Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 264

“What’s wrong, Sean?” Alyssa asked,feeling worried now. She had never seen Sean so pitiful and upset. His eyes were reddened, his lips as pallid as a stray pup rescued from the gutters.

“Is this about Sophia?” Jonah asked,walking over to them. His gaze was kind as he rubbed his hands clean with a cotton cloth.

Alyss a noticed there was redness on it and sighed internally. She still couldn’t stop her brother from taking revenge in the end. She cursed silently, pondering when her moment to shine would finally arrive.

“I’m sorry …I’m so sorry!” Sean cried,nearly sobbing.

Just as Alyssa was wondering what was going on, her second brother called.

“Silas?”

“Sophia Kirkman just left my custody,Lyse.” His tone was more exasperation than anything else.”My team tried all we could to gather information and evidence on Sophia’s crimes these past few days, but she seemed to have already prepared her defenses.

“Her cousin is taking responsibility for allcrimes. Javier has also found her this lawyer from the Lynch family. I think his name is Simon Lynch. He was good at digging a way out for Sophia, making our evidence amount to nothing, so we had no choice but to release her.”

“It’s okay, Silas. You did your best. We’vegotten what we wanted here too. The Verdane Valley project is now in hand. All else can be discussed after.”

Alyssa remained unfazed while everyone else around her was eager to get their hands on Sophia. That woman wasn’t a major concern, and Alyssa had always believed that good things come to those

who wait.

he could to save her. There was no point trying to hit two

Sean called me earlier. Thekid was nearly crying when he did. Talk to him, will you? Let him know I don’t blame him.

cares too much about you. The kidwas really worried you’d be upset with him because of

“Will do.”

call,

family,Ms. Alyssa. I’m ready to accept

filled with self-imposed

case, he had gone to Simon’s law firm. Sean had argued with

youremember how the Taylor family helped save us from the hands of those hooligans after Dad was in office

Taylor who gave him a job at his company so Dad could continue providing for us! How else could Mom and Dad have given us such a nice life? How could you be so successful

when you know Ms. Alyssa plans to take her down? Have you forgotten where your loyalty

time Sean had gotten into

twenty years.

we owe the Taylor family a debt ofgratitude, but that doesn’t mean we have to sell our souls to them. We’ve already repaid what we owed by helping Mr. Taylor all these

I can contribute and help, I will accept it. What we owe to the Taylor family has nothing to do

and Dad did all theycould to raise you and give you a proper education, yet here you are spending your youth

devoted so much time to Alyssa. Yet, his family’s actions were letting them down.