Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
“If you don’t shut your mouth right now, I’m going to make your right ear completely deaf.” Jeremy’s rage was evident from his scowl.
“But it’s the truth, isn’t it? She’s going to marry into the Hodgson family. There’s no point yelling at me like this.”
Jeremy stalked toward her menacingly like a prowling lion.
“Ah! Help! Dad, save me! Jeremy is going to kill me!” Betty threw away all decorum and screamed at the top of her lungs.
“That’s enough! What’s all this fuss about?”
Javier was halfway down the stairs, glaring at the two of them. His expression was thunderous. “Dad! Jeremy was going to hit me… He keeps hitting women!”
Betty wailed, “I should just let him kill me!”
“Alright, alright!” Javier’s brows were furrowed tightly. Her screams were hurting his ears. “Rory, send her to the airport right now!”
“Yes, Mr. Javier.” Rory glanced at Betty coldly and said, “Let’s go.”
Betty gnashed her teeth and dragged her heavy luggage toward the door.
Javier’s heart softened a little, and he ordered Rory gruffly, “Help Betty carry the luggage.”
“Yes.” Rory could only follow orders, so he took over Betty’s luggage and went out.
“Thanks Dad… Goodbye Dad…” Betty put on a pitiful face and bade farewell to Javier, but she felt a hint of glee and satisfaction.
Her father would always have a soft spot for her.
She would have her revenge someday!
After Betty left, Jeremy held back his anger and walked calmly toward Javier.
“Just now, Betty said that the Hodgson already asked for Lauren’s hand on marriage. Is that true?” Javier looked down at him arrogantly and said, “Of course.”
Jeremys eyebrows furrowed even deeper. “The mayor’s son wants to marry Lauren? Did you agree to this?”
“We are families of equal standing, which makes this a perfect match. What’s more, the Hodgsons are influential in politics. I’ve also met Freddy. He’s a handsome lad with a good personality. Hah! He’s a much better choice than Landon.”
Javier smirked as if he was taunting Jeremy. “At the very least, Freddy is not a playboy who changes partners like he changes clothes. The Hodgsons also don’t mind Lauren’s illness and are willing to accept her as their daughter-in-law.
“Pray tell, why would I reject such good future in-laws?”
Lauren hid behind Jeremy, her pale face sweating as her eyes reddened with tears
When she was in school, it was true that Freddy didn’t hit her or scold her as Zoe did. But the emotional trauma he gave her was far more traumatizing than her physical suffering.
She still remembered when Zoe and her gang bullied her. Freddy was always on standby as a lookout, smiling unsettlingly at her.
That summer when she was 14, she’d just received new summer uniforms from the school.
Zoe was jealous that Lauren looked prettier than her in the school uniform, so she dragged Lauren into the sports equipment store. She poured a pail of dirty water all over her.
After ruining Lauren’s brand-new uniform, Zoe happily strutted away.
Lauren curled up in a dust-filled corner. It was the height of summer, but she was so cold that she shivered.
At this time, Freddy, who had been standing aside, quietly walked up to her. He took off his jacket and knelt to cover her shoulders with it.
She was about to say “thank you” when she realized that he was blatantly staring at her chest.
Her small, developing breasts could be seen through her soaked shirt, and even her white bra was visible!
In her panic, she screamed weakly and hugged her chest with her shuddering arms.
“Lauren, let me touch them for a bit, alright? Just a bit, no one will know.”
Freddy said those disgusting words with such sincerity, like a devil’s manipulative persuasion. When she recalled those memories, it still plunged Lauren into a deep pit of depression and fear.
“I know why you want to marry off Lauren so desperately.”
Jeremy’s fists clenched tightly, and his knuckles turned white. “If you were angry, you could have taken it out on me. As a parent, you cannot leverage your daughter’s happiness for your instant gratification!”
“Jeremy, did you learn how to be passive-aggressive from that girl from the Burton family? You are misinterpreting my good intentions!”
Javier pointed at Jeremy furiously. “Lauren is my daughter. Would I harm her? All my choices are for her benefit!”
Jeremy laughed coldly. “More like it’s for your future’s benefit. Arranging a marriage between us and the Hodgsons would bring great returns for Walsh Group and you.”
The atmosphere turned stiff and cold.
Javier’s complexion turned from flushed red to pale white. His own son had uncovered his shameful intentions right in his face. With that, more fuel had been added to the fire.
He roared, “It’s still better than the match you found for Lauren!”
Lauren shut her teary eyes tightly.
“Right now, everyone in Solana City knows of the scandal between Lauren and Landon. My daughter has been harassed enough, and now she has to become gossip fodder. When she goes out, people will look at her differently.
“This is all because of the match you tried to arrange for Lauren, all because of the meddling from you and your idiot friends!”
Jeremy’s expression was icy. He knew that Javier would use this point to attack him viciously. Landon and Lauren were deeply in love. He wasn’t in the wrong. He was innocent.
But what the Harpers did was unforgivable! There was no way to plead their case!
“You sent my daughter, your most gentle sister right into the tiger’s den, the Harpers! Before she even married into the family, she suffered so much humiliation from the scheming! Is your sister so worthless? What’s wrong with marrying into the Hodgson family? This is no disservice to her!
“At the very least, the Hodgsons are an influential, wealthy family. Not like the Harpers. Bastards, the lot of them! Cornelius came from a lowly, messy background. What kind of children can he raise? I’m pretty sure that Landon is a useless man, just like his grandfather!”
Javier was so incensed that he couldn’t stop throwing insults.
“Dad! That’s enough… Stop talking about Landon!” Lauren couldn’t help it anymore. Her tears started falling. “Landon has always been kind to me, and he’s never wronged me!
“We’ve already broken up. We’re not together anymore, so stop saying these things about him!” “Lauren…” Jeremy’s heart twinged with pain.
Lauren and Landon went through so many obstacles before getting together. They were about to see their relationship bear fruit, but now everything was back to square one.
Why did fate have to be so cruel and mess with this tragic couple? What did they do to deserve this?
Upon hearing his usually obedient daughter talk back against him, Javier’s face paled.
When he heard that they had broken up, his expression softened a bit as he said patiently, “It’s good that you two broke up. That playboy’s so-called love for you was just an act. He can’t keep it up forever.
“It’s not a big deal. There’s no need to be so hung up on him. Follow my plans from now on, and you will have true happiness in life.”
“I will not allow Lauren to marry Freddy Hodgson!” Jeremy’s eyes blazed with anger. “His relationship with Zoe is unclear, and he’s probably no saint.
“You keep saying that the Harpers are a tiger’s den, but are the Hodgsons a paradise? You’re just using Lauren as your money-making machine!”
“You don’t agree?” Javier’s expression darkened coldly. His menacing glare was devoid of any warmth or affection a father would have for his son. “Jeremy, I am not dead yet, but are you already thinking of taking over my duties?
“If I didn’t give you the chance, would you even be able to become the president of Walsh Group? It seems like you’ve become arrogant. Do you really think that you achieved everything by your own merit?”
Facing his father’s insults, Jeremy was more worried for Lauren than angry at his father.
If Lauren really married into the Hodgson family, he couldn’t imagine what kind of crazy things Landon would do after he found out.
Perhaps he would spiral into depression. Perhaps he would be so crushed that he would never recover from his heartbreak.
Lauren was not strong and brave like Alyssa, who would stand up for herself. She was the most obedient child among the siblings. She was gentle and weak, accepting whatever obstacles life threw at her without protest.
Besides, she was the one who initiated the breakup.
“Your brother is just ill; he’s not dead yet. Don’t think that just because you’re the president and Newton favors you, you can do whatever you want without a care in the world! You insolent brat, how dare you defy your own father and rebel against my decisions again and again!”
Javier’s thinly veiled threats continued, “A few days ago, I went to Mosgravia to visit Justin. He looks much better than before.”
Jeremy’s eyes narrowed as a glint appeared in his dark gaze.
