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

that Cyrus was crushing on that idiot?” Orlander sipped his tea slowly. He was giddy with pride for

She requested that I give up on

her support to my electoral

If I declined, the KS Group would support my political rival instead. If you were me, you’d agree to her

while Minnie was

It didn’t take the elected official long to turn into a

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 I not killing two birds

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

was mentioned. “You might be able to handle Javier Beckett, but what about Alyssa Taylor, the de facto

up from the couch and pointed a finger at