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."

were swollen after all the crying. She went to Alyssa and hugged her tightly. "It's our fault that we

should be apologizing." Alyssa returned

you feeling better now? Did Dad buy you

me that he's so stingy that he didn't buy you

don't say that. On the other hand, Lyla bought 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

Alyssa beckoned with her hand. She was a fan

had to go for countless rounds of kayaking to burn everything

road. He stood alone in the chilly woods, staring at Alyssa from a

at her beautiful smile, unable to pull

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

only be a shadow in the dark, silently standing

once shared a bed with him. Now, she

He hadn't seen that smile on her face for a long time. He recalled how she had

he clutched

that it