Secret Marriage: The CEO's Pampered Wife

She walked to the window and moved the obstructions aside.

She slid open the window and looked down. A cool breeze rushed against her face, lifting strands of her hair.

This was an old-fashioned villa, with each story being about 3.5 meters high.

But from her current vantage point, it looked like a drop of over ten meters.

’If I jump, I should be okay, right?’

She was already a little afraid of heights, and sitting on the windowsill looking down made her feel dizzy and faint.

’I should be fine!’

Georgia Thorne waited with all the patience she could muster for everyone in the Thorne Family to go to sleep.

She waited until ten o’clock. Besides Amanda Thorne, who hadn’t returned, everyone else in the family should have gone to their rooms.

Amanda Thorne was always late coming home, and it was possible she wouldn’t come back at all.

Seeing the time, Georgia Thorne climbed back onto the windowsill, slid the window open, and sat on the ledge.

To say she wasn’t terrified would be a lie.

Meanwhile, Elliot Sheridan’s eyelid had been twitching since the morning.

He was never superstitious, but right now his heart was pounding with panic. He had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.

The first person who came to mind was, naturally, Georgia Thorne.

He texted her, but she didn’t reply. He called, but her phone was turned off.

’What’s going on?’

Agitated, Elliot Sheridan went to the office. After a full day, there was still no activity from his phone.

He guessed that Georgia Thorne might have gone back to their apartment long ago. ’Maybe she’s busy, or maybe she’s sleeping.’

He finally made it to the end of the workday, hastily grabbing his keys and heading for the door.

Owen Sawyer called out to him, confused. "Sir, where are you going? You have another dinner engagement in a bit!"

Elliot Sheridan stopped in his tracks, turning to look at Owen Sawyer with a blank expression.

Owen Sawyer reminded him, "The dinner with Quincy Rhodes tonight, Sir, have you forgotten?"

Since taking his position, Elliot Sheridan had always presented the image of a decisive, master strategist. He had never been so absent-minded.

A matter he had meticulously planned for so long was now completely forgotten, all because of Georgia Thorne.

He walked ahead in a daze. Sitting in the car with his eyes closed, Elliot Sheridan called Georgia Thorne once again.

Her phone was still off.

He then called the housekeeper at their home. The housekeeper answered honestly, "The Madam hasn’t returned yet today!"

’Something’s wrong. Everything about this feels wrong!’

Before entering the private dining room, Elliot Sheridan forced himself to pull it together.

Quincy Rhodes was no ordinary person; dealing with her required his full attention.

Quincy Rhodes’s purpose in coming was none other than to seek Elliot Sheridan’s financial support.

After ordering a bottle of red wine, Quincy Rhodes mentioned some recent rumors she had heard.

At Justin Sullivan’s engagement party, she’d heard that Elliot Sheridan had personally admitted to being married.

The bride wasn’t her daughter, Joanne Donovan, so she was curious who it could be.

Of course, it was also possible that Elliot Sheridan had simply made it up to ward off the advances of some tiresome women.

However, when Quincy Rhodes saw the wedding ring on Elliot Sheridan’s finger, she froze for a few seconds.

The rumor was probably about eighty percent credible.

Elliot Sheridan was of two minds, thinking about Georgia Thorne on one hand while verbally sparring with Quincy Rhodes on the other.

Quincy Rhodes herself wasn’t in a hurry, so he didn’t need to be either.

The engagement lasted until nine o’clock. Just as Quincy Rhodes was about to get to the main point and probe Elliot Sheridan about who his wife was...

...Elliot Sheridan had already shot to his feet, glancing down at his watch. "My apologies, I have other matters to attend to. I’ll be taking my leave."

Quincy Rhodes’s expression shifted several times before she stood up and said with a smile, "It was my fault for taking up your time!"

Elliot Sheridan gave a distant smile, grabbed his suit jacket from the back of the chair, and strode out.

"Drive. To the Thorne residence!"

"Yes, sir!"

The driver in front replied. Elliot Sheridan closed his eyes, his long fingers pressing hard into the bridge of his nose.

’Georgia Thorne wouldn’t just turn her phone off for no reason. For her to not contact me for this long... something must have happened!’

Owen Sawyer glanced nervously at his boss in the rearview mirror. His guess had been correct.

The boss’s distraction all day was related to Georgia Thorne.

The car stopped at the Thorne family’s gate. Just as Elliot was about to get out, Owen Sawyer stopped him. "Sir, I think that’s Erin Irving up ahead!"

’Erin Irving?’

Elliot Sheridan’s brows furrowed deeply. ’What is he doing here?’

Erin Irving and Elliot Sheridan had always been at odds. He had kept his relationship with Georgia Thorne hidden precisely because he feared Erin Irving would retaliate.

Up ahead, Erin Irving was flirting with Amanda Thorne. Clearly, he had just dropped her off.

’When did Erin Irving get involved with Amanda Thorne?’

Elliot Sheridan couldn’t show himself where Erin Irving was.

The only option now was to wait for Erin Irving to leave.

However, Amanda Thorne brazenly took the initiative to lead Erin Irving into the house.

Owen Sawyer looked at Elliot Sheridan in the back seat. "Sir, what do we do now?"

’If he goes in, he definitely won’t be coming out any time soon!’

Elliot Sheridan’s patience had worn thin. He certainly wasn’t going to wait for Erin Irving to come out.

He picked up his phone and called Selena Sheridan.

Selena Sheridan had gone to bed early that day. She answered the phone drowsily, but hearing her second uncle’s furious roar, she shot out of bed.

Elliot Sheridan’s anxious tone urged her to go to the Thorne residence at once. Thinking something had happened to Georgia Thorne, she hurriedly had her driver take her there.

Half an hour later, Selena Sheridan rushed over.

On the way, Elliot explained the situation. She couldn’t help but feel her uncle was overreacting about Georgia Thorne.

’It’s just an unanswered phone call, and he’s dragging me out of bed to find Georgia.’

’Making a mountain out of a molehill.’

Just as the car Selena Sheridan was in arrived at the Thorne family’s gate, there was some activity at the entrance.

Amanda Thorne was seeing Erin Irving out.

Elliot Sheridan had the driver park the car in a concealed spot to watch the situation at the gate.

Selena Sheridan tried to go find Georgia Thorne but was blocked at the door by Amanda Thorne.

"Why won’t you let me in to find Georgia? What have you done to her!" Selena Sheridan put on the airs of a young heiress.

Amanda Thorne’s expression was a little strange.

Amanda Thorne crossed her arms and laughed. "Georgia is my sister. What could I possibly do to her!"

’If Erin Irving weren’t here, I’d have dropped the act with her long ago. So what if she’s the precious young miss of the Sheridan Family? She’s nothing but an uncivilized brat.’

’So this is the young miss of the Sheridan Family.’

Erin Irving smiled nonchalantly. "Miss Sheridan, it’s a pleasure to meet you."

Selena Sheridan, her mind preoccupied with Georgia Thorne, narrowed her eyes at him. "Who are you?"

"Erin Irving."

The moment Erin Irving’s words fell, there was a loud THUD as a figure fell from the second floor.

"Sir! Sir, you can’t go over there! Erin Irving is at the gate!"

Just as Elliot Sheridan was about to push the door open and get out, Owen Sawyer hastily engaged the central locks, preventing him from leaving.

"Owen Sawyer, you’ve got some nerve! Open the door, now!" Elliot Sheridan roared, all composure gone. His eyes, burning with fury, glared at Owen Sawyer like sharp blades.

Owen Sawyer’s scalp tingled with fear, and a cold sweat broke out on his back, but he still didn’t dare to open the door.

If Elliot Sheridan went out there and had a direct confrontation with Erin Irving, things would only get worse.

’If Erin Irving dares to get close to Amanda Thorne today, he’ll definitely be going after Georgia Thorne tomorrow.’

Seeing that he stubbornly refused to open the door, Elliot Sheridan pounded on it violently. "Owen Sawyer, are you going to open this door or not!"

Owen Sawyer just kept shaking his head, looking at his boss’s bloodshot eyes and the unprecedented darkness on his face. The stare made Owen’s heart clench with fear.

"You’re fired! Now get out!" Elliot Sheridan’s fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"Sir, if you show yourself now, you’ll only make matters worse!" Owen Sawyer said, his voice trembling.

’Even if I get fired, it can’t be until after this is over.’

"You!" Elliot Sheridan glared at him, speechless with rage.

’Serving a man like him really is like serving a tiger.’ A single look from Elliot was enough to scare him half to death.

Elliot Sheridan sat rigidly in the back seat, his hands on his knees clenched into tight fists, the veins on their backs bulging. His eyes were fixed intently on the scene ahead.

’What in the world did the Thornes do to force Georgia to jump from the window?’

Back at the gate, everyone was startled by the figure that had fallen from above.

Especially Selena Sheridan. She rushed over and saw the unconscious person on the lawn, and her heart nearly stopped in terror.

Who else could it be but Georgia Thorne!

Georgia Thorne had fallen from the window. Unsure of her injuries, Selena Sheridan didn’t dare touch her body. She roared at the people beside her, "What are you waiting for? Call 911!"

’If she’s dead, what am I going to do?!’

Amanda Thorne was also stunned. She hadn’t expected Georgia Thorne to be so desperate to escape that she would risk her own life and jump. She stood rooted to the spot, motionless.

Erin Irving, however, got a clear look at Georgia Thorne’s face. He narrowed his eyes and smiled. ’Isn’t this the woman I ran into at that dinner party the other day!’

Someone made a call, and about ten minutes later, an ambulance arrived, its siren wailing.

Sitting in the car, Elliot Sheridan clearly saw that the person who had fallen was Georgia Thorne, now lying unconscious on the ground.

The car was deathly silent. Neither Owen Sawyer nor the driver dared to breathe too loudly as they watched the paramedics lift Georgia Thorne into the ambulance. A group of people followed, and the ambulance drove away, siren wailing.

Jared Thorne and Hayley Sullivan also never imagined Georgia Thorne would be so reckless with her own life. ’When did she become so stubborn?!’

The unconscious Georgia Thorne was taken into the operating room, leaving a group of people to wait outside in the cold.

Erin Irving hadn’t left either. He stared thoughtfully in the direction of the operating room doors.

Selena Sheridan, who always had a fiery temper, immediately flew into a rage on behalf of her good friend. She pointed a finger at Jared Thorne and Hayley Sullivan and cursed, "Are you even Georgia Thorne’s family? How could you be so vicious, forcing her to jump from a building?! You’re completely deranged!"

"I’m telling you, if anything happens to Georgia today, I, Selena Sheridan, will not let you off the hook!" Selena Sheridan gasped for breath, adding mentally, ’And my second uncle definitely won’t let you off the hook either.’

’Of course he wouldn’t!’

Given Elliot Sheridan’s temperament, he had never been one to be trifled with his entire life.

This time, the Thorne family had shown some serious nerve, daring to harm Georgia Thorne. They would definitely be made to pay a price.

Elliot Sheridan’s car had followed the ambulance the entire way and was now parked to the side.

Owen Sawyer kept stealing glances at Elliot Sheridan in the back, guessing that he had calmed down a bit by now.

’The way he was pounding on the door earlier... He was like a wild beast trapped in an iron cage, desperate to break out and tear someone to shreds.’