Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
Alyssa stopped sharing the photos and tucked her phone away. “It’s simple. Offer a public apology, and I’ll delete all the photos without making any copies. If you refuse to, you should know what I will do next.”
Betty’s teeth were chattering in anger. She was gripped by panic. Sophia raised her in wealth, all to marry her off to a wealthy family like the Harpers.
Betty knew that her reputation would be tarnished if the photos were leaked. There was no way Landon Harper would fancy her.
Her desperation led to the bold action of snatching the phone from Alyssa. Alyssa lifted a brow and deftly dodged Betty’s advance. Betty fell onto the couch after missing her target. In a fit of anger, she tried to slap Alyssa.
There was a collective gasp in the store when everyone heard the crisp sound of the slap. Looking frosty, Alyssa slapped Betty across the face hard. Betty stumbled onto the floor from the impact.
“Gosh!”
A red slap mark appeared on Betty’s fair skin. It happened too fast for anyone to process it.
At the same time, Sean secretly cheered for Alyssa’s retaliation. How did Betty have the audacity to think of slapping Alyssa?
The two girlfriends, who previously expressed their support for Betty, had stumbled to the back in fear. They were worried about being caught in the mess.
“H-How dare you slap me?’ Stunned, Betty stared at Alyssa as her face went numb from the pain.
“Why not? I’m not sitting back and waiting to be attacked by an animal.” Alyssa dusted her hands and glared at Betty.
“D¨CDid you just call me an animal?” Betty’s face reddened in anger.
At that moment, the door opened. Alyssa looked across and felt a chilly air swept by her.
Next, she watched in shock as Jeremy showed up in front of them. The ex¨Ccouple looked stunned when they locked eyes.
Alyssa looked away coldly as though he was a stranger. He pursed his lips. There was a heavy look in his eyes as he wrestled the frustration deep inside.
“Jeremy!” Betty seemed to have found her savior. Crying and wailing, she complained to him, ” Allison Burton has gone mad! She slapped me in the face! You’ll have to see to this!”
“Yeah, it was me. Her cheeks are probably still burning.” With a smirk, Alyssa proudly admitted to slapping Betty.
“Why are you here?” He gave her an unfeeling look.
“What do you think?”
In the past, Allison always stared at him with light in her eyes. She appeared to have no feelings for him now. He could not find the passion and eagerness in her eyes anymore.
Feeling tight in the chest, he grappled with mixed emotions.
“Jeremy, Allison wanted me to publicly apologize to her hotel employee in a press conference! When I refused to, she threatened me with the backing of the Taylor family! She even hit me!”
Betty put on her best performance when she realized that Jeremy did not care about her. “Jeremy, the employees were around! They can bear witness! Oh, poor me…”
“Allison, you’ve shared the video online for the netizens to attack the Walsh Group. Isn’t that enough? How could you demand a press conference?” He frowned and chided her, “Isn’t that being greedy?”
Sean wanted to argue with Jeremy, only to be held back by Alyssa. She stood in front of Sean. The action fanned the flames of jealousy in Jeremy. He seemed to have found a chance to release his frustration since their divorce.
“I’m not greedy. I’m just… calling for justice.” Her dark eyes gleamed dangerously.
“Whatever you want to call it, I’m not letting you win
If so, there’s nothing more to discuss Goodbye.” She raised a brow and shoved a hand into her packet. Then, she marched out boldly.
“W¨CWait Betty hadn’t forgotten about the photos in Alyssa’s possession. Sweating, she said, ” Jeremy, she Photoshopped nude photos of me to tarnish my reputation and force me to apologize! You can’t just let her leave.”
Jeremy immediately stopped Alyssa in her tracks.
Gave me the phone.”
“Who do you think you are? Alyssa chuckled while burning in rage. Without further ado, he snatched the phone from her hand.
Betty watched from the sidelines with glee. Sophia was right¨CJeremy was a great help who’d always clean up her mess.
Jeremy Walsh! Give it back to me!” Panting, Alyssa reached out to swipe the phone from him like a monkey. She sprained her ankle in her high heels and stumbled right into his firm chest.
When they collided he reflexively wrapped an arm around her tiny waist.
She was ashamed and angered. Her face was as red as a cherry. Coincidentally, she felt the shape of his nipple through the fabric of his soft, ironed shirt and rubbed against it.
“Damn it. It’s perfect,” she thought.
Squinting, he was focused on the phone. With an arm around Alyssa’s waist, he grabbed her phone tightly with his free hand He remembered her passcode as 0923 if she hadn’t changed it.
He quickly typed in the numbers and successfully unlocked the phone.
“You jerk! Give it back!”
Alyssa blushed as she leaned softly against Jeremy. To keep her balance, she pressed her left hand on his broad shoulder. She moved around endlessly Jeremy wouldn’t go easy on her either and retaliated with the hand on her waist.
She trembled when she sensed his tightening grip on her waist that screamed possessiveness. She felt the heat from his palm through the thin fabric.
Still, Jeremy remained focused on the phone. His face betrayed nothing, not even lust.
The onlookers were shocked when Alyssa called Jeremy a jerk. They were even more astonished when Jeremy seemed unbothered by the insult.
At the same time, Sean was sweating profusely but couldn’t find a way to drag Alyssa back. Betty gaped at the intimacy between the two, especially knowing they weren’t close during their marriage. Meanwhile, the two girlfriends almost bit their manicured nails off from burning jealousy.
Frowning, Jeremy swiftly deleted all the vulgar photos of Betty on Alyssa’s phone.
“Allison, since when have you stooped this low? It hasn’t been that long since you left our family.” Then, he shoved the phone back into her pants pocket and let go of her.
“Hah! Speaking of which, you’re the true master of playing dirty.” She quickly distanced himself from him and dusted her outfit with a look of disgust.
“What’s wrong with getting what I want if I’m capable of doing so? Unlike you, I do not play rough when things don’t go my way. Snatching things like a monkey¨Chow tacky!”
The employees giggled while picturing Jeremy as the most handsome monkey that had ever existed.
His expression fell. Pursing his lips, he was angry not only because she called him a monkey in front of others. More than that, he was furious at the disdain in her eyes when she glanced at him. She must have been very resentful of him to give him that look.
However, from the moment they discussed divorce, she was the one who created trouble every single time. He believed he had been very generous and patient in bearing her antics. How could she go this far to insult him?
As grudges piled on, he took a huge step forward and glowered at her. He stared into her eyes.
“Do you think you can act as you wish just because you’re my ex¨Cwife? Are you disrespecting me over and over because we were once together? How could you think you have the right to act out
He lowered his voice to keep it between him and Alyssa. By doing so, he had infuriated her. Not once did she regret falling in love and marrying him. However, he had never taken a proper look at her in the last three years. It was a massive blow to her ego.
Anyway, everything was in the past. Laughing at the absurd situation, she hid the heartache in her eyes. “Liana Gardner cares about you. That’s why she has never acted out. I insulted you because you mean nothing to me.”
His eyes twitched upon hearing the provocative remark. Next, Alyssa wrapped her slender fingers around his luxurious striped tie in blue and pulled him toward her. “Do you think I should be grateful for that marriage? Tell you what¨CI’ve never felt an ounce of gratitude.”
Their angry eyes clashed. Their bodies were dangerously close.
His chest tightened, just like her grip on his tie.
“To sum up the last three years, I’ve been living in hell on earth. Did you really believe you did me a favor by marrying me? That I’d happily show off and take advantage of my status as your ex-
“No, you are too arrogant. If I could, I would erase you from my life once and for all. I’d rather have never loved you.”
Jeremy gave her a look of shock. He felt a tremor through his body. His throat was dry. She attacked him with progressively harsher remarks
When he collected himself, she had let go of his hand and wandered past him. Sean hurried after her and didn’t forget to glare at Jeremy on his way out. He didn’t overhear the conversation. between Alyssa and Jeremy, but he believed that Jeremy wouldn’t have said anything nice.
“Jeremy, have you deleted those photos? What a shameless bumpkin she is, threatening me with the photos. Thanks for protecting the reputation of our family!” Betty took Jeremy’s arm in excitement to show off their sibling relationship.
Much to her dismay, Jeremy appeared sullen because he was deeply affected by the words of his ex¨C wife. His piercing gaze swept past her face.
She cowered and quickly withdrew her hand.
“Were the photos Photoshopped?”
“Huh…” She was caught off guard.
“If the photos are real, Allison Burton technically did not slander you.” His eyes were wintry.