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Alyssa, however, brushed aside his concern and approached Newton with a worried expression. Kneeling, she gently held Newton’s wrinkled hand. “Grandpa, why are you at the hospital? Do you feel unwell?”
Jeremy pursed his lips after he was ignored by Alyssa. She seemed only to have eyes for Jameson.
“I’m fine. It’s just a heart issue. It flared up, so Jeremy insisted on sending me to the hospital at night,” Newton explained while looking at Alyssa lovingly.
“Grandpa, you cannot slack off. You need to go for regular checkups like I asked you to,” Alyssa reminded him, feeling worried.
“Allison, is this…” Newton turned his gaze to Jameson.
“Hello, Mr. Walsh Senior. I am Jameson Schmidt,” Jameson introduced himself.
“Oh, I remember now. I saw you at Lyla’s birthday party. You’re Victor Schmidt’s youngest son, the talented fellow,” Newton politely complimented Jameson.
However, he felt uneasy upon seeing the intimacy between Jameson and Alyssa. He feared that the two were dating.
Besides, he clearly sensed the tension between Alyssa and Jeremy this time. It was worse than the time when they were newly divorced. He felt troubled by the situation.
Just as Newton was about to chat with Alyssa, he was interrupted by a sweet voice, “Grandpa, how are you doing?”
Alyssa looked up coldly and spotted Zoe running toward them in pajamas, trailed by two bodyguards who kept a distance from her.
Newton frowned upon seeing Zoe, and he glared at Jeremy. Jeremy furrowed his brow and cast an icy
After a pause, she finally questioned him flatly, “Jimmy, was that you?”
His heart leaped into his throat. “What?”
She refrained from interrogating him. She slowly rose from the bench and announced, “I’m hungry. I’ll go get some food.”
Worried about her, Jameson rose from the bench and said, “I’ll go with you.”
Suddenly, Alyssa pressed against her forehead. She felt dizzy, nauseous, and frail. Due to a lack of food intake, her blood sugar was dangerously low, causing her to suffer from fainting spells.
Thankfully, Jameson quickly held her, saving her from a fall. “Lyse…”
A familiar voice echoed in the hallway. “Allison?”
She opened her eyes and turned slowly, only to be taken aback by what she saw.
Not far away, Jeremy, looking stoic, wheeled Newton over to her. Newton looked astonished to see her at the hospital.
Zoe enthusiastically leaned toward Newton and assured him, “Jeremy and I will stay by your side tonight. I’ll be here for as long as you stay.”
Hearing this, Jeremy scowled. Alyssa noticed his expression. Unlike others, Jeremy was unreserved in expressing his dislikes. With a quick temper and low emotional intelligence, he relied on capability rather than diplomacy for business deals.
She remembered that he always scowled at her when they were married. Was he upset at Zoe?
She looked away, refusing to pay him any attention. Even if he was unhappy with Zoe now, he must have been welcoming toward her when she knocked on his hotel room door on the night of the scandal.
“Ms. Zoe, I have undergone the checkups. It’s not a huge issue at all. I can be discharged now,” Newton replied.
He always addressed Landon by his first name, but with Zoe, he stuck to “Ms. Zoe”, seemingly keeping a distance between them.
He teased, “If you stay by my side when I’m at the hospital, I might never get discharged.” It was a joke that sounded jarring and humiliating to Zoe.
Before this, Betty had complained about Newton to Zoe, claiming that Newton was an old fool who didn’t know the good from the bad.
Betty accused Newton of doting on Alyssa and ignoring her. Newton not only opposed Jeremy’s divorce but also passed on a family heirloom-a crystal bracelet-to Alyssa.
It was a good thing that Liana had destroyed that crystal bracelet out of spite. Zoe thought that Liana had finally done something right for once before being kicked out.
Panicking, she explained, “No, Grandpa. That wasn’t my intention.’
She then cast a pitiful look at Jeremy, but he didn’t even pay her attention, blocking out any communication with her.
“Ms. Zoe, I appreciate your concern, but I only need Jeremy and Ms. Alyssa by my side. It’s late now and rather dangerous for a young lady to wander out here alone. I see that your bodyguards are here with you.
Have them send you home,” Newton addressed Zoe warmly without fuss.
Despite his kind attitude, Zoe looked ashen-faced. Newton didn’t accept her goodwill and even refused to have Jeremy send her home. It was his way of telling her to get lost.
How despicable!
When Newton was sent to a care facility in the future, she secretly vowed to bribe the caretakers so they would neglect and abuse him.
“Allison! Come here!” Newton changed his expression and waved at Alyssa with a smile, ignoring Zoe.
“Sure, Grandpa,” answered Alyssa.
She was averse to Jeremy but approached Newton nonetheless to appease him.
Alyssa, a sassy and capable woman, turned into a demure young lady when she shuffled toward Newton.
Her demeanor reminded Jeremy of the time when she first married him.
The memory moved Jeremy.
Alyssa was once in love with him, but he was blind to his feelings and was terrible at expressing himself.
But that meant nothing now.
Jeremy cast another hurtful look at Alyssa.
Newton caressed Alyssa’s hair and extended an invitation, “Allison, would you come home with me? You and Jeremy can stay the night at Crescent Bay.”
Worried that she might feel uneasy, he quickly added, “My place is huge and has many rooms. You can stay in the room next to mine.”
Newton added, “Tomorrow, I’ll get this little punk to make all three meals for you. He’ll prepare a bath for you tonight. Ben is on leave for the next two days, so Jeremy will take over all the housework.”
Jeremy pressed his lips as his brows twitched in surprise. Managing household tasks was one thing, but entrusting him with cooking? Was Newton being a bit too callous about his health and safety?
“Grandpa, I…” Alyssa began, her voice trailing off in hesitation.
Just as she was trying to come up with a way to excuse herself, Jameson approached them calmly and flashed a warm and gentlemanly smile at Newton.
Jameson said, “Mr. Walsh Senior, I’m afraid Lyse won’t be joining you tonight.”
“Why?” Newton asked, his brow furrowed.
Jameson sighed deeply, casting a sympathetic glance at Alyssa’s fatigued expression. “Lyse has just performed a ten-hour surgery on my brother, David. She’s utterly exhausted, almost fainting after completing the surgery.”
“What?” Newton leaned forward in surprise.
Similarly, Jeremy was caught off guard, a mixture of emotions in his eyes, including disbelief.
So, she had just undergone a major surgery. That explained her sick complexion.
Jeremy’s jaw stiffened, and he attempted to speak, but the words got stuck in his throat.
Jeremy chided himself for his awkwardness and hesitation.
“That’s why I’m taking Lyse home now. My villa is behind hers, so I’ll give her a ride,” Jameson explained, placing a hand on Alyssa’s shoulder, mindful not to cross a line.
He behaved gentlemanly in front of the Walsh’s.
He continued, “Mr. Walsh Senior, know you care for Lyse. But she’s divorced now. Staying at your plac with Jeremy is inappropriate. That’s my opinion as an outsider. If you truly care for her, you need to be more mindful.”
Jameson expressed his opinion calmly and humbly, but Newton was irritated. Even Jeremy seethed at
Jameson’s audacity. How dared he lecture an elder?
Frowning, Jeremy was about to retort when Alyssa interjected, “Jimmy, Grandpa is my family. He cares about me. Please don’t say anything like that in the future.”
“Gosh! Mr. Walsh Senior! I never thought I’d run into you here. What a coincidence!” a voice interrupted their conversation.
Everyone looked in the direction to find Victor and his secretary hurrying toward them.
