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.

forehead with one hand and her shirt with the

"Lyla!"

in her arms, his own heart nearly bursting forth from his

afraid or

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

a thing?" It was clear Victor had no clue what had really happened. He was still angrily defending his son, David. "David

kidding me right

of the Schmidt family members before stopping on Jameson's. "None of your

yet not only did your family business not improve whatsoever, but you even failed

turned

breathing was stifled. His hands curled into fists,

he loved the most was ridiculing and

than Alyssa slapping him in the

was usually a decisive and merciless power player in the business world, now dared not ask his question

anything save that, if he knew the truth, he