Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
Trembling from head to toe, Jeremy bellowed in despair, “No!”
Alyssa’s eyes were misty. She could hear the sound of the bullet coming in her direction.
Since her days as a battlefield medic, she had developed an acute sensitivity to the sound of gunfire. Even after she had returned home, she had suffered from PTSD until she had sought help from a mental health professional and worked on her trauma for a while.
Closing her eyes in dread, she anticipated the worst, only to be startled by a weak moan from the ground beside her.
Confused, she opened her eyes. Gaping in shock as she exclaimed, “Nina!”
Nina threw herself in front of Alyssa, protecting the latter with her feeble frame. Her opened arms fell limply, and her body collapsed onto the floor.
Jeremy and Sean were shocked by the sight. Alyssa hugged Nina, only to feel the wetness in her hands. Trembling, she lifted her hand and teared up at what she saw.
“Nina! You’
“Ms. Alyssa, listen…” Nina was losing her consciousness fast.
She opened her mouth with difficulty as the color drained from her face.
Alyssa hurriedly stopped her from speaking. “Stop talking! You need to conserve your energy. I’ll get your to the hospital!”
Crying. Alyssa tried to lift Nina in her arms, but she failed because she was too exhausted from the fight.
Instead, she offered. “I’ll stop your bleeding!”
Nina shook her head, muttering, “It’s too late. I know… Sophia’s secret. She… killed Madam Anne… the evidence the phone…”
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Alyssa felt a sharp pang course through her body. A coldness enveloped her. She looked at Jeremy through tears as he wrestled the gun from Jeffrey. She also heard the police siren nearing.
Realizing he couldn’t escape, Jeffrey turned and leaped into the pond. Jeremy fired two shots at him, after which the gun clicked empty. Jeffrey vanished beneath the water.
“Nina, we’re safe! Nina!” Alyssa cried, removing her jacket to apply pressure to Nina’s nonstop abdominal bleeding.
She cried, determined to save Nina’s life, but as a doctor, she could tell from experience that Nina was dying.
“Mr. Walsh! Madam!” Xavier arrived at the scene with the Walsh’s’ security force..
Jonah, Axel, and Cyrus followed closely behind him.
“Lyse! Lyse!” Alyssa’s brothers called out to her.
However, she was focused on Nina, watching helplessly as Nina’s face turned pale and her eyes closed slowly
Witnessing the scene, Jonah clutched a cross in sadness. Xavier, who rushed over to assist Jeremy,
He said, “You’re badly injured. The ambulance is here. You need to get treated at the hospital,”
Despite his contempt for Sean, deep down, he knew that Sean was a kind man. Moreover, it was all thanks to Sean that Alyssa was safe. Xavier couldn’t bring himself to picture the alternative scenario.
Jeremy stared at Alyssa, who was holding Nina in her arms and crying. His heart ached for her. No matter how hard he tried to suppress his emotions, tears welled in his own eyes as well.
Just as he mustered up the courage to approach Alyssa, Axel showed up by her side and attempted to carry her.
Axel said, “Lyse, I’ll take you to the hospital. This young lady is badly injured. She’ll need to be sent to the hospital as well.”
The medical staff swiftly moved Nina onto a stretcher and into the ambulance.
“Axel, is Nina… is she going to wake up? Will she be fine?” Alyssa questioned, eyeing Nina while exhaustedly resting in Axel’s arms.
Frowning, Axel lifted Alyssa into his arms and comforted her. “She’ll be fine. She will.”
When he turned around, he shot a glance at Jeremy. When their eyes met, Axel nodded at him glumly.
Jeremy watched them leave. Despite Axel’s silence, Jeremy understood the gratitude he had expressed with that nod.
After Alyssa and Sean left with the Taylor siblings, the police arrested the attackers. With blood everywhere, the scene looked like a mess with blood.
Still, he felt more exhausted than he had during his days on the battlefield.
Cyrus approached him with two policemen and, after casting a look at the gun, said sternly, “Please come to the police station with us to assist in the investigation.”
“Hey! What’s that supposed to mean?” Xavier exclaimed, shielding Jeremy from the authorities, his face. flushed.
He explained, “Mr. Walsh wrestled the gun away from the attacker! You can’t possibly suspect him as the shooter, can you? If it hadn’t been for Mr. Walsh, Ms. Alyssa would have-“
“Enough, Xavier. Stop it.” Jeremy cut him off and calmly faced Cyrus. “Fine. I’ll go.”
“Mr. Walsh, please don’t misunderstand us. I’m not treating you as a suspect. The police have a standard operating procedure for cases like these. I trust you’ll cooperate with our investigation,” Cyrus conveyed hesitantly.
It was rare for Cyrus to address Jeremy nicely. He lowered his voice and added, “Even Lyse has to cooperate with the investigation, but she’s not in the right state of mind for it right now.
“Besides, she needs medical attention. I’ll take her statement tomorrow.”
Jeremy was heartbroken when he thought of Alyssa. “Mr. Cyrus, may I visit Alyssa before that? I’m worried.
Cyrus would have rejected such requests under normal circumstances. However, given that Jeremy had saved Alyssa from the shooting. Cyrus didn’t have the heart to turn down the former’s humble request.
The atmosphere in the hospital weighed heavily on everyone. Sean had been sent to the operating theater for surgery on his stab wound.
He suffered the worst injury to his left shoulder. If anything went wrong during surgery, there was a risk of permanent damage to his left arm.
Alyssa had wanted to perform the surgery on Sean, but Jonah and Axel had held her back. She was too weak right now and could collapse before the surgery was over.
“Don’t worry, Lyse. I’ve gathered the best experts in Solana City, I’ll do everything in my power to ensure the doctors save Sean’s left arm,” Jonah comforted Alyssa, holding her in his arms.
“It’s all my fault. Sean wouldn’t have been injured if it hadn’t been for me,” Alyssa said tearfully, consumed by guilt.
“Don’t blame yourself, Lyse. No one could have foreseen this,” Axel consoled her, his eyes welling up with tears.
He always felt tortured when he saw Alyssa upset.
They heard urgent footsteps, followed by a man’s voice. “Lyse!”
Liam, who hadn’t met with his siblings for a while, rushed over with Silas from the end of the corridor.
Except for Cyrus, all the Taylor sons were by Alyssa’s side. As her brothers, they felt compelled to keep their sister company at such a critical moment.
“Liam!” Axel’s eyes lit up with joy when he saw Liam.
Everyone in the family knew that Liam and Axel had been closest to each other since childhood. One couldn’t help but wonder if it was because they had both taken their mother’s last name.
Silas pouted, jealous at how Axel had shown such enthusiasm toward Liam.
Liam nodded softly at Axel before marching up to Alyssa in his military boots. He called out to her, “Lyse? Lyse, I’m here.”
She looked up and squinted at him with her swollen eyes. Her lips trembled as she spoke, “Liam, you’re here. I got into trouble.”
Swallowing hard, Liam felt sorry for Alyssa and clasped her cold hand.
“Don’t worry about it, Lyse. There’s nothing to fear. I’m not scared of trouble. I’m only worried that you’ll keep your troubles from me. No matter what happens, I’ve got your back.”
“Liam, I can never make amends for what I’ve done, Alyssa mumbled as she closed her eyes in pain and cried in Jonah’s arms.
The Taylor brothers had seen Alyssa cry before. In fact, she was a crybaby. In public, she presented herself as a capable and invincible career woman.
Only her brothers knew that she was just an ordinary young lady who was emotionally vulnerable and needed attention.
However, Alyssa seemed to be badly affected this time. They guessed that it would take her longer to recover from the shock.
Silas and Liam had been briefed on the situation while they were on their way to the hospital. They had learned that Sean was badly injured but alive, with a chance of recovery.
However, the young lady named Nina had lost vital signs upon reaching the ICU. Alyssa had nearly knelt. on the floor there, begging the surgeons to save Nina’s life.
Everyone prayed hard that the brave and pitiful woman would survive the ordeal.