Can’t Win Me Back

"Whatever. We can't control what others say, so let them be. Josh Schmidt might think he's dealing a

blow to me, but he has underestimated me." Alyssa declared, lifting her chin proudly and smiling. "We

don't have to do anything at all."

"Lyse." Jasper's breathing grew heavy. He held her hand tighter.

"Fame always comes with trouble. The netizen's attack only proves my popularity." Waving her hand,

Alyssa added, "Remember, explaining yourself is dumb behavior. You're not going to rip your heart out

to prove a point when accused of having an ugly heart, are you? Let's ignore that troublemaker, Josh

Schmidt. He's going to shoot himself in the foot one day."

Then, she put on a serious face and said, "I'm more concerned about the girls who suddenly changed

their minds. I suspect the Schmidts have pressured them into it."

"They come from ordinary families. There's no way they could fight against the Schmidts." Lowering his

gaze, Jasper analyzed, "As for the two minors, they not only suffer from the Schmidts' threats. If the

scandal is publicized, they might risk media and public scrutiny.

"They are victims, but society will gossip about them. There might be awful commenters who brand

women and

victim?" The term dropped like a bomb on Alyssa. She felt a

a huge blow to her. She could already

horrible remarks.

two

don't happen

their fault for

happen to them and

would be forced to endure slander after all they had gone through, pushing them

the pain of being

a long life ahead of them. Their parents might care more about

I do not agree with their decision, but I empathize

when he noticed color draining from her face.

and tightened his

her.

fine. I just feel sorry for those girls." Choking on

kind, Lyse." He patted her on the back.

bright, passionate, and kind."

willingly take on any challenge for her as long as he could

she gathered herself and said, "Jasper, can you make