Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

The audience fell silent. Even those audience members hired by Javier to fill the seats were affected by Sean's speech that explained the ordeal faced by Nina. In the end, they cast disdainful and acrimonious looks at Sophia.

Once again, Alyssa was brought back to the scene of Nina's brutal death. Feeling heartbroken, she covered her ears with her hands and shut her eyes tightly, feeling like she was in an enclosed space. Sweat dotted her forehead as she struggled to breathe.

"Lyse, don't think about it. I'm here for you," Jasper comforted her and pulled her into a hug. He guided her to rest her forehead on his shoulder.

Although Nina wasn't Alyssa's family, Alyssa's kind soul was irreparably scarred and traumatized after witnessing Nina's death.

"Jasper... I feel like I'm at fault," she sobbed and whispered in his ear.

Her words nearly broke his heart. Tearing up, he consoled her, "Don't say that. Lyse, you're not at fault. The two people in the dock are the sinners."

statement, it was the defendants' turn to present theirs. Sophia wept and emotionally delivered the

gain nothing from doing that! Perhaps this all happened because of the personal grudge between Jeffrey Snyder and Nina Carle, as they were

have abused his power and bullied the maids in the family because he thought he was above them as my

who had turned a state witness, defended himself and snapped, "Your Honor, Nina Carle had dirt on Sophia Kirkman.

listen to her because of her power and status, or my life will be in danger. Even when I was in the detention center, she attempted to hire assassins to take my life. Look, there is still a

were a hooligan abroad!" Sophia screamed at the top of her lungs as she

me after you gave out the

which had turned white. Even Javier cast an astonished and

I know nothing about it!" Betty shook her head in fear and anxiety,