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!”

that the stakes were high. But she truly had no

wuy.

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could say, “Calm down, Mom.

cross her fingers and

out, he would have done so long ago. Why would he wait until now? I guess you’re not the one

Jasper and

taken so many lives with his hands before he came to work for you. But he was still able to come over safely.

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

She also

knock at the door made both of

Sophia asked as she walked into the

me,”

opened the door just a and peeped callously at Rory, who was standing at the door.

a message to you. Please accompany him in attending the

open. “Javier asked me to go with him? I’m not grounded anymore?” she asked.

voice was trembling.

Javier to attend the annual horse racing

attend. I

welling up in her eyes. She was in a

to

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

But…

would lose control of her bladder once she stopped taking the