Can’t Win Me Back

"A love rival?" Alyssa rested her cheek on her palm while feeding Jasper blueberries. She mused, "It's quite unfathomable for Landon Harper to have a love rival. That's new."

Jasper snickered. "Lauren's living a secluded life because you're overprotective. She doesn't have a chance to meet with anyone outside—it's just you and your secretary. She doesn't even have a healthy social life, so what's all that talk about a love rival? You must be dreaming."

"Isn't that right?" Landon slammed a fist on the table as his voice broke from the tension.

He recalled the scene from last night where Lauren mumbled the name of this guy, Cyrus, while sleeping in his arms. How could she call out the name of another man in her dreams?

His heart immediately shattered into pieces.

Alyssa shot him a piercing glance. "Do you mean my brother, Cyrus Taylor?"

Jasper froze. He grappled with the far-fetched notion, struggling to imagine Lauren and Cyrus together.

Landon widened his eyes, looking amazed. "Oh, Lyse, how did you know? Are you God?"

"Hah, drop it." Feeling speechless, she told him, "You're an open book—I can tell from your face. I saw you standing across from Cyrus yesterday, staring at him fiercely, and I immediately knew something was wrong.

"But Mr. Harper, you shouldn't look down on the gentlemen of the Taylor family. None of them would ever get involved with unavailable women. You shouldn't imagine him as a love rival just because he spoke to Lauren."

"Cyrus isn't that type of man. Landon, you shouldn't even suspect Lyse's family to start with." Jasper hugged Alyssa by the waist as he pondered the absurdity of Landon's accusation.

tongue out of fear of sounding

rival' has plunged you into a crisis." Alyssa immediately read Landon's mind. "Seriously? Did you lose your

his

serious face and advised Landon, "Your priority should be sorting out the mess in

his future spouse, but the same might not be true for Lauren. He worried that, given her naivety, she might fall for the tricks of another

for being too

mission and exclaimed, "Madam, you're spot on! David

to the police station. The police have gathered evidence of David Schmidt sexually assaulting multiple women, two of

scum of the earth!" Landon slammed the table

was amazed by Alyssa's capability. Holding her shoulders and carefully pulling her into a hug, he

You're like God. You're wittier and prettier

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sweet talker," she playfully chided him but secretly enjoyed the compliments. "Too bad David was caught in action. I heard a few reporters on stakeout had live streamed him completely

stream. How exciting would it

hard to accept. Now, he thoroughly enjoyed her snarky behavior. He'd much prefer to date a

If you want, I'll get you the raw video," Landon suggested with sincerity and

Alyssa, rendered speechless, wondered if Landon was truly out of the situation or

for. Josh has lost two of his right-hand men." A frosty expression unfolded on Jasper's face. "He must be panicking now since he has lost his support

fighting Jameson head-on for power

might be cunning, but that's all he has going for him—he lacks

him fight Jameson will be as exciting

victory. She cautioned, "Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Josh Schmidt is