Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Zoe calmed down and said to Betty, "I have an important call to take. Wait for me. I'll make the arrangements and call you back."

Then, she hung up on Betty and picked up Penelope's call with a sweet tone, "Hello, Mom."

Penelope sighed. She began hesitantly, "Zoe, come with me to visit Uncle Preston in the hospital. Your grandpa will be there as well."

"Is Uncle Preston... hospitalized?"

"Landon beat him up badly. He suffered from serious injuries—he lost his arm, to be exact, and he's forever crippled. He drifts in and out of sleep all day. I hesitated to tell you about it because I'm worried that his bad condition would give you a scare."

"What? Did Landon." Stunned, Zoe cared less about Preston's misfortune than her own fate. She feared for herself now that Landon had dealt with Preston.

Landon seemed to be getting serious. Based on Zoe's understanding of his character, she knew that this was just the start. He wouldn't go easy on Preston, and that was the price one had to pay for hurting Lauren.

"Zoe, your brother has changed. He's a ruthless man who turns against his family!" Worried for Zoe, Penelope advised her, "I know you've been through a lot. Landon is unfair to you. But nothing good comes from fighting against him now that he's in power in the Harper Group.

Yoarkley with you soon. Let's

an expensive red wine to celebrate the canceled engagement. Alyssa was dressed in Jasper's oversized white shirt. Sitting on the table of the wine cellar, she dangled

carried a seductive look. "Mr. Beckett, we secured our first victory.

His eyes were filled with desire. When he couldn't hold back anymore, he kissed her

her by the waist. The red wine stained the shirt

sleep?" he said in

You're not that young either. Can you handle it?" Alyssa

my peers on average, even when I am 80 years old." Smiling, he

instead of fooling around with him.

me today, telling me that Winston was too excited to sleep last night. Early this morning, he got Ben to prepare the gifts for Lauren. He even said he'd meet

go along with Cyrus and Lauren's "relationship" if Winston learned about it. He had once heard Alyssa describe Winston as a man

not come as a surprise, as Winston