Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
“As the saying goes, a leopard cannot change its spots. Ms. Gardner, are you trying to prove to me through your actions how impotent of a person you naturally are?”
“Mr. Justin, please calm down…” Sheryl flinched, her face marked with a handprint, her skin pale with fear as she trembled. “I know I’m not very bright. I honestly don’t know what I did wrong. Please, enlighten me…
“When speaking with Jeremy, all you need to do is to get the main point across. There is no need to get into the details.”
Justin closed his eyes and leaned back casually. “Yet, tonight, you brought up the kidnapping incident from 20 years ago at a crucial point in my conversation with him. That was very untimely.”
Feeling perplexed, Sheryl responded, “But… you saved his life. This is a fact. I was just reminding him of it so that he remembers to be thankful!*
Justin scoffed and narrowed his eyes. “Thankful? He has even forgotten about his feelings for Alyssa. Why would he care about what I did for him?
“Those three pills would cause him brain damage. This is a double-edged sword. He does not feel anything toward Alyssa. In the same way, he will not feel anything toward me either.
Jeremy currently has doubts about me. Every word you say will plant seeds of doubt in his heart. I can let this incident slide this time, but from now on, do not bring up the incident from 20 years ago. We will get ourselves in trouble if we’re not careful.”
Sheryl fell silent. Even so, she couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Justin, in that case, does that put us on the losing end? Jeremy is getting more and more out of control. Wouldn’t he come against you in the future, then?”
“We are meant to go against one another. Plus, he will soon realize I have been stalling.”
Justin curled the corners of his lips upward slightly to show his determination. “But that doesn’t matter anymore. It would all be too late by the time he truly realizes it.”
After parting ways with Justin, Xavier drove Jeremy back toward Seaview Manor in his Maybach.
“Mr. Walsh, are you really okay? You look really bad.” Xavier’s chest tightened, and his heart filled with worry as he looked at Jeremy’s pale face through the rearview mirror.
Jeremy lowered his eyes and answered in a weak and breathless voice, “I’m fine.”
Xavier sighed. “If only Dr. Lovelace is around at this time. At least he would be of some help!”
“He is a neurologist while I am suffering from a gunshot wound. How is he going to be of help?”
All of a sudden, Jeremy was reminded of Alyssa again.
She was utterly outstanding and remarkable. They had been through too many heart-stopping moments that he could not neglect her. He couldn’t help but think of her involuntarily.
Especially after last night, he felt even more indebted and remorseful toward her.
“Damn it… Did Justin put some kind of surveillance on you?’
Xavier gripped the steering wheel tightly in anger. “How did he know that you were hurt? Also, how did he time himself so well to actually show up in front of Mr. Taylor and blabber all that? He’s freaking Jamiper 2.0!”
All of a sudden, Jeremy’s eyes widened in realization.
Ever since Jameson made a fool of him, Jeremy had installed anti-hacking and anti-monitoring software on his phone. No one could monitor his cell phone.
Moreover, ever since he and Alyssa separated, they barely spoke on the phone. So, how in the world did Justin get to know everything?
Just at this moment, Jeremy’s gaze ended up unintentionally on the dashcam that had been fixed on the rearview mirror.
That night, Alyssa got into his car, where they had their conversation.
Therefore, the issue was within the car.
After getting back to Seaview Manor, Jeremy went to his study speedily. He also instructed Xavier to retrieve the surveillance footage from the parking lot as well as the memory card from his dashcam.
Xavier completed all of that shortly after and returned to the study to report back to Jeremy.
“Mr. Walsh, there are no abnormalities recorded in the surveillance footage.”
Truth be told, Jeremy guessed as much. If anyone had done anything to his car, the surveillance footage would be the first piece of evidence that needed to be destroyed.
With a calm look on his face, he inserted the memory card into his laptop.
Dripping in sweat, Xavier went up and stood behind Jeremy right away. He stared fixedly at the screen of the computer.
After inserting the memory card, Jeremy fast-forwarded to check the surveillance recording and listen to the recorded sounds.
“Mr. Walsh, the dashcam can only record scenes outside the car and not anything from within the car. All we can listen to are the sounds.
“If anyone had actually pried the doors open and snuck into the car to install anything, we wouldn’t be able to see anything,” Xavier said, feeling quite troubled.
Seconds and minutes passed.
Just as Xavier was about to nod off from watching all the footage, Jeremy exclaimed, “The video has been edited.”
Xavier jolted awake. He licked his lips to stop himself from drooling. “Oh? But it doesn’t look like there are any differences between the earlier and later images.”
With a cold look in his eyes, Jeremy lowered his earphones. “It’s subtle, but the airflow sounds don’t match up between the earlier and later parts.”
Jeremy’s visual and hearing acuity was top-notch, so much so that he could actually qualify as a master of martial arts.
“You’re awesome, Mr. Walsh!”
Wide-eyed and mouth agape, Xavier gave Jeremy the thumbs-up. At the same time, he was terrified. “Who could be so daring to do such a thing right under your nose when the car was being parked at Seaview Manor?”
There was a beep.
Jeremy’s gaze was firm as his fingers tapped the keyboard speedily. Rows and rows of data appeared on the black screen.
Xavier held his breath and focused on watching Jeremy display his hacking skills. His heart started to race just by watching him.
“Mr. Walsh, you’re amazing. If only Madam was here to watch, I’m certain she would fall head over heels for you!” “That’s rubbish. Her computer skills can knock people’s socks off. I am just a nobody compared to her.” Jeremy’s fingers paused.
The image of Alyssa showing off her hacking skills before him for the first time came to mind. He thought of that speed of her fingers and her bright and confident smile that took his breath away.
That was the stunning Alyssa Taylor, who was one-of-a-kind, and even now, the memory of her brilliance stirred emotions deep within him.
Xavier blinked. He pursed his lips together and giggled silently.
The trauma to Jeremy’s brain destroyed the emotional center of his brain. Yet, it could not wipe out his undying love for Alyssa deep in his heart.
A few minutes later, the deleted data in the memory card was restored.
“Oh my word… Someone got into your car!”
As Xavier watched the footage, he almost jumped out of his skin to see a man sneaking into Jeremy’s car. “Does he look familiar to you?” Jeremy narrowed his eyes and asked in an icy tone.
Xavier furrowed his brows. “Hmm… He looks… a little…
“He is one of my brother’s bodyguards.”
Xavier was so utterly blown away by Jeremy’s abilities that he almost fell to his knees. ‘Mr. Walsh, he’s such an insignificant person… You actually remember who he is?”
‘As long as it is someone who showed up by Justin’s side, even just once, I will remember them.”
Jeremy closed his laptop. A gloomy look came across his face. “Right now, Justin is the only remaining person who can go near me at Seaview Manor. So, he still would’ve ended up being my sole suspect even if I hadn’t found anything tonight.”
Xavier was in complete awe.
As it turned out, Jeremy wasn’t blinded by the fact that Justin had saved him back then. In truth, since Justin’s return to Solana City, he had been watching Jeremy closely, hiding his true intentions.
“I knew it. Mr. Justin was harboring evil intentions. He returned to steal your power. He’s just a big bad wolf sitting in a wheelchair!”
Xavier was burning in anger. “Not only does he want to steal your power, but he also wants to steal Madam from you. He wants to take all that belongs to you!”
Jeremy staggered, his breath growing uneven. Was it the realization of Justin’s manipulative schemes or the idea that Justin might be trying to take Alyssa from him that left him shaken?
“I was the one who wanted to break up.” Jeremy lowered his eyes, his jaw tight as if holding on to that single truth. “But he played tricks behind your back and plotted against you. These are facts that you cannot deny!” Xavier was about to fly off the handle. “If he dared to tamper with your car, what’s stopping him from hiding a camera in your study the next time?
“This time, he messed up your date with Madam. What will he do next time? Would he mess up your project and then take the opportunity to drag you down so that, as the oldest sibling, he can take advantage of the situation to become the person in charge of Walsh Group? Doesn’t that make you nervous?”
Every question was stirring something up in Jeremy’s heart.
If the purpose of Justin’s return this time was to take away that which belonged to him, why did he give his all to save him from the kidnappers back then?
Had Justin always been like this? Or had his heart hardened over the years, changing him from the kind brother he once was?
