Chapter 197
Lauren was sleeping in Landon’s arms, her hand gripping his shirt collar as her eyelashes fluttered lightly. She looked like some angel
from heaven.
Landon glanced at her briefly but quickly looked away. He had years of experience with this, so he could easily shift his focus elsewhere.
When he looked back at Betty, his tone had grown sharp and angry. “You’ll be missing out if you leave now, Ms. Betty.”
“I wanted to go to the washroom. Betty stuttered, heart pounding in her chest.
“You can go alter.”
Landon walked past Betty, heading for Jasper and Alice.
Betty’s jealousy spiked when she noticed the red love bites on Landon’s neck. Something exploded in her brain and started buzzing nonstop.
If Landon hadn’t drank the drugged wine, then-
Betty’s heart plummeted at the realization that Lauren had likely drunk it.
Did they do anything? Did they sleep together?
“F***! Damn you, Lauren Beckett!” Betty screamed internally.
“Lauren!” Alyssa and Jasper cried at the same time.
“What has happened to her? What has happened to my granddaughter?” Newton asked. He hadn’t seen her once throughout the evening. so the sight of her now made him feel both confused and enraged.
Javier and Sophia looked unbearably worried as well.
“Don’t worry, sir. Lauren is fine. I have experience with this kind of thing.” Landon assured them.
“Experience?” Jasper’s features twisted angrily. “If your ‘experience‘ was ‘spent‘ on Lauren, I’ll be the first to peel the skin off your back!”
“Tsk.” Landon scowled. “Have some faith in me, won’t you?”
Alyssa noticed the red marks on his neck but said nothing.
“I’m sure the full picture is apparent now.” Alyssa said, her stern gaze lingering on Betty and Liana. “The only other people sitting with my brother at the time were Mr. Beckett and Mr. Landon. My brother was drugged, followed by Ms. Lauren, who had never once appeared during the event. 1
Jasper and Landon both gazed at Alyssa, their eyes filled with admiration. She had such a keen, analytical mind!
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