Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

She was like an ant on a hot pan, jittering with worry.

The other end of the phone was exceptionally quiet.

"Mom? Mom! Did you hear what I said? What should we do now?"

"We need to get rid of that maid," Sophia said sinisterly after a long time.

"Pretend nothing ever happened. Let's keep it down and get someone to spy on her. When the time is right, we'll make this little troublemaker disappear from the face of the earth!"

Alyssa was discharged from the hospital after she recovered.

Axel wasn't there when she was discharged because he didn't want to see Winston. Everyone else from the Taylor family came. Even Winston's wives rushed over from Belbanks.

The wives were empathetic women. When they saw how scrawny the princess of the family had become, tears streamed down their faces. Alyssa had lost her usual radiant appearance.

"My dear child, you've suffered so much."

swollen after all the crying. She went to Alyssa and hugged her tightly. "It's our fault that we didn't protect you.

the one who should be apologizing." Alyssa returned Lyla's hug.

Did Dad buy you

that he's so stingy that he didn't

a lot of premium ingredients and local products to cook for you for a month. She wants to replenish your body again," Colene said, laughing as

her hand. She was a fan of Lyla's cooking, but

rounds of kayaking

Jasper was on the other side of the road. He

beautiful smile, unable to pull his

hospital today, he had pushed all his important meetings and rushed

he could only be a shadow in the dark, silently standing there as he stared longingly at the woman he

shared a bed with him. Now, she was a dream that was

a long time. He recalled how she had shrieked and scowled at him. She had even tried to hurt

as he clutched

that it felt as if someone was ripping his heart out with