Chapter 1753


    The tone in Damon''s voice was as t as it could get, yet it was enough to stun Presley. He stared


    at Damon for along time, his recent anger subsiding. "What on earth gives you such confidence?


    I''ve never taught you to be so outrageously arrogant.”


    Speaking of teaching him, Presley closed his eyes, "I taught you so much since you were a kid,


    what not to do, what not to touch, and yet you''ve gone against everything. Damon, what do you take


    my words for?!”


    “You''re right." Damon said quietly, "But I feel that in this world, there are only things I don''t want to


    do, not things I shouldn''t do."


    Presley took a deep breath, "One day you''ll regret it, you definitely will"b2


    Damon gave him a nonchnt smile, "I''ve said it before, that day will nevere.”


    Presley didn''t want to stay here any longer. Alyssa''s ruthlessness, and Damon''s arrogance, filled his


    heart with boundless sorrow and anger. These were his family, each one rebellious and arrogant. If


    they had shown a little more respect, he would have given up and brought Chloe back to the Harper


    Mansion, acknowledging her identity, epting her as the future Mrs. Harper. But they all refused to


    seize this opportunity.


    Disappointed and angry, Presley left the Greenfield Vige and went straight to the Harper Group,


    where he asked Robin to notify the press for a press conference.


    After seeing Chloe''s interview at the airport, the online critics'' remarks about Damon weren''t as


    reckless as before. After all, Presley hadn''t personally said that he was going to sever ties with


    Damon. When the media received an invitation to a press conference from the Harper Group, they


    didn''t expect that this sudden press conference would be of such importance.


    At the entrance of the Harper Group, the media were surprised to see Presley himself standing in


    front of the cameras.


    Some even spected that the negativements about Damon online had angered Presley, and


    this was his way of backing his grandson.


    “It seems some people have really messed up this time, not only offending Ms. Summers, but also


    the old man of the Harper family.’


    "I think those people online, unless they''re sentenced to a few years, they won''t get through this."


    "They''re brainless. They deserve it.”


    The journalists were divided in their opinions, having a mixed attitude towards the current online


    environment.


    “Thank you all foring to this press conference. Today''s press conference is held solely in my


    personal name."


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    In front of the TV, Alyssa watched the screen with an unprecedented cold expression. Hannah stood


    in front of her, her hands tightly sped, on the verge of tears with anxiety.


    “Madam, what is Mr. Presley trying to do? He just got so angry here, and now he''s holding a press


    conference at thepany. He wouldn''t...”


    Alyssa snorted coldly, "The Harper family has given him too much confidence.’


    Hannah pleaded, "Madam, please call Mr. Presley and talk to him. He''s angry now and easily


    impulsive. If he really... it would be hard to turn things around.”


    Chloe sat on the sofa, looking a bit upset. Probably everyone in the room could guess what Presley


    was going to do. If Presley really said those words at the press conference, then she...


    What had she done to tear apart a good family, even to this extent? She was baffled, but the result


    made her feel guilty.


    Elizabeth, perhaps sensing her mood, took her hand andforted her: “It''s never your fault. He''s


    just an old stubborn man who thinks he''s superior. He believes that anyone from the Harper family


    is the best and most superior, and no one is worthy to enter the Harper family. He also disagreed


    with me and your dad being together and made a big fuss. Don''t mind him"


    Damon stood by the sofa, his expression calm, but a thickyer of coldness had surfaced in his


    eyes.


    “Recently, I''ve noticed some people criticizing my grandson. Although I''m angry, I can''t refute those


    comments.


    He''s indeed disgraceful. I''ve given him countless chances, but he''s still stubborn, falling so low


    because of a woman.


    “I never thought that a man of the Harper family would one day be like him, begging a woman for


    sustenance!


    Such a grandson, the Harper family will not acknowledge, and I, Presley, do not have such a


    grandson. Today at this press conference, I want to make it clear to everyone that from now on,


    Damon has nothing to do with the Harper family. As for how you talk about him, and how you treat


    him, you don''t have to consider the dignity of the Harper family”


    Once Presley''s words were out, the whole ce was shocked.


    "Mr. Presley, are you saying that you''re severing ties with Mr. Damon?"


    “I heard that Ms. Summers is now pregnant with Mr. Damon''s child. Does your action today imply


    that there''s no chance of recognizing Ms. Summers, and you won''t acknowledge that the child in


    her is of Harper bloodline?"


    "Mr. Presley, I really want to know, what do you care about? Initially, you arranged Ms. Wendy for


    Mr. Damon, partly because of the Alonso family''s status and power, right? But now, Ms. Summers’


    background should be even better than Ms. Wendy''s, right? Why are you still so adamant?"


    Presley''s face was gloomy. This was already a loaded question, but what was the reason for his


    stubborn persistence? The answer was easy. Just because they had defied him too tantly. But


    how could he admit to such a thing?


    “I''ve said all that needs to be said. This press conference is over. Thank you foring.


    He didn''t waste time with unnecessary words. The press conference was as abrupt in its ending as


    its beginning. The inte was once again in a frenzy over this press conference.


    “Holy smokes, what''s going on here? They''ve cut ties for real?"


    “He''s disowning his own great-grandson? Really? I thought he''d roll out the red carpet and wee


    our Ms.


    Summers into the Harper family with open arms!"


    “That''s what I thought too, I can''t believe this is how it''s turned out! Has Ms. Summers desecrated


    their family tomb or something? What on earth is their problem?"


    “This old man''s stubbornness could break a Guinness World Record.’


    “But he''s not wrong though. Having a kept boy in the family is a disgrace."


    Robin had no idea what the old man had been through today. This press conference was


    completely unexpected. If he had known things would go so smoothly, he could have saved himself


    a lot of energy.


    The incident remained hot on the inte. Due to the old man''s actions, some people were even


    more audacious when discussing Damon. Chloe couldn''t turn a blind eye to this. If it was about her,


    she could simply ignore it. But when it came to Damon, she couldn''t help it, constantly checking her


    phone. Her anger was overwhelming. Thepany''s legal department was already sending cease


    and desist letters to those people.


    However, Damon didn''t seem too concerned about this. When he was told by a servant that Chloe


    was constantly checking news about him on her phone and was in a bad mood, he confiscated all


    her electronic devices that could browse the inte.


    Chloe felt both sorry for and guilty towards him. "Don''t you care at all? Those people are really


    tearing into you."


    Damon smirked, "Feeling a taste of what I went through before?"


    Chloe pursed her lips, remembering how she had felt when she was being criticized online.


    "My feelings now must be like yours back then. So tell me, how bad was it for you back then?"


    Chloe was silent. She hadn''t really felt anything particrly strong back then, because she was


    used to such things, and besides, some of it was still within her control. Sometimes, seeing people


    insult her even made her happy. But was it the same for him?


    “And what about your grandfather?"


    Damon''s eyes darkened.


    Chloe frowned, "Maybe I should talk to him."


    Damon gave her a chilly nce, "You try it.”


    The look and tone clearly indicated that he didn''t actually want her to try. If she did, things wouldn''t


    end well for her.


    “He''s just trying to force us to apologize and submit to him. If you go, won''t he just push us harder in


    the future?"


    Chloe knew the old man had this intention, but with things as they were, could she really not feel


    anything?


    "Rx, don''t think about this. Just be a good, obedient pregnant woman at home."


    Chloe could only nod. But not long after, she said again, “I can''t rx. Whenever I think about the


    people online insulting you, I feel upset."


    Damon sighed helplessly, "Do you want to know how rich I really am?"


    Chloe blinked, “Richer than the Harper family?"


    Damon raised an eyebrow, leaning over to kiss her lips, slowly pressing her into the bed. Chloe


    propped herself up on his shoulders, tilting her chin back to respond to him. In her dazed state, she


    heard Damon''s low voice slowly rising.


    “Call me hubby, and I''ll tell you a secret."


    Chloe''s face turned red. After all this time together, the term hubby was still difficult for her to say.


    Damon had now unbuttoned her shirt, kissing her slightly swollen stomach.


    “If you don''t say it now, you''ll be crying it outter.”


    Chloe was somewhat scared. Biting her lip in consternation, Damon kissed up her jaw, his dark


    eyes smiling at her. “Well?”


    “What kind of secret is it?” Chloe was weighing whether it was worth it to call him hubby.


    Damon frowned, giving her lip a punishing bite. "A secret that could make you happy.’


    Chloe rubbed her bitten lip, hesitated for a moment, then swallowed her pride and whispered the


    word.


    The faint sound drifted out from between her fingers, much to Damon''s dissatisfaction. "I didn''t hear


    that."


    Chloe blinked.


    Damon sulked, getting up from her, “If you don''t want to know, then forget it.”


    Seeing this, Chloe quickly grabbed his shoulders.


    “Hubby.”


    Damon smirked, kissing her once again.


    Chloe was left weak, their warm breaths intertwining, filling the atmosphere with a thick romantic


    haze. In such a romantic moment, any words spoken seem to make perfect sense.


    "Say it again.”


    Chloe clung to his shoulders, her voice soft and quiet, whispering in his ear. Damon felt as if her soft


    voice had burrowed into his body, gathering in a certain ce, tormenting him.


    As things were heading towards an uncontroble direction, Chloe pushed him away, trying to


    speak. "What''s the secret?"


    Damon gritted his teeth, "Behave first, I''ll tell youter”


    Chloe was speechless.


    She knew it!


    At thest moment before Chloe''s thoughts drifted away, Damon finally whispered the secret she


    had been longing to hear into her ear. Her hazy eyes suddenly cleared, her eyes widening in


    surprise as she stared at him. "You said wha... Ah—"


    Damon''s action caused her to let out a surprised cry.


    For along time after that, she had no chance to ask the question that was on her mind.


    Damon stood by the bed, leisurely getting dressed while she watched. By the time he was dressed


    and turned to look at her, Chloe had already snapped a photo of him with her phone.


    Damon raised an eyebrow, and Chloe quickly hid her phone in the bed. “Are you going out again?"


    Dressed to the nines in a tailored suit, it was clear he was going out.


    Damon didn''t make a fuss about the photo, leaning down to nt a swift kiss on her lips. “Isn''t it


    only fitting that I''d be busier now that the cat''s out of the bag?" he joked.


    Chloe nodded in agreement, "Absolutely!"


    Damon chuckled, leaving her with a few parting words before exiting the door.


    Chloe was somewhat exhausted; the aftermath of uttering “hubby” was something she had


    anticipated. But as Damon had pointed out, she was genuinely happy now.


    How happy, you might ask? So happy that she found amusement even in the negativements


    about Damon on the inte. She couldn''t resist herself, using her verified Twitter handle to tweet:


    [My hubby is seriously loaded.]


    Apanying the tweet was a sneakily captured photo of Damon looking dapper in his suit.


    Though Chloe''s Twitter ount wasn''t updated frequently, it had amassed nearly sixty million


    followers. Her tweet took the inte by storm, suddenly trending. Various media outlets and


    influencers jumped onto the bandwagon, making it the hottest topic of the moment.