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?”

just arrived. His

is here!” Jamie exclaimed, her

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

possessed remarkable talent. Excelling academically and

George wouldn’t have treated her with such coldness and distance. Rose might have even married into the prestigious Dalton family from Northuis

and Jamie, each step felt as heavy as

reaching the bottom, her gaze fell upon Silas, seated with 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 her

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

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

with hatred as she observed Rose’s

beneath the

right now. We can talk after work,” Rose uttered, her voice

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

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 and endure the