Chapter 756

Preston lounged on the couch, lazily peeling a tangerine he plucked from the fruit plate. "You know,

I think Jasper Beckett should marry Zoe."

Cornelius’ eyebrows shot up at the statement, and Zoe couldn't contain a quiet grin in Cornelius’

arms

"Sure, Jasper might be an out-of-wedlock son, which isn't ideal, but Justin Beckett is unwell. Sooner

or later, the company will be Jaspers. If Zoe marries him, she'll inherit Beckett Group. Not a bad deal

at all," Preston remarked, crossing his legs and stuffing a piece of fruit into his mouth.

"Uncle Preston, what are you even saying ..." Zoe bit her lower lip and blushed.

"I've thought it over. We'll make an announcement saying that you've been dating Jasper for a while

now, but we kept it private because we didn't want to take up the press space.

"Two single adults sharing a room is pretty normal, isn't it? Is there a need for public outrage? Look

how badly they've scared Zoe," Preston added. He was in charge of entertainment and PR agencies

and was no stranger to sensationalism and whitewashing tactics.

"That's so typical of you, Uncle Preston. All you're good at is bullshitting. You're such a great role

model for the young,” Landon said with a snicker and strode into the study with an intimidating air.

"L-Landon ..." Zoe's heart sank as she buried herself in Cornelius’ embrace.

Preston's smile froze on his face, and he crushed the tangerine in his hand. "Oh, Landon, looks like

you're in a bad mood. Attacking your uncle just when you walked in, huh?"

"Landon, watch your attitude,” Cornelius warned with fury.

Landon smirked and sat across from Preston, surly but still good-looking. "You have expanded your

reach ever since you became the CEO, haven't you, poking your nose into our family matters? Is it

because you are childless? Does it feel good to roleplay a father in our marriage arrangements?"

Preston felt the anger rising, his childlessness a lifetime humiliation. Publicly, he explained it away,

citing it was his wife's fault. Only his wife knew that he suffered from erectile dysfunction.

Nevertheless, he couldn't throw a tantrum in front of Cornelius and had to hold it in.

“Landon, how could you talk to your uncle like that? You brat!" Cornelius slapped the arm of the

couch.

"Grandpa, I'm joking around with him. He doted on me since I was young, so I'm sure he wouldn't

take it personally. Right?" Landon instantly switched his behavior and grinned cheekily at his uncle,

his tone irritatingly thick-skinned.

Despite smiling, Preston secretly cursed Landon out.

"You should quit worrying about Zoe's marriage. I'll introduce her to someone rich, but he is

definitely not Jasper Beckett," Landon declared. The air in the study immediately grew heavy.

Zoe's glee had changed into glumness.

"Landon, I am confused. Who else can Zoe marry if not Jasper?” Preston asserted with an air of

authority.

He added, "If the Beckett Group doesn't agree to take her in, they will be humiliating us. They are

basically saying that Zoe, a precious granddaughter and sister, is nothing more than Jasper Beckett's

plaything that can be discarded at whim. What do they take us as?"