Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Everyone was shocked.

Victor and Josh were stunned to their cores, their mouths so wide it nearly touched the floor.

"Lyse, how could you..." Jonah gazed worriedly at his sister, feeling troubled.

As Alyssa's big brother, he was responsible for dealing with any gunfire shot their way and protecting his siblings.

Jonah wanted to handle this alone, but who knew his sister would make an appearance and provoke the Schmidt family? She had drawn enemy fire to herself now.

"Get it up? What do you mean, Alyssa Taylor?" Josh's elegant demeanor was nearly at its breaking point. He glared menacingly at Alyssa and said, "And... What did you say you did? You beat up David? You dared beat up my own brother? How dare you!"

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Alyssa's eyes narrowed as she grinned. "If David was daring enough to take advantage of Taty, then I'm equally daring enough to teach him a lesson!

"Killing him would've been too easy. Scum like David deserves to suffer in prison with other scums like him. Hmph, a cripple like him is bound to be tortured and pushed around behind bars. That's the consequence I want him to suffer from!"

The hearts of everyone from the Taylor family pounded heavily in their chests. Lyla's vision swam as her knees began trembling.

hand and her shirt with the other. It was nearly impossible

"Lyla!"

Lyla in her arms, his

afraid or panic. I'm right

so scared something might've happened to Taty..." Lyla's tears finally fell from her eyes, unable to

you say such a thing?" It was clear Victor had no clue what had really happened. He was still angrily defending his son, David. "David is a good man, and I'm good friends with your father. How could he possibly do

me

every single one of the Schmidt family members before stopping on Jameson's. "None of your children are good people whatsoever! Your boys are all despicable, while your

long, yet not only did your family business not improve

and Josh's faces turned brick red with anger.

was stifled. His hands curled into fists, nails digging into

he loved the most was ridiculing and insulting

painful, soul-aching feeling was worse than Alyssa slapping

said that... David..." Winston, who was usually a decisive and merciless power

the