Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Preston quivered in anger. His face turned white.

"Dad, how could you say so? Preston is your son too! I don't know how he'll live out the rest of his life after what Landon did to him!

"You didn't offer him words of comfort or even hold Landon responsible. Instead, you're pinning the blame on him. Do you want him dead?" Sylvia widened her eyes in disbelief and raged.

"How am I supposed to hold Landon responsible? He's the second largest stockholder of Harper Group and the company president. All the directors on the board pledged their loyalty to him. Laying a finger on him would mean hurting the company.

"As the family patriarch, shouldn't I look at the big picture?"

Preston clutched his bedsheet tightly. Anger festered in him. What Cornelius did wasn't "looking at the big picture", but sacrificing his second son.

into a short silence. Then, he said resolutely, "Preston, I bought the flight tickets for you. Take a few days' rest before you emigrate abroad

you mean?" Preston was

to him and were removed from your duties in the company, you have no business staying in Solana City. You'll only make

If you keep living in denial, you might lose more

to leave with Cornelius. After the

and laughed at him. "Hahaha! Seems like your dad has completely given up on you. You are of no use to him anymore. This

good egg in this family. He's kind and passionate. He always took good care of you. Too bad he died an untimely death, no thanks to a certain somebody." "Shut the fuck up!"

as soon as you can. You need to fulfill all the conditions I listed in the document, or your

that, Sylvia left the room with a