Chapter 157

"Mr. Beach, your meals are always prepared according to the standard and sent up to you. Why bother to come down yourself..." Carl murmured softly. It made it impossible for him and Madeleine to dine in peace. "From now on, Madeleine will dine with me. I've been busy with work recently and can't be without assistance," Beckett said solemnly. Carl took a deep breath. The little ship of kinship capsized with a single word. "Mr. Beach, let me do it! I'll dine with you." The chefs preparing meals for Beckett are all Michelin star restaurant chefs. Can it be possible for an average person to enjoy these meals? "You should go to the restroom," Beckett instructed Carl. "Why should I go to the restroom?" Carl asked, puzzled. "To look at yourself in the mirror." "Cough cough..." Madeleine almost choked herself. With restrained laughter, she bowled her head to eat the rice. Carl, looking aggrieved, bowed his head and started eating. [Fast forward] At the clubhouse. "Mr. George, our two families are connected by marriage, which has been confirmed at a press conference. We share both honour and disgrace. Regardless of whether you and Charlotte share feelings, you are her fiance, her future husband. You should protect her," Jenny said to Alex. "As for Chris, no matter whether the child is from He's family or not, you and Charlotte will certainly have your own children in the future." Alex leaned back on the sofa, staring at Jenny. "Did Miss Merritt come today intending for me to plead with Beckett again?" "It's something you should do," Jenny looked back at Alex. Alex gazed thoughtfully at Jenny. "Miss seems to be a little unclear of the situation." Jenny frowned. "The child is of my bloodline, while Charlotte is only a fiancée," Alex reminded Jenny. If Charlotte had no value to him, he would not hesitate. "Alex, you can't ignore that the Merritt family and the Simpson family have a long-standing friendship," Jenny took a deep breath. "This time, it is us, the Merritt family, begging you to take action." Jenny finally let go of her pride. She had indeed come to plead with Alex. "Then, Miss Jenny, would you like to talk to me about your relationship with Beckett?" Alex sat upright, his deep gaze fixated on Jenny. "As far as I know, six years ago, you showed up in Beckett's room, but he... didn't seem to go back there," he said meaningfully. These days, he had been in Pinebrook, investigating the matter from six years ago. What he wanted to uncover was who, six years ago, had left Madeleine's room. In other words, the biological father of Chris. He was determined to find out who Chris's biological father was before Chris's true parentage was revealed. "Only in this way can we plan ahead." "He Zong has been investigating me..." Jenny's fingers clenched instantly. "I do not have the patience to spend too much time talking with you." Alex reminded Jenny. Jenny knew about Alex's abilities and remained silent for a long time. "That's right...he didn't go back to his room, but Beckett didn't know. He thought he had returned to his room, so he has always assumed that the person from six years ago was me." Jenny knows she cannot hide from Alex. But Alex will absolutely not expose her. Because she still has value. "Who's room did Beckett enter?" Alex frowned, his voice low. He's scared now... that the one who entered Madeleine's room back then was Beckett. "I'm not certain." Jenny shook her head. "I had people investigate as well. On the same floor that evening, the only woman staying was the female celebrity Fu Peipei. But it seems Fu Peipei and Beckett don’t have that kind of relationship. If it were Fu Peipei, she couldn’t possibly keep it a secret from Beckett." Alex had of course found this information as well. "Is it possible that Beckett went to some other floor?" That night, Beckett was calculated against and drugged, it was entirely possible that he got the wrong floor and the wrong room. “It's been too long, we can't investigate it again." Jenny shook her head. "If we can't find out, Beckett certainly can't. As long as he can't, and if I insist it was me, he has no counterclaim, unless that woman personally comes forward to deny it, or... that woman became pregnant with Beckett's child the first time." Jenny spoke again. Otherwise, it could only have been her. Beckett owed her for his entire life. "It's been six years, if that woman was so scheming, she would have come out to clarify long ago. I suspect that the real woman involved with Beckett has no idea that he is Beckett," Jenny said, looking at Alex. Alex's face grew even uglier by the second. What he feared the most now... was that Beckett had gone into Madeleine's room. What a strange coincidence it was. Rubbing his forehead, Alex spoke in a serious tone. "If you wish to have Beckett, I advise you to hurry... Without causing harm to Madeleine and the child, make her leave Beckett." To avoid more complications in the long run. "Are you meaning..." Jenny, being clever, immediately understood Alex's points. She took in a sharp breath. "Are you implying... Chris might be Beckett’s child?" "Chris is my son," Alex said resolutely. Jenny frowned and fell silent. "Charlotte has gone too far this time, even not sparing the child, it seems that detention didn’t make her learn her lesson, once Beckett is determined to confront her, nobody can save her. If your Merritt family still wishes to protect yourselves, I suggest you cut your losses now," Alex warned seriously, then stood up and left. Jenny gasped once again, realizing that what Alex implied was for the Merritt family to give up on Charlotte. As long as the Merritt family was willing to expose Charlotte's misdeeds publicly and send her overseas, Alex would undoubtedly take the opportunity to break off their engagement. But if she didn't do it this way, once Beckett revealed these things, it would be a destructive blow to the Merritt family, and Alex would still divorce Charlotte. When that time came, both the Merritt family and she would be implicated. If the Merritt family was destroyed, then they would truly be destroyed. A desperate measure for survival... That was all she could do. Charlotte, this fool. Even if Charlotte was her own little sister, she could not afford to think too much about it now. "If a person is not for oneself then the heaven and earth will wish for his destruction." Sitting on the sofa, after a long silence, Jenny, feeling the cold on her fingertips, dialed Charlotte's number. "Can you get Alex’s hair?" "Sister… He refuses to see me," Charlotte panicked. "What should I do? What should I do?" "I'll figure this out, you buy a ticket to M country right now and leave tomorrow," Jenny told Charlotte to leave Pinebrook. “Sis!” Charlotte refused to go. "Do you want to destroy the Merritt family, or do you want to hide outside for a few years?" Jenny reminded Charlotte. "Why should I..." Charlotte was unwilling. "It's because he is Beckett!" Jenny said, filled with anger. Charlotte was frightened and didn't say anything. Anyone who offended Beckett, who on earth knew what could be their fate. If Beckett really wanted to take action against the Merritt family, they would be no match for him. "Sis, please save me, I don't want to break off my engagement with Alex." Charlotte cried out. "Now you decide to beg, you don't think ahead whatsoever," Jenny massaged her temples. "Alex is definitely going to break off the engagement with you, but if you hide overseas for a while and wait till Beckett gets tired of Madeleine and cools off about this matter, then return, it's still not too late. At least you can protect the Merritt family.” Charlotte was crying on the other side of the phone. Jenny felt irritated and simply hung up the phone. With trembling fingers, she grabbed a cigarette and lit it for herself, her heart was hammering. Alex's words today obviously had hidden meanings. It seems… she needs to not only have Chris and Alex do a paternity test but also use Chris's hair to do another paternity test with Beckett…