Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Just as Justin finished speaking, Sheryl heard a series of heavy footsteps behind her-each one sounding like an omen.

"Ms. Gillis, it's been a while."

Sheryl turned sharply, eyes wide in disbelief.

"Uri... It's you!"

"I see you still remember my name."

With an insincere smile on his face, Uri walked past her and headed straight to Justin. "Right now, I, too, work for Mr. Beckett. He is my leader."

Justin, seated in his wheelchair, lifted his teacup and took a sip. "Our team has become stronger. This is fantastic."

Sheryl was momentarily stupefied. Then it clicked. Her eyes widened in realization.

"Mr. Justin, the genius professor you mentioned who developed the drug was it Julien?"

A flicker of satisfaction crossed Justin's eyes. "As expected of someone I trained. You're as sharp as ever."

Uri's sudden arrival made everything clear.

her composure, Sheryl stepped forward, studying the hardness in Uri's expression. She then asked, "What

and I value it. But we do have established protocols that need to be followed." Justin lifted

stand beside me must sign a contract of allegiance; no

"I understand that. Since I've decided to follow you, I

raised a brow.

explained, "Right now, Julien is an obstacle to you. I will get

went

operated. He rarely had to do anything personally. If there were anyone he wanted to get rid of, his subordinates would

worked for him would be used to

Sheryl gazed into Justin's deep, captivating eyes, her breath hitched, and a nervous flutter stirred

of hope flickered within her-the improbable wish that, just maybe, she

do it? He looks just like your younger brother,

of a kind. Julien may wear his face, but he's

turned bloodshot with rage. He growled, "I won't let that thing breathe the same air as

too, steal

in silence. After pondering for a moment, he broke into a smile. "If anything,

abandoned his old lover and

fists, trembling with rage. I wait

to go sideways, you know? And trust me, messing with Julien is like kicking a hornet's nest with the Taylors. Once they're on high

blinked. "Then