Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue -
Chapter 1545
Landon had shamed Preston straightforwardly.
Preston was embarrassed.
Preston knew Landon as someone ruthless, careless, and rude. He was someone who was about tobecome president of their corporation.
Moreover, Cornelius was present with them. Preston assumed that Landon would have practicedsome restraint.
In the end, he didn't hold back at all!
As the head of the family, Cornelius wanted to rebuke Landon. But on second thought, he figuredthat there was nothing wrong with what Landon had said. He wasn't too fond of the useless bunchthat Preston had befriended anyway.
So, he simply cleared his throat in an attempt to break the tension.
Penelope, on the other hand, couldn't stand it anymore. She frowned and chided, "Landon, howcould you speak to your Uncle Preston like that? Don't be rude!"
Preston chuckled. "Oh, don't say that to Landon, Penny. He's just a child in our eyes."
Sylvia Jansen, Preston's wife, tried to diffuse the situation quickly.
She smiled warmly at Landon and said, "Landon, that's how Preston usually is. Otherwise, how didhe end up with just a few friends? His other friends left because they got mad at him. He wasn'ttargeting you specifically. Don't misunderstand him."
Landon relaxed his brows. He swiveled the wine glass in his hand.
This wasn't the first time that Preston and Landon had gotten into an argument.
Preston was impotent. As a result, he was unable to satisfy Sylvia sexually. So, for years, they onlyseemed close on a surface level. Even so, he always provided for her materially. As such, shecontinued staying by his side.
Rather than being husband and wife, they were more like Bonnie and Clyde. They were a couplewho schemed to make the Harper Group their own. They were like two blood-hungry leeches.Landon glared icily at Preston and Sylvia. He clenched his teeth. He vowed to land a powerful smackon these two pests and squish them to death.
Scrumptious-looking dishes were served. Everyone started to eat. However, Landon was only tastingthe red wine. He didn't touch the food on his plate at all.
Who would have thought that Lauren would feed him so well? It was as if she was afraid that he'dstarve. He was so full that his trousers could barely stay buckled when he was in the car. He felt souneasy.
All in all, the delicacies outside still could not compare with the home-cooked meals he had at SageManor.
Everything tasted bland to him without Lauren by his side.
"Why aren't you eating, Landon?" Sylvia asked in a concerned manner. She smiled. "This is a top-grade steak, specially imported from Furancia. Cornelius chose it especially for you. This shows howmuch he really loves you."
Landon replied coldly, "Beef is difficult to digest. I get indigestion if I have too much of it. Thankyou, Grandpa, for thinking of me.”
"Indigestion? You've always been healthy. When did you start having stomach problems, Landon?Did Angie even care for you properly?" Penelope's expression was full of worry. She was reallyconcerned for Landon.
"It has nothing to do with Angie, Mom."
"You're usually a disorganized person. You've been so busy every day. On top of that, you have tolook after that woman from the Beckett family. Wouldn't these take a toll on your healtheventually?”
Penelope deemed Lauren to be the daughter of a murderer. The thought of her own son beingentangled with someone like that made her furious. At the same time, she knew that this wasn't agood time for her to rant.
Instead, she insinuated, "It's not healthy to have food from elsewhere. It'll be too late once it affectsyour health!"
"Mom, you can address Lauren by her name. You can also call her Ms. Lauren. But please don't referto her as “that woman.”
Landon became serious-looking. His voice was deep. "Lauren has never talked bad about you. Whenshe mentions you, she's never been disrespectful either. I hope that you can also be respectfultoward the person I love.”
Penelope was silenced. Her hands that were holding her cutleries started shaking.
If this were to continue, Lauren would end up stealing Landon!
Preston observed as Landon lashed out at Penelope, his own mother, without discrimination. Thetension disappeared from his face. He became more at ease and sniggered to himself silently.Lauren was Landon’s weakness.
He simply needed to replace a suitable opportunity. He could probably make use of Lauren to getcontrol over Landon. Then, he could turn the tables.
"Landon, Preston mentioned that you brought your girlfriend to the previous horse racingcompetition. Everyone met her there.”
Sylvia started to stir things up again. She sighed, "I was unwell that day, so I wasn't able to attend.It's a pity that I didn’t get to meet Ms. Lauren. We're gathering to have dinner as a family heretonight. You should've brought her along.”
Landon disregarded Sylvia. He turned his gaze toward Cornelius and asked, "May I, Grandpa?""May you what?" Cornelius was taken aback.
"May I bring Lauren, your granddaughter-in-law, to our family dinner next time?"
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