Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Rose stood behind Silas, her heart initially unsettled. Her lips were pressed thinly together.

However, she nearly broke into a smile after hearing Silas' remark.

Silas possessed a formidable ability to dismantle a convict in court and ruthlessly exploit someone's vulnerabilities with his words.

"Nonsense! I've never had my face done!" Lydia retorted, hastily covering her stiffened face, a mix of shame, anger, and guilt consuming her.

Silas shook his head. "It's not your fault for aging, but it's not right to run around scaring people off with that face either."

Lydia seethed with outrage, feeling her blood boil at his audacity.

"Who are you to Rose?" Jamie interjected, clinging to her mother and demanding an answer.

"Who am I to Rose?" Silas mused, touching the inside of his cheek with his tongue before turning to Rose with a serious expression. "Ms. Emerson, she wants to know my role in your life."

Rose met his gaze, her heart pounding in her chest.

don't say anything, then I'll take the liberty of calling myself your boyfriend,"

Lydia's and Jamie's

this sophisticated

looked down shyly,

reached for her cold hand, intertwining

were bullying Rosie earlier because I wanted to witness the extent of your cruelty and shamelessness. I wanted to see just how low you could stoop," Silas remarked coolly,

truly eye-opening to see both

Rosie?

the moisture from her eyes, feeling a warmth spreading

I don't think this has anything to

is mine, so that makes her problems mine as well.." Silas rubbed his cheeks, his gaze sharp

has never spoken

seduced my father and bore her out of wedlock.

to us for protection. We embraced her as family, but Rose, despite our kindness, turned