Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Don't worry, Mr. Landon. Ms. Lauren is fine," Angelina reassured.

Landon breathed a sigh of relief. "Then what is it?"

Angelina paused for a moment before speaking with a cold tone, "I just received news that Mr. Cornelius has sent his men to bring Ms. Zoe back to Solana City from Yoarkley."

"What?"

Landon widened his eyes, feeling a surge of anger rising within him. "Didn't you have people watching her? How could you let her come back?"

Angelina felt guilty. "Our men had been keeping an eye on her all along, and everything was fine. But Ms. Zoe suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest. Our men were afraid something would happen to her, so they rushed her to the hospital."

"She's perfectly healthy. She doesn't have any heart problems! How could she have a cardiac arrest?"

"I'm just as surprised as you are," Angelina said, her voice tinged with frustration and helplessness.

"After the incident, I immediately ordered them to block the news. But as soon as Ms. Zoe got admitted to the hospital, Mr. Cornelius caught wind of it. It was as if everything had been pre-meditated.

Cornelius' intervention, Ms. Zoe was admitted to the emergency room, so our men couldn't stop it. Later, I heard that it seemed to be

Misuse of drugs?

was going on. His gaze turned cold. "Did she meet

for a spa treatment. Other than that, she didn't go anywhere or meet with

more Angelina talked about it, the guiltier she felt. She felt a lump form in her throat. "I'm sorry, Mr. Landon. It's my fault. I'll accept whatever punishment you have for

is not the time to talk about punishment. Where

left Yoarkley. She's on

"Who's with her?"

"Your mother and... Preston."

sank. He clenched his

precautions, that bastard and that damned girl still conspired together! I'm going to see Grandpa

arrived at the Harper Residence, Cornelius was already

"Grandpa, Zoe—"

mother and your Uncle Preston to bring Zoe back from Yoarkley." Cornelius interrupted

I figured you would catch wind of