The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

"Mark?"

"Grandfather?"

The spirited shout from upstairs left the Southstream Lanes stunned.

Fleur was stunned like the rest and snapped right then, "Silence, old-timer! I'm doing this to save your life!"

"I will not be denied!" Mark continued shouting from upstairs. "I'd rather die right now than live under such grief! I was waiting to see if any of you kids were going to stand up to these thugs... but Clark and Gable bailed as soon as they heard the Soranos were here! Only Gavin and Helen stood up against them! That's why I'm announcing it right now: only Gavin and Helen will be the candidates for the next head of the Lane family—Oof!"

Mark was suddenly grunting just as he was about to finish, seemingly struck.

"Sir!" Helen exclaimed in shock.

look at Willy right then. "Come at me if you have a problem. Bullying an old

are you talking about?!" Mark was laughing upstairs. "I'm not old yet, whippersnapper! Punch me

Mark grunted in pain again, Frank's brow creased in

profoundly guilty toward Mark—the Soranos had beef with him, but, unable to find him, they came to the Lane family

and realized that Hubert had visited Riverton before to attend the arranged marriage

led him to

Mark die—not when his brother Henry had

Frank glared furiously at Willy as he snapped, "Debts will be paid,

snorted and kicked Frank right then, sending him stumbling a few

five seconds, and it's Mark Lane. and any second of

said, "Oh, and your girl's quite hot... But don't worry,

down despite