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“Mom, what’s going on? Mom?” Betty cried. “Why is Uncle Henry being arrested?”
Jeremy gazed steadily at Alyssa, his temple twitching violently. They had made sure no news about Henry’s arrest would be released to the public two hours ago.
It looked like that brother of hers, Silas, had really given her a push!
Javier asked Sophia curtly, “What is the meaning of this, Sophia?”
“I¨CI don’t know! I swear I don’t, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson. There must be some misunderstanding You know how the news tabloids are. You can’t believe those rumors!”
Sophia never expected shit to hit the fan this quickly, so all she could do was try and play it off.
But Minnie’s face had already darkened.
Orlander spoke up, “Henry’s your cousin, isn’t he? You were involved with those projects he started, right?”
“But I really have no knowledge of all the illegal stuff!” Sophia shook her head, trying to appear innocent.
Just then, there was a commotion from the golf course entrance.
Several uniformed armed gentlemen came forward, led by a tall, stern¨Clooking man. They were from the Investigative Bureau.
“Madam Sophia Kirkman, on behalf of the police, you are required to accompany us to assist in our investigation into your brother’s criminal charges.”
None of the Walsh’s knew what to do now. From Henry’s arrest being leaked to public media to
Sophia being detained for questioning¨Cit all left what remained of their family reeling in utter shock.
“Why are you arresting me? Do you have any evidence?” Sophia cried, her composed demeanor caving like an avalanche.
Betty could only gape in fear as the men led her mother away.
“Javier, Javier help me!” Sophia cried as the men brought her away. “Please help me!”
Javier wanted to, but he couldn’t risk losing composure in front of these people. He growled,
What is the meaning of this, Ms. Alyssa?”
“Whatever do you mean, sir? The Investigative Bureau is the one responsible for arresting your wife. Not me.” Alyssa grinned.
“How did you know this news would come out at 3:00 pm? How could you have had the guts to spew all those baseless nonsense beforehand? It all points to you having been the mastermind behind this trickery!”
“That might be a stretch, Mr. Javier. My family business is an extraordinarily large one. How could we not be aware of such breaking news if even the news outlets know?”
Javier roared back, “Ms. Alyssa Taylor, you cannot get behind all this vindictiveness just because your marriage to Jeremy didn’t work out! If someone must be to blame, it can only be yourselves!”
Minnie and Orlander shared the same shocked look.
Did the Taylor and Walsh family have a matrimonial connection once upon a time? How interesting!
“You’re taking revenge on my family by messing with us and our business. It’s truly a shallow move, Ms. Alyssa!”
Sean was about to stand up for his employer when Jeremy stood in front of Alyssa protectively. He met his father’s gaze head¨Con.
“You cannot accuse Ms. Alyssa of this without evidence, Mr. Javier. It’s baseless and outright disrespectful, don’t you think?”
“You! Why are you defending her?” Steam gushed out of Javier’s ears. “She hasn’t respected you or any of us one bit after the divorce. Why are you coming to her defense now?”
Alyssa met Jeremy’s gaze, then looked away with a sneer.
Naturally, he would support his family. After all, he shared their blood and DNA.
In truth, he didn’t seem all that different from his father, who was always being manipulated by women. These two were complete idiots, Alyssa thought.
“I trust her. She didn’t do it.”
Alyssa turned to gaze at Jeremy, but he had looked away by then. “Regardless of our divorce, I’ll always come to her defense if she’s being wrongly accused.”
He sneered. “Even if we haven’t divorced, you still have no right to be talking about my wife like this.”
Alyssa gnawed on her lip, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear.
Alyssa couldn’t help but think that these were all nonsense and utter rubbish.
Javier thought he might get a stroke. His blood was buzzing in his ears.
If Orlander and Minnie weren’t here, he would have gone up to give his son a solid punch across the cheek.
Alyssa felt secretly pleased to see the father and son at odds with each other. She wasn’t going to bother with Javier for the time being.
Her plan had taken effect as intended. All that she needed to do was the last step.
“I guess I’ll leave you to it then. I’ll take my leave for now. Good day.” She then went back to the golf cart with Sean behind her.
“Wait, Ms. Alyssa! Hold on!” Orlander cried, running up to her. “I’m sure we can discuss the
Verdane Valley project further!”
Alyssa smiled, feeling like a winner. “I agree. I’ll arrange a date for us to meet up and talk about this soon.”
“We look forward to your call, Miss! Anytime!” Orlander’s attitude had gained a double fold in enthusiasm.
Minnie approached her with a bright smile, asking, “Would it be alright if my son joined us, Mise?
Im aure he would be very glad to make you acquaintance”
She was defnitely going to try her luck matching her son to Belbanks’ number one bachelorette
Jeremy’s breath caught, his expression turning dark.
The man who managed to date Alyssa would need to keep her away from prying eyes, or else she was sure to attract unwanted attention.
“I appreciate the thought, Mrs. Hodgson.” Alyssa nodded kindly. “But I’m a divorcee with no intention of iemarrying anytime soon. I’d only waste you and your son’s time in that regard.”
“Oh, never! So what if you’ve divorced? You’re still a gorgeous, strong young woman, far more formidable than many other women your age!”
Betty’s cheeks grew hot with embarrassment and anger upon hearing this. She shot Alyssa a hateful glare, feeling like a fading star beside a bright sun. With Alyssa around, nothing else ever shone.
Alyssa and Sean soon left in the golf cart, leaving the Walsh’s to their mess.
“Well, Javier, I take it you’d understand if we call this partnership quits. There will be better opportunities in the future.” Orlander nodded at Javier, then quickly left with his wife.
If he insisted on giving Javier this project, nothing good would come. His entire reputation might be dragged through the dirt.
Meanwhile, while Javier was getting a headache trying to resolve the current situation, he turned around to find that his son had long disappeared.
Alyssa had changed out of her golf clothes into her sleek and elegant office wear. She stepped out of the changing room, back in her high heels.
The moment she turned the corner, she came face to face with Jeremy. His gaze was dark when she looked up at him, but she wasn’t intimidated one bit.
“Are you some kind of peeping Tom, Mr. Walsh?”
“I’m not letting you get the Verdane Valley project, Alyssa Taylor.”
Alyssa smirked, the movement of her lips making heat lick in Jeremy’s stomach. He continued,
This project belongs to me. You won’t get an inch near it.”
“Oh? What do you have planned then? Thanks to Sophia and Henry Kirkman, your family’s scandal is breaking news now. The Bureau’s not going to let this go anytime soon.
“That means you guys won’t be able to get your hands on any projects for the time being. You can
project, Alyssa said with a smirk.
“What happened to have nothing to do with one another after the divorce? Have you taken a good look at what you’re doing now?” Jeremy demanded, leaning against the wall and cornering Alyssa
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