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.

and he even

but also highly capable. Even the youngest son of his

but when David recalled the dirty deeds Daisy

utterly ashamed that

bearing, and

forgotten that Jameson used to be the one he

sent Lily and Jameson to Kontina, he declared in front of the entire Schmidt family, "Consider

his knees,

everything related to the Schmidt

to do with them

Victor. She was dating a lowly bodyguard

punishment, that bodyguard was banished overseas. But Lily, who had no defense, suffered unbearable mistreatment. Her condition gradually

that the supposedly spontaneous "caught in the act" scenario was entirely orchestrated by Josh, and the wife he had harbored resentment toward for years genuinely