Can’t Win Me Back

Winston's voice boomed through the hall. "Even if you lack business acumen, Mr. Schmidt, a little observation goes a long way at your age. Can't you tell my daughter and Mr. Jasper are ride-or-die with Landon?" Jameson was caught off guard by the unexpected turn of events. He remained silent, his face pale with embarrassment.

Winston's recovery and return from overseas to stand by the Harper family spoke volumes. No one would dare to look down on Landon anymore.

“Let's go, Jimmy," Victor said tersely, realizing it wasn't wise to prolong the confrontation with his former ally. With a darkened expression, he strode out of the hall.

Jameson adjusted his glasses and trailed after Victor.

As they departed, Winston called out without looking back, his voice carrying a tone of admonishment. "Even if you wished to appear sincere, you should have ensured you did it properly and spared yourself the embarrassment. Instead, you chose to create a scene at someone else's funeral, deceiving everyone with your falsehoods. Who will want to befriend you or do business with you after this?"

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teeth in silent fury before exiting with an indignant huff. Victor and Jameson returned to the car in

ill-tempered! Cornelius is dead, for heaven's sake. What was the point of saying those things? Look at what you've done.

funeral. If you had listened to me and stayed away, we wouldn't have faced humiliation at Winston's hands. From where I'm

you

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times we have this conversation," Victor spat, "you remain a disappointment! You can't even handle a woman! If you'd secured Alyssa, none of this would be happening! The Schmidt Group has now outshined the Beckett Group. If you had become Winston's son-in-law, we might have even acquired the Harper Group. Landon would have been left with

Victor and Jameson, though having different personalities, shared