Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 233

To facilitate the Verdane Valley project, Javier invited Mayor Hodgson and his wife to play golf.

This place was usually frequented only by society’s elite. But today, it seemed Javier had booked the whole place, leaving the golf range to only their own men.

Sophia was terrible at golf. Still, she dolled herself up well for today’s outing. Light makeup, cotton golf clothes, and a sleek golf club made her look quite youthful, especially while standing by her daughter, Betty. They looked almost like sisters.

She had brought Betty over so the Mayor and the wife could get a glimpse of her. Betty was 25 now, after all. Sophia believed it was time for Betty to marry, despite her obsession with Landon

Harper.

“Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson,” Betty greeted politely, putting on her sweetest smile.

“This must be your daughter. She’s even more beautiful in person!” Minnie Minks, now Mrs.

Hodgson, said with a beam.

That made Sophia and Betty tense up for a quick second. While Minnie might not have intended.

any harm, it still felt like she was sarcastically alluding to Betty’s previous public media.

conference.

“Sorrygate” was no longer trending online. But there were still emojis and stickers online that

mocked Betty’s embarrassing moments from that time, along with hurtful comments and

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Orlander Hodgson nudged his wife gently, clearing his throat. Only then did Minnie realize what

she had said. She gave an embarrassed laugh. “Aha… your daughter truly is a beauty, Mrs.

Beckett. She might be the prettiest among the bachelorettes in Solana City.”

“You’re very kind, Madam.” Sophia beamed, holding onto her daughter’s arm. “Where is your son, I

wonder? I’ve long heard how fine a young man he is. He even studied in the same institution as

my Betty did.”

“Ah, he had some matters to tend to today.”

then. I’ll arrange another get–together for both

suggested enthusiastically.

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her a perfunctory laugh. “Haha, of

daughter, Mrs. Beckett? Your

you today?”

was clear as day that Minnie wasn’t

whatsoever.

After all, she wasn’t interested in their son either. But bringing up that

to call her sister

“My youngest has weaker health than most of us, so she often stays at home

I

Does she have some medical condition?”

just needs to stay at home to rest.” Sophia assured, though

The woman clearly liked Lauren more

to be pondered and

this point, Javier and Jasper had already gone through a

a stroll, chatting

let us handle this project, Mr. Hodgson.”

hands with Orlander.

partners, old friend. Of course I had to have you

had known Javier for over two

let’s go out tonight. My

“Thank you,

but it’s

so I won’t be free,” Orlander said.

fill this Friday once the contract is

a straight face as the two men talked, but

this project under his name before Friday. If they signed the contract

have very little opportunity

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