NovelStartThe 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.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"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. | 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 hand 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 swords 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 Laurerkd When Winston spoke harshly, his words often lacked true intent. At the end of the day, he would give in and compromise. 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.
"I don't want to waste my ttalking 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 becbloodshot. He blurted an absurd reply, "I am alive and well. What am | 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 forceinto 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. | 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.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe received his fair share of reproach coming 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.
Nonetheless, 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 occurred 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 surveillance camera in the manor's living room. Her eyes sparkled with glee.
"It's done, Grandpa." Alyssa presented the laptop to Newton.
"You've got it?" Newton looked at her in surprise.
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