Can’t Win Me Back novel (Alyssa and Jasper) novel Chapter 754

The online buzz surrounding Zoe and Jasper's "rendezvous" continued to escalate. Both the Beckett Group and the Harper Group PR teams worked tirelessly to mitigate the controversy. Still, the widespread dissemination of videos and photos made it difficult to quell the public discussion.

Even if they managed to take relevant hashtags off the trending topics, they couldn't stop people from discussing it.

Penelope dropped her phone in shock and slipped down the stairs when she saw the trending topics. Thankfully, she was near the landing and merely stumbled a few steps down. Still, she suffered from a sprained ankle and hurt her head.

Landon was badly shocked by his mom's injuries and sent her to the hospital overnight.

Penelope, while on an IV drip, held Landon's hands tightly and sobbed. "Landon, what do we do? Zoe is only 22. How is she going to live her life with this stain? What can I say to your grandpa and your dad?"

Then, she cried hysterically. Landon swallowed hard and sat by her side with a troubled look. He promised, "Mom, I will take care of this."

"And how will you do that? There are photos and videos on the internet! Zoe is still unmarried. Now that she's involved in the scandal, no self-respecting family would want her as a daughter-in-law!"

"Zoe is my sister, and I won't tolerate anyone gossiping about her," Landon declared, his eyes burning with anger.

"The weight of gossip will crush her! Do you think it was 20 years ago when our family was above the law? We are under the rule of law. You can't do anything about it!" Penelope wailed and punched her bed.

Landon furrowed his brows as he recalled his family's origins. The Harpers started off as gangsters. Landon's grandpa, Cornelius Harper, had been involved in fights and killings to build his family's fortune.

When the times changed, Cornelius retired from the scene and slowly legalized Harper Group's operations to prevent his offspring from going down the same path.

When Landon's dad was appointed the president, the group's operations had been legalized. Still, the family couldn't shake off the influence of the group's origin and worked with both the authorities and the criminals. Landon's dad got into many arguments with Cornelius and Preston Harper over the issue.