Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau

Chapter 344 - 188: A Friend’s Wife Is Off-Limits (First Update)

Lucas Harlow chuckled, "If you think you can’t beat me, surrender early.""Surrender?!" Edward Foster almost wished he could punch Lucas Harlow’s confident face, "Lawrence was your fan from the start! You even sneakily encouraged her to be your agent! You always intended to take advantage of being close to home to gain an advantage—shameless! Cunning and devious!"

Lucas Harlow replied leisurely, "I didn’t even know why I was helping her or wanted her as my agent, thank you for the enlightenment, now I understand."

"Damn! That works too!" Edward Foster was utterly shocked by Lucas Harlow’s audacity, he circled around him a few times, clicking his tongue, "Ah, Harlow, stop being a star and go back to inherit your family wealth."

"With the level of slyness and thick skin you’ve got now, compared to you, your family is just a bunch of naive and sweet people."

Lucas Harlow gave a gentle smile, "Thanks for the compliment. The day Lawrence agrees to marry me, I’ll go back to inherit the family wealth."

Edward Foster’s mentality immediately collapsed.

Who doesn’t know that Lawrence Winters loves money?

If it comes down to competing with family wealth, how can he possibly win!

If Lucas Harlow wants to crush him with his family background, it’s just like how he’d crush Kenneth Osborne with his own background, entirely in a different league.

Edward Foster clenched his fist, almost in tears, "Harlow! My dear Harlow! I beg you! Let’s abandon all external conditions and pursue Lawrence sincerely!"

"Oh?" Lucas Harlow ignored him, tidying his sleeves, walking elegantly out of the elevator, "Your sincerity is more precious, because you’ve had girlfriends since you were sixteen, and after countless times it has been refined into pure gold. — I support you pursuing with sincerity!"

"Alright, alright! What about you? You also have to pursue sincerely, no other means allowed!" Edward Foster almost wanted to force Lucas Harlow to sign an unequal treaty.

Lucas Harlow glanced at him, "Young Master Ed, we’re at the company, are you sure you want to discuss this here?"

Edward Foster immediately shut his mouth, returning to the demeanor of a dashing and promising young man, with a smile on his face, he uttered through gritted teeth: "...Lucas Harlow! You are still my employee! Aren’t you afraid I’ll make things difficult for you?"

Lucas Harlow smiled placidly, captivatingly, "Afraid, how could I not be? I’m scared to death. When I’m scared, I’d go to my agent to seek justice — do you reckon that’s a good opportunity you just handed me to get close to Lawrence?"

Edward Foster: "!!!"

"Right away, I’m going to cancel your agency contract!" Edward Foster regretted it to death.

He felt like those foolish emperors who used women for peace alliances, handing his beloved woman to the enemy with his own hands...

Edward Foster was now filled with regret, terribly regretful.

...

At this time, in Lawrence Winters’ penthouse, it was just about time for lunch.

Kenneth Osborne was half carrying, half helping her out of the bedroom, heading to the dining room.

Nick Zeller couldn’t stand the sight of the two being all lovey-dovey, showing his teeth, "That’s barely any distance, do you need a cane to walk it? Lawrence, I have a dragon-head cane blessed by a master, I can sell it to you cheap?"

"Tch, you expect me to pay even for using it, Uncle, you’re really driven by money!" Lawrence Winters’ eyes twinkled, "But how much? Is it really blessed?"

Nick Zeller eyed her warily, "This cane is a limited edition, only five made, what do you plan to do?"

"Only so few?" Lawrence Winters shook her head regretfully, smiling sweetly, "Forget it, you keep it to sell at a high price, I have Kenneth as my cane, priceless!"

Kenneth Osborne’s lips curled slightly, though he didn’t say a word, the joy on his face was evident.

Gabrielle Winters came out of the kitchen, seeing Kenneth Osborne and Lawrence Winters walking over affectionately, she happily exclaimed, "Lawrence, where are your friends?"

"They left. Mom, what’s for lunch today?" Lawrence Winters said nonchalantly, her mind already set on the dining table.

"All your favorites." Gabrielle Winters then mentioned Madwoman, "I wonder if someone is looking after Madwoman now."

Kenneth Osborne knew a bit more and after pondering, decided to be straight, "Mr. Zhao informed Madwoman’s parents, they should arrive in Capital City in a couple of days."

Lawrence Winters: "..."

"Now she’s doomed to lose her baby?" Lawrence Winters’ mood immediately took a downturn.

But Gabrielle Winters was pretty understanding, saying, "Mr. Zhao did the right thing. Regardless of the situation, Madwoman’s parents have the right to know about their daughter’s pregnancy as soon as possible."

"But isn’t Madwoman only less than two months pregnant? If her parents don’t want her to have the baby, they’ll force her to abort!" Lawrence Winters frowned, "That’s why she planned to wait till she was further along before telling her parents, so they couldn’t force her then..."

Advanced stages would mean an induced abortion, seriously harming both woman and child.

Generally, loving parents wouldn’t be so heartless.

But Gabrielle Winters disagreed with Lawrence Winters’ perspective, "...Madwoman is wrong in thinking that way. She knows her parents love her, so she uses their feelings to achieve her own goals."

"Whether that goal is noble or base, it’s not right. — Deception is deception, it can’t be offset by saying it’s for someone else’s good."

Lawrence Winters immediately realized she had hit a sore point with Gabrielle Winters.

Gabrielle Winters despised being deceived.

She quickly said obediently, "Mom, I understand it’s wrong. Madwoman’s parents do have the right to know the truth early."

"That’s right." Gabrielle Winters patted her on the head, seriously saying, "Lawrence, if you ever get pregnant and the man doesn’t want to take responsibility, don’t face it alone, tell me early. I won’t let you abort the baby but will help you teach the scumbag a lesson and jointly raise your child."

Kenneth Osborne, suddenly labeled as a "scumbag": "..."

He was speechless for a moment, quickly pledging his loyalty, "Auntie Winters, don’t worry, I will absolutely not behave like that. If Nora becomes pregnant, I’ll be happier than anyone, how could I abandon her?"

Nick Zeller sarcastically jabbed, "Ha, ha... You may not leave her, but our Lawrence’s child might not even be yours, right?"

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