Lauren had been single for years and thus had extremely high requirements of her other half. She would definitely not marry just anyone.
Jordan didn't want Lauren to sacrifice her own happiness because of him!
However, Chris lost his temper as soon as he heard that and he snapped, "Punk, what nonsense are you spouting!?! How dare you try to stop Lauren from marrying me? Do you have a death wish?"
Jordan completely ignored him and was still staring at Lauren's beautiful side profile. "Lauren, I know you don't like him at all, and you shouldn't marry someone you don't have any feelings for at all. You won't be happy if you do."
In order to get closer to Lauren and to express goodwill to him, he decided to call her by her name instead of calling her 'Miss Howard'.
It was just like how he called Victoria by her name.
Chris's face turned red, and he was hopping mad. "Bullshit! Lauren and I are childhood sweethearts and our families have long formed ties with each other since my grandfather's generation. No one else is a better match for her than I am!"
"If Lauren doesn't like me, can she possibly like you?"
At this moment, Lauren drawled, "Jordan, you're Chloe's father so I won't object to you coming here to see her."
"However, you don't need to worry about my affairs. Whether I have any feelings for Chris and whether I
marry him or not has nothing to do with you."
Lauren's voice was cold and austere. She was no longer as gentle as she used to be!
Indeed, she was really mad at Jordan!
Hearing Lauren chide Jordan, Chris and Robb grinned happily because one sentence from Lauren was much more effective than ten from Chris.
Robb laughed and said, "Haha, you're right, Darling!"
Chris began to get smug and complacent, too.
"Jordan, did you hear that? Lauren has already said that you're in no place to meddle with her affairs!"
Having had past experiences with Victoria and especially Hailey, who enjoyed creating trouble, he had long understood women well.
Most of the time, women like to say things they don't mean, especially when they are upset. Whenever they were angry, they would tend to say the opposite of what they felt.
Jordan continued to walk forward and said, "Lauren, are you upset with me? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said those things to you last night. I just got really anxious and impatient because I couldn't reach Victoria. I sincerely apologize to you, okay?"
Hearing this, Chris was stunned immediately.
"It's no wonder that Lauren would suddenly be willing to marry me. It turns out that she had gotten into a fight with Jordan, huh?"
Seeing that Jordan was apologizing to Lauren in a bid to seek forgiveness, Chris was afraid that Lauren would
forgive Jordan and then cancel their marriage.
Hence, he hurriedly stopped in front of Jordan to shield Lauren behind him.
"What are you doing standing so close to my fiancee!?! Back off!" Chris barked loudly.
Jordan was enraged, too. "Get lost. I have something to say to Lauren."
Chris obviously wouldn't give Jordan a chance to talk to Lauren. "I'm Lauren's fiance. You need my permission to speak to her!"
Indeed, he was an absolute male chauvinist. It seemed that Lauren wouldn't be allowed to speak to a stranger after Lauren marries him.
Seeing that the two of them had gotten into an argument that was getting so heated that they were about to get physical, Lauren interjected, "Jordan, why don't you go inside to teach Chloe to play the piano?"
Chloe, who had been rather obedient for a long time, said, "Daddy, I want you to practice the piano with me."
Chris chimed in, "That's right, go play the piano with Chloe. Lauren and I still have a lot of things to discuss, such as the wedding photos, hotel venue, wedding rings,and so on. Don't hinder us from preparing for the wedding!"
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