Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa pouted and muttered, "Why did you do that? If Mrs. Rosie were to see us... How embarrassing would that be?"

"I didn't want you to jump into the sea in the south. So, I was just trying to calm you down."

Jasper found it difficult to slow his breathing. In a hoarse voice, he asked, "Do you feel better now?"

"I'm okay but I still feel very wronged. I feel suffocated." Deep down, she was troubled. Her eyes watered and she sniffled.

Her pitiful expression made Jasper's heart melt.

He cupped her reddish cheeks. He felt the warmth from her cheeks on his palms. "Look at you. Your cheeks are burning like you're running a temperature.

"You and Taty have always had a good relationship. It's not worth it for you both to get mad at each other because of that bastard from the Schmidt family. Don't be angry, alright?"

"How could I be angry at Taty?"

Dispirited, Alyssa lowered her eyes. "It's more like I'm mad at myself. I wasn't able to take David down for good. He ended up having a chance to revive himself. It was all because I hadn't defeated him completely. There's no one else but myself to blame."

pained. He frowned. He comforted, "Don't say that, Lyse. That's

was. I do want to seek justice for those innocent women. At

she only focused on her studies. She hadn't experienced the darkness of this world or the viciousness

can be helpful, but it can also be detrimental to

clutching her heart, making her heart ache. "There's one thing that she didn't think of. I

assault incident would become a shameful mark on her. She could never ever

this whenever her name

would she be able to find her place there? Sharp words are silent killers. It is over for

But Taty is our sister. With us protecting her, who

with tears. She shook her head gloomily and said, "Lyla had Winston's protection. Yet, she had to live with her trauma until Sophia self-destructed and ruined her reputation. I don't want Taty to follow in her

indeed very courageous for a woman who met with such an incident to step forward and testify. I am

after going all out is terrifying. Countless eyes will be watching the Taylor family. Taty still wants to live in the limelight in the

her to

care for her." Jasper pulled her in for

I'm