Preston lounged on the couch,zily peeling a tangerine he plucked from the fruit te. “You know, I


    think Jasper Beckett should marry Zoe.”


    Cornelius’ eyebrows shot up at the statement, and Zoe couldn’t contain a quiet grin in Cornelius’ arms.


    “Sure, Jasper might be an out-of-wedlock son, which isn’t ideal, but Justin Beckett is unwell. Sooner or


    Preston remarked, crossing his legs and stuffing a piece of fruit into his mouth.


    “Uncle Preston, what are you even saying…” Zoe bit her lower lip and blushed.


    “I’ve thought it over. We’ll make an announcement saying that you’ve been dating Jasper for a while


    now,


    but we kept it private because we didn’t want to take up the press space.


    “Two single adults sharing a room is pretty normal, isn’t it? Is there a need for public outrage? Look


    how badly they’ve scared Zoe,” Preston added. He was in charge of entertainment and PR agencies


    and was


    no stranger to sensationalism and whitewashing tactics.


    “That’s so typical of you, Uncle Preston. All you’re good at is bullshitting. You’re such a great role model


    for the young,” Landon said with a snicker and strode into the study with an intimidating air.


    “L-Landon …” Zoe’s heart sank as she buried herself in Cornelius’ embrace.


    Preston’s smile froze on his face, and he crushed the tangerine in his hand. “Oh, Landon, looks like


    you’re in a bad mood. Attacking your uncle just when you walked in, huh?”


    “Landon, watch your attitude,” Cornelius warned with fury.


    Landon smirked and sat across from Preston, surly but still good-looking. “You have expanded your


    reach ever since you became the CEO, haven’t you, poking your nose into our family matters? Is it


    because you are childless? Does it feel good to roley a father in our marriage arrangements?”


    Preston felt the anger rising, his childlessness a lifetime humiliation. Publicly, he exined it away,


    citing it was his wife’s fault. Only his wife knew that he suffered from erectile dysfunction.


    Nevertheless, he couldn’t throw a tantrum in front of Cornelius and had to hold it in.


    “Landon, how could you talk to your uncle like that? You brat!” Cornelius pped the arm of the couch.


    “Grandpa, I’m joking around with him. He doted on me since I was young, so I’m sure he wouldn’t take


    it personally. Right?” Landon instantly switched his behavior and grinned cheekily at his uncle, his tone


    irritatingly thick-skinned.


    Despite smiling, Preston secretly cursed Landon out.


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    “You should quit worrying about Zoe’s marriage. I’ll introduce her to someone rich, but he is definitely


    not Jasper Beckett,” Landon dered. The air in the study immediately grew heavy.


    Zoe’s glee had changed into glumness.


    “Landon, I am confused. Who else can Zoe marry if not Jasper?” Preston asserted with an air of


    authority.


    He added, “If the Beckett Group doesn’t agree to take her in, they will be humiliating us. They are


    basically saying that Zoe, a precious granddaughter and sister, is nothing more than Jasper Beckett’s


    ything that can be discarded at whim. What do they take us as?”