Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

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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 Jasper’s. 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.

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“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.

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“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?”

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