Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
Perhaps his reflexes had slowed due to his age. At that moment, he couldn’t fight back.
Jeremy stood tall and firmly at the same spot, like an icy mountain that was unmoved.
Nevertheless, when he heard those words, he felt a subtle prick somewhere deep in his heart. Slowly, he clenched his hands into fists.
Watching Jeremy being unperturbed, Newton slumped back against the couch. A disappointed look filled his eyes. How could everything get back to square one just like this? Even if he couldn’t accept this outcome, how could Alyssa take it?
In a deep voice, Javier prompted, “Jeremy, you have your regular meeting in the morning. It’s about time for you to leave, isn’t it?’
Jeremy tumed around without showing any emotions on his face and strode out the door.
Alyssa was still in a stage of recovery. She had been feeling groggy and had slept the entire morning away. She didn’t even have breakfast or lunch. It was in the late afternoon that she gradually stirred.
When she saw Jonah, Silas, and Cyrus watching over her by her side, her heart was warmed despite being badly wounded by Jeremy.
“Lyse, do you feel better now?” Jonah asked in a husky voice. He gave her bony hands a gentle squeeze.
Looking at Jonah’s face, Alyssa suddenly felt like he had weathered through so much overnight. She couldn’t help but feel for him.
“Jonah, how about you? Are you alright?” she asked in a soft voice.
“I’m okay.” Jonah forced a smile.
He was not okay at all. He was doing terribly.
“Jonah, leave this place to us, brothers. Hurry up and get yourself a plane ticket to Mosgravia to win Jules back!” Silas pressed his hand firmly on Jonah’s shoulder. “You’re both so in love with one another. After going through so much together, I don’t believe that it’s the end for both of you the moment someone instigates something!”
Jonah closed his heavy eyelids and shook his head. He knew that the mistake he made this time was unforgivable.
Julien was a prideful man who loved himself very much. He didn’t hesitate to hurt himself so that he could break up with Jonah. He was indeed determined to break their relationship off. Would he still be able to win him back?
Alyssa could see what was on Jonah’s mind. In a gentle voice, she comforted, “It’s probably a good thing to give Jul some space for a while. Sometimes, pushing someone to a corner will just be counterproductive.”
Noticing that the atmosphere in the room had become awkward, Cyrus changed the topic.
“Lyse, I’ve taken that cigarette butt back to the station and gotten my colleagues at the Forensics Department to perform a DNA comparison for me. They’ll be able to give us the results in a couple of days.”
The hospital could only perform DNA tests using blood samples. They weren’t able to perform tests using physical objects.
It was fortunate that the Taylors were talented people.
“That’s great! Once the results are out, we will know if Remy is Damien!” A fire of hope lit up within Alyssa’s heart. This was the only news that made her happy during these recent times.
Jonah and Silas had never seen Remy, so they couldn’t relate to the shock that came with seeing his face. Even so, emotions surged within Cyrus.
“If… If Damien is really still alive, our entire family can truly be reunited!”
With tears in her eyes, Alyssa nodded.
“If that man whom the few of you were talking about is indeed Damien, how did he survive? Why did he end up becoming acquainted with Jameson? Also, why didn’t he remember anything when he saw Lyse?” Silas questioned anxiously.
“As we know, Damien had a genuine and kind heart. Even if he had lost his memory because of the accident, why would he have become an entirely different person? Why is he completely unlike what he used to be?”
Silas’ questions left Alyssa in deep thought. If Remy was indeed Damien, why would he have become a changed person even if he lost his memory? Unless…
Suddenly, a knock came at the door.
Silas hurried over. The moment he opened the door, he couldn’t stop his face from falling.
“Mr. Justin?”
“Hello, Mr. Silas.”
Justin was sitting in a wheelchair with a thermal lunchbox on his lap. He tilted his head up slightly and looked at Silas with a smile on his face. “Is Ms. Alyssa awake yet?”
An alarmed look flashed across Silas’ eyes. “Why do you ask?”
Justin’s smile was slight but not unnatural. “I brought some soup and dishes that we cooked at home. I thought of sharing some with Ms. Alyssa. They’re plain, but they’re very nutritious for her body.”
“It’s alright. My sister is-‘
“Is it Justin?”
To their surprise, Alyssa said tenderly, “Please invite him in.”
Jonah, Silas, and Cyrus were dumbfounded. Even though Alyssa didn’t seem to express much on her face, her tone was obviously much gentler.
Her voice didn’t have that coldness and distance that she used to keep all men, other than her brothers and Jeremy, at a distance. Could a traffic accident have led to her enlightenment and transformed her as a person?
Silas clenched his teeth. He had no choice but to allow Justin to enter the room.
“Thank you.”
The smile reached Justin’s eyes as he beamed. He maneuvered his electric wheelchair before Alyssa and placed the thermal lunch box on her bedside table.
Alyssa pursed her pale lips briefly. “Thank you for the effort, Justin, but I’m not very hungry now.”
A gentle gleam shone through Justin’s clear eyes. He chuckled. “You didn’t have breakfast or lunch. Are you sure that you aren’t hungry, Ms. Alyssa?”
Alyssa widened her eyes. “How… How did you know?”
“I’m staying right next to your ward. I’ve been waiting for you to wake up.”
Justin looked down and chuckled slightly. He continued with a hint of awkwardness, “I know you’re not in need of anyone else to look after you. I stayed back only so that it would be convenient for my checkups. At the same time, I could help to watch over you too.
“I’ve hired the best surgeons in all of Cyrris to gather in Solana City so that they can give you a professional consultation. Don’t you worry, Ms. Alyssa. I will ensure you recover fully and not suffer any side effects. After all, you still have so much to live for.”
The Taylor brothers shot purposeful looks at one another.
After hearing that, Alyssa calmly turned Justin down. “Thank you, but I don’t think there’s a need for that because I’m a surgeon myself.”
“I know that you are the famous Dr. Burton in the field of surgery. But, as the saying goes, don’t play doctor with yourself.”
Justin curled his lips into a relaxed smile. His rich voice was captivating. “Ms. Alyssa, you’re a strong, competent, and independent woman.
“Even so, you should allow yourself to pause and take a break at times too. While giving others opportunities, you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself.
“I know that you’re exhausted. Use this time at the hospital to clear your mind and have a good rest, okay?”
There was a slight quiver in Alyssa’s lashes. She heard the message he was implying. Any regular woman who wasn’t determined enough would let their guard down easily when a gentle and caring man from a prominent family flirted with them like this.
At the same time, while Justin was being nice, he also possessed an additional trait that others didn’t-tact.
He wasn’t overly attentive or overly cautious. He was nice to an appropriate extent, making others feel comfortable and causing them to desire to become closer to him.
While she was in a daze, Alyssa was reminded of Jameson.
To make her his, he first approached her as a friend. Eventually, he revealed his intention to win her over. Each time he approached her, he would be able to find suitable excuses for himself, ones that even made it difficult for her to turn down.
Both men had different approaches that were aimed to achieve the same results.
It was just that Jameson couldn’t keep his cool in the end. Driven by a relentless desire to succeed, he continually hurt the people around her in his quest to hurt her. Alyssa only decided to connect with him as her suspicions about him grew.
Yet Justin was too mysterious. She knew practically nothing about him, so the only practical way was to approach him and integrate herself into his life.
“Jonah, the few of you should just leave.” Alyssa calmed her breathing down, ensuring she didn’t give anything away through her facial expressions.
The Taylor brothers had no choice but to exit the hospital ward.
Outside the door, Cyrus rubbed the back of his neck. Feeling worried, he commented, “Lyse treats this Mr. Justin really differently. Did she ever speak with any other man in such a gentle voice other than Jeremy?”
“Damn it. That which I dreaded the most has happened!” Silas was furious. He put his palm to his forehead. “Now that Jeremy has broken up with Lyse, she’s at her weakest point. She’s at the point where she needs company the most. Justin is now taking advantage of this situation. His chances of succeeding are really high!
“If Lyse suddenly failed to withstand his advances and ended up letting her guard down, wouldn’t that mean Jeremy would have no chance?”
Cyrus’ heart pounded. He widened his eyes. “That wouldn’t happen, would it? Lyse loves Jeremy to bits, and they have been through so much together. How could just any man come between them?”
