Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 428

“Watch your manners, Lauren! We’re having dinner with Grandpa here!” Sophia quipped.

“Alright, alright. That’s enough. It’s just a fork. No reason to get upset at the girl,” Newton retorted. Lauren

was his favorite granddaughter, after all.

Sophia clenched her fists angrily under the table. Everything she did was wrong in the eyes of this old

man!

“Grandpa, Mom, Dad… I’m done with my meal,” Lauren said softly, then hurriedly left the table.

Jasper’s eyes narrowed as he watched his sister leave, and certain thoughts appeared in his mind.

Betty’s gleeful mood had increased double fold.

She thought that Lauren didn’t have to endure such a situation. Lauren could have remained the family’s

insignificant, almost invisible member for the rest of her life.

Regrettably, Lauren had chosen to attempt to seduce her man. That was why she felt the need to teach

a lesson and assert her dominance in

asked with a frown. “Didn’t he like

and Betty’s face turned an

water. His grip on the glass

are you saying, Grandpa? Why would Landon like Alyssa?” Betty huffed,

anger.

may be 80, but my eyes and ears still function properly.

his eyes or attention off of her during my birthday celebration. He’s a

boy, that one.”

Jasper. “I even thought of marrying Alice to

Plus, Landon would treat her like a queen, unlike some. She’d

of

Alyssa would spend the rest of her life

weakening, almost imperceptibly. He couldn’t help but sense that Newton was

marrying Alyssa. The man

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who likes Landon Harper right now, not Alyssa! Shouldn’t you be helping me instead? Why would

Landon feel the same way about you?” Newton asked.

I…” Betty was stumped.

he treated you the night of my birthday. You two didn’t even exchange a single word. He doesn’t