Zoe calmed down and said to Betty, "I have an important call to take. Wait for me. I''ll make the


    arrangements and call you back."


    Then, she hung up on Betty and picked up Penelope''s call with a sweet tone, "Hello, Mom."


    Penelope sighed. She began hesitantly, "Zoe,e with me to visit Uncle Preston in the hospital. Your


    grandpa will be there as well."


    "Is Uncle Preston... hospitalized?"


    "Landon beat him up badly. He suffered from serious injuries—he lost his arm, to be exact, and he''s


    forever crippled. He drifts in and out of sleep all day. I hesitated to tell you about it because I''m worried


    that his bad condition would give you a scare."


    "What? Did Landon." Stunned, Zoe cared less about Preston''s misfortune than her own fate. She


    feared for herself now that Landon had dealt with Preston.


    Landon seemed to be getting serious. Based on Zoe''s understanding of his character, she knew that


    this was just the start. He wouldn''t go easy on Preston, and that was the price one had to pay for


    hurting Lauren.


    "Zoe, your brother has changed. He''s a ruthless man who turns against his family!" Worried for Zoe,


    Penelope advised her, "I know you''ve been through a lot. Landon is unfair to you. But nothing good


    comes from fighting against him now that he''s in power in the Harper Group.


    "Listen to me. Stop giving Lauren trouble. I''ll emigrate to Yoarkley with you soon. Let''s never return to


    Sna City anymore. Okay?"


    Alyssa and Jasper uncorked an expensive red wine to celebrate the canceled engagement. Alyssa was


    dressed in Jasper''s oversized white shirt. Sitting on the table of the wine cer, she dangled her legs


    and clinked her ss with Jasper.


    Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes carried a seductive look. "Mr. Beckett, we secured our first


    victory. We can finally enjoy a good night''s sleep."


    He trapped her underneath him by cing an arm on the table. His eyes were filled with desire. When


    he couldn''t hold back anymore, he kissed her hard on the lips.


    After some forey, Alyssa identally tilted her ss as Jasper held her by the waist. The red wine


    stained the shirt that she was wearing and trickled down her fair legs.


    "Are you sure you can have a good sleep?" he said in a raspy voice while rubbing his fingers against


    her rosy lips.


    "You are quite busy at worktely, aren''t you? You''re not that young either. Can you handle it?" Alyssa


    teased him with a blush on her cheeks.


    "I think I''ll perform better than my peers on average, even when I am 80 years old." Smiling, he ran his


    lips over her cheeks.


    However, Alyssa put on a serious look instead of fooling around with him. "Let''s talk about something


    serious. Mandy told Winston about Cyrus'' crush on Lauren.


    "Jonah called me today, telling me that Winston was too excited to sleepst night. Early this morning,


    he got Ben to prepare the gifts for Lauren. He even said he''d meet with your grandpa to discuss the


    marriage between Cyrus and Lauren."


    Jasper''s eyes wavered in shock, knowing that they had to go along with Cyrus and Lauren''s


    "rtionship" if Winston learned about it. He had once heard Alyssa describe Winston as a man who''d


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    That did note as a surprise, as Winston had married four wives himself.


    "Heh. I don''t mind having Lauren as my sister-inw. I just don''t know how you feel about it," Alyssa


    taunted Jasper with a squint.


    "I''m fine with anything as long as Lauren is happy. But..." His eyes clouded with gloom. "I still wish we


    could give Landon a second chance. He once dated Lauren and went through many ups and downs


    because of it."


    "I know. That''s why I told Jonah to stop Winston." Alyssa shared his sentiments. He beamed at her in


    satisfaction. They were about to share another kiss when they heard a knock on the door.


    Sean said through the door, "Ms. Alyssa, is this a good time to talk to you and Mr. Beckett? I got news


    from Mosgravia."


    Alyssa was dressed sexily since she did not expect Sean toe to her with updates at this hour.


    Jasper hurriedly draped a jacket over her before answering the door.


    "Ms. Alyssa, Mr. Beckett, I hope I didn''t interrupt anything." Sean started having fantasies when he saw


    their flushed faces.


    "That''s fine. Let''s talk." Jasper went on one knee in front of Alyssa and slowly buttoned her shirt to


    avoid idental exposure.


    "Ms. Alyssa, just like you predicted, Betty went for a health checkup at the hospital. We got our hands


    on her blood sample and ran DNA tests on it twice—once in Mosgravia and once in Sna City just to


    be sure." Taking a deep breath, Sean handed them the report with a loaded look. "The DNA result


    shows that Betty Beckett is unrted to Javier Beckett."