Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

After David was bailed out, the first thing he did was to fix his two broken front teeth. Then, he continued his playboy ways under
the Schmidts' protection. Despite having bruises all over his face, he remained unbothered and hired a couple of young models
to have fun with.
For that, he took Viagra to treat his erectile dysfunction, but he ended up overdosing. His eyes rolled back, and he foamed from
the mouth. He had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Upon learning about the incident, Victor was frustrated and worried. He had no choice but to keep it to himself while discreetly
searching for a way to treat David's condition.
He felt fortunate that the Taylors had withdrawn their lawsuit against David. Hence, he decided to lay low for a while before
thinking about revenge.
On the other hand, Simon suffered a worse fate. He was beaten up at the parking garage and later stuffed with excrement in the
mouth, just like Nathan had promised Colene.
In the aftermath, Simon lost his appetite for days, as he was traumatized by the scent of the excrement. Not only that, he
vomited violently and ran a fever.
Such humiliation was worse than death. He couldn't help but wonder about the despicable person who had fed him excrement.
One night, Simon woke up in the middle of the night, feeling weak. He suddenly recalled the glimpse of the lapel pin on one of
the hooligans. It was a motif of a red bird.
He thought it looked like a Northern cardinal, which reminded him of the largest gang in Solana City, the Ivory Gang.

At the thought, he yelled and held his head in fear, his teeth chattering and his body covered in sweat.
One day, delegations, along with the leadership from five major metropolises, convened in Solana City to meet with the city
mayor and congresspeople. It was clearly a very important meeting.
As the wife of a representative, Daisy had started preparing her attire from a week ago. Her dress was full of intricate
embroidery, reminiscent of the frivolity of Marie Antoinette.
Ever since her marriage to Timothy Clemons, she had meticulously paved his path to success. She networked with elected
officials and businessmen, crafted his public image, and campaigned for him. After much stress and monetary investment, she
finally got him to where he was.
Now that Timothy was well-connected, all that was left was the election. If elected, he'd be the new mayor of Solana City, which
was one step closer to her dream of being the First Lady one day.
While tying Timothy's tie for him, she nagged at him to remind him of things to be said at the meeting and ways to maintain his
image. Looking irritated, he snapped, "Enough! I'm tired of all that talk." Swatting her hand away, he sorted out his tie with a
frown and grumbled, "You were quite a cool woman in the past. Why do you sound like my mom now?"
"You ingrate! Are you complaining about me now after your career has taken off?" Daisy jabbed a finger at his temple and jeered,
"Without me, you wouldn't be where you are. Remember, Timothy Clemons, you're nothing without me!"
He glowered at her and entered the bathroom. After he left, his phone buzzed. Daisy, who had secretly gotten her hand on his
passcode, unlocked his phone.

Upon seeing his passionate chat histories with multiple women, she erupted in anger. Dashing into the bathroom, she tossed the
phone onto him and growled, "Timothy Clemons, how dare you cheat on me? That's betrayal!"
Stunned, he mumbled, "Did you just check my phone without my permission? How could you—"