Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
“Wealthy and reputable families like theirs are very particular about seniority in the family. If not for any extenuating circumstances, they will mostly choose the oldest scion to be their heir.”
“He isn’t doing well physically? He looks as sharp as ever, though.”
“Oh? Yeah… How mysterious.”
Wide-eyed, Alyssa watched as Justin walked before her with a bright smile on his face. Yet, knowing the truth- that this seemingly composed man had a dark, murderous past-caused a pang of fear in her chest. She bit her lip and took a small step back.
Justin studied that pale expression on her face. Without saying a word, the look in his eyes dimmed.
Although he and Jeremy were brothers, their personalities were vastly different.
Jeremy was extremely intelligent yet emotionally undeveloped. He would never have understood women if not for meeting Alyssa.
Justin, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. He was born with astonishing observation skills and a heightened sense of sensitivity.
Justin, on the other hand, was astoundingly perceptive and deeply empathetic. His keen senses allowed him to read emotions and intentions easily, even through the smallest gestures. Looking at Alyssa, he saw the fear that lingered within her toward him.
Alyssa wasn’t the first to gaze at Justin with that look. He had long learned to categorize those stares as expressions of reverence. Yet, for reasons he couldn’t quite explain, he disliked seeing it in her eyes.
“Justin, what brings you here?’ Alyssa calmed herself down and avoided that deep gaze of his.
“I heard from Grandpa that you would be coming over tonight, so I was waiting for you here,” Justin answered with a gentle smile. His eyes were filled with tender affection.
Everyone in the crowd was shocked.
What did that mean? Was that an implicit confession of love?
Did Justin have feelings for Alyssa too?
But she used to be his younger brother’s partner. Did he truly not care about it, mind it, or be irked by it?
At that moment, the reporters who caught a whiff of the amorous tension became excited again. They flooded toward the pair.
The look in Justin’s eyes deepened as he raised his arm and put it around Alyssa’s shoulders in one swift and natural move. Then, he tugged her toward him.
Although he looked like a gentle person, his current posture was absolutely assertive. It even gave off a hint of his dominance in disallowing anyone else to get involved.
Alyssa trembled slightly. Being in Justin’s arms made her feel uncomfortable in every way.
She wanted to free herself from his arms, but the crowd that was surrounding them kept her bound. She had no choice but to continue walking with Justin’s arm around her.
Out of the blue, her chest tightened. She lifted her eyes, only to see Jeremy’s grim and lonely figure standing a few steps away. He was staring in her direction expressionlessly.
As their eyes met, she couldn’t help but tear up as a ball of emotions rose within her.
Despite being only a few steps away, it felt like they were miles and miles apart.
Jeremy!
Alyssa parted her quivering lips, almost yelling his name.
If he walked toward her, even if all he took was one step, she would disregard everything and run to him. Nevertheless, in the next moment…
She couldn’t believe Jeremy turned away coldly and left decisively as if he hadn’t seen anything.
Alyssa felt so disappointed that she felt chills in her body, and tears filled her reddened eyes.
“You saw him?” Justin turned to her and asked right by her ear, his low and soft voice could only be heard by the two of them.
“What are you trying to say?” Alyssa questioned in a trembling voice.
“Ms. Alyssa, I have told myself time and time again that if Jeremy regretted it and wanted you to return to his side, I would step back without a second thought. I would let the both of you be together and give both of you my blessings.”
Justin looked down at the woman in his arms. As the look in his eyes deepened, he added, “But by the looks of the current situation, it looks like I worried about it too much.”
Alyssa gritted her teeth together to withstand the pain. She closed her eyes tightly.
Meanwhile, Jeremy walked in a hallway alone, holding onto the wall for support. His heart felt like a house about to be robbed of everything.
In the name of being righteous, his older brother had been removing all that which was in his heart little by little. By the time he realized it, his heart was in a mess and was almost at the point of emptiness.
When Justin and Alyssa stepped into the banquet hall together, another uproar swept through the hall. Everyone focused their astonished gazes on the pair.
I’m not dreaming, am I? The one accompanying Alyssa isn’t Mr. Jeremy, but another man?”
“That man has such a confident air about him. His looks and bearing are comparable to Mr. Jeremy’s!”
“Ms. Alyssa has so many brothers in the Taylor family. Could it be one of her brothers whom we have never seen?
“Justin!”
Javier was pumped up in an instant. Beaming, he strutted to the front of Justin and Alyssa.
Justin?
The room fell silent as the crowd exchanged confused glances.
“Hey, Dad.” Justin smiled, his eyes looking clear and bright.
Alyssa was a daughter from a wealthy aristocratic family. Although she and Javier used to be on bad terms, she still attended the Walsh family’s event.
She politely greeted Javier. “Mr. Javier, my father is resting up at home and is unable to make it. So, he got me to come especially to send his regards.”
Alyssa spoke courteously and broad-mindedly.
With a tall and elegant man standing right next to her, they looked like a good-looking pair with visuals like a painting.
“I appreciate Mr. Winston’s thoughts. I am doing very well.”
Javier did not have that frigid gaze that he usually had toward Alyssa. Instead, he gave her a kind smile, one that an elder would give when they looked at a younger person.
Those who didn’t know them might even think he and the Taylors were on really good terms.
“I heard that Mr. Winston has been recuperating overseas, but I haven’t been able to free my hands to visit him. But I’ll be sure to reach out to him soon. If he’s free, I’ll certainly visit him.”
At this moment, Jeremy happened to arrive with Newton. He pushed Newton’s wheelchair as they entered the banquet hall together.
The words Javier spoke didn’t escape their ears.
Alyssa responded with a slight smile and said nothing else.
She was an intelligent woman. At one glance, she saw through Javier’s sly intentions.
When she dated Jeremy, word spread among outsiders that the Taylors and the Walsh’s were not on good terms. Even though the couple were deeply in love and had talked about marriage more than once, Javier had never stepped into the Heightsnew Villa. He had never even called Winston.
Right now, in Justin’s presence, he displayed such an unreservedly friendly side. With such differential treatment toward both his sons, it was inevitable that the public would start drawing all kinds of conclusions.
“Jeremy and Alyssa… Have they broken up?”
“Is that so? That’d be great. We’d have a chance now!”
“Oh my word… They broke up? I don’t believe in love anymore!”
“You’re just a hopeless romantic. Love is something that is not worth believing in in the first place.”
“By the looks of it, Alyssa has gotten herself involved with Mr. Justin? Has Mr. Javier given his approval? She’s such a slut, toying with the older sibling after she’s done with the younger one.”
“Both brothers got involved with the same woman. She’s quite crafty, isn’t she?”
Justin took the people’s casual remarks to heart.
He turned his proud yet handsome face slightly. With a smile that reached his eyes, he glanced over briefly at the people who spoke.
The two gossipers shut up immediately while their eyes darted everywhere to try and alleviate their panic. Justin looked away coldly.
Even though that glance was emotionless, it sent chills down their spine and made them go numb.
