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“Justin told me that when he gets better, he’ll return and reunite with our family again.”
Javier looked down at Jeremy, his words dripping with menace. “Your grandfather and I always prioritized the eldest son. Justin has just been away for too long and has become distant from us, which is why you had the chance to showcase your abilities to Newton.
“When he’s back, Newton will surely compensate him out of guilt. By that time, who knows whether you’ll still have a place in Walsh Group? You’d better think about that carefully!”
In the middle of the night, Xavier brought his investigations on Harper Group to meet Jeremy.
Smoke curled lazily around them in the study. Jeremy’s slender, calloused fingers held a cigarette while he studied the documents intently. His gaze was mysterious and dark, concealing his emotions.
Seeing that the ashtray was almost full, Xavier couldn’t help but sigh. “Mr. Walsh, I know you’re feeling upset, but to smoke so much like this… it might reduce your sperm count…”
Jeremy arched an eyebrow, and his icy gaze bore into Xavier’s eyes. “Are you a sex therapist? Or are you a nosy know-it-all?”
Xavier pretended to cough. “No, no, I’m just a dumb idiot.”
He sighed again. “Madam Alyssa hates the smell of smoke; you know this as well. I was just worried that when you return home, she’ll get angry if she smells smoke on you.”
“These two days, I’ll be at Seaview Manor accompanying Lauren. I’ve already told Lyse.”
The mental image of Alyssa with her hands on her hips, pouting and nagging him made his heart beat faster and his blood run wild.
How he wished he could pull her into his arms and dominate her, entangling their limbs the whole night.
“Mr. Walsh, you must be in a terrible mood. If it weren’t so bad, you wouldn’t have resorted to smoking behind her back.”
Xavier asked out of concern, “What’s going on?”
“Xavier, there are no issues with these documents. Send them to Mr. Harper later.” Jeremy’s tone was neutral.
“Yes.” Since Jeremy wasn’t willing to share, Xavier refrained from probing.
“Also, hand over your duties to others for the time being. Focus on your investigations on the Hodgson family.”
Xavier asked, “The Hodgsons?”
Jeremy narrowed his eyes. “Orlander Hodgson.”
Xavier’s eyes widened. “The mayor?”
“Start from Orlander, then his wife and his son Freddy. Investigate as much as you can, gather every piece of information.”
When he finished talking, a light knock sounded on the door.
“Jeremy, are you there?”
“It’s Lauren.”
Jeremy stood up and hurriedly went over to open the door.
Lauren stood awkwardly outside the door in the dark, wringing her fingers.
“Lauren, it’s so late. Why aren’t you asleep yet?” Jeremy asked gently.
She pursed her lips. “Jeremy, can I tell you something?”
“Of course, come in.”
Jeremy invited her in as Xavier left the room to give them privacy.
“Lauren, don’t take what Dad said to heart. No matter what, I will not let you marry into the Hodgsons.
Alyssa will not agree either.”
“Jeremy.”
Before he finished his words, Lauren lowered her head and spoke up, “You and Alyssa have done a lot for me. It’s enough.
“About my matters, you guys don’t need to worry about me anymore.”
Jeremy’s heart sank. “Lauren, what do you mean?”
Lauren felt tears prickling her eyes. She blinked hard, forcing her tears back. “I’ll listen to Dad. I’ll marry into the Hodgson family.”
“Lauren, what in the world are you saying?” Jeremy, who was usually calm and composed, reacted in shock. He placed his hands heavily on her shoulders. “Marriage is not child’s play. This is a matter of your lifelong happiness!
“Do you not know what kind of person Freddy is? Did you not see how he was acting intimately with Zoe? Aren’t you worried that this might be a plot from Zoe to mess with you and Landon?”
Lauren let him shake her shoulders as tears rolled in her eyes along with the shaking.
“Did you really fall out of love with Landon? Look into my eyes and tell me. do you really not love Landon anymore?” Jeremy’s brows knitted together tightly as he bombarded her with questions.
“Jeremy, I’m a grown woman. I’m no longer the child who locked herself in her room all day, not daring to speak to anyone. I’m no longer the girl whose only companions were drawing blocks and dolls.”
Lauren’s voice was soft, but her resolve was firm. “I know what I’m doing; I know what I want.”
Jeremy’s voice trembled. “Is marrying Freddy what you want?”
“Since I can’t be with Landon anymore, who I marry doesn’t matter.”
“Who said that you can’t be together with him? He loves you so much that he can give up everything! As long as you don’t give up…”
“Jeremy, I’m tired.”
Lauren’s face sank as she shook her head lifelessly. “If Landon betrayed his family and gave up his inheritance for me. I would never be able to live with this guilt. Even if I stayed with him, I would not feel happy.
“But if I don’t marry into the Hodgson family, I fear I will not have a day of peace. I’m scared. I’m even more scared that I’ll bring trouble to Landon and hurt Angelina.
“Breaking up. is the best outcome for us.”
Jeremy slowly let her go. He couldn’t swallow the bitterness in his throat, just as he couldn’t find any words to say.
That day, when Angelina returned the pearl hair clip to Landon, he became seriously ill. The combination of heartbreak and shock made him throw up blood.
After a checkup at the hospital, they found that he had severe gastritis. It was a result of his irregular schedule and frequent consumption of alcohol during business gatherings.
This time, his gastritis worsened, so he had to be hospitalized.
However, aside from Angelina and Jordan, no one knew about it.
Landon was officially the chairman of Harper Group. However, he didn’t even arrive on time for the very first board meeting.
In the meeting room, Cornelius sat at the main seat and glanced at the empty seat beside him with annoyance.
“This is the first meeting, but Mr. Landon isn’t even here. The audacity…”
“See, “The Tyrant” isn’t an empty title. Now that he’d successfully gained power, eventually, he won’t even give a shit about Mr. Cornelius.”
“It’s too early to joke about this. Mr. Preston was just defeated; he’s not dead yet. If Mr. Landon continues like this, when Mr. Cornelius finally has enough, the position of chairman might belong to Mr.
Preston again.”
As Preston listened to the surrounding gossip about Landon, he couldn’t help but grin.
Underneath the table, he was texting Zoe.
“Zoe, I really need to thank you properly about this matter once I have time.”
“You’re too kind, Uncle Preston.”
“It’s just such a shame that I couldn’t kick that little brat from the chairman’s position. The old man still favors him. Truly, what a shame.”
“Uncle Preston, a watched pot never boils. You lose to Landon because you’re too impatient.”
She continued texting, “I heard that Lauren and Landon have broken up. Landon was so upset that he got hospitalized, but I don’t know what is the cause of his hospitalization. The Walsh family released a statement that they will never let Lauren marry into our family.
“Not only that, Mayor Hodgson and his wife brought Freddy along to the Walsh’s house to ask for Lauren’s hand in marriage. They’ve been quite cozy with each other.
