Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Late at night, Orlander summoned Freddy to the study, where Minnie was present as well.

"What? Calling off the engagement?" Minnie exclaimed in dismay. "Orlander Hodgson, are you joking? The engagement news is made public now. The wives of the local officials have been buttering me up and showering me with gifts when they learned about the engagement!

"We're so close to the marriage, and now you're telling me the engagement is canceled? How could I show my face in front of my friends?"

"Dad, what happened? Why are we calling off the engagement?" The memory of the humiliating night made Freddy seethe. "Lauren humiliated me enough by taking Cyrus' hand to my face and dancing with him. Now, they're calling off the engagement? It's a disgrace!"

Didn't Zoe claim that Lauren was a fool? Lauren was anything but that—she had flirted with another man under her fiance's watch.

Freddy thought, "I should have married that slut and tortured her daily for cheating on me!"

Orlander suddenly blurted out

gasped, "What the heck did you

you tell from tonight that Cyrus was crushing on that idiot?" Orlander sipped his tea slowly. He was giddy with pride for making the strategic decision. "Mrs. Taylor had a private

my electoral campaign next year if I ceded Lauren. Mr. Winston is aware of this matter as well.

indignantly while Minnie

didn't

to Javier Beckett's whims since I'm not asking any favor from him. Secondly, I have

Taylors are uber-rich. In my opinion, Winston Taylor is more difficult than Javier Beckett!" "Everyone knows that Winston Taylor is sick. He's living abroad for his medical treatment. I bet he won't last more than two years. I

of KS Group! That woman is bad news—worse than her dad!" Freddy, under Zoe's influence, saw red whenever Alyssa was mentioned. "You might be able to handle Javier Beckett, but what about Alyssa Taylor, the de facto leader of the KS Group? Also, don't

"Do you really

tonight. Did you forget what I taught you? You have to fake it till you make it. But you lost your temper in front of Javier. Your dad isn't powerful