Can’t Win Me Back

The assistant was taken aback by Silas’ demeanor. However, interpreting his nonchalant attitude as that of a typical client coming to collect his garments, she proceeded with her duties.

“Jamie, what’s gotten into you? You’re practically ogling. Pull yourself together!”

Lydia chided, tugging Jamie’s arm.

“Mom! Look at that man. He is so handsome! I’ve never seen such a pretty face in my life,” Jamie gushed, her excitement palpable.

“Enough of that. You’re a woman of means; act like it. No matter how handsome he may be, he’s still just a man,” Lydia scolded, though she couldn’t help but steal glances at Silas.

Something about him seemed familiar, and his icy gaze sent shivers down her spine.

As the assistant pondered how to handle the situation, the crisp click of high heels echoed from the staircase.

“Are you two quite finished?”

who had just arrived. His eyes narrowed as he observed the

exclaimed, her expression

the impact Rose, the illegitimate daughter, had on the former’s relationship with their

but she also possessed remarkable talent. Excelling academically and displaying exemplary

such coldness and distance. Rose might have even married into the

Lydia and Jamie, each step felt as

captivated her, causing her heart to flutter

Jamie felt like the striking of midnight, a cruel reminder for Rose to awaken

affection for Silas, Rose harbored a secret hope that he would find a more suitable partner for himself—one without the burdensome background,

hatred as she observed

the

talk after work,” Rose uttered, her voice strained with

on the sidelines, rendering Rose unable to unleash her pent-up frustrations on Lydia and Jamie. She grappled with the thought of revealing

had fought tooth and nail to rise from the depths of the slums to her current position, and she was determined never to return to square one