Winston and Alyssaâs older brothers were on a business trip abroad. Only the female family members were at home.
Jameson was not a stranger to the family. However, it was late at night, and the family was taking care of Lyla. Not wanting to disturb her family, Alyssa discreetly ushered Jameson into the guest room.
To her surprise, Miley was already in the room, enjoying tea.
âMiley, are you still up?â Alyssa introduced Jameson to him, âOh, this is my friend. Heâs Jameso-
âI know. Heâs Jameson Schmidt, the fourth son of the Schmidt family. I remember him from Lylaâs birthday party,â Miley said and calmly set her tea on the table.
With a smile, she remarked, âLyse rarely has any friend of the opposite sex apart from her brothers.
Youâre the first, Jameson.â
âItâs my honor,â Jameson replied with a seemingly genuine smile. âIâm more honored to have a chance to meet with the future first lady of Kontina.â
Jamesonâs comment took Alyssa aback.
Miley answered flatly, âIâm just Lyseâs sister. My husband is only an ordinary congressman in Kontina.
Your remark is an overstatement.â
Jameson smiled without saying anything.
Miley slowly rose from her seat and said, âLyse, Iâll leave you to host your guest.â
Despite smiling, Alyssa clearly felt the odd air between Miley and Jameson, but she couldnât pinpoint the exact issue.
After Miley exited the guest room and closed the door behind her, she called her assistant with a grim expression. âHave you found anything from the investigation?â
âHi, Madam. Iâve looked into Jameson Schmidtâs background and emailed you the information.â
âAlright.â
Since it was getting late, Jameson didnât stick around for too long before he left.
When he was back in the car, his secretary, Carl Moses, immediately beamed. âMr. Schmidt, Ms.
Alyssal Jameson adjusted his glasses. He didnât look particularly happy. âLetâs get going.â
Alyssa had neither willingly accepted his gift nor invited him to her place. Everything remained the same as before. He had to take the initiative, as Alyssa would not make the first move.
âShe has totally given up on Jasper Beckett. Heâs out of the game. From what Iâve seen, youâre the best candidate for Ms. Alyssa. It will all work out.â
Jameson tugged on his tie knot and asked, âDo you mean I am not as good as Jasper Beckett?â
Carl shuddered. âNo, of course not! I was wrong.â
âLyse might have gotten over Jasper, but heâs still into her. I cannot underestimate my enemy.â With that, Jameson cast a troubled look out of the window.
âBy the way, Iâve made progress in the investigation you ordered,â Carl reported grimly.
âGo ahead.â
âSomeone drugged the horse in the attack against you and Ms. Alyssa. We examined the horseâs blood.
sample and found traces of stimulants.
âNot only that, we found this in the trash after thoroughly searching the racecourse.â