Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Silas grew serious.

"Calm down, Lyse. You need to watch out for your health," Jasper said, holding onto Alyssa's trembling hands. "Especially after you just ate. You have a weak stomach; getting angry might make it worse."

Alyssa sat down angrily. Jasper quickly embraced her and kissed her temple.

Though he was calming her down, she still quivered in anger.

Rose said through uneven breathing, "This really is Josh's doing. I'd asked Clarissa before why she didn't rebel against him. Times have changed, after all. She could've sued for divorce and made Josh pay at any point in time so long as she had ample evidence.

"But... Clarissa was really terrified of Josh. It almost seemed like Josh had some deadly upper hand over her, making it so that she never dared make a move, even if it meant meeting her death at his hands one day. Clarissa ran off before I could finish talking to her."

Silas' gaze darkened somewhat when he gazed at Rose's pale face. He'd noticed how she had reacted. It was as if she was in Clarissa's shoes instead of being an outsider.

There must be so many things Rose was hiding from Silas.

and influential people." Jasper's eyes

receive any? Where's the

Jameson might want to personally deliver it to you here

mumbled, "Will he stop being so

over, I'll shove the invite up his ass and tell

chuckled and kissed her on

come to get a custom dress from Rose because Josh forced her to. All the guests are bound to dress up glamorously during the cocktail party. Someone as egoistic as Josh

was truly concerned

pulled taut when he recalled how he'd judged Clarissa at first.

I was wondering whether you and Mr. Jasper could find a way to win Clarissa over to our side. If she can testify that Josh abused her, the odds would tip in our favor against the Schmidts!" Rose

"Things aren't that simple, Rose. The Schmidt family is one of the four great families and is even on par with the Beckett family in Solana City. Jasper and I have battled against them for so long,

family. Their patriarch has long retired. What power would Clarissa have to back her up against

was at a loss for words. She really was

were many things in this world that couldn't be achieved with just passion and persistence. Reality was always