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!”

got up and left the room, fleeing the tense situation like

her outburst had made her look like a buffoon was a punch to the gut. It had been nothing

meeting room. “Landon,” she spat, her voice

darkness. “Trash deserves to be discarded.” “Return Zoe to me! She is my flesh and blood!” Penelope

silently watched as Penelope went

now a cornered tigress. For most of her life, Penelope had coasted

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

at a tender age since Bill’s

her true colors upon seeing

“You’re not going to give

police will hear about

brutalized and kidnapped your

you, Landon! Your

her tirade. Landon had tossed his phone onto

color. She watched Zoe

hands and pulled at her own hair. She stomped her

not your daughter. She’s just a monster that

off the video. His lips were a pale line, pressed thin with repressed fury. and cold. “You

I know that you must be in despair now. She’s your biological daughter after all. Go ahead and let those tears

spiraling out of control. She laughed through tears, spewing curses between clenched teeth. Jordan summoned two

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