Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
“Yes, I am! We’re still about two miles away!”
Suddenly, the location indicator vanished from Xavier’s tablet screen. Xavier was alarmed, and he shrieked, “Shit! Mr. Walsh! We lost the signal on Madam’s location!”
Jeremy’s heart sank.
He could only pray now, hoping it was because her cell phone battery had gone flat and not because she had encountered any sort of frightening situation!
“Lyse, hang in there. I will find you soon!”
Soon enough, his sports car arrived at where her GPS signal last pinged.
Jeremy’s men arrived right after him. Each with a flashlight in hand, they spread out and began their search for Alyssa.
Jeremy sprinted through the heavy rain, indifferent to the fact that his pants and shoes were covered in dirt. His blood-red eyes were brimming with concern.
“Slow down, Mr. Walsh! Watch your step!” Xavier stumbled along behind Jeremy with much difficulty.
He was befuddled.
What the hell happened? Why was Alyssa at this terrible place on her own?
Alyssa took care of the four perverts. She beat them up till they were on their knees, begging for their lives.
But it was also because of this that she had expended all her energy. She barely managed to keep herself together even as she forced herself to stay conscious.
She had swiped one of the men’s cell phones and got back in the rain. She continued walking forward blindly.
At the same time, she was also afraid that the men would not be satisfied that they had lost and come after her. So, she didn’t dare to stop for even a second. She didn’t have any energy left to fight off any form of danger.
As she kept walking, her mind had gone completely numb. Her legs were shivering, but she kept walking on autopilot. It felt as if her legs were no longer her own.
In the end, she couldn’t take a single step forward any longer. She collapsed under a run-down pavilion halfway down the mountain. After she felt more stabilized, she rang Jeremy up.
All she was afraid of was that Jeremy wouldn’t be able to find her.
Some time had passed. Alyssa was curled up with her arms around her knees. She buried her head in her arms and drifted off to sleep. She continued clutching tightly at the cell phone in her hand.
In her blurriness, she dreamt about three years ago.
She was back at the time of the accident. Fresh blood continued to flow from her. She clung to the doctor’s arm and begged him.
“Please save him… Please save my child…”
“Lyse!”
Suddenly, Alyssa heard Jeremy’s voice calling out to her. But she didn’t have any strength left to respond.
A moment later, her cold, shivering body found itself enveloped in a burning hot embrace. A tall and broad figure held her close.
Alyssa mumbled softly, “Jeremy, is that you?” Her beautiful eyes sparkled in a way that tugged at one’s heartstrings.
Jeremy hugged her close. He pulled her even closer into his chest, which was pained. His voice was so tense and hoarse that he almost couldn’t speak. “It’s me, Lyse. I’m here.”
Earlier, he had seen her nestled into a bundle of pitiness from afar. He choked on his tears, so much so that it was difficult to breathe.
His heart hurt so much that it was like it was bleeding after it had been torn into pieces.
At this moment, warm tears flowed down his cheeks, leaving damp marks on Alyssa’s shoulders.
He was crying buckets.
Alyssa’s mind was in a muddle. She cried out indistinctly, “Jeremy… Our child… Our child is gone! You have to save him!”
In an instant, Jeremy felt like he had taken a blow deep down to his soul. Her every word was like a knife slicing his heart up.
He placed his trembling hand on her forehead. The burning temperature he felt on his hand struck him with terror!
“Lyse! You’re running a temperature! I’ll get you to a hospital now!” Jeremy exclaimed as he removed his coat. He wrapped it tightly around her and picked her up in his arms.
Alyssa’s fever made her cheeks rosy. She continued rambling, “The child. Our child.”
“It’s alright, Lyse. It’s not a problem if we never have children.”
Tears continued to fill in Jeremy’s eyes. He lowered his head and kissed her on her warm forehead.
“Down in my heart, you are like my child. I will care for you, love and protect you. You are the only one I need.”
Xavier gaped when he saw Jeremy walking out of the rain in the dark with Alyssa in his arms. Xavier felt so moved that he burst into tears.
Once they got into the car, Jeremy flung his soaking set coat aside. He had brought a blanket from the hospital. He bundled Alyssa up snugly with it instead.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her as firmly as he could. His eyes were swollen red.
“Get the car going, Xavier. Go to the hospital now.”
“Got it, Mr. Walsh!”
“No.”
Alyssa raised her gaze slightly as she grasped his sweaty hands weakly. “If I go to the hospital… My brother will find me soon and bring me back with them. Jeremy, I don’t want to go back. I want to be with you.”
Jeremy choked achingly, “But, you have a high fever. It will damage your body.”
“It’s okay. I just need to take some medication.”
Following her utterance, Alyssa closed her eyes once again and slipped into unconsciousness.
The villa was serene during the wee hours of the morning. Lauren was sleeping soundly on her bed.
Next door to her was Landon. He didn’t go to the study. Instead, he brought his documents to his bedroom. This way, he could look after his wife without delaying his business.
He had entered the core of the Harper Group and was extremely busy. Preston had handed a few projects to him. Landon had long stopped being a rich and free boy. He was now a very busy man.
In the past, he didn’t understand when Jeremy said he was exhausted. Sitting around thinking and moving his fingers seemed manageable to him.
Now, Landon pinched his eyebrows and sighed.
It was a slap to his face.
Suddenly, a knock resounded at the door, followed by Angelina’s voice. “Mr. Harper, can you come out for a moment, please?”
Landon put his document down, walked over, and opened the door.
Angelina was anxiously looking at him. “Mr. Harper, Mr. Walsh is here!”
“Who? Jeremy? At this god-forsaken hour?” Landon widened his eyes in disbelief.
“He is not alone. Ms. Alyssa is with him too!”
Landon felt something was off. He hurriedly sprinted downstairs.
In the living room, Jeremy was hugging Alyssa, who was unconscious, tightly on the couch. His face was drained of color as he stared at the sleeping face of the person in his arms from time to time.
“Jeremy! What’s going on?”
Landon ran over to him in shock. His heart tightened when he noticed Alyssa weakly lying in Jeremy’s arms, completely unconscious.
“What happened to Lyse?”
“I’m sorry for bothering you at this hour, Landon.”
Jeremy’s lips trembled as he struggled to speak. “But I didn’t know where else to bring her. I didn’t know a place where we won’t be found. So I had no choice but to come to you. I’m sorry.”
“What are you talking about? We’re good friends! Rain or shine, you are welcome here anytime. I would gladly lend a helping hand to the both of you.”
Landon assumed something big had happened. He was worried, but he didn’t think it was a good idea to pry.