At that moment, Lauren''s throbbing heart began to tremble. Blood drained from her face. She was like


    a terrified kitten stuck in a tree.


    She pursed her lips. Out of reflex, she let go of Landon''s hand.


    Landon felt slightly short of breath. He grabbed her hand almost in an overbearing manner. He held her


    hand so tightly that he nearly cut off the blood cirction in her hand.


    "She was with me. So what? Is that any of your business?"


    Landon shot a sharp look at Betty. He stared at her coldly while she tried to hide the glee on her face.


    "There''s something that I''ve never realized before. I didn''t know you were such a conservative woman,


    Ms. Betty. That''s vastly different from your usual behavior."


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    Betty''s heart missed a beat. She turned pale. "You... What are you bbering about?"


    "I wasn''t bbering. Just head out of Seaview Manor and ask anyone from the upper-ss society in


    Sna City. Just ask them about your reputation and how wild your conduct is. It will all be as


    clear as day."


    Landon curled the corner of his lip into a wide smirk.


    "I have a number of friends who have messed around with you before. Have you forgotten about them?


    I can remind you if you need me to. Who knows if Mr. Javier also knows of them."


    Javier inhaled sharply. His eyes were bloodshot. He red at this useless daughter of his.


    "Dad. That''s not true. He''s ndering me! He''s being mean to me!"


    Cold sweat formed on Betty''s forehead. She almost lost her footing and fell down the stairs.


    Her life had always revolved around sex and pleasures. She partied hard and had a lot of one-night


    stands. She was famous for being a promiscuous woman in Sna City. Thanks to her own actions,


    her reputation was already down in the ditches.


    She had been pretending to be a well-behaved and pure daughter in front of Javier. This was an image


    she worked hard to portray in front of him.


    However, Landon was now exposing her on the spot. She panicked.


    Javier decided to ignore Betty for now. He focused his gaze back on Lauren.


    "Come over here, Lauren."


    Hismand was short and sweet, yet intimidating at the same time.


    "Dad. " Lauren spoke in a soft and weak voice She couldn''t bring herself to step forward.


    The look in Javier''s eyes dimmed. He repeated sternly, "Get over here."


    "Mr. Javier, I''m here today because I have something important to discuss with you," Landon exined


    in a solemn tone. He had a fiery look in his eyes.


    "We can talk about it right here."


    Javier looked down at him. He didn''t even have the patience to invite him to take a seat. "But you''d


    better keep it short. Otherwise, you''re going to dy our dinner time."


    He had ceased his arrogance and instead adopted an attitude of contempt toward him.


    Betty hid behind Javier and sniggered. She felt like Landon had just been served with his payback.


    During the Jesseltons'' party previously, Landon wanted to avenge Alyssa. In order to do so, he


    challenged Javier in public. He drew the line with the entire Beckett Group. This incident became a


    trending topic in the social circles in Sna City.


    Men hated being humiliated.


    Landon was the one who embarrassed Javier in the first ce. He was now being treated like a


    doormat. It served him right.


    "Mr. Javier, I''m here today to formally ask for Lauren''s hand in marriage."