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Chapter 31\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raymond turned on Zachary, his gaze sharp. \u201cDid you bring Regina back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary\u2019s face went pale. All the arrogance drained out of him in an instant. \u201cGrandpa, I\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat else do you want to say?\u201d Raymond snapped, his voice shaking with anger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raymond could overlook Zachary\u2019s flings. But he would never tolerate him humiliating and hurting Genevieve for some woman who didn\u2019t belong anywhere near the Lambert family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve had saved Raymond\u2019s life more than once. Without her, he would have passed on years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before Zachary could scramble for an excuse, Tristan spoke again, his tone calm. \u201cGrandpa, don\u2019t get worked up. Your health is more important.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since Tristan returned, the Lambert family had never been at peace. The constant stress only made Raymond\u2019s health deteriorate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve almost thought that Tristan was sincerely trying to comfort Raymond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a second later, Tristan added, \u201cBut he didn\u2019t just bring Ms. Sloane back. He signed her on as Lambert Group\u2019s chief perfumer. Genevieve must be pretty upset.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary had signed his mistress into his own company and even made her chief perfumer. It was no different from shoving a blade into Genevieve\u2019s hand and demanding that she plunge it into her own heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2026 You ungrateful brat!\u201d Raymond snapped. Rage blurred his vision, and his breath hitched as his body tipped backward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa!\u201d Genevieve\u2019s pupils contracted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary and Tristan were practically pushing Raymond into an early grave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve hurried to her medical kit, drew out the needles, and inserted them into key points on Raymond\u2019s chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As her hands moved, she tried to calm him down. \u201cGrandpa, don\u2019t get angry. Take a deep breath.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary stood there, furious and panicked. But when he looked at Tristan\u2019s perfectly composed face, he couldn\u2019t force out a single rebuttal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since Tristan\u2019s return, Zachary had been quietly digging into his past, trying to find something he could use against him- but he never uncovered a single real weakness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, with just a few casual words from Tristan, Zachary found himself unable to argue back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary was so furious that his chest felt tight. For a split second, he almost wished that Genevieve would give him a couple\u00a0<\/p>\n
of needles, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a long moment, the tight knot between Raymond\u2019s brows finally eased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He opened his eyes, looked around the room, and then his gaze settled on Genevieve.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Something complicated flickered in his eyes. He let out a long sigh. \u201cGen, help me back to my room.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He glanced at Tristan, then looked at Zachary. There was nothing in his eyes now but disappointment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tristan gave a curt nod.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Genevieve guided Raymond past Tristan, she said in a low voice, \u201cIf anything happens, call me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary\u2019s fists clenched so hard that his nails dug into his palms. The fury in his chest had nowhere to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back in the bedroom, Raymond took a few shallow breaths, then gripped Genevieve\u2019s hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 31\u00a0<\/p>\n
443\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGen, Zachary just doesn\u2019t know how to appreciate you. Don\u2019t stay mad at him. Couples fight, but they don\u2019t hold grudges for life. I\u2019m begging you. Give him one more chance, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Genevieve looked at Raymond\u2019s aged, sincere face. She couldn\u2019t bring herself to say that she wanted a divorce. She simply tucked the blanket around him in silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To Raymond, her silence felt like a glimmer of hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time dinner was served, Tristan had already left. Only the three of them remained at the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zachary sat like a scolded child, his head bowed the entire time, barely daring to make a sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Raymond ate only a few bites before he suddenly pressed a hand to his chest and started coughing hard, like he might collapse again at any second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa!\u201d Zachary shot to his feet, panicked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine.\u201d Raymond waved him off, but his face had gone even paler. \u201cMy chest just feels tight. Your mom rushed back to her family this afternoon. Tonight, you two aren\u2019t leaving. Stay here and keep me company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, he looked at Genevieve and said, \u201cGen, I\u2019ll only be at ease if you stay.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Chapter 31\u00a0 Raymond turned on Zachary, his gaze sharp. \u201cDid you bring Regina back?\u201d\u00a0 Zachary\u2019s face went pale. All […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-you-chose-her-so-i-married-better"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205\/revisions\/232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}