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

on others’ death, I would rather never have been born.

fists tightly and

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

chin on 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

and remorseful expression as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I walked

wearing old clothes. Because of that, I felt ashamed of myself. Later, Iwas scouted into

had no sympathy for her at all. "Anne spent five years in the slums with Jasper

Jasper was only five when he had

a mistress, she never thought of fighting you for the

watched Sophia cry as she fought the feelings of pain and resentment. She choked on her

for me to say anything. I'll pay for the crimes I

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

loves you so much. You will have a

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

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