There was nothing else, nothing at all. And all of this had to do with Jane, and Jane alone. Apart from her, Gregory had no reason to stir up any trouble elsewhere.

But Alaric, a man who was always proud of his ability to juggle multiple relationships, couldn't believe that Gregory would make such a bold move just for Jane! All those times Alaric spoke to Jane, he was trying to persuade her to patch things up with Bryant. Sure, he did it behind Bryant's back, but to the public eye, he was acting under Bryant's influence. Wouldn't Gregory fear offending Bryant by making such a grand gesture?

Lucius just gave him this blank look. "Mr. Ford instructed me to tell you, if you bother his people again, it won't be as simple as just breaking a leg."

With that, Lucius turned to leave.

Alaric, shocked to his core, quickly asked, "May I ask... what's the relationship between Ms. Webster and your boss, Mr. Ford?"

He had to understand the extent to which he had offended Gregory today. If it was just a matter of defending a lover, then laying low for a while would suffice, and the matter would be forgotten. But if... Lucius turned back, "The kind where marriage is the only option."

Alaric was stunned for a moment, but his mind quickly caught up, stuttering, "But... wasn't there a rumor that Mr. Ford has been looking for Ms. Myers for over twenty years... and now he's going to marry Ms. Webster?"

Lucius replied calmly, "Ms. Webster is Ms. Myers."

he have imagined that Jane would be so

you really think you're all

pretty

high and mighty in front

you could actually become part

can't wait to see

he thought about it, the more Alaric wished he could bash his own head in. He had failed to curry favor with Bryant and now had gone and offended Gregory to boot Considering the rumors about how Gregory valued his fiancée and his ruthless methods, Alaric even doubted if Jane had relayed his words exactly as he had said them. Otherwise, he might have

Cloud Villas.

texted her before coming Bella gave her a glance and then turned to Summer, "Summer, mom needs to discuss something with Ivy. You're going on a show tomorrow, have your bird's nest soup and get some rest early, no staying

"Okay."

kitchen, took out the bird's nest soup prepared by the maid, and sat at the dining table, happily sipping

reassured, went upstairs

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