Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 168

Betty’s makeup–clad lace froze up as she shuddered.

“Are we close? It’s not nice to touch me all over without my permission.” Landon forcefully withdrew his arm from her hold.

“I–I’m sorry. I saw you as my brother because you’re Jasper’s friend. Nothing more than that. She worried that he might come to

her, so she had to explain hersell.

“You’re his sister, not mine. Mind your manners next time,” he dropped a frosty remark and left. He wouldn’t want a random stranger to dirty that precious shirt Alice had bought for him.

Betty clenched her fists hard. Suddenly, Landon stopped dead in his tracks, put a hand in his pocket, and squinted at her. She quickly wore a smile as her heart thumped loudly.

“Landon might be tough on the outside, but he is soft on the inside. He must care about me!” she thought excitedly.

“I can’t wrap my head around the recent fashion trends.” 1

“What?” She was taken aback.

on their teeth now. I learned something new today.” He snickered and walked away

might have lipstick on her teeth. She rushed to the restroom and bared her teeth in the

in shame and frustration as she fell the urge to

slumped onto the couch with his legs wide open in a

and touching me everywhere when I showed up. Rather shameless and cheap, don’t you think? Alice

cast an Indifferent look at

had caught the flu.”

at that smug look on your face.” Jasper’s face clouded

who can’t even step foot

crossed. Landon was right, though. As Alice’s husband of three years, Jasper was slapped in the face while standing in the rain

about it,

in the ashtray and sighed before he rose from the couch. He went up to Jasper and placed his hands on the table. Squinting, he stared into Jasper’s eyes. Jasper

win her over. I

a blade. His gaze was piercing, as though he wanted to dissect

he forced her to agree to a divorce. Jasper might be a good friend, but he

his chest tighten as his knuckles paled. “Did you forget that she’s

better than with

of Jasper. His breathing