Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa continued, "Lauren likes art. She's exceptionally gifted in painting and has the potential to become a brilliant artist. Have you ever seriously nurtured her talent? Why haven't you hired a teacher to teach her painting?

"Why haven't you sent her to prestigious art schools for further studies? Is her talent only meant to entertain you and make you happy? Do you know you're wasting her time and holding her back?"

Landon felt like there was a massive hole in his heart that was causing him pain. "I'm not wasting Lauren's time. I'm not holding her back. Lauren is the only woman I want in my life. From the beginning, you and Jasper have known that I want to marry her!"

"What difference does it make if you marry her? It'll just be repeating the same days, or even worse."

Alyssa shook her head in disappointment. "If you're incapable of taking care of Lauren, then you shouldn't have made promises. This is not the first time she has had her episodes, but this is definitely the most severe. There'll be many more times in the next few decades.

"Can you handle it? Can you endure it? You're not a patient person to begin with. You've been accommodating and enduring just because you're in the honeymoon phase with Lauren!

10 or 20 years from now, when your love and patience have worn thin, will you still take care of Lauren with the same dedication? Will you

I?" Landon's voice was hoarse as he shouted at Alyssa. "Lyse, I know I'm not a good person. I

his deep gaze on Landon. "Lyse didn't mean it that way. She's just worried about Lauren. No one in the Beckett family has ever been truly dedicated to

in so much pain

lips, feeling the burning sensation in her

were truly harsh, but she was

current way of interacting was clearly unhealthy. Lauren's condition prevented her from having control of their relationship, so she had to wake Landon up. Otherwise, unintentional hurt would

and hypo-sensitivity. Unfortunately, Lauren is the former. It's often because her thoughts are too delicate, her empathy is stronger than ordinary people's, that

melancholy. "Moreover, Sophia is her mother. Although she's a monstrous and unforgivable murderer,