NovelEnglish"Hi, Landon. Hi, Uncle Preston." Zoe stopped right in front of them. A sweet smile cacross her face. She was pretending to be nice.
"Oh, hey, Zoe! Are you feeling better?" Preston asked, pretending to be concerned.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I'm much better. Thanks for asking, Uncle Preston." "That's good to hear. You're a precious one in the Harper family. Your Grandpa and mother would be sad if anything bad happened to you!" Preston uttered these words for Landon to hear.
Following that, he shot Zoe a look before walking away while humming a tune.
"What are you doing here?" Landon glared at her frigidly.
"I made schicken soup for Grandpa, so I'm bringing it to him while it's still hot." Zoe blinked. She had an innocent look in her eyes. "Landon, you're not going to stopfrom being nice to Grandpa, are you?" Landon's deep and icy gaze narrowed as he raised his hand, pointing dominantly at her face.
Although he hadn't said a word, Zoe's heart started racing out of fear. Her hands, which were carrying the tray, trembled slightly.
"I'm warning you, Zoe. Don't try to be funny. Otherwise, | will rip off that dishonest tongue of yours and break your damn legs. You can tryif you don't believe me." Upon saying that, Landon bumped her out of the way and left with great strides.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmZoe glared at him from behind. It was as if he was unshakable. Through gritted teeth, she muttered, "Let's see then!" After that, she wiped off the gloomy expression from her face and put on a lovely smile before entering the study.
"I'm here to see you, Grandpa!" The dull gaze in Cornelius’ eyes vanished temporarily at the sight of Zoe. He gave a friendly smile in response.
"Hi, Zoe." "Here's schicken soup. | made it especially for you, Grandpa. It tookan entire day to prepare it." Zoe placed the tray on the coffee table. She served up a bowl of soup to Cornelius. "This soup is best eaten when you're in a bad mood. It nourishes your body and helps soothe your heart. Try it, Grandpa." "How did you know that | was in a bad mood, Zoe?" Cornelius put a spoonful of soup into his mouth. Just like Zoe said, it made him feel less suffocated.
"Landon just cto see you. | also noticed that you looked like you had a lot on your mind when | walked in.
There's also this invitation card on the table. It's from Landon and Lauren, isn't it?" Zoe smiled perfunctorily. "It seems like they have sgood news?" "Good news? This is not good news!" Cornelius put his bowl down heavily. He exhaled heavily and glared, "Landon is my only grandson, but that lady from the Beckett family has him wrapped around her finger! He has been completely bewitched by her! "Landon is giving half of his assets as his wedding gift to her. Giving them to her is equivalent to giving them to the Becketts. Doesn't he think about the consequences? "After they get married, | dare say that all the Harpers will end up changing their last nto 'Beckett' within a few years!" "I know right, Grandpa? | knew that you were bothered by this." Zoe let out a helpless sigh. "Actually, there's another thing that | haven't told you. | was afraid that you'd feel even worse if you found out." "At this point, what else is there that | wouldn't be able to take? Just tell me!" Deep down, Zoe sneered. She turned around and walked to the coffee table. She then retrieved a document that was hidden under the tray.
"Take a look at this, Grandpa." Doubtfully, Cornelius took the document from her and started flipping through it briefly.
In an instant, his eyes widened with anger. He stared at the diagnosis in disbelief. Lauren's nwas written clearly on it!
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