Preston gave Sylvia a sidelong glance. He looked annoyed. He felt that this was a crucial moment. What she had just said was unnecessary.

Lauren was Sophia’s daughter. At the same time, she was also Javier’s daughter. She was his precious daughter. There was no doubt about that.

He had thoughts about making use of Lauren for his own purposes. But he certainly wasn’t going to allow Landon to marry her.

Should Landon choose to marry her, he would be formally establishing a marital alliance with a prosperous family. Plus, Javier would end up becoming his father-in-law.

Wasn’t that simply allowing Landon to become even more powerful? What he needed to do now was to decide between two options. One option was to use Lauren to threaten Landon so that Landon wouldn’t be able to become president.

Or he could take a step back and allow him to become the president. But he certainly had to prevent the marriage with the Beckett family.

the tension in the dining room rise. Cornelius raised his eyebrows in surprise. Neither

back. She chimed in, “Don’t you know the rules at our family dinners, Landon? Only

“An outsider?”

narrowed dangerously. “No worries. Lauren will no longer be an outsider soon enough. She will be my wife.

lump in her throat. “Why are you bringing this up again, Landon? Do you think this is the

rose from his seat slowly. He turned his body to face Cornelius. He

to inform you and everyone here about. | want to take Lauren as my wife. Please give us

manner. Cornelius stared at Landon with wide

to boast

of marrying Lauren, he was

| don’t think Ms. Lauren is good enough for

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