Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 362

A car honked furiously in the distance, its headlights glaring at Lauren as she stood frozen in the middle

of the street. Fear gripped her, rendering her unable to move.

The vehicle rushed toward her, and in her terrified state, she shut her eyes tightly.

“Lauren, watch out!”

Just then, Landon ran out into the street, diving straight for Lauren and pulling her out of harm’s way at

the very last second.

Before they fell onto the pavement, he used his body to shield her fall, his shoulder slamming into hard

rock. Pain shot through his entire arm, nearly making him cry out.

The car driver also swerved to the other side of the road to avoid hitting Lauren, ramming right into a

couple of decorative flowerbeds. Luckily, he was unhurt.

Landon was about to ask if Lauren was okay when she clambered out of his grasp and ran off.

Hey, Laurie! Come back, goddammit!” Landon nearly choked himself with how upset he

help but spat under his breath, “What an

their chance to shine tonight, thanks to Alyssa. The closing ceremony was a meager affair, leaving everyone with low expectations of

of the car accident didn’t spread

his sister

on Zoe’s mind was still Alyssa. After the evening ended, she spent the night with Betty in the bar lounge, venting

that bitch!” Zoe

hell did

it either, Zoe, Betty sighed. “Alyssa was like a maid in the house when she was married to my brother, always taking care of every little thing related to him, trying to win his

know she cooked all our meals for us for three years? Three years! I would’ve

and did that for three whole

never saw how hard she tried and turned to

honestly-”

lowering her inhibitions. “I’m beginning to think that he’s

as a fucking bat.”

“Are you standing up for her, Betty? Do you

being your sister-in-law?”

had misspoken, Betty gave an awkward chuckle. “No, no, of course not. I’m

situation for

behaving like this after the divorce. Is this what they mean by realizing how