Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Landon's mind was muddled. He didn't understand what Jasper was saying at that moment. "I don't get you, Jasper." "Mr. Harper! | have bad news!" Jordan handed his phone to Landon in terror. His hands were shaking. "Someone... Someone exposed the video of Madam Lauren having a meltdown. It's spreading like wildfire on the internet. It has already been reshared 200,000 times!" In an instant, all the blood drained from Angelina's face. She dropped her crutches onto the floor.

Landon stared straight at the screen. His eyes widened before they turned red in trepidation. The muscles in his entire body tensed up and he started trembling.

Jasper's angry voice sounded once again. Landon, however, only felt like Jasper's voice was coming from a faraway place.

"Why did Lauren have a meltdown? Who filmed that video and put it up on the internet? Didn't you say that you would take good care of my sister? Didn't you assign people to protect her? "What's going on with you, Landon? Have you been consumed by the power that your so-called ‘most important woman' is now secondary to you?" Landon felt like he had a lump stuck in his throat. All he could taste was bitterness at the back of his tongue.

"Say something! Are you trying to feign ignorance now?" Jasper growled.

Although Jasper was enraged that such a major incident had happened, he couldn't bring himself to suggest something as cruel as separation.

Jasper had experienced it himself. He believed that Landon was in love with Lauren. Landon loved Lauren just like how Jasper himself loved Alyssa.

He knew the pain of separation all too well. Without a doubt, the feeling was like having one's flesh cut over and over without giving it tto heal.

However, Jasper was also at a loss now.

Lauren and Alyssa were different. Alyssa was a fighter who could fight alongside him. She also had a strong background and a loving family. She could afford to fight the fight and was not afraid of losing.

Lauren, on the other hand. What did she have? She was no match for them.

Nevertheless, was the current version of Landon capable of protecting her? Being in love didn't guarantee happiness! "I will handle this, Jasper. Please believe me. | know who it was who exposed it. | know who the mastermind is. | will deal with them." Landon's eyes were quivering and the tears in his eyes blurred his vision. Even his breathing was uneven.

"Whoever... Whoever harms Lauren... deserves to die!" "Landon, what's the point of that?" Jasper's deep voice sounded bitter. "The mastermind has achieved their goal. That video has spread across the inteand everyone in the country has found out that Lauren isn't a typical woman." The video had been reshared a few hundred thousand times. Soon, the number of reshares would exceed a million, and tens of millions of people would have seen the clip.

It was impossible to delete all the videos. This was already out of their control.

"Not only that, Grandpa Newton and Javier have already found out about it. Grandpa Newton almost collapsed.

Lyse has gone to accompany him now." Jasper tried his best to suppress the pain in his heart. He croaked, "Grandpa Newton wants to take Lauren home.

I will go to you now and bring Lauren back." Landon turned a deaf ear to Jasper. His gaze was unfocused and bleary. "If | had known that this was the outcome. | shouldn't have becthe president." "Landon, that is not the solution. Harper Group cfrom your father's efforts. In order to avenge your father, you're not going to allow Preston to get a hold of the corporation. So, it is just a matter of tbefore you engage in a fight for power.

"The enemy will only attack you at your weakest point. In your case, Lauren is your only weakness." Jasper exhaled softly. "Landon, you can't win over both your family and lover at the stime. Even if you love someone, it doesn't mean that they will be suitable for you. It also doesn't guarantee you happiness." Within a few short hours, the entire country had found out about one of the Becketts' daughters being neuroatypical.

No matter how the Becketts tried to moderate the comments and delete the videos, the public had formed their opinions. There was no more turning back.

"No wonder the Becketts never brought Ms. Lauren out in public. It was because they didn't want her to bring shupon their family!" "Hmph! That's karma indeed! That bitch, Sophia, committed too many evil deeds. Her own daughter is now paying the price!" "Why wasn't Betty the one who went nuts? What a pity." "Do we still need to see Betty go crazy? She's insane enough as she is!" "I've got to say, Mr. Landon is such a purist in love. He is willing to marry someone with a mental condition? I'm touched!" "They should just forget about it. Is there even real love in marriage alliances between the wealthy? Haven't you all seen the recent news? Landon is about to becHarper Group's president. He's not marrying Lauren because of love. He's doing so for the dough. He's using the Beckett Group's background to find his footing in the business world! Shameless!" Betty lay on the bed. She scrolled through the comments while applying her sheet facial mask. She rolled around with glee.

Her happiness didn't last for long. Her iPad slipped from her hands and smacked onto her face. Her lips turned purple and her recently-reconstructed sharp nose becslightly skewed. She yelped in pain and sat up on the bed.

Right at that moment, Zoe happened to call her.

Betty covered her nose and answered the phone. In a furious tone, she asked, "What is it!" "It is a tto celebrate. Why are you still so grumpy? Can't you feel a little happier? Why are you being such a bummer?" Zoe questioned in her usual, casual voice.

Betty harrumphed. "Although that bitch's embarrassing side has been exposed, Landon is still not going to marry me. There's nothing much to be happy about if you think about it." Even though Betty was feeling overjoyed deep down, she didn't want to show too much of her feelings to Zoe.

"You shouldn't be too greedy. If it wasn't for my help, you would have been oppressed by that stupid sister of yours. Would you still be able to dream of becoming the president's wife? Only when pigs fly." Through gritted teeth, Betty snarled, "Do you think that you succeeded by your efforts? How would things have gone so smoothly if | hadn't given you that diagnostic report? "That said, Landon is not someone who would give up easily. Despite us causing all this commotion, he would still be determined to marry Lauren." "So, you and | still have to go for a hrun. From your side, you have to continue fanning the flames with Mr.

Javier. As for me, | have my plans too." Betty could hear the faint sound of Zoe making out with someone. The slimy sounds gave her goosebumps.

"What are your plans?" Zoe asked with a hint of flirtatiousness in her voice. "Cover to Middleton Resort in the west. We'll talk more when we meet."