Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 413

Landon was in no rush to go back after leaving the room. Instead, he wandered around aimlessly in the Beckett family’s mansion.

In truth, he was strolling aimlessly, hoping to run into someone special. His heart yearned for that petite lady who always appeared downtrodden, her head hanging low.

He wasn’t exactly a saint, but his heart always had a soft spot for that delicate and seemingly forlorn

young lady.

“Mr. Harper? Why are you here?” Rosie asked in astonishment as she unexpectedly ran into him.

“Uh… Uh… I… Landon looked sheepish and couldn’t find the right words to say after stammering for a while. Finally, he gathered his courage and mumbled, “Mrs. Rosie, where’s Lauren?”

Rosie looked at him in bewilderment. She couldn’t associate Landon with Lauren in any possible way. There was no way that this could be happening.

“What are you trying to do? Mr. Harper, don’t you dare to scare her! She’s still young and doesn’t get t

meet people often.”

Landon arched his brow. “Mrs. Rosie, you’ve watched me and Jasper grow up. Don’t you know what I’m

like?”

“You’re like this toward Jasper,” said Rosie as she gave him a thumbs-up, then she like this toward women.” She gave him a thumbs-down instead.

Landon clasped his hand to his forehead. “How kind of you to say that!” he thought.

ntinued, “But yo

He tried hard to explain he wasn’t a playboy. Finally, Rosie reluctantly agreed to bring him to meet

Lauren.

quick. It wouldn’t be appropriate if someone saw

was amused. “Mrs. Rosie, it’s not like we’re scheming on

anxious.”

into the room

her senses, her

was shocked as he stepped into

room seemed exceptionally plain. There weren’t any decorations aside from the basic furnishing of the mansion. The room

from the bedroom, so he approached the room

entered the room quietly. He saw Lauren sitting in

desk di

scribbling something.

eyes dimmed. He quietly approached her from behind as he craned his neck, trying to steal a glance at what she

beat, and his

lips pressed together, Lauren was working earnestly on a

her brush. She smiled as she picked up the portrait,

admiration.

you plan to give

a scream and jumped up from the chair. It was

a sly smirk on his face as he snatched the

flushed, Lauren stood on her

Landon.

imposing figure was like

while her other hand snaked around his

going to strangle me

was running out of breath. He had no choice but to bend down and

my painting!” Lauren was reluctant to give up. Her eyes began to well up with