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Betty hit her. However, she lost control of her tears when she saw Alyssa.
“Hey, don’t cry. No one will bully you with me around. I got your back.” Feeling pained, she cast a furious glance at Betty while comforting Lauren. Betty was as wicked as Cinderalla’s stepmother.
Jeremy felt shaken at the sight of Alyssa and Lauren holding on to each other. It was a heartwarming scene that he greedily wished to see more.
“Betty, I’m telling you this. Listen well.” Alyssa’s piercing gaze swept past Betty’s face. “From now on, Lauren is under my protection. You’re wrong to think that I am unaware of what’s happening.
in Seaview Manor.
“I do not care about anything else, but if I hear that you lay a finger on Lauren, be prepared for my wrath. The Taylors will go head¨Cto¨Chead with the Walsh’s.”
Betty’s eyes wavered as she shuddered. Once again, she turned her tear¨Cstained face to plead at
Jeremy. “Jeremy…
“Did you hear Ms. Alyssa?” he questioned icily, all while staring at Alyssa.
Betty slumped after knowing that Jeremy, the bastard child, would never back her up. He had never seen her as his sister from the very start! She had no choice but to admit her wrong for now.
“Apologize to Lauren right now,” Jeremy ordered Betty to apologize with a hard and unfeeling tone.
Betty bit her lips hard and refused to say a word.
“Betty Walsh!”
“Leave it An insincere apology is meaningless.” Eyes cold, Alyssa mocked, “Everything’s good as long as she doesn’t attack people like a mad dog for no reason.”
Rubbing the slipper mark on her forehead, Betty stormed back to her bedroom.
“Alyssa Taylor, I will not let this slide!” She was panting heavily, her eyes red from the anger. She belatedly questioned the reason Alyssa was at Seaview Manor.
Did Jeremy bring her home? What was that supposed to mean?
Did he plan to rekindle the old flame and get back together with her?
Rubbing the slipper mark on her forehead, Betty stormed back to her bedroom.
“Alyssa Taylor, I will not let this slide!” She was panting heavily, her eyes red from the anger. She belatedly questioned the reason Alyssa was at Seaview Manor.
Did Jeremy bring her home? What was that supposed to mean?
Did he plan to rekindle the old flame and get back together with her?
That wouldn’t do!
an influential family. She was also physically weaker. Betty figured that she could ride over Liana, either through brain or brawn.
Alyssa was another story. Not only did she come from a powerful family, she was ruthless in her revenge. Betty worried she might be Alyssa’s punching bag if the latter got back together with
Jeremy.
A sudden idea popped up in Betty’s mind. Since there was only space for one, she thought of calling Liana to Seaview Manor. She’d sit back and watch Liana and Alyssa fight.
Once she decided on it, she called Liana and exaggerated, “Lia! This is bad! Jeremy brought Alyssa home, and they’re being touchy¨Cfeely! I’m worried that you might actually lose out.”
Meanwhile, Jeremy ordered the maid to clean up the mess in Lauren’s room. At the same time,
Alyssa hugged the poor girl while pacifying her.
“Lauren, don’t be scared. I’m here.”
“You’re my sister¨Cin¨Claw!” Lauren was a twenty¨Cyear¨Cold but acted childlike due to her disability.
She held tight to the hem of Alyssa’s top and insisted, “You’re my sister¨Cin¨Claw, so you’ll be staying. Right? I missed you so much..
Alyssa stiffened at the way Lauren addressed her.
Jeremy couldn’t help but step closer to Alyssa after watching her friendly interaction with Lauren.
“Mr. Walsh,” Alyssa suddenly spoke up, as if she had eyes on her back. “I know you’re busy, and you dislike your family. But Lauren grew up before your eyes, and she holds a lot of respect for you.
“You shouldn’t turn a blind eye to the bullying in your family if you have a little bit of compassion. If I learn that Betty is bullying Lauren again, I will not hesitate to get Betty charged with assault.”
Startled, Jeremy pursed his lips. He was rarely at home because of his busy schedule. Therefore, he had no idea that Betty had been cruel to Lauren. Apparently, Betty was putting on the act of a loving sister in front of their grandfather.
“I swear never to let this happen again,” he proclaimed sternly.
Why are you saying that to me? I’m not the victim.”
He was the target of her thorny remarks again, but he was no stranger to it
Liana might be devious, but she lacked the backing of .
After a while of comforting Lauren, Alyssa made her way with ease to the bedroom where she had spent three years sleeping alone. Jeremy tagged along.
She opened the wardrobe and found her belongings organized and labeled. The items reignited the memories of her effort in preparing the gifts for Jeremy.
She had spent countless nights on the handmade gift, only to be coldly ignored when she excitedly presented it to him.
With her back against Jeremy, she felt the bitterness seeping into every inch of her body as she smiled mockingly at herself. She had been head over heels for Jeremy, but nothing like that would ever happen again.
“Do you have a box? I didn’t bring anything with me because we were in a hurry. I’ll borrow a box for my clothes…”
Mid¨Csentence, she felt his shadow hanging over her. Looking up in shock, she found him closing the wardrobe door.
The button on his sleeve gleamed in the light. Trembling slightly, she widened her eyes. “Jeremy, what are you doing?”
He whispered her name in a throaty voice, “Alyssa Taylor.”
His rich and hypnotic voice tickled her ear and sent an electric shock through her body. “Answer me if you want to take your stuff with you. Why did you marry me?”
“Are we not over this yet?” Alyssa curled her fist and took a few deep breaths as her eyes lit up in fury. “I have said what’s there to be said. I have nothing more to explain, even if you don’t believe in me!”
“Had we come across each other a long time ago?” Jeremy leaned closer to her, desperate for an answer. His body was close to pressing against her back. “Alyssa Taylor, answer me. Had we come across each other a long time ago?” 1
Her chest tightened, and her lips paled. “No, you’re overthinking. Our first encounter was when
Grandpa declared our engagement. We never met each other before that.”
She was afraid that he might find out she was the girl who had saved him ten years ago. After the divorce, there was no point reminiscing her 13 years of love and pursuit of Jeremy, for that would only remind her of how embarrassing and pitiful she had been.
She was prideful. The last thing she wanted him to know was her 13¨Cyear crush on him. That’d be too humiliating.
Disappointment flashed across his eyes. He had a feeling that there was more to the truth.
“Let go of me. I’ll gather my stuff and leave.” Her voice shaking, she pulled the wardrobe door harder.
“Alyssa, why…”
“Enough with the questions!” She appeared to have been triggered and raised her voice, “We’re divorced. Do you know what that means?
“Why would you ask questions about the past? So what if I were smitten with you back then? I’m no longer in love with you now. I feel sick seeing the gifts I made for you. And I’m disgusted at the sight of you too!”
She was once smitten with him. He tuned out the rest of her words as the phrase echoed in his mind.
Breathing deeply, he held her shoulders and turned her petite frame around to face him. Her teary eyes came as a shock to him.
“You can cry if you want to.” His voice might be stiff, but his eyes were radiating warmth.
“Those are tears of anger because of you! I’m laughing because, thank God, I got my divorce. Why Would I ever cry?” Her eyes were wintry, and her chest rose and fell in anger. “The moment I signed the divorce papers, I vowed never to shed a tear for you. Ever.”
Her cruel words pierced through his heart. He wanted to say something but was interrupted by a knock on the door.
“Mr. Walsh, are you in there?”
The butler said politely, “Um… Ms. Gardner is waiting for you downstairs. What do you think…”