Chapter 27 Bring Her In
Dalton was irritated. Last night, Dante dragged him out for drinks, and after just two glasses of the potent stuff, he was completely out of it. He couldn’t remember at all how he ended up at the hotel with Lydia.
This morning, he was swarmed by reporters right at his hotel room door, which really frustrated him.
“Chandler, can you say something?”
Only then did Chandler set down his documents. He turned towards Dalton and looked at him.
“Embarrassed now, are you? You messed up. You fix it.”
His cold tone sent a chill through Dalton.
“Chandler, we’re both Anistons. This scandal embarrasses the entire Aniston family. Besides, even if you don’t care about me, would you really just watch as Galaxy Holdings Group’s stock continues to plummet?”
Chandler scoffed, unmoved. “If Galaxy Holdings can survive this, so can you. After tarnishing our family’s reputation, you still have the audacity to ask for my help? Where do you get the nerve?”
Dalton found Chandler to be excessively heartless. But then again, he felt it made sense. Galaxy Holdings Group was unnecessarily dragged into his mess, and in just one morning, it had lost billions of dollars. Likely, every shareholder in the company despised him now.
At that moment, Walter knocked and entered. He glanced at Dalton before speaking, “Lydia is here to see you, Mr. Aniston.”
Just as Dalton was about to go out to meet her, Chandler commanded coldly, “Bring her in.”
Lydia said, “Dalton, our affair has gotten too much attention. Celestial Ventures Group’s stock is also affected. If this continues, the losses will only grow.”
As soon as Lydia entered and saw Chandler was also there, she was stunned and quickly greeted them. “Mr. Aniston.”
Dalton noticed a scarf draped over Lydia’s arm and quickly recognized it as the one he gave to Meryl ten years ago.
He asked in surprise, “That’s…”
“I found it in the trash at the Stone Villa this morning. It must have been thrown out by my sister. I remember this belongs to you, Dalton. Do you still want it?”
A vein throbbed on Dalton’s face. “Oh, very nice! Meryl, well!”
Lydia looked guilty and remorseful. “Maybe this morning’s news upset her… Dalton, maybe I should explain it to her…”
Dalton said coldly, “Chandler, I’m calling off my engagement with Meryl. I’m marrying Lydia now!”
He thought, “Since Meryl dared to throw away my stuff, I’ll make her regret it for life! She only dared because of our engagement. Let’s see who she can turn to once the engagement is off!”
Chandler’s eyes darkened with a deep intensity. “Oh?”
Dalton clenched his teeth. “Just say that Meryl has been in prison for three years and doesn’t deserve me! I decided to marry Lydia a long time ago. We just haven’t announced it. That way, what happened this morning with Lydia and me will be totally justified.”
Lydia was thrilled. The stage was set, and the play was in full swing. She had been wondering how to bring this up to Dalton without seeming obvious, but he had already taken the initiative. Although in Lydia’s original plan, things weren’t supposed to blow up this big, and her reputation wasn’t supposed to be destroyed, the outcome was the same. Marrying Dalton was worth losing her reputation.
Hearing this, Chandler slammed his cup down on the table, creating a harsh sound. The atmosphere suddenly tensed, causing Dalton and Lydia’s hearts to race.
“What did you say? She doesn’t deserve you?”
The menace in Chandler’s eyes was chilling.