Pursuing Her

Chapter 554

William even mentioned Jennifer a lot while delivering his speech.

Anyone who could read between the lines would know that he was very satisfied with Jennifer and wanted her as his daughter-in-law.

Naturally, Jennifer was overjoyed when she heard William declaring his approval of her.

Minerva shook her head when she saw the gleeful smile on Jennifer's face.

"I know you don't like to hear me say this, Jennifer, but winning Old Mr. Lombard's heart over doesn't mean anything unless Mr. Tristan likes you."

However, her advice fell on deaf ears as Jennifer couldn't care less about that.

"I'll be able to keep making progress with Tristan as long as I have Old Mr. Lombard's support."

I'll be sure to show Tristan that Sophie isn't worthy of being with him!

Those who heard William's words understood full well what he meant and were staring at Sophie with mocking looks in their eyes.

When it was time to present the gifts, Jennifer presented William with a very beautiful diamond. It was a one-of-a-kind item that couldn't be purchased anywhere.

Sure enough, William was very pleased with how much effort she had put into the gift.

"Thank you very much for this wonderful gift, Jennifer. I don't think anyone else cares this much about me, so I really hope you will be a part of this family."

Jennifer simply kept quiet and flashed him a gentle smile in response.

"See? Old Mr. Lombard really likes Jennifer! It looks like she has completely won his heart over!"

"Exactly! Given Sophie's reputation, I doubt she'd even qualify to marry into a wealthy family, let alone the Lombard family! Mr. Tristan is probably just fooling around with her or something. There's no way he'll ever marry her!"

"I know, right? Still, she does look quite pretty, though. Maybe I could try to—"


That man was halfway through his sentence when Tristan grabbed him by the throat, shocking everyone else around them.

How dare he talk about Sophie like that?

"What are you doing, Mr. Tristan? I was just making a joke! You—"

Tristan cut him off by increasing the pressure on his throat. The man felt like he was going to have his windpipe crushed at any second.

Jennifer quickly ran up to him and said, "What are you doing, Tristan? We're celebrating Old Mr. Lombard's birthday! You wouldn't want to kill someone at his birthday party, would you?"

However, Tristan ignored her completely as he said, "Who do you think you are, huh? How dare you badmouth my girlfriend in front of me? You are in no position to judge Sophie at all!"

Tristan then turned toward his subordinates and ordered, "Throw him out and terminate all of his business partnerships with the Lombard family!"

Jennifer went pale when she saw his response.

"Mr. Tristan, what are you—"

"You'd better shut your mouth, Ms. Whitley! You should know better than anyone else than to go around acting like you're a part of the Lombard family!" Tristan cut her off angrily.

Jennifer fell silent from shock after hearing what he said.

Wait... What does he mean by that?

"Tristan! There are tons of guests at this party! Are you going to rip all of their tongues out as well?" William yelled furiously at him.

This is exactly why I hate Sophie! As excellent as she may be today, nothing she does will ever change her past!

With that in mind, William shot Sophie a glare.

The latter simply stared back at him without flinching.

Tristan walked up to Sophie and wrapped an arm around her waist as he announced, "I will only say this once. Sophie is the only woman I will ever marry. Those who dare badmouth her shall suffer my wrath!"

He loved Sophie so much that he would do anything to protect her from harm.

I will become her strongest pillar of support! I won't let anyone harm her as long as I'm alive!

"Tristan!" William was fuming, but Tristan ignored him completely.

Jennifer quickly rushed to his side to comfort him, "Please don't get angry, Old Mr. Lombard. It's your birthday celebration, after all."

William shot Sophie yet another disdainful glare.

This woman is nothing but trouble! Tristan has changed completely after dating her! A man cannot have a weakness, or his enemies will exploit it to get at him! Sophie is clearly going to become his weakness, so I cannot allow them to be together! I will not let anyone become my son's weakness!

Sophie held Tristan's hand as she asked, "Why are you getting so worked up? You told me not to worry about what others say, didn't you?"

Well, I bet Jennifer is having a blast right now!

For some reason, Tristan's anger subsided the moment he heard her voice.

"It's true that we shouldn't mind what others say, but I won't allow anyone to badmouth you on such a special occasion!"
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