Chapter 190


    Jeremy nodded and his expression eased a little. "Alright! Ally, have you... been getting by like this


    for these three years?"


    Did she have to work at night and hurt herself to protect herself? Although there were fewer veins


    on the thigh and the pain felt would be the greatest, there were arteries too. One small mistake and


    she could have been dead!


    She did not expect him to ask such a question, concern apparent in his voice. She looked up


    immediately and could note to her senses for about three seconds. Perhaps it was due to


    intense movement that she suddenly felt faint.


    "Careful-"


    Jeremy reached out instinctively and caught her in his arms.


    She did not know if it was because there were traces of drugs remaining in her body, she felt dizzy


    and closed her eyes, leaning on him for support.


    When she felt better, she opened her eyes only to see a familiar ck sedan speeding by!


    She turned her head and her gaze paused. Was she mistaken? Why did it look like Frederick''s car?


    "Are you still feeling unwell? Do you need to go back to the hospital?"


    Coming back to her senses, she quickly pulled away, putting some distance between them. She


    shook her head. "I''m fine! Maybe it''s because I had too many drips. I''m a little tired, I just need


    some rest! I''ll go in now!"


    Everything that happenedst night and Jeremy''s sudden change of attitude made Alicia scared. To


    be honest, he had be a thorn in her heart over the years. Whether she heard of him or saw


    him in person, it always seemed like her nightmare had returned to haunt her. As if she developed a


    reflex, she would stay away from him to protect herself.


    Taking onest look at him, she ran limping into the house and locked the door.


    Frederick was about tobust from anger as he put his foot on the gas pedal. He did not hear


    them talking but he saw their intimate actions. Not only was he weird to have thought about going


    back, but he was also aplete, pathetic fool!


    She did not give him a single call when he had not returned home. Instead, she went out with


    another man and stayed outside for the whole night? Perhaps, the reason she did not let him touch


    her was not that she found him filthy, but a ridiculous excuse to keep her ''chastity''!


    She did not have an ounce of him in her heart!


    This was the only clear judgement Frederick could make the entire morning.


    He was not suspicious of Alicia and Jeremy having an affair but their past was a pain in the neck. It


    made insecurity ripple in his heart.


    At the office, Frederick had a terribly sullen face.


    When Chet walked in, the room was filled with clouds of smoke and the strong smell of cigarettes.


    Coughing ufortably, he opened the windows. "What tricky trouble have you met with,


    Frederick?"


    It was rare to see Frederick so depressed and unmotivated. At that moment, Chet felt that he was in


    an awfully bad mood.


    Looking at Chet, the light in Frederick''s eyes was gone, not even a hint of glow present in his dull


    orbs.


    "It''s a tricky problem indeed!"


    He realized that he had fallen for someone he should have not! He had missed her and he could not


    stand seeing her with another man. Unfortunately, she had millions of things kept in her heart but


    not him. She had not cared for him and all she loved was money.


    Why would he want an empty shell without her heart?


    Even if she had stayed, how long would itst?


    He remembered the days when his stepmother abused him. It was because she did not love his


    father, wasn''t it? All she had wanted was money and the only way to have it was to get rid of him so


    that she would have the chance to conceive children, to increase her chances of getting more


    money! That all happened when he was just an innocent, clueless child.


    However, Danica was the opposite of her. She cared about him more than anything.


    He should be more inclined to thetter but unfortunately, he liked the former.


    He had had enough of those dark days without a speck of light!


    "How can I help you?"


    Frederick sat down with his jaw propped on his hand and spoke faintly, "Help me chair this


    afternoon''s meetings!"


    Chet smacked his forehead, speechless.


    "I say, can you not do this to me, Frederick? I''ve already stood in for you the whole morning, my


    back is breaking in pain! The meeting records are over there-"


    Did he do this to him on purpose? A whole day of meetings? There were no empty slots at all!


    Even his ears needed rest! Chet was appalled.


    "Well, I have never seen backs actually breaking from meetings. We shall try that to broaden my


    horizons!" Frederick took his pen and signed the meeting records.


    "You can deal with it! I''m going out this afternoon!"


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    That night, Frederick purposely asked Danica out for dinner.


    He wanted to forget the shock Alicia had caused him in the morning. Never would he have thought,


    throughout the dinner, he had no appetite at all. Danica''s soft voice kept bringing up all their old


    stories and memories, reminding him about those menial things. He had listened to them so many


    times that he was sick of it.


    It was as though the two of them had nothing to talk about other than the past.


    As he left the hotel, he did not feel any better. Instead, he was even more irritated.


    "Frederick, do you remember when we used to go out for a barbecue at midnight? Your favorite


    restaurant was the one over at Northern Street. You loved the grilled tbreads and would even


    insist for me to eat half of it. There was one time when I gained six kilograms and you said you


    could barbecue me like a ''fat little shrimp'' because I loved shrimps!


    "Yes!" Frederick answered habitually but he had no interest in what she was saying.


    He had already stopped eating barbecue!


    Just as he was feeling annoyed, a gust of wind rushed by and before he knew it, Danica hugged


    him tightly. "Watch out!"


    Frederick staggered before returning to his senses and he saw Danica in front of him, protecting


    him. Nearby, there was a motorcycle lying on the ground with a man half- kneeling beside it. There


    was an obvious cut on the hem of her dress.


    He felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He quickly scanned her from head to toe for injuries. "Were


    you hurt?"


    Shaking her head, she smiled. "Nope! It''s just a cut on my dress!"


    At this time, the man had already gotten up. Holding on to his motorcycle, he limped over. "I''m sorry,


    I''m really sorry. It was an ident..."


    He had not expected the goods in the back seat to bump into someone from that distance.


    As soon as he saw Frederick in his suit, wearing a diamond watch, the man started sweating


    profusely.


    "Sir, Madam, I hope you''re not hurt? Please forgive me. I''m just a poor cobbler, my money is hard-


    earned. I was rushing back home to fetch my children but I had identally bumped into both of


    you. Can we settle this peacefully? You see, my motorcycle''s also broken."


    He was driving in the wrongne and was afraid of being held ountable. He apologized to them


    humbly.