Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Lauren, what in the world are you saying?" Jasper, who was usually calm and composed, reacted in shock. He placed his hands heavily on her shoulders. "Marriage is not child's play. This is a matter of your lifelong happiness!

"Do you not know what kind of person Freddy is? Did you not see how he was acting intimately with Zoe? Aren't you worried that this might be a plot from Zoe to mess with you and Landon?"

Lauren let him shake her shoulders as tears rolled in her eyes along with the shaking.

"Did you really fall out of love with Landon? Look into my eyes and tell me. do you really not love Landon anymore?" Jasper's brows knitted together tightly as he bombarded her with questions.

"Jasper, I'm a grown woman. I'm no longer the child who locked herself in her room all day, not daring to speak to anyone. I'm no longer the girl whose only companions were drawing blocks and dolls."

Lauren's voice was soft, but her resolve was firm. "I know what I'm doing; I know what I want."

Jasper's voice trembled. "Is marrying Freddy what you want?"

"Since I can't be with Landon anymore, who I marry doesn't matter."

"Who said that you can't be together with him? He loves you so much that he can give up everything! As long as you don't give up..."

"Jasper, I'm tired."

Lauren's face sank as she shook her head lifelessly. "If Landon betrayed his family and gave up his inheritance for me. I would never be able to live with this guilt. Even if I stayed with him, I would not feel happy.

"But if I don't marry into the Hodgson family, I fear I will not have a day of peace. I'm scared. I'm even more scared that I'll bring trouble to Landon and hurt Angelina.

"Breaking up. is the best outcome for us."

Jasper slowly let her go. He couldn't swallow the bitterness in his throat, just as he couldn't find any words to say.

day, when Angelina returned the pearl hair clip to Landon, he became seriously ill. The combination of heartbreak and shock made him

they found that he had severe gastritis. It was a result of his irregular schedule and frequent consumption of alcohol

time, his gastritis worsened, so he

Jordan,

of Harper Group. However, he didn't even arrive on time for the

Cornelius sat at the main seat and

meeting, but Mr. Landon isn't even here. The

"The Tyrant" isn't an empty title. Now that he'd successfully gained power, eventually, he won't even give a shit about

Mr. Landon continues like this, when Mr. Cornelius finally has enough, the position of chairman might belong to Mr. Preston

listened to the surrounding gossip about Landon, he

the table, he

properly about this matter once

too kind,

shame that I couldn't kick that little brat from the chairman's position. The old man still

never boils. You lose to Landon

texting, "I heard that Lauren and Landon have broken up. Landon was so upset that he got hospitalized, but I don't know what is the

that, Mayor Hodgson and his wife brought Freddy along to the Beckett's house to ask for Lauren's hand in marriage. They've been quite cozy with

so crushed that he will never recover. He won't be able to retaliate. By then,

to Zoe when suddenly a loud bang

in the pockets of his black patterned blazer. His domineering yet classy demeanor made everyone hold

the door swung open. Landon

presence made Preston look like a pitiful bug that could get

up late."

he looked alert and healthy. Aside from looking a little pale, he was fine. Preston

Mr. Landon, you are really quite impressive. You just took over, and you're already