Chapter 73
Natalie finally nodded in agreement.
A faint smile stretched across Sebastian’s lips.
He cupped her cheeks and kissed her, slipping his tongue into her mouth.
They were a couple now.
The Quinn family’s house was still morous after Sebastian and Natalie left. The maid was cleaning
the red stains on the carpet, listening to the three of them bicker.
Cassie lost her temper.
She sniffled loudly and burst into tears as if she had just broken up with her boyfriend.
“How could Sebastian do this to me? How could hepare me to that bitch? I’m in no way inferior to
her! Mom, no one has ever humiliated me this way!”
George was reading the newspaper, scowling with frustration. He couldn’t understand what his
daughter was thinking.
‘What makes her think Sebastian would like her? Besides, isn’t it a good thing he doesn’t like her?’ he
thought.
Since Sebastian didn’t like her, he wouldn’t me them for marrying him to Natalie instead of Cassie.
George couldn’t understand why his daughter was making a fuss.
Lauren was also furious.She had been dreading this day, thinking Sebastian would ruin their lives if he
found the truth.
However, the man showedpletely no interest in Cassie, which infuriated them.
“Stop crying.Otherwise, your eyes will be puffy and bloodshot. You won’t be able to go
out.Sebastian is just a loser.He doesn’t deserve you.”
Lauren patted Cassie’s back tofort her.But Cassie began to weep harder.
Gritting her teeth, she picked up the teacup on the table and threw it on the floor.
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“But he doesn’t like me.He evenpared me with that bitch. That’s the biggest humiliation of my life!”
Lauren’s heart clenched at the sight of the shattered remnants of the antique vases and cups on the
floor.
She had spent a lot of money on them, but Cassie smashed them in an instant.
“That’s a good thing. What would you have done if Sebastian pestered you to marry him?”
Lauren continued to persuade her daughter.
Hearing that made Cassie calm down a little.
“Of course, I wouldn’t have agreed.” She sniffed loudly.
“But I should be the one denying him and this proposal.I can’t believe he doesn’t want me.”
“Sebastian is not a good man.I’ve asked you not to let his good looks deceive you.Keep my words in
mind.Otherwise, sooner orter, you’ll fall for the wrong man and suffer.” Lauren poked Cassie’s temple
with disappointment.
At that moment, George’s phone rang.
Lauren picked up the phone and nced at the screen.
“George, it’s a call from thepany you have partnered with.Answer it now!”
She nudged George’s arm, who was about to doze off on the sofa.
“What’s the matter? Why have they called me at this hour?”George sat upright, clearing his throat.
“Hello, Mr.Walton.What’s up?”
The caller was the CEO of one of the Quinn family’s partneringpanies.
“Mr.Quinn, the senior executives of ourpany have decided to terminate our cooperation with your
company.” George sprang up from his seat in horror.
“Wait, Mr.Walton.Why? What’s with the sudden decision? Are you not happy with our coboration?”
George wasn’t good at handling business.
Thepany was barely holding on over the years as he struggled to retain the connections his father
had built in the past.
This coboration was crucial for business.
Once they withdrew, the Quinn family would face severe downfall.
The partner then spoke, his tone nd.
“I heard that you once arranged your biological daughter’s marriage, only to make your adopted
daughter many in her stead. You still owe the girl a sum of money, don’t you? Yet you refuse to give her
properpensation. Your adopted daughter has made this matter public, and she certainly wasn’t
subtle about it.Clearly, you are not a trustworthy person.In our recent meeting with the shareholders,
we have reached a consensus to no longer engage in any cooperation with your dubious enterprises.”
Although the man’s voice was rtively calm, George felt it rumble in his core.
“Mr.Walton, these allegations aren’t true at all! We have our fair share of difficulties.Can’t you please
reconsider the matter?”
George was so frightened that he could barely think properly before speaking.He was still honest, to a
degree.He wanted to acknowledge the Quinn family’s fault in the issue with the marriage, but he didn’t
know how to even begin his exnation.
“Why should I? How dare you insist on a coboration when you and your family have already been
exposed for your deceit?” George felt his face bum with shame.He had nothing to say to that.
Lauren was seated beside him, and she had been pressing her ear to the other side of the phone the
whole time to listen in on the conversation.
She was just as shaken to learn that their business partner intended to terminate their cooperation.
Unlike George, however, she was quite adept with words.
“Let me talk to him,” she said impatiently as she grabbed the phone from his hands.
“Please, Mr.Walton,” Lauren said in a singsong voice.
“You must allow us to exin our side of the matter. You can’t just listen to what other people are
saying.It is true that we have an adopted daughter.However, this so-called expose of hers is nothing
but a ploy to extort us of money.Such an ungrateful girl, really.We raised her like our own, and here she
is now, maligning us for profit.I’m afraid that she won’t stop until she has taken every single penny to
our name.We would have dly given her what she needed, but we know her well enough to know that
she’s only going to squander any cash she gets her hands on. This is a family matter, Mr.Walton.We
are trying to handle it as best as we can, but I hope you understand that personal affairs have no ce
in business transactions.”
Lauren had fully expected to convince the man with her persuasive ways, but she only received more
disdainful remarks.
“I disagree.As a matter of fact, I had this issue investigated exactly because of our existing
coboration.I must say, I’m quite appalled that you persist in ndering your adopted daughter.I
already know that Natalie asked you for money in order to finance the surgery of a maid that used to
serve the Quinn family.She wasn’t going to spend it on herself.It seems that you and your husband are
incapable of truth.Only an idiot would be willing to enter a business deal with you, and I assure you, I
am no idiot. Noveloz Furthermore, the Quinn family has been on the decline in recent years. The
only reason why we kept giving you contracts is to honor the friendship between the previous
generations of our two families.Now that you have broken that trust, I believe I have no other choice but
to sever our ties for good.”