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.

Sophia would kill

been born. I'd rather not be a Beckett!" Lauren growled with tears

her fists tightly and trembled violently in

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

we? It will only hurt you and affect your

tears rolled down her cheeks. "I walked down the wrong path. I was obsessed

from poverty when I'was young. I'd been eating expired food and wearing old clothes. Because of that, I felt ashamed of myself. Later, Iwas scouted into the entertainment industry. There, I poured in all my effort to climb

sympathy for her at all. "Anne spent five years in the slums with

couldn't work since she was weak. Jasper was only five when he had to support

Beckett family, and even if he had you as a mistress, she never thought of fighting you for the title

to say this aloud—you deserve the death sentence!" Lauren watched Sophia cry as she fought the feelings of pain and resentment. She choked on her tears as she struggled

me to say anything. I'll pay for the crimes I committed and for Anne's death."

is all my fault. You have nothing to do with it. So, please don't do

you so much. You

Lauren's shoulder. He fixed a determined gaze on Sophia. "I will marry no one but Lauren Beckett." "Good... That's good..." Sophia smiled in relief and wiped away her

few pieces of halcyon gemstones that