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“Although Grandpa values him highly, he’s not exactly sitting pretty at Harper Group. My Uncle Preston is Grandpa’s only remaining son and more qualified to be the heir than Landon due to his experience.
“This means that even if Landon becomes the president, there are still many challenges ahead. Sigh. I’m not sure if an idiot like you can understand what I’m saying.”
“I’m not an idiot,” Lauren retorted.
Facing such blatant insult, she summoned unprecedented courage and looked at Zoe with red eyes.
“I’m not an idiot. Please stop calling me that.”
Upon hearing Lauren’s retort, Zoe was filled with rage. She clenched her fists so tightly that her meticulously adorned nails dug into the flesh of her palms.
If it weren’t for the people around them, she would have slapped Lauren already.
Zoe took a deep breath. Smirking maliciously, she leaned close to Lauren’s ear, speaking in a low, mocking tone. “You’re right. You’re not an idiot. You’re a psycho.”
A psycho.
She was a psycho.
Lauren’s mind buzzed loudly, and cold sweat soaked through her pure white cotton dress.
At that moment, the piano music on stage began to play.
The melodious notes flowed into her ears. But for her, they were like painful melodies, only intensifying her stress.
“Lauren, you’ve always wanted to be Landon’s wife¡ªto be Mrs. Harper. But do you think you’re qualified? You know your illness best. Do you think you can give birth to a child with normal intelligence for Landon?”
Zoe hit her sore spot, each word striking at her heart.
Lauren lowered her head. Tears were welling up at the corners of her eyes, and her cotton dress was crumpled from her delicate fingers, much like her heart at that moment.
“Landon is not only your lover but also the heir of Harper Group. He’ll be the head of the Harper family in the future.”
Zoe adopted a dignified demeanor, as if she were considering the bigger picture. Her voice was cold as she said, “My dad’s last wish is for our family to become a century-old aristocratic family. If you want to be Mrs. Harper, you’ll need to bear a descendant of the Harper family.
“What are the chances that you can give birth to a healthy child for Landon? What if your illness is passed on to your child? Do you want the Harper family to have no successors? Do you want Landon to become the laughingstock of the entire Solana City?”
Lauren closed her eyes, sweat beading on her delicate forehead.
“Even if Landon doesn’t want to let you go through the hardship of giving birth, does that mean he can give up on Harper Group?”
Zoe continued to stimulate the vulnerable Lauren. “Harper Group is my dad’s life’s work. If Landon can’t inherit Harper Group, how can our dad rest in peace?
“Do you think Grandpa can accept a woman like you as the future matriarch of the Harper family? If Landon insists on marrying you, he’ll drift further away from the position of heir.
“Grandpa is very likely to change his mind and let Uncle Preston become the heir of Harper Group. When that day comes, you’ll become the one who has destroyed him.”
Every word Zoe uttered felt like a sharp knife cutting into Lauren’s soft heart.
“Now that you say you’re not an idiot, you must understand my words, right? Think carefully if you really love Landon.”
With that, Zoe was about to get up.
“I won’t leave Landon,” Lauren spoke with her head still lowered.
Although her voice was weak, every word was clear.
Zoe’s pupils suddenly shrank at those words. “What did you say?”
“I love Landon. I love him very much.”
Lauren slowly raised her eyes, meeting Zoe’s fierce gaze with all her strength. “All my life… I’ve always been a coward. I’ve never fought for anything for myself, nor have I ever desired anything. But now, I just want to be with Landon.”
Zoe gritted her teeth. “How dare you?”
“It’s okay if Mr. Cornelius doesn’t like me and the Harper family doesn’t accept me. I don’t want any status. I just want to be with Landon. As long as he doesn’t drive me away, I won’t leave him.”
When Lauren spoke these words, her eyes were so bright and captivating that they outshone all the stars in the sky.
Zoe gnashed her teeth loudly at Lauren’s persistence and shamelessness. Her high heels made sharp noises as she left under the annoyed glances of others.
Angelina patiently waited in the corridor until the ceremony ended.
Finally, the door opened, and the students walked out with laughter.
Angelina hurried over.
But even after all the students had left, Lauren still hadn’t come out.
Angelina’s heart skipped a beat, and she rushed into the auditorium.
In the vast and silent auditorium, only Lauren’s slender and delicate figure lingered, seated alone and still.
“Madam Lauren!”
Angelina rushed to her side in a panic. Instantly, she froze.
The Lauren in front of her seemed to have had her soul sucked out. She had tears streaming down her face.
“Madam Lauren, what’s wrong?” Angelina sat beside her, frantically pulling out tissues to wipe her tears.
“Angie…” Unable to stop crying, Lauren’s voice choked with tears. “Did I put Landon in a difficult position? Would there be less trouble if he didn’t have me?”
“Don’t think that way, Madam Lauren.”
Angelina didn’t know what had happened, but she immediately embraced Lauren, comforting her patiently and gently, “Mr. Landon loves you more than anything else. He can’t live without you.
“Madam Lauren, promise me not to overthink. The happiest time in Mr. Landon’s life is when he’s with you. Even if he gives up on the Harper family, he won’t give up on you.”
It had been three days since Josh last returned.
That day, Clarissa received news that he would be back, so she went to the mall in the afternoon and bought an extremely sexy set of black lace lingerie.
Not only that, she also managed to acquire a drug that could make men insatiable.
After being toyed with by Josh for two years, her body was covered in scars. In his eyes, she was nothing but a tool for his pleasure, devoid of any attractiveness.
So, she had to do something about it.
However, if she wanted to enter Josh’s study, she would have to make the move to seduce him.
Time was running out, but regardless of the risks, she had to succeed in one go.
That evening, Josh returned to Schmidt Manor.
As soon as he came back, he went straight to his study, not even sparing a glance at Clarissa.
After bathing with rose water, Clarissa applied body lotion from head to toe and wrapped herself in a robe. With the “chicken soup” she had prepared in hand, she mustered up the courage to push open the door to the study.
At that moment, Josh was sitting in front of the computer, smiling sinisterly.
Upon hearing the door open, he instantly became alert. He glared at Clarissa angrily and shouted, “Who gave you permission to enter? Get out!”
Unexpectedly, Clarissa summoned her courage and approached him. “Josh.” Her voice was soft and seductive.
In his memory, this timid woman would always tremble in his presence, lacking any charm. Her sudden change in demeanor aroused Josh’s curiosity.
“What do you want?”
“I made some chicken soup for you. You’ve been working too hard lately. Come and have a sip.”
Clarissa bent over to place the bowl of soup on the coffee table, revealing a tantalizing cleavage.
Josh’s gaze lingered on her chest, and his eyes darkened. He got up and walked over.
When Clarissa saw him sit on the couch and finish half of the soup, her eyes dimmed. She untied the belt of her robe, shrugged her shoulders, and let the robe fall to the ground.