Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
“Alyssa has a high fever. Do you have any medication for it?” Jeremy said hoarsely.
“I will get some now!” Angelina went to get the medication.
“Alyssa doesn’t look well. Eating medication will not work!”
Landon quickly instructed, “Angelina, get my doctor here to take a look at Ms. Alyssa.”
Angelina went to arrange for the doctor’s visit.
“Cold… So cold…” Alyssa mumbled, feeling chills all over her body.
Jeremy gasped as he tried to fight back his tears. He wished he could give all his warmth to her.
“Jeremy, I have to say this. Alyssa hadn’t had a good day since she got together with you.”
Landon stood before them, shaking his head achingly. “The Taylor brothers must be looking for Alyssa.
They care for her dearly and would flip the entire Solana City upside down before they would stop.
“What happened to you before is not over yet. Now, you had taken Lyse away. It’s one extra strike for you.”
“Yes, it’s one more strike for me. I am already the biggest sinner, so adding one more crime wouldn’t make a difference.” Jeremy pursed his lips sadly.
Landon gnashed his teeth angrily. “Shit, I think you should just consider eloping at this point.”
Elope…
Jeremy stared at Alyssa’s pale and haggard countenance. His heart ached even more.
“I want to spend the rest of my life with Lyse. But Landon, I can’t be so selfish. Lyse’s family is different from me. I can abandon everything for her. Do you think I can sit with the idea of her abandoning her family for me? Will she be happy without her family’s blessing and presence?”
Jeremy shook his head in agony. He repeated hoarsely, “I’ve taken away too much from her. I’ve almost ruined her in the process. Landon, I don’t want to hurt her again. She can’t lose anything else. That can’t happen.”
“These are all your assumptions. Have you asked what Lyse wants?”
Landon could read the room. He frowned. “It’s raining cats and dogs tonight. Lyse must have suffered a lot to be with you.
“Family is important, but Lyse cares more for you and wants to be with you. If you were to give her your version of happily-ever-after and force yourself to let go, something more dangerous might have happened tonight. Even worse, it could have been a tragedy. Don’t regret it when that happens,
Jeremy.”
Each word was like an arrow to Jeremy’s heart.
Jeremy recalled how Alyssa mentioned their baby and asked him to save it.
It might have been the fever talking, but the undeniable truth was that this was the painful scar she struggled to suppress and bury beneath her bright smile.
Jeremy wondered how Alyssa managed to do it.
How did she manage to face his detestable face with a smile? How did she continue to treat him so well?
Jeremy couldn’t take it anymore. His tears streamed down like rain in front of his close friend. He slapped himself hard.
“Jeremy! What are you doing?”
Landon’s eyes widened, and he hurriedly grabbed his arm. “You have to get yourself together like a man! If abusing yourself works, I will take a kitchen and stab your heart right now!”
The doctor came quickly to treat Alyssa.
Jeremy sat at the bedside and stared deeply at Alyssa’s pale face. He placed her slightly warm hand between his hot lips and kissed it gently.
“Her fever is at 105 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s pretty serious…”
The doctor jabbed Alyssa to reduce her fever and placed her under an IV drip. “If we delay this any longer, it might affect her heart. Then, things will become trickier to manage.
“But, Mr. Walsh, I would encourage you to take Ms. Alyssa to the hospital first thing in the morning.
My resources are limited here, so I can’t provide Ms. Alyssa better care. I can only help to reduce her fever temporarily. If her fever persists by tomorrow night, she will need to go to the hospital.”
Jeremy placed his trembling hand on Alyssa’s sweaty forehead.
It was still hot. He hoped she would get better first thing in the morning.
“Oh, Mr. Walsh, has Ms. Alyssa injured her hand before? Has she fractured it before?” the doctor asked out of the blue.
Jeremy was stunned. “Fracture? What do you mean?”
“Look at her left pinky. From my experience, her finger was probably fractured before. If not, she tore her ligament. Even if it recovers, it wouldn’t be the same.”
Jeremy’s eyes widened. Her heart was beating wildly.
“Huh? How could that happen?” Landon was shocked.
“It seems like an old injury. It probably did not receive the appropriate treatment when the injury happened for it to turn out this way.”
Landon was even more baffled. “Lyse grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth. It would set the Taylors off to ask an ambulance if it was a minor cut, let alone a fracture. They would never disregard a fracture. There isn’t much use for a pinky, but wouldn’t this make Alyssa disabled?”
Disabled?
Jeremy’s breath tightened as he grabbed Alyssa’s hand tightly.
He remembered asking Alyssa about her pinky. However, she would always divert the topic. She wouldn’t answer him.
What on earth happened for her to mince her words and avoid the topic?
After the doctor left, Angelina brought a clean set of sleepwear. Then, she left the room with Landon.
Jeremy singlehanded helped Alyssa change into her sleepwear. He brought a bucket of water and used a wet cloth to wipe the dirt off her feet on one knee.
Her fair and delicate feet were astonishingly beautiful, and he couldn’t take his hands off them.
Alyssa’s feet were now adorned with wounds, streaks of blood, and dried-up residue. His heart was on the verge of shattering as he witnessed it.
“Lyse, I want to make you happy, but look at what I’ve brought you.”
Closing his eyes, Jeremy drew in a deep, audible breath, struggling to hide the tightness in his hoarse throat.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated. It was a call from Ben.
Jeremy rubbed his eyes as he stood up and went to the window to answer it. “Mr. Gorham, how is
Grandpa doing?”
“Mr. Newton is doing well. He misses Ms. Alyssa a lot, so he sleeps very late. Mr. Jeremy, have you found Ms. Alyssa? Mr. Newton asked about her before he went to bed.” Ben sounded worried.
“I’ve found her. Tell Grandpa not to worry anymore when he wakes up. I will be by her side.”
However, he didn’t know how long he still had with her.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Jeremy…”
Ben felt guilty. He uttered with difficulty, “It’s my fault. If I had told you earlier about Ms. Alyssa’s miscarriage, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.”
“This has nothing to do with you. I singlehandedly caused the tragedy today.”
Jeremy fell silent. He suddenly remembered something.
He recalled that three Christmases ago, he had embarked on a business trip to Mosgravia to oversee a project.
When the car accident happened, it was daytime for him because of the time difference. There was no way he would have missed the phone call.
“Mr. Gorham, I remembered you said Alyssa called previously, but I didn’t answer.” Jeremy became tense.
“Yes, you were the first person Ms. Alyssa called.”
Ben sighed. “That incident is in the past. Plus, you are fine now. You shouldn’t blame yourself. Your position in the company wasn’t stable at that point, so you were often away for work. You were so busy every day that you didn’t have time to eat. I’m sure you didn’t mean to miss the call.”