Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa and Jasper were shocked. They exclaimed in unison, "What did you say, Taty?"

After her deliberation, Tatiana's expression was calm and resolute. "It doesn't matter if I have to give my statement at the police station or testify against David in court. I will take the witness stand. I'm willing to do it.

"I just want David to be brought to justice, and to ensure that justice is served on behalf of those women. No matter how immense the pressure, I can handle it."

At this moment, it was as if the air around them had frozen.

At first, Tatiana thought that they would strongly support her idea. To her surprise, both Alyssa's and Jasper's faces turned glum. They didn't say a word.

"Even though David didn't get his way with me, it was still an assault attempt. Moreover, I'm sure that I will be able to garner the people's attention when I step forward to accuse him, especially with a status like mine.

"Then, the Schmidts wouldn't be able to shut people up even if they wanted to. When that time comes, we must bring justice to David for the sake of the women he defiled. In the face of pressure, the Schmidts wouldn't be able to cover for him even if they wanted to!"

"But have you thought of the horrifying risks you'd have to go through if you were to do this?"

Alyssa's brows were knitted tightly. She spoke in a stern tone; one that was stricter than a parent's.

"You want to expose the incident when David tried to harm you. Contrary to what you expect, people with bad intentions will end up getting a hold of you. They may take the chance to distort the truth and make groundless accusations. They might even stir things up!

be pushed to the edge of the cliff. Even if you were able to

with attempted assault if you were to step up and give your testimony. He'll then get three to five years of jail time. He'd be released and then continue

Josh will surely think of another way to denigrate you. How are you going to respond then? How should Sean help and protect

wrenched at the thought of her mother

her heart ached even more for the women who fell

daughter. She also had the support of such powerful individuals as Alyssa and Jasper. Even so, she barely even got back

at the mercy of

up with a hint of emotionless intimidation, "There's another thing. Even if you were to testify against David, it wouldn't

going against someone who wants to uphold their reputation.

human decency. Do you think you can inflict any real pain on him? He would continue leeching onto the Schmidt family as long as

forgotten by people as time passes. As for those women, your courage and sacrifice

have us as your way out. They've got no way out once

calmly and rationally. Her straightforward statements were so cold and straight to the point that even Jasper couldn't help

the few times in the past when he arm wrestled with

and decisive. There weren't many who could be a match for her. He admitted defeat from

words that she had uttered to Tatiana hit close to home. Although part of it did cross Jasper's mind, he wasn't