Can’t Win Me Back

Chapter 1528 Sophia's heart quivered in the face of Lauren's painful accusations.

She hated Jasper, but she admitted that he was good to Lauren, better than she'd ever treated Lauren.

Thinking back, Jasper didn't seem as despicable as he had seemed. Too bad there could only be one Mrs. Beckett.

Javier had made Anne her rival.

After a pause, she finally confessed, "I... Twas pregnant with Betty at that time. All I wanted was a recognition to give her a better life and future..." "Well, you got your recognition, didn't you? Dad acknowledged you, so you had achieved your goal. Why did you have to kill Jasper's mom?

"Jasper never hated me or treated me badly even though I'm your daughter.

He and Alyssa treat me like their sister.

They show me love and care that I would otherwise never have the chance to experience. I owe them a lot. How could you be so cruel to him?" Lauren was no fool. She understood that Sophia was a selfish woman, and she knew how coldly Sophia had treated her. For that, she had grappled with self-blame and low self-esteem.

She despised herself for not being as healthy as Betty. She even blamed herself for not being a son, thinking that Newton might acknowledge Sophia if that was the case.

Lauren thought that if she was male, Sophia might not need to tread carefully in the family and worry about consolidating her power or faking and scheming her way to a better life.

that Sophia would kill for

life now is built on others’ death, I would rather never have been born. I'd rather not be a Beckett!"

clenched her fists tightly and trembled violently in

calm down. No need to be angry." Landon panicked at Lauren's emotional outburst

her head and gently coaxed her, "Darling, we agreed not to be angry no matter how the conversation went, didn't we? It will only hurt you and affect your

tears rolled down her cheeks. "I walked down the wrong

myself. Later, Iwas scouted into the entertainment industry. There, I poured in all my effort to climb up the ranks,

infuriated in the face of Sophia's whining. He had no sympathy for her at all. "Anne spent five years in the slums

was only five when he had to support himself and Anne so that they wouldn't

never thought of fighting you for the title of Mrs. Beckett. You were the selfish and greedy one, killing an innocent wornan just to achieve your goal. You nearly

Lauren watched Sophia cry as she

I committed and for Anne's death." Sophia's tear-streaked face was nearly pressing

fault. You have nothing to do with it. So, please don't do anything

loves you so

tightened his grip on Lauren's shoulder. He fixed a determined gaze

you'll need some wedding gifts in the future. I have a few pieces of halcyon gemstones that I keep in my bedside