Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

In the study, Landon tried to pour Jasper a drink but was rejected. "My driver's not with me today. I won't be drinking as I need to drive."

"I didn't expect you and Alyssa to come over tonight."

Landon picked up the glass that Jasper turned down and drank from it instead. Then, he placed it back down. His tall frame leaned against the side of the table relaxedly.

He retrieved a cigarette from his cigarette box and lit it naturally.

He inhaled so deeply that he almost looked avaricious. It was as if he wanted to fill his lungs with smoke.

"Are you in a bad mood?" Jasper squinted at him.

"I'm alright."

"You've previously mentioned that Lauren doesn't like the smell of cigarettes, so you've cut down on smoking for her sake. I can see that your ashtray is looking like a mass grave. You've been smoking double the amount from last time, haven't you?"

Right after, Jasper started speaking like he was Landon's elder.

In an exceptionally serious tone, he questioned, "Do you want Lauren to hug a chimney to sleep every day? Are you still wanting to have children when you're acting like this? Don't you know that you'd have to quit smoking and drinking if you want to start a family?"

Landon heeded his advice. He threw his cigarette butt onto the floor and stepped on it to put it out.

"Didn't you have something to talk to me about?"

"The thing that happened to that man. Was it your doing?" Jasper was a straightforward man. He went straight to the point.

things to many people every day. Who are you referring to?" Landon's gaze was dark. He was clearly asking a question that he already knew the answer

stabbed him ten times. Right now,

it was no big deal. "So that's what you were referring to. I thought it was some

I was the one who did

you go overboard

same position as you were before. You are the president of Harper Group, not a gangster. The corporation and the world watch every single

lesson. Yet, of all methods, you chose the riskiest and the most

I should have left him to die in the wilderness and

hand on the table. His eyes burned red with anger. "If that bastard hadn't used Lauren as his shield and pushed her to that

be thankful that I even kept him

this moment, Jasper's phone vibrated. He received

looked down and tapped to open his Whatsapp message. Instantly, the look

that man couldn't

me a message.

into a cold smile. "That

angrily and helplessly. "If Lauren were to find out what you did to avenge

let her find

like a fire and overflowed with intense possessiveness. "Whoever bullies or touches Lauren deserves

increasingly paranoid? You've been unable to keep your cool when it comes to things related to Lauren," Jasper remarked in a

almost lost her forever, but you're telling me to keep my

It was as if he had a wild beast in his chest that

chest heaved as he continued, "If Alyssa was the one who was held hostage, would you be able to keep calm? You would be even more cruel and merciless