Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

The sky was dark as rain drizzled from the heaven above. It was the perfect weather to pay respects to one's loved ones at the cemetery.

Alyssa and Jasper had come to pay respects to Anne again. They had brought flowers and hurriedly cleaned the gravestone up as if planning to have a meal with Jasper's mother.

Though Anne had long passed away, she must not be lonely now that Alyssa and Jasper tended to her grave and missed her so.

"Lyse and I have gotten revenge for you, Mom. Sophia's been sentenced to death. 20 years... it's finally over." Jasper clasped Alyssa's hand tightly. "Retribution will always come in time. I hope you can finally be at peace now."

The two then bowed respectfully to the gravestone.

Just then, steady footsteps rang out from nearby.

"It's Grandpa!" Alyssa turned over excitedly.

Jasper's pupils dilated in surprise.

Newton was pushed over by Ben in his wheelchair, not far away. There was a bouquet of white lilies in Newton's lap—Anne's favorite. When Anne was alive, Seaview Manor was adorned with white lilies— each stalk tenderly tended by her.

Even Anne's father-in-law, Newton, knew lilies were her favorite, yet her own husband, Javier, did not.

How ironic.

you up,

the latter pushed himself up using his

and Jasper were taken aback. They sighed in relief

hands. He gazed kindly at Jasper and asked, "I hope you don't mind me paying your

his breath catching in

eyes as her lips

to be in the past few years. He was almost always in his wheelchair, even when he had to attend an important event. Yet right now, he was standing up

you deeply, Anne. I am truly sorry for what we've done, but I

I live. I will never

with tears as he gazed

like Newton owed him anything nor felt wronged in any way. In contrast, Jasper would've probably died at Sophia's hands if it weren't for

Sophia's counsel wants to

futile struggle," Alyssa replied

you guys are confident she'll meet her

ever done. "I've already thought things through. If the law won't execute Sophia, I'll do it myself. I'll make sure that vile woman suffers