Upon hearing Lauren's retort, Zoe was filled with rage. She clenched her fists so tightly that her meticulously adorned nails dug into the flesh of her palms.

If it weren't for the people around them, she would have slapped Lauren already.

Zoe took a deep breath. Smirking maliciously, she leaned close to Lauren's ear, speaking in a low, mocking tone. "You're right. You're not an idiot. You're a psycho."

A psycho.

She was a psycho.

Lauren's mind buzzed loudly, and cold sweat soaked through her pure white cotton dress.

At that moment, the piano music on stage began to play.

The melodious notes flowed into her ears. But for her, they were like painful melodies, only intensifying her stress.

"Lauren, you've always wanted to be Landon's wife—to be Mrs. Harper. But do you think you're qualified? You know your illness best. Do you think you can give birth to a child with normal intelligence for Landon?"

Zoe hit her sore spot, each word striking at her heart.

Lauren lowered her head. Tears were welling up at the corners of her eyes, and her cotton dress was crumpled from her delicate fingers, much like her heart at that moment.

"Landon is not only your lover but also the heir of Harper Group. He'll be the head of the Harper family in the future."

as if she were considering the bigger picture. Her voice was cold as she said, "My dad's last wish is for our family to become a century-old aristocratic family. If you want to be Mrs. Harper, you'll

your illness is passed on to your child? Do you want the Harper family to have no successors? Do

her eyes, sweat beading on

hardship of giving birth, does

"Harper Group is my dad's life's work. If Landon can't inherit Harper Group, how can our

can accept a woman like you as the future matriarch of the Harper family? If Landon insists on marrying you,

to change his mind and let Uncle Preston become the heir of Harper Group. When that day comes, you'll become the one who has

like a sharp knife

idiot, you must understand my words, right?

that, Zoe was

spoke with her head still

voice was weak,

at those words.

I love

been a coward. I've never fought for anything for myself, nor have I ever

her teeth. "How dare

don't want any status. I just want to be with Landon. As long as he doesn't drive me away,

Lauren spoke these words, her eyes were so bright and captivating that they outshone

at Lauren's persistence and shamelessness. Her high heels made sharp noises as she left under the

patiently waited in the corridor until the ceremony

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