Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Winston's voice boomed through the hall. "Even if you lack business acumen, Mr. Schmidt, a little observation goes a long way at your age. Can't you tell my daughter and Mr. Jasper are ride-or-die with Landon?"

Jameson was caught off guard by the unexpected turn of events. He remained silent, his face pale with embarrassment.

Winston's recovery and return from overseas to stand by the Harper family spoke volumes. No one would dare to look down on Landon anymore.

"Let's go, Jimmy," Victor said tersely, realizing it wasn't wise to prolong the confrontation with his former ally. With a darkened expression, he strode out of the hall.

Jameson adjusted his glasses and trailed after Victor.

tone of admonishment. "Even if you wished to appear sincere, you should have ensured you did it properly and spared yourself the embarrassment. Instead, you chose to create a scene at someone else's funeral, deceiving everyone with your falsehoods. Who will want to befriend you or

for an eye, a tooth for

gritted his teeth in silent fury

the funeral having come to naught. Once inside, Victor unleashed his frustration

so ill-tempered! Cornelius is dead, for heaven's sake. What was the point of saying those things? Look at what you've done. You've

Jameson's tone was icy as he suppressed his anger. "You were the one who insisted on attending the funeral. If you had listened to me and stayed away, we wouldn't have faced humiliation at Winston's hands. From where

How could you

with anger, meeting Jameson's cold gaze with his own. He managed to quell his outburst, only gnashing his teeth

we have this conversation," Victor spat, "you remain a disappointment! You can't even handle a woman! If you'd secured Alyssa, none of this would be happening! The Schmidt