Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Throughout my life, there hasn't been a moment when I lived for myself. I hope my children, especially Lyse... can live freely. Don't let her be like me. Let her have the power to pursue her own happiness."

Her own happiness...

Winston quietly mused, directing his thoughts to Jenny, his late wife, questioning whether Alyssa's chosen path was genuinely leading her toward happiness.

Winton was so desperate for answers that he hoped Jennifer could appear in his dreams and tell him the answer.

Right at that moment, a knock sounded from outside the study.

Before Winston could respond, Colene pushed the door open, shouting, "Winston, Mandy, that crazy bitch from the Schmidt family is here! She's asking to see you and Lyla.

"I didn't let her in, so she's causing a ruckus in the front yard! I can smell alcohol on her. She's probably drunk."

"Are you talking about Victor's daughter, Daisy? What is she doing here?"

up unannounced late at night. Does she think our house is a marketplace? Does

so drunk she couldn't make any sense. She just said it had nothing to do with her and didn't specify what 'it'

to do with her? How does she have the nerve

eyes and stood up abruptly, bringing a chill with her. "She wants to see Lyla because she thinks Lyla is soft-hearted and easy to talk to. Does she think that she can pretend that nothing had happened

was shocked.

party that day, David schemed against Taty. She was nearly sexually assaulted. That Ms. Daisy played a significant role

blocked him and seriously injured Sean! The knife wound on his

Colene widened

Sean with his left eye covered in bandages,

think about himself at that time.

Isn't that abetting her brother's crime? She definitely knew about the vile things

fists tightly, making a cracking sound. At

"Evil... How evil!"