Alyssa could stomach the divorce, but she would never want to lose to the Becketts.
When Alyssa left the patientâs room, she put on a pair of sunglasses to hide the fire in her eyes.
She called Axel. He answered the call and yelped, âLyse, you finally remember me!â
Axel sounded cloying and begrudged. âYou probably didnât know this, but Silas laughed at me and said you were giving me the cold shoulder. I freaked out! F***! I will never lose out to that prick!â
âYou are all my brothers. Why would you fight for my favor? Donât make me sound like a playgirl, please. Iâm not Cleopatra.â
Speechless, she fell silent before telling him in a hushed voice, âAxel, may I get your help on something?â
âOh my god! Whatâs with that tone of yours? Iâm done for! Lyse, tell me, do you not love me anymore? Is our relationship cooling down?â Axel, ever the drama queen, turned into the melancholic lead of a soap opera. 1 He continued, âWhy do you sound formal with me? It looks like I should go back to you. If I donât, youâd forget my handsome looks two more years down the road!â
âAxel, are you done? I need your help!â Alyssa yelled at him impatiently, which attracted the gazes of the doctors and nurses. They werenât expecting Alyssaâs explosive speech from her pretty face.
âThatâs right! Just talk to me like usual. I feel much better now. Tell me, whatâs up?â Axel grinned.
Her eyes darkened. She lowered her voice. âIâll upload a video tomorrow. I hope youâll pull some tricks to make it stay online for a bit.â
âHow long?â
âAt least until the news has spread.â
âHah, no problem. But Lyse, shouldnât you repay my favor? Hm?â He spoke lazily in a hoarse voice that sounded rather seductive.
âAre you trying to milk it? Fine, tell me what you want.â She lifted a brow and challenged him.
âCan I beat Jasper up to release my anger?â
She was baffled by his idea. âGet lost!â
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+15 BONUS The next day, Jasper was seated at the start of the meeting table in the Beckett Group office. He had an exquisite and regal look but an air of haughtiness that scared the others away.
âWe must bid the land in East Cathia as soon as possible. All related departments must communicate timely and carry out their responsibilities.â
During his speech, someone checked their phone. Eyes widened in shock, and the said person patted his colleague to the left.
That went on around the meeting table until everyone in the meeting room was made aware of the news that had spread like wildlife.
âIs this your first time joining my meeting? Donât you know my rules?â He looked up with a sour face and gave everyone goosebumps.
At the same time, his phone buzzed. He looked down and scrolled his phone before glowering.
After the meeting, he returned to his office with a sullen expression.
âDidnât I ask you to remove the videos of Betty online? Why is it trending now?â
âThe video was uploaded this morning! The PR department didnât have the time to respond to it.â
Xavier was sweating. âI have contacted Twitter to take it down, but we canât!â
âWe canât? Hah, is that a funny joke?â Jasperâs tone was iceâcold. âYou have half an hour. I do not want Bettyâs name on trending.â
Heâd get rid of any threat against Beckett Group as soon as it emerged.
âMâMr. Beckett! Look at this!â A bewildered Xavier showed Jasper the phone.
The first hashtag on trending had changed to #TheAngelWhoSavedtheDay.
Jasper pursed his lips as he tapped on the trending topic with doubt. In the next second, he burst into a temper. The video captured the scene where Alice saved the hotel employee and exposed Aliceâs face.
Now that his exâwife had been exposed in the video, sheâd be more widely known to the public. An unexplainable panic gripped him.