Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa remarked, "Yup."

"Wow! How are you so talented, Alyssa? You're so unlike Jasper. Earning money is the only thing he knows how to do!" Newton said as he gave Alyssa a playful pinch on the nose.

Jasper turned green with envy. He was fine with Newton dissing him. But why was he being touchy with Alyssa?

The trio crowded around the laptop. They focused on watching all that was happening through the screen.

Alyssa saw that Landon and Lauren were being bullied. She became enraged. She rolled her fingers into balls of fury.

"Grandpa, shall we go over now?" Jasper asked. His breathing was heavy.

Newton's face was glum. "Hold on a little while more," he urged.

Jasper and Alyssa were stunned.

"Landon is the one who wants to marry my granddaughter. Since this is so, this will be a challenging test for him. There is no doubt about that."

Nonetheless, he was still able to maintain his rationality. "This is just the first step that they are taking. Yet, they're

to verify how much Landon loves Lauren. I need to see if he has the capability to protect

powerful than the Schmidts. They are also a bunch of scoundrels. I need to ensure that Landon has enough

and secure if she is going to be with him. Only then will I be able to entrust

were moved. They realized this was how an elder cared for the younger

for Landon, he obtained Newton's absolute approval

to give your blessings. That's alright. They

came across his face. He waved at Lauren and Landon and

around Lauren's shoulders. They walked to the

Newton together.

tears. Yet, she was still well-behaved.

He felt a lump rise in his throat. He scooped up Lauren's hand and held her hand tightly in

my favorite granddaughter.

She had tears in her

saying that Lauren was his favorite granddaughter. Her heart dropped. Her face