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, come 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.

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

trouble. I’ll

never return to Solana City anymore.

dressed in Jasper’s oversized white shirt. Sitting on the table

eyes carried a seductive look. “Mr. Beckett, we secured

him by placing an arm on the table. His eyes were filled with desire. When he couldn’t hold back anymore, he kissed her hard on

accidentally tilted her glass as Jasper held her by the waist. The red wine stained the shirt that she was wearing and trickled down her

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

are quite busy at work lately, aren’t you? You’re not that young either. Can

I’ll perform better than my peers on average, even when I am 80 years old.” Smiling, he ran his lips over her

with him. “Let’s talk about something serious. Mandy told Winston about Cyrus’ crush

to sleep last night. Early this morning, he got Ben to prepare the gifts for Lauren. He even said he’d meet with your grandpa

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