Filed to story: The CEO’s Wife Is a Secret Boss Novel (Allison & Jeremy) Free Online
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Betty struggled to figure out whether her brother was siding with her. It seemed that Allison still had a place in his heart.
“I’m not blind. I witnessed everything that happened on that day.” He looked away and added, “The issue has escalated beyond our control. You shall host a press conference tomorrow night and issue an apology to that hotel employee.”
“What?” Betty’s face contorted in rage and shock. “But why? The customer is always the king! Not only did they offer crappy service, but they also broke my necklace! It was within my right to scold them. Why would I apologize to her?”
All of a sudden, the screen on the second floor of EV Concepts lit up with a video that attracted all attention.
It was a scene in the elevator of KS Grand Hotel, where two skimpily¨Cdressed women decked in luxury items posed S**ily in front of the reflective doors. The two ladies were Betty’s girlfriends.
“Gosh, this makes me sick. Look at Betty Walsh¨Cshe’s so excited after buying that shitty necklace, What a show¨Coff!”
*She doesn’t know that we only hang out with her because she showers us with money.
“Isn’t she just a ‘Bitter Betty’? Pfft…”
“Hmph! It feels good to see her searching high and low for that necklace. I bet she’d never guess that we broke her necklace and hid it in our room. Hah! Let her kick up a fuss. She’ll only humiliate herself.”/
When the video ended, the two girlfriends were trembling in fear. Eyes flaming, Betty seethed and approached the two.
“N¨CNo! It’s not what it seems, Betty!” The women frantically backed up. “Hear us out! We’ve been framed!”
“You shameless whores… How dare you break my stuff after spending my money… I’ll tear you into pieces!”
With a scream, Betty flung herself at the two women without caring for her image.
Throughout the journey back home, Alyssa did not utter a word. She looked spent, just like a broken robot.
Jeremy’s unforgiving words felt like someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her. She was shaking in rage from head to toe. Why had she never noticed that shameless and vile side of him?
Love might not guarantee happiness, but it would certainly turn you blind.
“Ms. Alyssa, I have played the video per your instruction. Look, Betty is fighting her two friends!”
Sean showed her the video on a phone screen.
She glanced at the screen and saw the three women clawing at each other in a horrible catfight.
“Tsk tsk. Cat fights are the worst. Ms. Betty is doing pretty well. She’s still holding up even when she’s fighting the two of them. It’s a pity she didn’t train for wrestling.” Sean chuckled with glee.
“Hmph. They’re slapping each other and pulling each other’s hair. Nothing interesting about those amateur moves.”
Despite that, Alyssa couldn’t take her eyes off the screen. She secretly enjoyed watching it. The fight among the three women was oddly stress¨Crelieving.
“Did Jeremy delete all the photos for real?” Sean still hadn’t gotten over how Jeremy had taken advantage of Alyssa by holding her waist.
However, he reminded himself that Jeremy and Alyssa must have engaged in more intimate acts during their marriage of three years. He had no right to feel angry about their physical contact.
“He has definitely deleted them. He might dislike Betty, but he needed to protect the reputation of the Walsh Group. To put it in a nice way, he’s focused on the big picture. But you could also say he’s heartless to his family.”
Sighing, she unlocked her phone. She was surprised that Jeremy had remembered her passcode. Perhaps, he accidentally glanced when she was unlocking her phone one day and memorized the passcode until now.
Still, that meant nothing. Jeremy, who had never loved her truly, would never figure out the meaning behind the passcode.
It was the date when Jeremy saved her from the mountains thirteen years ago. That was also their first encounter. She lamented, thinking that her love and affection probably meant nothing to him.
“What do we do next? Ms. Betty will not listen to us now that we lost our bargaining chip to Jeremy.
Sean sighed sullenly.
Suddenly, Alysan gasped as her eyes widened. She found Jeremy’s number in her contact list.
“A fucking roque! He’s a sly and unstoppable rascal!” She silently cursed him.
At might, Jeremy returned to the Seaview Manor from the Walsh Group office. It had been drizzling for a while. He stared at the condensation on the car window, which reminded him of
Allison’s eyes
However, her eyes were filled with endless resentment, which added to his glum mood.
He lifted his chin. The neon lights from the outside illuminated his jaw and added a touch of S**y charm. He tugged on the perfect Windsor knot on his tie. The smoothness of the fabric reminded hum of Allison’s tiny waist.
He swallowed hard as he breathed shallowly. He desperately wanted to chase the memory of her eyes out of his mind but to no avail.
Allison Burton was getting bolder by the day. Back then, she was too shy to even hold his hand during their marriage. However, after their divorce, she brazenly challenged him in public. What did she take him for?
“Mr. Jeremy Xavier timidly called out to him with hesitation.
“Go on.” Jeremy sounded unfriendly because he was frustrated by his thoughts of Allison.
“Um… Ms. Betty’s scandal is the talk of the town. The popular sentiment is that rich kids are assholes who think they can walk over other people. Do you think we should…’
“Leave it.”
“I fear that Madam Sophia will complain to Mr. Javier if we do nothing. He might give you trouble.
“Xavier was concerned.
Jeremy’s eyes darkened as a smirk appeared on his lips. “What are you afraid of when I have nothing to fear?”
Then, they heard a text notification on Xavier’s phone.
“Mr. Jeremy, I received the surveillance footage you requested for.”
Jeremy looked up and took the phone from Xavier. He saw the scene where Allison was confronting
Betty. Betty was acting brashly and making threats. He watched as Allison fought back against Betty, who had attempted to hit her.
Jeremy lifted a brow as his expression darkened. Before this, he might have been a little moody, but he was truly angered at that moment.
Jeremy was called to Javier’s study after he changed into a fresh outfit.
“Daddy! You have to help me out! Poor me…” Betty hugged her dad and cried her heart out. Her tear – stained face was full of injuries from her catfight with her two friends in the afternoon. Even her lips were chapped. She looked pitiable.
Seated on the couch, Javier hurriedly consoled his daughter. She looked like a mess, unlike her usual well¨Cpresented self. “Jeremy’s home. I’ll ask him about it.”
“The scandal is getting out of hand. I got a few calls asking about Betty. I honestly didn’t know what to say.” Sophia teared up upon mentioning her beloved daughter. “People are cursing Betty out online. How can she ever show up in public? How will the other elites in Solana City think of us?”
“Sophie, don’t worry. I will not let them bully my daughter.” Frowning, Javier had a burning gaze in his eyes.
The door opened. Jeremy wandered into the study with a flat expression.
“Jeremy, why didn’t you take care of the video scandal? Aren’t you too laid¨Cback as the president? Javier immediately stopped his son and berated him.
“The Walsh Group has its PR and Legal Departments led by their respective directors.” Jeremy was unruffled. He sounded calm. “I am a president, not a nanny. I will take over certain issues but not meddle in things that aren’t under my purview.”
“And do you think this scandal isn’t under your purview? Betty is your sister! Do you plan to watch as people harass her and slander her?” Sophia pressed against her chest with tears, as though she’d faint at any moment.
“Sophie, you’re weak. You shouldn’t get emotional,” Javier quickly held her shoulders with a tender look. Two decades had passed, but Jeremy still felt uneasy and suffocated whenever he saw the display of affection between Javier and Sophia.
Javier had not once mentioned Jeremy’s mother in the last two decades. He did not even pay a visit to her grave. The poor woman, who loved him with every fiber of her being, was treated as though she had never existed in Javier’s life. The lack of acknowledgment hurt more than any feeling of resentment and hatred
“I’m fine, Javier.” Sophia coughed softly in Javier’s arms. “I lost control of my temper and acted out I shouldn’t have troubled Jeremy with the issue After all, he must be very occupied as the group president.”
She added, “I’m just worried that he might hold a grudge against me, for I am not his biological mother. If that’s why he is unwilling to help us out, you shouldn’t blame him. I totally understand.”
Jeremy was sick of Sophia’s drama over the past twenty years. He wondered why Javier hadn’t gotten tired of her.
“Sophie, do not overthink. Whatever that rascal thinks, you will always be my wife, which makes you his mother!”
Sophia had successfully fanned the fire. The enraged Javier pointed a finger in Jeremy’s unemotional face. “Figure out a solution right away! I need Betty to be removed from the trending topics, along with her videos! You’ll be liable if you fail to do so!”
“I have come up with a solution, which I told Betty about.” Jeremy looked at his feet.
“Daddy, that was not a solution at all! He’s going to send me to hell!” Betty jumped when she heard her name mentioned.