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."

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

Alyssa returned Lyla's hug. Pain surged in her

you feeling better now? Did Dad buy you anything like bags,

don't tell me that he's so stingy that he didn't

don't say that. On the other hand, Lyla bought a lot of premium ingredients and local products to cook for you

hand. She was a fan

rounds of kayaking to burn

road. He stood alone

unable

he had heard that she was leaving the hospital today, he had pushed all his

a shadow in the dark, silently standing there as he stared longingly at the woman he once called

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

on her face for a long time. He recalled how she had shrieked

shuddered as he

his chest instantly. It was so painful that it felt