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!"

not as important as my career," Orlander suddenly blurted out an outrageous remark with a look

Minnie and Freddy gasped, "What the heck

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 talk with me.

her support to my electoral campaign next year if I ceded Lauren. Mr. Winston is aware of this matter as well. If I declined, the KS Group

indignantly while Minnie was at a loss for

leisurely. It didn't take the elected official long to turn into a thug.

without being subjected to Javier Beckett's whims since I'm not asking any favor from him. Secondly, I have secured my campaign funding by

oversimplifying things? The Taylors are uber-rich. In my opinion, Winston Taylor is more difficult than Javier Beckett!" "Everyone knows that Winston Taylor is sick. He's

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

the couch and pointed a finger at Freddy. "Do you really think your marriage is a done deal, even if Mrs. Taylor did

to fake it till you make it. But you lost your temper in front of Javier. Your dad isn't powerful enough to go up