Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

The gory and bloody scenes from Anne's death haunted Sophia. Suddenly, Sophia's scream pierced the air. Drenched in sweat, she quivered with pale lips.

"Mrs. Beckett, are you alright?" Sensing something was amiss, Simon inquired in shock.

"I-I'm fine." She curled her fists under the table and forced herself to stop thinking about Anne.

"Mrs. Beckett, you have not answered my question." Simon repeated, "You need to be frank with me on whether or not you're involved in other murders. This is crucial for me to defend you in court.

"You know very well that Alyssa and Jasper will take advantage of the death of a maid to attack you until you're done for. They will try their best to look into your past and submit unfavorable evidence against you in court. All these are plausible."

Sophia couldn't stop trembling. She bit her lip hard.

at winning. You need to be honest with me. Give me your full trust and cooperation. I need to know everything about you so that I can stand undefeated

an eerie manner. "Mr. Lynch, are you trying to help me, or are you trying

but he had to coax Sophia because of her status. "Getting you out is more important

trust any one of you attorneys!" Feeling anxious, Sophia shook her legs like she was in a seizure. "If I tell you, you'll use it against me one day. I've seen this shameless behavior many times in

he pressed on, "From the sound of it, you were involved

slander me!" she agitatedly wailed

to know." Simon leaned backward into the chair, fearing that Sophia might attack

court for Sophia's trial. The public trial was to be live-streamed on the court's official website. Still, Javier, in an attempt to prevent suspicious individuals from

of the public eye, was