Chapter 137

The Cooper family estate. Beatrice ended the call and rubbed her temple. "That brat is nothing but trouble!" "Please calm down, madam," Mrs. Lewis said gently, walking over with a freshly cut fruit plate. "Kids are all the same, always causing worry. Besides, this really isn't young master's fault." "It's exactly because it's not his fault that I'm even more upset!" Beatrice huffed. She had lined up the perfect daughter-in-law for him, and he tossed it aside like yesterday's trash, insisting on Serena instead. That girl? Just one look at her face and you can tell she's nothing but trouble. Old Mr. Cooper warned long ago—if she really joined the family, chaos would follow. And look at this! They're not even married yet, and the Cooper Group's market value has already taken a hit. What a curse! She glanced at her phone. Besides the call to Claire, she'd called Nelson more times than she could count. Not a single one answered. After hesitating for a moment, she made another call. "Such a