The brutality of Newton''s words certainly shouldn''t be underestimated. He dealt Javier a mighty blow.
As Javier''s father, Newton was the only one who could give him a dressing-down.
Betty hid behind Javier. She was as timid as a mouse. She didn''t even dare to show her face.
Alyssa hurried over to Lauren. She was still in Landon''s arms. She said to her softly, "Don''t be afraid,
Lauren. I''m here. Jasper and Grandpa are here too."
Lauren looked up. Her eyes were already swollen from all the crying. Landon''s shirt was also drenched
in her tears.
"Alyssa..."
Alyssa teared up at the way Lauren called her name. Her heart ached for her.
Lauren choked back on her tears. She clung to Landon''s shirt tightly. "I do not want to be separated
from Landon."
At that moment, Landon''s heart wrenched. He enveloped her tightly, as if he intended to engulf her with
his embrace.
"We''re not going to be separated, Lauren. I will not leave you no matter what happens."
Alyssa didn''t know what to say at that moment. It broke her heart to see them like that.
Lauren reminded Alyssa of herself. She recalled when Winston grounded her within the confines of
their home and how she had leaped out of the window that stormy night, running out like a mad woman
to look for Jasper back then.
At that time, Jasper also had her in his arms. She had also uttered the same words over and over. She,
too, had said she didn''t want to be separated from him.
The only difference was that she was luckier than Lauren.
When Winston spoke harshly, his words oftencked true intent. At the end of the day, he would give in
andpromise. He did so because of his love for his daughter, Alyssa.
On the contrary, Javier was a different man. He was selfish. He acted in his own self-interest. Would he
really be considerate toward Lauren?
Nothing was more important to him than his pride and the benefits of the Beckett Group. Even family
wasn''t as important as these.
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"I don''t want to waste my time talking to you. You''ve never obeyed me! I''m here today to give Landon
and Lauren my support!"
Newton stared at Javier with a frigid gaze. "Didn''t you say that you would never agree to their marriage,
even if you were to go to hell? You can surely go to hell, then!"
"Dad! What... What are you saying?"
Javier was fuming. His eyes became bloodshot. He blurted an absurd reply, "I am alive and well. What
am I going to hell for?"
"You''re right. A man like you is alive and well. Why would you go to hell? Moreover, you are the
valuable chairman of the Beckett Group. You put in so much effort to force me into my retirement.
Could you bear to see yourself go to hell?"
Javier scoffed. "I see that you''re not willing to die. Then, don''t you bet your life to threaten the young
ones!
"Landon respects you for the sake of Lauren and Jasper. Yet, you think that you''re royalty just because
of that. I can''t believe that you threatened them with your life. You''re embarrassing me!"
Javier''s world started to spin. He grabbed onto the handrail. The veins on the back of his palm were
popping. He clenched his teeth tightly.
He received his fair share of reproaching from Newton over all these years. It wasn''t surprising for
Newton to reprimand him with harsh words in private. Even so, he never took them to heart.
Nheless, there were so many people around this time. His own children, Alyssa, and Landon were
all present. Newton didn''t just embarrass him. He had pretty much humiliated him.
All of a sudden, a thought urred to Betty—how could Newton have known about their conversation
with Landon earlier? Didn''t he just get here?
As a matter of fact, Newton''s car had pulled outside Seaview Manor half an hour ago.
In the car, Jasper and Alyssa were seated across from Newton. They watched as Alyssa showed off
her skills to Newton. She hacked into the surveince camera in the manor''s living room. Her eyes
sparkled with glee.
"It''s done, Grandpa." Alyssa presented theptop to Newton.
"You''ve got it?" Newton looked at her in surprise.