Can’t Win Me Back

Landon lowered his head with a bashful look. He confessed, "I'm the one who's worried that you might not want to attend."

Choking on emotions, Cyrus went up and offered him a hearty hug. When Landon entered the car, he saw Lauren leaning her head against the car window and wrapped in the blanket while getting some shut- eye. In her feeble condition, she had pushed her limits by embarking on this outing even with the help of a wheelchair.

“The window is chilly. Come rest your head here." He opened his arms and pulled her into an embrace. Then, he rubbed his chin on top of her head.

The car cruised toward the hospital.

Leaning against Landon's chest, Lauren suddenly cast a puzzled look at him upon feeling something solid in his suit.

"Does it bother you?" After some hesitation, he retrieved Angelina's diary from within his jacket.

Angelina's diary. One night, she couldn't fall asleep as Landon was on a business trip, and she wandered to Angelina's room, only to accidentally run into Angelina writing in the pink notebook. Upon seeing Lauren, Angelina hurriedly put the notebook away

she

Feeling his throat clamming up, he demanded. "Lauren, how did you know? Did she tell

took care of me. Landon, you were

that feelings of love were hard to be concealed. He wondered if he had ever been attentive

phone screen. "Angie had been confessing her

companionship

since early morning. She watched the funeral and participated in the entire procession

she laid a bouquet of white daisies by the tree. When she rose, her cheeks were