Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Did you mean that?"

Cyrus jumped. He turned around immediately. He hadn't realized that Lauren was behind him. She was hugging a brown fluffy teddy tightly and looking at him sheepishly.

Lauren looked adorable to him at that moment.

Cyrus's gaze became slightly deeper. He laughed light-heartedly and answered in a warm tone, "Of course I meant it. Did you paint this?"

"Yeah, I did." Lauren nodded.

"You must have put a lot of thought and emotions into it. It took quite a bit of effort, didn't it?"

"Mm... That's alright. The most important thing is that Landon likes it."

Lauren's eyes lit up at the mention of Landon. She smiled sweetly, and her face blushed pink.

"Landon treats me very well. There is not much I can give him, so I just did this painting as a gift. I'm glad that he likes it."

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officer, he was always immersed in the dark side of the world. Every day, he

had been a very long time since he had seen such

of him was just like the clear moonlight. Inconspicuously, she had lit up his dull and gloomy

her. She blinked and looked at him with a confused look on her

snapped out of his thoughts. The corner

"I remember the time from Lyla's birthday party when you addressed Lyse as Alyssa. So, there's no

Lauren was compliant. She addressed him

his dashing eyes. He was

Ms. Lauren is Mr. Landon's partner. It isn't appropriate for

gloomy look in her eyes. She walked briskly to Lauren's side, giving off

slightly and responded, "What did I do that

she doesn't have the right to interact with others normally? Are you saying that any man who talks to

glared at Cyrus. If he weren't Alyssa's elder brother, she would have already given him a

Lauren tugged at Angelina's shirt and shook her head

might not be very articulate and look simple-minded, but she often understood the ways of