Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
Jonah paused, his gaze deepening as he understood her unspoken thoughts. In the end, they both thought along the same lines. He seemed to realize the true meaning behind her actions.
After speaking with Alyssa for some time, both Jonah and Sean noticed her fatigued state. Realizing she was still weak and needed rest, they quietly withdrew from her hospital room, one after the other.
“Why does Ms. Alyssa have to endure so much misfortune since meeting Jeremy?” Sean only dared to express his heartache after steering clear of Alyssa. ‘The frostbite on Ms. Alyssa’s hands is really severe. I’m worried it will affect her future.
“She is one of the top surgeons in the country and an excellent sculptor. If her hands are ruined…”
Jonah’s eyes reddened, his fists clenching in silent agony. “She’ll be fine. We’ll find the right treatment and ensure that even the scars heal completely,” he said with quiet conviction.
“Mr. Jonah, please pardon me for saying this.” Sean wiped his face, looking worn from a sleepless night. His voice cracked, emotion barely held in check. “I know Jeremy is a remarkable man.
“I also know how deeply they love each other. But if this story continues down such a cruel path, I’d rather he disappear from her life entirely. I wish they’d never met.”
Before he could finish, a heavy, purposeful set of footsteps echoed behind him. Jonah’s gaze shot upward as Sean turned to face the newcomer.
Jeremy was looking dashing and smart in a suit. By the time they noticed, he had already walked right before them with a thermal flask in hand.
In other words, he had heard every word Sean had just uttered.
Yet, his eyes remained dull, and he looked indifferent.
Sean, caught off guard, felt a pang of panic but quickly regained his composure. After all, he had only spoken his mind. Why should he be afraid?
He straightened up, adopting a protective stance. “Jeremy? What brings you here?”
Jonah knitted his brows tightly together. “I heard from Dad that you were badly injured too and that you have to be hospitalized. You shouldn’t be here.”
He cared for Jeremy, after all. They had been through too much together for that bond to break, even if they weren’t family.
“I’m fine.” Jeremy pursed his lips. In a low voice, he asked, “Is Ms. Alyssa awake? I’d like to see her.”
“Jeremy… Did you think that Ms. Alyssa would still be keen to see you?” Sean seethed, “Don’t you think that she has been through enough because of you? Why do you still want to rub salt in her wounds?”
Jeremy did not get the hint at all. He simply answered indifferently, “I’m not rubbing salt in her wounds. I brought some soup for her. It’s one of her favorite.”
The fury burning within Sean made his head hurt. “Why, you-“
“Lyse should still be awake. But, she’s really exhausted.”
Jonah pulled Sean aside. He looked into Jeremy’s eyes. As he suppressed the complex emotions within him, he continued in a hoarse voice, ‘She’s taken a lot of medications and had a lot of tubes put into her. She’s been through so much.
“Jeremy, I know you are no longer in love with her. That said, I hope that you can have an amicable chat with her. Don’t make her feel miserable again, and don’t make her hurt herself again like this. That’s all I ask.”
Jeremy’s eyelashes fluttered slightly at that, a brief, sharp pain flaring in his chest. It was so subtle, so fleeting, that he might have missed it if he hadn’t been paying attention.
Jeremy steadied his breath the moment he pushed the door open to Alyssa’s hospital ward. For some reason, he was feeling really nervous.
There was almost nothing that could ever unnerve him. Other than Newton, Alyssa was the only other person who could make him feel disquieted.
A strange serenity filled the room, broken only by the faint hum of the medical equipment.
Alyssa was still awake. She was sitting upright against the headboard. Her gaze was fixed on the darkness outside the window; her face turned to the side as if lost in thought.
The new moon cast no light; there were no stars. She seemed to be staring at nothing, into the endless pitch black.
Jeremy froze in the doorway, his eyes widening slightly as he took in the sight of her. His breath hitched in his chest. This woman, once so full of optimism and light, now appeared fragile, defeated. Her spirit seemed so broken that it felt as if a single touch could shatter her completely.
It wasn’t until a few moments later that Alyssa seemed to notice his presence. Slowly, she turned her head. Her eyes met his-deep, unreadable.
“W-What are you doing here?” Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke, her body stiffening beneath the loose hospital gown. Her eyes were red, and her muscles were tense, betraying her unease and distaste for his presence.
Jeremy stepped forward, holding a thermal flask in his hand. His gaze was somber as he asked, “Are you feeling better?’
Alyssa scoffed. Her hand, in which a cannula was inserted, tensed up. “I haven’t died of hypothermia, thanks to your kind gesture.”
The image of Alyssa curling up pitifully into a ball in the freezing snow appeared in Jeremy’s mind. An inexplicable ball of fury rose within Jeremy. He couldn’t hold back. “Alyssa, why? Why would you keep trying to end your life, hurting yourself over and over just because of me?”
Alyssa’s chest tightened at the question. Her already pale face grew even whiter as if the blood had drained from it entirely.
“I told you, I will keep the promise I made. It’s just that I couldn’t make it that day.” Jeremy spoke to her in a rather stern tone, perhaps out of that feeling of annoyance that was bugging him.
Alyssa became a little pig-headed, possibly because she was still feeling unwell. “Why couldn’t you make it that day?”
“I was in a rush to find someone.”
In a croaky voice, Alyssa asked, “Who?”
The look in Jeremy’s eyes deepened. He hesitated, mulling over what he should say. In the end, all he gave was a cold reply, “Someone who’s very important to me.”
Alyssa’s lips curled into a bitter smile, her heart sinking. Regret flooded her as she realized she shouldn’t have asked. Hadn’t she been embarrassed enough?
She used to be Jeremy’s most important person. But now, it seemed, anyone else could easily pull his attention away, making it all too easy for him to break his promises and leave her behind.
“Don’t do that again next time.” Jeremy placed the thermal flask at the side of Alyssa’s bed. He lowered his eyes and continued, “It’s not worth it for you to hurt yourself because of me.”
“Indeed, it’s not worth it. So, I won’t do anything foolish for you again.” Her gaze dropped to her lap.
That night, she had felt completely destroyed, wishing for nothing but an escape from the pain. But in his eyes, it was all just something “not worth it”.
Jeremy opened the thermos flask and removed its inner compartment. In a deep voice, he said, “That’s good to know.”
Alyssa clenched her jaw, fighting back the tears as she struggled to flash Jeremy a bright yet strained smile. “I told you there won’t be a next time. I hope you haven’t forgotten, Mr. Walsh.”
“Here, have some soup. It’ll help you feel better.” Jeremy deftly avoided the topic, shifting the conversation. He poured the aromatic soup into a bowl and offered it to Alyssa.
“Take it away. I don’t need any of your concern!”
Without warning, a wave of emotion hit Alyssa. She flung her arm, still tethered to the tube, and the hot soup splattered all over Jeremy. His crisply ironed suit was now soaked and stained.
Sweat trickled down her forehead as she huddled on the bed, instinctively pulling away from Jeremy. His gesture of kindness only seemed to heighten her distress.
Jeremy’s pupils constricted. It was only at this moment that he noticed her hands wrapped in layers of bandages, as she had been hiding them under the covers the whole time.
“Go… Go away!” Alyssa cried out as she tried to hide her bandaged hands under the covers again.
She couldn’t show her weakness. She refused to, and it was something she’d never allow herself to do.
The hot soup soaked through Jeremy’s clothes, and the scalding heat mirrored the intense temperature of his body at that moment.
Yet, his focus wasn’t on the discomfort. He leaned forward and grabbed Alyssa by the wrists, pulling her hands toward him with firm insistence.
‘Let me have a look. Do your hands still hurt?”
“Let go of me!” Alyssa struggled as tears filled her eyes.
*Stop struggling. You haven’t recovered from your injuries!” Jeremy’s breaths became heavier as he tightened his grasp over her wrists.
He saw her tears glistening in her eyes as she waved her bandaged hands at him, her face a mixture of misery and comic helplessness. Yet, there was an undeniable adorableness about her that sparked a deep, protective instinct in him.
Memories of the past flashed in Jeremy’s mind.
As his gaze remained fixed on Alyssa, something dark stirred within him, a coldness he had held for so long rising to the surface.
Then, without warning, his mind blanked. He pressed his chapped lips against hers, feeling her soft, trembling mouth against his. Their noses brushed together, and he could sense the gentle dampness of her skin.
Through their tangled breaths, it was clear-Jeremy’s kissing was awkward, almost painful, like a teenager clumsily exploring love for the first time. He bit her tongue in his eagerness. But Alyssa-she endured it in silence. As much as this was a terrible kiss, she couldn’t help but sink into it.
Despite the clumsiness of the kiss, something in her could not pull away. It was as if, after a lifetime of hardship, she had been handed a piece of sweetness buried within sharp grains of sand, and she was willing to swallow it whole.
Jeremy’s intense masculinity took Alyssa hostage, consuming her from the inside out.
Suddenly, a sharp pain exploded in Jeremy’s temples, and his vision blurred. He was forced to pull away, his face stiffening as the agony surged through him.
Alyssa stared at him, her lips still moist from the kiss, her eyes wide with confusion.
Jeremy felt like a thousand devils were howling and tearing at each other inside his mind. He bit his tongue until it went numb, desperately trying to calm the chaos within.
