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.

up,

about to help Newton when the latter pushed himself up using his wheelchair

sighed in relief once they saw

gazed kindly at Jasper and asked, "I

shook his head gently, his

as her lips drew into

even when he had to attend an important event. Yet right now, he was standing up

the lilies by Anne's gravestone before bowing. "Our family has wronged you deeply, Anne. I am truly sorry for what we've done,

for as long as I live. I will never let your only

were filled with tears as he gazed

Newton owed him anything nor felt wronged in any way. In contrast, Jasper would've probably died at

heard Sophia's counsel wants to appeal her case?" Newton

struggle," Alyssa

is that you guys are confident she'll meet

deeds Sophia had ever done. "I've already thought things through. If the law won't execute Sophia, I'll