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

never have been born. I'd rather not be a Beckett!" Lauren growled

fists tightly and trembled violently in

angry." Landon panicked at Lauren's emotional outburst

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

expression as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I walked

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 up the ranks, all because I couldn't stand a

Landon was infuriated in the face of Sophia's whining. He had no sympathy for her

when he had to support himself and Anne so that they wouldn't starve

if Javier took her back to the Beckett family, and even if he had you as a mistress, she 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

mom, but I need to say this aloud—you deserve the death sentence!" Lauren watched Sophia cry as she fought the feelings of pain and

too late for me to say anything. I'll pay for the crimes I committed and for Anne's death." Sophia's tear-streaked

"Lauren, this is all my fault. You

still young, Besides, Landon loves you so much. You will have

cast a worried glance at Landon. "Landon, you'll treat Lauren well, won't you? You'll marry her, right?" Landon tightened his grip on 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

have a few pieces of halcyon gemstones that I keep in my bedside safe.