"Teddy bear... My teddy bear..."


    In the suffocating darkness, Lauren had her back firmly against the ice-cold wall. She curled up into a


    ball and was shivering all over.


    Remy had taken her teddy bear away from her. It was like her soul had been broken and all her energy


    was sucked away from her.


    Her mind was nk. Cold sweat dripped down the side of her cheeks like raindrops.


    "Landon. Where are you. Please save me."


    Suddenly, all the lights in the room lit up.


    A beam of cold, white light shone on Lauren''s face. The harsh light made her feel like she was being


    interrogated. Her mental state, which was already on the brink of falling apart, was being triggered


    once again.


    "Landon. I''m scared. Landon." Lauren shut her eyes. Even so, tears continued to flow from the slits of


    her eyes.


    She couldn''t recall anything.


    Even every loving moment that she spent with Landon in the past was gradually drifting away from her


    mind. The memories became distorted, and they drifted further and further away from her.


    The enormous screen on the wall suddenly lit up.


    Lauren forced her swollen eyes open. Tears filled her reddened eyes.


    The screen showed a woman whose body was covered in wounds. She was bound and her eyes were


    blindfolded with a ck cloth.


    When Lauren noticed that the woman was Angelina. It was like a bomb went off in her head.


    She lost itpletely.


    In Harper Group''s meeting room, the board meeting was held as nned.


    Cornelius, the chairman, was seated in the middle of the conference table. He was like amander


    who led a group of followers through the storm to build Harper Group. He was like royalty in the


    corporation.


    Although Cornelius had slowly transitioned responsibilities into Landon''s hands, there were still a few


    senior employees who refused to submit to Landon''s leadership. They insisted on having Cornelius as


    their leader.


    That wasn''t the only reason. More than that, they were afraid that Landon, upon being promoted, would


    rewrite the rules. The thought of their power dwindling and interfering with their financial gains filled


    them with apprehension.


    Being in support of Preston''s promotion would only bring Harper Group to ruins. Despite knowing that,


    not all of them had hopes for Harper Group to have a good future.


    Some of them only hoped that their immediate gains could be maximized.


    This also became the main reason why Preston had a chance topete against Landon although he


    wasn''t as capable.


    Cornelius remained calm. He cleared his throat and looked at the meeting attendees with an imposing


    gaze. "I''m sure everyone here knows what it is that I''m about to announce in today''s meeting."


    Landon furrowed his brows. An inexplicable feeling of uneasiness rose in his heart. The anxiousness


    was making it difficult for him to breathe.


    Since the meetingmenced, he peered at his phone every couple of minutes. He wasn''t sure why


    he was feeling anxious. Regardless, his heart just kept pounding and he was unable to calm himself


    down.


    Everyone directed their gaze toward Landon.


    Preston was sitting right across from him. With a piercing gaze, he red at him grudgingly.


    A few secondster, however, he curled his lips into a cunning yet inconspicuous smile.


    "I hereby announce that my grandson, Landon, will be stepping up as the new president of Harper


    Group. With that, he will also be an official board member!" Cornelius loudly dered.


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    The seated attendees were about to apud when Preston got to his feet slowly. He eximed, "I


    object!"


    All of a sudden, the entire room fell silent.