Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
Gina was shocked by the sudden offer, but she found it difficult to let down her guard after days of intimidation and fear inflicted on them by the Schmidt Group. “Who exactly are you?”
“My name is. Alyssa Taylor.” Alyssa suddenly hesitated, not knowing how best to introduce herself.
No matter how she went about it, she felt she would only add to the pressure on poor Gina and
Maggie.
“Alyssa Taylor?” Gina’s temples throbbed in anger. Her chest rose and fell. There was a gleam in her eyes. “Are you the daughter of that Belbanks tycoon, the young lady who operated on David Schmidt’s leg?”
Alyssa’s chest tightened in fear. “Mrs. Madison, I.”
Gina exclaimed, “I see that you’ve got a hidden agenda. You are on the same side as David! He was the one who arranged for you to come over and harm Maggie. Am I right?”
Alyssa responded, “No! I…”
“You didn’t have good intentions either! I can’t believe that you operated on that bastard. You are just siding with the enemy! I want you to get out! Don’t ever come and bother Maggie again!” Gina shouted painfully at Alyssa. Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at her.
Alyssa was anxious. Right before Gina could slam the door closed, Alyssa reacted speedily by putting her hand on the side of the door.
“Mrs. Madison! I am really here to help Maggie! Please hear me out!”
In her anger, Gina picked up a newly-opened bag of laundry powder which was sitting on the window sill. Without another word, she flung it at Alyssa’s face!
Sweat formed on Alyssa’s forehead. It was too late for her to dodge it.
All of a sudden, she felt a strong force pushing her away. Immediately after, she found herself enveloped by a stable and fiery presence.
The arm that was around her waist was firm. She then heard Jeremy panting heavily by her ear!
Alyssa was flustered. Following that was a loud smack. The bag of laundry powder hit Jeremy on the back of his head. The white powdery substance fell on his head, shoulders, and back like snow.
In an instant, his black suit had turned white. He looked extremely miserable.
“Mr. Walsh, are you alright?” Xavier was as white as a sheet. Fearfully, he ran over to check on
Jeremy.
Alyssa’s heart was racing. She was terrified. With her trembling hands, she helped to dust off the laundry powder on Jeremy’s head.
“I’m fine. All’s good as long as Lyse is fine.”
Jeremy noticed that Alyssa was being panicky and smiled slightly. He grabbed her cold hands and held onto them tightly. “Were you afraid, Lyse? It seems like you’ve become more faint-hearted.”
“I was afraid that you’d be hurt, silly!”
Alyssa was mad, and her heart ached for him at the same time. She landed a hard smack on his chest.
“Did you think that I was thinking about myself?”
Fortunately, what Gina had thrown was just a bag of laundry powder.
What if she had flung steel cookware or a brick? What if it was a kitchen knife? How could she not be afraid?
Jeremy smiled with his eyes. Deep down, he was moved to see her care and love for him.
Then, he heard a loud slam from behind him. The door to the Madison family’s home was shut tight in their faces.
Xavier was dejected. He sighed in extreme frustration, “I guess we were meant to return without success today, Mr. Walsh and Madam. She didn’t even intend to speak with us. Not even a little bit. Of all times, it had to be now. How aggressive.”
Alyssa felt troubled. She massaged her throbbing temples and said, “We were very hopeful at first.
Unfortunately, Josh exposed the fact that I operated on David prematurely. That had ruined my image.
Now, I am in cahoots with the Schmidts in the eyes of the Madisons.”
Immediately after, she laughed bitterly at herself, “Well… I can’t really say that it ruined my image. I was indeed the one who operated on David. I have really sided with the enemy this time.”
“Don’t say that, Lyse.”
Jeremy wrapped his arms around Alyssa. He looked at her with a gaze that was full of warmth and consolation.
“It is a doctor’s duty to save lives. At that time, you were simply coming from a place of wanting to save a patient. There’s also not much you can do about other people’s opinions.
“Moreover, the relationship between both your families hadn’t turned awkward back then. David wasn’t showing his true colors yet either.
“In my opinion, there was nothing wrong with your decision at the time. It is not your fault even if anyone is now saying otherwise.”
Alyssa rested her forehead on his shoulder. She responded in a frustrated and disappointed voice,
“Even so, what’s the point when we are the only ones who know what the situation was really like?
“I don’t care about having a good reputation. However, without it, it would be a challenge to execute our plan now.”
“It’s alright. We’ll take it one step at a time.”
Jeremy caressed her back gently and comforted her in a gentle voice, “Don’t be discouraged. Try to look on the bright side. Let’s go back for now and think whether there are any other ways that we can go about this.”
The trio had no other choice but to go back to the manor. It was already in the evening by the time they returned.
Jeremy and Alyssa got out of the car, hand in hand. As they were about to enter the manor, they heard a soft and timid voice coming from behind them.
“Lyse.”
Jeremy and Alyssa spun around immediately.
“Taty?” they exclaimed at the same time.
Alyssa widened her eyes. She was overjoyed. She let go of Jeremy’s hand and ran toward Tatiana, who was standing alone by the side. She gave Tatiana a warm hug.
“How long have you been waiting for? Why didn’t you go in? Mrs. Rosie is in. She recognizes you, and she’d let you in. Why were you just waiting here?”
“I’m sorry for just showing up like this, Lyse. Sorry for bothering you and Jeremy.” Tatiana’s voice sounded weak. Listening to her like that made Alyssa feel bad.
“Don’t be silly. Do you know how much I missed you?”
Alyssa stroked Tatiana’s soft cheeks and smiled. “Two days ago, your brother-in-law, Jeremy, was just suggesting for us to go on a trip after this busy period. We can even travel around the world!”
Jeremy was stunned to hear Alyssa’s words. In the next instance, his heart filled with warmth. His brows relaxed, and he broke into a smile.
Tatiana had long acknowledged his identity as her brother-in-law. Even so, to hear it coming directly from Alyssa signified a stamp of approval. The happiness and sense of satisfaction were indescribable.
Alyssa raised her eyebrow playfully and said, “He will be paying for everything anyway. He’s loaded, so you can swipe his limitless black card all you like. I should just take this opportunity to raise the value of your dowry.”
Jeremy pouted. He laughed lovingly and helplessly at the same time.
Alyssa treated others absolutely generously. On the contrary, she was calculative when it came to him.
He did have a black card, but Alyssa and her brothers probably had a whole stack of them. Even so, she still wanted to use his money.
The saying that daughters were the apple of their parents’ eye was true. Her heart would still be with her family even if she were married.
That being said, Jeremy would succumb gladly.
What use would his money be if not for his wife to spend?
“What… What dowry? Quit teasing me, Lyse.” Tatiana’s face blushed as red as a tomato.
“I wasn’t teasing you. I was serious about it.”
The expression on Alyssa’s face was serious. She blinked and continued, “Your marriage with Sean would need to be planned out eventually. Once you’re set on marriage, everything will progress swiftly.
It’s not a bad thing to start preparing early.”
Upon hearing that, Tatiana pressed her lips together lightly. She furrowed her brows into an inconspicuous frown of worry.
“Oh? Also, did you come alone? Where’s Sean?” Alyssa asked in a surprised tone.