Can’t Win Me Back

Right after the Rolls Royce departed, Alyssa’s expression hardened as she punched Jasper in the chest.

“Lyse, be gentle. I don’t want you to hurt yourself,” Jasper cautioned her, his voice trembling from her strength.

Sean, who was in the driver’s seat, stole a glance at them from the rearview mirror and stifled a laugh.

“Jasper, I have a question for you.” She poked his chest and asked angrily, “Did you know about the arranged marriage between Lauren and the Hodgson son?”

His eyes wavered. Grasping her hand, he wondered, “Lyse, how did you hear about it?”

“How could you ask that question? I think half of the city has heard about it by now!” Alyssa then proceeded to relay Silas’ update to Jasper.

“Damn it!” Enraged, he punched the car window. “By publicly announcing the news, the Hodgson family is pressuring Javier into finalizing the marriage.”

“They’re being delusional. What era are we in now? They can’t possibly force Lauren to marry Freddy!” Clenching her jaw, she said, “If Lauren refuses to marry, not even the president can make her!”

“But Lauren agreed to the marriage.”

“What? But why?” Alyssa and Sean gasped in unison.

“Lauren said that being with Landon was too burdensome.”

remarked, “That’s

Angie if she kept dating him. She refused

leave Landon. Why does she have

Mr. Javier pressured

Javier in front of Lauren over the arranged

time, it was Alyssa’s turn to punch the car window. Fortunately, the solid build of the Rolls Royce was

up, Alyssa struggled to breathe from the heartache. She lamented, “Oh, Lauren.

explained, “Lauren must be worried that Mr. Javier would hold a grudge against you and hit back

other than to risk her happiness. That was the only way she could protect her beloved

silly girl.” Jasper, tormented by pain, shook his head.

Alyssa cussed, “Son of a bitch! I’d rather Lauren marry Cyrus than that good-for-nothing Freddy Hodgson! I’d rather keep a nice young lady

lips. He wondered, “Lyse, do you think

and make sense of.” Resting in Jasper’s arms, Alyssa sighed

inboxes of all company employees. The notice stated that Preston was relieved of all his roles in the company and removed

had nothing to do with the Harper Group except when it

to have fun and release his

wolf in sheep’s clothing who’d sell out anyone to

bigger shareholders, it was only a matter of time before Preston made his return to the Harper Group