Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Chapter 1070

“Without it, I would rather die!” Sophia cried out.

Betty hadn’t had any first-hand experience with medication reliance.

Though Sophia wore a crooked expression, she gleaned a fleeting insight into the agony of drug withdrawal.

“About Jeffrey… Have you managed to deal with him?” Sophia

suddenly inquired in a sly manner.

Betty’s heart dropped. She replied softly, “I have arranged someone to handle it. The only thing is, that person hasn’t gotten back to me till now. I’m afraid that they haven’t done it yet.”

“So useless! All of them are good-for-nothings!” Sophia opened her eyes wide in fury.

“Mom, we’re talking about a prison here. It’s good enough that I was

able to find someone to do the work for you.

“His movements in there are limited. Unlike the outside, he can’t just do as he wishes. So, please just wait a little longer. We should hear back very soon.”

“Wait? How can I bear to wait? Each day that Jeffrey is still alive… My heart is just like a cat on a hot tin roof. I can’t sleep nor eat well!”

In her nervousness, Sophia began to pace. She said, “I’m certain that Alyssa and Jasper have met with him. Plus, they are surely thinking of a way to make him open his mouth and testify against me!

“If I let him live… It would only be a matter of time before he rats me

out!”

were high. But she truly had no

wuy.

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say, “Calm down, Mom.

cross her fingers and

would he wait

but Jasper

with his hands before he came to work for you. But he was still

to be ruined in Alyssa’s and Jasper’s hands. That is why he hasn’t exposed you to

Betty. She also thought

door made

it?” Sophia asked as she walked

it’s me,”

in Sophia’s eyes dimmed. She opened the door just a and peeped callously at

to pass a message to you.

door open. “Javier asked me to go with him? I’m not

voice was trembling.

the one who has always accompanied Mr. Javier to attend the annual horse racing event.

surely attend. I will

the door. Tears were welling up in her eyes. She was in a frenzy

a month of being grounded, she was finally about to be able to see the light

that Javier was no longer mad at her? Was the tension between them alleviated now?

But…

she would lose control