Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
“Why not?”
With a grim look in his eyes, Jonah’s tall body leaned against the wall, looking quite dejected. “No matter how deep someone’s love is, as it suffers and goes through desolation, their love will eventually grow cold. They will split up and let it go.
“Lyse was also very much in love with Jeremy back then. But didn’t she also decide to divorce him in the end?” Cyrus and Silas knew that Jonah had just experienced a breakup. Inevitably, his current perspective was more pessimistic.
Cyrus coughed. “Anyhow, Mr. Justin doesn’t look like he’s lusting after Lyse, does he?”
Cyrus’ mind raced. His words broke the awkward atmosphere once again. “Plus, with that body of his, he has to be on medications all year round and sit in a wheelchair. He’s such a sickly man.”
“Is he still capable of performing in that regard? Lyse is someone who has received Jeremy’s love. Will she be okay with someone who’s already teetering on the edge of the grave?” Cyrus questioned.
Jonah was speechless. “Justin is just physically challenged. He’s not impotent.”
Silas rolled his eyes at him. ‘Plus, there’s something my darling says.”
Cyrus asked, “What is it?”
“The way to test if a man is lustful is to see if he’s breathing. If he’s still breathing, that means he’s lustful.”
Jonah and Cyrus were at a loss for words.
“Is Justin a fool? Lyse is such a magnificent and attractive woman. I don’t believe that he isn’t attracted to her!”
Justin opened the lunchbox in the hospital ward and transferred some warm soup into a bowl. Then, he laid out a few delectable dishes on Alyssa’s bedside table.
Alyssa faked a smile. “Thank you, but I really don’t have much appetite right now.”
Justin didn’t say a word. He simply carried the bowl of soup in front of her.
Its fragrant and familiar smell wafted into Alyssa’s nose. At that moment, her eyes lit up.
“Mrs. Rosie boiled this for you personally. She made those dishes too.”
A slight yet gentle smile spread across Justin’s face. “So, does this whet your appetite now?”
Alyssa’s heart fluttered. With a faint hoarseness in her voice, she asked, “How did you…”
“Don’t forget that I am also a descendent of the Walsh’s. I grew up at Seaview Manor. Mrs. Rosie was the housekeeper who looked after me when she first arrived at our home. Subsequently, when Jeremy and his mother came, my father assigned Mrs. Rosie to look after Jeremy’s daily living.”
Justin held the bowl of soup patiently. The look in his eyes was especially sincere. “So, not only did she watch Jeremy grow up, she watched me grow up too. Based on our relationship, I am still able to request her to boil a bowl of soup.”
Alyssa stared fixedly at Justin.
“Sorry, I probably shouldn’t have troubled her with this. After all, she works for Jeremy. She also cared for you for a long time and is close to you.”
Justin was exceptionally quick-witted. He could perceive every change in her emotions. He assured, “Don’t worry. I won’t do it again next time.”
He clearly hadn’t done anything. However, for some reason, the more she listened to how he lowered himself, the more flustered she felt on the inside.
Suppressing the surge of emotions within her, Alyssa lifted her hands slowly to receive the bowl of soup.
Nevertheless, physically, she was still really weak. She had just held the bowl in her hands when her hands started to tremble uncontrollably.
Just as the bowl almost fell out of her hands, Justin held onto her hands immediately. As their hands touched, the frostiness from Justin’s hands made Alyssa shudder.
Suddenly, she thought of Jeremy. Jeremy’s hands were large, strong, and calloused, yet they always felt warm. She enjoyed playing with his warm hands, and during winter, they became the beloved hand warmers she couldn’t bear to part with.
Nonetheless, she could no longer feel that warmth.
Out of nowhere, she was engulfed by emotions, her eyes filling with tears. All she could feel was a violent turmoil within her, churning, wrenching, and tearing her apart. It hurt.
Justin fixed his gaze on her, his eyes narrowing just a bit. Without a moment’s pause, he grabbed the spoon, scooped up some soup, and held it up to her quivering lips.
“Just treat me as a male nurse who’s looking after you. Don’t overthink it. It’s more important for you to get back in good health.”
Alyssa took a deep breath. She curled her fingers tightly around her pants under the blanket.
Right at this moment, a knock sounded at the door. Without taking his eyes off of her, he spoke up coldly, “Come in.”
The door to the hospital room opened. The sound of heavy yet familiar footsteps traveled into the room.
Step by step, those footsteps treaded on Alyssa’s soft and trembling heart.
Carrying a bouquet of pure-looking lilies, Jeremy’s stern face appeared in her line of sight, which had been misted over with tears.
Yet, in the next second, Alyssa looked away indifferently. She leaned forward slightly and ate from the spoon that Justin was using to feed her.
Jeremy was stunned. Without himself even realizing, he tightened his arms around the fresh flowers he was cradling.
An incomprehensible ball of emotions rose at the back of his throat, suffocating him.
“Oh? Hey, Jeremy.” A look of surprise flashed across Justin’s face. He was still holding up the bowl in his hand. Jeremy snapped back to his senses. In a low voice, he responded, “Hey, Justin.”
“Since Jeremy’s here, it won’t be appropriate for me to stay.” Justin placed the bowl down gently and gave Alyssa a caring smile. “Ms. Alyssa, remember to eat and rest up well. I shall not stand in the way. See you.”
“That’s alright!” Without waming, Alyssa grabbed onto Justin’s arm. She forced herself to hold back her tears and appear indifferent. “Leave after I finish the soup.”
“But…”
“Even though Mr. Jeremy is here, I don’t feel it’s inappropriate for you to stay, Justin.”
Suddenly, Alyssa glanced over at Jeremy, who was standing straight over there. She curled her lips upward into a smile he hadn’t seen in a long time, stimulating his senses.
“Mr. Jeremy, you don’t feel that it’s inappropriate in any way for you to meet with your own brother, do you?” Jeremy uttered, “Not at all.”
Alyssa smiled. ‘That’s good to know.”
They used to be a couple who loved one another so passionately and deeply with their souls. Yet, they were even more distant than estranged spouses at this very moment.
Jeremy’s chest rose and fell slightly. He walked to Alyssa and presented the bouquet of lilies to her with both hands. He had an expressionless look on his face.
In a deep voice, he said, “Grandpa asked me to come visit you.”
Alyssa lowered her eyes as she accepted the bouquet from him.
To his surprise, in the next second, she hurled the flowers to his feet. She widened her eyes in anger and yelled, Get out!”
Jeremy clenched his teeth tightly. He remained silent.
Justin’s pupils constricted a little. He bent forward and was about to pick up the flowers when he heard Alyssa’s cold voice.
“Take your flowers and get out of my sight… Right now!”
To Jeremy, he felt as if he had been caught off guard by an attack on his chest. He looked down and stared at the lilies at his feet. He trembled slightly.
It was as if a thin needle had pricked his beating heart. Silently but continuously, fresh blood was oozing from this obscure puncture.
His heart, which was full in the first place, deflated gradually. No matter how he tried to steady his breathing, he couldn’t fill his heart back up again.
Justin frowned as he noticed the layer of cold sweat on Alyssa’s forehead and the redness on her cheeks.
“Be mindful of your condition, Ms. Alyssa,’ he urged.
“You were the one who said that you didn’t have it in you to love and that you wanted to break up. It was all you! In that case, you should walk the talk and disappear completely from my life!”
Alyssa’s eyes were bloodshot. With bated breath, she roared, “You even made this visit of courtesy right now… What for? Do I need you to feel bad for me? Do I need your pity?
“Jeremy… Am I such a cheap person to you? Two years ago, you abandoned me once. This is the second time…
Did you think that I’d still be willing to look at you?
“Do you feel like my life would become a mess without you… Are you here to see how miserable I am so you can laugh at me?”
That unending agony, heartache, and misery erupted from within her.
She felt extremely horrible. So, even though she didn’t mean a single word, this act of hers was close to the bone as she spoke straight to Jeremy’s heart.
