Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"P-Police? Those lowly pawns are back again?"

The days David spent in the detention center were hell for him. He never wanted to go back to those days of eating poor food and enduring the stench. He was scared out of his wits. "Dad! Josh! You have to stop them!"

Victor's face darkened as he paced back and forth in anxiety.

"David, don't panic."

Josh walked over and patted his trembling shoulder. "I've got people keeping a close eye on those two girls. So far, there's been no contact with the police, indicating they don't plan to testify. As long as they stay silent, we might be able to minimize the impact on your case.

"Tatiana's livestream yesterday gained so much attention, so the police have to at least put on a show and investigate you. Or else it'd look like they're not doing their job. Let's go see what they want first."

The Schmidts descended the stairs. The moment they saw the newcomer, they were stunned.

In the living room stood Cyrus and two of his subordinates. His presence was imposing, exuding an air of authority and intimidation.

uglier, and he even

highly capable. Even the youngest son of his second wife, Cyrus,

but when David recalled the

ashamed that he wanted to

Jameson was a promising son. His look, bearing,

thing was that Victor had forgotten that Jameson used to be

he sent Lily and Jameson to Kontina, he declared in

to the fervent pleading of the young Jameson on his knees, David reluctantly agreed to

to the Schmidt family—the family fund,

to do

was dating a lowly bodyguard and was caught in the

was banished overseas. But Lily, who had no defense, suffered unbearable mistreatment. Her condition gradually worsened. Along

the supposedly spontaneous "caught in the act" scenario was entirely orchestrated by Josh, and the wife he had harbored