Upon hearing Lauren’s retort, Zoe was filled with rage. She clenched her fists so tightly that her meticulously adorned nails dug into the flesh of her palms.

If it weren’t for the people around them, she would have slapped Lauren already.

Zoe took a deep breath. Smirking maliciously, she leaned close to Lauren’s ear, speaking in a low, mocking tone. “You’re right. You’re not an idiot. You’re a psycho.”

A psycho.

She was a psycho.

Lauren’s mind buzzed loudly, and cold sweat soaked through her pure white cotton dress.

At that moment, the piano music on stage began to play.

The melodious notes flowed into her ears. But for her, they were like painful melodies, only intensifying her stress.

“Lauren, you’ve always wanted to be Landon’s wife—to be Mrs. Harper. But do you think you’re qualified? You know your illness best. Do you think you can give birth to a child with normal intelligence for Landon?”

Zoe hit her sore spot, each word striking at her heart.

Lauren lowered her head. Tears were welling up at the corners of her eyes, and her cotton dress was crumpled from her delicate fingers, much like her heart at that moment.

“Landon is not only your lover but also the heir of Harper Group. He’ll be the head of the Harper family in the future.”

wish is for our family to become a century-old aristocratic family. If you want to be

chances that you can give birth to a healthy child for

illness is passed on to your child? Do you want the Harper family to have no successors? Do you want

sweat beading on her

doesn’t want to let you go through the hardship of giving birth, does

stimulate the vulnerable Lauren. “Harper Group is my dad’s life’s work. If Landon can’t inherit Harper Group, how can

Grandpa can accept a woman like you as the future matriarch of the Harper family? If Landon insists on

change his mind and let Uncle Preston become the heir of Harper Group.

Zoe uttered felt like a

not an idiot, you must understand

you

Zoe was about to get

Landon,” Lauren spoke with her head

was weak,

pupils suddenly shrank at those words. “What

Landon. I love

her eyes, meeting Zoe’s

a coward. I’ve never fought for anything for myself, nor have I ever desired

gritted her teeth. “How dare

Harper family doesn’t accept me. I don’t want any status. I just want to be with Landon. As

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