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."

"My dad's last wish is for our family to become a century-old aristocratic family. If you want to be Mrs. Harper, you'll need to bear a descendant

child for Landon? What if your illness is passed on to your child? Do you want

closed her eyes, sweat beading on her delicate

if Landon doesn't want to let you go through the hardship of giving birth, does that mean

the vulnerable Lauren. "Harper Group is my dad's life's work. If Landon can't inherit Harper Group,

the future matriarch of the Harper family? If Landon insists on marrying you, he'll drift further away from

the heir

felt like a

understand my words, right? Think carefully

that, Zoe was about to get

leave Landon," Lauren spoke with her

voice was weak, every

suddenly shrank at those words. "What

love Landon. I love him very

always been a coward. I've never fought for anything for myself, nor have I ever desired anything.

her teeth. "How

okay if Mr. Cornelius doesn't like me and the Harper family doesn't accept me. I don't want any status. I

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

gnashed her teeth loudly at Lauren's persistence and shamelessness. Her high heels made sharp noises as

waited in the corridor until the