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?”

attention to Rose, who had just arrived. His eyes narrowed as he observed the

exclaimed, her

daughter of the Emerson family, felt deeply unsettled by the impact Rose, the illegitimate

in various aspects. Not only was Rose exceptionally beautiful, but she also possessed remarkable talent. Excelling academically and displaying exemplary character from a young age, Rose rose to

have treated her with such coldness and distance. Rose might have even married into the prestigious Dalton

approached Lydia and Jamie, each step felt

an air of effortless elegance. His charming eyes captivated her, causing her heart to flutter uncontrollably, just as it always did in his presence. Yet, despite

of midnight, a cruel

Silas, Rose harbored a secret hope that he would find a more suitable

with hatred as

anger simmered beneath the surface,

can talk after work,” Rose uttered,

her pent-up frustrations on Lydia and Jamie. She grappled with the thought of revealing her family’s inner turmoil, especially considering

to rise from the depths of the slums to her current position, and she was determined never to return to square one and endure the scorn of