable kitten. He wrapped his tall and muscular body around her, carrying with him the warmth from the car heater that seeped into her skin. The warm sensation helped soothe her emotions.
“Landon, don’t be angry,” she mumbled in a voice only audible to them.
“Hm? Why would I be angry at you for no reason?” he whispered in a raspy voice.
“I-I…” Lauren had learned to carefully ponder her words before voicing them aloud. After some thinking, she chose to keep her thoughts to herself.
“If you’ve done something to upset me, just give me a kiss, and I won’t be angry at you anymore.” Landon rubbed his lips against her cold cheek.
Embarrassed to kiss Landon in Alyssa and Jeremy’s presence, Lauren still tiptoed and gave him a peck on the lips to avoid making him upset.
However, a peck was not enough to satisfy Landon. He pressed a hand on the small of the back, forcing her to kiss him deeper.
Angelina happened to serve the tea and desserts. Unfazed by the kiss, she smiled politely at the visitors. “Mr. Walsh, Ms. Alyssa, please have some tea.”
Coughing awkwardly, Jeremy handed a cup of tea to Alyssa. “Lyse, have some tea.”
“Oh, sure.” She accepted the cup and looked away from Lauren and Landon with complicated feelings.
The kiss was supposed to be a sweet and loving scene, but Alyssa was plagued by a feeling that something was amiss with Lauren, who seemed a little withdrawn and timid.
Lauren had lost her mother, and her deadbeat father was of no help. Her grandfather, Newton, was in such bad health and could not look after her since they rarely met up. As her sister-in-law, Alyssa decided to pay closer attention to Lauren’s well-being.
After Landon and Lauren wrapped up their kiss, Jeremy calmly remarked, “Landon, I need to have a private talk with you.”
“Sure. Let’s go to my study.” Landon, happy to meet his friend, went upstairs with Jeremy.
“Angie, I love fresh orange juice. Could you make two glasses of orange juice for me and Lauren? She likes it too,” Alyssa requested with a warm smile.
Sure. I’m on it.” Angelina headed to the kitchen.
Alyssa had deliberately made the request to send Angelina away. She took Lauren’s hand, clasped it tightly, and addressed Lauren, “Lauren, I have a question. How are you doing lately?”
“I’m fine. Landon and Angie are taking good care of me.” Lauren blinked innocently at Alyssa.
“Did Landon do anything weird to you lately?” Alyssa prodded with a skeptical squint.
After some serious thinking, Lauren admitted with flushed cheeks. “Y-Yeah.”
Alyssa immediately questioned, “And what is it?”
“Um… He… He’s no longer using the condom when we’re doing it…” Lauren started breathing nervously as she was too shy to broach the topic. Regardless, she answered Alyssa’s question with honesty.
Alyssa understood what Lauren was trying to say. She let out an awkward cough.
It had already been a while since Alyssa was married and had a long-term partner. So, she wasn’t too embarrassed to talk about the matters in the bedroom.
She asked in a serious voice, “Lauren, are you ready to become a mother?”
“A… mother?” Lauren was taken aback. She felt as if this word was far from her grasp.
To be frank, she wasn’t ready.
She even felt like she was not yet an adult. Moreover, she had a condition. She wasn’t even sure if her children would be affected.
That said, she knew that Landon yearned to start a family with her.
Each time they made love, when he was at his climax, he would mumble in her ear, “Let’s start a family. Lauren, Let’s have a few children. Doesn’t matter if they’re boys or girls. I will love them as long as they’re yours.”
A conflicted look came across Lauren’s face. “I. haven’t thought about that. Do you plan to bear children for Jeremy, Alyssa?”
This one question was like a thin, sharp sword that stabbed through Alyssa’s heart. A piercing pain spread through the fullness of her heart.
“I am deeply in love with Jeremy, both in the past and now.”
Alyssa’s eyes welled up. Her voice became hoarse and tense as she suppressed the pain of regret. “But that doesn’t mean that we must have children. It’s enough for me as long as I can grow old together with him.”
This was how she truly felt. Moreover, she was physically incapable of bearing her own child.
Unexpectedly, this tugged at Lauren’s heartstrings.
“Actually. I don’t really want to have kids,” she confessed.
Lauren hung her head down low. She clasped her hands together and rubbed them against each other. This was a rare occasion when she spoke her true thoughts. “I’m afraid that my children will inherit my condition. I don’t want them to become a laughingstock after I give birth to them.
“Also, I want to learn art. If we have kids, I won’t be able to focus on my art. When Mom used to raise Betty and me, we had so many helpers and nannies looking after us. Yet, she was still occupied every day. I’m afraid that.”
Then, you should share your thoughts with Landon.” Alyssa furrowed her brows.