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Chapter 756
Preston lounged on the couch, lazily peeling a tangerine he plucked from the fruit plate.
“You know, I think Jasper Beckett should marry Zoe.”
Cornelius’ eyebrows shot up at the statement, and Zoe couldn’t contain a quiet grin in
Cornelius’ arms.
“Sure, Jasper might be an out-of-wedlock son, which isn’t ideal, but Justin Beckett is
unwell. Sooner or
later, the company will be Jasper’s. If Zoe marries him, she’ll inherit Beckett Group. Not a
bad deal at all,”
Preston remarked, crossing his legs and stuffing a piece of fruit into his mouth.
“Uncle Preston, what are you even saying…” Zoe bit her lower lip and blushed.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I’ve thought it over. We’ll make an announcement saying that you’ve been dating Jasper
for a while now,
but we kept it private because we didn’t want to take up the press space.
“Two single adults sharing a room is pretty normal, isn’t it? Is there a need for public
outrage? Look how badly they’ve scared Zoe,” Preston added. He was in charge of
entertainment and PR agencies and was
no stranger to sensationalism and whitewashing tactics.
“That’s so typical of you, Uncle Preston. All you’re good at is bullshitting. You’re such a
great role model for the young,” Landon said with a snicker and strode into the study with
an intimidating air.
“L-Landon …” Zoe’s heart sank as she buried herself in Cornelius’ embrace.
Preston’s smile froze on his face, and he crushed the tangerine in his hand. “Oh, Landon,
looks like you’re in a bad mood. Attacking your uncle just when you walked in, huh?”
“Landon, watch your attitude,” Cornelius warned with fury.
Landon smirked and sat across from Preston, surly but still good-looking. “You have
expanded your reach ever since you became the CEO, haven’t you, poking your nose into
our family matters? Is it because you are childless? Does it feel good to roleplay a father in
our marriage arrangements?”
Preston felt the anger rising, his childlessness a lifetime humiliation. Publicly, he explained
it away, citing it was his wife’s fault. Only his wife knew that he suffered from erectile
dysfunction.
Nevertheless, he couldn’t throw a tantrum in front of Cornelius and had to hold it in.
“Landon, how could you talk to your uncle like that? You brat!” Cornelius slapped the arm
of the couch.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Grandpa, I’m joking around with him. He doted on me since I was young, so I’m sure he
wouldn’t take it personally. Right?” Landon instantly switched his behavior and grinned
cheekily at his uncle, his tone irritatingly thick-skinned.
Despite smiling, Preston secretly cursed Landon out.
“You should quit worrying about Zoe’s marriage. I’ll introduce her to someone rich, but he
is definitely not Jasper Beckett,” Landon declared. The air in the study immediately grew
heavy.
Zoe’s glee had changed into glumness.
“Landon, I am confused. Who else can Zoe marry if not Jasper?” Preston asserted with an
air of authority.
He added, “If the Beckett Group doesn’t agree to take her in, they will be humiliating us.
They are basically saying that Zoe, a precious granddaughter and sister, is nothing more
than Jasper Beckett’s plaything that can be discarded at whim. What do they take us as?”
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