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."

"Don't say

selfish. She's right, I was. I do want to seek justice for those innocent women. At the same time, I want to make sure that my family is

young, Taty was always under the shelter of Winston and Lyla. As she got older, she only focused on her

noble status can be helpful, but it

breathing heavily. She felt as if something was clutching her heart, making her heart ache. "There's one thing that she didn't think of.

up going into the entertainment industry in the future, the assault incident would become a shameful mark on

name is mentioned. Her name will always be associated with

Sharp words are silent killers. It is over for David once he dies, but she would have to bear with

her, who would

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

that her situation is different. Lyla was set up, but Taty is clearly a victim. It is indeed very courageous for a woman who met with such an incident

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

to regret it for the

as her elder sister, you really do care for her." Jasper

that I'm asking for too