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“Satisfied now?” Joyce glanced at Tristan and inadvertently saw the caller ID on his phone.
She suddenly felt breathless as if she had been hit hard by something.
A dense pain flooded her chest. Joyce immediately turned away, stepped on the gas pedal, and drove away without waiting for Tristan to respond.
She felt a little soreness in her eyes and a forced out a cold laugh.
‘So, this is how he named me? Missus? I was his missus, but not anymore. I no longer fit this title.’ Tristan watched as Joyce’s car faded away and looked down at the caller ID.
‘Missus?’ Those memories from before their divorce felt like a dream, and they came flooding out at once.
Tristan felt a dull pain in his chest as if a hand was ruthlessly squeezing his heart, so much so that his breathing became a little heavier. He was to blame for losing Joyce, who used to love him so much.
Now, he had to try and win her back slowly. It was simply retribution! His phone suddenly rang again. It was a call from Ingrid.
“Brother, Grandpa asked you to hurry back…” ) “Got it.” Before Ingrid could finish her sentence, Tristan hung up on her. He took a deep breath and tried hard to divert his attention, but that did not make him feel any better.
Ingrid reluctantly hung up the phone. She had intended to gloat at Tristan, but he did not give her the opportunity. Tristan had sold off his shares in Gemini.
Entertainment to Joyce, which helped her to become the actual controlling shareholder.
Old Master Beckett was furious when he found out and was so angry that he almost fell ill. Ingrid had been reprimanded by her grandfather since she failed to apologize to Joyce last time.
Now that her grandfather’s target changed to Tristan, Ingrid was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. Once Tristan’s car appeared at the Beckett Villa, the low and heavy air pressure inside the house lifted slightly.
As soon as Tristan opened the door, the butler immediately welcomed him. Young Master, the old Master is waiting for you in the study.’ Tristan nodded and went upstairs without an expression. Just as he reached the door, a teacup was thrown at him. Tristan dodged sideways with a cold gaze.
“You still have the cheek to come home?!” Old Master Beckett sat inside the study. The atmosphere inside was extremely oppressive.
“What’s the matter?” Tristan asked with a frown. Old Master Beckett gritted his teeth in anger.
“Hmph! Joyce wants to deal with Ines Xavier, so you gave up your shares in Gemini Entertainment to her? Why are you so obedient? Powell Corporation is now targeting us at every turn.
Don’t you know how to use this opportunity to negotiate with them?” He had always been most proud of this grandson that was a business wiz.
Recently, Beckett Corporation’s image had been on a decline especially on the internet. Since Joyce needed their help, they should seize this opportunity to make good use of it.
However, Tristan actually gave up on such a good opportunity this time. How could old Master Beckett not be angry? Tristan’s face was indifferent and did not care about the old man’s wrath.
“There’s no need to negotiate. We owe Joyce, so it’s right to just give it to her.” His voice was deep and cold. “Moreover, Gemini Entertainment has already started to lose money internally, so holding too many shares is useless.
I don’t intend to clean up their mess. .” ) No matter how good or bad Gemini Entertainment’s prospects were, Tristan did not want to be a part of it.
He did not care for this company. Since Joyce wanted it, she could have it. Old Master Beckett was originally furious, but when he heard the last part of Tristan’s explanation, he was stunned and came back to his senses.
If that was the reason, he could accept it. His expression eased slightly before he added, “To be honest, Floyd Powell won’t forgive us so easily, but a tit-for-tat won’t benefit anyone, so he’s not making any obvious and big moves for now.
However, this won’t do in the long run. I have a solution to this…” ) Tristan frowned.
The old man grunted and continued, “Based on family background, talent, and capability, both you and Joyce are very compatible with each other.
If she hadn’t concealed her identity to marry you before, Floyd Powell’s daughter would’ve been your wife.”
Seemingly anticipating what his grandfather wanted to say, Tristan jerked his head up. Old Master Beckett swept a glance at him and said in an imposing voice, “Since she liked you before, she’ll definitely be able to like you again, so you should put in some effort too.
As long as you both remarry, everything will be solved!” A marriage alliance between Powell Corporation and Beckett Corporation was a strong union and a perfect match.
It would undoubtedly be a boost for both companies. a This was the best result. Tristan’s face was gloomy. He raised his eyes to look at his grandfather. “She won’t agree to a marriage of convenience.” ) ‘Especially if I’m the groom.’
If Joyce was willing to get into a marriage of convenience, she would not have concealed her identity in the first place. What she wanted was never just a marriage.
Old Master Beckett snorted coldly, “Do you want to watch her get together with someone else? How big a loss would that be to our family?” There was no other person better suited for Joyce than Tristan.
No matter who Joyce chose to be with in the future, the Beckett family would become a laughing stock. To the Becketts, it was more harm than good.
Although Old Master Beckett did not like Joyce as a person, he was willing to disregard his past prejudices and accept this woman because of her powerful family that was a force to reckon with.
When Tristan heard this, his expression stiffened and became complicated. ‘Watch her get together with someone else?’ Tristan had never thought about that.
Although there were many men around Joyce, he never felt that Joyce would marry any of them. ‘What if Joyce married someone else…’ Once he thought of this, Tristan’s eyebrows knitted together.
His face instantly became tense. The resistance and gloom in his heart were very apparent. ‘No way!’ Old Master Beckett stared at Tristan with an austere expression.
“If Joyce is unwilling to remarry you, then we can only replace her with someone else. You can marry another daughter from an affluent family who can rival Joyce.
Only then can we counter the threat posed by the Powell family.” Tristan’s eyebrows furrowed tighter. His complexion turned glum and extremely upset.
He subconsciously loathed this terrible proposal. Tristan looked at his grandfather with deep coldness and resistance in his eyes. “No, I don’t need a marriage of convenience.
You don’t need to meddle in my matters with the Powells. I’ll see to it.” His relationship with Joyce was at a deadlock, and he would not even consider other women.
After he said that, Tristan turned to leave without waiting for his grandfather to react. Ingrid had been waiting downstairs for the good show, but besides the sound of glass breaking when Tristan first went in, there were surprisingly no other movements.
She did not dare to go upstairs and eavesdrop either. As soon as Tristan came down, Ingrid hurriedly greeted him. “Brother, Joyce’s such a jinx.
She’s the reason you got scolded, right? You shouldn’t be too nice to her. Otherwise, she’ll get so arrogant and think that our family is easy to bully Tristan narrowed his eyes dangerously and had an inexplicable chill.
“Ingrid Beckett, I’ve warned you so many times not to provoke her. It seems that you still can’t get that into your head, huh?” Ingrid was startled and frightened by the gaze.
Suddenly, she did not know what to do.” I… I didn’t…” ), “I asked you to apologize. Did you?” At the mention of this, Ingrid was too scared to make a sound.
Tristan coldly swept a glance at Ingrid and said in a grim tone, “If I find out that you dare to provoke Joyce again, you can get the hell out of the Beckett family!” He did not show her any mercy.
After that, he walked out of the Beckett Villa. Ingrid stood frozen in place and unconsciously broke out in cold sweat.
Tristan got into the car and recalled his grandfather’s words. He could not imagine Joyce being with someone else. He felt like a boulder was pressing on his heart, which made him gasp for air.
It felt incredibly heavy and suffocating. Somehow, he found Joyce’s number and could not help but call her.