Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Cornelius asked, "That lady from the Beckett family has a mental condition?"

"That's right, Grandpa." A vicious look flashed across Zoe's gleaming eyes. She continued, "She and the entire Beckett family have been hiding Lauren's condition from you all along. She actually has severe autism. In other words, she is mentally disabled.

"I was in the same middle school as her. At that time, other classmates would call her 'dumb' and 'idiot' behind her back. She also quit her tertiary studies halfway because of her condition."

"No wonder I've always felt that there was something strange about her every time I met her. Despite being 21... or is it 22? Her mind is still like a child's. Turns out that it's because of her mental problem!

"As expected, Sophia's offspring is indeed problematic! Even though she died, she still left her retarded daughter to wreck my precious grandson!"

Cornelius started coughing. He was so consumed by anger that he started to feel unwell. He coughed continuously until his face had flushed red.

Zoe helped to soothe his back immediately. "Deep breaths, Grandpa. Watch your health!"

"Landon. Does he know about that woman's condition?"

"Landon is well aware."

that, he couldn't wrap his head around it. "He still wants to marry her even though he knows about it? He's out of his mind! Isn't he afraid that their children would

can have any woman he

past that he's now unable to stop himself after getting a taste of something plain," Zoe remarked in a scornful

hit his palms against the couch's armrest repeatedly. "The entire Beckett family is a bunch of swindlers! They think that they can shove their undesirable daughter into our family. In

and meet Newton first thing tomorrow morning and break this marriage off!"

and comforted him. "If you go to Mr. Beckett Senior in such haste,

personality is like. If he finds out, he will surely cause a ruckus. He's also such good friends with Mr. Beckett. With him siding with outsiders, we will end up being the

granddaughter, you're so thoughtful! How smart of

on, "How about if you

Let me find time to speak with

and the look on her face was kind. "I'll tell her how I feel and reason with her. In that way, I hope that I can convince her not to

in love. He couldn't help but

will use the second method—one that is a little cruel and vicious.

slyly. "You just have

a short period of recuperation, Lauren