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!"

chest. "I was under so much pressure all those years ago because I brought Anne and Jasper home. I did it even though you opposed my decision! Didn't I do that all because I loved Anne? You shouldn't humiliate my love for

words were difficult to digest,

as expressionless and unmoving

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

you did love Anne. I was in disbelief when you begged me to 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

appearance in your life would finally make you kinder, but I still overestimated you. You may have had feelings for her before, but that was only because she was different from all

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

would do anything to get what you want,

to herself. That evil woman, Sophia, appeared in your life and took advantage of the situation to

and outright bullied Anne, all for it to end

front of Anne's grave. "I never expected you to end up choosing such

as her husband and pay her a last visit instead of putting up this act here in front of us. Don't taint