Ever since Sophia''s sentencing and Betty''s public humiliation by Javier in the court corridor, Betty felt


    as if she had lost her status in the family. Javier had lost any remaining affection for her.


    Betty had been living her life relying on Sophia and enjoying the wealth from corruption. To her, money


    was nothing.


    However, things were different now that Sophia had met her downfall. Sophia''s private assets were


    frozen for investigation. Unfortunately, Betty had saved all her wealth under Sophia''s ount, so she


    had nothing to her name now.


    Apart from two properties given to her by Javier, two luxury cars, and three million dors in her


    personal bank ount, she had nothing left.


    Betty, used to an extravagant and debauched life, could not ept the feeling of poverty. Javier would


    notice if she sold off the cars and properties for money. What could she do with a mere three million


    dors? Even her tips to the male hosts were worth more than that!


    After two days of racking her brains, she suddenly thought of the safe by Sophia''s bedside. The


    halcyon gemstones probably had not been confiscated by the authorities. If sold, they would be worth


    at least 100 million dors.


    At that thought, Betty scrambled to Sophia''s bedroom and reached for the bedside safe. She carried


    the safe over to the table and cast a greedy look at the password lock.


    After ten or so attempts, her fingers went numb. She had tried all possiblebinations of meaningful


    numbers to the Beckett family and Sophia, but she failed to unlock the safe.


    "Fuck! Why would she set aplicated password? It''s not like she could take the gemstones to the


    grave!" She jumped in anger and rushed to get a big hammer.


    When she re-entered Sophia''s room with the hammer, she was stunned by the scene that greeted her.


    Jasper and Landon were in the room.


    "W-Why are you here?" Trembling, she took a step backward.


    She had always felt excited when she met Landon. However, she had nothing but fear for Landon now.


    Jasper sat straight on the couch with a frosty look on his face. He didn''t bother to look at Betty at all.


    "I''m here to take what belongs to Lauren." Landon leaned against the table with a mocking look in his


    eyes. He patted the safe and exined, "And what belongs to Lauren is contained in this safe."


    Betty''s eyes wavered in shock. Her voice turned shrill. "W-What nonsense is that? Nothing here


    belongs to her! Do not touch that safe. My mom left it to me!"


    Landon arched his brow in amusement. As stubborn as always, he suddenly pped hard on the safe


    three times.


    Argh! Stop mming it!" Betty stomped anxiously, worried that the gemstones might break.


    Jasper cast a speechless look at his childish friend. Sometimes, he found it hard to believe that Landon


    was the future patriarch of the Harper family. He could only hope that Landon wouldn''t lead the Harper


    Group to its demise.


    "This is my home, and this is my mom''s room! The safe contains the inheritance she left behind for me.


    D-Don''t you ever dream of taking them from me!" She glowered at the two guys and started yelling in


    frustration.


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    Soon, she watched in shock as Landon keyed in the four-digit password and opened the safe with


    ease. She gaped at him in disbelief. "How... How did you get the password? Even I don''t have it!"


    "I told you the things in this safe don''t belong to you. Sophia left it to Lauren." He cocked his head and


    grinned evilly at her. "If you want the stuff in the safe, maybe make a final visit to your mom and talk her


    into doing that. She might end up leaving some valuables for you.


    "Act fast, though. She''s not going to be around for long."


    Betty nearly fainted from the resentment. Did Sophia share the safe''s password with Lauren, and was


    Landon here to get the stuff on Lauren''s behalf?


    She thought, "Lauren, you dumb bitch. You''re pretty clear-minded at important moments like these,


    aren''t you?"


    Jasper spoke, "There''s a lot of stuff in the safe. Shall I tell Barry to get you a box?"


    "It''s fine. I brought one myself." Landon took out a foldable bag from his pants pocket. In a clean move,


    he swept the expensive gemstones into the bag.


    Jasper''s eyebrows twitched in surprise. Landon looked exactly like a robber.


    After the two left, Betty stood frozen in the room with a hammer in hand. She stared at the empty safe,


    feeling as though someone had hit her in the head.


    A long silenceter, she finally burst out crying.


    Her phone rang at the moment. She wiped away the tears and snot on her face and squinted her


    swollen eyes at the screen.


    The caller was someone she hadn''t heard from in a long time.


    Her chest tightened. She answered the call and carefully pressed her phone against her ear. "Hello?"


    "You sound awful. Are you crying at your mom''s funeral or what?" Zoe drawled with a hint of glee. Betty


    clenched her teeth and snapped, "Zoe Harper, you''re still as foul-mouthed as before!" "Do you miss


    me? It''s been a while since we met."


    "Hah! Quit the nonsense. Aren''t you spending the rest of your life in Yoarkley now? You''re barred from


    returning to Sna City."


    "Who said so? Landon Harper might think he could tie me up and send me away like a criminal. He''s


    abandoned his sister over a dimwit, but I will never let this slide." Zoe sounded bitter and hostile.