Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Alyssa was frustrated. She put her palm to her forehead and exclaimed, "Cyrus, I can't believe how thoughtless you are!"

Jasper felt his jaw tense up. His head was spinning.

Just as he was trying to come up with what to do next, a few chatty female students walked out of the school's back gate. They were scrolling on their phones and having a discussion among themselves.

One of them said in a mocking voice, "Oh, my God! This can't be real! Isn't this Tatiana from the Performing Arts Department at our academy? I can't believe that she started a livestream to accuse David of assaulting her!"

At that moment, it was as if Alyssa, Jasper, and Sean had all been struck by lightning!

All the blood drained from Sean's face. His body started to tremble as he staggered backward.

"Tatiana is already famous for being a belle at our school. She has already stolen the limelight. It has only been a few days since graduation. Yet, she's already feeling lonely and hungry for attention?"

"Well, she's the smart one here. Once she gets enough views, she will become an online sensation. After that, she would start getting sponsors for her live streams to earn big bucks.

"Who knows if she would even catch the fancy of some producer? She could then be scouted and enter straight into the entertainment industry! Don't you know that this is called a shortcut?"

"A shortcut? I think she's being too clever for her good. She's playing with fire!"

One of the students had wavy curls in her hair. She didn't bother to cover up her jealousy and disdain toward Tatiana. She smirked.

a good look at herself. How dare she make fraudulent claims against the Schmidt Group's Mr. David? She chose to do a live stream at this time to say that David assaulted her. Isn't she just doing this to get her 15

to get fame in this way? That's

agree! Tatiana must be too desperate for attention! A woman's

curly-haired student then sneered. "Being infamous is still a type of fame. Plus, this is still the fastest way to stand out. It's just that she just had

Schmidt family? Wouldn't the Schmidts put

student gloatingly said, "If you ask me, even if she and David did the deed, she must've been the one who forced herself on him! I guess she didn't get enough, so she just decided to vent her anger via the

students' insults were revolting

they say such things about

dark and filled with anger.

for Sean, his eyes had turned bloodshot from his fury. His muscles tensed up, and the veins on the back of his hands were popping.

both Jasper and Sean were about to make a move, someone else reacted even faster than them. A female figure

before them. Her overpowering presence

"You... You are..."

served two consecutive slaps to the student who

student was stunned for a few seconds. Following

so quickly that they

curls snapped back to her senses. She took two steps back and was about to make a run for

Alyssa pulled the student back toward her as if she was capturing