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“Landon, why are you being like this?”
“Answer me,” he questioned in a hoarse voice. His response sounded like it was full of resentment.
Lauren’s heart was beating as fast as a hummingbird’s wings. She no longer felt as sleepy as before.
She stuttered, “I… I want to eat the teddy bear cake. I’m just craving it, Landon.”
Upon hearing her reply, Landon’s uneasy heart settled down temporarily. However, he wasn’t willing to let go of her yet. He kissed her intensely as if he was about to take every breath out of her lungs.
“Darling, next time, you cannot take anything any other man gives you. You can only take what I give.
I’m the only one you can have eyes for. You can only.” Landon’s voice trailed off. A look of grievance flashed across his eyes.
He loved her. He loved her to the bone.
It was all because he loved her too much. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be such a scarily fussy partner. Even the slightest sign of trouble would now worry him.
By the second half of the night, Lauren begged for him to stop. If not for her, they might have ended up staying up all night.
When she fell asleep, Landon took the opportunity to get out of bed. He spent almost half an hour taking a cold bath. Without even bothering to dry himself off, he put his pajamas on.
He picked up his phone and rang Angelina up.
Soon enough, Angelina arrived at his bedroom door in decent-looking attire.
“How can I be of service, Mr. Landon?”
“It’s about the dessert shop that Lauren likes. I want you to go there first thing tomorrow morning and buy over their business!” Landon commanded through gritted teeth. His fists were clenched.
Angelina was shocked. Hesitantly, she asked, “That’s a well-established shop and a family-run business. They go back almost a century. I doubt that they would agree to your proposal.”
“If that’s the case, we’ll have Harper Group invest in them! The bottom line is that as long as Lauren craves their desserts, they’d have to deliver them to our doorstep as soon as possible! If they disagree,
I will make sure that their damn shop ceases to exist in Solana City!”
He slammed the bedroom door shut.
Angelina stood there for a while, feeling befuddled. Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind, and her eyes widened in realization. She wasn’t sure if she should laugh or cry in response.
How could an envious Landon be placated?
Well, only through showing off his money.
David was officially being indicted by the prosecution of a few major crimes. The Schmidt family’s stance toward this was clear as day. They had completely abandoned David, just like how they had abandoned Daisy.
After all, the Schmidt Group would fall apart if they continued associating with trash like David.
Despite being locked up at the detention center for a week, no one had come to rescue him. Instead, it was his arch-enemy who came¡ªJameson Schmidt.
“Hey, you son of a bitch.”
David was in his gray-colored prisoner uniform. His hair looked unkempt, and his stubble was growing out. He sniffed and continued, “Are you here to mock me, too? If so, you can come over together with
Josh next time. I’m not that free to meet with you assholes every other day!”
“You say that you’re not free. But, aren’t you here to see me anyway?”
The corners of Jameson’s lips curved upward. He laughed coldly, “You will not come to see me if you’ve indeed lost all hope. The fact that you’re here means that you’re still hoping to hear some good news.
“Besides, you should be well aware of what our relationship is like. It isn’t necessary for me to visit you and to check up on you. Don’t you think so?”
“So, are you getting me out of here?”
“That’s something that even Dad and Josh weren’t able to do. There’s nothing I can do about that either.”
“Then, what the fuck are you here for? Were you just bored out of your wits?”
Jameson wasn’t in a rush to express the purpose of his visit. He simply smiled and asked, “Josh came to visit you previously. How did that visit go?”
David gritted his teeth and didn’t say a word.
“I’m sure that it wasn’t any pleasant conversation.”
Jameson made himself look like he was concerned for David’s safety. “We’re both familiar with the type of person that Josh is. Ever since we were kids, things never ended well for those who offended him.
“Now, you and Josh have had a falling out. You’ve got a long prison life ahead of you. No matter how much trouble you get into in the future, I’m certain he will never lend you a helping hand again.”
“Why would I need his help?” David scoffed. Although he replied with arrogance, his heart was unsettled.
It was said that in prison, rapists were considered at the bottom of the pack. They’d often end up being hounded. David had already heard about all these during the days he spent at the detention center.
There was no way that he wasn’t afraid.
“You might say so now. But if you had someone to support you in the future, life in prison wouldn’t be too difficult. Don’t you think so?”
“Jameson, I’m sure you’ve got your own agenda in being here. Stop beating around the bush and get straight to the point!” David snarled.
“Even though I’ve been in Kontina these recent years, I do have connections in the legal circles in
Solana City. One word from me, and you would be able to get by comfortably in prison next time.”
Jameson rested his arms comfortably on his chair’s armrests. A look of superiority filled his face.
“That’s bullshit! You’re just tooting your own horn! Did you think that I’d believe your crap?” David was already aggravated by Josh’s visit previously. He wasn’t going to believe anyone else now.
Jameson gave a sidelong glance at Carl, who was beside him.
Carl understood Jameson’s signal. He placed a document in front of David. It was an agreement for the transfer of shares. In a polite tone, he said, “This is for your perusal, Mr. David.”
David blew his top. His lips started trembling involuntarily. “This, again? The previous copy has already become scrap!”
“Sign this, and I guarantee your prison life will go smoothly. If you face any issues, Mr. Schmidt will settle them on your behalf,” Carl continued to persuade him.
David shouted angrily, “You son of a bitch! This is not your place to speak. Get out!”
Carl turned red with anger. However, he had to refrain himself for the sake of Jameson’s master plan.
“I want you to get out, too! If you think that you can swindle my shares… dream on!”
David was about to get up to leave when Jameson sneered, “David, if I were to say that I could help you with taking Josh down, would you be willing to back me up?”
“Motherfucker! Back you up?” David blurted the most insulting vulgarity he could think of. His eyes became bloodshot.
“Jameson, I can’t believe that you even brought this up, you son of a bitch! Josh and I are blood brothers, at the very least. He had watched over me when we were young.
“You’re just a bastard child that that bitch gave birth to after cheating with the bodyguard. Don’t you feel ashamed for coveting our family’s wealth?”
Carl glared at David and tightened his fists as he watched David spew vulgarities.
Jameson, on the other hand, maintained a faint smile on his face. It was as if he was completely unbothered by anything David was saying.
“You set me up. You exposed those frivolous matters between me and those women. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be the subject of the police’s investigation. I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation otherwise! The real instigator is you! It was all you, damn it!”
“David, do you think that I’m truly the instigator?”
Jameson adjusted his gold-framed glasses. In a nonchalant voice, he continued, “Since young, you’ve always looked up to Josh. Do you think that he really is someone who values brotherhood? Did he really have nothing to do with how you landed in this plight?”
“Jameson, are you still trying to sow discord between us? How could you stoop so low?” David’s every breath was filled with hatred toward Jameson.
“It’s true that I’m not fond of you. But at least I have never used you. Never ever have I wished death upon you.” Jameson looked at him helplessly. “I just want to claim back what’s mine.”
“You… What do you mean?” David was alerted. He could tell that Jameson was implying something else through his words. He wasn’t such a thick person to not realize that.
“David, you’ve been in the detention center for a number of days now. I’m sure that you’ve been pondering one question over and over. And it is the question of how you ended up being charged with murder-for-hire.
“Aren’t you curious about the truth? Don’t you want to know who set you up to never see the light of day?”