Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Upon hearing Lauren's retort, Zoe was filled with rage. She clenched her fists so tightly that her meticulously adorned nails dug into the flesh of her palms.

If it weren't for the people around them, she would have slapped Lauren already.

Zoe took a deep breath. Smirking maliciously, she leaned close to Lauren's ear, speaking in a low, mocking tone. "You're right. You're not an idiot. You're a psycho."

A psycho.

She was a psycho.

Lauren's mind buzzed loudly, and cold sweat soaked through her pure white cotton dress.

At that moment, the piano music on stage began to play.

The melodious notes flowed into her ears. But for her, they were like painful melodies, only intensifying her stress.

"Lauren, you've always wanted to be Landon's wife—to be Mrs. Harper. But do you think you're qualified? You know your illness best. Do you think you can give birth to a child with normal intelligence for Landon?"

Zoe hit her sore spot, each word striking at her heart.

Lauren lowered her head. Tears were welling up at the corners of her eyes, and her cotton dress was crumpled from her delicate fingers, much like her heart at that moment.

"Landon is not only your lover but also the heir of Harper Group. He'll be the head of the Harper family in the future."

considering the bigger picture. Her voice was cold as she said, "My dad's last wish is for our family

What if your illness is passed on to your child? Do you want the Harper family to have no successors? Do you want Landon to become the laughingstock of

closed her eyes, sweat beading on her

doesn't want to let you go through the hardship of giving birth, does that mean he can give up on

Group is my dad's life's work. If Landon can't inherit Harper Group, how can our dad rest

future matriarch of the Harper family? If Landon insists on marrying you,

and let Uncle Preston become the heir of Harper Group. When that day

word Zoe uttered felt like a sharp knife cutting into Lauren's

idiot, you must understand my words, right? Think carefully

that, Zoe was

won't leave Landon," Lauren spoke with her

was weak, every word was

pupils suddenly shrank at those words. "What did

love Landon. I

gaze with all her strength. "All my life... I've always been a coward. I've

her teeth. "How dare

okay if Mr. Cornelius doesn't like me and the Harper family doesn't accept me. I don't want any status. I just want to be with Landon. As long as he doesn't drive me away, I won't

spoke these words, her eyes were so bright and captivating that they

Lauren's persistence and shamelessness. Her high heels made sharp noises as she left

patiently waited in the corridor until