Chapter 428

Chapter 428

"Watch your manners, Lauren! We're having dinner with Grandpa here!” Sophia quipped.

"Alright, alright. That's enough. It's just a fork. No reason to get upset at the girl,” Newton retorted.

Lauren

was his favorite granddaughter, after all.

Sophia clenched her fists angrily under the table. Everything she did was wrong in the eyes of this

old

man!

“Grandpa, Mom, Dad... I'm done with my meal,” Lauren said softly, then hurriedly left the table.

Jaspers eyes narrowed as he watched his sister leave, and certain thoughts appeared in his mind.

Betty's gleeful mood had increased double fold.

She thought that Lauren didn't have to endure such a situation. Lauren could have remained the

family’s

insignificant, almost invisible member for the rest of her life.

Regrettably, Lauren had chosen to attempt to seduce her man. That was why she felt the need to

teach

Lauren a lesson and assert her dominance in the situation.

“But why Landon?” Newton asked with a frown. “Didn't he like Alice?”

Javier, Sophia, and Betty's face turned an ugly shade of red.

Jasper coughed violently, having been drinking some water. His grip on the glass tightened.

"What are you saying, Grandpa? Why would Landon like Alyssa?” Betty huffed, her face reddened

with

anger.

"Of course he does. I may be 80, but my eyes and ears still function properly. I saw how devoted

Landon

was to Alice. He couldn't keep his eyes or attention off of her during my birthday celebration. He's

a

smart, keen boy, that one.”

Newton then glanced at Jasper. “I even thought of marrying Alice to him at the time. They'd make

the

perfect pair. Plus, Landon would treat her like a queen, unlike some. She'd definitely have a happy

married.

life ahead of her then.”

Upon learning that Alyssa would spend the rest of her life happily with Landon, Jasper felt

incredulous.

Jaspers grip on his glass was slowly weakening, almost imperceptibly. He couldn't help but sense

that Newton was indirectly chastising him.

But Jasper couldn't bear the thought of Landon marrying Alyssa. The man who lost his virginity at

16 and

1/2

"Am I still your granddaughter, Grandpa?” Betty cried. “I'm the one who likes Landon Harper right

now, not Alyssa! Shouldn't you be helping me instead? Why would you want to match him to Alyssa

Taylor?”

“Does Landon feel the same way about you?” Newton asked.

“That... I..." Betty was stumped.

“I saw how he treated you the night of my birthday. You two didn’t even exchange a single word. He

doesn't care for you at all.”

Betty gritted her teeth, unable to retort because she knew Newton

was right.

Newton advised, “Just because you wouldn't be forced into an arranged marriage doesn’t mean that

you

should force something that isn't there. You'll only end up wasting your time and embarrassing

yourself.

Newton shook his head and continued, “Your personalities don’t match, either. With Landon’s

temper, you two wouldn't have a day of peace.”

Grandpa!” Betty whined, nearly crying in desperation

*Don't go asking Betty that, Dad.” Javier stepped in to help his daughter. “Women tend to be shy.

“It's not like Landon has no feelings for Betty, either. He came by the other day just to talk to Betty.

Sophia and I both saw it with our own eyes.”

Betty's heart clenched, recalling how Landon had spoken to her that day. Tears pooled in her eyes.

So what if Landon hated her guts?

As long as she married him and became his wife, she was sure he'd eventually fall in love with her

after

spending time together!