Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

The unbearable events of that night surged back like a flood, drowning Tatiana in almost breathless agony.

"Ms. Tatiana, you're a scion of the Taylor family. All of Belbanks knows about the decades-long friendship between your family and the Schmidt family. David forced you? I doubt he would have dared."

Simon turned the ward into a courtroom, forgetting how he had been reduced to a pathetic state. "You two were alone together in the room, and when the scandal broke, you Taylors joined forces to shift the blame onto the Schmidt family.

"You knew you were tainted, making it difficult for you to find a partner in high society in the future. So, you decided to stoop down and use Sean as your lifeline, taking advantage of him.

"Ha! Ms. Tatiana, you're really something. I guess you're not inferior to Ms. Alyssa."

"You beast!" Sean lost all rationality. His eyes turned bloodshot as he struck Simon's face with his fists.

The punch contorted Simon's features in an instant.

out in shock,

Simon saw stars. His head, already diagnosed with

moment, he felt blood gushing out of his mouth. When he spat on

tooth had fallen

how much force Sean had put into that

anger. Although he

again, Sinead suddenly rushed forward and grabbed his arm. She cried out hysterically,

Just hit me and get it over with! You won't need me as your mother

panted heavily, tears of anger and resentment flooding

so hard for him to love

look down on such a good woman like Tatiana and hurt her

a young girl together?