Chapter 1733

Cornelius asked, "That lady from the Beckett family has a mental condition?”

"That's right, Grandpa.” A vicious look flashed across Zoe's gleaming eyes. She continued, "She and

the entire Beckett family have been hiding Lauren's condition from you all along. She actually has

severe autism. In other words, she is mentally disabled.

"I was in the same middle school as her. At that time, other classmates would call her “dumb’ and

“idiot’ behind her back. She also quit her tertiary studies halfway because of her condition.”

"No wonder I've always felt that there was something strange about her every time I met her.

Despite being 21... or is it 22? Her mind is still like a child's. Turns out that it's because of her mental

problem!

"As expected, Sophia's offspring is indeed problematic! Even though she died, she still left her

retarded daughter to wreck my precious grandson!”

Cornelius started coughing. He was so consumed by anger that he started to feel unwell. He

coughed continuously until his face had flushed red.

Zoe helped to soothe his back immediately. "Deep breaths, Grandpa. Watch your health!"

“Landon... Does he know about that woman's condition?"

“Landon is well aware."

Cornelius became even more enraged. More than that, he couldn't wrap his head around it. "He still

wants to marry her even though he knows about it? He's out of his mind! Isn't he afraid that their

children would also be mentally impaired?

"I really don't understand it. As my grandson, he can have any woman he likes. Why is he so fixated

on a dumbo?"

"Landon is being tricked by Lauren's naivete. He has had so much fun with glamorous women in the

past that he's now unable to stop himself after getting a taste of something plain,” Zoe remarked in

a scornful tone.

Cornelius’ eyes became bloodshot from fury. He hit his palms against the couch’s armrest

repeatedly. "The entire Beckett family is a bunch of swindlers! They think that they can shove their

undesirable daughter into our family... In their dreams!

"As long as I'm around, I will never let that woman marry into our family! I will go and meet Newton

first thing tomorrow morning and break this marriage off!"

"I'm afraid that won't be a good idea, Grandpa.”

Zoe knelt down on one knee next to Cornelius. She held his trembling hands and comforted him. "If

you go to Mr. Beckett Senior in such haste, Landon will hear about it immediately.

"You should already know what his personality is like. If he finds out, he will surely cause a ruckus.

He's also such good friends with Mr. Beckett. With him siding with outsiders, we will end up being

the ones at a loss."

"My dear granddaughter, you're so thoughtful! How smart of you!"

Cornelius started to calm down. He then pressed on, "How about if you come up with an idea for

me? How should I handle this?"

"Lauren and I used to be schoolmates. Let me find time to speak with her face to face."

When Zoe spoke, her voice was gentle and the look on her face was kind. "I'll tell her how I feel and

reason with her. In that way, I hope that I can convince her not to cling to Landon any longer. They

will not have a future together.”

Cornelius thought about Landon, who had fallen head over heels in love. He couldn't help but feel

worried. "What happens if you're not able to convince that lady?"

"Then, I will use the second method—one that is a little cruel and vicious. That said, it is a method

that can make them have a clean break."

Zoe smirked slyly. "You just have to wait and see.”

After a short period of recuperation, Lauren resumed her school life as usual.

She had experienced such an enormous crisis at school. However, no matter how great the

commotion was, it would die down quickly when it happened in such a structured environment.

The surveillance footage had been deleted and there were no bystanders during the incident. Due

to the pressure from the Harpers and Lauren's identity, the school kept silent about the incident

where she was held hostage.

Lauren was able to live a peaceful life thanks to all that Landon had built for her.

If possible, Landon would have loved to build a flawless ivory tower so that he could keep and

protect her within it, like a flower in a closed terrarium.

Nonetheless, what he didn't know was...

That night, she was outside the study. She had overheard the conversation that sent chills down her

spine. That conversation had become like a fine yet barely discernible crack along the wall of the

closed terrarium.

Perhaps, just like that, this would be the end.

Maybe, eventually, the crack would spread slowly and become like an extensive web. In the end, the

entire terrarium might be covered in cracks.

Every day, Angelina kept Lauren company and watched her like a hawk.