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Jordan, his new secretary, followed closely behind him. Through gritted teeth, Jordan explained, “I have, but none of the surveillance captured Madam Lauren!
“This shows that the people who brought Madam Lauren to Harper Group are extremely familiar with the place. I’m sure that it was done by an internal party.”
“I’m just afraid that it might’ve been a combined effort between internal and external parties!” Landon exclaimed in a raspy and furious tone.
As he dialed Angelina’s number, he remarked, “Otherwise, Preston wouldn’t even have such capability to do so.”
Contrary to his expectation, Angelina’s cell was off. Landon’s chest tightened as he broke out in a cold sweat. The situation might be even worse than he had imagined.
“Jordan, gather all the manpower you can and search every single room! Whoever finds Lauren will be rewarded greatly!” Landon’s order erupted from his throbbing chest in a shout. His pale lips trembled, and his breathing grew uneven. “Also, call the cops. Angelina is in danger!”
Jordan acknowledged immediately, “Got it, Mr. Landon!
Carefully, Landon tried to recall the layout of the room where Lauren was being held.
The room’s layout was rather odd. The color of the walls and the furniture in the room were quite different from the other rooms in the building.
Preston wanted to rile him up, so he certainly was not going to make it easy for him to find her.
In other words, the secret room was a place where Preston had confidence that Landon wasn’t going to be able to locate.
This, however, gave Landon a clue. He suddenly remembered that the topmost floor was closed to the public as it was an area specifically for the chairman. It was highly likely that Lauren was being held captive there.
He took the elevator up to the top-most floor speedily. He ran like a madman while he called out Lauren’s name at the same time.
His voice had turned hoarse and the sound of Lauren’s name became distorted.
All of a sudden, Landon stopped in his tracks.
To his surprise, there was a thin, dark gap in the bright-colored wall at the end of the quiet corridor.
At the same time, Lauren’s favorite teddy bear plushie was neatly arranged on the ground, leaning against the wall. The arrangement resembled how Lauren would sit on the couch every night, eagerly awaiting his return home.
Landon entered the room, bathed in glaring white light.
Lauren was lying still on the ground, just like a broken doll. The white dress that she was wearing looked like feathers that were about to scatter once the wind blew.
“Lauren!”
Landon’s entire body was shaking uncontrollably. He rushed toward Lauren and knelt by her side. He picked her limp body up from the ground and hugged her close to his chest.
“Lauren… I’m here, I’m here… You’re alright. Everything is okay now…”
He started talking incoherently through his chattering teeth. Tears flowed from his eyes as he cried, both inwardly and outwardly.
Lauren’s eyes fluttered open. Her gaze was unfocused and blank.
Lauren’s lips were pale and her eyes were red and swollen. With much difficulty, she opened her mouth to speak and only managed to make a sound after a while.
“Landon… What took you so long? What took you so long… So long…”
Every single time she questioned him in that weak voice of hers, Landon felt like he was being shot in the heart. He was consumed by regret and suffering. He tried to answer her. But he was unable to get a single word out.
“Something bad happened to Angie. Angie. Will she die?”
Lauren thought about the image that she saw on the screen. In an instant, her eyes widened in fear and her entire body started convulsing in Landon’s arms.
Landon was scared out of his wits. Even every breath pained him. He answered, “No. Angelina will be fine. I’ll take you to the hospital immediately, Lauren!”
Simultaneously, the board meeting was dismissed after such a big ruckus.
Only Cornelius and Preston were left in the meeting room.
“See, Dad? That lady from the Walsh family is a complete psycho.”
Despite being so beaten up that his entire face was swollen, Preston was still smearing Lauren. He clenched his teeth and continued, “It would be so unlucky for us if a woman like that married into our family!
“In the future, all of Solana City will be saying that we are the Walsh family’s lapdog. They will say that we were willing to suck up to them just to get their sick daughter to marry into our family. How fucking disgusting is that?”
Cornelius wore a serious expression, his lips downturned in a clear sign of displeasure. He agreed with what Preston had said.
“Dad, today’s board meeting was such an important one. I can’t believe that Landon abandoned everyone here just to look for that crazy woman!
“What does he think the board meeting is for? Did he even show you any respect? Do you think that he’s worthy of the position as the company’s president?” Preston asked angrily.
Cornelius gave him the side-eye. “If Landon isn’t worthy of the position, then you do?”
Preston choked on his words. He didn’t know how to respond.
“I am your father. Do you think that I’m unaware of your capabilities and what you have in your mind? I might be old, but I’m not senile. Rather than having the Harper Group end up in your hands, I should just bury myself before winter comes!”
A ball of fury rose within Preston.
At the end of the day, Cornelius was still biased toward Bill’s son. He had put in so much effort to get rid of Bill, yet, his son was now in his way!
He felt extremely regretful.
Back then, he shouldn’t have shown any mercy. He should have gotten rid of Landon while he was still a child. If he had done so, he wouldn’t end up with endless troubles like these!
Preston gathered his thoughts. Since he had no hope of getting the president position, he needed to tear Landon and Lauren apart, preventing their marriage from ever taking place.
Landon had stolen his power, so he had to take away his lover. Only then would this be fair and satisfying.
“Dad, based on today’s situation, I think Landon has no intention to give up on that Walsh lady at all.”
The look in Landon’s eyes became villainous. “You should know Landon. If he is set on marrying her, there’s no changing his mind.”
“We might not have been able to change his mind in the past. But now, it seems like our intervention would be unnecessary.”
“Do you mean that…”
“If the video of Ms. Lauren’s meltdown spreads publicly and causes an uproar, do you think that Javier would still agree to her marrying into our family?”
Cornelius scoffed. “When that time comes, I’m afraid that Javier and Landon’s best friend, Jeremy, won’t be standing by his side.”
Preston clapped his hands in glee, his palms turning red from the force. He shot Cornelius a thumbs- up, letting out a satisfied click of his tongue. “Experience does count for something, doesn’t it? Maybe I can pick your brain sometime in the future!”
After coming out from Harper Corporation, Preston made a call to Zoe the moment he got into his car.
“You are indeed a genius, Zoe! How did you come up with such a well-crafted plan? I’m sorry that I raised my voice at you previously.”
“I’ve told you that I won’t disappoint you, Uncle Preston. Just listen to me next time and you’ll have good days ahead of you,” Zoe boasted light-heartedly.
That mastermind was amazing. Even if she had three heads, she wouldn’t have been able to come up with a detailed and evil scheme like this.
“Oh, right. There’s something that I have to tell you.” Preston grinned slyly. “It’s about what you said last time. You said that if we released the video of Lauren having a meltdown, we wouldn’t have to get our hands dirty.”
“Oh? Are you telling me that Grandpa intends to separate the lovebirds himself?” This time, Zoe was quick off the mark.
“You’re smart.” In his luxury car, Preston crossed his legs relaxedly. He sipped on the tea that his secretary had prepared for him.
“Dad will be the one taking action. Since this is the case, he will be the one to take the hit even if Landon wants to take his revenge. We won’t be implicated.
“But Zoe, I’m just afraid that this will not curb Landon’s determination to marry Ms. Lauren. He is willing to do anything.”
“Well, even if he wishes to marry her, she might not feel the same.” Zoe sneered. “I have a backup plan to ensure that his dream is completely crushed. Don’t worry.”
Lauren lost consciousness on the way to the hospital.
Landon stayed by her side the entire time while she underwent various body checks. He stared blankly as Lauren’s limp body was being moved about like a soulless puppet.
His heart broke again and again. Tears flowed down his face uncontrollably.
After repeated testing, the doctor finally came out of the emergency room. He reported, “Mr. Harper, your wife doesn’t have any physical wounds on her body, nor were there any signs of assault.”
Landon’s eyes were wide and filled with surprise. “Then, why is she…”