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Jeremy pursed his lips tightly for a short while. Finally, he said softly, “Sorry.”
Alyssa widened her red and puffy eyes in response. She could feel her heart hammering inside her.
For the first time ever, Jeremy actually apologized to her.
It was a shame that he didn’t mean what he said.
“This time, I want you to perform a gentleman’s bow in front of Allison while apologizing to her!”
Newton demanded
“Is that really necessary?” Jeremy could feel a wave of irritation washing over him.
“You should count your lucky stars that I didn’t force you to prostrate! I used to do the same thing to your grandmother back in the day!
“Allison is my beloved granddaughter¨Cin¨Claw, so you’d better apologize sincerely! Now hurry up!”
Jeremy had no choice but to comply with his grandfather’s wishes. He took half a step backward with his hands firmly placed by his sides. Then, he leaned forward and dipped his head slightly to perform the perfect gentleman’s bow.
“I’m truly sorry, Ms. Burton. I’m the one at fault.”
Newton couldn’t help but smirk when he witnessed Jeremy’s antics. At that moment, he wished that Jeremy and Alyssa could become a couple again.
Meanwhile, Alyssa’s sobs started to calm down. But her cheeks were still flushed. The sight of Jeremy being a chivalrous gentleman amused her greatly.
It didn’t matter if Jeremy’s apology was sincere or fake. The fact that he lowered his head in front of Alyssa pleased her to no end.
Just as Jeremy was about to straighten up, Newton issued his next order. “You’d better stay in that position until Allison says so! You’re only allowed to straighten up once she gives the order!”
A few seconds passed since then, but Alyssa didn’t say anything.
Jeremy knew that she was doing it on purpose.
Alyssa finally sniffled loudly when she noticed how impatient and frustrated Jeremy looked. She spoke up in a soft tone after that.
“Grandpa, Jeremy has nothing to do with me crying from the start. Please don’t blame him.”
Jeremy scowled in response. Allison was definitely a cunning woman.
Still, his anger dissipated when he saw how puffy her eyes were.
When it was time for dinner, Alyssa wheeled Newton into the dining room. Jeremy walked next to them.
A delicious feast took up every inch of the table. Obviously, Newton had prepared such a grand dinner for Alyssa.
The moment they took their seats, Xavier rushed into the dining room with a conflicted look. He stopped next to Jeremy. He wanted to lean and whisper something into his ear.
“Just spit it out.” Newton hated it the most whenever people whispered in front of him.
He continued seriously, “We’re all family here. There’s no need to hide things from each other, especially when you’re in my house right now.”
“Um, well…” Xavier turned to look at Jeremy. Clearly, he looked torn.
“It’s fine,” the latter ordered calmly.
“Yes, sir.”
Xavier took a deep breath before explaining, “I received a phone call from Madam Sophia. She heard you’re spending time with Mr. Walsh, so she didn’t dare disturb you. That’s why she contacted me and asked me to pass a message to Mr. Walsh.”
“Hmph! At least she’s sensible!” Newton’s expression darkened whenever Sophia was mentioned.
“Madam Sophia said that Ms. Gardner’s diagnosis results are out. It turns out that she’s diagnosed with severe depression.”
“What?”
Jeremy widened his eyes immediately. His fork clattered on the floor.
When Alyssa noticed how alarmed he looked, her heart nank.
“Ms. Gardner threw a fit at home earlier while screaming your name, Mr. Walsh. She’s emotionally unstable right now. Madam Sophia has requested you to visit her as soon as you can. She’s worried that Ms. Gardner might harm herself-
Before Xavier could finish, Jeremy got up. He bolted out of the dining room immediately.
“You ingrate! I’ll disown you if you dare visit that Gardner woman!” Newton slammed a hand on the dining table furiously.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Jeremy’s silhouette had already disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“Goodness, why am I stuck with an ingrate as my grandson? I’ve achieved so much in my lifetime, yet I can’t save your marriage! Oh, Allison, this is all my fault!”
Newton shook his head with a heavy sigh. He felt nothing but guilt when he looked at Alyssa once again.
Alyssa’s eyes were clear and calm. She smiled lightly before placing her cool palm on Newton’s wrinkled hand.
“Don’t say that, Grandpa. You’ve done more than enough for my sake. Jeremy and I just aren’t meant to be.”
Meanwhile, Jeremy got ready to get into his car while looking quite worried.
“Mr. Walsh!”
He stopped in his tracks immediately and turned around to look at Allison.
She had run out of the villa. The glint in her red¨Crimmed eyes was very obvious under the bright light.
For some reason, Jeremy felt slightly guilty when he met her eyes. Just as he was about to say something, Alyssa interrupted him.
“Please inform Ms. Betty on my behalf that I won’t let her off the hook. After all, she did humiliate my employee and caused her to have a sudden seizure. Ms. Betty must take responsibility for what happened.”
Jesper furrowed his brows immediately. He didn’t expect Alyssa to follow him out of the villa just to bring up that matter
The hopetal glint in his eyes disappeared immediately.
Setty may be my sister. But I don’t really interfere with her private matters.”
“So this is a private matter to you, huh? Fine. I get what you mean.”
Alyssa’s lips curled into a cold smirk before she started making her way back to the villa. She no longer bothered to look at Jeremy after that.
Jeremy felt uneasy at that moment. He could feel a shiver running down his spine.
Was Alyssa making fun of him?
That night, Jeremy visited Liana, who apparently suffered from severe depression. He stayed at her place till midnight before he was finally able to go home.
Jesper was still mindful of what Liana had done to Allison. Still, he pitied her when he saw the medical report detailing her ment*l illness.
The subject of depression would forever haunt him, after all.
“Something happened. Mr. Walsh. Would you like me to deal with it?” Xavier asked hesitantly while clutching his phone.
“What is it?” Jeremy happened to be resting with his eyes closed
“Someone has uploaded a video of Ms. Betty humiliating the housekeeper to the Internet. Thank goodness our people were able to notice that video in time. They wanted to ask if you’d like it deleted to protect our company’s reputation.”
“Of course.”
Jeremy narrowed his eyes slightly while giving his order. “This is Betty’s personal problem. We can’t let it affect the company’s image. Everything related to that incident must be deleted from the Internet.”
“Yes, sir!”
Once Jeremy returned to Seaview Manor, he headed upstairs right away.
Mrs. Rosie was walking out of her room while wearing a nightgown. She looked very worried as well
“Didn’t I tell you not to wait for me, Mrs. Rosie? I don’t sleep regularly whenever I’m busy with
Warmill, findest Joops a heart when he noticed Mas Rosie in the corridor