Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Everyone heard the recording played in the courtroom just now!" Javier was so pissed off that his breathing had become uneven. He growled, "Others might not have recognized your voice. But of course I could!

"Right from the start... you were fully aware of Sophia's actions. You knew she hired a hitman! Not only did you conceal it from me, but you actively assisted her in keeping it a secret. You must be out of your mind!"

Betty denied, "No. That's not it."

"Don't you know that you were harboring a criminal? You are an accomplice! Did you want to follow in Sophia's footsteps and end up imprisoned?"

Betty was scared shitless. She was flustered. She knelt by Javier's feet. Tear stains marked her face as she gazed up at him. She pleaded, "Dad! I was wrong. I now know that what I did was wrong!

"All those things. She made me do them! She's my mother. Those things that she asked me to do, I didn't dare to go against her! I was too mindlessly obedient. I was dumb!

"Please, I beg you. You cannot let me end up in prison! I am your daughter. Could you bear to see me end up in prison?

"Also, can our family afford to have another family member go to jail? The Schmidt family already took a hit because of it. You've worked tirelessly to manage the Beckett Group. Are you hoping the Beckett Group ends up in ruins just like the Schmidt Group?"

pupils constricted as

made way for Javier. She watched as he walked

a single person

"Damn it. Goddamn it!"

She screamed and cursed in the empty

instead!" Two police officers approached her to throw her out. They carried hateful expressions

embarrassment. She gathered up her strength

was taken aback the moment she stood back

the hallway, bathed in a stream of sunlight, stood the Taylors. They had

her path, now refrained from uttering a word. She hastily

mocked, "Was there some sort of genetic mutation? How could Sophia end up

and lovely lady. As for Betty... She's like a character straight

been better than her when she was 20 years