Can’t Win Me Back

Landon was looking down as he twirled his pen between his fingers.

Everyone else in the room shook their heads as they glanced scornfully at Penelope, who was causing a scene.

“Zoe was en route to the hospital for treatment when she vanished without a trace, and they have yet to locate her. I know it was you who took her!”

Penelope’s voice reverberated as she advanced toward Landon, pounding the table with both hands. Ignoring the presence of the board members, she continued, “Landon! Give me back my daughter!

“If you don’t return her to me, I will hold a shareholder meeting and have you ousted from Harper Group! Return Zoe to me!”

Landon stopped twirling his pen. However, he still didn’t look up at Penelope.

“What are you doing, Penelope?” one of the board members interjected.

“Perhaps Ms. Zoe left of her own volition while the police weren’t looking. If you wish to pursue this matter further, it’s best addressed with law enforcement.”

“Indeed,” another chimed in. “This is a board meeting; personal family matters shouldn’t be aired here.

It reflects poorly on Harper Group.”

“Personal family matter?” Penelope’s eyes widened incredulously. “Are you dense? If it were your child, would you spout such callous remarks?”

The board members fell silent. In their minds, they acknowledged that Penelope hadn’t exhibited such behavior when Bill was alive. Her widowhood seemed to have taken a toll on her sanity.

Landon, despite being the focal point of the conflict, had remained passive.

tone, “That concludes today’s meeting.

“Alright, Mr. Landon!”

the room, fleeing

echoing in their wake slammed into Penelope. The realization that her outburst had made her look like a buffoon was a punch to the

upon the empty meeting room. “Landon,” she spat, her voice laced with

held a darkness. “Trash deserves to be discarded.” “Return Zoe to me! She is my flesh

Penelope went into

life, Penelope

was her flesh and blood. She appeared to have forgotten that Landon was her

shouldered the family burden at a tender age since Bill’s passing. Thanks to Landon, they were able to

revealed her true colors

not going to give in,

police will hear

them everything—how you brutalized and kidnapped your own

condemn you, Landon! Your reputation

cut through her tirade. Landon had tossed his phone onto the table. A video was playing;

phone, her face draining of color. She watched Zoe being violated

her head in her hands and pulled at

your daughter. She’s just a

line, pressed thin with repressed fury. and cold. “You

now. She’s your biological daughter after all. Go ahead and let those tears out. You’ll never

spewing curses between clenched teeth. Jordan summoned two

Penelope escorted to the VIP parking lot via your private elevator. She won’t encounter