Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"A love rival?" Alyssa rested her cheek on her palm while feeding Jasper blueberries. She mused, "It's quite unfathomable for Landon Harper to have a love rival. That's new."

Jasper snickered. "Lauren's living a secluded life because you're overprotective. She doesn't have a chance to meet with anyone outside—it's just you and your secretary. She doesn't even have a healthy social life, so what's all that talk about a love rival? You must be dreaming."

"Isn't that right?" Landon slammed a fist on the table as his voice broke from the tension.

He recalled the scene from last night where Lauren mumbled the name of this guy, Cyrus, while sleeping in his arms. How could she call out the name of another man in her dreams?

His heart immediately shattered into pieces.

Alyssa shot him a piercing glance. "Do you mean my brother, Cyrus Taylor?"

Jasper froze. He grappled with the far-fetched notion, struggling to imagine Lauren and Cyrus together.

Landon widened his eyes, looking amazed. "Oh, Lyse, how did you know? Are you God?"

"Hah, drop it." Feeling speechless, she told him, "You're an open book—I can tell from your face. I saw you standing across from Cyrus yesterday, staring at him fiercely, and I immediately knew something was wrong.

"But Mr. Harper, you shouldn't look down on the gentlemen of the Taylor family. None of them would ever get involved with unavailable women. You shouldn't imagine him as a love rival just because he spoke to Lauren."

of man. Landon, you shouldn't even suspect Lyse's family to start with." Jasper hugged Alyssa by the waist as he pondered

tongue out of

wonder you're in a hurry to register your marriage with Lauren. Looks like the 'love rival' has plunged you into a crisis." Alyssa immediately read Landon's mind.

pressed his

face and advised Landon, "Your priority should be sorting out the mess

acknowledged Lauren as his future spouse, but the same might not be true

was his punishment for

returned from his mission and exclaimed, "Madam, you're spot

an admirable glance at Alyssa, Xavier professed his amazement, "The media has swarmed the entrance to the police station. The police have gathered

of the earth!" Landon slammed

and carefully pulling her into a hug,

David was caught in action. I heard a few

live stream. How exciting would it

found hard to accept. Now, he thoroughly enjoyed her snarky behavior.

have blurred out the nudity. If you want, I'll get you the raw video," Landon suggested with sincerity and winked

Alyssa, rendered speechless, wondered if Landon was truly out of the situation or

are done for. Josh has lost two of his right-hand men." A frosty expression unfolded on Jasper's face. "He must be panicking now since he has lost his support pillars. Next, he'll be fighting Jameson head-on for power

talent to helm