Chapter 22
Alyssa didn’t hope to control Howard completely. She would be content as long as she was superior to Megan, just like now.
Megan was in the hospital while she was sitting in the front passenger seat of Howard’s Aston Martin.
“We’re here,” she said as she watched Howard drum his fingers lightly on the steering wheel.
Howard only hummed in acknowledgement. Alyssa mulled over her own thoughts before she murmured bashfully, “Are you going to walk me to my
apartment,
Howard?”
She was inviting him to her home. They were both adults, s so there was no need to explain her intentions.
Howard’s fingers froze above the steering wheel as he glanced at Alyssa. He didn’t answer her immediately, choosing instead to observe her, causing Alyssa’s heart to hammer in her chest.
“I’m a little tired today,” he said finally after about three seconds.
Alyssa nodded understandingly. There was nothing else for her to say.
The air around them turned a little awkward.
“Go home,” Howard said. “Rest well.
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Alyssa hummed in acknowledgement, nodding. In the end, Howard walked her to the elevator. It brought her up to her floor and she headed back to her unit.
Satisfaction flickered in her eyes as she watched Howard stroll back to his car from her window.
Four hours ago at 8:00 pm, Alyssa had stunned Lily momentarily when she shot to her feet in her floral studio.
Lily wasn’t sure why Alyssa’s mood had suddenly turned sour when she was in high spirits just moments ago, but she didn’t dare ask. She watched as Alyssa got lost in her thoughts before she called someone.
“It’s me, Alyssa. I need you to help me with something. You don’t need to know why I’m doing this. If you care about me, you’ll do this for me. So what if I’m with Howard now? Didn’t you say that you love me? If you love me, you’ll do as I say.”
There had been a fierce glint in Alyssa’s eyes when she ended the call.
Howard was fond of children. Alyssa had been with him for so long, so naturally she knew what he liked. Although both Howard and Megan had already submitted their divorce petition forms, they were currently in the waiting period.
If either party no longer wished to proceed with the divorce during the 30–day waiting period, they could retract their divorce application and continue their marriage.
If Howard found out that Megan was pregnant, there was a good chance that they wouldn’t get divorced. It had been no easy feat for Alyssa to convince them to submit their divorce petition forms, so she refused to let their divorce fall through.
Alyssa’s phone vibrated just as she was mulling over her own thoughts. She unlocked it and noticed that she had received two messages. The first one was from the person she had just called. “Okay. I promise I’ll do what you want.”
The other message was from Howard. She had sent a message to him earlier asking if he could accompany her after her work shift was over. His reply had been a simple, “Okay.”
Alyssa left her floral studio at 8:45 pm. She had sent her schedule to the paparazzi, so they were already in position to tail her and snap countless photos of her after she left the studio. She had single–handedly orchestrated the exposure and appearance of trending topics about her.
She smiled as she watched the Aston Martin drive away.
“Trying to use your child to get him to stay? I’m not going to let you get what you want. ‘Celestial Voice’s first live broadcast in three days will be the
Megan!” beginning of your nightmare. You’re going to lose everything, while I’ll take everything that belongs to you. You can’t win against me,
Back at Acreport Hospital, Selena had been waiting outside the emergency room for a long time. She leaped to her feet when the doors finally opened.
Chapter 23
