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“Enough,” Liam said quickly and a bit sternly.
As soon as Liam spoke, Betty stopped crying right away and eagerly sat Adrian down. Liam then looked at Gwyneth.
Liam said kindly. “Betty is a little hot–tempered and can be blunt sometimes. But the Jenkins Group is a big business”
Betty was surprised, suddenly realizing that Gwyneth, the heiress of the Jenkins Group, was also there. Still, she looked down on Gwyneth–she thought the Jenkins family was not fancy enough for high society.
Gwyneth could tell Liam was trying to comfort her, and she also sensed Betty’s hostility. Gwyneth gave a small smile. Seeing she wasn’t upset, Liam turned to Adrian and said. “You’re not getting any younger. It’s time you start thinking about getting engaged”
Adrian looked at Gwyneth for a moment before he finally said, “I’m really not ready to get engaged yet.”
Liam shot him a cold, serious look. “So, is it that you don’t want to get engaged, or are you just hoping to date around?”
Adrian immediately went quiet. He thought, If I say I don’t want to get engaged, people will think I just want to keep dating around.
Liam hadn’t forgotten that the woman in the photo was Gwyneth’s younger sister. Turning to Gwyneth, he asked, “Do you think it’s too soon for Adrian to consider getting engaged?”
In other words, he was asking how she felt about her sister being with Adrian. Gwyneth understood right away. I think-
Betty suddenly cut her off, barely holding back her impatience. “Like you’d ever let your sister leave Adrian!”
Gwyneth sighed. After taking a sip of coffee, she said. “From the way the Lopez family is growing, thinking about a marriage for Adrian is a smart idea.
Gwyneth said, “Even though Harrison and I married mostly for business, I still feel happy. Harrison was raised well, and he treats me kindly. I’m sure Adrian will also have a happy marriage with his future wife.”
As they talked, Gwyneth and Harrison leaned toward each other perfectly in sync, showing how close they were, making Betty pause in surprise. Betty thought, “She wouldn’t even support her own sister! Instead, she’s encouraging Liam to find a match for Adrian Doesn’t Gwyneth see her husband and my son are rivals? There’s something fishy.
Betty, always suspicious, kept a close eye on Gwyneth. Liam looked quite happy with Gwyneth’s answer, and a small smile appeared on his face. “Well said. I’ll find a good match for Adrian.”
“Harrison, come to my study later. I need to talk to you, Liam said as he got up, and Harrison quickly followed him.
The maid politely offered to bring Gwyneth some dessert. Gwyneth smiled and waved her off, saying, “No, thanks. I’m already full, I’ll take a walk to help with digestion
The maid left.
Gwyneth was about to walk in the garden when Henry stopped her. Betty sneered, “Gwyneth, you’re playing reverse psychology”
She added, “You really think pretending to be nice to Liam while secretly letting your sister get close to Adrian will work? You’re trying to get all the Lopez family money, huh?”
Gwyneth thought quietly. What a crazy idea. Melanie’s not smart enough to take over the Lopez family. And if I really wanted their money, wouldn’t I start planning right after I got married?‘
Still, Betty could actually be quite useful. Gwyneth smiled as she looked at her glaring face. “It seems you don’t really understand our family, do
you?
Gwyneth explained calmly, “I lived in Galvocity and only came back to Joracity later. Before that, the Jenkins family only had one heiress–my sister, Melanie. And she didn’t just start seeing Adrian recently”
She added, “Honestly, if Harrison and I really wanted to hurt your son, why would we bother Liam to find someone ehet We could have just arranged for your son to marry Melanie today”
After saying that, Gwyneth went for a walk in the garden to help with digestion. Betty stayed where she was, silently thinking that Gwyneth’s words
did make some sense.
Given Harrison’s good standing and Gwyneth’s special status
as in the Lopez family, if they had suggested that Adrian marry Melanie, Liam might
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have agreed. But neither of them said that.
“You must have a worse plan. Betty bit her lip hard.
She would never let Gwyneth off the hook.
you want?”
Gwyneth couldn’t get into the garden–Adrian blocked her way. Feeling tired inside, she lazily asked, “What
bed. What do you
“Are you really so eager to find me a fiancee and start a family?” Adrian asked angrily, stepping closer to Gwyneth. Seeing her calm face, his anger
burned even more.
He said. “Once I many and have kids, The family power will shift to me. Aren’t you afraid of what will happen to you and Harrison once I get
ahead?”
“So you’re finally showing your true self, Gwyneth said coolly, raising her hand to push him away and keeping her distance. I don’t care about your family’s fights.
She thought, “Even if I did care, Harrison is my only friend in this family. No point wasting words on Adrian
But Adrian kept going, “What do you see in Harrison?” he asked. “He’ll never give you kids, and he won’t get the family fortune either”
He tried to coax her, Instead of sticking with that dead–end relationship, why not choose me! Just say yes, and the whole Lopez empire can be
ours
Gwyneth was shocked. There were no cameras, but he was still bold enough to say that
Gwyneth raised her hand and stopped Adrian. Tm not interested in your family’s power games, and honestly, I don’t like you
She added, “The Lopez family’s money means little to me. Instead of waiting for an inheritance, I prefer working hard on real projects and bettering myself”
Then she brushed past Adrian and went straight to the garden. Adrian stood frozen for a moment, then suddenly realized she was insulting him. He was about to chase after her when he heard footsteps coming from upstairs. Harrison was at the top, looking down at him. “Grandpa picked Kate Thornton for you. Meet her tomorrow”
“Fine,” Adrian muttered, lowering his head. As Harrison walked past, his fists clenched quietly in anger.
