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."

present theirs. Sophia wept and emotionally delivered the statement Simon had prepared for her. It turned out that

that! Perhaps this all happened because of the personal grudge between Jeffrey Snyder and Nina Carle, as

in the family because he thought he was above them as my special assistant. Nina very likely rubbed him wrong in private, and that's why he thought of

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

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

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

"Betty Beckett left the house at the same time as me after you gave out the orders. She must

had turned white. Even Javier cast an astonished and doubtful look at

it!" Betty shook her head in fear and anxiety, nearly crying