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.

now. I learned something new today.” He snickered

dawned on her that she might have lipstick on her teeth. She rushed to the restroom

She screamed in shame and frustration as she fell

entered the study and slumped onto the couch with

sister, Betty, is wild. She was eyeing me and touching me everywhere when I showed up. Rather shameless and cheap, don’t you think? Alice

that Xavier delivered. He cast an Indifferent look at his friend. “Why are

you. I was wondering if you had caught the flu.” Landon narrowed

on your face.” Jasper’s face clouded as he tightened his grip

okay. Better than those who can’t even step foot into Alice’s place.” Landon

husband of three years, Jasper was slapped in the face while standing in the rain last night. Indeed,

it, the more

went up to Jasper and placed his hands on the table. Squinting, he stared

I have to win her over. I want her to be

piercing, as though he wanted to

She spent three years of her marriage alone. Not only that, he forced her to agree

chest tighten as his knuckles paled. “Did you

than with

Jasper. His