Can’t Win Me Back

Late at night, Orlander summoned Freddy to the study, where Minnie was present as well.

“What? Calling off the engagement?” Minnie exclaimed in dismay. “Orlander Hodgson, are you joking? The engagement news is made public now. The wives of the local officials have been buttering me up and showering me with gifts when they learned about the engagement!

“We’re so close to the marriage, and now you’re telling me the engagement is canceled? How could I show my face in front of my friends?”

“Dad, what happened? Why are we calling off the engagement?” The memory of the humiliating night made Freddy seethe. “Lauren humiliated me enough by taking Cyrus’ hand to my face and dancing with him. Now, they’re calling off the engagement? It’s a disgrace!”

Didn’t Zoe claim that Lauren was a fool? Lauren was anything but that—she had flirted with another man under her fiance’s watch.

Freddy thought, “I should have married that slut and tortured her daily for cheating on me!”

“Your feelings are not as important as my career,” Orlander suddenly blurted out an outrageous remark with a look of impatience.

gasped, “What the

Orlander sipped his tea slowly. He was

Taylor had a private talk with me. She requested that I give up on

to my electoral campaign next year if I ceded

I declined, the KS Group would support my political rival instead.

his jaw indignantly while Minnie was at a

and dangled his legs leisurely. It didn’t take the elected official

can get what I want without being subjected to Javier Beckett’s whims since I’m not asking any favor from him. Secondly, I have secured my campaign funding by agreeing to the deal. Am

worriedly warned, “Dad, aren’t you oversimplifying things? The Taylors are uber-rich. In my opinion, Winston Taylor is more difficult than Javier Beckett!” “Everyone knows that Winston Taylor is sick. He’s living abroad for his medical treatment. I bet he won’t last more than two years. I have nothing

woman is bad news—worse than her dad!” Freddy, under Zoe’s influence, saw red whenever Alyssa was mentioned. “You might be able to handle Javier Beckett, but what about Alyssa Taylor, the de facto leader of the KS Group? Also, don’t

from the couch and pointed a