Zoe retorted, âYou can be an incel all your want, but Alyssa Taylor will never have eyes for you! Youâll only end up with nothing!â
âZoe Harper!â Landon roared at his sister, making her flinch, frightened. âEven if she doesnât marry me, that still does not give you an excuse to harm, humiliate, or defame her!
âShe is a well-educated, respectable, and honest woman. Even though sheâs quick and lethal at times, she would never be the first to intentionally harm another person.
âIf, like you said, she tried to harm you, then you mustâve caused her trouble first!â 2 Zoe was so angry she might pass out..
âNeed I also remind you to give up on Jasper as soon as possible? The one woman heâs interested in is Alyssa herself. Any person can see that fact clear as day except himself,â Landon sneered.
Even the way Landon mocked his friend was restrained!
âYou are coming with me to apologize to Alyssa tomorrow morning, in person,â Landon snapped, then turned to leave.
âAre you out of your mind, Landon? Why do I need to apologize to Alyssa? I wonât do it!â Zoe screamed.
âIf you refuse, Iâm sending you back to Yoarkley, where youâll never set foot back in this city ever again!â
Penelope was frightened by her sonâs determined, harsh order.
When had Landon ever spoken to Zoe like this in all her life?
Was this all because of Jasper Beckettâs ex-wife, Alyssa Taylor?
âLandon ⦠Landon, come back!â Zoe screamed, her voice breaking in the process. Tears clouded her eyes as she watched her brother leave.
But Landon, who had loved and doted on her since she was a baby, never once looked back.
It was past midnight. Landon sipped on his drink in ACE, his heart twinging whenever he remembered what Zoe had yelled at him. He felt like hitting something right now.
The door opened.
âDamn it! Get the girls out of here!â Landon cried instinctively. âI donât need the fucking company right He tossed the glass in the direction of the door, making it shatter on the ground.
âMr. Harper, Mr. Jasper is here to see you,â said Angelina as she nodded respectfully.
Then, she shot Jasper an embarrassed look. She stepped aside, her figure swaying sensually in the dim light.
âI apologize on behalf of my boss, sir. Heâs feeling under the weather tonight.â
âItâs fine. Iâm used to it.â Jasper was the perfect picture of indifference right now.
âPlease enjoy yourself.â
Angelina then shut the door behind them, leaving the two men to their privacy.
âWhat bad luck got you this time?â Jasper quipped, sitting down beside Landon. âDidnât you give up on Alyssa already? Whatâs all this again?â
âFuck! Can you drop the fact that Alyssa dumped me for once, you asshole?â Landon scoffed, drinking straight from the bottle.
âHmph. Dumped you? You didnât even come close.â
Jasper took out a cigarette and held it between his lips.
He continued, âShe never accepted you in the first place, so no âdumpingâ was involved. All you are is an unwanted spare tire.â
âFuck you, man. If Iâm a spare tire, then youâre a damned flat one! Not even a Ferrari could run if they swapped you on it!â
Before Landon finished his sentence, he recalled how Zoe had called Alyssa a âused ragdollâ. His heart plunged into icy water as he winced before throwing the bottle across the room.
If any other woman had said that, Landon would have slapped her without hesitation.