Can’t Win Me Back

Days of worry had driven Tatiana to the brink of insanity. Shedding tears, she said, "Mom and I tried to come up with a solution. The Lynch family tried to get help, but we all failed to get him out."

"What? Why did you only tell me now?" Alyssa gasped, her heart leaping into her mouth.

"Lyse, keep calm. You don't want to scare Taty," reminded Jasper.

He held his hand and gently calmed her down. "Tell Taty not to panic and share everything with you."

Taking a deep breath, Alyssa apologized with guilt. "Sorry, Taty. I was too harsh on you earlier. Don't cry. Tell me everything. I'm eager to know which idiot laid a finger on my staff. I'll make them pay for it!"

Although they were panicking, Jasper had to stifle a laugh when he heard Alyssa's adorable threat.

"It's. It's the Schmidts." Tatiana sobbed. "I think his family was upset that he got beaten up after what happened to me. They're now giving Sean trouble.

"Sean was arrested for aggravated assault. David Schmidt even underwent a health assessment and blamed all his injuries on Sean. The police concluded that Sean had severely injured David."

to blame his impotence on Sean's attack. With the Schmidts' influence, manipulating

I've shown him mercy by sparing his life. How dare the Schmidts hit

do not

want Sean dead!" Alyssa rubbed her temples. Hatred pulsed through her,

Simon is Sean's brother. He couldn't possibly

back. His eyes were as deep as an abyss. "Simon Lynch is a top attorney in Solana City, but

seems that

take advantage of David's situation to get Sean into

is his brother! How could he?" Tatiana growled in

him, family isn't important. That's

punched the car window, startling Xavier and Jasper. They

a lesson, but they