Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 1070

“Without it, I would rather die!” Sophia cried out.

Betty hadn’t had any first-hand experience with medication reliance.

Though Sophia wore a crooked expression, she gleaned a fleeting insight into the agony of drug withdrawal.

“About Jeffrey… Have you managed to deal with him?” Sophia suddenly inquired in a sly manner.

Betty’s heart dropped. She replied softly, “I have arranged someone to handle it. The only thing is, that person hasn’t gotten back to me till now. I’m afraid that they haven’t done it yet.”

“So useless! All of them are good-for-nothings!” Sophia opened her eyes wide in fury.

“Mom, we’re talking about a prison here. It’s good enough that I was able to find someone to do the work for you.

“His movements in there are limited. Unlike the outside, he can’t just do as he wishes. So, please just wait a little longer. We should hear back very soon.”

“Wait? How can I bear to wait? Each day that Jeffrey is still alive… My heart is just like a cat on a hot tin roof. I can’t sleep nor eat well!”

In her nervousness, Sophia began to pace. She said, “I’m certain that Alyssa and Jasper have met with him. Plus, they are surely thinking of a way to make him open his mouth and testify against me!

only be a matter of time

high. But she truly had no

“Calm down, Mom.

rat you out, he would have done so long ago. Why would he wait until now? I guess you’re not the one he hates

he came to work for you. But he was still able to

in Alyssa’s and Jasper’s hands. That is why he hasn’t exposed you to this date.”

to Betty. She also thought that Betty sounded reasonable.

a knock at the door made

asked as she walked

Sophia, it’s me,” Rory

just a and peeped callously at Rory, who was standing

pass a message to you. Please accompany him in attending the horse race this weekend.”

me to go with him? I’m not grounded anymore?” she asked. She

the annual horse racing event. This

surely attend. I will

welling up in her eyes. She was in a frenzy of delight.

month of being grounded, she was finally about to be able to

at her?

But…