Chapter 118: Who Is This Woman?


    The door to the study opened and Thomas stood at the door, “I have shown them to the living room.”


    Jayden nodded.


    “Don’t worry, the matter has already been resolved. He can’t say anything now.” Jayden saw the worry


    in Victoria’s eyes andforted her.


    Victoria lowered her raised eyebrows, “I am not worried.”


    “You never admit.” Jayden held her hand, “Let’s go!”


    In the living room, Landon was sitting on the mahogany sofa, tea was being poured to him and Warner


    was standing behind him.


    Seeing Jaydene over, Landon stood up, “Jayden, this is aplete mess, I can only beg you.”


    “Beg me?” Jaydenughed loudly, “Don’t joke around with me! Why would you beg me?”


    Landon sighed loudly, “If it wasn’t for my two useless children, this would have never happened.”


    “What happened?” Jayden pulled Victoria with him and sat on the sofa opposite to Landon.


    The servant served them tea as well.


    “You didn’t watch the news today, did you?” Landon asked.


    “No.”


    After retiring, Jayden no longer liked to watch the news and just spent his usual days with his Victoria,


    writing calligraphy, going on walks or ying chess.


    “Maybe you should take a look at this first.” Landon motioned his son to show the news to Jayden.


    Warner handed him the phone.


    Jayden looked at the news and he was a little surprised. He was not surprised at how outrageous the


    news was, but at the fact that the matter happened in his family, why did hee to him?


    It shouldn’t have been hard to cover this matter up with the connections of the Herbert family.


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    “Landon, is it…” Jayden raised his head and looked at Landon opposite to him, “Could it have


    something to do with me?”


    Why else would hee to him?


    Landon sighed again, “I am not as lucky as you. You gave birth to a good son, retired early and now


    you are enjoying old age peacefully. My children only cause trouble and make me mad with rage.”


    “Landon, why are you saying that?”


    “This.” Landon pointed to the child with blood on his face in the news. “This child, I heard that he is the


    son of the woman Matthew likes. Maria feels that this woman broke up her and Matthew’s engagement.


    And… it’s shameful to say… Sampson likes this woman and got a bit hot-headed… so he kidnapped


    her child to threaten her to leave Matthew.”


    Landon avoided the horrible stuff Sampson did and stayed on the lighter notes.


    He didn’t mention that his own daughter wanted to marry Matthew for her family to be benefitted, nor


    about the fact that Sampson wanted to marry that woman.


    The things hurt his reputation.


    Jayden and Victoria looked at each other.


    Who was this woman?


    And what was that about the child?


    Wasn’t the reason why their engagement ended Dolores?


    There was no photo of Dolores in the news, so they didn’t know that this woman was indeed Dolores.


    Matthew had not allowed for Dolores photo to be published in the news article.


    He didn’t want to pull her in such news.


    “This matter must have provoked Matthew, which is why I am here.” Landon sighed again. Even at this


    age, because of his children’s stupidity, he had to humble himself in front of his peers. His heart felt


    uneasy.


    “We are all people with reputation and status in the society. If this spreads out, I won’t be able to show


    my face anywhere. I wouldn’t havee to find you, but if a conflict arises between our families, it will


    only hurt both of us, don’t you think?”


    Landon knew how to negotiate. He was not here to beg for mercy, but he didn’t want the two parties to


    get into a conflict and harm the peace between them.


    “You also know my son’s temperament. If I could have controlled her, the engagement at that time


    wouldn’t have broken off.” Jayden was not a fool. He couldn’t just listen to Landon’s one-sided story


    and just agree with him or promise him something.


    Landon’s face fell. Did Jayden not care at all about this? He thought.


    “Jayden, even though we couldn’t be inws, we have still known each other for a long time. Do


    you really want to watch both families lose their peace because of this little incident?”


    “Our Matthew is not an unreasonable person. Of course, if someone provokes him first, we won’t


    ignore it. As you know since a few years, both of them father and son have been at odds with each


    other. But we will try our best, we will call him back tonight and understand the situation clearly and


    give our best advice.” Victoria spoke, her voice soft but firm. Her first sentence suggested that they


    provoked Matthew first and were at fault and herst sentence made it clear that they did care but that


    it was a separate matter.


    Landon was speechless by her words.


    “As long as you both know, the best would be to keep the peace.” Landon stood up.


    “Of course, we don’t want to ruin the peace.”


    Landon smiled reluctantly, “I should go now.”


    “Stay for dinner.” Victoria smiled in a dignified way.


    “No, they are waiting at home.” Landon declined.


    “Thomas, send them out.” Victoria did not personally send them off. Regardless what happenster,


    right now, they must stand with Matthew.


    Obviously, it was their fault first.


    She used her words carefully to let Landon know that if Matthew didn’t let them go it was their own


    fault. They had caused it themselves.


    They also had to realize that it really harmed their friendship.


    “No need to see us out.” Warner said to Thomas as he walked to the gate.


    Thomas smiled and still opened the car door for Landon, “Madam asked me to see off the guests, how


    dare I neglect. Mr. Herbert, Please!”


    Landon nced at him and got into the car.


    Warner got into the driving seat.


    The car drove out soon.


    Looking at the vi be smaller in the rearview mirror, Landon eximed, “Matthew is really smart,


    not without cause. When parents have such high IQ, how can the son be stupid?”


    He had just experienced Jayden’s IQ and strategy.


    Jayden’s behavior just now surprised him.


    “Dad, what are you talking about? Matthew’s biological mother is Jayden’s ex-wife.”


    “Oh, yeah! Look at me, I have gotten really old.” Landon held his forehead.


    “Dad, what would happen if Jayden can’t convince Matthew?” Warner was worried.


    Landon thought for a long time, weighing all the options, distinguishing the pros and cons but he still


    felt that he could never openly attack the Nelson family.


    After all, they were big in business now, he had no choice but to ept that he couldn’t afford to offend


    the Nelson family.


    If he tried to fight, only his family would suffer.


    “The one who provokes is responsible.” Landon slowly closed his eyes.


    It’s not that he was ruthless; it was just that he couldn’t help but care about his family in this situation.


    If Matthew didn’t let them go, the matter was bound to ferment.


    If that happened, the Herbert family’s reputation was going to be ruined and it was bound to affect the


    In the Nelson family’s living room…


    Jayden leaned on the cushion on the sofa, holding Victoria’s hand and rubbing his thumb on the back


    of her hand. He was narrowing his eyes as if thinking about something.


    “Are you thinking who that woman is? What about that child?’ Victoria asked.


    She also felt strange. Before, she had thought that Matthew liked Dolores, but now there was another


    woman with a child.


    This worried her.


    Jayden reached out and brushed a loose strand of her hair behind her ear. He said softly, “Don’t worry,


    I will go to the vi to see him.”


    He will talk to him about this incident.