Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Why can't I? I'm your wife!" Daisy could not be bothered to maintain her image as the congressman's wife. Instead, she grabbed Timothy by the collar and shook him hysterically. "How could you do this to me after all I've done for you, you heartless bastard?"

Just as she was about to slap him, he grabbed her wrist and pinned her hands to the back. Losing her balance, she knocked against the door and inhaled sharply from the pain.

"Argh!" She widened her eyes in shock as she complained, "How dare you hit me? I'm the daughter of the Schmidt family. Lay a finger on me? I'll tell my dad and Josh about this!"

"Tell them, then! I've had enough of you, you filthy bitch!" Timothy lost his cool and pointed a finger at her stunned face. "The election is around the corner. If you make a scene, all your efforts will go down the drain. You and I are chained by fate. If I go down, you'll go down with me!"

The color drained from her face as she stared blankly at Timothy. She had never expected that all her hard work invested into Timothy would backfire on her.

"You repeatedly bullied and humiliated me with your social status over the years. I endured that in silence. You wanted to play a loving couple in public, which I have given my cooperation to.

on, you should stay out of my business and fulfill your duties as

collar, which she had tightly grasped. Then, he left, slamming the door behind him without so much as to take another

and streaks of tears on her face. After a while, she rose and wiped away her tears. Standing in front of the mirror,

bitches mean nothing! I'll be the wife of the mayor soon. I'll need to be gracious. When

leadership hosted the

highly-ranked officials of Solana City and business elites. Under the attention of the media and staff, the VIPs marched into the city

Victor, and the president, Josh, were invited to the event as business representatives. All the Schmidts were present except for David, who

glamorous entrance, no one noticed a luxury van that

city hall.