Lauren''s lips were pale and her eyes were red and swollen. With much difficulty, she opened her mouth
to speak and only managed to make a sound after a while.
"Landon... What took you so long? What took you so long... So long..."
Every single time she questioned him in that weak voice of hers, Landon felt like he was being shot in
the heart. He was consumed by regret and suffering. He tried to answer her. But he was unable to get
a single word out.
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"Something bad happened to Angie. Angie. Will she die?"
Lauren thought about the image that she saw on the screen. In an instant, her eyes widened in fear
and her entire body started convulsing in Landon''s arms.
Landon was scared out of his wits. Even every breath pained him. He answered, "No. Angelina will be
fine. I''ll take you to the hospital immediately, Lauren!"
Simultaneously, the board meeting was dismissed after such a big ruckus.
Only Cornelius and Preston were left in the meeting room.
"See, Dad? Thatdy from the Beckett family is aplete psycho."
Despite being so beaten up that his entire face was swollen, Preston was still smearing Lauren. He
clenched his teeth and continued, "It would be so unlucky for us if a woman like that married into our
family!
"In the future, all of Sna City will be saying that we are the Beckett family''spdog. They will say that
we were willing to suck up to them just to get their sick daughter to marry into our family. How fucking
disgusting is that?"
Cornelius wore a serious expression, his lips downturned in a clear sign of displeasure. He agreed with
what Preston had said.
"Dad, today''s board meeting was such an important one. I can''t believe that Landon abandoned
everyone here just to look for that crazy woman!
"What does he think the board meeting is for? Did he even show you any respect? Do you think that
he''s worthy of the position as thepany''s president?" Preston asked angrily.
Cornelius gave him the side-eye. "If Landon isn''t worthy of the position, then you do?"
Preston choked on his words. He didn''t know how to respond.
"I am your father. Do you think that I''m unaware of your capabilities and what you have in your mind? I
might be old, but I''m not senile. Rather than having the Harper Group end up in your hands, I should
just bury myself before winteres!"
A ball of fury rose within Preston.
At the end of the day, Cornelius was still biased toward Bill''s son. He had put in so much effort to get rid
of Bill, yet, his son was now in his way!
He felt extremely regretful.
Back then, he shouldn''t have shown any mercy. He should have gotten rid of Landon while he was still
a child. If he had done so, he wouldn''t end up with endless troubles like these!
Preston gathered his thoughts. Since he had no hope of getting the president position, he needed to
tear Landon and Lauren apart, preventing their marriage from ever taking ce.
Landon had stolen his power, so he had to take away his lover. Only then would this be fair and
satisfying.
"Dad, based on today''s situation, I think Landon has no intention to give up on that Beckettdy at all."
The look in Landon''s eyes became viinous. "You should know Landon. If he is set on marrying her,
there''s no changing his mind."
"We might not have been able to change his mind in the past. But now, it seems like our intervention
would be unnecessary."
"Do you mean that..."
"If the video of Ms. Lauren''s meltdown spreads publicly and causes an uproar, do you think that Javier
would still agree to her marrying into our family?"
Cornelius scoffed. "When that timees, I''m afraid that Javier and Landon''s best friend, Jasper, won''t
be standing by his side."
Preston pped his hands in glee, his palms turning red from the force. He shot Cornelius a thumbs-
up, letting out a satisfied click of his tongue. "Experience does count for something, doesn''t it? Maybe I
can pick your brain sometime in the future!"