Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"Are you Betty Beckett?" The man spoke in Cyrrisian. When Betty heard her mother tongue, she slowly stopped crying and lifted her face.

A stranger in a suit stood in front of her.

"How... How did you know me?" Betty immediately put aside her ego and begged him in tears and snot, "Y-You must be sent by my dad, right? Please, bring me home to Solana City. I do not wish to stay a day longer in this godforsaken place!

"I am really sick right now. It's a serious illness. I might die if I don't receive treatment. Dad won't leave his daughter to die."

The man replied flatly, "I'm sorry, Ms. Betty. Your dad did not send me."

Betty collapsed onto the ground again with a look of disappointment and despair.

The man added, "However, someone would like to meet with you."

Betty had no capacity to think. Hopeless and embattled, she scrambled up from the ground and followed him to a luxury car.

into her vision was a pair of luxury silver satin stilettos. The ankles of the woman were

shabby outfit she was wearing. The stilettos on that woman

the car," the man casually said

graceful woman in the car was surprisingly dressed in a white lab

Betty. Nice to meet you." The woman politely reached out for a

neighbors, as well as dealing with the drop in quality of life and the sudden AIDS diagnosis, she felt extremely emotional when accorded respect in

woman quickly handed her some

asked, "May I know your name? And how

name is Gardner. I'm also from Solana

Gardner?

in front of her and sniffled again. She explained, "I. I once knew this

seems." The woman's smile broadened. "I had heard of you when I was in Solana City. You were living a glorious life as the daughter

you when I was at the hospital. Your current state piqued my interest, so I wanted to check on you. Since we're both