Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Landon put on a chilling smile. "Zoe might not be a mastermind, but she's a conspirator. We don't even know if the alleged mastermind exists. For now, she has to bear the responsibility. Take her down!"

"No! I didn't plan this! I was manipulated ..." Zoe argued, realizing she was on the verge of public condemnation. She no longer cared about bringing down Alyssa. She was more concerned about her imminent incrimination.

Unable to deceive any longer, she rushed to Landon in panic, admitting, "Landon, I was wrong! I'd never do it again. But I'm the victim here. Someone's manipulating me, destroying me and perhaps even the entire Harper Group!"

Her tears, stained black by smudged mascara, were a comical spectacle. Crying, she reached for his hand, but he dodged her touch, looking disgusted.

Failing to make contact, she lost her balance and fell to the marble floor on her knees. The impact sent pain shooting across her body, and she cried even harder.

"What exactly happened? Tell us!" Landon bellowed at her.

an anonymous call from an unknown man a few days

his brows. "An unknown man? Don't

she'd shoulder the entire blame, she decided to confess everything, "I know nothing about him, but he knows

He gave me Alyssa's confidential diagnosis and asked that I

the right time!" Jonah hissed,

it just because he asked you to? Why? Are you going to eat shit if he tells you to do so?" Landon clenched his

driven a wedge between her and Jasper by exposing her medical history. Prior to this, she had faced another relationship crisis with Jasper due to his scandal

recognizing that both

shed, she must have been carrying out orders for the