Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Both Alyssa and Jasper were speechless.

Newton really had a sharp tongue. But it was such good tongue-lashing!

"Dad, Anne was my wife. I'm just here to pay her my respects. Why are all of you antagonizing me?" Javier couldn't stand Newton's words anymore. He immediately lost composure in front of his father.

"Your wife? Isn't your wife that criminal, Sophia Kirkman?" Newton snorted.

Javier's hands balled into fists as he burned with anger.

Newton had never once affirmed Sophia's position as his daughter-in-law, yet now, here he was, doing so in such a sarcastic way. What else was Newton doing but insulting and humiliating Javier?

"Dad, the truth about Anne's death was late by 20 years. I'm just as devastated after finding out about it!"

ago because I brought Anne and Jasper home. I did it even though you opposed my decision!

to digest, especially when spoken in front of

was as expressionless and unmoving as his own

for so many years. Javier didn't know to cherish her before her death, so it was all the more

let her and Jasper live with us. I couldn't believe that the young man who was sobbing in front of me was my own usually-distant son," Newton said, gazing coldly at

would finally make you kinder, but I still overestimated you. You may have had

diversity of personalities you'd seen, so when you saw Anne, who was different from

always been competitive and possessive. You would do anything to get what you want, be it a toy, or power, or

That evil woman, Sophia,

family and outright bullied Anne, all for it to end up in

even felt ashamed to stand straight in front of Anne's grave. "I never expected you to end up choosing such a disgusting excuse for a human being to be your

pay her a last visit instead of putting up this act here in