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

“Alright, Mr. Landon!”

and left the room, fleeing the tense

of “Mr. Landon” echoing in their wake slammed into Penelope. The realization that her outburst had made her

“Landon,” she spat, her voice

of warmth, held a darkness. “Trash deserves to be discarded.” “Return Zoe to me! She is my flesh and blood!” Penelope screamed, “You’ve already refused to acknowledge me as your mother. Zoe is the only one I have left. Give

Penelope went into a

daughter Zoe with indulgence but lacked any true parenting skills, was now a cornered tigress. For most of her life, Penelope had coasted by, sheltered and carefree. This was the first time Landon

was her flesh and blood. She appeared

who had shouldered the family burden at a tender age

her true colors upon

she threatened, “You’re not going to give in,

Then the police will hear about this! The

brutalized and kidnapped

Landon! Your reputation

had tossed his phone onto the table. A

Zoe being violated by three

head in her hands and pulled at her own hair. She stomped her

just a monster that you nurtured

turned off the video. His lips were a pale line, pressed thin with repressed fury. and cold. “You failed to raise her. So, I can only use this method

that you must be in despair now. She’s your biological daughter after all. Go ahead and let those tears out. You’ll never be able

laughed through tears, spewing curses between clenched teeth. Jordan

Penelope’s antics, Jordan turned to Landon. “Mr. Landon, I’ll have Madam Penelope escorted to the VIP parking lot via your private elevator. She won’t encounter