Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Landon's back bowed lower and lower as waves of emotions flooded over him—emotions he had suppressed for so long now released all at once.

Lauren's eyes welled with tears as she reached out, her trembling hand finding its way to Landon's haggard face. With a gentle touch, she traced his features, pausing at his graying sideburns.

"I... I've become uglier, haven't I?" Landon placed his calloused hand on the back of her hand. He gently nuzzled against her hand and tried his best to smile. "I'm not as handsome as before. Lauren, does that make you hate me?"

Lauren's heart ached, her attempts at speech nearly faltering. Her eyes brimmed with unshed tears, her gaze flickering with emotion.

Alyssa, her heart tender, could no longer contain her emotions. Tears streamed silently down her cheeks.

Newton couldn't bear to watch any longer. He dragged Javier out of the room with him. Jasper and Alyssa followed them out of the room, giving Landon and Lauren some space to be together.

brush with death, had so much they wanted to share, even if Lauren couldn't express

tightly. His breathing was heavy, and his tears continued to fall onto the back

express how

and with her finger, she began to

losing someone dear to him. His lips turned downward as he struggled to suppress his grief. "You should

woman. She didn't see through his white lie. She nodded earnestly and weakly

regained consciousness and Newton was on the mend, preparing to be discharged from the hospital. As Ben tidied up the ward, Newton took

faced consequences for their actions, and Penelope is receiving treatment for her mental health overseas. Landon has kept his promise and

burdened by thoughts he

and Alice told me about the personal bodyguard who grew up with Landon. She sacrificed her life to save