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."

crying. She went to Alyssa and hugged

Alyssa returned Lyla's hug. Pain surged in her

Dad buy you anything like bags, clothes,

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

Lyla bought a lot of premium ingredients and local products to cook for you for a month. She wants to replenish your body

I don't need these." Alyssa beckoned with her hand. She

go for countless rounds of kayaking

moment, Jasper was on the other side of the road. He stood alone in the chilly woods, staring at Alyssa

her beautiful smile, unable to pull his burning gaze away from

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

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

with him. Now, she was a dream that was

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

he clutched at his

tore his chest instantly. It was so painful that it felt as if someone was ripping his heart out with