Sophia sneered, remarking, âJasper deeply wounded Alyssa when they divorced. And his relationship with Zoe is questionable.
âConsidering Alyssaâs intolerant and strong-willed personality, is it possible for her to accept Jasper? It might be beyond what she finds acceptable.â
Javierâs expression grew serious at the mention of the probability that Alyssa might find the situation beyond acceptance. But before he could speak, a knock on the door interrupted.
Following that, Barryâs anxious voice came through. âMr. Javier, Madam Sophia, the Harpers are here.â
âJust say Iâm not here,â Javier answered without hesitation while frowning.
âMr. Javier, Harper Groupâs chairman, Mr. Cornelius, came along as well. Are you sure you donât want to meet him?â
Suddenly, Javierâs heart sank.
âYou see that, Javier?â
With her arms crossed, Sophia smiled nonchalantly. âUntil Jasper and Zoeâs marriage is settled, our family wonât have a peaceful day. Even Cornelius is here. If this continues, it wonât end well.â
Cornelius sat on the center sofa with his hands folded on top of the eagle head of his cane. His imposi presence made everyone in Seaview Manor hold their breath.
âMr. Cornelius, why didnât you inform me you were coming? I would have welcomed you,â Javier said with a smile, walking over with Sophia.
The living room was filled with the Harpers, creating a tense and unfriendly atmosphere.
With an unchanged expression, Javier looked around and said, âMr. Cornelius, you made quite a grand entrance. Are you upset because I didnât welcome you personally?â
âIâm indeed upset, but you know why, donât you?â
Frowning, Cornelius spoke with a cold and intimidating tone. âYour family is quite arrogant. My daughter-in -law personally came here, but your son didnât bother to meet her.
âI had to come here personally, or your son wouldnât even bother to show respect.â
good family.â
âLauren might be dating Landon, but they havenât made it public. Thereâs still a chance to turn things.
around,â Javier opined. âThings will only get messy if they make their relationship public.â
âJavier, what do you mean? Do you not want Lauren to marry Landon?â Sophia asked worriedly.
âMrs. Harper visited our place to discuss Jasper and Zoeâs marriage, but she went home empty-handed without getting to meet with Jasper. Didnât you see her expression when she left? She was so resentful.
âLandon is her only son. After what happened between Jasper and Zoe, she couldnât possibly agree to the marriage between Landon and Lauren,â argued Javier while impatiently rubbing his forehead.
Sophia was taken aback. She replayed the scene and recalled Penelopeâs look of rage, realizing that Lauren might have lost her chance of marrying into the distinguished Harper family.
No. All wasnât lost yet!
Given that Landon was willing to marry Lauren and take the problem off their hands, Sophia resolved to push the marriage through by all means.
With that in mind, she sighed sorrowfully and tiptoed to Javier. While massaging his shoulders, she whispered, âJavier, youâve been in a bad mood in the past few days. You must be worried about this matter. I have a win-win solution that will solve everything.â
Javier mused, âAnd what is that?â
âMake Jasper marry Ms. Zoe, and everyone will be happy. Weâll approve of Zoe in exchange for Mrs.
Harperâs approval of Lauren,â Sophia suggested, getting more excited and greedier as she spoke.
anyone Javier frowned with frustration. âCanât you tell who Jasper is in love with? He has no eyes for except for Alyssa Taylor. And you should know his temper well after 20 years of living together.â
âJasper might be in love with Alyssa, but itâs all meaningless if she doesnât reciprocate.â