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.

thought that Sophia would

been born.

and trembled

calm down. No need to be angry." Landon

how the conversation went, didn't we? It will only hurt you and affect your condition." Lauren gritted her teeth. She finally stabilized from

blink at all. She wore a dim and remorseful expression as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I walked down the wrong path. I was

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 up the ranks, all

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

was weak. Jasper was only five when he had to support himself and Anne so that

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

watched Sophia cry as she fought the feelings of pain and resentment.

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

with widened eyes. "Lauren, this is all my fault.

you so much.

ahead..." Then, Sophia 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

few pieces of halcyon gemstones that I keep in my